Two Senior Talents Rank Toboe Kyan and Fellow VPI Second-Gen Members in Five Categories

.LIVE — Toboe Kyan spent a Sunday anniversary stream for .LIVE’s VPI second generation asking two senior talents, who go by Cheririn, to guess how the generation’s members would rank on five teasing themes. The members had made their own rankings in advance, and the two sides compared them one theme at a time. Kyan called it a kakuzuke, or ranking game, and said the pair were picked because they are quite opposite types, so the order might come out unpredictable. The stream carried the hashtag for the second generation’s second anniversary and was the fourth of the day’s slots.

The first theme was which second-generation member would be hardest to date. Kyan had put themselves first, citing jealousy and a habit of saying no, and the seniors’ order came out almost the same. Chat joked that everyone agreed except the person in question. The seniors said the harder partner to read is often the one who never says what they want.

“I was worrying about what being in the same generation is even supposed to mean, and now I feel it’s fine to take it more loosely.” — Toboe Kyan, closing the stream

The second theme, whose room would be messiest, split the group, and one senior admitted that her own room is dirty. She told of a visit to a colleague’s newly moved-into home, where she was asked not to open the closet; Yamato Iori opened it anyway and found it stuffed full of tidied-away items. Chat laughed at the mention of the name. On the third theme, who would look weakest in a fight, the group’s own guess matched the order the seniors reached, and one member said she turned out to be more of a gorilla than people expected in Ring Fit Adventure.

The last two themes were who would speak up when something seems wrong and who would be slow to reply to messages. The seniors said serious people with firm preferences are the ones who tend to voice objections. On replies, the members said they answer work messages promptly, and one senior said she is slow, does not look at Discord, and prefers a call.

In the last stretch the second generation questioned the seniors. They said that until about their third year, private contact between talents was restricted, and that they rarely met. They said things loosened after that and bonds deepened. Asked what the second generation’s joining VPI had changed, they said more people meant more projects, such as a baseball event, and a livelier atmosphere. They described fellow debuts as closest to comrades in arms.

Each second-generation member then offered words of thanks, several hoping to play with the seniors again. Kyan said the exchange eased worry about what being fellow debuts should look like. Chat, which passed 7,880 messages, filled with applause, and the stream ended with Kyan and the seniors calling on viewers to head to the next slot together.