Graal Spends Birthday Stream Unboxing Merchandise and Gifts, Signs Off With Mic Live

SQUARELIVE — Graal, a virtual streamer with SquareLive, marked the birthday on Nov. 10 with a stream of more than four and a half hours spent unpacking birthday merchandise and gifts from fans, after equipment trouble delayed the start.

Graal told viewers the setup had acted up shortly before the stream but that everything had been sorted out calmly. Chat opened with birthday greetings, and Graal noted that the stream now had both its opening and ending screens in the fans’ colors. The first item shown was a sample of the birthday cushion, a plush version of Graal’s ice cube mascots. Graal explained that the copyright line would be made smaller and the blue border darkened on the final version, and warned buyers that the stuffing sits mostly in the belly and may need to be pushed outward. Graal also showed the male and female ice cube characters, with gradient snowballs and small wings, and asked fans to keep their hands dry because the fabric marks when wet.

“Today is Graal’s day. Today is completely my day.” — Graal, while opening blind boxes

Later, Graal worked through boxes of gifts and blind boxes, cutting them open on camera. After pulling a red item from one box, Graal declared the day a lucky one, and in a later box got the figure Graal had been hoping for, asking chat whether such luck was really possible. Graal also read out a small card tucked into one gift and thanked the sender, then moved on to a small gift bag of birds in different colors. The stream received three Super Chats, and Graal thanked members for their membership milestones, including two-year anniversaries.

Graal said the stream had reached the first gift of the fourth box and that the other three boxes would likely be opened in a later broadcast. Graal said Wednesday is normally a day off with work already scheduled, that fans would be told if a stream went ahead, and asked for understanding from those who had taken time off to watch live. Thanking viewers for their company that afternoon, Graal said goodbye, then realized the microphone was still on, which chat noticed at once.