hi rendoc enjoyers i have a gift for you (ren describing the first time he met doc irl)
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chat summarized the vibes best:
[ IMG ID: A screenshot from Rendog's Twitch chat timestamped 1:47:04, reading: "Sproxite: Wow Ren was y/n for a second". END ID.]
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Rendog is placing red terracotta and quartz blocks along the edge of Blue River Raceway.
Ren: How did I meet Doc, then, at this tournament? Well, Doc was also invited to this tournament, and Doc was playing, uh, of course, for the German team. And Nvidia had put us all up in the same hotel together, and-- well, not all in the same hotel but, like, I think most of us were in the same hotel. And, when I got to the hotel, uh, by-- like, a taxi picked us-- picked up a bunch of us from the airport and then took us to that hotel. When I got there, got out the taxi, everybody else went into the hotel. I hadn't really, like-- it was kind of an awkward taxi drive, because none of us really knew each other. We were from different countries, y'know? We were all Youtubers and streamers and stuff from different countries, so we didn't really know each other. So they, like-- the rest of the people from the taxi just, like, went into the hotel, and I got my suitcase and started walking to the hotel. And there, leaning against the glass wall of the hotel-- like the hotel has this massive glass wall that looked into the lobby-- was a ridiculously tall, very good-looking German fella, wearing a hat, of course, with a bunch of like, festival arm bands, or, like, armbands from conventions, I guess. Just looking like, basically, the coolest cat I had ever seen. I was like, 'Oh my god, I know this person. This is- This is Doc.' (laughs) And, uh, at the time, like, I was a pretty small channel, I was maybe, like, I dunno, 50 thousand subs, or something? And Doc was, like, in the millions. (laughs) So I was immediately, like, quite intimidated and quite starstruck, y'know? Uh, 'cause this is somebody that I'd been watching for a really long time. Plus, he was massive, u-r-uh, insanely handsome, and, like, super cool. (laughs) I was, like, just this ner- this Minecraft nerd, y'know?
I really enjoyed drawing these so send an ask for a more obscure hybrid pairing or maybe just one I haven't done and maybe I'll get around to drawing it!
Please watch this clip. It has everything - Iskall bashing Twitch rivals, Tango and Cub sharing a boat, Zed and Doc sharing a boat, Martyn cheering on Ren who's apparently last, Bdubs and Ren humming the Mario Kart tune, Pearl accusing Ren of cheating and him just plainly denying it, the Pillager pointfully ignoring everyone who races past,
The knights of the square table had been summoned via Bdubs texting them about it in the groupchat like fifteen minutes ago. Cleo, Joe, Scar, Iskall, and Cub gathered at the door of the meeting room, complaining to each other.
“This better be damn important, I was on vacation.” Iskall grouched, taking a sip of his martini.
“Wish I could go on a vacation. I’ve been doing pinball machine wiring all afternoon, and I was just about to finish it when Bdubs texted.” Joe muttered, polishing his blue sunglasses on his shirt.
“I’m so fucking high right now.” Cub said, but Bdubs threw open the doors before anyone could respond to that.
“Knights! Hello! Please, come in.” Bdubs bowed them in. “Oh also,” Bdubs staged whispered as they passed him, “the king is in a very, uh, interesting mood.”
“Oh god.” Scar murmured, arming himself.
Ren the king was sat at the head of the table, looking thoughtfully at the map of the shopping district. When everyone was settled in their chairs, he spoke.
“Good day, my dudes, and might I just say you are all looking rather ravishing this evening.” Ren winked at them all individually. “I wish I could come-”and here Ren paused and sighed for an unnecessarily long time and stroked the Impulse head he kept on him at all times, “with good news, but I’m afraid I can not. The kingdom is throbbing with discontent. Our citizens are in a rut, and can’t afford to buy anything. Even worse, rumors of rebellion have been thrust upon us. The soup group continues to try to dominate me, which has caused me many pains in the backside.”
Iskall’s mouth was hanging open, but not because of the server’s financial crisis.
“But fear not, my knights, for I, as your bodacious king, have devised a plan that will put us on top! Now, it may be true that not all of my plans have gone down on the hermits as well as I’d like them to have. But, I have spent the last few days within my private chamber, thinking long and hard of a plan that will delight the server and save our kingdom!”
Joe was nodding along, his face as red as a beet, holding in a laugh.
“What our citizens lust for are diamonds. They need to see that shine, those blue balls they love so much. So, we paint all of the royal emeralds blue! That way, the hermits will see the color and quiver with delight, as their brains trick then into thinking that they’re holding real diamonds! This will send them into an ecstasy that is sure to provide joyous relief. What do you guys think?”
[ID: a minecraft screenshot from hermitcraft 9 in the Decked Out lobby. Martyn’s facecam is on the left. He’s obviously mid-word. Sorry Martyn. Joe, Scar, Pearl and Ren are standing on the scoreboard. Joel, Lizzie, Tango and Skizz are standing on the floor. Tango’s in his full dungeon master getup plus diamond boots. End ID]