"Welcome back to 'Love or Host'!" Austin exclaimed. "Our remaining candidates are Nihachu, Eret, JustaMinx, Captain Puffy, and Wilbur Soot. Winner takes all in this platonic edition of 'Love or Host'. Who will win? Let's find out!" The streamers clapped as an upbeat song played over the call; they were more than ready to start the next round.

"This part of the episode is going to be special, everyone," Austin announced. "Before the show, Y/n privately messaged me and asked if they could share a secret with the audience. So, in the spirit of sharing, EVERYONE will be asked to tell us a secret!!" Eyes went wide in shock and jaws immediately dropped.

Eret let out a nervous laugh. "Oh boy, this could be interesting."

Minx slammed a hand down on her desk. "What kind of secret?!" she demanded. "What the fuck am I supposed to say?!"

Wilbur snorted, leaning back in his chair with his elbow on the chair rest. "Well, Minx, I think the point of this round is to tell us all a secret."

Minx narrowed her eyes in contempt. "Shut the fuck up, you stupid fucking British boy. Nobody cares what you have to say."

Wilbur let loose a series of giggles, thinking nothing of the insult, while Puffy made to speak. "What kind of secrets are you looking for, Austin?" she asked. "Because if you're looking for my mother's secret brownie recipe, then I'll have to drop out. I'm sorry, Y/n."

You smiled. "That's okay. Family secrets are important." You looked down at your hands, shyly playing with your fingers. "I- I wouldn't want you to be uncomfortable..."

"Aww, you're so cute, Y/n!" Nihachu cooed. "Thank you for respecting our boundaries!"

The German's compliment only served to deepen the already light blush dusting your cheeks. "You're welcome, Nihachu."

"That's very sweet of you, Y/n," Austin chimed in. "We're not looking for anyone to share their deepest, darkest secrets today. It's more like if you have something exciting you'd like to share with your fans, now would be the right time. So, let's get started!"

Despite being nervous to serve your own secret to the world, you had to admit you were eager to hear what everyone had to say. In just a moment, you would be receiving critical updates on your favorite content creators straight from the source. The chat ran rampant with comments of electric enthusiasm as Austin chose the first victim of round four:

"Captain Puffy," he started, "please tell us something your fans might not know yet."

The streamer hummed, her finger tapping her chin in thought. "Well, I can't give too much away right now, but I am working on something for the Dream SMP. Are you guys interested in hearing about it?" A chorus of positive responses flooded the voice call as everyone sat in anticipation. "Okay, okay! I'll tell you!" Puffy relented. Leaning closer to her microphone, she said, "I'm looking for someone to help me run my therapy practice on the server."

"That's brilliant, Puffy," Eret praised. "We could use another therapist on the SMP."

Nihachu suddenly raised her hand, waving it to get Puffy's attention. "Oh! I can help! I'm training to be a social worker, so I think I could really help the SMP members recover from their past experiences."

You smiled. Puffy and Nihachu would make excellent therapists together. They were both so kind and sweet, you couldn't help but feel the two would be perfect mental health care workers. Anyone would be lucky to see them.

Presently, Puffy beamed at Nihachu's suggestion. "Really? That'd be great!" she cheered. "Thank you so much, Niki."

The German streamer waved her hand in nonchalance. "It's no problem."

"Exciting news from Captain Puffy as Nihachu becomes the Dream SMP's newest therapist," Austin summarized. "Let's move on to the next secret- Eret! Is there anything you'd like to share with us today?" 

Ooooh! Puffy's looking for another therapist for her practice!!  

But what will the other streamers reveal??? Vote to help Eret share next! :D

As always thank you sooooo much for the love and support on this work, everyone! Y'all are super lovely please know that <333

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