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Vox rping everywhere unexpectedly, to the dismay of fans and he doesnt want to put up warnings
In a weird sense, this episode of Vox doing lore bits even in seemingly “regular” streams reminded me a lot of Haachamas Schizo arc.
There too, for a while, no stream was safe. Some, it was obvious by the title and thumbnail that there will be schizo lore in it, but others just looked like a regular minecraft or Karaoke stream but still ended up having lore in them that carried over to the next stream. Maybe he even takes a bit of inspiration from there.
But a core difference I can immediately spot is that Haachamas lore elements were very obvious and easy to spot. As far as I can tell, the issue doesn't seem to be with Vox doing Rp, but viewers want to know when the Rp segments start, so those who don't care about any of it can skip it. The subject matter between the two seems kinda different, Haachama simulated getting assaulted by Akai Haato and other extreme acts of violence, situations that are by their very nature over the top and very unlikely. But Vox seems to Rp bits and fits of Menhera, situations that, as a diagnosed Menhera, very much do happen to him even outside of Rp.
Haachamas schizo segments also always announced themselves via Discord call and a sudden BGM change and an overall very sudden change of behaviour.
The discord calls therefore function just like a trigger warning, but they are also part of the narrative. Idk why Mr. "artistic film student" cant figure out a way to integrate something like that as well (the eye colour change thing was a good start imo). Like, how much of a restriction is small content warning really?? Seeing that a literal Highschooler did it better than him while improvising the whole thing, I come to the conclusion that Vox is a dumbass.