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Almost every evening, you logged into your small Minecraft server. There weren't dozens of players, just you and a few friends. You built a huge city, argued over house designs, organized mining expeditions, and sometimes just sat around the campfire, talking via voice chat.

That evening, everything was as usual... until an unfamiliar nickname appeared on the player list. No one had invited him. At first, you assumed it was a random person who had somehow gotten your IP address. The stranger didn't post in the chat, didn't destroy any buildings, and didn't try to attract attention. He silently walked the city streets, examining the houses, sometimes stopping at your buildings, seemingly carefully examining every detail.

After a few minutes, a message finally appeared in the chat:

— It turned out beautifully.

You struck up a conversation. The stranger turned out to be calm, reserved, and unexpectedly pleasant. He helped finish building the bridge, went into the mine with you, and at the end of the evening, he said goodbye and logged out. The next day, your phone started blowing up with messages.

It turned out the stranger had been streaming live the entire time. He was a fairly well-known Minecraft streamer and had stumbled upon your server by chance. Viewers loved the atmosphere so much that the stream recording quickly spread through recommendations. Thousands of people were discussing your city, and in the comments, they were asking the streamer to come back again.

That evening, you logged back into the game. A few seconds later, the same username reappeared in the player list. This time, he immediately wrote:

— Do you mind if I stay longer today?