Part 1 - Intro of Epicosity
Taking my seat on the plane that would take me to the next part in my life, I began to think of all the things that I would be leaving behind.
My family. Friends. A familiar place. The overall sense of security.
But taking the place of what I left would be: A chance at success. A life of my own. And above all, a new beginning.
Sure I'd miss my home, and being able to know that my parents were just up the road if I needed them. However, no matter how comforting that information was, I had to give it all up.
So with my brave face on, I headed towards my destination.
Los Angeles, California.
My name is Brixta Otomiya, and I'm 21 years old. In California, I hope to find a path that will lead me to my dream career: A YouTube Partner!
Which in turn, would eventually maybe lead to an even bigger career.
Though, right from the start, I understood that it wouldn't be easy, after all, people find if difficult to take me seriously.
Despite me being 21, I have the appearance of a 14 year old, and no one really wants to listen to a kid.
So with the looks of a young teenager, light brown hair and blue-green eyes, I had made my decision to work as hard as I could, and to do whatever it would take in order for me to succeed!
I finally landed in L.A. early the next morning and after flying nearly halfway across the US, I was ready to go to bed. Which was simple enough, seeing as I had rented a small apartment a few weeks before I actually moved.
After a brief visit to the luggage claim, I hailed a taxi, gave the driver my new address, was driven to that address, paid the cab fair and finally looked at my new home.
It was nice.
Not exactly the type of place that I would bring a date to, but it was still somewhat quaint.
The walls inside the apartment were painted white and the floors were wooden. There was one small bedroom, a single bathroom and an open area for the kitchen and dining room/living room.
I wanted to explore my new place more, but by that point I could barely continue to stave the sleep that I so longed. So making a small pallet on the floor, I decided that it was time to take a nap.
Not much time had passed before I heard the buzzer to my apartment.
"Wh--who could that be? I wasn't expecting any company today, was I?" Although I was new to L.A. I had a couple of friends who lived out in Sacramento, but I doubted if it were any of them visiting me.
Opening the door, I saw a man wearing a turquoise shirt with big white letters spelling out "TOBUSCUS" on the front. He had brown hair, which was slightly messy, and brown eyes. He was rather tall, but he also had a certain sense of kindness to him.
He smiled, his eyes brightening as he did so, "Hi! Welcome to the neighborhood! I'm Toby. I live in the apartment right next door." He said as he gestured to the apartment to our left.
Trying to stifle a yawn, I shook his hand and groggily replied, "Thanks. I'm Brixta, and I live right here."
Laughing heartily, he casually leaned up against the wooden frame of the door. "Sorry if I woke you."
"It's fine, I'd rather it be this than to have my days and nights switched."
"Understandable." Toby said as he nodded his head in agreement. "So where are you moving from?"
"Lexington, Kentucky."
"Nice, well I'm going to leave you alone. I know that you've got to have unpacking to do."
I smiled, "Yeah, but it's really work that I need to get doing."
Raising an eyebrow, he asked curiously, "What do you do?"
"I record videos for YouTube. Right now I'm playing the game Amnesia The Dark Descent."
I noticed Toby shiver.
"What is it?"
"That game...it gave me nightmares."
"Yeah. Would you actually like to come in and keep me company while I play?" I really didn't like playing Amnesia by myself, and it would comfort me to know that someone who had survived the game would be there with me.
Toby shook off a shiver, smiled and answered, "Sure. But don't be surprised if I end up hiding behind your couch."
"I'd be surprised if I even had a couch!"
For the move, I'd only brought with me a few things that I knew I would need. And a couch wasn't one of those things.
Toby and me sat in front of my laptop, and I started the game up, as well as began recording. "Hey guys! Sorry that there were no videos yesterday, but with the move and everything, who can blame me? For those of you who don't know, my name is Brixta, and today I have with me my new friend Toby...."
I just realized that I hadn't gotten Toby's last name, so leaning away from my laptop, I whispered, "What's your last name?"
"Turner."
Smiling, I continued on, "Today I have with me my new friend Toby Turner. And today we're continuing on with Amnesia The Dark Descent." I gulped loud enough for my microphone to pick it up. "So let's get started."
Playing the game with Toby there was nice, he even helped me (and killed me) at some parts of the game. There were moments when I'd be screaming and doing all that I could to survive, and Toby would be yelling out, "RUUUUUN! IT'S RIGHT BEHIND YOU!"
We only laughed when I reached a safe point.
But almost as soon as I had began recording, my 15 minute limit on videos was up, and it would be until the next day before I'd be recording again.
"Well that's all that I've got for today, guys. Catch you tomorrow!" I stopped recording and got up, stretching. "That was fun! At least this way I don't feel like Daniel after he's had a run in with one of the monsters."
Standing up, as well, Toby looked at his wrist watch, "Sorry, but I've got a run. I'll see you later." He smiled as he waved goodbye, and left. Leaving me alone, to upload that day's video.
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