Quote Originally Posted by Rodin View Post
That’s the other bit that’s bugged me since the start of this storyline. Not them being in the same town - that’s standard sitcom stuff.

It’s the whole “superhero secret identity” business with streamers. If you look up most successful streamers above a certain popularity level (well below the supposed success level of Marigold) you can find their real name. It’s not a secret, they’re not worried about obsessed fans. I’ve seen them make appearances on late night talk shows with their real name (MitchFlowerPower went on Colbert).

It’s not the big secret the comic presumes. And even if they don’t publicize their name…it’s STILL not something they hide from friends and family. It’s a job! The way they tiptoe around it is ridiculous and it’s highly improbable word would not have spread amongst the close circle of friends.
Vtubers are a little different to "normal" streamers. It's generally considered bad form to look into the actual identity of a given vtuber, even if they're reasonable open about it, and some agencies literally do have NDAs about a given character's identity.