I want to like Calli. I got into VTubers from Pekora, right around after Myth debuted and randomly picked Calli as the one to follow. Enjoyed some of her streams up to the little fan competition remixing one of her songs. Slowly didn't watch her anymore after realizing I liked Gura more and I wasn't a fan of Calli's humor, style of streaming, and music direction.
After not following Calli, she went into her stupid phases of collabing with TT, the lean saga, etc. I (want to) believe she's past that point now and she basically hasn't had any drama other than people getting upset at her over the HoloStars collabs which I was a fan of.
The problem I have with Calli now is that I feel like she's overcompensating for her past. Most of the solo streams I tune into, or especially in her non-Stars collabs, her tone of voice is like if she's teaching ESL to elementary kids. Which is really jarring considering the music she puts out and how she behaves with certain people like in the Stars collabs. The lack of consistency throws me off. Obviously people play different characters but she's the only one in EN that does this.
Which is a shame because, like I said, I want to like Calli. If you're a fan of her I think you picked one of the best people to be a members of because she puts out music like a machine, works hard all the time, highly beloved by every other Holomem, always has something fun to announce, etc. It seems like she's truly changed to be fully committed to HoloLive's success which is what I like to see. But I still can't shake some of her past, especially with the discrepancy in her streams from polite ESL teacher to American trash. Deadbeats, convince me please.
