I'm quite late to this post, and I did not know of you during your time as a vtuber, but I enjoyed the read very much. I am a holo en fan, and I find it sad to see a talent like this be turned away, because I think you would have made a good addition based on what I've seen from your auditions. It's surprising to think that such a polished and thought-out submission did not make the cut. It reveals much about the level of qualifications that the current holo talents must have had for their auditions, along with knowing some of the "past lives" of current holo talents (flow glow especially). From what I can see on your socials, it seems like you are doing well, but regardless, I wish you the best of luck in future life endeavors.
thank you for the kind words - and yes, the talent cutoff for hololive is very high now! i applied around the time they were recruiting for advent + justice… and the people who were picked have incredible qualifications under their belts.
i don't believe corpo vtuber life wouldve made me happy in the long run, so looking back, i made the right choice to turn to gamedev instead.