At 10:00 PST on Friday, March 25, 2022, the channel “Crazy 8s” posted a stream that was to start in 30 minutes, simply titled “..!” With a thumbnail of a hand covering the screen.
These are the events of the stream.
The stream starts with Jamie, and only Jamie, inside of the living room of the house.
“Hello, 8-Fam. Today, we have a very special livestream for ya. We're pulling out everything. Some unscripted moments with your favorite ‘Tubers, some fun, and some surprises! Some Lucky Fans will even make an appearance on the Stream! Live from the 8 House in San Francisco, are you ready to watch the most memorable stream of your life?”
He then transitions to a secret camera set up in a flower pot in the meeting room.
“Here of course, are the other famous 7!”
Sweetz, AshReacts, Aubrey Davis, ThatOneAsianKid, t0n3y, Donna Ellis, and JennyXx, or to refer to them by their real names, Martin, Asher, Aubrey, Esekiel, Tony, Donna, and Jenny respectively, are sitting within the meeting room, with the door locked and the window curtains down.
“Now, 30 minutes ago, I invited them into the room, and invited them for a great surprise. They don't know when they're going to get out. But I do! Let's see what they're doing in their last 10 minutes inside!”
The viewpoint transitions to a security camera overlooking the room.
“Fuccckkkkkkkkkkkkk…”
“Dude, it's only been 26 minutes.”
“‘Only 26 minutes.’”
“You're keeping track of time?”
“Alright, maybe I am.”
“I don't blame you, man. It's been boring around here.”
“Well, when someone locks you in a room for an hour because they're setting up a ‘super secret surprise’, it gets a little boring.”
“If I brought my phone I could work on the script for my next video.”
“Yeah. It's not your fault you didn't.”
“Honestly, it was a bit overkill he didn't let us take our phones inside.”
There's a good silence for a while.
“Bu-nu-nu-nu-nu-nu-nu-nu Ba na na na Bu-nu-nu-nu-nu-nu-nu-nu Ba na na na Are you ready ba-ding-do-ding-da-ding-da-ding Bu nu nu nu Ba-ding-da-ding-ba-“
“Can you shut up?”
“Ok, sorry.”
More silence.
“Minute 33.”
“If this goes on for another 10 minutes, I'm opening that door and asking him what we're waiting on.”
“To be honest, we're kinda stupid for making it lock from the inside and the outside.”
“It was Donna's decision.”
“Why are you singling me out? It was a group decision!”
“You suggested it.”
“Ok, look, it's already been a long time. We're probably nearing the end.”
“Hopefully.”
“Hopefully.”
“That's an optimistic way to think, but hopefully.”
“Is having an optimistic way of thinking a bad thing?”
“No, I never suggested that. Did you think I did?”
“Oh, I just…nevermind. Sorry for making things awkward.”
“Minute 34.”
“No offense, but that's getting kind of annoying, you know.”
“Fine, I'll stop.”
More silence.
Soon, a minute passes, and Jamie finally opens the door, with a small camera in his shirt so the viewers at home can view.
The camera shifts once again.
“Hello frrrrrriends!”
“Hey.”
“Can we go now?”
“Why the hell did you lock us in a room for 30 minutes with no updates? Next time, could you just send us to Whole Foods and call us back when you're ready or something?”
"Or at least give us our phones so we can do Crossy Road or something like that instead of stare at each other."
“Awesome! Are you guys ready to do the ultimate challenge?”
““Why did you lock us in a room for 30 minutes with no context as to why?”
“Let me introduce everyone for the viewers.”
"I need you to answer me, Jamie."
“Wait, did you say viewers? Are we being recorded right now?”
“Yep. And, you're being broadcasted live right now.”
Everyone goes silent.
“That's…that kinda breaches our privacy, you know.”
“Yeah, I do.”
“W-w..what the hell, dude? Could you tell us next time you do something like this?”
“Yeah sure whatever. ANYWAY…”
He goes from person to person, introducing them and shaking their hand.
“This right here is my good friend Martin, or as you may know him, Sweetz, who's currently dressing like he's the only guy at a MGK concert who actually thinks he's a punk artist. Martin, say hi.”
“Hi?”
“After that, there's AshReacts! The only one among us who acts 10 years younger than they actually are, so it makes sense you have the intelligence of a 13 year old.”
“...This is a prank? Isn't it? We're not having much fun with this one, you know.”
“After that, there's my girl Aubrey Davis, who you may know as the least fitting, and the least good of the 8. At least when she's not on my videos, you know!”
“..What the hell are you doing? If you're actually broadcasting this, you're destroying your career, and possibly ours.”
“Next on the bracket is ThatOneAsianKid, Esekiel. He may not be the best gamer on YouTube, but he's the smartest!”
“…I was expecting a much worse insult. Thank you?”
“So you can count on him whenever you need a math problem solved. I know I do.”
“…”
“I take that back; Go fuck yourself.”
“Next up, is everyone's favorite funny man, Tony! Or T-Zero-N-Three-Y. You know him as a friendly idiot online, and IRL, he's still an idiot, but not a friendly one.”
“Dude, shut up, you're already dead, don't kill us, too,” he mutters under gritted teeth.
“Donna! Donna! You're like the Yoko Ono of the group. The one difference less creative.”
“I've done my research on The Beatles; It's not Yoko's fault they broke up, like people think.”
“So that makes two differences. And finally, Jenny! An animator reviewer who blends in so much with the AlphaJayShows and Sabersparks of the world, that the only interesting things about her is how ugly and fat she is in comparison.”
“Hey!”
“And now, we need to take a quick break. When we come back, we'll get into even more wacky antics! Toodles!”
He shuts the door to the room again and locks it.
“What the hell is he doing?”
“I think he's gone insane.”
“He went insane a long time ago, he's only showing it now.”
“Guys, this is probably a prank or something. He wouldn't just start a video like that.”
“If it is, it's a mean one.”
“Yeah, but have you seen the pranks done on YouTube? This is tame compared to some other shit I've seen.”
“Really? Name some.”
“Faking pregnancy, faking going to the army, faking cancer, faking death, faking a bank robbery, pranking 911, faking suicide, faking a drive by, faking-“
“Ok, ok, we get it. we get it. But if it is just a prank, could it all blow over by the end of the day?”
“His behavior, or our reactions to it?”
“His behavior. He's totally gonna get it no matter what.”
“Am I the only one who thinks he's acting odd?”
“No, dumbass, that's what we're discussing right now.”
“Well that was rude.”
“Apologies, I get rude when I'm confused.”
“So you're always confused?”
“Ha ha you're so funny ha ha-Hey Martin could you get on his case now?”
He sighs.
Outside the room, Jamie is washing up from a bathroom visit.
“And now, here's where it gets good. Say hello to our special fans…”
These are the events of the stream.
The stream starts with Jamie, and only Jamie, inside of the living room of the house.
“Hello, 8-Fam. Today, we have a very special livestream for ya. We're pulling out everything. Some unscripted moments with your favorite ‘Tubers, some fun, and some surprises! Some Lucky Fans will even make an appearance on the Stream! Live from the 8 House in San Francisco, are you ready to watch the most memorable stream of your life?”
He then transitions to a secret camera set up in a flower pot in the meeting room.
“Here of course, are the other famous 7!”
Sweetz, AshReacts, Aubrey Davis, ThatOneAsianKid, t0n3y, Donna Ellis, and JennyXx, or to refer to them by their real names, Martin, Asher, Aubrey, Esekiel, Tony, Donna, and Jenny respectively, are sitting within the meeting room, with the door locked and the window curtains down.
“Now, 30 minutes ago, I invited them into the room, and invited them for a great surprise. They don't know when they're going to get out. But I do! Let's see what they're doing in their last 10 minutes inside!”
The viewpoint transitions to a security camera overlooking the room.
“Fuccckkkkkkkkkkkkk…”
“Dude, it's only been 26 minutes.”
“‘Only 26 minutes.’”
“You're keeping track of time?”
“Alright, maybe I am.”
“I don't blame you, man. It's been boring around here.”
“Well, when someone locks you in a room for an hour because they're setting up a ‘super secret surprise’, it gets a little boring.”
“If I brought my phone I could work on the script for my next video.”
“Yeah. It's not your fault you didn't.”
“Honestly, it was a bit overkill he didn't let us take our phones inside.”
There's a good silence for a while.
“Bu-nu-nu-nu-nu-nu-nu-nu Ba na na na Bu-nu-nu-nu-nu-nu-nu-nu Ba na na na Are you ready ba-ding-do-ding-da-ding-da-ding Bu nu nu nu Ba-ding-da-ding-ba-“
“Can you shut up?”
“Ok, sorry.”
More silence.
“Minute 33.”
“If this goes on for another 10 minutes, I'm opening that door and asking him what we're waiting on.”
“To be honest, we're kinda stupid for making it lock from the inside and the outside.”
“It was Donna's decision.”
“Why are you singling me out? It was a group decision!”
“You suggested it.”
“Ok, look, it's already been a long time. We're probably nearing the end.”
“Hopefully.”
“Hopefully.”
“That's an optimistic way to think, but hopefully.”
“Is having an optimistic way of thinking a bad thing?”
“No, I never suggested that. Did you think I did?”
“Oh, I just…nevermind. Sorry for making things awkward.”
“Minute 34.”
“No offense, but that's getting kind of annoying, you know.”
“Fine, I'll stop.”
More silence.
Soon, a minute passes, and Jamie finally opens the door, with a small camera in his shirt so the viewers at home can view.
The camera shifts once again.
“Hello frrrrrriends!”
“Hey.”
“Can we go now?”
“Why the hell did you lock us in a room for 30 minutes with no updates? Next time, could you just send us to Whole Foods and call us back when you're ready or something?”
"Or at least give us our phones so we can do Crossy Road or something like that instead of stare at each other."
“Awesome! Are you guys ready to do the ultimate challenge?”
““Why did you lock us in a room for 30 minutes with no context as to why?”
“Let me introduce everyone for the viewers.”
"I need you to answer me, Jamie."
“Wait, did you say viewers? Are we being recorded right now?”
“Yep. And, you're being broadcasted live right now.”
Everyone goes silent.
“That's…that kinda breaches our privacy, you know.”
“Yeah, I do.”
“W-w..what the hell, dude? Could you tell us next time you do something like this?”
“Yeah sure whatever. ANYWAY…”
He goes from person to person, introducing them and shaking their hand.
“This right here is my good friend Martin, or as you may know him, Sweetz, who's currently dressing like he's the only guy at a MGK concert who actually thinks he's a punk artist. Martin, say hi.”
“Hi?”
“After that, there's AshReacts! The only one among us who acts 10 years younger than they actually are, so it makes sense you have the intelligence of a 13 year old.”
“...This is a prank? Isn't it? We're not having much fun with this one, you know.”
“After that, there's my girl Aubrey Davis, who you may know as the least fitting, and the least good of the 8. At least when she's not on my videos, you know!”
“..What the hell are you doing? If you're actually broadcasting this, you're destroying your career, and possibly ours.”
“Next on the bracket is ThatOneAsianKid, Esekiel. He may not be the best gamer on YouTube, but he's the smartest!”
“…I was expecting a much worse insult. Thank you?”
“So you can count on him whenever you need a math problem solved. I know I do.”
“…”
“I take that back; Go fuck yourself.”
“Next up, is everyone's favorite funny man, Tony! Or T-Zero-N-Three-Y. You know him as a friendly idiot online, and IRL, he's still an idiot, but not a friendly one.”
“Dude, shut up, you're already dead, don't kill us, too,” he mutters under gritted teeth.
“Donna! Donna! You're like the Yoko Ono of the group. The one difference less creative.”
“I've done my research on The Beatles; It's not Yoko's fault they broke up, like people think.”
“So that makes two differences. And finally, Jenny! An animator reviewer who blends in so much with the AlphaJayShows and Sabersparks of the world, that the only interesting things about her is how ugly and fat she is in comparison.”
“Hey!”
“And now, we need to take a quick break. When we come back, we'll get into even more wacky antics! Toodles!”
He shuts the door to the room again and locks it.
“What the hell is he doing?”
“I think he's gone insane.”
“He went insane a long time ago, he's only showing it now.”
“Guys, this is probably a prank or something. He wouldn't just start a video like that.”
“If it is, it's a mean one.”
“Yeah, but have you seen the pranks done on YouTube? This is tame compared to some other shit I've seen.”
“Really? Name some.”
“Faking pregnancy, faking going to the army, faking cancer, faking death, faking a bank robbery, pranking 911, faking suicide, faking a drive by, faking-“
“Ok, ok, we get it. we get it. But if it is just a prank, could it all blow over by the end of the day?”
“His behavior, or our reactions to it?”
“His behavior. He's totally gonna get it no matter what.”
“Am I the only one who thinks he's acting odd?”
“No, dumbass, that's what we're discussing right now.”
“Well that was rude.”
“Apologies, I get rude when I'm confused.”
“So you're always confused?”
“Ha ha you're so funny ha ha-Hey Martin could you get on his case now?”
He sighs.
Outside the room, Jamie is washing up from a bathroom visit.
“And now, here's where it gets good. Say hello to our special fans…”
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