Kami

== Early life ==
Initially joining August 13, 2022, Kami introduced herself as a small poultry breeder and artist, with a variety of anthropomorphic rabbit-inspired OCs. She was welcomed by the community and fit in well with her relatable “NEET” lifestyle and autistic tendencies.
Kami was outgoing, active daily and became close friends with many Herpists, who appreciated her unfiltered honesty and loud opinions. It wasn’t uncommon for Kami to unexpectedly announce she was messaging from the emergency room and going in for surgery, as she openly suffered from chronic health issues. She was the tallest female Herpist as well, at six foot four inches.
Kami’s first few months in HerpClub revolved around video calls in her barn, caring for a variety of livestock whom she bred, sold and showed at events. Calls generally took place between midnight and 4am, as she would check on her sleeping animals with a flashlight while sharing updates and recounting stories of euthanizing baby animals by hand and preserving their bodies in jars.
While some stories would shock Herpists on the surface, Kami deeply cared for her animals and would become emotional any time she discovered one had died - for example, when a heat lamp exploded and recently hatched birds froze.
She would occasionally share screenshots of her arduous Facebook arguments over the husbandry of animals. Kami would admit she could become riled up, but would calm herself down with a variety of THC-based products as a self-identifying stoner.
Near the end of 2022, Kami began to reveal her obsessive, parasocial relationships with a handful of YouTube creators including jschlatt and Ludwig. She was also a superfan of the Disney animation, Bluey.
Kami enjoyed EDM producers including deadmau5 and GRiZ, but despised Marshmello. She had a deep hatred for republicans, men, children and Brian Barczyk.
== Build-up period ==
For the first six months of 2023, Kami continued to be a keystone Herpist. Alex was planning a trip to the west coast and Kami offered her family's home as a place for him to stay. He appreciated the offer and planned to meet her during the trip.
In June 2023, Kami began talking to Alex one-on-one more frequently and proposed they begin to e-date. Alex declined, preferring to stay friends. One week later, Kami invited Alex to enter an exclusive relationship with her. He once again declined, to which Kami understood but left an open invitation for.
Over the Summer, Kami’s demeanor slightly changed with more brief and sporadic messages that lacked context. She began to frequently celebrate the recent diagnosis of Brian Barczyk’s pancreatic cancer. Fights broke out between Kami and and Brian Barczyk fan, Michaela, who met him for her birthday. Kami frequently criticized Michaela’s flamboyant lifestyle and wealth.
A second fight was later sparked by Herpist, Balls, who began to fat shame Kami. She fat shamed Balls in return, as both Herpists were obese. The two debated on which party had last viewed their own genitalia without the use of a mirror. The conversation lasted approximately one hour.
== Obsession ==
Kami began spam-pinging a variety of Herpists with daily, lighthearted “FUCK YOU” greetings - often playfully followed up by the suggestion that a Herpist commit suicide. She would then invite them to join voice chat channels - where she would shout about a variety of subjects. She began to suggest Alex makes two trips to the west coast, the first being directly to her home, where they would go on a multi-state road trip together. She would openly fantasize how a relationship between Alex and herself would look, and drew furry ship art of the two.
Kami opened up about her past drug use, obsession with anthropomorphic and feral fictional animals and increased her dosages of THC to 200mg and benadryl to 75mg each night for recreational purposes. There was speculation around what led to her sudden change in mental state, and whether substances played a role - but no theories have been confirmed.
Alex kept Kami’s proposal to date private, but at the end of the Summer, she decided to make it public, followed by the claim that she had gotten over the crush she once had. Herpist, Georg, asked Kami why Alex declined. She said Alex told her he was not ready for another relationship due to his ex-girlfriend. Alex later rejected this claim, stating he was open to dating again at the time, but denied this particular proposal due to a lack of interest in Kami.
Kami stated this was Alex’s loss, as he would no longer inherit her family’s wealth, and that she had “found better things”. She began to make fun of those who would befriend or flirt with Alex, suggesting they should focus on “touching grass” instead of “parasocial relationships with a YouTuber”. However in September, 2023, Kami continued discussing plans for Alex and herself, if he were to eventually fly cross-country to Washington.
Kami had blocked a few Herpists including Balls, but she eventually unblocked him. They had another conversation about weight, though this one was more cordial. She shared she reached 475lbs at one point, but had since lost over 100 pounds.
== Climax ==
On September 27, 2023, Kami shared an invite link to another YouTuber’s Discord server, encouraging Alex to join and meet the YouTuber, Primink. The invite was taken advantage of by two Herpists, who joined and began trolling. They were banned on Primink’s server and Alex warned both Herpists to not raid servers, as it puts HerpClub at risk.
They began to spam Kami and Alex via HerpClub with a variety of insults and demands, including a claim that her kidney stones were a karmic act of God. Both users were quarantined to a locked channel. Kami encouraged the pair to become victims of sexual abuse and commit suicide. She left the server minutes later.
== Aftermath ==
Kami has yet to re-join HerpClub. However, her name was brought up more frequently subsequent to the passing of Brian Barczyk in January, 2024 when Herpists credited Kami for successfully manifesting his death. They began to fear for Alex’s safety, worrying she will end his life via terminal cancer as well.