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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;OrangeJuice: /* Bismuth */&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;{{quote|You brought so much fucking [[Laughs Under Lucricities|joy]] to this world and you continue to do so. That's why[...] you need to remain safe.|Bismuth, one of the Watchmen, to Chris.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[CWC and Friends on Google Hangout (July 20th, 2020)]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:Watchmen.jpg|thumb|The [[Private Villa of Corrupted Citizens|accumulated]] [[Unholy Tetrad|filth]] of their [[trolls]] and [[weening]] will foam up about their waists and all the [[Dimensional Merge|Merge-deniers]] and [[A-log|A-logs]] will look up and shout &amp;quot;[[For Julie's Eyes Only|JULAAAY!]]&amp;quot; ...And I'll look down, and whisper &amp;quot;[[THAT IS MY HOUSE|I'm workin' on it.]]&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
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The '''Watchmen''' were a group of fantastical [[enablers]] whose members served as gatekeepers and [[white knights]] for [[Christian Weston Chandler|Chris]], in a similar manner as their predecessors, the [[Guard Dogs]]. Their goal was to keep away malicious individuals trying to troll or scam Chris. The group broke up in late June 2021 following a series of internal conflicts among its members.&lt;br /&gt;
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As a faction, the Watchmen were instrumental in numerous events over the course of late 2019 onwards, such as attempting to dismantle [[Jacob Sockness]]’s influence over Chris and drive him off. They also shut down the Arbitarch CWC Alliance Discord server when the true intent of the server was revealed. Chris had contact with the Watchmen, including [[CWC and Friends on Google Hangout (July 20th, 2020)|chatting with them]] on [[Discord Q&amp;amp;A 4|Google Hangouts]] and over [[Discord]]. The Watchmen were behind the [[2020 Discord leaks|Discord leaks in August 2020]].&lt;br /&gt;
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Their approach is controversial as they gained Chris's favor by means of [[Enablers|enabling]] his delusions by pretending to be fellow [[CPU]] goddesses and encouraging his beliefs in [[magical thinking]] and the [[Dimensional Merge]]. The Watchmen tracked and collected information on anyone involved with- or trying to get involved with- Chris, and held no qualms about doxing potential weens, trolls, and a-logs.&lt;br /&gt;
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While they shared a name with the 1986/1987 DC Comics limited series by Alan Moore, David Gibbons, and John Higgins, the 2009 film adaptation (which is [[Emily Date Conversation Transcript|not that long of a movie]], according to [[Emily]] and [[The Man in the Pickle Suit]]), the 2019 HBO series, and the various comic book spin-offs, the Watchmen did not take inspiration from the franchise, in contrast to how [[The Miscreants]] modeled themselves after the Patriots from ''[[Metal Gear Solid]]''. Nonetheless, fan art from Christorians and other avid observers of Chris make this connection.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Origins==&lt;br /&gt;
What eventually became the Watchmen group had its roots in the CWC Rebellion Discord server. There, Owls met Meghan (aka MKRNightVee), and Talia (whom Owls described as &amp;quot;a person exploiting and egging MKR on to talk to Chris&amp;quot;).&amp;lt;ref name=owlsaccount&amp;gt;https://kiwifarms.net/threads/random-thoughts-questions.49854/page-1257#post-7343340 (Archive: https://archive.fo/06IZx)&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Meghan got into contact with Chris through a friend looking up his phone number.&amp;lt;ref name=cap2&amp;gt;https://kiwifarms.net/attachments/discordgirl2-png.644832/&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Owls tried to coach Meghan&amp;lt;ref name=cpuowls&amp;gt;https://kiwifarms.net/attachments/discordgirl5-png.644835/&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and avoid problems, though he admits he didn't do well at it.&amp;lt;ref name=owlsaccount&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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After Meghan had been in contact with Chris for some time, Owls came up with the idea to try to [[manipulate]] Chris's beliefs away from the [[Dimensional Merge]] through telling him that the [[Hyperdimension Neptunia|CPU goddesses]] had relocated to Earth. Meghan recruited her friends to role-play as CPUs to Chris over Discord; Owls acted as a gatekeeper between MKR's friends and Chris.&amp;lt;ref name=cpuowls&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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{{quote|time passed talking with Meghan for about a month or so there came an idea from me in the most autistic way possible &amp;quot;convince Chris that merge wasn't happening and that CPU had decided to be on earth and act like normal people in society&amp;quot;. foolishly believing this would work Meghan gathered some people from different servers she said we could trust and we made a server. this idea failed and when the first person decided to brag about it on a different discord I shut down the idea.|Owls&amp;lt;ref name=owlsaccount&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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According to the Watchman Bismuth, Owls acted as liaison between the CPU group and Marvin of the [[Guard Dogs]] group (the latter group also gatekeepers to Chris at the time) but Bismuth alleged that Owls wasn't reporting back to Marvin. Owls later left the group.&amp;lt;ref name=naughtclarify&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Known members==&lt;br /&gt;
===AquaDiamond8===&lt;br /&gt;
{{quote|Christine...Please stop this, Mewtwo is not real, the [[merge]] is not happening, you need serious help. If you need help there are people to help you with these delusions. This is incredibly unhealthy for you.|AquaDiamond8, March 2019&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://archive.md/50xPX&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quote|Still i dont want &amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;[&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;[[Jacob Sockness]]&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;]&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt; attacking my people when the merge happens, Christine has said there will be no more war or need for violence in the merge, my Sapphire has forseen this |AquaDiamond8 changes her tune, November 2019.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://archive.ph/0bMDM&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:Magi-Chan and AquaDiamond8.jpg|AquaDiamond8 and Magi-Chan. Drawn by Aqua November 2019.|thumb|200px]]&lt;br /&gt;
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'''AquaDiamond8''' is a Twitter user who has bounced from being a [[ween]],&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://kiwifarms.net/threads/random-chris-updates.23605/page-988#post-4495303&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; to a [[white knight]], to an enabler and Watchman. In November 2019, during the [[Jacob Sockness]] saga, in order to lure Chris away from Sockness, Aqua joined the Watchmen and embraced Chris's delusional beliefs, changing her Twitter handle to '''CPU Goddess Aqua of the Mac Book Pro'''. Later, Aqua began drawing fanart of her [[OC]] interacting with [[Magi-Chan]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://archive.md/lGets&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; She then posted a Pokémon drawing, claiming it to be an alt-dimension Magi-Chan:&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://archive.md/ETlxV&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Collapsible|Val Valentino lore|{{quoteboxgreen|[[File:Val Valentino, The Masked Magician.jpg|thumb|200px]]&lt;br /&gt;
Val Valentino, The Masked Magician. A celestial powerful magician&lt;br /&gt;
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Dex Enter: &amp;quot;This Magi-Chan is so powerful he has  to mentally project a simplified form that the human mind can comprehend.   Looking at his true form would drive you mad.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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Dex #: unknown}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Chris was enticed by this news:&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Seriously? You disovered an alt-dimension Magi-Chan Sonichu?  This is a very interesting find. I'll look more into this one for myself.&lt;br /&gt;
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Also, for your information, regardless of which variant, Dimension or Timeline of origin, Special, Regular, or Mega Evolved, the Pokedex Number for Sonichu and Rosechu will always be at #982 and #979, respectively.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Aqua answered:&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxgreen|Oh i wasnt aware ill make sure to write that down. But he more discovered me in a way. I was meaning to chat with [[Polyamorous marriage|your hubby]] when i realized i wasnt in our normal meeting spot, then he appeared through a portal.}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
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As of early September 2020, Aqua is confirmed to no longer be involved with the Watchmen's activities:&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxgreen|in all honesty at first i genuinly wanted to help chris but after the incident with Wendy i wanted to make things better, and try to help him, and as someone with autism, and who has family that acts like chris, i knew how dificult it is to get them to beleive certain things. I guess going along with it and pretending to be a goddess was better than letting her be on her own and let someone else take advantage of her.&lt;br /&gt;
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Note that i never wanted anything from Chris, and did want to help, and despite what Dillin says about MKR or some of the &amp;quot;enamblers, not all of them are bad, MKR is the nicest person i know and i know that she truely does care for Chris. &lt;br /&gt;
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I wanted to to help them with keeping sockness away from Chris and though it took some time ive seen chris is no longer taking his crap serious. I do keep up to date whats been going on, but i dont interact.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ak_ElSwC1Xo&amp;amp;lc=Ugw4uQfLu00i10Lrjq14AaABAg.9DSJjEeQ6nb9DSfhyTd-Ra&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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===Bismuth===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:CPUBismuthHeart.jpg|150px|thumb|Avatar of CPU Bismuth Heart.]]&lt;br /&gt;
'''Bismuth''' is the second leader of the Watchmen, taking over after Owls left.&amp;lt;ref name=naughtclarify&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He monitored and doxed potential weens or enablers. He went by many usernames - he used &amp;quot;Bismuth&amp;quot; to Chris and used multiple aliases in public postings. For the CWCki Discord server, he often used an emote of a heart. For [[Kiwi Farms]], he went by names/accounts including &amp;quot;Naught&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;anameisaname&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;death of chans&amp;quot;, and &amp;quot;Nightmare&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref name=naughtthread&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; - he was eventually banned from the forum for use of sockpuppet accounts, advertising, and liking his own posts with sock accounts.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://kiwifarms.net/threads/corbindallasmultipass-memorial-thread.30974/post-9227018&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In June 2021, conflict arose between Bismuth and fellow Watchman The WCT, stemming from an allegation Bismuth had doxed the latter.&amp;lt;ref name=naughtthread&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Following a Lolcow.org thread on the ex-member, a leaked voice clip of Chris saying “Fuck Bismuth!”&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://www.lolcow.org/data/audio/7/7468-370ce5544aee794a8de75b3181dd6c0f.mp3&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; suggested that Chris sided against Bismuth in the dispute.&lt;br /&gt;
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{{clear}}&lt;br /&gt;
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===Kyle===&lt;br /&gt;
The inspiration for Chris's [[:File:KylechuOC.jpg|Kylechu]] OC, '''Kyle''' appeared in the Google Hangout chats.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Lainchu===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Lainchu.jpg|thumb|200px|Lainchu, as drawn by MKRNightVee.]]&lt;br /&gt;
'''Lainchu''', also known '''Lainchu the Chronicler''', is an OC created by Chris, whose purpose is to document Chris's activities (and unofficially, to provide Christorians with first hand information). Since 7 August 2020, Chris has assigned the role to one of the Watchmen, with the role initially assigned to the CWCki Discord server creator, [[User:Klop|Klop]]; however, as of late [[August 2020]], Klop has resigned from the role and another user has taken on the mantle, with Chris none the wiser.&lt;br /&gt;
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Chris based the OC on the protagonist of the [[anime]], ''[[Wikipedia:Serial Experiments Lain|Serial Experiments Lain]]'', in which a teenage girl finds herself engaging with a virtual world network, reminiscent of the [[internet]].&lt;br /&gt;
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===MKRNightVee===&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:MeghanRingo.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Meghan]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:MKR enabling.png|200px|thumb|right||Meghan enabling Chris's delusional thoughts.]]&lt;br /&gt;
{{quote|I am a [[CPU]], that means I am directly on the same level of godhood as [[Chris]]tine.|Meghan, replying to [[Sarah and Steve]] questioning if she really follows Chris's beliefs.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://archive.md/lj64i Archive of 7 Nov 2019 tweet chain]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quote|Nothing lasts forever, especially not any group protecting Chris-chan.|Meghan, reflecting after her March 2021 ragequit.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://twitter.com/MKR11217089/status/1368024530325630980 (Archive https://archive.fo/rXsVi)&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Meghan Kathleen Ringo''' (born 24 April 1992), also known under the aliases '''MKRNightVee''', '''CPUMagentaHeart''' and '''thepixietailartist''', and sometimes referred to as '''Maker''' by Chris, appeared in early [[2019]]. She got into contact with Chris through a friend looking up Chris's phone number for her.&amp;lt;ref name=cap2&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; She presented herself to Chris as being the [[CPU]] goddess of the [[Nintendo Switch]], offering him validation on his fantasies of having magic powers.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://kiwifarms.net/threads/meghan-k-ringo-mkrnightvee.52454/&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; She has stated that her goal isn't to feed into Chris's delusions so much as to offer advice and help.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[:File:MKR motives.png]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Chris offered her several of his possessions in his [[Chris's Last Will and Testament|Last Will and Testament]].&lt;br /&gt;
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She set up a Discord group for Chris, telling her friends to role-play as [[CPU]] goddesses to gain Chris's trust, while also instituting a no-trolling rule.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[:File:MKR Discord Rules.png]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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During the [[TF2 Analysis]] saga, she created an alt Twitter account named [[Creamarina]] and shared it with Chris to enable him to evade blocks.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[Misc texts#Creamarina]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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During the [[Jacob Sockness]] saga, in which Sockness attempted to manipulate Chris into a sexual relationship, Meghan saw the danger in Sockness's intent, and steered Chris away from him in summer 2019; Sockness, who at the time was engaging in a full-scale war against Chris's enablers, followers and critics alike, considered MKR to be an enemy of his, and abused her verbally on Twitter as his second dramatic cycle approached its climax in early [[November 2019|November]]. She, as well as Aqua, largely mitigated Sockness's influence over Chris, though Chris was still willing to listen to Sockness.&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:mkrragequit.png|200px|thumb|left|Meghan ragequits in March 2021.]]&lt;br /&gt;
In March 2021, she temporarily gave up on helping Chris when she learned that he was planning on [[Taser Discussion|playing with a taser]] with his new friend group [[Praetor]], sending an angry Tweet directed towards him which expressed her disdain, before deleting her Twitter account a few days later.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://twitter.com/MKR11217089/status/1368024530325630980 (Archive https://archive.fo/rXsVi)&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; However, she reactivated her account, and tweeted again to Chris in April, replying to Chris tagging her to show her a gif file,&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://twitter.com/MKR11217089/status/1380732044951515137 (archive: https://archive.fo/fL8wZ)&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and later to reply to another of Chris's tweets in order to call [[Other enablers#Helena Fiorenza|one of his enablers]] a faggot.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://twitter.com/MKR11217089/status/1380756077864620033 (archive: https://archive.fo/Ybm8P)&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In June 2021, internal conflict arose among Watchmen members over Bismuth allegedly doxing The WCT which resulted in the group separating. Meghan had sided with Bismuth and Chris against, leading to Chris distancing himself from Meghan in the fallout. On 29 June, Meghan tagged Chris’s Twitter and posted, “Your obviously good at using people and then moving on to the next. Have fun getting fucked over by WCT and [[Praetor]].”&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://twitter.com/MKR11217089/status/1410076709148266498 (archive: https://archive.fo/zb0wM)&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; She followed up by tweeting that she regretted having spent her time drawing art for Chris and accused him of being unappreciative of it.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://twitter.com/MKR11217089/status/1411511053872025605 (archive: https://archive.fo/8WSOI)&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Owls===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Ryan Owls.png|thumb|200px|left|Ryan.]]&lt;br /&gt;
'''Ryan Winger''', also known as '''Owls''' to the other Watchmen, as '''GhostBird50''' on the [[Kiwi Farms]],&amp;lt;ref name=owlsaccount&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and as '''CpuTurquoiseHeart''' to Chris,&amp;lt;ref name=cpuowls&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; was the original leader of the Watchmen group.&amp;lt;ref name=naughtclarify&amp;gt;[[:File:Naught origin clarify 1.png]] amd [[:File:Naught origin clarify 2.png]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Ryan advised MKRNightVee in interacting with Chris and founded the Watchmen's Discord server. Ryan also acted as a liaison between Watchmen and [[Guard Dogs]] member Marvin, though fellow Watchman Bismuth alleged that he hadn't been reporting back to Marvin.&amp;lt;ref name=naughtclarify&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Ryan left the group and was succeeded by Bismuth.&lt;br /&gt;
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===The WCT===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:The WCT avatar.png|thumb|200px|The WCT's avatar.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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'''The WCT''', also known as WildCat and Neko Onyx, is a Watchmen member who has archived calls involving Chris. Before becoming a Watchman, he had been observing Chris and watching [[Chris-Chan: A Comprehensive History]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psI8P3gbSM4]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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{{clear}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Breakup of the Watchmen==&lt;br /&gt;
Signs of the group dissolving began appearing in late June 2021. Earlier in the month, The WCT was doxed, and signs pointed to fellow Watchman and group leader Bismuth as the source.&amp;lt;ref name=naughtthread&amp;gt;https://www.lolcow.org/threads/anameisaname-bismuth-anon-llc-naught-nitto-nanashi-death-of-chans-doppelganger-nightmare-tardwarsllc-heart-cpu-bismuth-heart.724/ (archive: https://archive.fo/G30td)&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; When The WCT confronted Bismuth during the group’s movie night on 21 June, Bismuth denied the allegation, then threatened to further dox The WCT in an attempt to silence him. Kyle and MKRNightVee took Bismuth’s side in the dispute.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3hYztxRHRA &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; A leaked voice clip of Chris saying “Fuck Bismuth!”&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://www.lolcow.org/data/audio/7/7468-370ce5544aee794a8de75b3181dd6c0f.mp3&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; was posted to a Lolcow.org thread made about Bismuth,&amp;lt;ref name=naughtthread&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; implying that when Chris learned of the infighting, he sided against Bismuth.&lt;br /&gt;
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On 29 June, MKRNightVee made multiple tweets which suggested Chris had cut communications with her in favor of The WCT, tagging Chris’s Twitter and posting, “Your obviously good at using people and then moving on to the next. Have fun getting fucked over by WCT and [[Praetor]].”&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://twitter.com/MKR11217089/status/1410076709148266498 (archive: https://archive.fo/zb0wM)&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; She then followed up with accusations against The WCT, believing him to be messing with Chris and having sinister motives.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://twitter.com/MKR11217089/status/1410103600932548609 (archive: https://archive.md/UKGom)&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Q&amp;amp;A==&lt;br /&gt;
A Christorian interviewed Bismuth on 4 September 2020, asking some clarifying questions about the Watchmen. They posted the answers on the Official CWCki Discord. The interviewer's questions are color-coded red, with Bismuth's responses color-coded white.&lt;br /&gt;
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{{collapsible|Q&amp;amp;A|The first four questions appear to be referring to the [[Arbitarch CWC Alliance]] server.&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxred|Who started it and why?}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxwhite|Owls the guy who set-up mkr and [[Joseph Draft]] got aqua and mkr to draw some art to lure cwc in.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxred|How did Chris join there?}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxwhite|I was told it was going to be for Chris's patrons.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxred|Why was it killed?}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxwhite|It was killed because owls and Joseph didn't know how to wrangle tards. Mkr aqua were being blamed for making it so I asked for a mod role kept asking for more perms and deleted all the channel's. I posted the rolling and trolling vid.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxred|Who killed it?}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxwhite|I killed it, Joseph and Smokey Chris TheSperge were using the server to gather content, they convinced Joseph I was Johan.&lt;br /&gt;
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After a 4 hour conversation I got Joseph draft to face dox himself once he destroyed his drive with chris vs the internet.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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The last two appear to refer to the Watchmen as a group.&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxred|Why did Aqua leave?}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxwhite|Stress and people @ her on Twitter&lt;br /&gt;
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Her and mkr are still frens}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxred|Will this group be around forever?}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxwhite|As long as Chris is in need or willing yes&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[:File:4September2020 WatchmenOriginQ&amp;amp;A 1.png]][[:File:4September2020 WatchmenOriginQ&amp;amp;A 2.png]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==See also==&lt;br /&gt;
*[[CWCProtectSquad]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Guard Dogs]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Fantasies}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{People}}&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>OrangeJuice</name></author>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;OrangeJuice: /* Bismuth */&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;{{quote|You brought so much fucking [[Laughs Under Lucricities|joy]] to this world and you continue to do so. That's why[...] you need to remain safe.|Bismuth, one of the Watchmen, to Chris.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[CWC and Friends on Google Hangout (July 20th, 2020)]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:Watchmen.jpg|thumb|The [[Private Villa of Corrupted Citizens|accumulated]] [[Unholy Tetrad|filth]] of their [[trolls]] and [[weening]] will foam up about their waists and all the [[Dimensional Merge|Merge-deniers]] and [[A-log|A-logs]] will look up and shout &amp;quot;[[For Julie's Eyes Only|JULAAAY!]]&amp;quot; ...And I'll look down, and whisper &amp;quot;[[THAT IS MY HOUSE|I'm workin' on it.]]&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
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The '''Watchmen''' were a group of fantastical [[enablers]] whose members served as gatekeepers and [[white knights]] for [[Christian Weston Chandler|Chris]], in a similar manner as their predecessors, the [[Guard Dogs]]. Their goal was to keep away malicious individuals trying to troll or scam Chris. The group broke up in late June 2021 following a series of internal conflicts among its members.&lt;br /&gt;
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As a faction, the Watchmen were instrumental in numerous events over the course of late 2019 onwards, such as attempting to dismantle [[Jacob Sockness]]’s influence over Chris and drive him off. They also shut down the Arbitarch CWC Alliance Discord server when the true intent of the server was revealed. Chris had contact with the Watchmen, including [[CWC and Friends on Google Hangout (July 20th, 2020)|chatting with them]] on [[Discord Q&amp;amp;A 4|Google Hangouts]] and over [[Discord]]. The Watchmen were behind the [[2020 Discord leaks|Discord leaks in August 2020]].&lt;br /&gt;
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Their approach is controversial as they gained Chris's favor by means of [[Enablers|enabling]] his delusions by pretending to be fellow [[CPU]] goddesses and encouraging his beliefs in [[magical thinking]] and the [[Dimensional Merge]]. The Watchmen tracked and collected information on anyone involved with- or trying to get involved with- Chris, and held no qualms about doxing potential weens, trolls, and a-logs.&lt;br /&gt;
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While they shared a name with the 1986/1987 DC Comics limited series by Alan Moore, David Gibbons, and John Higgins, the 2009 film adaptation (which is [[Emily Date Conversation Transcript|not that long of a movie]], according to [[Emily]] and [[The Man in the Pickle Suit]]), the 2019 HBO series, and the various comic book spin-offs, the Watchmen did not take inspiration from the franchise, in contrast to how [[The Miscreants]] modeled themselves after the Patriots from ''[[Metal Gear Solid]]''. Nonetheless, fan art from Christorians and other avid observers of Chris make this connection.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Origins==&lt;br /&gt;
What eventually became the Watchmen group had its roots in the CWC Rebellion Discord server. There, Owls met Meghan (aka MKRNightVee), and Talia (whom Owls described as &amp;quot;a person exploiting and egging MKR on to talk to Chris&amp;quot;).&amp;lt;ref name=owlsaccount&amp;gt;https://kiwifarms.net/threads/random-thoughts-questions.49854/page-1257#post-7343340 (Archive: https://archive.fo/06IZx)&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Meghan got into contact with Chris through a friend looking up his phone number.&amp;lt;ref name=cap2&amp;gt;https://kiwifarms.net/attachments/discordgirl2-png.644832/&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Owls tried to coach Meghan&amp;lt;ref name=cpuowls&amp;gt;https://kiwifarms.net/attachments/discordgirl5-png.644835/&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and avoid problems, though he admits he didn't do well at it.&amp;lt;ref name=owlsaccount&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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After Meghan had been in contact with Chris for some time, Owls came up with the idea to try to [[manipulate]] Chris's beliefs away from the [[Dimensional Merge]] through telling him that the [[Hyperdimension Neptunia|CPU goddesses]] had relocated to Earth. Meghan recruited her friends to role-play as CPUs to Chris over Discord; Owls acted as a gatekeeper between MKR's friends and Chris.&amp;lt;ref name=cpuowls&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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{{quote|time passed talking with Meghan for about a month or so there came an idea from me in the most autistic way possible &amp;quot;convince Chris that merge wasn't happening and that CPU had decided to be on earth and act like normal people in society&amp;quot;. foolishly believing this would work Meghan gathered some people from different servers she said we could trust and we made a server. this idea failed and when the first person decided to brag about it on a different discord I shut down the idea.|Owls&amp;lt;ref name=owlsaccount&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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According to the Watchman Bismuth, Owls acted as liaison between the CPU group and Marvin of the [[Guard Dogs]] group (the latter group also gatekeepers to Chris at the time) but Bismuth alleged that Owls wasn't reporting back to Marvin. Owls later left the group.&amp;lt;ref name=naughtclarify&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Known members==&lt;br /&gt;
===AquaDiamond8===&lt;br /&gt;
{{quote|Christine...Please stop this, Mewtwo is not real, the [[merge]] is not happening, you need serious help. If you need help there are people to help you with these delusions. This is incredibly unhealthy for you.|AquaDiamond8, March 2019&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://archive.md/50xPX&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quote|Still i dont want &amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;[&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;[[Jacob Sockness]]&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;]&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt; attacking my people when the merge happens, Christine has said there will be no more war or need for violence in the merge, my Sapphire has forseen this |AquaDiamond8 changes her tune, November 2019.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://archive.ph/0bMDM&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:Magi-Chan and AquaDiamond8.jpg|AquaDiamond8 and Magi-Chan. Drawn by Aqua November 2019.|thumb|200px]]&lt;br /&gt;
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'''AquaDiamond8''' is a Twitter user who has bounced from being a [[ween]],&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://kiwifarms.net/threads/random-chris-updates.23605/page-988#post-4495303&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; to a [[white knight]], to an enabler and Watchman. In November 2019, during the [[Jacob Sockness]] saga, in order to lure Chris away from Sockness, Aqua joined the Watchmen and embraced Chris's delusional beliefs, changing her Twitter handle to '''CPU Goddess Aqua of the Mac Book Pro'''. Later, Aqua began drawing fanart of her [[OC]] interacting with [[Magi-Chan]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://archive.md/lGets&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; She then posted a Pokémon drawing, claiming it to be an alt-dimension Magi-Chan:&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://archive.md/ETlxV&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Collapsible|Val Valentino lore|{{quoteboxgreen|[[File:Val Valentino, The Masked Magician.jpg|thumb|200px]]&lt;br /&gt;
Val Valentino, The Masked Magician. A celestial powerful magician&lt;br /&gt;
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Dex Enter: &amp;quot;This Magi-Chan is so powerful he has  to mentally project a simplified form that the human mind can comprehend.   Looking at his true form would drive you mad.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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Dex #: unknown}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Chris was enticed by this news:&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Seriously? You disovered an alt-dimension Magi-Chan Sonichu?  This is a very interesting find. I'll look more into this one for myself.&lt;br /&gt;
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Also, for your information, regardless of which variant, Dimension or Timeline of origin, Special, Regular, or Mega Evolved, the Pokedex Number for Sonichu and Rosechu will always be at #982 and #979, respectively.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Aqua answered:&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxgreen|Oh i wasnt aware ill make sure to write that down. But he more discovered me in a way. I was meaning to chat with [[Polyamorous marriage|your hubby]] when i realized i wasnt in our normal meeting spot, then he appeared through a portal.}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
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As of early September 2020, Aqua is confirmed to no longer be involved with the Watchmen's activities:&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxgreen|in all honesty at first i genuinly wanted to help chris but after the incident with Wendy i wanted to make things better, and try to help him, and as someone with autism, and who has family that acts like chris, i knew how dificult it is to get them to beleive certain things. I guess going along with it and pretending to be a goddess was better than letting her be on her own and let someone else take advantage of her.&lt;br /&gt;
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Note that i never wanted anything from Chris, and did want to help, and despite what Dillin says about MKR or some of the &amp;quot;enamblers, not all of them are bad, MKR is the nicest person i know and i know that she truely does care for Chris. &lt;br /&gt;
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I wanted to to help them with keeping sockness away from Chris and though it took some time ive seen chris is no longer taking his crap serious. I do keep up to date whats been going on, but i dont interact.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ak_ElSwC1Xo&amp;amp;lc=Ugw4uQfLu00i10Lrjq14AaABAg.9DSJjEeQ6nb9DSfhyTd-Ra&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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===Bismuth===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:CPUBismuthHeart.jpg|150px|thumb|Avatar of CPU Bismuth Heart.]]&lt;br /&gt;
'''Bismuth''' is the second leader of the Watchmen, taking over after Owls left.&amp;lt;ref name=naughtclarify&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He monitored and doxed potential weens or enablers. He went by many usernames - he used &amp;quot;Bismuth&amp;quot; to Chris and used multiple aliases in public postings. For the CWCki Discord server, he often used an emote of a heart. For [[Kiwi Farms]], he went by names/accounts including &amp;quot;Naught&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;anameisaname&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;death of chans&amp;quot;, and &amp;quot;Nightmare&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref name=naughtthread&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; - he was eventually banned from the forum for use of sockpuppet accounts, advertising, and liking his own posts with sock accounts.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://kiwifarms.net/threads/corbindallasmultipass-memorial-thread.30974/post-9227018&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In June 2021, conflict arose between Bismuth and fellow Watchman The WCT, stemming from an allegation Bismuth had doxed the latter.&amp;lt;ref name=naughtthread&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Following a Lolcow.org thread made about Bismuth, a leaked voice clip of Chris saying “Fuck Bismuth!”&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://www.lolcow.org/data/audio/7/7468-370ce5544aee794a8de75b3181dd6c0f.mp3&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; suggested that Chris sided against Bismuth in the dispute.&lt;br /&gt;
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{{clear}}&lt;br /&gt;
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===Kyle===&lt;br /&gt;
The inspiration for Chris's [[:File:KylechuOC.jpg|Kylechu]] OC, '''Kyle''' appeared in the Google Hangout chats.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Lainchu===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Lainchu.jpg|thumb|200px|Lainchu, as drawn by MKRNightVee.]]&lt;br /&gt;
'''Lainchu''', also known '''Lainchu the Chronicler''', is an OC created by Chris, whose purpose is to document Chris's activities (and unofficially, to provide Christorians with first hand information). Since 7 August 2020, Chris has assigned the role to one of the Watchmen, with the role initially assigned to the CWCki Discord server creator, [[User:Klop|Klop]]; however, as of late [[August 2020]], Klop has resigned from the role and another user has taken on the mantle, with Chris none the wiser.&lt;br /&gt;
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Chris based the OC on the protagonist of the [[anime]], ''[[Wikipedia:Serial Experiments Lain|Serial Experiments Lain]]'', in which a teenage girl finds herself engaging with a virtual world network, reminiscent of the [[internet]].&lt;br /&gt;
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===MKRNightVee===&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:MeghanRingo.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Meghan]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:MKR enabling.png|200px|thumb|right||Meghan enabling Chris's delusional thoughts.]]&lt;br /&gt;
{{quote|I am a [[CPU]], that means I am directly on the same level of godhood as [[Chris]]tine.|Meghan, replying to [[Sarah and Steve]] questioning if she really follows Chris's beliefs.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://archive.md/lj64i Archive of 7 Nov 2019 tweet chain]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quote|Nothing lasts forever, especially not any group protecting Chris-chan.|Meghan, reflecting after her March 2021 ragequit.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://twitter.com/MKR11217089/status/1368024530325630980 (Archive https://archive.fo/rXsVi)&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Meghan Kathleen Ringo''' (born 24 April 1992), also known under the aliases '''MKRNightVee''', '''CPUMagentaHeart''' and '''thepixietailartist''', and sometimes referred to as '''Maker''' by Chris, appeared in early [[2019]]. She got into contact with Chris through a friend looking up Chris's phone number for her.&amp;lt;ref name=cap2&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; She presented herself to Chris as being the [[CPU]] goddess of the [[Nintendo Switch]], offering him validation on his fantasies of having magic powers.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://kiwifarms.net/threads/meghan-k-ringo-mkrnightvee.52454/&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; She has stated that her goal isn't to feed into Chris's delusions so much as to offer advice and help.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[:File:MKR motives.png]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Chris offered her several of his possessions in his [[Chris's Last Will and Testament|Last Will and Testament]].&lt;br /&gt;
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She set up a Discord group for Chris, telling her friends to role-play as [[CPU]] goddesses to gain Chris's trust, while also instituting a no-trolling rule.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[:File:MKR Discord Rules.png]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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During the [[TF2 Analysis]] saga, she created an alt Twitter account named [[Creamarina]] and shared it with Chris to enable him to evade blocks.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[Misc texts#Creamarina]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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During the [[Jacob Sockness]] saga, in which Sockness attempted to manipulate Chris into a sexual relationship, Meghan saw the danger in Sockness's intent, and steered Chris away from him in summer 2019; Sockness, who at the time was engaging in a full-scale war against Chris's enablers, followers and critics alike, considered MKR to be an enemy of his, and abused her verbally on Twitter as his second dramatic cycle approached its climax in early [[November 2019|November]]. She, as well as Aqua, largely mitigated Sockness's influence over Chris, though Chris was still willing to listen to Sockness.&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:mkrragequit.png|200px|thumb|left|Meghan ragequits in March 2021.]]&lt;br /&gt;
In March 2021, she temporarily gave up on helping Chris when she learned that he was planning on [[Taser Discussion|playing with a taser]] with his new friend group [[Praetor]], sending an angry Tweet directed towards him which expressed her disdain, before deleting her Twitter account a few days later.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://twitter.com/MKR11217089/status/1368024530325630980 (Archive https://archive.fo/rXsVi)&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; However, she reactivated her account, and tweeted again to Chris in April, replying to Chris tagging her to show her a gif file,&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://twitter.com/MKR11217089/status/1380732044951515137 (archive: https://archive.fo/fL8wZ)&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and later to reply to another of Chris's tweets in order to call [[Other enablers#Helena Fiorenza|one of his enablers]] a faggot.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://twitter.com/MKR11217089/status/1380756077864620033 (archive: https://archive.fo/Ybm8P)&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In June 2021, internal conflict arose among Watchmen members over Bismuth allegedly doxing The WCT which resulted in the group separating. Meghan had sided with Bismuth and Chris against, leading to Chris distancing himself from Meghan in the fallout. On 29 June, Meghan tagged Chris’s Twitter and posted, “Your obviously good at using people and then moving on to the next. Have fun getting fucked over by WCT and [[Praetor]].”&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://twitter.com/MKR11217089/status/1410076709148266498 (archive: https://archive.fo/zb0wM)&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; She followed up by tweeting that she regretted having spent her time drawing art for Chris and accused him of being unappreciative of it.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://twitter.com/MKR11217089/status/1411511053872025605 (archive: https://archive.fo/8WSOI)&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Owls===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Ryan Owls.png|thumb|200px|left|Ryan.]]&lt;br /&gt;
'''Ryan Winger''', also known as '''Owls''' to the other Watchmen, as '''GhostBird50''' on the [[Kiwi Farms]],&amp;lt;ref name=owlsaccount&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and as '''CpuTurquoiseHeart''' to Chris,&amp;lt;ref name=cpuowls&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; was the original leader of the Watchmen group.&amp;lt;ref name=naughtclarify&amp;gt;[[:File:Naught origin clarify 1.png]] amd [[:File:Naught origin clarify 2.png]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Ryan advised MKRNightVee in interacting with Chris and founded the Watchmen's Discord server. Ryan also acted as a liaison between Watchmen and [[Guard Dogs]] member Marvin, though fellow Watchman Bismuth alleged that he hadn't been reporting back to Marvin.&amp;lt;ref name=naughtclarify&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Ryan left the group and was succeeded by Bismuth.&lt;br /&gt;
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===The WCT===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:The WCT avatar.png|thumb|200px|The WCT's avatar.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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'''The WCT''', also known as WildCat and Neko Onyx, is a Watchmen member who has archived calls involving Chris. Before becoming a Watchman, he had been observing Chris and watching [[Chris-Chan: A Comprehensive History]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psI8P3gbSM4]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Breakup of the Watchmen==&lt;br /&gt;
Signs of the group dissolving began appearing in late June 2021. Earlier in the month, The WCT was doxed, and signs pointed to fellow Watchman and group leader Bismuth as the source.&amp;lt;ref name=naughtthread&amp;gt;https://www.lolcow.org/threads/anameisaname-bismuth-anon-llc-naught-nitto-nanashi-death-of-chans-doppelganger-nightmare-tardwarsllc-heart-cpu-bismuth-heart.724/ (archive: https://archive.fo/G30td)&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; When The WCT confronted Bismuth during the group’s movie night on 21 June, Bismuth denied the allegation, then threatened to further dox The WCT in an attempt to silence him. Kyle and MKRNightVee took Bismuth’s side in the dispute.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3hYztxRHRA &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; A leaked voice clip of Chris saying “Fuck Bismuth!”&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://www.lolcow.org/data/audio/7/7468-370ce5544aee794a8de75b3181dd6c0f.mp3&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; was posted to a Lolcow.org thread made about Bismuth,&amp;lt;ref name=naughtthread&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; implying that when Chris learned of the infighting, he sided against Bismuth.&lt;br /&gt;
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On 29 June, MKRNightVee made multiple tweets which suggested Chris had cut communications with her in favor of The WCT, tagging Chris’s Twitter and posting, “Your obviously good at using people and then moving on to the next. Have fun getting fucked over by WCT and [[Praetor]].”&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://twitter.com/MKR11217089/status/1410076709148266498 (archive: https://archive.fo/zb0wM)&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; She then followed up with accusations against The WCT, believing him to be messing with Chris and having sinister motives.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://twitter.com/MKR11217089/status/1410103600932548609 (archive: https://archive.md/UKGom)&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Q&amp;amp;A==&lt;br /&gt;
A Christorian interviewed Bismuth on 4 September 2020, asking some clarifying questions about the Watchmen. They posted the answers on the Official CWCki Discord. The interviewer's questions are color-coded red, with Bismuth's responses color-coded white.&lt;br /&gt;
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{{collapsible|Q&amp;amp;A|The first four questions appear to be referring to the [[Arbitarch CWC Alliance]] server.&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxred|Who started it and why?}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxwhite|Owls the guy who set-up mkr and [[Joseph Draft]] got aqua and mkr to draw some art to lure cwc in.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxred|How did Chris join there?}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxwhite|I was told it was going to be for Chris's patrons.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxred|Why was it killed?}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxwhite|It was killed because owls and Joseph didn't know how to wrangle tards. Mkr aqua were being blamed for making it so I asked for a mod role kept asking for more perms and deleted all the channel's. I posted the rolling and trolling vid.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxred|Who killed it?}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxwhite|I killed it, Joseph and Smokey Chris TheSperge were using the server to gather content, they convinced Joseph I was Johan.&lt;br /&gt;
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After a 4 hour conversation I got Joseph draft to face dox himself once he destroyed his drive with chris vs the internet.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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The last two appear to refer to the Watchmen as a group.&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxred|Why did Aqua leave?}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxwhite|Stress and people @ her on Twitter&lt;br /&gt;
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Her and mkr are still frens}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxred|Will this group be around forever?}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxwhite|As long as Chris is in need or willing yes&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[:File:4September2020 WatchmenOriginQ&amp;amp;A 1.png]][[:File:4September2020 WatchmenOriginQ&amp;amp;A 2.png]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==See also==&lt;br /&gt;
*[[CWCProtectSquad]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Guard Dogs]]&lt;br /&gt;
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		<title>Warhol / Chris Chan</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;OrangeJuice: &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;{{quote|So far, the points between Andy Warhol and I are very much on point and par. I own up to my past and how it is depicted here. And it is a humbling honor to be compared with another great and unique artist and individual. 😊⚡️💙⚡️|Chris's Amazon review on the book.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:May26BookSelfie.jpg|thumb|200px|Chris holding his copy with a self-made cover.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Warhol / Chris Chan''', subtitled '''The Lifespan of American Pop Culture, or The Suppression of [[Reality]]''', is a self-published [[fan]] book by Don Lashomb which subjectively compares the output of Chris with renowned modern artist {{w|Andy Warhol}} (who, [[Mia Hamm|unlike Chris]], supposedly died a [[Virgin with rage|virgin]]).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The book was published via Amazon on 19 [[May 2021]]. Chris was made aware of it a few days later and commented on it over Twitter, taking issue with the book's focus on his [[sex|sex life]] and sexually explicit art.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[May 2021 social media posts#Andy Warhol]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He purchased a copy of it and made his own cover for it as he didn't &amp;quot;have to feel bored in with looking at a [[pickle]].&amp;quot; Said pickle is a reference to the Warhol-designed cover art for the Velvet Underground's debut album ''The Velvet Underground and Nico''. Upon browsing the book's Disclaimer chapter, Chris commented about a nitpick with its contents, insisting that his delusions were real. Aside from it, he mentioned liking the book so far and thanked the author, giving it a glowing five-star review.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[May 2021 social media posts#Chris buys a book]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
On 27 May, Chris recorded a cover of [[Cover song: “I’ll Be Your Mirror” by Velvet Underground|“I’ll Be Your Mirror”]] by the Velvet Underground to promote the book.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
On 1 June 2021, while reading chapter 5 of the book, Chris began [[role-play]]ing as his younger self over Twitter, in order to check in with his inner child and search for issues to address.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[June 2021 social media posts#Chris larps as his younger self]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Book description==&lt;br /&gt;
===Amazon listing description===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;𝑰𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒋𝒐𝒌𝒆? 𝑶𝒓 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍?&lt;br /&gt;
A CRITICAL CONFRONTATION. What can we learn from comparing the two most unique cultural figures in living memory?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Warhol and Chris Chan: Both became famous while producing artwork that was often met with derision. Both became the focus of intense interest and curiosity. Their indelible personalities provoked fascination and laughter. In spite of their strangeness--or because of it--they reflect particularly pertinent aspects of the world around them. They are thought of as the oddest of oddities, and yet they represent the course of our society as a whole.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
From bright Pop Art to sordid underground films, Andy Warhol portrayed an [[America]] that was both familiar and avant-garde. He [[Michael Snyder is ColdHearted and Mean|carried a tape recorder everywhere]] and prophesized that in the future everyone would be famous just for being themselves. Several decades later, Chris Chan embodies Warhol's dream: Thanks to the internet Chris has become known worldwide, is constantly documented, observed, scrutinized, and made the subject of mass debate and media analysis.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Warhol worked to legitimize popular culture and give it the prestige of high art. But more recent generations have grown up breathing pop culture as if it were air. &amp;quot;Young at heart&amp;quot;, people continue playing [[video games]] and collecting toys into adulthood, and favorite entertainment franchises are treated akin to religions. More than anyone else, Chris Chan emblematizes the excesses of this era.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This comprehensive study investigates the parallels and divergences between Warhol and Chris Chan, both of whom can be seen as bellwethers of cultural shifts. The two are compared in terms of how they relate to the following elements--from the fundamentals of life to the themes of our age:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Names &amp;amp; [[CWC-isms|Words]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● [[Chris's room|Collecting &amp;amp; Hoarding]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● [[Chris and brand loyalty|Consumerism]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Technology &amp;amp; [[Chris in the media|Media]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● [[Chris and gender|Women]] . . . [[Chris and sex|Sex]] . [[Transgender|Transgenderism]] . . [[Women's rights|Femdom]]&lt;br /&gt;
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● [[Chris and his ego|Fame]]: [[Messiah complex|Mythologies of Self]] &amp;amp; [[Dimensions|Multiverse]]&lt;br /&gt;
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● Recording&lt;br /&gt;
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A wide [[autism|spectrum]] of knowledge is painstakingly drawn upon to analyze our two subjects from all angles. References and points of comparison are made to elements of:&lt;br /&gt;
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● [[Chris and art|Art]] history&lt;br /&gt;
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● Classic [[Chris and cameras|film]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Modernist [[Chris and writing |literature]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Philosophy (from Plato to the postmodern)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Popular [[music]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● [[Psychology]] (especially psychoanalysis)&lt;br /&gt;
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● [[Chris and the Internet|Internet meme culture]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Through pathos and ridiculousness, in an uncertain world that's constantly changing, we trace the human spirit as it passes from the golden age of Americana... through the high Warholian era... and now into Chris Chan's [[S-Chu Ball|Poké Ball.]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
So: 𝑰𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒋𝒐𝒌𝒆? 𝑶𝒓 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍? Read slowly and see.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
(NOTE: Chris Chan's pronouns are indeed respected throughout this study. The author is proud to have earned the approval of Christine Chandler herself.)&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Product details===&lt;br /&gt;
*ASIN : B095F3762C&lt;br /&gt;
*Publisher : Independently published (May 19, 2021)&lt;br /&gt;
*Language : English&lt;br /&gt;
*Paperback : 635 pages&lt;br /&gt;
*ISBN-13 : 979-8739475275&lt;br /&gt;
*Item Weight : 2.31 pounds&lt;br /&gt;
*Dimensions : 6 x 1.44 x 9 inches&lt;br /&gt;
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==Interview with Don Lashomb==&lt;br /&gt;
{{quote|If someone else has been posting as me here, on KF, or on Twitter, that's not me, just so you know. I didn't really keep up with the CWC communities on a daily basis before the book, and I'm not doing so now.|Don's personal disclaimer before the interview started.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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On May 31st, 2021, CWCki Jerkop and CWCki Discord server Moderator [[User:OrangeJuice|Orange Juice]] contacted the author behind the Warhol/Chris Chan book via Reddit for a text-based interview about the production and intention of the book.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: As an easy opener, when did you first started your literary work and are you planning on doing more Chris Chan content or rather explore other projects instead?}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quotebox|Don Lashomb: You're too kind in calling it all &amp;quot;literary work&amp;quot;. I've written a lot of different stuff since I was a child, on a lot of different subjects, much of it as a ghostwriter for other people.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I have absolutely no plans for further Chris Chan-related work aside from an eventual revised edition of the current book, correcting any factual errors and typos. The current offering is labeled as a &amp;quot;True, Honest First Edition&amp;quot; and at some point there will be a &amp;quot;Premiere 2nd edition&amp;quot;, to reference the cover of Sonichu #2 (&amp;quot;Premiere #2&amp;quot;), because I think that would be funny. This was always going to happen, to correct any inaccuracies.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Other people keep asking me about things like an audiobook version (unlikely), an ebook version (more likely), and different sorts of special editions with contributions from other people. I'm reluctant to do much of that, and if any of it happens I don't expect to offer any further contributions myself. I knew who Chris Chan was before undertaking this project, but keeping up with Chris Chan and/or the CWC community was not an active interest of mine beforehand, and I have no interest in becoming an active observer or participant going forward.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: That’s absolutely valid for you to comment. Nonetheless, I’m with certain to honor your talent with such a title. Were you expecting Chris to acknowledge your book? And considering a few days ago at the time of this interview, Christine provided herself with not only a review but also a cover song and her own book cover design in order to not “have to feel bored in with looking at a pickle.&amp;quot;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Don Lashomb: You can call it literature or talk about my talent if you want, but in my view I just did the best job I could do writing the book I wrote. Readers should be able to tell from some of the humor and facetiousness in the book that I'm not taking it all so deadly seriously. A lot of effort went into the study, but I had a great time doing it. I was able to explore a lot of themes that matter to me, but at the end of the day it's a book with a pickle on the cover, and in part the cover image was chosen to diffuse the pretentiousness that tends to set in whenever one is dealing with postmodernism or academic language.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I expected Chris to respond but I had no idea what the response would be. That was part of the fun, actually, finding out. Christine offered her cover to be used for a variant edition, but we wouldn't be able to do that with copyrighted Warhol imagery on it. I haven't heard the song and only learned about its existence from a friend earlier today. I am very much NOT the sort of person to be &amp;quot;monitoring the situation&amp;quot; on social media.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: I find you’re taking the reception well and are avoiding to relentlessly check on updates about this. As far as colloquial dialects go, you’re a “madlad” for being a part of Christory (CWC history) now and also having reportedly introduced Christine herself into Andy Warhol. This more of a personal question I have but who designed the curious book cover?}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Dan Lashomb: Yes, I have it on good authority that Count Dankula has already begun a &amp;quot;mad lads&amp;quot; episode on me but needs a little more material.&lt;br /&gt;
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The cover image is from a meme by Mistletoe_Radio, who graciously allowed me to repurpose it. I tweaked it slightly.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: This one, correct?&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:OriginalWarholChrisChanBookCover.jpeg|200px]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Coming from an artist myself, I believe that we as creators put out our work with a defining expression or message. Many may misinterpret your book as a piece of cash grab or a form of attention (to which you've both debunked here and via your responses to a couple of users whom criticized). If you had one sentence which briefly describes your intention of the book, what would it be? Whether it's a summary or clarification about what some may think otherwise.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Don Lashomb: Yeah that's the image from Mistletoe_Radio. I was not in the habit of reading Reddit, but someone else I was in contact with showed me the meme on the day I finished the rough draft of the book, and I thought it was great synchronicity. I was thrilled that Mistleto_Radio allowed me to use the image because I thought it was perfect. Before then I had been thinking of spoofing the cover to &amp;quot;Anti-Oedipus&amp;quot; by Deleuze &amp;amp; Guattari&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:AntiOedipusBookCover.jpeg|200px]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
, but that wouldn't've been as good.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I'll answer your &amp;quot;one sentence&amp;quot; question tomorrow (it's very late here), but I'll respond to some other things briefly:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Re: &amp;quot;avoiding to relentlessly check on updates about this&amp;quot;: I think people should be careful about what they put in their heads. Just in general it doesn't do me any good to check social media, period. As far as reviews, from what he insinuated to me personally, I would guess that GiBi gave me positive coverage, but I haven't watched either of his videos that mention me. There's no reason to watch them.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Re: &amp;quot;having reportedly introduced Christine herself into Andy Warhol&amp;quot;: I like playing matchmaker and I wish I could tell you some of the figures I've introduced to one another, but I can't. I knew CWC/Warhol would be a good pairing. Warhol seems like Chris Chan's precursor within a tradition of pop-culture-oriented artists. Warhol was often ridiculed as well. Both Warhol and Chris Chan can seem very strange and unique, and yet at the same time they emblematize large portions of our shared culture. Warhol was an outsider who became an insider. Chris Chan remains an outsider artist despite garnering a lot of fame. This says something about how fame itself has changed.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: As I've stated before, I respect your point about not only avoiding the obsession of checking social media but to warn others of how they interpret things with their personal schema. Although uncommon as an opinion, your argument in particular of presenting Chris as another Warhol in progress is presented in a fair and grounded manner.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I am humbly thankful for the time you've taken upon this interview for today and will look forward for additional trivia or information you may have for tomorrow. Take care!}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Don Lashomb: Re: &amp;quot;presenting Chris as another Warhol&amp;quot;: I wouldn't say Chris is &amp;quot;another Warhol&amp;quot;. Chris Chan is Chris Chan. But there are parallels to be made between the two figures, as bookends of a pop-culture era that began after WWII and may now be ending. The differences between them say something about how our culture has changed in the meantime.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Re: &amp;quot;If you had one sentence which briefly describes your intention of the book, what would it be?&amp;quot;: It's the only book of its kind, and I thought the world would be more interesting with this book in it.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Re: &amp;quot;Many may misinterpret your book as a piece of cash grab&amp;quot;: I understand why people jump to the most cynical conclusions, but almost anyone who gives my work even a brief glance (or sees the physicality of the actual book) will see that a lot of effort went into it. It's extremely substantive, but also very absurd, and I like the mix between those two qualities. As far as &amp;quot;get rich CWC&amp;quot; schemes go, this wouldn't rate very high. Sales have been nice but I make a lot more from my day job and other income.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: Thank you for following up to yesterday's past questions.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Re: &amp;quot;It's the only book of its kind, and I thought the world would be more interesting with this book in it.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Indeed it is, and I'm happy to exist for its creation. I've been forwarded this silly question by another CWCki Discord Server Moderator who wanted to know, &amp;quot;Do you like pickles?&amp;quot;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Don Lashomb: They're okay.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: Amazing response.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
It's noted that Chris reported to have conversed with you and while there may be many questions in order to detail the scenario, I would like to briefly know how Chris came into contact with you/vice versa along with the conversation you two had}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quotebox|Don Lashomb: Chris contacted me via [REDACTED]. Our correspondence was very pleasant. I was impressed with Chris's politeness, ability to take criticism, and attention to detail. In recent years the art of email writing seems to have gone by the wayside, but I find Chris to be a conscientious correspondent. We don't agree on everything, but that's fine. It seems that eventually Christine will provide a detailed response to the book, much as she plans to offer audio commentary to Geno's documentary. I'm very happy that, in general, Chris supports the book and thanked me for writing it.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: As much as I have expected, I am happy for Christine sending you a formal yet personal message commemorating your book and adding her comments upon it. This is less of a question but rather a compliment at how you’ve dedicated yourself into creating not only the Warhol/Chris Chan book but achieved it at 600+ pages.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox| Don Lashomb: That goes along with wanting to make something that was both impressive and absurd, at the same time. My goal was to explore the themes and comparisons to the best of my ability, no matter how many pages it took. There's also something about both Warhol and Chris Chan that facilitates comprehensiveness and exhaustion. When Warhol first exhibited the soup cans, he didn't just show one, he showed 32 of them, one for every variety available at the time. And his film Empire, which is just a stationary shot of the Empire State Building, wouldn't've become so notorious if it wasn't 8 hours long. Similarly, Christorians tend to want to document Chris Chan's life in great detail. We have the CWCki itself, of course, but also Geno's documentary series, which seems to include almost everything, and there are also Chris-Tubers who tirelessly cover Chris on a weekly basis. Warhol's actual Diaries, covering only an 11-year period, amounted to over 20,000 pages. Warhol wanted to record everything, and Chris Chan is arguably the most documented person in history. That's another major point of comparison, showing how Chris Chan seems to fulfill another Warhol prophecy.&lt;br /&gt;
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By the way, maybe this isn't for me to decide, but I wouldn't consider myself a Christorian. Maybe I was one for a little while.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: I appreciate your outstanding research on both artists despite yourself not currently identifying as a Christorian. I cannot doubt about the absurd amount of research it must’ve taken in order to confidently write about those comparisons.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
On behalf of the CWCki Discord Server and CWCki staff, I have no other questions and would like to thank you for allowing this interview! I am honored to have had this moment with you.&amp;quot;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Gallery==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;center&amp;gt;&amp;lt;gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
File:Warhol Chris Chan book cover.jpg|Cover of the book featuring a [[pickle]] in parody of Warhol's illustration for the cover of ''{{w|The Velvet Underground &amp;amp; Nico}}''.&lt;br /&gt;
File:Warhol Chris Chan Amazon review.JPG|Chris's review of the book versus another customer's take.&lt;br /&gt;
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==External links==&lt;br /&gt;
*[https://www.amazon.com/dp/B095F3762C/ Amazon link to the book] ([https://archive.fo/iqtAV Archive])&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Sonichu}}&lt;br /&gt;
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		<title>Warhol / Chris Chan</title>
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&lt;div&gt;{{quote|So far, the points between Andy Warhol and I are very much on point and par. I own up to my past and how it is depicted here. And it is a humbling honor to be compared with another great and unique artist and individual. 😊⚡️💙⚡️|Chris's Amazon review on the book.}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:May26BookSelfie.jpg|thumb|200px|Chris holding his copy with a self-made cover.]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
'''Warhol / Chris Chan''', subtitled '''The Lifespan of American Pop Culture, or The Suppression of [[Reality]]''', is a self-published [[fan]] book by Don Lashomb which subjectively compares the output of Chris with renowned modern artist {{w|Andy Warhol}} (who, [[Mia Hamm|unlike Chris]], supposedly died a [[Virgin with rage|virgin]]).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The book was published via Amazon on 19 [[May 2021]]. Chris was made aware of it a few days later and commented on it over Twitter, taking issue with the book's focus on his [[sex|sex life]] and sexually explicit art.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[May 2021 social media posts#Andy Warhol]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He purchased a copy of it and made his own cover for it as he didn't &amp;quot;have to feel bored in with looking at a [[pickle]].&amp;quot; Said pickle is a reference to the Warhol-designed cover art for the Velvet Underground's debut album ''The Velvet Underground and Nico''. Upon browsing the book's Disclaimer chapter, Chris commented about a nitpick with its contents, insisting that his delusions were real. Aside from it, he mentioned liking the book so far and thanked the author, giving it a glowing five-star review.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[May 2021 social media posts#Chris buys a book]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
On 27 May, Chris recorded a cover of [[Cover song: “I’ll Be Your Mirror” by Velvet Underground|“I’ll Be Your Mirror”]] by the Velvet Underground to promote the book.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
On 1 June 2021, while reading chapter 5 of the book, Chris began [[role-play]]ing as his younger self over Twitter, in order to check in with his inner child and search for issues to address.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[June 2021 social media posts#Chris larps as his younger self]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Book description==&lt;br /&gt;
===Amazon listing description===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;𝑰𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒋𝒐𝒌𝒆? 𝑶𝒓 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍?&lt;br /&gt;
A CRITICAL CONFRONTATION. What can we learn from comparing the two most unique cultural figures in living memory?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Warhol and Chris Chan: Both became famous while producing artwork that was often met with derision. Both became the focus of intense interest and curiosity. Their indelible personalities provoked fascination and laughter. In spite of their strangeness--or because of it--they reflect particularly pertinent aspects of the world around them. They are thought of as the oddest of oddities, and yet they represent the course of our society as a whole.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
From bright Pop Art to sordid underground films, Andy Warhol portrayed an [[America]] that was both familiar and avant-garde. He [[Michael Snyder is ColdHearted and Mean|carried a tape recorder everywhere]] and prophesized that in the future everyone would be famous just for being themselves. Several decades later, Chris Chan embodies Warhol's dream: Thanks to the internet Chris has become known worldwide, is constantly documented, observed, scrutinized, and made the subject of mass debate and media analysis.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Warhol worked to legitimize popular culture and give it the prestige of high art. But more recent generations have grown up breathing pop culture as if it were air. &amp;quot;Young at heart&amp;quot;, people continue playing [[video games]] and collecting toys into adulthood, and favorite entertainment franchises are treated akin to religions. More than anyone else, Chris Chan emblematizes the excesses of this era.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This comprehensive study investigates the parallels and divergences between Warhol and Chris Chan, both of whom can be seen as bellwethers of cultural shifts. The two are compared in terms of how they relate to the following elements--from the fundamentals of life to the themes of our age:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Names &amp;amp; [[CWC-isms|Words]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● [[Chris's room|Collecting &amp;amp; Hoarding]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● [[Chris and brand loyalty|Consumerism]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Technology &amp;amp; [[Chris in the media|Media]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● [[Chris and gender|Women]] . . . [[Chris and sex|Sex]] . [[Transgender|Transgenderism]] . . [[Women's rights|Femdom]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● [[Chris and his ego|Fame]]: [[Messiah complex|Mythologies of Self]] &amp;amp; [[Dimensions|Multiverse]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Recording&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A wide [[autism|spectrum]] of knowledge is painstakingly drawn upon to analyze our two subjects from all angles. References and points of comparison are made to elements of:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● [[Chris and art|Art]] history&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Classic [[Chris and cameras|film]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Modernist literature&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Philosophy (from Plato to the postmodern)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Popular [[music]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● [[Psychology]] (especially psychoanalysis)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● [[Chris and the Internet|Internet meme culture]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Through pathos and ridiculousness, in an uncertain world that's constantly changing, we trace the human spirit as it passes from the golden age of Americana... through the high Warholian era... and now into Chris Chan's [[S-Chu Ball|Poké Ball.]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
So: 𝑰𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒋𝒐𝒌𝒆? 𝑶𝒓 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍? Read slowly and see.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
(NOTE: Chris Chan's pronouns are indeed respected throughout this study. The author is proud to have earned the approval of Christine Chandler herself.)&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Product details===&lt;br /&gt;
*ASIN : B095F3762C&lt;br /&gt;
*Publisher : Independently published (May 19, 2021)&lt;br /&gt;
*Language : English&lt;br /&gt;
*Paperback : 635 pages&lt;br /&gt;
*ISBN-13 : 979-8739475275&lt;br /&gt;
*Item Weight : 2.31 pounds&lt;br /&gt;
*Dimensions : 6 x 1.44 x 9 inches&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Interview with Don Lashomb==&lt;br /&gt;
{{quote|If someone else has been posting as me here, on KF, or on Twitter, that's not me, just so you know. I didn't really keep up with the CWC communities on a daily basis before the book, and I'm not doing so now.|Don's personal disclaimer before the interview started.}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
On May 31st, 2021, CWCki Jerkop and CWCki Discord server Moderator [[User:OrangeJuice|Orange Juice]] contacted the author behind the Warhol/Chris Chan book via Reddit for a text-based interview about the production and intention of the book.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: As an easy opener, when did you first started your literary work and are you planning on doing more Chris Chan content or rather explore other projects instead?}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Don Lashomb: You're too kind in calling it all &amp;quot;literary work&amp;quot;. I've written a lot of different stuff since I was a child, on a lot of different subjects, much of it as a ghostwriter for other people.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I have absolutely no plans for further Chris Chan-related work aside from an eventual revised edition of the current book, correcting any factual errors and typos. The current offering is labeled as a &amp;quot;True, Honest First Edition&amp;quot; and at some point there will be a &amp;quot;Premiere 2nd edition&amp;quot;, to reference the cover of Sonichu #2 (&amp;quot;Premiere #2&amp;quot;), because I think that would be funny. This was always going to happen, to correct any inaccuracies.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Other people keep asking me about things like an audiobook version (unlikely), an ebook version (more likely), and different sorts of special editions with contributions from other people. I'm reluctant to do much of that, and if any of it happens I don't expect to offer any further contributions myself. I knew who Chris Chan was before undertaking this project, but keeping up with Chris Chan and/or the CWC community was not an active interest of mine beforehand, and I have no interest in becoming an active observer or participant going forward.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: That’s absolutely valid for you to comment. Nonetheless, I’m with certain to honor your talent with such a title. Were you expecting Chris to acknowledge your book? And considering a few days ago at the time of this interview, Christine provided herself with not only a review but also a cover song and her own book cover design in order to not “have to feel bored in with looking at a pickle.&amp;quot;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Don Lashomb: You can call it literature or talk about my talent if you want, but in my view I just did the best job I could do writing the book I wrote. Readers should be able to tell from some of the humor and facetiousness in the book that I'm not taking it all so deadly seriously. A lot of effort went into the study, but I had a great time doing it. I was able to explore a lot of themes that matter to me, but at the end of the day it's a book with a pickle on the cover, and in part the cover image was chosen to diffuse the pretentiousness that tends to set in whenever one is dealing with postmodernism or academic language.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I expected Chris to respond but I had no idea what the response would be. That was part of the fun, actually, finding out. Christine offered her cover to be used for a variant edition, but we wouldn't be able to do that with copyrighted Warhol imagery on it. I haven't heard the song and only learned about its existence from a friend earlier today. I am very much NOT the sort of person to be &amp;quot;monitoring the situation&amp;quot; on social media.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: I find you’re taking the reception well and are avoiding to relentlessly check on updates about this. As far as colloquial dialects go, you’re a “madlad” for being a part of Christory (CWC history) now and also having reportedly introduced Christine herself into Andy Warhol. This more of a personal question I have but who designed the curious book cover?}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Dan Lashomb: Yes, I have it on good authority that Count Dankula has already begun a &amp;quot;mad lads&amp;quot; episode on me but needs a little more material.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The cover image is from a meme by Mistletoe_Radio, who graciously allowed me to repurpose it. I tweaked it slightly.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: This one, correct?&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:OriginalWarholChrisChanBookCover.jpeg|200px]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Coming from an artist myself, I believe that we as creators put out our work with a defining expression or message. Many may misinterpret your book as a piece of cash grab or a form of attention (to which you've both debunked here and via your responses to a couple of users whom criticized). If you had one sentence which briefly describes your intention of the book, what would it be? Whether it's a summary or clarification about what some may think otherwise.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Don Lashomb: Yeah that's the image from Mistletoe_Radio. I was not in the habit of reading Reddit, but someone else I was in contact with showed me the meme on the day I finished the rough draft of the book, and I thought it was great synchronicity. I was thrilled that Mistleto_Radio allowed me to use the image because I thought it was perfect. Before then I had been thinking of spoofing the cover to &amp;quot;Anti-Oedipus&amp;quot; by Deleuze &amp;amp; Guattari&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:AntiOedipusBookCover.jpeg|200px]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
, but that wouldn't've been as good.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I'll answer your &amp;quot;one sentence&amp;quot; question tomorrow (it's very late here), but I'll respond to some other things briefly:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Re: &amp;quot;avoiding to relentlessly check on updates about this&amp;quot;: I think people should be careful about what they put in their heads. Just in general it doesn't do me any good to check social media, period. As far as reviews, from what he insinuated to me personally, I would guess that GiBi gave me positive coverage, but I haven't watched either of his videos that mention me. There's no reason to watch them.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Re: &amp;quot;having reportedly introduced Christine herself into Andy Warhol&amp;quot;: I like playing matchmaker and I wish I could tell you some of the figures I've introduced to one another, but I can't. I knew CWC/Warhol would be a good pairing. Warhol seems like Chris Chan's precursor within a tradition of pop-culture-oriented artists. Warhol was often ridiculed as well. Both Warhol and Chris Chan can seem very strange and unique, and yet at the same time they emblematize large portions of our shared culture. Warhol was an outsider who became an insider. Chris Chan remains an outsider artist despite garnering a lot of fame. This says something about how fame itself has changed.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: As I've stated before, I respect your point about not only avoiding the obsession of checking social media but to warn others of how they interpret things with their personal schema. Although uncommon as an opinion, your argument in particular of presenting Chris as another Warhol in progress is presented in a fair and grounded manner.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I am humbly thankful for the time you've taken upon this interview for today and will look forward for additional trivia or information you may have for tomorrow. Take care!}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quotebox|Don Lashomb: Re: &amp;quot;presenting Chris as another Warhol&amp;quot;: I wouldn't say Chris is &amp;quot;another Warhol&amp;quot;. Chris Chan is Chris Chan. But there are parallels to be made between the two figures, as bookends of a pop-culture era that began after WWII and may now be ending. The differences between them say something about how our culture has changed in the meantime.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Re: &amp;quot;If you had one sentence which briefly describes your intention of the book, what would it be?&amp;quot;: It's the only book of its kind, and I thought the world would be more interesting with this book in it.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Re: &amp;quot;Many may misinterpret your book as a piece of cash grab&amp;quot;: I understand why people jump to the most cynical conclusions, but almost anyone who gives my work even a brief glance (or sees the physicality of the actual book) will see that a lot of effort went into it. It's extremely substantive, but also very absurd, and I like the mix between those two qualities. As far as &amp;quot;get rich CWC&amp;quot; schemes go, this wouldn't rate very high. Sales have been nice but I make a lot more from my day job and other income.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: Thank you for following up to yesterday's past questions.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Re: &amp;quot;It's the only book of its kind, and I thought the world would be more interesting with this book in it.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Indeed it is, and I'm happy to exist for its creation. I've been forwarded this silly question by another CWCki Discord Server Moderator who wanted to know, &amp;quot;Do you like pickles?&amp;quot;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Don Lashomb: They're okay.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: Amazing response.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
It's noted that Chris reported to have conversed with you and while there may be many questions in order to detail the scenario, I would like to briefly know how Chris came into contact with you/vice versa along with the conversation you two had}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quotebox|Don Lashomb: Chris contacted me via [REDACTED]. Our correspondence was very pleasant. I was impressed with Chris's politeness, ability to take criticism, and attention to detail. In recent years the art of email writing seems to have gone by the wayside, but I find Chris to be a conscientious correspondent. We don't agree on everything, but that's fine. It seems that eventually Christine will provide a detailed response to the book, much as she plans to offer audio commentary to Geno's documentary. I'm very happy that, in general, Chris supports the book and thanked me for writing it.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: As much as I have expected, I am happy for Christine sending you a formal yet personal message commemorating your book and adding her comments upon it. This is less of a question but rather a compliment at how you’ve dedicated yourself into creating not only the Warhol/Chris Chan book but achieved it at 600+ pages.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox| Don Lashomb: That goes along with wanting to make something that was both impressive and absurd, at the same time. My goal was to explore the themes and comparisons to the best of my ability, no matter how many pages it took. There's also something about both Warhol and Chris Chan that facilitates comprehensiveness and exhaustion. When Warhol first exhibited the soup cans, he didn't just show one, he showed 32 of them, one for every variety available at the time. And his film Empire, which is just a stationary shot of the Empire State Building, wouldn't've become so notorious if it wasn't 8 hours long. Similarly, Christorians tend to want to document Chris Chan's life in great detail. We have the CWCki itself, of course, but also Geno's documentary series, which seems to include almost everything, and there are also Chris-Tubers who tirelessly cover Chris on a weekly basis. Warhol's actual Diaries, covering only an 11-year period, amounted to over 20,000 pages. Warhol wanted to record everything, and Chris Chan is arguably the most documented person in history. That's another major point of comparison, showing how Chris Chan seems to fulfill another Warhol prophecy.&lt;br /&gt;
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By the way, maybe this isn't for me to decide, but I wouldn't consider myself a Christorian. Maybe I was one for a little while.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: I appreciate your outstanding research on both artists despite yourself not currently identifying as a Christorian. I cannot doubt about the absurd amount of research it must’ve taken in order to confidently write about those comparisons.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
On behalf of the CWCki Discord Server and CWCki staff, I have no other questions and would like to thank you for allowing this interview! I am honored to have had this moment with you.&amp;quot;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Gallery==&lt;br /&gt;
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File:Warhol Chris Chan book cover.jpg|Cover of the book featuring a [[pickle]] in parody of Warhol's illustration for the cover of ''{{w|The Velvet Underground &amp;amp; Nico}}''.&lt;br /&gt;
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==External links==&lt;br /&gt;
*[https://www.amazon.com/dp/B095F3762C/ Amazon link to the book] ([https://archive.fo/iqtAV Archive])&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
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		<title>Warhol / Chris Chan</title>
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&lt;div&gt;{{quote|So far, the points between Andy Warhol and I are very much on point and par. I own up to my past and how it is depicted here. And it is a humbling honor to be compared with another great and unique artist and individual. 😊⚡️💙⚡️|Chris's Amazon review on the book.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:May26BookSelfie.jpg|thumb|200px|Chris holding his copy with a self-made cover.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Warhol / Chris Chan''', subtitled '''The Lifespan of American Pop Culture, or The Suppression of [[Reality]]''', is a self-published [[fan]] book by Don Lashomb which subjectively compares the output of Chris with renowned modern artist {{w|Andy Warhol}} (who, [[Mia Hamm|unlike Chris]], supposedly died a [[Virgin with rage|virgin]]).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The book was published via Amazon on 19 [[May 2021]]. Chris was made aware of it a few days later and commented on it over Twitter, taking issue with the book's focus on his [[sex|sex life]] and sexually explicit art.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[May 2021 social media posts#Andy Warhol]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He purchased a copy of it and made his own cover for it as he didn't &amp;quot;have to feel bored in with looking at a [[pickle]].&amp;quot; Said pickle is a reference to the Warhol-designed cover art for the Velvet Underground's debut album ''The Velvet Underground and Nico''. Upon browsing the book's Disclaimer chapter, Chris commented about a nitpick with its contents, insisting that his delusions were real. Aside from it, he mentioned liking the book so far and thanked the author, giving it a glowing five-star review.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[May 2021 social media posts#Chris buys a book]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
On 27 May, Chris recorded a cover of [[Cover song: “I’ll Be Your Mirror” by Velvet Underground|“I’ll Be Your Mirror”]] by the Velvet Underground to promote the book.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
On 1 June 2021, while reading chapter 5 of the book, Chris began [[role-play]]ing as his younger self over Twitter, in order to check in with his inner child and search for issues to address.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[June 2021 social media posts#Chris larps as his younger self]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Book description==&lt;br /&gt;
===Amazon listing description===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;𝑰𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒋𝒐𝒌𝒆? 𝑶𝒓 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍?&lt;br /&gt;
A CRITICAL CONFRONTATION. What can we learn from comparing the two most unique cultural figures in living memory?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Warhol and Chris Chan: Both became famous while producing artwork that was often met with derision. Both became the focus of intense interest and curiosity. Their indelible personalities provoked fascination and laughter. In spite of their strangeness--or because of it--they reflect particularly pertinent aspects of the world around them. They are thought of as the oddest of oddities, and yet they represent the course of our society as a whole.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
From bright Pop Art to sordid underground films, Andy Warhol portrayed an [[America]] that was both familiar and avant-garde. He [[Michael Snyder is ColdHearted and Mean|carried a tape recorder everywhere]] and prophesized that in the future everyone would be famous just for being themselves. Several decades later, Chris Chan embodies Warhol's dream: Thanks to the internet Chris has become known worldwide, is constantly documented, observed, scrutinized, and made the subject of mass debate and media analysis.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Warhol worked to legitimize popular culture and give it the prestige of high art. But more recent generations have grown up breathing pop culture as if it were air. &amp;quot;Young at heart&amp;quot;, people continue playing [[video games]] and collecting toys into adulthood, and favorite entertainment franchises are treated akin to religions. More than anyone else, Chris Chan emblematizes the excesses of this era.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This comprehensive study investigates the parallels and divergences between Warhol and Chris Chan, both of whom can be seen as bellwethers of cultural shifts. The two are compared in terms of how they relate to the following elements--from the fundamentals of life to the themes of our age:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Names &amp;amp; [[CWC-isms|Words]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● [[Chris's room|Collecting &amp;amp; Hoarding]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● [[Chris and brand loyalty|Consumerism]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Technology &amp;amp; [[Chris in the media|Media]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● [[Chris and gender|Women]] . . . [[Chris and sex|Sex]] . [[Transgender|Transgenderism]] . . [[Women's rights|Femdom]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Fame: [[Messiah complex|Mythologies of Self]] &amp;amp; [[Dimensions|Multiverse]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Recording&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A wide [[autism|spectrum]] of knowledge is painstakingly drawn upon to analyze our two subjects from all angles. References and points of comparison are made to elements of:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● [[Chris and art|Art]] history&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Classic [[Chris and cameras|film]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Modernist literature&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Philosophy (from Plato to the postmodern)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Popular [[music]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● [[Psychology]] (especially psychoanalysis)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● [[Chris and the Internet|Internet meme culture]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Through pathos and ridiculousness, in an uncertain world that's constantly changing, we trace the human spirit as it passes from the golden age of Americana... through the high Warholian era... and now into Chris Chan's [[S-Chu Ball|Poké Ball.]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
So: 𝑰𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒋𝒐𝒌𝒆? 𝑶𝒓 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍? Read slowly and see.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
(NOTE: Chris Chan's pronouns are indeed respected throughout this study. The author is proud to have earned the approval of Christine Chandler herself.)&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Product details===&lt;br /&gt;
*ASIN : B095F3762C&lt;br /&gt;
*Publisher : Independently published (May 19, 2021)&lt;br /&gt;
*Language : English&lt;br /&gt;
*Paperback : 635 pages&lt;br /&gt;
*ISBN-13 : 979-8739475275&lt;br /&gt;
*Item Weight : 2.31 pounds&lt;br /&gt;
*Dimensions : 6 x 1.44 x 9 inches&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Interview with Don Lashomb==&lt;br /&gt;
{{quote|If someone else has been posting as me here, on KF, or on Twitter, that's not me, just so you know. I didn't really keep up with the CWC communities on a daily basis before the book, and I'm not doing so now.|Don's personal disclaimer before the interview started.}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
On May 31st, 2021, CWCki Jerkop and CWCki Discord server Moderator [[User:OrangeJuice|Orange Juice]] contacted the author behind the Warhol/Chris Chan book via Reddit for a text-based interview about the production and intention of the book.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: As an easy opener, when did you first started your literary work and are you planning on doing more Chris Chan content or rather explore other projects instead?}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quotebox|Don Lashomb: You're too kind in calling it all &amp;quot;literary work&amp;quot;. I've written a lot of different stuff since I was a child, on a lot of different subjects, much of it as a ghostwriter for other people.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I have absolutely no plans for further Chris Chan-related work aside from an eventual revised edition of the current book, correcting any factual errors and typos. The current offering is labeled as a &amp;quot;True, Honest First Edition&amp;quot; and at some point there will be a &amp;quot;Premiere 2nd edition&amp;quot;, to reference the cover of Sonichu #2 (&amp;quot;Premiere #2&amp;quot;), because I think that would be funny. This was always going to happen, to correct any inaccuracies.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Other people keep asking me about things like an audiobook version (unlikely), an ebook version (more likely), and different sorts of special editions with contributions from other people. I'm reluctant to do much of that, and if any of it happens I don't expect to offer any further contributions myself. I knew who Chris Chan was before undertaking this project, but keeping up with Chris Chan and/or the CWC community was not an active interest of mine beforehand, and I have no interest in becoming an active observer or participant going forward.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: That’s absolutely valid for you to comment. Nonetheless, I’m with certain to honor your talent with such a title. Were you expecting Chris to acknowledge your book? And considering a few days ago at the time of this interview, Christine provided herself with not only a review but also a cover song and her own book cover design in order to not “have to feel bored in with looking at a pickle.&amp;quot;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Don Lashomb: You can call it literature or talk about my talent if you want, but in my view I just did the best job I could do writing the book I wrote. Readers should be able to tell from some of the humor and facetiousness in the book that I'm not taking it all so deadly seriously. A lot of effort went into the study, but I had a great time doing it. I was able to explore a lot of themes that matter to me, but at the end of the day it's a book with a pickle on the cover, and in part the cover image was chosen to diffuse the pretentiousness that tends to set in whenever one is dealing with postmodernism or academic language.&lt;br /&gt;
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I expected Chris to respond but I had no idea what the response would be. That was part of the fun, actually, finding out. Christine offered her cover to be used for a variant edition, but we wouldn't be able to do that with copyrighted Warhol imagery on it. I haven't heard the song and only learned about its existence from a friend earlier today. I am very much NOT the sort of person to be &amp;quot;monitoring the situation&amp;quot; on social media.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: I find you’re taking the reception well and are avoiding to relentlessly check on updates about this. As far as colloquial dialects go, you’re a “madlad” for being a part of Christory (CWC history) now and also having reportedly introduced Christine herself into Andy Warhol. This more of a personal question I have but who designed the curious book cover?}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Dan Lashomb: Yes, I have it on good authority that Count Dankula has already begun a &amp;quot;mad lads&amp;quot; episode on me but needs a little more material.&lt;br /&gt;
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The cover image is from a meme by Mistletoe_Radio, who graciously allowed me to repurpose it. I tweaked it slightly.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: This one, correct?&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:OriginalWarholChrisChanBookCover.jpeg|200px]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Coming from an artist myself, I believe that we as creators put out our work with a defining expression or message. Many may misinterpret your book as a piece of cash grab or a form of attention (to which you've both debunked here and via your responses to a couple of users whom criticized). If you had one sentence which briefly describes your intention of the book, what would it be? Whether it's a summary or clarification about what some may think otherwise.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Don Lashomb: Yeah that's the image from Mistletoe_Radio. I was not in the habit of reading Reddit, but someone else I was in contact with showed me the meme on the day I finished the rough draft of the book, and I thought it was great synchronicity. I was thrilled that Mistleto_Radio allowed me to use the image because I thought it was perfect. Before then I had been thinking of spoofing the cover to &amp;quot;Anti-Oedipus&amp;quot; by Deleuze &amp;amp; Guattari&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:AntiOedipusBookCover.jpeg|200px]]&lt;br /&gt;
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, but that wouldn't've been as good.&lt;br /&gt;
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I'll answer your &amp;quot;one sentence&amp;quot; question tomorrow (it's very late here), but I'll respond to some other things briefly:&lt;br /&gt;
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Re: &amp;quot;avoiding to relentlessly check on updates about this&amp;quot;: I think people should be careful about what they put in their heads. Just in general it doesn't do me any good to check social media, period. As far as reviews, from what he insinuated to me personally, I would guess that GiBi gave me positive coverage, but I haven't watched either of his videos that mention me. There's no reason to watch them.&lt;br /&gt;
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Re: &amp;quot;having reportedly introduced Christine herself into Andy Warhol&amp;quot;: I like playing matchmaker and I wish I could tell you some of the figures I've introduced to one another, but I can't. I knew CWC/Warhol would be a good pairing. Warhol seems like Chris Chan's precursor within a tradition of pop-culture-oriented artists. Warhol was often ridiculed as well. Both Warhol and Chris Chan can seem very strange and unique, and yet at the same time they emblematize large portions of our shared culture. Warhol was an outsider who became an insider. Chris Chan remains an outsider artist despite garnering a lot of fame. This says something about how fame itself has changed.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: As I've stated before, I respect your point about not only avoiding the obsession of checking social media but to warn others of how they interpret things with their personal schema. Although uncommon as an opinion, your argument in particular of presenting Chris as another Warhol in progress is presented in a fair and grounded manner.&lt;br /&gt;
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I am humbly thankful for the time you've taken upon this interview for today and will look forward for additional trivia or information you may have for tomorrow. Take care!}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Don Lashomb: Re: &amp;quot;presenting Chris as another Warhol&amp;quot;: I wouldn't say Chris is &amp;quot;another Warhol&amp;quot;. Chris Chan is Chris Chan. But there are parallels to be made between the two figures, as bookends of a pop-culture era that began after WWII and may now be ending. The differences between them say something about how our culture has changed in the meantime.&lt;br /&gt;
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Re: &amp;quot;If you had one sentence which briefly describes your intention of the book, what would it be?&amp;quot;: It's the only book of its kind, and I thought the world would be more interesting with this book in it.&lt;br /&gt;
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Re: &amp;quot;Many may misinterpret your book as a piece of cash grab&amp;quot;: I understand why people jump to the most cynical conclusions, but almost anyone who gives my work even a brief glance (or sees the physicality of the actual book) will see that a lot of effort went into it. It's extremely substantive, but also very absurd, and I like the mix between those two qualities. As far as &amp;quot;get rich CWC&amp;quot; schemes go, this wouldn't rate very high. Sales have been nice but I make a lot more from my day job and other income.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: Thank you for following up to yesterday's past questions.&lt;br /&gt;
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Re: &amp;quot;It's the only book of its kind, and I thought the world would be more interesting with this book in it.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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Indeed it is, and I'm happy to exist for its creation. I've been forwarded this silly question by another CWCki Discord Server Moderator who wanted to know, &amp;quot;Do you like pickles?&amp;quot;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Don Lashomb: They're okay.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: Amazing response.&lt;br /&gt;
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It's noted that Chris reported to have conversed with you and while there may be many questions in order to detail the scenario, I would like to briefly know how Chris came into contact with you/vice versa along with the conversation you two had}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Don Lashomb: Chris contacted me via [REDACTED]. Our correspondence was very pleasant. I was impressed with Chris's politeness, ability to take criticism, and attention to detail. In recent years the art of email writing seems to have gone by the wayside, but I find Chris to be a conscientious correspondent. We don't agree on everything, but that's fine. It seems that eventually Christine will provide a detailed response to the book, much as she plans to offer audio commentary to Geno's documentary. I'm very happy that, in general, Chris supports the book and thanked me for writing it.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: As much as I have expected, I am happy for Christine sending you a formal yet personal message commemorating your book and adding her comments upon it. This is less of a question but rather a compliment at how you’ve dedicated yourself into creating not only the Warhol/Chris Chan book but achieved it at 600+ pages.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox| Don Lashomb: That goes along with wanting to make something that was both impressive and absurd, at the same time. My goal was to explore the themes and comparisons to the best of my ability, no matter how many pages it took. There's also something about both Warhol and Chris Chan that facilitates comprehensiveness and exhaustion. When Warhol first exhibited the soup cans, he didn't just show one, he showed 32 of them, one for every variety available at the time. And his film Empire, which is just a stationary shot of the Empire State Building, wouldn't've become so notorious if it wasn't 8 hours long. Similarly, Christorians tend to want to document Chris Chan's life in great detail. We have the CWCki itself, of course, but also Geno's documentary series, which seems to include almost everything, and there are also Chris-Tubers who tirelessly cover Chris on a weekly basis. Warhol's actual Diaries, covering only an 11-year period, amounted to over 20,000 pages. Warhol wanted to record everything, and Chris Chan is arguably the most documented person in history. That's another major point of comparison, showing how Chris Chan seems to fulfill another Warhol prophecy.&lt;br /&gt;
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By the way, maybe this isn't for me to decide, but I wouldn't consider myself a Christorian. Maybe I was one for a little while.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: I appreciate your outstanding research on both artists despite yourself not currently identifying as a Christorian. I cannot doubt about the absurd amount of research it must’ve taken in order to confidently write about those comparisons.&lt;br /&gt;
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On behalf of the CWCki Discord Server and CWCki staff, I have no other questions and would like to thank you for allowing this interview! I am honored to have had this moment with you.&amp;quot;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==External links==&lt;br /&gt;
*[https://www.amazon.com/dp/B095F3762C/ Amazon link to the book] ([https://archive.fo/iqtAV Archive])&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Sonichu}}&lt;br /&gt;
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		<title>Warhol / Chris Chan</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;OrangeJuice: /* Interview with Don Lashomb */&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;{{quote|So far, the points between Andy Warhol and I are very much on point and par. I own up to my past and how it is depicted here. And it is a humbling honor to be compared with another great and unique artist and individual. 😊⚡️💙⚡️|Chris's Amazon review on the book.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:May26BookSelfie.jpg|thumb|200px|Chris holding his copy with a self-made cover.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Warhol / Chris Chan''', subtitled '''The Lifespan of American Pop Culture, or The Suppression of [[Reality]]''', is a self-published [[fan]] book by Don Lashomb which subjectively compares the output of Chris with renowned modern artist {{w|Andy Warhol}} (who, [[Mia Hamm|unlike Chris]], supposedly died a [[Virgin with rage|virgin]]).&lt;br /&gt;
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The book was published via Amazon on 19 [[May 2021]]. Chris was made aware of it a few days later and commented on it over Twitter, taking issue with the book's focus on his [[sex|sex life]] and sexually explicit art.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[May 2021 social media posts#Andy Warhol]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He purchased a copy of it and made his own cover for it as he didn't &amp;quot;have to feel bored in with looking at a [[pickle]].&amp;quot; Said pickle is a reference to the Warhol-designed cover art for the Velvet Underground's debut album ''The Velvet Underground and Nico''. Upon browsing the book's Disclaimer chapter, Chris commented about a nitpick with its contents, insisting that his delusions were real. Aside from it, he mentioned liking the book so far and thanked the author, giving it a glowing five-star review.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[May 2021 social media posts#Chris buys a book]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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On 27 May, Chris recorded a cover of [[Cover song: “I’ll Be Your Mirror” by Velvet Underground|“I’ll Be Your Mirror”]] by the Velvet Underground to promote the book.&lt;br /&gt;
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On 1 June 2021, while reading chapter 5 of the book, Chris began [[role-play]]ing as his younger self over Twitter, in order to check in with his inner child and search for issues to address.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[June 2021 social media posts#Chris larps as his younger self]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Book description==&lt;br /&gt;
===Amazon listing description===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;𝑰𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒋𝒐𝒌𝒆? 𝑶𝒓 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍?&lt;br /&gt;
A CRITICAL CONFRONTATION. What can we learn from comparing the two most unique cultural figures in living memory?&lt;br /&gt;
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Warhol and Chris Chan: Both became famous while producing artwork that was often met with derision. Both became the focus of intense interest and curiosity. Their indelible personalities provoked fascination and laughter. In spite of their strangeness--or because of it--they reflect particularly pertinent aspects of the world around them. They are thought of as the oddest of oddities, and yet they represent the course of our society as a whole.&lt;br /&gt;
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From bright Pop Art to sordid underground films, Andy Warhol portrayed an [[America]] that was both familiar and avant-garde. He [[Michael Snyder is ColdHearted and Mean|carried a tape recorder everywhere]] and prophesized that in the future everyone would be famous just for being themselves. Several decades later, Chris Chan embodies Warhol's dream: Thanks to the internet Chris has become known worldwide, is constantly documented, observed, scrutinized, and made the subject of mass debate and media analysis.&lt;br /&gt;
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Warhol worked to legitimize popular culture and give it the prestige of high art. But more recent generations have grown up breathing pop culture as if it were air. &amp;quot;Young at heart&amp;quot;, people continue playing [[video games]] and collecting toys into adulthood, and favorite entertainment franchises are treated akin to religions. More than anyone else, Chris Chan emblematizes the excesses of this era.&lt;br /&gt;
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This comprehensive study investigates the parallels and divergences between Warhol and Chris Chan, both of whom can be seen as bellwethers of cultural shifts. The two are compared in terms of how they relate to the following elements--from the fundamentals of life to the themes of our age:&lt;br /&gt;
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● Names &amp;amp; [[CWC-isms|Words]]&lt;br /&gt;
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● [[Chris's room|Collecting &amp;amp; Hoarding]]&lt;br /&gt;
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● [[Chris and brand loyalty|Consumerism]]&lt;br /&gt;
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● Technology &amp;amp; [[Chris in the media|Media]]&lt;br /&gt;
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● [[Chris and gender|Women]] . . . [[Chris and sex|Sex]] . [[Transgender|Transgenderism]] . . [[Women's rights|Femdom]]&lt;br /&gt;
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● Fame: [[Messiah complex|Mythologies of Self]] &amp;amp; [[Dimensions|Multiverse]]&lt;br /&gt;
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● Recording&lt;br /&gt;
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A wide [[autism|spectrum]] of knowledge is painstakingly drawn upon to analyze our two subjects from all angles. References and points of comparison are made to elements of:&lt;br /&gt;
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● [[Chris and art|Art]] history&lt;br /&gt;
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● Classic [[Chris and cameras|film]]&lt;br /&gt;
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● Modernist literature&lt;br /&gt;
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● Philosophy (from Plato to the postmodern)&lt;br /&gt;
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● Popular [[music]]&lt;br /&gt;
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● [[Psychology]] (especially psychoanalysis)&lt;br /&gt;
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● [[Chris and the Internet|Internet meme culture]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Through pathos and ridiculousness, in an uncertain world that's constantly changing, we trace the human spirit as it passes from the golden age of Americana... through the high Warholian era... and now into Chris Chan's [[S-Chu Ball|Poké Ball.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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So: 𝑰𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒋𝒐𝒌𝒆? 𝑶𝒓 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍? Read slowly and see.&lt;br /&gt;
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(NOTE: Chris Chan's pronouns are indeed respected throughout this study. The author is proud to have earned the approval of Christine Chandler herself.)&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Product details===&lt;br /&gt;
*ASIN : B095F3762C&lt;br /&gt;
*Publisher : Independently published (May 19, 2021)&lt;br /&gt;
*Language : English&lt;br /&gt;
*Paperback : 635 pages&lt;br /&gt;
*ISBN-13 : 979-8739475275&lt;br /&gt;
*Item Weight : 2.31 pounds&lt;br /&gt;
*Dimensions : 6 x 1.44 x 9 inches&lt;br /&gt;
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==Interview with Don Lashomb==&lt;br /&gt;
{{quote|If someone else has been posting as me here, on KF, or on Twitter, that's not me, just so you know. I didn't really keep up with the CWC communities on a daily basis before the book, and I'm not doing so now.|Don's personal disclaimer before the interview started.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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On May 31st, 2021, CWCki Jerkop and CWCki Discord server Moderator [[User:OrangeJuice|Orange Juice]] contacted the author behind the Warhol/Chris Chan book via reddit for a text-based interview about the production and intention of the book.&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: As an easy opener, when did you first started your literary work and are you planning on doing more Chris Chan content or rather explore other projects instead?}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Don Lashomb: You're too kind in calling it all &amp;quot;literary work&amp;quot;. I've written a lot of different stuff since I was a child, on a lot of different subjects, much of it as a ghostwriter for other people.&lt;br /&gt;
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I have absolutely no plans for further Chris Chan-related work aside from an eventual revised edition of the current book, correcting any factual errors and typos. The current offering is labeled as a &amp;quot;True, Honest First Edition&amp;quot; and at some point there will be a &amp;quot;Premiere 2nd edition&amp;quot;, to reference the cover of Sonichu #2 (&amp;quot;Premiere #2&amp;quot;), because I think that would be funny. This was always going to happen, to correct any inaccuracies.&lt;br /&gt;
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Other people keep asking me about things like an audiobook version (unlikely), an ebook version (more likely), and different sorts of special editions with contributions from other people. I'm reluctant to do much of that, and if any of it happens I don't expect to offer any further contributions myself. I knew who Chris Chan was before undertaking this project, but keeping up with Chris Chan and/or the CWC community was not an active interest of mine beforehand, and I have no interest in becoming an active observer or participant going forward.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: That’s absolutely valid for you to comment. Nonetheless, I’m with certain to honor your talent with such a title. Were you expecting Chris to acknowledge your book? And considering a few days ago at the time of this interview, Christine provided herself with not only a review but also a cover song and her own book cover design in order to not “have to feel bored in with looking at a pickle.&amp;quot;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Don Lashomb: You can call it literature or talk about my talent if you want, but in my view I just did the best job I could do writing the book I wrote. Readers should be able to tell from some of the humor and facetiousness in the book that I'm not taking it all so deadly seriously. A lot of effort went into the study, but I had a great time doing it. I was able to explore a lot of themes that matter to me, but at the end of the day it's a book with a pickle on the cover, and in part the cover image was chosen to diffuse the pretentiousness that tends to set in whenever one is dealing with postmodernism or academic language.&lt;br /&gt;
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I expected Chris to respond but I had no idea what the response would be. That was part of the fun, actually, finding out. Christine offered her cover to be used for a variant edition, but we wouldn't be able to do that with copyrighted Warhol imagery on it. I haven't heard the song and only learned about its existence from a friend earlier today. I am very much NOT the sort of person to be &amp;quot;monitoring the situation&amp;quot; on social media.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: I find you’re taking the reception well and are avoiding to relentlessly check on updates about this. As far as colloquial dialects go, you’re a “madlad” for being a part of Christory (CWC history) now and also having reportedly introduced Christine herself into Andy Warhol. This more of a personal question I have but who designed the curious book cover?}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Dan Lashomb: Yes, I have it on good authority that Count Dankula has already begun a &amp;quot;mad lads&amp;quot; episode on me but needs a little more material.&lt;br /&gt;
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The cover image is from a meme by Mistletoe_Radio, who graciously allowed me to repurpose it. I tweaked it slightly.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: This one, correct?&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:OriginalWarholChrisChanBookCover.jpeg|200px]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Coming from an artist myself, I believe that we as creators put out our work with a defining expression or message. Many may misinterpret your book as a piece of cash grab or a form of attention (to which you've both debunked here and via your responses to a couple of users whom criticized). If you had one sentence which briefly describes your intention of the book, what would it be? Whether it's a summary or clarification about what some may think otherwise.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Don Lashomb: Yeah that's the image from Mistletoe_Radio. I was not in the habit of reading Reddit, but someone else I was in contact with showed me the meme on the day I finished the rough draft of the book, and I thought it was great synchronicity. I was thrilled that Mistleto_Radio allowed me to use the image because I thought it was perfect. Before then I had been thinking of spoofing the cover to &amp;quot;Anti-Oedipus&amp;quot; by Deleuze &amp;amp; Guattari&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:AntiOedipusBookCover.jpeg|200px]]&lt;br /&gt;
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, but that wouldn't've been as good.&lt;br /&gt;
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I'll answer your &amp;quot;one sentence&amp;quot; question tomorrow (it's very late here), but I'll respond to some other things briefly:&lt;br /&gt;
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Re: &amp;quot;avoiding to relentlessly check on updates about this&amp;quot;: I think people should be careful about what they put in their heads. Just in general it doesn't do me any good to check social media, period. As far as reviews, from what he insinuated to me personally, I would guess that GiBi gave me positive coverage, but I haven't watched either of his videos that mention me. There's no reason to watch them.&lt;br /&gt;
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Re: &amp;quot;having reportedly introduced Christine herself into Andy Warhol&amp;quot;: I like playing matchmaker and I wish I could tell you some of the figures I've introduced to one another, but I can't. I knew CWC/Warhol would be a good pairing. Warhol seems like Chris Chan's precursor within a tradition of pop-culture-oriented artists. Warhol was often ridiculed as well. Both Warhol and Chris Chan can seem very strange and unique, and yet at the same time they emblematize large portions of our shared culture. Warhol was an outsider who became an insider. Chris Chan remains an outsider artist despite garnering a lot of fame. This says something about how fame itself has changed.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: As I've stated before, I respect your point about not only avoiding the obsession of checking social media but to warn others of how they interpret things with their personal schema. Although uncommon as an opinion, your argument in particular of presenting Chris as another Warhol in progress is presented in a fair and grounded manner.&lt;br /&gt;
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I am humbly thankful for the time you've taken upon this interview for today and will look forward for additional trivia or information you may have for tomorrow. Take care!}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Don Lashomb: Re: &amp;quot;presenting Chris as another Warhol&amp;quot;: I wouldn't say Chris is &amp;quot;another Warhol&amp;quot;. Chris Chan is Chris Chan. But there are parallels to be made between the two figures, as bookends of a pop-culture era that began after WWII and may now be ending. The differences between them say something about how our culture has changed in the meantime.&lt;br /&gt;
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Re: &amp;quot;If you had one sentence which briefly describes your intention of the book, what would it be?&amp;quot;: It's the only book of its kind, and I thought the world would be more interesting with this book in it.&lt;br /&gt;
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Re: &amp;quot;Many may misinterpret your book as a piece of cash grab&amp;quot;: I understand why people jump to the most cynical conclusions, but almost anyone who gives my work even a brief glance (or sees the physicality of the actual book) will see that a lot of effort went into it. It's extremely substantive, but also very absurd, and I like the mix between those two qualities. As far as &amp;quot;get rich CWC&amp;quot; schemes go, this wouldn't rate very high. Sales have been nice but I make a lot more from my day job and other income.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: Thank you for following up to yesterday's past questions.&lt;br /&gt;
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Re: &amp;quot;It's the only book of its kind, and I thought the world would be more interesting with this book in it.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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Indeed it is, and I'm happy to exist for its creation. I've been forwarded this silly question by another CWCki Discord Server Moderator who wanted to know, &amp;quot;Do you like pickles?&amp;quot;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Don Lashomb: They're okay.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: Amazing response.&lt;br /&gt;
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It's noted that Chris reported to have conversed with you and while there may be many questions in order to detail the scenario, I would like to briefly know how Chris came into contact with you/vice versa along with the conversation you two had}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Don Lashomb: Chris contacted me via [REDACTED]. Our correspondence was very pleasant. I was impressed with Chris's politeness, ability to take criticism, and attention to detail. In recent years the art of email writing seems to have gone by the wayside, but I find Chris to be a conscientious correspondent. We don't agree on everything, but that's fine. It seems that eventually Christine will provide a detailed response to the book, much as she plans to offer audio commentary to Geno's documentary. I'm very happy that, in general, Chris supports the book and thanked me for writing it.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: As much as I have expected, I am happy for Christine sending you a formal yet personal message commemorating your book and adding her comments upon it. This is less of a question but rather a compliment at how you’ve dedicated yourself into creating not only the Warhol/Chris Chan book but achieved it at 600+ pages.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox| Don Lashomb: That goes along with wanting to make something that was both impressive and absurd, at the same time. My goal was to explore the themes and comparisons to the best of my ability, no matter how many pages it took. There's also something about both Warhol and Chris Chan that facilitates comprehensiveness and exhaustion. When Warhol first exhibited the soup cans, he didn't just show one, he showed 32 of them, one for every variety available at the time. And his film Empire, which is just a stationary shot of the Empire State Building, wouldn't've become so notorious if it wasn't 8 hours long. Similarly, Christorians tend to want to document Chris Chan's life in great detail. We have the CWCki itself, of course, but also Geno's documentary series, which seems to include almost everything, and there are also Chris-Tubers who tirelessly cover Chris on a weekly basis. Warhol's actual Diaries, covering only an 11-year period, amounted to over 20,000 pages. Warhol wanted to record everything, and Chris Chan is arguably the most documented person in history. That's another major point of comparison, showing how Chris Chan seems to fulfill another Warhol prophecy.&lt;br /&gt;
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By the way, maybe this isn't for me to decide, but I wouldn't consider myself a Christorian. Maybe I was one for a little while.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: I appreciate your outstanding research on both artists despite yourself not currently identifying as a Christorian. I cannot doubt about the absurd amount of research it must’ve taken in order to confidently write about those comparisons.&lt;br /&gt;
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On behalf of the CWCki Discord Server and CWCki staff, I have no other questions and would like to thank you for allowing this interview! I am honored to have had this moment with you.&amp;quot;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==External links==&lt;br /&gt;
*[https://www.amazon.com/dp/B095F3762C/ Amazon link to the book] ([https://archive.fo/iqtAV Archive])&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Sonichu}}&lt;br /&gt;
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		<title>Warhol / Chris Chan</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;OrangeJuice: /* Interview with Don Lashomb */&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;{{quote|So far, the points between Andy Warhol and I are very much on point and par. I own up to my past and how it is depicted here. And it is a humbling honor to be compared with another great and unique artist and individual. 😊⚡️💙⚡️|Chris's Amazon review on the book.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:May26BookSelfie.jpg|thumb|200px|Chris holding his copy with a self-made cover.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Warhol / Chris Chan''', subtitled '''The Lifespan of American Pop Culture, or The Suppression of [[Reality]]''', is a self-published [[fan]] book by Don Lashomb which subjectively compares the output of Chris with renowned modern artist {{w|Andy Warhol}} (who, [[Mia Hamm|unlike Chris]], supposedly died a [[Virgin with rage|virgin]]).&lt;br /&gt;
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The book was published via Amazon on 19 [[May 2021]]. Chris was made aware of it a few days later and commented on it over Twitter, taking issue with the book's focus on his [[sex|sex life]] and sexually explicit art.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[May 2021 social media posts#Andy Warhol]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He purchased a copy of it and made his own cover for it as he didn't &amp;quot;have to feel bored in with looking at a [[pickle]].&amp;quot; Said pickle is a reference to the Warhol-designed cover art for the Velvet Underground's debut album ''The Velvet Underground and Nico''. Upon browsing the book's Disclaimer chapter, Chris commented about a nitpick with its contents, insisting that his delusions were real. Aside from it, he mentioned liking the book so far and thanked the author, giving it a glowing five-star review.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[May 2021 social media posts#Chris buys a book]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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On 27 May, Chris recorded a cover of [[Cover song: “I’ll Be Your Mirror” by Velvet Underground|“I’ll Be Your Mirror”]] by the Velvet Underground to promote the book.&lt;br /&gt;
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On 1 June 2021, while reading chapter 5 of the book, Chris began [[role-play]]ing as his younger self over Twitter, in order to check in with his inner child and search for issues to address.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[June 2021 social media posts#Chris larps as his younger self]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Book description==&lt;br /&gt;
===Amazon listing description===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;𝑰𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒋𝒐𝒌𝒆? 𝑶𝒓 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍?&lt;br /&gt;
A CRITICAL CONFRONTATION. What can we learn from comparing the two most unique cultural figures in living memory?&lt;br /&gt;
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Warhol and Chris Chan: Both became famous while producing artwork that was often met with derision. Both became the focus of intense interest and curiosity. Their indelible personalities provoked fascination and laughter. In spite of their strangeness--or because of it--they reflect particularly pertinent aspects of the world around them. They are thought of as the oddest of oddities, and yet they represent the course of our society as a whole.&lt;br /&gt;
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From bright Pop Art to sordid underground films, Andy Warhol portrayed an [[America]] that was both familiar and avant-garde. He [[Michael Snyder is ColdHearted and Mean|carried a tape recorder everywhere]] and prophesized that in the future everyone would be famous just for being themselves. Several decades later, Chris Chan embodies Warhol's dream: Thanks to the internet Chris has become known worldwide, is constantly documented, observed, scrutinized, and made the subject of mass debate and media analysis.&lt;br /&gt;
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Warhol worked to legitimize popular culture and give it the prestige of high art. But more recent generations have grown up breathing pop culture as if it were air. &amp;quot;Young at heart&amp;quot;, people continue playing [[video games]] and collecting toys into adulthood, and favorite entertainment franchises are treated akin to religions. More than anyone else, Chris Chan emblematizes the excesses of this era.&lt;br /&gt;
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This comprehensive study investigates the parallels and divergences between Warhol and Chris Chan, both of whom can be seen as bellwethers of cultural shifts. The two are compared in terms of how they relate to the following elements--from the fundamentals of life to the themes of our age:&lt;br /&gt;
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● Names &amp;amp; [[CWC-isms|Words]]&lt;br /&gt;
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● [[Chris's room|Collecting &amp;amp; Hoarding]]&lt;br /&gt;
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● [[Chris and brand loyalty|Consumerism]]&lt;br /&gt;
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● Technology &amp;amp; [[Chris in the media|Media]]&lt;br /&gt;
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● [[Chris and gender|Women]] . . . [[Chris and sex|Sex]] . [[Transgender|Transgenderism]] . . [[Women's rights|Femdom]]&lt;br /&gt;
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● Fame: [[Messiah complex|Mythologies of Self]] &amp;amp; [[Dimensions|Multiverse]]&lt;br /&gt;
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● Recording&lt;br /&gt;
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A wide [[autism|spectrum]] of knowledge is painstakingly drawn upon to analyze our two subjects from all angles. References and points of comparison are made to elements of:&lt;br /&gt;
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● [[Chris and art|Art]] history&lt;br /&gt;
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● Classic [[Chris and cameras|film]]&lt;br /&gt;
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● Modernist literature&lt;br /&gt;
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● Philosophy (from Plato to the postmodern)&lt;br /&gt;
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● Popular [[music]]&lt;br /&gt;
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● [[Psychology]] (especially psychoanalysis)&lt;br /&gt;
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● [[Chris and the Internet|Internet meme culture]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Through pathos and ridiculousness, in an uncertain world that's constantly changing, we trace the human spirit as it passes from the golden age of Americana... through the high Warholian era... and now into Chris Chan's [[S-Chu Ball|Poké Ball.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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So: 𝑰𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒋𝒐𝒌𝒆? 𝑶𝒓 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍? Read slowly and see.&lt;br /&gt;
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(NOTE: Chris Chan's pronouns are indeed respected throughout this study. The author is proud to have earned the approval of Christine Chandler herself.)&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Product details===&lt;br /&gt;
*ASIN : B095F3762C&lt;br /&gt;
*Publisher : Independently published (May 19, 2021)&lt;br /&gt;
*Language : English&lt;br /&gt;
*Paperback : 635 pages&lt;br /&gt;
*ISBN-13 : 979-8739475275&lt;br /&gt;
*Item Weight : 2.31 pounds&lt;br /&gt;
*Dimensions : 6 x 1.44 x 9 inches&lt;br /&gt;
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==Interview with Don Lashomb==&lt;br /&gt;
{{quote|If someone else has been posting as me here, on KF, or on Twitter, that's not me, just so you know. I didn't really keep up with the CWC communities on a daily basis before the book, and I'm not doing so now.|Don's personal disclaimer before the interview started.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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On May 31st, 2021, CWCki Jerkop and CWCki Discord server Moderator Orange Juice contacted the author behind the Warhol/Chris Chan book via reddit for a text-based interview about the production and intention of the book.&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: As an easy opener, when did you first started your literary work and are you planning on doing more Chris Chan content or rather explore other projects instead?}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Don Lashomb: You're too kind in calling it all &amp;quot;literary work&amp;quot;. I've written a lot of different stuff since I was a child, on a lot of different subjects, much of it as a ghostwriter for other people.&lt;br /&gt;
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I have absolutely no plans for further Chris Chan-related work aside from an eventual revised edition of the current book, correcting any factual errors and typos. The current offering is labeled as a &amp;quot;True, Honest First Edition&amp;quot; and at some point there will be a &amp;quot;Premiere 2nd edition&amp;quot;, to reference the cover of Sonichu #2 (&amp;quot;Premiere #2&amp;quot;), because I think that would be funny. This was always going to happen, to correct any inaccuracies.&lt;br /&gt;
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Other people keep asking me about things like an audiobook version (unlikely), an ebook version (more likely), and different sorts of special editions with contributions from other people. I'm reluctant to do much of that, and if any of it happens I don't expect to offer any further contributions myself. I knew who Chris Chan was before undertaking this project, but keeping up with Chris Chan and/or the CWC community was not an active interest of mine beforehand, and I have no interest in becoming an active observer or participant going forward.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: That’s absolutely valid for you to comment. Nonetheless, I’m with certain to honor your talent with such a title. Were you expecting Chris to acknowledge your book? And considering a few days ago at the time of this interview, Christine provided herself with not only a review but also a cover song and her own book cover design in order to not “have to feel bored in with looking at a pickle.&amp;quot;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Don Lashomb: You can call it literature or talk about my talent if you want, but in my view I just did the best job I could do writing the book I wrote. Readers should be able to tell from some of the humor and facetiousness in the book that I'm not taking it all so deadly seriously. A lot of effort went into the study, but I had a great time doing it. I was able to explore a lot of themes that matter to me, but at the end of the day it's a book with a pickle on the cover, and in part the cover image was chosen to diffuse the pretentiousness that tends to set in whenever one is dealing with postmodernism or academic language.&lt;br /&gt;
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I expected Chris to respond but I had no idea what the response would be. That was part of the fun, actually, finding out. Christine offered her cover to be used for a variant edition, but we wouldn't be able to do that with copyrighted Warhol imagery on it. I haven't heard the song and only learned about its existence from a friend earlier today. I am very much NOT the sort of person to be &amp;quot;monitoring the situation&amp;quot; on social media.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: I find you’re taking the reception well and are avoiding to relentlessly check on updates about this. As far as colloquial dialects go, you’re a “madlad” for being a part of Christory (CWC history) now and also having reportedly introduced Christine herself into Andy Warhol. This more of a personal question I have but who designed the curious book cover?}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Dan Lashomb: Yes, I have it on good authority that Count Dankula has already begun a &amp;quot;mad lads&amp;quot; episode on me but needs a little more material.&lt;br /&gt;
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The cover image is from a meme by Mistletoe_Radio, who graciously allowed me to repurpose it. I tweaked it slightly.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: This one, correct?&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:OriginalWarholChrisChanBookCover.jpeg|200px]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Coming from an artist myself, I believe that we as creators put out our work with a defining expression or message. Many may misinterpret your book as a piece of cash grab or a form of attention (to which you've both debunked here and via your responses to a couple of users whom criticized). If you had one sentence which briefly describes your intention of the book, what would it be? Whether it's a summary or clarification about what some may think otherwise.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Don Lashomb: Yeah that's the image from Mistletoe_Radio. I was not in the habit of reading Reddit, but someone else I was in contact with showed me the meme on the day I finished the rough draft of the book, and I thought it was great synchronicity. I was thrilled that Mistleto_Radio allowed me to use the image because I thought it was perfect. Before then I had been thinking of spoofing the cover to &amp;quot;Anti-Oedipus&amp;quot; by Deleuze &amp;amp; Guattari&lt;br /&gt;
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, but that wouldn't've been as good.&lt;br /&gt;
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I'll answer your &amp;quot;one sentence&amp;quot; question tomorrow (it's very late here), but I'll respond to some other things briefly:&lt;br /&gt;
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Re: &amp;quot;avoiding to relentlessly check on updates about this&amp;quot;: I think people should be careful about what they put in their heads. Just in general it doesn't do me any good to check social media, period. As far as reviews, from what he insinuated to me personally, I would guess that GiBi gave me positive coverage, but I haven't watched either of his videos that mention me. There's no reason to watch them.&lt;br /&gt;
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Re: &amp;quot;having reportedly introduced Christine herself into Andy Warhol&amp;quot;: I like playing matchmaker and I wish I could tell you some of the figures I've introduced to one another, but I can't. I knew CWC/Warhol would be a good pairing. Warhol seems like Chris Chan's precursor within a tradition of pop-culture-oriented artists. Warhol was often ridiculed as well. Both Warhol and Chris Chan can seem very strange and unique, and yet at the same time they emblematize large portions of our shared culture. Warhol was an outsider who became an insider. Chris Chan remains an outsider artist despite garnering a lot of fame. This says something about how fame itself has changed.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: As I've stated before, I respect your point about not only avoiding the obsession of checking social media but to warn others of how they interpret things with their personal schema. Although uncommon as an opinion, your argument in particular of presenting Chris as another Warhol in progress is presented in a fair and grounded manner.&lt;br /&gt;
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I am humbly thankful for the time you've taken upon this interview for today and will look forward for additional trivia or information you may have for tomorrow. Take care!}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Don Lashomb: Re: &amp;quot;presenting Chris as another Warhol&amp;quot;: I wouldn't say Chris is &amp;quot;another Warhol&amp;quot;. Chris Chan is Chris Chan. But there are parallels to be made between the two figures, as bookends of a pop-culture era that began after WWII and may now be ending. The differences between them say something about how our culture has changed in the meantime.&lt;br /&gt;
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Re: &amp;quot;If you had one sentence which briefly describes your intention of the book, what would it be?&amp;quot;: It's the only book of its kind, and I thought the world would be more interesting with this book in it.&lt;br /&gt;
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Re: &amp;quot;Many may misinterpret your book as a piece of cash grab&amp;quot;: I understand why people jump to the most cynical conclusions, but almost anyone who gives my work even a brief glance (or sees the physicality of the actual book) will see that a lot of effort went into it. It's extremely substantive, but also very absurd, and I like the mix between those two qualities. As far as &amp;quot;get rich CWC&amp;quot; schemes go, this wouldn't rate very high. Sales have been nice but I make a lot more from my day job and other income.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: Thank you for following up to yesterday's past questions.&lt;br /&gt;
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Re: &amp;quot;It's the only book of its kind, and I thought the world would be more interesting with this book in it.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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Indeed it is, and I'm happy to exist for its creation. I've been forwarded this silly question by another CWCki Discord Server Moderator who wanted to know, &amp;quot;Do you like pickles?&amp;quot;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Don Lashomb: They're okay.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: Amazing response.&lt;br /&gt;
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It's noted that Chris reported to have conversed with you and while there may be many questions in order to detail the scenario, I would like to briefly know how Chris came into contact with you/vice versa along with the conversation you two had}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Don Lashomb: Chris contacted me via [REDACTED]. Our correspondence was very pleasant. I was impressed with Chris's politeness, ability to take criticism, and attention to detail. In recent years the art of email writing seems to have gone by the wayside, but I find Chris to be a conscientious correspondent. We don't agree on everything, but that's fine. It seems that eventually Christine will provide a detailed response to the book, much as she plans to offer audio commentary to Geno's documentary. I'm very happy that, in general, Chris supports the book and thanked me for writing it.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: As much as I have expected, I am happy for Christine sending you a formal yet personal message commemorating your book and adding her comments upon it. This is less of a question but rather a compliment at how you’ve dedicated yourself into creating not only the Warhol/Chris Chan book but achieved it at 600+ pages.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox| Don Lashomb: That goes along with wanting to make something that was both impressive and absurd, at the same time. My goal was to explore the themes and comparisons to the best of my ability, no matter how many pages it took. There's also something about both Warhol and Chris Chan that facilitates comprehensiveness and exhaustion. When Warhol first exhibited the soup cans, he didn't just show one, he showed 32 of them, one for every variety available at the time. And his film Empire, which is just a stationary shot of the Empire State Building, wouldn't've become so notorious if it wasn't 8 hours long. Similarly, Christorians tend to want to document Chris Chan's life in great detail. We have the CWCki itself, of course, but also Geno's documentary series, which seems to include almost everything, and there are also Chris-Tubers who tirelessly cover Chris on a weekly basis. Warhol's actual Diaries, covering only an 11-year period, amounted to over 20,000 pages. Warhol wanted to record everything, and Chris Chan is arguably the most documented person in history. That's another major point of comparison, showing how Chris Chan seems to fulfill another Warhol prophecy.&lt;br /&gt;
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By the way, maybe this isn't for me to decide, but I wouldn't consider myself a Christorian. Maybe I was one for a little while.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: I appreciate your outstanding research on both artists despite yourself not currently identifying as a Christorian. I cannot doubt about the absurd amount of research it must’ve taken in order to confidently write about those comparisons.&lt;br /&gt;
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On behalf of the CWCki Discord Server and CWCki staff, I have no other questions and would like to thank you for allowing this interview! I am honored to have had this moment with you.&amp;quot;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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File:Warhol Chris Chan book cover.jpg|Cover of the book featuring a [[pickle]] in parody of Warhol's illustration for the cover of ''{{w|The Velvet Underground &amp;amp; Nico}}''.&lt;br /&gt;
File:Warhol Chris Chan Amazon review.JPG|Chris's review of the book versus another customer's take.&lt;br /&gt;
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==External links==&lt;br /&gt;
*[https://www.amazon.com/dp/B095F3762C/ Amazon link to the book] ([https://archive.fo/iqtAV Archive])&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==References==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{Sonichu}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{articleofthenow}}&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>OrangeJuice</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://sonichu.com/w/index.php?title=Warhol_/_Chris_Chan&amp;diff=261333</id>
		<title>Warhol / Chris Chan</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://sonichu.com/w/index.php?title=Warhol_/_Chris_Chan&amp;diff=261333"/>
		<updated>2021-06-03T21:20:29Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;OrangeJuice: /* Book description */&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;{{quote|So far, the points between Andy Warhol and I are very much on point and par. I own up to my past and how it is depicted here. And it is a humbling honor to be compared with another great and unique artist and individual. 😊⚡️💙⚡️|Chris's Amazon review on the book.}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:May26BookSelfie.jpg|thumb|200px|Chris holding his copy with a self-made cover.]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
'''Warhol / Chris Chan''', subtitled '''The Lifespan of American Pop Culture, or The Suppression of [[Reality]]''', is a self-published [[fan]] book by Don Lashomb which subjectively compares the output of Chris with renowned modern artist {{w|Andy Warhol}} (who, [[Mia Hamm|unlike Chris]], supposedly died a [[Virgin with rage|virgin]]).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The book was published via Amazon on 19 [[May 2021]]. Chris was made aware of it a few days later and commented on it over Twitter, taking issue with the book's focus on his [[sex|sex life]] and sexually explicit art.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[May 2021 social media posts#Andy Warhol]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He purchased a copy of it and made his own cover for it as he didn't &amp;quot;have to feel bored in with looking at a [[pickle]].&amp;quot; Said pickle is a reference to the Warhol-designed cover art for the Velvet Underground's debut album ''The Velvet Underground and Nico''. Upon browsing the book's Disclaimer chapter, Chris commented about a nitpick with its contents, insisting that his delusions were real. Aside from it, he mentioned liking the book so far and thanked the author, giving it a glowing five-star review.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[May 2021 social media posts#Chris buys a book]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
On 27 May, Chris recorded a cover of [[Cover song: “I’ll Be Your Mirror” by Velvet Underground|“I’ll Be Your Mirror”]] by the Velvet Underground to promote the book.&lt;br /&gt;
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On 1 June 2021, while reading chapter 5 of the book, Chris began [[role-play]]ing as his younger self over Twitter, in order to check in with his inner child and search for issues to address.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[June 2021 social media posts#Chris larps as his younger self]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Book description==&lt;br /&gt;
===Amazon listing description===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;𝑰𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒋𝒐𝒌𝒆? 𝑶𝒓 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍?&lt;br /&gt;
A CRITICAL CONFRONTATION. What can we learn from comparing the two most unique cultural figures in living memory?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Warhol and Chris Chan: Both became famous while producing artwork that was often met with derision. Both became the focus of intense interest and curiosity. Their indelible personalities provoked fascination and laughter. In spite of their strangeness--or because of it--they reflect particularly pertinent aspects of the world around them. They are thought of as the oddest of oddities, and yet they represent the course of our society as a whole.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
From bright Pop Art to sordid underground films, Andy Warhol portrayed an [[America]] that was both familiar and avant-garde. He [[Michael Snyder is ColdHearted and Mean|carried a tape recorder everywhere]] and prophesized that in the future everyone would be famous just for being themselves. Several decades later, Chris Chan embodies Warhol's dream: Thanks to the internet Chris has become known worldwide, is constantly documented, observed, scrutinized, and made the subject of mass debate and media analysis.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Warhol worked to legitimize popular culture and give it the prestige of high art. But more recent generations have grown up breathing pop culture as if it were air. &amp;quot;Young at heart&amp;quot;, people continue playing [[video games]] and collecting toys into adulthood, and favorite entertainment franchises are treated akin to religions. More than anyone else, Chris Chan emblematizes the excesses of this era.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This comprehensive study investigates the parallels and divergences between Warhol and Chris Chan, both of whom can be seen as bellwethers of cultural shifts. The two are compared in terms of how they relate to the following elements--from the fundamentals of life to the themes of our age:&lt;br /&gt;
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● Names &amp;amp; [[CWC-isms|Words]]&lt;br /&gt;
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● [[Chris's room|Collecting &amp;amp; Hoarding]]&lt;br /&gt;
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● [[Chris and brand loyalty|Consumerism]]&lt;br /&gt;
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● Technology &amp;amp; [[Chris in the media|Media]]&lt;br /&gt;
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● [[Chris and gender|Women]] . . . [[Chris and sex|Sex]] . [[Transgender|Transgenderism]] . . [[Women's rights|Femdom]]&lt;br /&gt;
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● Fame: [[Messiah complex|Mythologies of Self]] &amp;amp; [[Dimensions|Multiverse]]&lt;br /&gt;
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● Recording&lt;br /&gt;
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A wide [[autism|spectrum]] of knowledge is painstakingly drawn upon to analyze our two subjects from all angles. References and points of comparison are made to elements of:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● [[Chris and art|Art]] history&lt;br /&gt;
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● Classic [[Chris and cameras|film]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Modernist literature&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Philosophy (from Plato to the postmodern)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Popular [[music]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● [[Psychology]] (especially psychoanalysis)&lt;br /&gt;
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● [[Chris and the Internet|Internet meme culture]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Through pathos and ridiculousness, in an uncertain world that's constantly changing, we trace the human spirit as it passes from the golden age of Americana... through the high Warholian era... and now into Chris Chan's [[S-Chu Ball|Poké Ball.]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
So: 𝑰𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒋𝒐𝒌𝒆? 𝑶𝒓 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍? Read slowly and see.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
(NOTE: Chris Chan's pronouns are indeed respected throughout this study. The author is proud to have earned the approval of Christine Chandler herself.)&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Product details===&lt;br /&gt;
*ASIN : B095F3762C&lt;br /&gt;
*Publisher : Independently published (May 19, 2021)&lt;br /&gt;
*Language : English&lt;br /&gt;
*Paperback : 635 pages&lt;br /&gt;
*ISBN-13 : 979-8739475275&lt;br /&gt;
*Item Weight : 2.31 pounds&lt;br /&gt;
*Dimensions : 6 x 1.44 x 9 inches&lt;br /&gt;
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==Interview with Don Lashomb==&lt;br /&gt;
{{quote|If someone else has been posting as me here, on KF, or on Twitter, that's not me, just so you know. I didn't really keep up with the CWC communities on a daily basis before the book, and I'm not doing so now.|Don's personal disclaimer before the interview started.}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
On May 31st, CWCki Jerkop and CWCki Discord server Moderator Orange Juice contacted the author behind the Warhol/Chris Chan book via reddit for a text-based interview about the production and intention of the book.&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: As an easy opener, when did you first started your literary work and are you planning on doing more Chris Chan content or rather explore other projects instead?}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Don Lashomb: You're too kind in calling it all &amp;quot;literary work&amp;quot;. I've written a lot of different stuff since I was a child, on a lot of different subjects, much of it as a ghostwriter for other people.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I have absolutely no plans for further Chris Chan-related work aside from an eventual revised edition of the current book, correcting any factual errors and typos. The current offering is labeled as a &amp;quot;True, Honest First Edition&amp;quot; and at some point there will be a &amp;quot;Premiere 2nd edition&amp;quot;, to reference the cover of Sonichu #2 (&amp;quot;Premiere #2&amp;quot;), because I think that would be funny. This was always going to happen, to correct any inaccuracies.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Other people keep asking me about things like an audiobook version (unlikely), an ebook version (more likely), and different sorts of special editions with contributions from other people. I'm reluctant to do much of that, and if any of it happens I don't expect to offer any further contributions myself. I knew who Chris Chan was before undertaking this project, but keeping up with Chris Chan and/or the CWC community was not an active interest of mine beforehand, and I have no interest in becoming an active observer or participant going forward.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: That’s absolutely valid for you to comment. Nonetheless, I’m with certain to honor your talent with such a title. Were you expecting Chris to acknowledge your book? And considering a few days ago at the time of this interview, Christine provided herself with not only a review but also a cover song and her own book cover design in order to not “have to feel bored in with looking at a pickle.&amp;quot;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Don Lashomb: You can call it literature or talk about my talent if you want, but in my view I just did the best job I could do writing the book I wrote. Readers should be able to tell from some of the humor and facetiousness in the book that I'm not taking it all so deadly seriously. A lot of effort went into the study, but I had a great time doing it. I was able to explore a lot of themes that matter to me, but at the end of the day it's a book with a pickle on the cover, and in part the cover image was chosen to diffuse the pretentiousness that tends to set in whenever one is dealing with postmodernism or academic language.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I expected Chris to respond but I had no idea what the response would be. That was part of the fun, actually, finding out. Christine offered her cover to be used for a variant edition, but we wouldn't be able to do that with copyrighted Warhol imagery on it. I haven't heard the song and only learned about its existence from a friend earlier today. I am very much NOT the sort of person to be &amp;quot;monitoring the situation&amp;quot; on social media.}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: I find you’re taking the reception well and are avoiding to relentlessly check on updates about this. As far as colloquial dialects go, you’re a “madlad” for being a part of Christory (CWC history) now and also having reportedly introduced Christine herself into Andy Warhol. This more of a personal question I have but who designed the curious book cover?}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Dan Lashomb: Yes, I have it on good authority that Count Dankula has already begun a &amp;quot;mad lads&amp;quot; episode on me but needs a little more material.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The cover image is from a meme by Mistletoe_Radio, who graciously allowed me to repurpose it. I tweaked it slightly.}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: This one, correct?&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:OriginalWarholChrisChanBookCover.jpeg|200px]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Coming from an artist myself, I believe that we as creators put out our work with a defining expression or message. Many may misinterpret your book as a piece of cash grab or a form of attention (to which you've both debunked here and via your responses to a couple of users whom criticized). If you had one sentence which briefly describes your intention of the book, what would it be? Whether it's a summary or clarification about what some may think otherwise.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Don Lashomb: Yeah that's the image from Mistletoe_Radio. I was not in the habit of reading Reddit, but someone else I was in contact with showed me the meme on the day I finished the rough draft of the book, and I thought it was great synchronicity. I was thrilled that Mistleto_Radio allowed me to use the image because I thought it was perfect. Before then I had been thinking of spoofing the cover to &amp;quot;Anti-Oedipus&amp;quot; by Deleuze &amp;amp; Guattari&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:AntiOedipusBookCover.jpeg|200px]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
, but that wouldn't've been as good.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I'll answer your &amp;quot;one sentence&amp;quot; question tomorrow (it's very late here), but I'll respond to some other things briefly:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Re: &amp;quot;avoiding to relentlessly check on updates about this&amp;quot;: I think people should be careful about what they put in their heads. Just in general it doesn't do me any good to check social media, period. As far as reviews, from what he insinuated to me personally, I would guess that GiBi gave me positive coverage, but I haven't watched either of his videos that mention me. There's no reason to watch them.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Re: &amp;quot;having reportedly introduced Christine herself into Andy Warhol&amp;quot;: I like playing matchmaker and I wish I could tell you some of the figures I've introduced to one another, but I can't. I knew CWC/Warhol would be a good pairing. Warhol seems like Chris Chan's precursor within a tradition of pop-culture-oriented artists. Warhol was often ridiculed as well. Both Warhol and Chris Chan can seem very strange and unique, and yet at the same time they emblematize large portions of our shared culture. Warhol was an outsider who became an insider. Chris Chan remains an outsider artist despite garnering a lot of fame. This says something about how fame itself has changed.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: As I've stated before, I respect your point about not only avoiding the obsession of checking social media but to warn others of how they interpret things with their personal schema. Although uncommon as an opinion, your argument in particular of presenting Chris as another Warhol in progress is presented in a fair and grounded manner.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I am humbly thankful for the time you've taken upon this interview for today and will look forward for additional trivia or information you may have for tomorrow. Take care!}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quotebox|Don Lashomb: Re: &amp;quot;presenting Chris as another Warhol&amp;quot;: I wouldn't say Chris is &amp;quot;another Warhol&amp;quot;. Chris Chan is Chris Chan. But there are parallels to be made between the two figures, as bookends of a pop-culture era that began after WWII and may now be ending. The differences between them say something about how our culture has changed in the meantime.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Re: &amp;quot;If you had one sentence which briefly describes your intention of the book, what would it be?&amp;quot;: It's the only book of its kind, and I thought the world would be more interesting with this book in it.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Re: &amp;quot;Many may misinterpret your book as a piece of cash grab&amp;quot;: I understand why people jump to the most cynical conclusions, but almost anyone who gives my work even a brief glance (or sees the physicality of the actual book) will see that a lot of effort went into it. It's extremely substantive, but also very absurd, and I like the mix between those two qualities. As far as &amp;quot;get rich CWC&amp;quot; schemes go, this wouldn't rate very high. Sales have been nice but I make a lot more from my day job and other income.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: Thank you for following up to yesterday's past questions.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Re: &amp;quot;It's the only book of its kind, and I thought the world would be more interesting with this book in it.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Indeed it is, and I'm happy to exist for its creation. I've been forwarded this silly question by another CWCki Discord Server Moderator who wanted to know, &amp;quot;Do you like pickles?&amp;quot;}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quotebox|Don Lashomb: They're okay.}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: Amazing response.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
It's noted that Chris reported to have conversed with you and while there may be many questions in order to detail the scenario, I would like to briefly know how Chris came into contact with you/vice versa along with the conversation you two had}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quotebox|Don Lashomb: Chris contacted me via [REDACTED]. Our correspondence was very pleasant. I was impressed with Chris's politeness, ability to take criticism, and attention to detail. In recent years the art of email writing seems to have gone by the wayside, but I find Chris to be a conscientious correspondent. We don't agree on everything, but that's fine. It seems that eventually Christine will provide a detailed response to the book, much as she plans to offer audio commentary to Geno's documentary. I'm very happy that, in general, Chris supports the book and thanked me for writing it.}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: As much as I have expected, I am happy for Christine sending you a formal yet personal message commemorating your book and adding her comments upon it. This is less of a question but rather a compliment at how you’ve dedicated yourself into creating not only the Warhol/Chris Chan book but achieved it at 600+ pages.}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quotebox| Don Lashomb: That goes along with wanting to make something that was both impressive and absurd, at the same time. My goal was to explore the themes and comparisons to the best of my ability, no matter how many pages it took. There's also something about both Warhol and Chris Chan that facilitates comprehensiveness and exhaustion. When Warhol first exhibited the soup cans, he didn't just show one, he showed 32 of them, one for every variety available at the time. And his film Empire, which is just a stationary shot of the Empire State Building, wouldn't've become so notorious if it wasn't 8 hours long. Similarly, Christorians tend to want to document Chris Chan's life in great detail. We have the CWCki itself, of course, but also Geno's documentary series, which seems to include almost everything, and there are also Chris-Tubers who tirelessly cover Chris on a weekly basis. Warhol's actual Diaries, covering only an 11-year period, amounted to over 20,000 pages. Warhol wanted to record everything, and Chris Chan is arguably the most documented person in history. That's another major point of comparison, showing how Chris Chan seems to fulfill another Warhol prophecy.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
By the way, maybe this isn't for me to decide, but I wouldn't consider myself a Christorian. Maybe I was one for a little while.}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: I appreciate your outstanding research on both artists despite yourself not currently identifying as a Christorian. I cannot doubt about the absurd amount of research it must’ve taken in order to confidently write about those comparisons.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
On behalf of the CWCki Discord Server and CWCki staff, I have no other questions and would like to thank you for allowing this interview! I am honored to have had this moment with you.&amp;quot;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Gallery==&lt;br /&gt;
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File:Warhol Chris Chan book cover.jpg|Cover of the book featuring a [[pickle]] in parody of Warhol's illustration for the cover of ''{{w|The Velvet Underground &amp;amp; Nico}}''.&lt;br /&gt;
File:Warhol Chris Chan Amazon review.JPG|Chris's review of the book versus another customer's take.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
==External links==&lt;br /&gt;
*[https://www.amazon.com/dp/B095F3762C/ Amazon link to the book] ([https://archive.fo/iqtAV Archive])&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==References==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{Sonichu}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{articleofthenow}}&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>OrangeJuice</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://sonichu.com/w/index.php?title=Warhol_/_Chris_Chan&amp;diff=261332</id>
		<title>Warhol / Chris Chan</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://sonichu.com/w/index.php?title=Warhol_/_Chris_Chan&amp;diff=261332"/>
		<updated>2021-06-03T21:12:43Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;OrangeJuice: /* Book description */&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;{{quote|So far, the points between Andy Warhol and I are very much on point and par. I own up to my past and how it is depicted here. And it is a humbling honor to be compared with another great and unique artist and individual. 😊⚡️💙⚡️|Chris's Amazon review on the book.}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:May26BookSelfie.jpg|thumb|200px|Chris holding his copy with a self-made cover.]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
'''Warhol / Chris Chan''', subtitled '''The Lifespan of American Pop Culture, or The Suppression of [[Reality]]''', is a self-published [[fan]] book by Don Lashomb which subjectively compares the output of Chris with renowned modern artist {{w|Andy Warhol}} (who, [[Mia Hamm|unlike Chris]], supposedly died a [[Virgin with rage|virgin]]).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The book was published via Amazon on 19 [[May 2021]]. Chris was made aware of it a few days later and commented on it over Twitter, taking issue with the book's focus on his [[sex|sex life]] and sexually explicit art.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[May 2021 social media posts#Andy Warhol]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He purchased a copy of it and made his own cover for it as he didn't &amp;quot;have to feel bored in with looking at a [[pickle]].&amp;quot; Said pickle is a reference to the Warhol-designed cover art for the Velvet Underground's debut album ''The Velvet Underground and Nico''. Upon browsing the book's Disclaimer chapter, Chris commented about a nitpick with its contents, insisting that his delusions were real. Aside from it, he mentioned liking the book so far and thanked the author, giving it a glowing five-star review.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[May 2021 social media posts#Chris buys a book]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
On 27 May, Chris recorded a cover of [[Cover song: “I’ll Be Your Mirror” by Velvet Underground|“I’ll Be Your Mirror”]] by the Velvet Underground to promote the book.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
On 1 June 2021, while reading chapter 5 of the book, Chris began [[role-play]]ing as his younger self over Twitter, in order to check in with his inner child and search for issues to address.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[June 2021 social media posts#Chris larps as his younger self]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Book description==&lt;br /&gt;
===Amazon listing description===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;𝑰𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒋𝒐𝒌𝒆? 𝑶𝒓 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍?&lt;br /&gt;
A CRITICAL CONFRONTATION. What can we learn from comparing the two most unique cultural figures in living memory?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Warhol and Chris Chan: Both became famous while producing artwork that was often met with derision. Both became the focus of intense interest and curiosity. Their indelible personalities provoked fascination and laughter. In spite of their strangeness--or because of it--they reflect particularly pertinent aspects of the world around them. They are thought of as the oddest of oddities, and yet they represent the course of our society as a whole.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
From bright Pop Art to sordid underground films, Andy Warhol portrayed an [[America]] that was both familiar and avant-garde. He [[Michael Snyder is ColdHearted and Mean|carried a tape recorder everywhere]] and prophesized that in the future everyone would be famous just for being themselves. Several decades later, Chris Chan embodies Warhol's dream: Thanks to the internet Chris has become known worldwide, is constantly documented, observed, scrutinized, and made the subject of mass debate and media analysis.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Warhol worked to legitimize popular culture and give it the prestige of high art. But more recent generations have grown up breathing pop culture as if it were air. &amp;quot;Young at heart&amp;quot;, people continue playing [[video games]] and collecting toys into adulthood, and favorite entertainment franchises are treated akin to religions. More than anyone else, Chris Chan emblematizes the excesses of this era.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This comprehensive study investigates the parallels and divergences between Warhol and Chris Chan, both of whom can be seen as bellwethers of cultural shifts. The two are compared in terms of how they relate to the following elements--from the fundamentals of life to the themes of our age:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Names &amp;amp; [[CWC-isms|Words]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● [[Chris's room|Collecting &amp;amp; Hoarding]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● [[Chris and brand loyalty|Consumerism]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Technology &amp;amp; [[Chris in the media|Media]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Women . . . [[Chris and sex|Sex]] . Transgenderism . . Femdom&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Fame: [[Messiah complex|Mythologies of Self]] &amp;amp; [[Dimensions|Multiverse]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Recording&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A wide [[autism|spectrum]] of knowledge is painstakingly drawn upon to analyze our two subjects from all angles. References and points of comparison are made to elements of:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Art history&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Classic film&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Modernist literature&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Philosophy (from Plato to the postmodern)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Popular [[music]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● [[Psychology]] (especially psychoanalysis)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Internet meme culture&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Through pathos and ridiculousness, in an uncertain world that's constantly changing, we trace the human spirit as it passes from the golden age of Americana... through the high Warholian era... and now into Chris Chan's Poké Ball.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
So: 𝑰𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒋𝒐𝒌𝒆? 𝑶𝒓 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍? Read slowly and see.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
(NOTE: Chris Chan's pronouns are indeed respected throughout this study. The author is proud to have earned the approval of Christine Chandler herself.)&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Product details===&lt;br /&gt;
*ASIN : B095F3762C&lt;br /&gt;
*Publisher : Independently published (May 19, 2021)&lt;br /&gt;
*Language : English&lt;br /&gt;
*Paperback : 635 pages&lt;br /&gt;
*ISBN-13 : 979-8739475275&lt;br /&gt;
*Item Weight : 2.31 pounds&lt;br /&gt;
*Dimensions : 6 x 1.44 x 9 inches&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Interview with Don Lashomb==&lt;br /&gt;
{{quote|If someone else has been posting as me here, on KF, or on Twitter, that's not me, just so you know. I didn't really keep up with the CWC communities on a daily basis before the book, and I'm not doing so now.|Don's personal disclaimer before the interview started.}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
On May 31st, CWCki Jerkop and CWCki Discord server Moderator Orange Juice contacted the author behind the Warhol/Chris Chan book via reddit for a text-based interview about the production and intention of the book.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: As an easy opener, when did you first started your literary work and are you planning on doing more Chris Chan content or rather explore other projects instead?}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quotebox|Don Lashomb: You're too kind in calling it all &amp;quot;literary work&amp;quot;. I've written a lot of different stuff since I was a child, on a lot of different subjects, much of it as a ghostwriter for other people.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I have absolutely no plans for further Chris Chan-related work aside from an eventual revised edition of the current book, correcting any factual errors and typos. The current offering is labeled as a &amp;quot;True, Honest First Edition&amp;quot; and at some point there will be a &amp;quot;Premiere 2nd edition&amp;quot;, to reference the cover of Sonichu #2 (&amp;quot;Premiere #2&amp;quot;), because I think that would be funny. This was always going to happen, to correct any inaccuracies.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Other people keep asking me about things like an audiobook version (unlikely), an ebook version (more likely), and different sorts of special editions with contributions from other people. I'm reluctant to do much of that, and if any of it happens I don't expect to offer any further contributions myself. I knew who Chris Chan was before undertaking this project, but keeping up with Chris Chan and/or the CWC community was not an active interest of mine beforehand, and I have no interest in becoming an active observer or participant going forward.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: That’s absolutely valid for you to comment. Nonetheless, I’m with certain to honor your talent with such a title. Were you expecting Chris to acknowledge your book? And considering a few days ago at the time of this interview, Christine provided herself with not only a review but also a cover song and her own book cover design in order to not “have to feel bored in with looking at a pickle.&amp;quot;}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quotebox|Don Lashomb: You can call it literature or talk about my talent if you want, but in my view I just did the best job I could do writing the book I wrote. Readers should be able to tell from some of the humor and facetiousness in the book that I'm not taking it all so deadly seriously. A lot of effort went into the study, but I had a great time doing it. I was able to explore a lot of themes that matter to me, but at the end of the day it's a book with a pickle on the cover, and in part the cover image was chosen to diffuse the pretentiousness that tends to set in whenever one is dealing with postmodernism or academic language.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I expected Chris to respond but I had no idea what the response would be. That was part of the fun, actually, finding out. Christine offered her cover to be used for a variant edition, but we wouldn't be able to do that with copyrighted Warhol imagery on it. I haven't heard the song and only learned about its existence from a friend earlier today. I am very much NOT the sort of person to be &amp;quot;monitoring the situation&amp;quot; on social media.}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: I find you’re taking the reception well and are avoiding to relentlessly check on updates about this. As far as colloquial dialects go, you’re a “madlad” for being a part of Christory (CWC history) now and also having reportedly introduced Christine herself into Andy Warhol. This more of a personal question I have but who designed the curious book cover?}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quotebox|Dan Lashomb: Yes, I have it on good authority that Count Dankula has already begun a &amp;quot;mad lads&amp;quot; episode on me but needs a little more material.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The cover image is from a meme by Mistletoe_Radio, who graciously allowed me to repurpose it. I tweaked it slightly.}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: This one, correct?&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:OriginalWarholChrisChanBookCover.jpeg|200px]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Coming from an artist myself, I believe that we as creators put out our work with a defining expression or message. Many may misinterpret your book as a piece of cash grab or a form of attention (to which you've both debunked here and via your responses to a couple of users whom criticized). If you had one sentence which briefly describes your intention of the book, what would it be? Whether it's a summary or clarification about what some may think otherwise.}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quotebox|Don Lashomb: Yeah that's the image from Mistletoe_Radio. I was not in the habit of reading Reddit, but someone else I was in contact with showed me the meme on the day I finished the rough draft of the book, and I thought it was great synchronicity. I was thrilled that Mistleto_Radio allowed me to use the image because I thought it was perfect. Before then I had been thinking of spoofing the cover to &amp;quot;Anti-Oedipus&amp;quot; by Deleuze &amp;amp; Guattari&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:AntiOedipusBookCover.jpeg|200px]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
, but that wouldn't've been as good.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I'll answer your &amp;quot;one sentence&amp;quot; question tomorrow (it's very late here), but I'll respond to some other things briefly:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Re: &amp;quot;avoiding to relentlessly check on updates about this&amp;quot;: I think people should be careful about what they put in their heads. Just in general it doesn't do me any good to check social media, period. As far as reviews, from what he insinuated to me personally, I would guess that GiBi gave me positive coverage, but I haven't watched either of his videos that mention me. There's no reason to watch them.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Re: &amp;quot;having reportedly introduced Christine herself into Andy Warhol&amp;quot;: I like playing matchmaker and I wish I could tell you some of the figures I've introduced to one another, but I can't. I knew CWC/Warhol would be a good pairing. Warhol seems like Chris Chan's precursor within a tradition of pop-culture-oriented artists. Warhol was often ridiculed as well. Both Warhol and Chris Chan can seem very strange and unique, and yet at the same time they emblematize large portions of our shared culture. Warhol was an outsider who became an insider. Chris Chan remains an outsider artist despite garnering a lot of fame. This says something about how fame itself has changed.}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: As I've stated before, I respect your point about not only avoiding the obsession of checking social media but to warn others of how they interpret things with their personal schema. Although uncommon as an opinion, your argument in particular of presenting Chris as another Warhol in progress is presented in a fair and grounded manner.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I am humbly thankful for the time you've taken upon this interview for today and will look forward for additional trivia or information you may have for tomorrow. Take care!}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quotebox|Don Lashomb: Re: &amp;quot;presenting Chris as another Warhol&amp;quot;: I wouldn't say Chris is &amp;quot;another Warhol&amp;quot;. Chris Chan is Chris Chan. But there are parallels to be made between the two figures, as bookends of a pop-culture era that began after WWII and may now be ending. The differences between them say something about how our culture has changed in the meantime.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Re: &amp;quot;If you had one sentence which briefly describes your intention of the book, what would it be?&amp;quot;: It's the only book of its kind, and I thought the world would be more interesting with this book in it.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Re: &amp;quot;Many may misinterpret your book as a piece of cash grab&amp;quot;: I understand why people jump to the most cynical conclusions, but almost anyone who gives my work even a brief glance (or sees the physicality of the actual book) will see that a lot of effort went into it. It's extremely substantive, but also very absurd, and I like the mix between those two qualities. As far as &amp;quot;get rich CWC&amp;quot; schemes go, this wouldn't rate very high. Sales have been nice but I make a lot more from my day job and other income.}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: Thank you for following up to yesterday's past questions.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Re: &amp;quot;It's the only book of its kind, and I thought the world would be more interesting with this book in it.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Indeed it is, and I'm happy to exist for its creation. I've been forwarded this silly question by another CWCki Discord Server Moderator who wanted to know, &amp;quot;Do you like pickles?&amp;quot;}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quotebox|Don Lashomb: They're okay.}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: Amazing response.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
It's noted that Chris reported to have conversed with you and while there may be many questions in order to detail the scenario, I would like to briefly know how Chris came into contact with you/vice versa along with the conversation you two had}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quotebox|Don Lashomb: Chris contacted me via [REDACTED]. Our correspondence was very pleasant. I was impressed with Chris's politeness, ability to take criticism, and attention to detail. In recent years the art of email writing seems to have gone by the wayside, but I find Chris to be a conscientious correspondent. We don't agree on everything, but that's fine. It seems that eventually Christine will provide a detailed response to the book, much as she plans to offer audio commentary to Geno's documentary. I'm very happy that, in general, Chris supports the book and thanked me for writing it.}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: As much as I have expected, I am happy for Christine sending you a formal yet personal message commemorating your book and adding her comments upon it. This is less of a question but rather a compliment at how you’ve dedicated yourself into creating not only the Warhol/Chris Chan book but achieved it at 600+ pages.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox| Don Lashomb: That goes along with wanting to make something that was both impressive and absurd, at the same time. My goal was to explore the themes and comparisons to the best of my ability, no matter how many pages it took. There's also something about both Warhol and Chris Chan that facilitates comprehensiveness and exhaustion. When Warhol first exhibited the soup cans, he didn't just show one, he showed 32 of them, one for every variety available at the time. And his film Empire, which is just a stationary shot of the Empire State Building, wouldn't've become so notorious if it wasn't 8 hours long. Similarly, Christorians tend to want to document Chris Chan's life in great detail. We have the CWCki itself, of course, but also Geno's documentary series, which seems to include almost everything, and there are also Chris-Tubers who tirelessly cover Chris on a weekly basis. Warhol's actual Diaries, covering only an 11-year period, amounted to over 20,000 pages. Warhol wanted to record everything, and Chris Chan is arguably the most documented person in history. That's another major point of comparison, showing how Chris Chan seems to fulfill another Warhol prophecy.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
By the way, maybe this isn't for me to decide, but I wouldn't consider myself a Christorian. Maybe I was one for a little while.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: I appreciate your outstanding research on both artists despite yourself not currently identifying as a Christorian. I cannot doubt about the absurd amount of research it must’ve taken in order to confidently write about those comparisons.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
On behalf of the CWCki Discord Server and CWCki staff, I have no other questions and would like to thank you for allowing this interview! I am honored to have had this moment with you.&amp;quot;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Gallery==&lt;br /&gt;
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File:Warhol Chris Chan book cover.jpg|Cover of the book featuring a [[pickle]] in parody of Warhol's illustration for the cover of ''{{w|The Velvet Underground &amp;amp; Nico}}''.&lt;br /&gt;
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==External links==&lt;br /&gt;
*[https://www.amazon.com/dp/B095F3762C/ Amazon link to the book] ([https://archive.fo/iqtAV Archive])&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Sonichu}}&lt;br /&gt;
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		<title>Warhol / Chris Chan</title>
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&lt;div&gt;{{quote|So far, the points between Andy Warhol and I are very much on point and par. I own up to my past and how it is depicted here. And it is a humbling honor to be compared with another great and unique artist and individual. 😊⚡️💙⚡️|Chris's Amazon review on the book.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:May26BookSelfie.jpg|thumb|200px|Chris holding his copy with a self-made cover.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Warhol / Chris Chan''', subtitled '''The Lifespan of American Pop Culture, or The Suppression of [[Reality]]''', is a self-published [[fan]] book by Don Lashomb which subjectively compares the output of Chris with renowned modern artist {{w|Andy Warhol}} (who, [[Mia Hamm|unlike Chris]], supposedly died a [[Virgin with rage|virgin]]).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The book was published via Amazon on 19 [[May 2021]]. Chris was made aware of it a few days later and commented on it over Twitter, taking issue with the book's focus on his [[sex|sex life]] and sexually explicit art.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[May 2021 social media posts#Andy Warhol]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He purchased a copy of it and made his own cover for it as he didn't &amp;quot;have to feel bored in with looking at a [[pickle]].&amp;quot; Said pickle is a reference to the Warhol-designed cover art for the Velvet Underground's debut album ''The Velvet Underground and Nico''. Upon browsing the book's Disclaimer chapter, Chris commented about a nitpick with its contents, insisting that his delusions were real. Aside from it, he mentioned liking the book so far and thanked the author, giving it a glowing five-star review.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[May 2021 social media posts#Chris buys a book]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
On 27 May, Chris recorded a cover of [[Cover song: “I’ll Be Your Mirror” by Velvet Underground|“I’ll Be Your Mirror”]] by the Velvet Underground to promote the book.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
On 1 June 2021, while reading chapter 5 of the book, Chris began [[role-play]]ing as his younger self over Twitter, in order to check in with his inner child and search for issues to address.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[June 2021 social media posts#Chris larps as his younger self]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Book description==&lt;br /&gt;
===Amazon listing description===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;𝑰𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒋𝒐𝒌𝒆? 𝑶𝒓 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍?&lt;br /&gt;
A CRITICAL CONFRONTATION. What can we learn from comparing the two most unique cultural figures in living memory?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Warhol and Chris Chan: Both became famous while producing artwork that was often met with derision. Both became the focus of intense interest and curiosity. Their indelible personalities provoked fascination and laughter. In spite of their strangeness--or because of it--they reflect particularly pertinent aspects of the world around them. They are thought of as the oddest of oddities, and yet they represent the course of our society as a whole.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
From bright Pop Art to sordid underground films, Andy Warhol portrayed an [[America]] that was both familiar and avant-garde. He [[Michael Snyder is ColdHearted and Mean|carried a tape recorder everywhere]] and prophesized that in the future everyone would be famous just for being themselves. Several decades later, Chris Chan embodies Warhol's dream: Thanks to the internet Chris has become known worldwide, is constantly documented, observed, scrutinized, and made the subject of mass debate and media analysis.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Warhol worked to legitimize popular culture and give it the prestige of high art. But more recent generations have grown up breathing pop culture as if it were air. &amp;quot;Young at heart&amp;quot;, people continue playing [[video games]] and collecting toys into adulthood, and favorite entertainment franchises are treated akin to religions. More than anyone else, Chris Chan emblematizes the excesses of this era.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This comprehensive study investigates the parallels and divergences between Warhol and Chris Chan, both of whom can be seen as bellwethers of cultural shifts. The two are compared in terms of how they relate to the following elements--from the fundamentals of life to the themes of our age:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Names &amp;amp; Words&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Collecting &amp;amp; Hoarding&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● [[Chris and brand loyalty|Consumerism]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Technology &amp;amp; Media&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Women . . . Sex . Transgenderism . . Femdom&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Fame: Mythologies of Self &amp;amp; Multiverse&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Recording&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A wide [[autism|spectrum]] of knowledge is painstakingly drawn upon to analyze our two subjects from all angles. References and points of comparison are made to elements of:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Art history&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Classic film&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Modernist literature&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Philosophy (from Plato to the postmodern)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Popular [[music]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● [[Psychology]] (especially psychoanalysis)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Internet meme culture&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Through pathos and ridiculousness, in an uncertain world that's constantly changing, we trace the human spirit as it passes from the golden age of Americana... through the high Warholian era... and now into Chris Chan's Poké Ball.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
So: 𝑰𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒋𝒐𝒌𝒆? 𝑶𝒓 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍? Read slowly and see.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
(NOTE: Chris Chan's pronouns are indeed respected throughout this study. The author is proud to have earned the approval of Christine Chandler herself.)&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Product details===&lt;br /&gt;
*ASIN : B095F3762C&lt;br /&gt;
*Publisher : Independently published (May 19, 2021)&lt;br /&gt;
*Language : English&lt;br /&gt;
*Paperback : 635 pages&lt;br /&gt;
*ISBN-13 : 979-8739475275&lt;br /&gt;
*Item Weight : 2.31 pounds&lt;br /&gt;
*Dimensions : 6 x 1.44 x 9 inches&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Interview with Don Lashomb==&lt;br /&gt;
{{quote|If someone else has been posting as me here, on KF, or on Twitter, that's not me, just so you know. I didn't really keep up with the CWC communities on a daily basis before the book, and I'm not doing so now.|Don's personal disclaimer before the interview started.}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
On May 31st, CWCki Jerkop and CWCki Discord server Moderator Orange Juice contacted the author behind the Warhol/Chris Chan book via reddit for a text-based interview about the production and intention of the book.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: As an easy opener, when did you first started your literary work and are you planning on doing more Chris Chan content or rather explore other projects instead?}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quotebox|Don Lashomb: You're too kind in calling it all &amp;quot;literary work&amp;quot;. I've written a lot of different stuff since I was a child, on a lot of different subjects, much of it as a ghostwriter for other people.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I have absolutely no plans for further Chris Chan-related work aside from an eventual revised edition of the current book, correcting any factual errors and typos. The current offering is labeled as a &amp;quot;True, Honest First Edition&amp;quot; and at some point there will be a &amp;quot;Premiere 2nd edition&amp;quot;, to reference the cover of Sonichu #2 (&amp;quot;Premiere #2&amp;quot;), because I think that would be funny. This was always going to happen, to correct any inaccuracies.&lt;br /&gt;
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Other people keep asking me about things like an audiobook version (unlikely), an ebook version (more likely), and different sorts of special editions with contributions from other people. I'm reluctant to do much of that, and if any of it happens I don't expect to offer any further contributions myself. I knew who Chris Chan was before undertaking this project, but keeping up with Chris Chan and/or the CWC community was not an active interest of mine beforehand, and I have no interest in becoming an active observer or participant going forward.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: That’s absolutely valid for you to comment. Nonetheless, I’m with certain to honor your talent with such a title. Were you expecting Chris to acknowledge your book? And considering a few days ago at the time of this interview, Christine provided herself with not only a review but also a cover song and her own book cover design in order to not “have to feel bored in with looking at a pickle.&amp;quot;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Don Lashomb: You can call it literature or talk about my talent if you want, but in my view I just did the best job I could do writing the book I wrote. Readers should be able to tell from some of the humor and facetiousness in the book that I'm not taking it all so deadly seriously. A lot of effort went into the study, but I had a great time doing it. I was able to explore a lot of themes that matter to me, but at the end of the day it's a book with a pickle on the cover, and in part the cover image was chosen to diffuse the pretentiousness that tends to set in whenever one is dealing with postmodernism or academic language.&lt;br /&gt;
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I expected Chris to respond but I had no idea what the response would be. That was part of the fun, actually, finding out. Christine offered her cover to be used for a variant edition, but we wouldn't be able to do that with copyrighted Warhol imagery on it. I haven't heard the song and only learned about its existence from a friend earlier today. I am very much NOT the sort of person to be &amp;quot;monitoring the situation&amp;quot; on social media.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: I find you’re taking the reception well and are avoiding to relentlessly check on updates about this. As far as colloquial dialects go, you’re a “madlad” for being a part of Christory (CWC history) now and also having reportedly introduced Christine herself into Andy Warhol. This more of a personal question I have but who designed the curious book cover?}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Dan Lashomb: Yes, I have it on good authority that Count Dankula has already begun a &amp;quot;mad lads&amp;quot; episode on me but needs a little more material.&lt;br /&gt;
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The cover image is from a meme by Mistletoe_Radio, who graciously allowed me to repurpose it. I tweaked it slightly.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: This one, correct?&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:OriginalWarholChrisChanBookCover.jpeg|200px]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Coming from an artist myself, I believe that we as creators put out our work with a defining expression or message. Many may misinterpret your book as a piece of cash grab or a form of attention (to which you've both debunked here and via your responses to a couple of users whom criticized). If you had one sentence which briefly describes your intention of the book, what would it be? Whether it's a summary or clarification about what some may think otherwise.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Don Lashomb: Yeah that's the image from Mistletoe_Radio. I was not in the habit of reading Reddit, but someone else I was in contact with showed me the meme on the day I finished the rough draft of the book, and I thought it was great synchronicity. I was thrilled that Mistleto_Radio allowed me to use the image because I thought it was perfect. Before then I had been thinking of spoofing the cover to &amp;quot;Anti-Oedipus&amp;quot; by Deleuze &amp;amp; Guattari&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:AntiOedipusBookCover.jpeg|200px]]&lt;br /&gt;
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, but that wouldn't've been as good.&lt;br /&gt;
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I'll answer your &amp;quot;one sentence&amp;quot; question tomorrow (it's very late here), but I'll respond to some other things briefly:&lt;br /&gt;
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Re: &amp;quot;avoiding to relentlessly check on updates about this&amp;quot;: I think people should be careful about what they put in their heads. Just in general it doesn't do me any good to check social media, period. As far as reviews, from what he insinuated to me personally, I would guess that GiBi gave me positive coverage, but I haven't watched either of his videos that mention me. There's no reason to watch them.&lt;br /&gt;
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Re: &amp;quot;having reportedly introduced Christine herself into Andy Warhol&amp;quot;: I like playing matchmaker and I wish I could tell you some of the figures I've introduced to one another, but I can't. I knew CWC/Warhol would be a good pairing. Warhol seems like Chris Chan's precursor within a tradition of pop-culture-oriented artists. Warhol was often ridiculed as well. Both Warhol and Chris Chan can seem very strange and unique, and yet at the same time they emblematize large portions of our shared culture. Warhol was an outsider who became an insider. Chris Chan remains an outsider artist despite garnering a lot of fame. This says something about how fame itself has changed.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: As I've stated before, I respect your point about not only avoiding the obsession of checking social media but to warn others of how they interpret things with their personal schema. Although uncommon as an opinion, your argument in particular of presenting Chris as another Warhol in progress is presented in a fair and grounded manner.&lt;br /&gt;
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I am humbly thankful for the time you've taken upon this interview for today and will look forward for additional trivia or information you may have for tomorrow. Take care!}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Don Lashomb: Re: &amp;quot;presenting Chris as another Warhol&amp;quot;: I wouldn't say Chris is &amp;quot;another Warhol&amp;quot;. Chris Chan is Chris Chan. But there are parallels to be made between the two figures, as bookends of a pop-culture era that began after WWII and may now be ending. The differences between them say something about how our culture has changed in the meantime.&lt;br /&gt;
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Re: &amp;quot;If you had one sentence which briefly describes your intention of the book, what would it be?&amp;quot;: It's the only book of its kind, and I thought the world would be more interesting with this book in it.&lt;br /&gt;
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Re: &amp;quot;Many may misinterpret your book as a piece of cash grab&amp;quot;: I understand why people jump to the most cynical conclusions, but almost anyone who gives my work even a brief glance (or sees the physicality of the actual book) will see that a lot of effort went into it. It's extremely substantive, but also very absurd, and I like the mix between those two qualities. As far as &amp;quot;get rich CWC&amp;quot; schemes go, this wouldn't rate very high. Sales have been nice but I make a lot more from my day job and other income.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: Thank you for following up to yesterday's past questions.&lt;br /&gt;
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Re: &amp;quot;It's the only book of its kind, and I thought the world would be more interesting with this book in it.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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Indeed it is, and I'm happy to exist for its creation. I've been forwarded this silly question by another CWCki Discord Server Moderator who wanted to know, &amp;quot;Do you like pickles?&amp;quot;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Don Lashomb: They're okay.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: Amazing response.&lt;br /&gt;
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It's noted that Chris reported to have conversed with you and while there may be many questions in order to detail the scenario, I would like to briefly know how Chris came into contact with you/vice versa along with the conversation you two had}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Don Lashomb: Chris contacted me via [REDACTED]. Our correspondence was very pleasant. I was impressed with Chris's politeness, ability to take criticism, and attention to detail. In recent years the art of email writing seems to have gone by the wayside, but I find Chris to be a conscientious correspondent. We don't agree on everything, but that's fine. It seems that eventually Christine will provide a detailed response to the book, much as she plans to offer audio commentary to Geno's documentary. I'm very happy that, in general, Chris supports the book and thanked me for writing it.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: As much as I have expected, I am happy for Christine sending you a formal yet personal message commemorating your book and adding her comments upon it. This is less of a question but rather a compliment at how you’ve dedicated yourself into creating not only the Warhol/Chris Chan book but achieved it at 600+ pages.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox| Don Lashomb: That goes along with wanting to make something that was both impressive and absurd, at the same time. My goal was to explore the themes and comparisons to the best of my ability, no matter how many pages it took. There's also something about both Warhol and Chris Chan that facilitates comprehensiveness and exhaustion. When Warhol first exhibited the soup cans, he didn't just show one, he showed 32 of them, one for every variety available at the time. And his film Empire, which is just a stationary shot of the Empire State Building, wouldn't've become so notorious if it wasn't 8 hours long. Similarly, Christorians tend to want to document Chris Chan's life in great detail. We have the CWCki itself, of course, but also Geno's documentary series, which seems to include almost everything, and there are also Chris-Tubers who tirelessly cover Chris on a weekly basis. Warhol's actual Diaries, covering only an 11-year period, amounted to over 20,000 pages. Warhol wanted to record everything, and Chris Chan is arguably the most documented person in history. That's another major point of comparison, showing how Chris Chan seems to fulfill another Warhol prophecy.&lt;br /&gt;
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By the way, maybe this isn't for me to decide, but I wouldn't consider myself a Christorian. Maybe I was one for a little while.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: I appreciate your outstanding research on both artists despite yourself not currently identifying as a Christorian. I cannot doubt about the absurd amount of research it must’ve taken in order to confidently write about those comparisons.&lt;br /&gt;
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On behalf of the CWCki Discord Server and CWCki staff, I have no other questions and would like to thank you for allowing this interview! I am honored to have had this moment with you.&amp;quot;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Gallery==&lt;br /&gt;
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File:Warhol Chris Chan book cover.jpg|Cover of the book featuring a [[pickle]] in parody of Warhol's illustration for the cover of ''{{w|The Velvet Underground &amp;amp; Nico}}''.&lt;br /&gt;
File:Warhol Chris Chan Amazon review.JPG|Chris's review of the book versus another customer's take.&lt;br /&gt;
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==External links==&lt;br /&gt;
*[https://www.amazon.com/dp/B095F3762C/ Amazon link to the book] ([https://archive.fo/iqtAV Archive])&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Sonichu}}&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;== CWCki Jerkop ==&lt;br /&gt;
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I'm thinking of adding more CWCki Jerkop moderators here primarily to help with account creation requests from the CWCki Discord. Would you be interested in that? [[User:Hurtful Truth Level|Hurtful Truth Level]] ([[User talk:Hurtful Truth Level|talk]]) 00:06, 7 April 2021 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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:Sure! I'll be happy to help out with creating accounts via request from the Discord in order to provide faster applications.&lt;br /&gt;
[[User:OrangeJuice|OrangeJuice]] ([[User talk:OrangeJuice|talk]]) 00:36, 7 April 2021 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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*Added you to Jerkops. It gives you the block user, rollback edits, delete page, move page, and create account tools. Create Account can be accessed from the Special pages link at left. [[User:Hurtful Truth Level|Hurtful Truth Level]] ([[User talk:Hurtful Truth Level|talk]]) 00:47, 7 April 2021 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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:Thank you so much Hurtful Truth Level, I'll check out the new features you've given me!&lt;br /&gt;
[[User:OrangeJuice|OrangeJuice]] ([[User talk:OrangeJuice|talk]]) 00:50, 7 April 2021 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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==Question==&lt;br /&gt;
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Hey, I'm wondering why you reverted my edits that updated one of the citation links in the [[Warhol / Chris Chan]] article? The section heading in the June 2021 social media posts article was changed from &amp;quot;Chris begins larping as his youngerself&amp;quot; to &amp;quot;Chris larps as his younger self&amp;quot; because it was apparent that Chris was no longer larping, and I wanted to update it for consistency. Thanks in advance. [[User:Lez|Lez]] ([[User talk:Lez|talk]]) 05:10, 3 June 2021 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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:Oh whoops, I apologize for that huge mistake. I was meaning to look back onto previous edits for the sake of comparing their differences and accidentally pressed the reverted button. Again, that wasn’t to deny your edit. Feel free to change it back, I didn’t mean to do that. [[User:OrangeJuice|OrangeJuice]] ([[User talk:OrangeJuice|talk]]) 05:42, 3 June 2021 (UTC)&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;OrangeJuice: Reverted edits by Lez (talk) to last revision by OrangeJuice&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;{{quote|So far, the points between Andy Warhol and I are very much on point and par. I own up to my past and how it is depicted here. And it is a humbling honor to be compared with another great and unique artist and individual. 😊⚡️💙⚡️|Chris's Amazon review on the book.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:May26BookSelfie.jpg|thumb|200px|Chris holding his copy with a self-made cover.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Warhol / Chris Chan''', subtitled '''The Lifespan of American Pop Culture, or The Suppression of [[Reality]]''', is a self-published [[fan]] book by Don Lashomb which subjectively compares the output of Chris with renowned modern artist {{w|Andy Warhol}} (who, [[Mia Hamm|unlike Chris]], supposedly died a [[Virgin with rage|virgin]]).&lt;br /&gt;
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The book was published via Amazon on 19 [[May 2021]]. Chris was made aware of it a few days later and commented on it over Twitter, taking issue with the book's focus on his [[sex|sex life]] and sexually explicit art.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[May 2021 social media posts#Andy Warhol]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He purchased a copy of it and made his own cover for it as he didn't &amp;quot;have to feel bored in with looking at a [[pickle]].&amp;quot; Said pickle is a reference to the Warhol-designed cover art for the Velvet Underground's debut album ''The Velvet Underground and Nico''. Upon browsing the book's Disclaimer chapter, Chris commented about a nitpick with its contents, insisting that his delusions were real. Aside from it, he mentioned liking the book so far and thanked the author, giving it a glowing five-star review.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[May 2021 social media posts#Chris buys a book]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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On 27 May, Chris recorded a cover of [[Cover song: “I’ll Be Your Mirror” by Velvet Underground|“I’ll Be Your Mirror”]] by the Velvet Underground to promote the book.&lt;br /&gt;
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On 1 June 2021, while reading chapter 5 of the book, Chris began [[role-play]]ing as his younger self over Twitter, in order to check in with his inner child and search for issues to address.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[June 2021 social media posts#Chris begins larping as his youngerself]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Book description==&lt;br /&gt;
===Amazon listing description===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;𝑰𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒋𝒐𝒌𝒆? 𝑶𝒓 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍?&lt;br /&gt;
A CRITICAL CONFRONTATION. What can we learn from comparing the two most unique cultural figures in living memory?&lt;br /&gt;
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Warhol and Chris Chan: Both became famous while producing artwork that was often met with derision. Both became the focus of intense interest and curiosity. Their indelible personalities provoked fascination and laughter. In spite of their strangeness--or because of it--they reflect particularly pertinent aspects of the world around them. They are thought of as the oddest of oddities, and yet they represent the course of our society as a whole.&lt;br /&gt;
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From bright Pop Art to sordid underground films, Andy Warhol portrayed an [[America]] that was both familiar and avant-garde. He [[Michael Snyder is ColdHearted and Mean|carried a tape recorder everywhere]] and prophesized that in the future everyone would be famous just for being themselves. Several decades later, Chris Chan embodies Warhol's dream: Thanks to the internet Chris has become known worldwide, is constantly documented, observed, scrutinized, and made the subject of mass debate and media analysis.&lt;br /&gt;
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Warhol worked to legitimize popular culture and give it the prestige of high art. But more recent generations have grown up breathing pop culture as if it were air. &amp;quot;Young at heart&amp;quot;, people continue playing [[video games]] and collecting toys into adulthood, and favorite entertainment franchises are treated akin to religions. More than anyone else, Chris Chan emblematizes the excesses of this era.&lt;br /&gt;
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This comprehensive study investigates the parallels and divergences between Warhol and Chris Chan, both of whom can be seen as bellwethers of cultural shifts. The two are compared in terms of how they relate to the following elements--from the fundamentals of life to the themes of our age:&lt;br /&gt;
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● Names &amp;amp; Words&lt;br /&gt;
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● Collecting &amp;amp; Hoarding&lt;br /&gt;
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● Consumerism&lt;br /&gt;
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● Technology &amp;amp; Media&lt;br /&gt;
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● Women . . . Sex . Transgenderism . . Femdom&lt;br /&gt;
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● Fame: Mythologies of Self &amp;amp; Multiverse&lt;br /&gt;
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● Recording&lt;br /&gt;
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A wide [[autism|spectrum]] of knowledge is painstakingly drawn upon to analyze our two subjects from all angles. References and points of comparison are made to elements of:&lt;br /&gt;
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● Art history&lt;br /&gt;
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● Classic film&lt;br /&gt;
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● Modernist literature&lt;br /&gt;
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● Philosophy (from Plato to the postmodern)&lt;br /&gt;
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● Popular [[music]]&lt;br /&gt;
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● [[Psychology]] (especially psychoanalysis)&lt;br /&gt;
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● Internet meme culture&lt;br /&gt;
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Through pathos and ridiculousness, in an uncertain world that's constantly changing, we trace the human spirit as it passes from the golden age of Americana... through the high Warholian era... and now into Chris Chan's Poké Ball.&lt;br /&gt;
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So: 𝑰𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒋𝒐𝒌𝒆? 𝑶𝒓 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍? Read slowly and see.&lt;br /&gt;
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(NOTE: Chris Chan's pronouns are indeed respected throughout this study. The author is proud to have earned the approval of Christine Chandler herself.)&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Product details===&lt;br /&gt;
*ASIN : B095F3762C&lt;br /&gt;
*Publisher : Independently published (May 19, 2021)&lt;br /&gt;
*Language : English&lt;br /&gt;
*Paperback : 635 pages&lt;br /&gt;
*ISBN-13 : 979-8739475275&lt;br /&gt;
*Item Weight : 2.31 pounds&lt;br /&gt;
*Dimensions : 6 x 1.44 x 9 inches&lt;br /&gt;
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==Interview with Don Lashomb==&lt;br /&gt;
{{quote|If someone else has been posting as me here, on KF, or on Twitter, that's not me, just so you know. I didn't really keep up with the CWC communities on a daily basis before the book, and I'm not doing so now.|Don's personal disclaimer before the interview started.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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On May 31st, CWCki Jerkop and CWCki Discord server Moderator Orange Juice contacted the author behind the Warhol/Chris Chan book via reddit for a text-based interview about the production and intention of the book.&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: As an easy opener, when did you first started your literary work and are you planning on doing more Chris Chan content or rather explore other projects instead?}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Don Lashomb: You're too kind in calling it all &amp;quot;literary work&amp;quot;. I've written a lot of different stuff since I was a child, on a lot of different subjects, much of it as a ghostwriter for other people.&lt;br /&gt;
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I have absolutely no plans for further Chris Chan-related work aside from an eventual revised edition of the current book, correcting any factual errors and typos. The current offering is labeled as a &amp;quot;True, Honest First Edition&amp;quot; and at some point there will be a &amp;quot;Premiere 2nd edition&amp;quot;, to reference the cover of Sonichu #2 (&amp;quot;Premiere #2&amp;quot;), because I think that would be funny. This was always going to happen, to correct any inaccuracies.&lt;br /&gt;
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Other people keep asking me about things like an audiobook version (unlikely), an ebook version (more likely), and different sorts of special editions with contributions from other people. I'm reluctant to do much of that, and if any of it happens I don't expect to offer any further contributions myself. I knew who Chris Chan was before undertaking this project, but keeping up with Chris Chan and/or the CWC community was not an active interest of mine beforehand, and I have no interest in becoming an active observer or participant going forward.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: That’s absolutely valid for you to comment. Nonetheless, I’m with certain to honor your talent with such a title. Were you expecting Chris to acknowledge your book? And considering a few days ago at the time of this interview, Christine provided herself with not only a review but also a cover song and her own book cover design in order to not “have to feel bored in with looking at a pickle.&amp;quot;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Don Lashomb: You can call it literature or talk about my talent if you want, but in my view I just did the best job I could do writing the book I wrote. Readers should be able to tell from some of the humor and facetiousness in the book that I'm not taking it all so deadly seriously. A lot of effort went into the study, but I had a great time doing it. I was able to explore a lot of themes that matter to me, but at the end of the day it's a book with a pickle on the cover, and in part the cover image was chosen to diffuse the pretentiousness that tends to set in whenever one is dealing with postmodernism or academic language.&lt;br /&gt;
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I expected Chris to respond but I had no idea what the response would be. That was part of the fun, actually, finding out. Christine offered her cover to be used for a variant edition, but we wouldn't be able to do that with copyrighted Warhol imagery on it. I haven't heard the song and only learned about its existence from a friend earlier today. I am very much NOT the sort of person to be &amp;quot;monitoring the situation&amp;quot; on social media.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: I find you’re taking the reception well and are avoiding to relentlessly check on updates about this. As far as colloquial dialects go, you’re a “madlad” for being a part of Christory (CWC history) now and also having reportedly introduced Christine herself into Andy Warhol. This more of a personal question I have but who designed the curious book cover?}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Dan Lashomb: Yes, I have it on good authority that Count Dankula has already begun a &amp;quot;mad lads&amp;quot; episode on me but needs a little more material.&lt;br /&gt;
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The cover image is from a meme by Mistletoe_Radio, who graciously allowed me to repurpose it. I tweaked it slightly.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: This one, correct?&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:OriginalWarholChrisChanBookCover.jpeg|200px]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Coming from an artist myself, I believe that we as creators put out our work with a defining expression or message. Many may misinterpret your book as a piece of cash grab or a form of attention (to which you've both debunked here and via your responses to a couple of users whom criticized). If you had one sentence which briefly describes your intention of the book, what would it be? Whether it's a summary or clarification about what some may think otherwise.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Don Lashomb: Yeah that's the image from Mistletoe_Radio. I was not in the habit of reading Reddit, but someone else I was in contact with showed me the meme on the day I finished the rough draft of the book, and I thought it was great synchronicity. I was thrilled that Mistleto_Radio allowed me to use the image because I thought it was perfect. Before then I had been thinking of spoofing the cover to &amp;quot;Anti-Oedipus&amp;quot; by Deleuze &amp;amp; Guattari&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:AntiOedipusBookCover.jpeg|200px]]&lt;br /&gt;
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, but that wouldn't've been as good.&lt;br /&gt;
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I'll answer your &amp;quot;one sentence&amp;quot; question tomorrow (it's very late here), but I'll respond to some other things briefly:&lt;br /&gt;
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Re: &amp;quot;avoiding to relentlessly check on updates about this&amp;quot;: I think people should be careful about what they put in their heads. Just in general it doesn't do me any good to check social media, period. As far as reviews, from what he insinuated to me personally, I would guess that GiBi gave me positive coverage, but I haven't watched either of his videos that mention me. There's no reason to watch them.&lt;br /&gt;
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Re: &amp;quot;having reportedly introduced Christine herself into Andy Warhol&amp;quot;: I like playing matchmaker and I wish I could tell you some of the figures I've introduced to one another, but I can't. I knew CWC/Warhol would be a good pairing. Warhol seems like Chris Chan's precursor within a tradition of pop-culture-oriented artists. Warhol was often ridiculed as well. Both Warhol and Chris Chan can seem very strange and unique, and yet at the same time they emblematize large portions of our shared culture. Warhol was an outsider who became an insider. Chris Chan remains an outsider artist despite garnering a lot of fame. This says something about how fame itself has changed.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: As I've stated before, I respect your point about not only avoiding the obsession of checking social media but to warn others of how they interpret things with their personal schema. Although uncommon as an opinion, your argument in particular of presenting Chris as another Warhol in progress is presented in a fair and grounded manner.&lt;br /&gt;
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I am humbly thankful for the time you've taken upon this interview for today and will look forward for additional trivia or information you may have for tomorrow. Take care!}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Don Lashomb: Re: &amp;quot;presenting Chris as another Warhol&amp;quot;: I wouldn't say Chris is &amp;quot;another Warhol&amp;quot;. Chris Chan is Chris Chan. But there are parallels to be made between the two figures, as bookends of a pop-culture era that began after WWII and may now be ending. The differences between them say something about how our culture has changed in the meantime.&lt;br /&gt;
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Re: &amp;quot;If you had one sentence which briefly describes your intention of the book, what would it be?&amp;quot;: It's the only book of its kind, and I thought the world would be more interesting with this book in it.&lt;br /&gt;
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Re: &amp;quot;Many may misinterpret your book as a piece of cash grab&amp;quot;: I understand why people jump to the most cynical conclusions, but almost anyone who gives my work even a brief glance (or sees the physicality of the actual book) will see that a lot of effort went into it. It's extremely substantive, but also very absurd, and I like the mix between those two qualities. As far as &amp;quot;get rich CWC&amp;quot; schemes go, this wouldn't rate very high. Sales have been nice but I make a lot more from my day job and other income.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: Thank you for following up to yesterday's past questions.&lt;br /&gt;
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Re: &amp;quot;It's the only book of its kind, and I thought the world would be more interesting with this book in it.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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Indeed it is, and I'm happy to exist for its creation. I've been forwarded this silly question by another CWCki Discord Server Moderator who wanted to know, &amp;quot;Do you like pickles?&amp;quot;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Don Lashomb: They're okay.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: Amazing response.&lt;br /&gt;
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It's noted that Chris reported to have conversed with you and while there may be many questions in order to detail the scenario, I would like to briefly know how Chris came into contact with you/vice versa along with the conversation you two had}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Don Lashomb: Chris contacted me via [REDACTED]. Our correspondence was very pleasant. I was impressed with Chris's politeness, ability to take criticism, and attention to detail. In recent years the art of email writing seems to have gone by the wayside, but I find Chris to be a conscientious correspondent. We don't agree on everything, but that's fine. It seems that eventually Christine will provide a detailed response to the book, much as she plans to offer audio commentary to Geno's documentary. I'm very happy that, in general, Chris supports the book and thanked me for writing it.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: As much as I have expected, I am happy for Christine sending you a formal yet personal message commemorating your book and adding her comments upon it. This is less of a question but rather a compliment at how you’ve dedicated yourself into creating not only the Warhol/Chris Chan book but achieved it at 600+ pages.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox| Don Lashomb: That goes along with wanting to make something that was both impressive and absurd, at the same time. My goal was to explore the themes and comparisons to the best of my ability, no matter how many pages it took. There's also something about both Warhol and Chris Chan that facilitates comprehensiveness and exhaustion. When Warhol first exhibited the soup cans, he didn't just show one, he showed 32 of them, one for every variety available at the time. And his film Empire, which is just a stationary shot of the Empire State Building, wouldn't've become so notorious if it wasn't 8 hours long. Similarly, Christorians tend to want to document Chris Chan's life in great detail. We have the CWCki itself, of course, but also Geno's documentary series, which seems to include almost everything, and there are also Chris-Tubers who tirelessly cover Chris on a weekly basis. Warhol's actual Diaries, covering only an 11-year period, amounted to over 20,000 pages. Warhol wanted to record everything, and Chris Chan is arguably the most documented person in history. That's another major point of comparison, showing how Chris Chan seems to fulfill another Warhol prophecy.&lt;br /&gt;
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By the way, maybe this isn't for me to decide, but I wouldn't consider myself a Christorian. Maybe I was one for a little while.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: I appreciate your outstanding research on both artists despite yourself not currently identifying as a Christorian. I cannot doubt about the absurd amount of research it must’ve taken in order to confidently write about those comparisons.&lt;br /&gt;
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On behalf of the CWCki Discord Server and CWCki staff, I have no other questions and would like to thank you for allowing this interview! I am honored to have had this moment with you.&amp;quot;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==External links==&lt;br /&gt;
*[https://www.amazon.com/dp/B095F3762C/ Amazon link to the book] ([https://archive.fo/iqtAV Archive])&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
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		<title>Warhol / Chris Chan</title>
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&lt;div&gt;{{quote|So far, the points between Andy Warhol and I are very much on point and par. I own up to my past and how it is depicted here. And it is a humbling honor to be compared with another great and unique artist and individual. 😊⚡️💙⚡️|Chris's Amazon review on the book.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:May26BookSelfie.jpg|thumb|200px|Chris holding his copy with a self-made cover.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Warhol / Chris Chan''', subtitled '''The Lifespan of American Pop Culture, or The Suppression of [[Reality]]''', is a self-published [[fan]] book by Don Lashomb which subjectively compares the output of Chris with renowned modern artist {{w|Andy Warhol}} (who, [[Mia Hamm|unlike Chris]], supposedly died a [[Virgin with rage|virgin]]).&lt;br /&gt;
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The book was published via Amazon on 19 [[May 2021]]. Chris was made aware of it a few days later and commented on it over Twitter, taking issue with the book's focus on his [[sex|sex life]] and sexually explicit art.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[May 2021 social media posts#Andy Warhol]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He purchased a copy of it and made his own cover for it as he didn't &amp;quot;have to feel bored in with looking at a [[pickle]].&amp;quot; Said pickle is a reference to the Warhol-designed cover art for the Velvet Underground's debut album ''The Velvet Underground and Nico''. Upon browsing the book's Disclaimer chapter, Chris commented about a nitpick with its contents, insisting that his delusions were real. Aside from it, he mentioned liking the book so far and thanked the author, giving it a glowing five-star review.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[May 2021 social media posts#Chris buys a book]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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On 27 May, Chris recorded a cover of [[Cover song: “I’ll Be Your Mirror” by Velvet Underground|“I’ll Be Your Mirror”]] by the Velvet Underground to promote the book.&lt;br /&gt;
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On 1 June 2021, while reading chapter 5 of the book, Chris began [[role-play]]ing as his younger self over Twitter, in order to check in with his inner child and search for issues to address.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[June 2021 social media posts#Chris begins larping as his youngerself]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Book description==&lt;br /&gt;
===Amazon listing description===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;𝑰𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒋𝒐𝒌𝒆? 𝑶𝒓 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍?&lt;br /&gt;
A CRITICAL CONFRONTATION. What can we learn from comparing the two most unique cultural figures in living memory?&lt;br /&gt;
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Warhol and Chris Chan: Both became famous while producing artwork that was often met with derision. Both became the focus of intense interest and curiosity. Their indelible personalities provoked fascination and laughter. In spite of their strangeness--or because of it--they reflect particularly pertinent aspects of the world around them. They are thought of as the oddest of oddities, and yet they represent the course of our society as a whole.&lt;br /&gt;
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From bright Pop Art to sordid underground films, Andy Warhol portrayed an [[America]] that was both familiar and avant-garde. He [[Michael Snyder is ColdHearted and Mean|carried a tape recorder everywhere]] and prophesized that in the future everyone would be famous just for being themselves. Several decades later, Chris Chan embodies Warhol's dream: Thanks to the internet Chris has become known worldwide, is constantly documented, observed, scrutinized, and made the subject of mass debate and media analysis.&lt;br /&gt;
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Warhol worked to legitimize popular culture and give it the prestige of high art. But more recent generations have grown up breathing pop culture as if it were air. &amp;quot;Young at heart&amp;quot;, people continue playing [[video games]] and collecting toys into adulthood, and favorite entertainment franchises are treated akin to religions. More than anyone else, Chris Chan emblematizes the excesses of this era.&lt;br /&gt;
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This comprehensive study investigates the parallels and divergences between Warhol and Chris Chan, both of whom can be seen as bellwethers of cultural shifts. The two are compared in terms of how they relate to the following elements--from the fundamentals of life to the themes of our age:&lt;br /&gt;
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● Names &amp;amp; Words&lt;br /&gt;
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● Collecting &amp;amp; Hoarding&lt;br /&gt;
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● Consumerism&lt;br /&gt;
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● Technology &amp;amp; Media&lt;br /&gt;
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● Women . . . Sex . Transgenderism . . Femdom&lt;br /&gt;
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● Fame: Mythologies of Self &amp;amp; Multiverse&lt;br /&gt;
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● Recording&lt;br /&gt;
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A wide [[autism|spectrum]] of knowledge is painstakingly drawn upon to analyze our two subjects from all angles. References and points of comparison are made to elements of:&lt;br /&gt;
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● Art history&lt;br /&gt;
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● Classic film&lt;br /&gt;
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● Modernist literature&lt;br /&gt;
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● Philosophy (from Plato to the postmodern)&lt;br /&gt;
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● Popular [[music]]&lt;br /&gt;
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● [[Psychology]] (especially psychoanalysis)&lt;br /&gt;
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● Internet meme culture&lt;br /&gt;
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Through pathos and ridiculousness, in an uncertain world that's constantly changing, we trace the human spirit as it passes from the golden age of Americana... through the high Warholian era... and now into Chris Chan's Poké Ball.&lt;br /&gt;
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So: 𝑰𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒋𝒐𝒌𝒆? 𝑶𝒓 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍? Read slowly and see.&lt;br /&gt;
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(NOTE: Chris Chan's pronouns are indeed respected throughout this study. The author is proud to have earned the approval of Christine Chandler herself.)&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Product details===&lt;br /&gt;
*ASIN : B095F3762C&lt;br /&gt;
*Publisher : Independently published (May 19, 2021)&lt;br /&gt;
*Language : English&lt;br /&gt;
*Paperback : 635 pages&lt;br /&gt;
*ISBN-13 : 979-8739475275&lt;br /&gt;
*Item Weight : 2.31 pounds&lt;br /&gt;
*Dimensions : 6 x 1.44 x 9 inches&lt;br /&gt;
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==Interview with Don Lashomb==&lt;br /&gt;
{{quote|If someone else has been posting as me here, on KF, or on Twitter, that's not me, just so you know. I didn't really keep up with the CWC communities on a daily basis before the book, and I'm not doing so now.|Don's personal disclaimer before the interview started.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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On May 31st, CWCki Jerkop and CWCki Discord server Moderator Orange Juice contacted the author behind the Warhol/Chris Chan book via reddit for a text-based interview about the production and intention of the book.&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: As an easy opener, when did you first started your literary work and are you planning on doing more Chris Chan content or rather explore other projects instead?}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Don Lashomb: You're too kind in calling it all &amp;quot;literary work&amp;quot;. I've written a lot of different stuff since I was a child, on a lot of different subjects, much of it as a ghostwriter for other people.&lt;br /&gt;
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I have absolutely no plans for further Chris Chan-related work aside from an eventual revised edition of the current book, correcting any factual errors and typos. The current offering is labeled as a &amp;quot;True, Honest First Edition&amp;quot; and at some point there will be a &amp;quot;Premiere 2nd edition&amp;quot;, to reference the cover of Sonichu #2 (&amp;quot;Premiere #2&amp;quot;), because I think that would be funny. This was always going to happen, to correct any inaccuracies.&lt;br /&gt;
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Other people keep asking me about things like an audiobook version (unlikely), an ebook version (more likely), and different sorts of special editions with contributions from other people. I'm reluctant to do much of that, and if any of it happens I don't expect to offer any further contributions myself. I knew who Chris Chan was before undertaking this project, but keeping up with Chris Chan and/or the CWC community was not an active interest of mine beforehand, and I have no interest in becoming an active observer or participant going forward.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: That’s absolutely valid for you to comment. Nonetheless, I’m with certain to honor your talent with such a title. Were you expecting Chris to acknowledge your book? And considering a few days ago at the time of this interview, Christine provided herself with not only a review but also a cover song and her own book cover design in order to not “have to feel bored in with looking at a pickle.&amp;quot;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Don Lashomb: You can call it literature or talk about my talent if you want, but in my view I just did the best job I could do writing the book I wrote. Readers should be able to tell from some of the humor and facetiousness in the book that I'm not taking it all so deadly seriously. A lot of effort went into the study, but I had a great time doing it. I was able to explore a lot of themes that matter to me, but at the end of the day it's a book with a pickle on the cover, and in part the cover image was chosen to diffuse the pretentiousness that tends to set in whenever one is dealing with postmodernism or academic language.&lt;br /&gt;
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I expected Chris to respond but I had no idea what the response would be. That was part of the fun, actually, finding out. Christine offered her cover to be used for a variant edition, but we wouldn't be able to do that with copyrighted Warhol imagery on it. I haven't heard the song and only learned about its existence from a friend earlier today. I am very much NOT the sort of person to be &amp;quot;monitoring the situation&amp;quot; on social media.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: I find you’re taking the reception well and are avoiding to relentlessly check on updates about this. As far as colloquial dialects go, you’re a “madlad” for being a part of Christory (CWC history) now and also having reportedly introduced Christine herself into Andy Warhol. This more of a personal question I have but who designed the curious book cover?}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Dan Lashomb: Yes, I have it on good authority that Count Dankula has already begun a &amp;quot;mad lads&amp;quot; episode on me but needs a little more material.&lt;br /&gt;
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The cover image is from a meme by Mistletoe_Radio, who graciously allowed me to repurpose it. I tweaked it slightly.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: This one, correct?&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:OriginalWarholChrisChanBookCover.jpeg|200px]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Coming from an artist myself, I believe that we as creators put out our work with a defining expression or message. Many may misinterpret your book as a piece of cash grab or a form of attention (to which you've both debunked here and via your responses to a couple of users whom criticized). If you had one sentence which briefly describes your intention of the book, what would it be? Whether it's a summary or clarification about what some may think otherwise.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Don Lashomb: Yeah that's the image from Mistletoe_Radio. I was not in the habit of reading Reddit, but someone else I was in contact with showed me the meme on the day I finished the rough draft of the book, and I thought it was great synchronicity. I was thrilled that Mistleto_Radio allowed me to use the image because I thought it was perfect. Before then I had been thinking of spoofing the cover to &amp;quot;Anti-Oedipus&amp;quot; by Deleuze &amp;amp; Guattari&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:AntiOedipusBookCover.jpeg|200px]]&lt;br /&gt;
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, but that wouldn't've been as good.&lt;br /&gt;
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I'll answer your &amp;quot;one sentence&amp;quot; question tomorrow (it's very late here), but I'll respond to some other things briefly:&lt;br /&gt;
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Re: &amp;quot;avoiding to relentlessly check on updates about this&amp;quot;: I think people should be careful about what they put in their heads. Just in general it doesn't do me any good to check social media, period. As far as reviews, from what he insinuated to me personally, I would guess that GiBi gave me positive coverage, but I haven't watched either of his videos that mention me. There's no reason to watch them.&lt;br /&gt;
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Re: &amp;quot;having reportedly introduced Christine herself into Andy Warhol&amp;quot;: I like playing matchmaker and I wish I could tell you some of the figures I've introduced to one another, but I can't. I knew CWC/Warhol would be a good pairing. Warhol seems like Chris Chan's precursor within a tradition of pop-culture-oriented artists. Warhol was often ridiculed as well. Both Warhol and Chris Chan can seem very strange and unique, and yet at the same time they emblematize large portions of our shared culture. Warhol was an outsider who became an insider. Chris Chan remains an outsider artist despite garnering a lot of fame. This says something about how fame itself has changed.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: As I've stated before, I respect your point about not only avoiding the obsession of checking social media but to warn others of how they interpret things with their personal schema. Although uncommon as an opinion, your argument in particular of presenting Chris as another Warhol in progress is presented in a fair and grounded manner.&lt;br /&gt;
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I am humbly thankful for the time you've taken upon this interview for today and will look forward for additional trivia or information you may have for tomorrow. Take care!}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Don Lashomb: Re: &amp;quot;presenting Chris as another Warhol&amp;quot;: I wouldn't say Chris is &amp;quot;another Warhol&amp;quot;. Chris Chan is Chris Chan. But there are parallels to be made between the two figures, as bookends of a pop-culture era that began after WWII and may now be ending. The differences between them say something about how our culture has changed in the meantime.&lt;br /&gt;
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Re: &amp;quot;If you had one sentence which briefly describes your intention of the book, what would it be?&amp;quot;: It's the only book of its kind, and I thought the world would be more interesting with this book in it.&lt;br /&gt;
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Re: &amp;quot;Many may misinterpret your book as a piece of cash grab&amp;quot;: I understand why people jump to the most cynical conclusions, but almost anyone who gives my work even a brief glance (or sees the physicality of the actual book) will see that a lot of effort went into it. It's extremely substantive, but also very absurd, and I like the mix between those two qualities. As far as &amp;quot;get rich CWC&amp;quot; schemes go, this wouldn't rate very high. Sales have been nice but I make a lot more from my day job and other income.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: Thank you for following up to yesterday's past questions.&lt;br /&gt;
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Re: &amp;quot;It's the only book of its kind, and I thought the world would be more interesting with this book in it.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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Indeed it is, and I'm happy to exist for its creation. I've been forwarded this silly question by another CWCki Discord Server Moderator who wanted to know, &amp;quot;Do you like pickles?&amp;quot;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Don Lashomb: They're okay.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: Amazing response.&lt;br /&gt;
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It's noted that Chris reported to have conversed with you and while there may be many questions in order to detail the scenario, I would like to briefly know how Chris came into contact with you/vice versa along with the conversation you two had}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Don Lashomb: Chris contacted me via [REDACTED]. Our correspondence was very pleasant. I was impressed with Chris's politeness, ability to take criticism, and attention to detail. In recent years the art of email writing seems to have gone by the wayside, but I find Chris to be a conscientious correspondent. We don't agree on everything, but that's fine. It seems that eventually Christine will provide a detailed response to the book, much as she plans to offer audio commentary to Geno's documentary. I'm very happy that, in general, Chris supports the book and thanked me for writing it.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: As much as I have expected, I am happy for Christine sending you a formal yet personal message commemorating your book and adding her comments upon it. This is less of a question but rather a compliment at how you’ve dedicated yourself into creating not only the Warhol/Chris Chan book but achieved it at 600+ pages.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox| Don Lashomb: That goes along with wanting to make something that was both impressive and absurd, at the same time. My goal was to explore the themes and comparisons to the best of my ability, no matter how many pages it took. There's also something about both Warhol and Chris Chan that facilitates comprehensiveness and exhaustion. When Warhol first exhibited the soup cans, he didn't just show one, he showed 32 of them, one for every variety available at the time. And his film Empire, which is just a stationary shot of the Empire State Building, wouldn't've become so notorious if it wasn't 8 hours long. Similarly, Christorians tend to want to document Chris Chan's life in great detail. We have the CWCki itself, of course, but also Geno's documentary series, which seems to include almost everything, and there are also Chris-Tubers who tirelessly cover Chris on a weekly basis. Warhol's actual Diaries, covering only an 11-year period, amounted to over 20,000 pages. Warhol wanted to record everything, and Chris Chan is arguably the most documented person in history. That's another major point of comparison, showing how Chris Chan seems to fulfill another Warhol prophecy.&lt;br /&gt;
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By the way, maybe this isn't for me to decide, but I wouldn't consider myself a Christorian. Maybe I was one for a little while.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: I appreciate your outstanding research on both artists despite yourself not currently identifying as a Christorian. I cannot doubt about the absurd amount of research it must’ve taken in order to confidently write about those comparisons.&lt;br /&gt;
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On behalf of the CWCki Discord Server and CWCki staff, I have no other questions and would like to thank you for allowing this interview! I am honored to have had this moment with you.&amp;quot;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==External links==&lt;br /&gt;
*[https://www.amazon.com/dp/B095F3762C/ Amazon link to the book] ([https://archive.fo/iqtAV Archive])&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Sonichu}}&lt;br /&gt;
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		<title>Warhol / Chris Chan</title>
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&lt;div&gt;{{quote|So far, the points between Andy Warhol and I are very much on point and par. I own up to my past and how it is depicted here. And it is a humbling honor to be compared with another great and unique artist and individual. 😊⚡️💙⚡️|Chris's Amazon review on the book.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:May26BookSelfie.jpg|thumb|200px|Chris holding his copy with a self-made cover.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Warhol / Chris Chan''', subtitled '''The Lifespan of American Pop Culture, or The Suppression of [[Reality]]''', is a self-published [[fan]] book by Don Lashomb which subjectively compares the output of Chris with renowned modern artist {{w|Andy Warhol}} (who, [[Mia Hamm|unlike Chris]], supposedly died a [[Virgin with rage|virgin]]).&lt;br /&gt;
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The book was published via Amazon on 19 [[May 2021]]. Chris was made aware of it a few days later and commented on it over Twitter, taking issue with the book's focus on his [[sex|sex life]] and sexually explicit art.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[May 2021 social media posts#Andy Warhol]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He purchased a copy of it and made his own cover for it as he didn't &amp;quot;have to feel bored in with looking at a [[pickle]].&amp;quot; Said pickle is a reference to the Warhol-designed cover art for the Velvet Underground's debut album ''The Velvet Underground and Nico''. Upon browsing the book's Disclaimer chapter, Chris commented about a nitpick with its contents, insisting that his delusions were real. Aside from it, he mentioned liking the book so far and thanked the author, giving it a glowing five-star review.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[May 2021 social media posts#Chris buys a book]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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On 27 May, Chris recorded a cover of [[Cover song: “I’ll Be Your Mirror” by Velvet Underground|“I’ll Be Your Mirror”]] by the Velvet Underground to promote the book.&lt;br /&gt;
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On 1 June 2021, while reading chapter 5 of the book, Chris began [[role-play]]ing as his younger self over Twitter, in order to check in with his inner child and search for issues to address.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[June 2021 social media posts#Chris begins larping as his youngerself]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Book description==&lt;br /&gt;
===Amazon listing description===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;𝑰𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒋𝒐𝒌𝒆? 𝑶𝒓 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍?&lt;br /&gt;
A CRITICAL CONFRONTATION. What can we learn from comparing the two most unique cultural figures in living memory?&lt;br /&gt;
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Warhol and Chris Chan: Both became famous while producing artwork that was often met with derision. Both became the focus of intense interest and curiosity. Their indelible personalities provoked fascination and laughter. In spite of their strangeness--or because of it--they reflect particularly pertinent aspects of the world around them. They are thought of as the oddest of oddities, and yet they represent the course of our society as a whole.&lt;br /&gt;
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From bright Pop Art to sordid underground films, Andy Warhol portrayed an [[America]] that was both familiar and avant-garde. He [[Michael Snyder is ColdHearted and Mean|carried a tape recorder everywhere]] and prophesized that in the future everyone would be famous just for being themselves. Several decades later, Chris Chan embodies Warhol's dream: Thanks to the internet Chris has become known worldwide, is constantly documented, observed, scrutinized, and made the subject of mass debate and media analysis.&lt;br /&gt;
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Warhol worked to legitimize popular culture and give it the prestige of high art. But more recent generations have grown up breathing pop culture as if it were air. &amp;quot;Young at heart&amp;quot;, people continue playing [[video games]] and collecting toys into adulthood, and favorite entertainment franchises are treated akin to religions. More than anyone else, Chris Chan emblematizes the excesses of this era.&lt;br /&gt;
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This comprehensive study investigates the parallels and divergences between Warhol and Chris Chan, both of whom can be seen as bellwethers of cultural shifts. The two are compared in terms of how they relate to the following elements--from the fundamentals of life to the themes of our age:&lt;br /&gt;
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● Names &amp;amp; Words&lt;br /&gt;
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● Collecting &amp;amp; Hoarding&lt;br /&gt;
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● Consumerism&lt;br /&gt;
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● Technology &amp;amp; Media&lt;br /&gt;
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● Women . . . Sex . Transgenderism . . Femdom&lt;br /&gt;
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● Fame: Mythologies of Self &amp;amp; Multiverse&lt;br /&gt;
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● Recording&lt;br /&gt;
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A wide [[autism|spectrum]] of knowledge is painstakingly drawn upon to analyze our two subjects from all angles. References and points of comparison are made to elements of:&lt;br /&gt;
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● Art history&lt;br /&gt;
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● Classic film&lt;br /&gt;
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● Modernist literature&lt;br /&gt;
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● Philosophy (from Plato to the postmodern)&lt;br /&gt;
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● Popular [[music]]&lt;br /&gt;
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● [[Psychology]] (especially psychoanalysis)&lt;br /&gt;
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● Internet meme culture&lt;br /&gt;
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Through pathos and ridiculousness, in an uncertain world that's constantly changing, we trace the human spirit as it passes from the golden age of Americana... through the high Warholian era... and now into Chris Chan's Poké Ball.&lt;br /&gt;
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So: 𝑰𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒋𝒐𝒌𝒆? 𝑶𝒓 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍? Read slowly and see.&lt;br /&gt;
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(NOTE: Chris Chan's pronouns are indeed respected throughout this study. The author is proud to have earned the approval of Christine Chandler herself.)&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Product details===&lt;br /&gt;
*ASIN : B095F3762C&lt;br /&gt;
*Publisher : Independently published (May 19, 2021)&lt;br /&gt;
*Language : English&lt;br /&gt;
*Paperback : 635 pages&lt;br /&gt;
*ISBN-13 : 979-8739475275&lt;br /&gt;
*Item Weight : 2.31 pounds&lt;br /&gt;
*Dimensions : 6 x 1.44 x 9 inches&lt;br /&gt;
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==Interview with Don Lashomb==&lt;br /&gt;
{{quote|If someone else has been posting as me here, on KF, or on Twitter, that's not me, just so you know. I didn't really keep up with the CWC communities on a daily basis before the book, and I'm not doing so now.|Don's personal disclaimer before the interview started.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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On May 31st, CWCki Jerkop and CWCki Discord server Moderator Orange Juice contacted the author behind the Warhol/Chris Chan book via reddit for a text-based interview about the production and intention of the book.&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: As an easy opener, when did you first started your literary work and are you planning on doing more Chris Chan content or rather explore other projects instead?}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Don Lashomb: You're too kind in calling it all &amp;quot;literary work&amp;quot;. I've written a lot of different stuff since I was a child, on a lot of different subjects, much of it as a ghostwriter for other people.&lt;br /&gt;
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I have absolutely no plans for further Chris Chan-related work aside from an eventual revised edition of the current book, correcting any factual errors and typos. The current offering is labeled as a &amp;quot;True, Honest First Edition&amp;quot; and at some point there will be a &amp;quot;Premiere 2nd edition&amp;quot;, to reference the cover of Sonichu #2 (&amp;quot;Premiere #2&amp;quot;), because I think that would be funny. This was always going to happen, to correct any inaccuracies.&lt;br /&gt;
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Other people keep asking me about things like an audiobook version (unlikely), an ebook version (more likely), and different sorts of special editions with contributions from other people. I'm reluctant to do much of that, and if any of it happens I don't expect to offer any further contributions myself. I knew who Chris Chan was before undertaking this project, but keeping up with Chris Chan and/or the CWC community was not an active interest of mine beforehand, and I have no interest in becoming an active observer or participant going forward.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: That’s absolutely valid for you to comment. Nonetheless, I’m with certain to honor your talent with such a title. Were you expecting Chris to acknowledge your book? And considering a few days ago at the time of this interview, Christine provided herself with not only a review but also a cover song and her own book cover design in order to not “have to feel bored in with looking at a pickle.&amp;quot;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Don Lashomb: You can call it literature or talk about my talent if you want, but in my view I just did the best job I could do writing the book I wrote. Readers should be able to tell from some of the humor and facetiousness in the book that I'm not taking it all so deadly seriously. A lot of effort went into the study, but I had a great time doing it. I was able to explore a lot of themes that matter to me, but at the end of the day it's a book with a pickle on the cover, and in part the cover image was chosen to diffuse the pretentiousness that tends to set in whenever one is dealing with postmodernism or academic language.&lt;br /&gt;
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I expected Chris to respond but I had no idea what the response would be. That was part of the fun, actually, finding out. Christine offered her cover to be used for a variant edition, but we wouldn't be able to do that with copyrighted Warhol imagery on it. I haven't heard the song and only learned about its existence from a friend earlier today. I am very much NOT the sort of person to be &amp;quot;monitoring the situation&amp;quot; on social media.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: I find you’re taking the reception well and are avoiding to relentlessly check on updates about this. As far as colloquial dialects go, you’re a “madlad” for being a part of Christory (CWC history) now and also having reportedly introduced Christine herself into Andy Warhol. This more of a personal question I have but who designed the curious book cover?}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Dan Lashomb: Yes, I have it on good authority that Count Dankula has already begun a &amp;quot;mad lads&amp;quot; episode on me but needs a little more material.&lt;br /&gt;
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The cover image is from a meme by Mistletoe_Radio, who graciously allowed me to repurpose it. I tweaked it slightly.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: This one, correct?&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:OriginalWarholChrisChanBookCover.jpeg|200px]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Coming from an artist myself, I believe that we as creators put out our work with a defining expression or message. Many may misinterpret your book as a piece of cash grab or a form of attention (to which you've both debunked here and via your responses to a couple of users whom criticized). If you had one sentence which briefly describes your intention of the book, what would it be? Whether it's a summary or clarification about what some may think otherwise.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Don Lashomb: Yeah that's the image from Mistletoe_Radio. I was not in the habit of reading Reddit, but someone else I was in contact with showed me the meme on the day I finished the rough draft of the book, and I thought it was great synchronicity. I was thrilled that Mistleto_Radio allowed me to use the image because I thought it was perfect. Before then I had been thinking of spoofing the cover to &amp;quot;Anti-Oedipus&amp;quot; by Deleuze &amp;amp; Guattari&lt;br /&gt;
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, but that wouldn't've been as good.&lt;br /&gt;
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I'll answer your &amp;quot;one sentence&amp;quot; question tomorrow (it's very late here), but I'll respond to some other things briefly:&lt;br /&gt;
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Re: &amp;quot;avoiding to relentlessly check on updates about this&amp;quot;: I think people should be careful about what they put in their heads. Just in general it doesn't do me any good to check social media, period. As far as reviews, from what he insinuated to me personally, I would guess that GiBi gave me positive coverage, but I haven't watched either of his videos that mention me. There's no reason to watch them.&lt;br /&gt;
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Re: &amp;quot;having reportedly introduced Christine herself into Andy Warhol&amp;quot;: I like playing matchmaker and I wish I could tell you some of the figures I've introduced to one another, but I can't. I knew CWC/Warhol would be a good pairing. Warhol seems like Chris Chan's precursor within a tradition of pop-culture-oriented artists. Warhol was often ridiculed as well. Both Warhol and Chris Chan can seem very strange and unique, and yet at the same time they emblematize large portions of our shared culture. Warhol was an outsider who became an insider. Chris Chan remains an outsider artist despite garnering a lot of fame. This says something about how fame itself has changed.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: As I've stated before, I respect your point about not only avoiding the obsession of checking social media but to warn others of how they interpret things with their personal schema. Although uncommon as an opinion, your argument in particular of presenting Chris as another Warhol in progress is presented in a fair and grounded manner.&lt;br /&gt;
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I am humbly thankful for the time you've taken upon this interview for today and will look forward for additional trivia or information you may have for tomorrow. Take care!}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Don Lashomb: Re: &amp;quot;presenting Chris as another Warhol&amp;quot;: I wouldn't say Chris is &amp;quot;another Warhol&amp;quot;. Chris Chan is Chris Chan. But there are parallels to be made between the two figures, as bookends of a pop-culture era that began after WWII and may now be ending. The differences between them say something about how our culture has changed in the meantime.&lt;br /&gt;
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Re: &amp;quot;If you had one sentence which briefly describes your intention of the book, what would it be?&amp;quot;: It's the only book of its kind, and I thought the world would be more interesting with this book in it.&lt;br /&gt;
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Re: &amp;quot;Many may misinterpret your book as a piece of cash grab&amp;quot;: I understand why people jump to the most cynical conclusions, but almost anyone who gives my work even a brief glance (or sees the physicality of the actual book) will see that a lot of effort went into it. It's extremely substantive, but also very absurd, and I like the mix between those two qualities. As far as &amp;quot;get rich CWC&amp;quot; schemes go, this wouldn't rate very high. Sales have been nice but I make a lot more from my day job and other income.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: Thank you for following up to yesterday's past questions.&lt;br /&gt;
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Re: &amp;quot;It's the only book of its kind, and I thought the world would be more interesting with this book in it.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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Indeed it is, and I'm happy to exist for its creation. I've been forwarded this silly question by another CWCki Discord Server Moderator who wanted to know, &amp;quot;Do you like pickles?&amp;quot;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Don Lashomb: They're okay.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: Amazing response.&lt;br /&gt;
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It's noted that Chris reported to have conversed with you and while there may be many questions in order to detail the scenario, I would like to briefly know how Chris came into contact with you/vice versa along with the conversation you two had}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Don Lashomb: Chris contacted me via [REDACTED]. Our correspondence was very pleasant. I was impressed with Chris's politeness, ability to take criticism, and attention to detail. In recent years the art of email writing seems to have gone by the wayside, but I find Chris to be a conscientious correspondent. We don't agree on everything, but that's fine. It seems that eventually Christine will provide a detailed response to the book, much as she plans to offer audio commentary to Geno's documentary. I'm very happy that, in general, Chris supports the book and thanked me for writing it.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: As much as I have expected, I am happy for Christine sending you a formal yet personal message commemorating your book and adding her comments upon it. This is less of a question but rather a compliment at how you’ve dedicated yourself into creating not only the Warhol/Chris Chan book but achieved it at 600+ pages.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox| Don Lashomb: That goes along with wanting to make something that was both impressive and absurd, at the same time. My goal was to explore the themes and comparisons to the best of my ability, no matter how many pages it took. There's also something about both Warhol and Chris Chan that facilitates comprehensiveness and exhaustion. When Warhol first exhibited the soup cans, he didn't just show one, he showed 32 of them, one for every variety available at the time. And his film Empire, which is just a stationary shot of the Empire State Building, wouldn't've become so notorious if it wasn't 8 hours long. Similarly, Christorians tend to want to document Chris Chan's life in great detail. We have the CWCki itself, of course, but also Geno's documentary series, which seems to include almost everything, and there are also Chris-Tubers who tirelessly cover Chris on a weekly basis. Warhol's actual Diaries, covering only an 11-year period, amounted to over 20,000 pages. Warhol wanted to record everything, and Chris Chan is arguably the most documented person in history. That's another major point of comparison, showing how Chris Chan seems to fulfill another Warhol prophecy.&lt;br /&gt;
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By the way, maybe this isn't for me to decide, but I wouldn't consider myself a Christorian. Maybe I was one for a little while.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: I appreciate your outstanding research on both artists despite yourself not currently identifying as a Christorian. I cannot doubt about the absurd amount of research it must’ve taken in order to confidently write about those comparisons.&lt;br /&gt;
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On behalf of the CWCki Discord Server and CWCki staff, I have no other questions and would like to thank you for allowing this interview! I am honored to have had this moment with you.&amp;quot;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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File:Warhol Chris Chan Amazon review.JPG|Chris's review of the book versus another customer's take.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
==External links==&lt;br /&gt;
*[https://www.amazon.com/dp/B095F3762C/ Amazon link to the book] ([https://archive.fo/iqtAV Archive])&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==References==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{Sonichu}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{articleofthenow}}&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>OrangeJuice</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://sonichu.com/w/index.php?title=Warhol_/_Chris_Chan&amp;diff=261276</id>
		<title>Warhol / Chris Chan</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://sonichu.com/w/index.php?title=Warhol_/_Chris_Chan&amp;diff=261276"/>
		<updated>2021-06-02T20:36:30Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;OrangeJuice: /* References */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;{{quote|So far, the points between Andy Warhol and I are very much on point and par. I own up to my past and how it is depicted here. And it is a humbling honor to be compared with another great and unique artist and individual. 😊⚡️💙⚡️|Chris's Amazon review on the book.}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:May26BookSelfie.jpg|thumb|200px|Chris holding his copy with a self-made cover.]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
'''Warhol / Chris Chan''', subtitled '''The Lifespan of American Pop Culture, or The Suppression of [[Reality]]''', is a self-published [[fan]] book by Don Lashomb which subjectively compares the output of Chris with renowned modern artist {{w|Andy Warhol}} (who, [[Mia Hamm|unlike Chris]], supposedly died a [[Virgin with rage|virgin]]).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The book was published via Amazon on 19 [[May 2021]]. Chris was made aware of it a few days later and commented on it over Twitter, taking issue with the book's focus on his [[sex|sex life]] and sexually explicit art.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[May 2021 social media posts#Andy Warhol]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He purchased a copy of it and made his own cover for it as he didn't &amp;quot;have to feel bored in with looking at a [[pickle]].&amp;quot; Said pickle is a reference to the Warhol-designed cover art for the Velvet Underground's debut album ''The Velvet Underground and Nico''. Upon browsing the book's Disclaimer chapter, Chris commented about a nitpick with its contents, insisting that his delusions were real. Aside from it, he mentioned liking the book so far and thanked the author, giving it a glowing five-star review.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[May 2021 social media posts#Chris buys a book]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
On 27 May, Chris recorded a cover of [[Cover song: “I’ll Be Your Mirror” by Velvet Underground|“I’ll Be Your Mirror”]] by the Velvet Underground to promote the book.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
On 1 June 2021, while reading chapter 5 of the book, Chris began [[role-play]]ing as his younger self over Twitter, in order to check in with his inner child and search for issues to address.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[June 2021 social media posts#Chris begins larping as his youngerself]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Book description==&lt;br /&gt;
===Amazon listing description===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;𝑰𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒋𝒐𝒌𝒆? 𝑶𝒓 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍?&lt;br /&gt;
A CRITICAL CONFRONTATION. What can we learn from comparing the two most unique cultural figures in living memory?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Warhol and Chris Chan: Both became famous while producing artwork that was often met with derision. Both became the focus of intense interest and curiosity. Their indelible personalities provoked fascination and laughter. In spite of their strangeness--or because of it--they reflect particularly pertinent aspects of the world around them. They are thought of as the oddest of oddities, and yet they represent the course of our society as a whole.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
From bright Pop Art to sordid underground films, Andy Warhol portrayed an [[America]] that was both familiar and avant-garde. He [[Michael Snyder is ColdHearted and Mean|carried a tape recorder everywhere]] and prophesized that in the future everyone would be famous just for being themselves. Several decades later, Chris Chan embodies Warhol's dream: Thanks to the internet Chris has become known worldwide, is constantly documented, observed, scrutinized, and made the subject of mass debate and media analysis.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Warhol worked to legitimize popular culture and give it the prestige of high art. But more recent generations have grown up breathing pop culture as if it were air. &amp;quot;Young at heart&amp;quot;, people continue playing [[video games]] and collecting toys into adulthood, and favorite entertainment franchises are treated akin to religions. More than anyone else, Chris Chan emblematizes the excesses of this era.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This comprehensive study investigates the parallels and divergences between Warhol and Chris Chan, both of whom can be seen as bellwethers of cultural shifts. The two are compared in terms of how they relate to the following elements--from the fundamentals of life to the themes of our age:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Names &amp;amp; Words&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Collecting &amp;amp; Hoarding&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Consumerism&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Technology &amp;amp; Media&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Women . . . Sex . Transgenderism . . Femdom&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Fame: Mythologies of Self &amp;amp; Multiverse&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Recording&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A wide [[autism|spectrum]] of knowledge is painstakingly drawn upon to analyze our two subjects from all angles. References and points of comparison are made to elements of:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Art history&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Classic film&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Modernist literature&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Philosophy (from Plato to the postmodern)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Popular [[music]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● [[Psychology]] (especially psychoanalysis)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Internet meme culture&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Through pathos and ridiculousness, in an uncertain world that's constantly changing, we trace the human spirit as it passes from the golden age of Americana... through the high Warholian era... and now into Chris Chan's Poké Ball.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
So: 𝑰𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒋𝒐𝒌𝒆? 𝑶𝒓 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍? Read slowly and see.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
(NOTE: Chris Chan's pronouns are indeed respected throughout this study. The author is proud to have earned the approval of Christine Chandler herself.)&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Product details===&lt;br /&gt;
*ASIN : B095F3762C&lt;br /&gt;
*Publisher : Independently published (May 19, 2021)&lt;br /&gt;
*Language : English&lt;br /&gt;
*Paperback : 635 pages&lt;br /&gt;
*ISBN-13 : 979-8739475275&lt;br /&gt;
*Item Weight : 2.31 pounds&lt;br /&gt;
*Dimensions : 6 x 1.44 x 9 inches&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Interview with Don Lashomb==&lt;br /&gt;
{{quote|If someone else has been posting as me here, on KF, or on Twitter, that's not me, just so you know. I didn't really keep up with the CWC communities on a daily basis before the book, and I'm not doing so now.|Don's personal disclaimer before the interview started.}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
On May 31st, CWCki Jerkop and CWCki Discord server Moderator Orange Juice contacted the author behind the Warhol/Chris Chan book via reddit for a text-based interview about the production and intention of the book.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: As an easy opener, when did you first started your literary work and are you planning on doing more Chris Chan content or rather explore other projects instead?}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quotebox|Don Lashomb: You're too kind in calling it all &amp;quot;literary work&amp;quot;. I've written a lot of different stuff since I was a child, on a lot of different subjects, much of it as a ghostwriter for other people.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I have absolutely no plans for further Chris Chan-related work aside from an eventual revised edition of the current book, correcting any factual errors and typos. The current offering is labeled as a &amp;quot;True, Honest First Edition&amp;quot; and at some point there will be a &amp;quot;Premiere 2nd edition&amp;quot;, to reference the cover of Sonichu #2 (&amp;quot;Premiere #2&amp;quot;), because I think that would be funny. This was always going to happen, to correct any inaccuracies.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Other people keep asking me about things like an audiobook version (unlikely), an ebook version (more likely), and different sorts of special editions with contributions from other people. I'm reluctant to do much of that, and if any of it happens I don't expect to offer any further contributions myself. I knew who Chris Chan was before undertaking this project, but keeping up with Chris Chan and/or the CWC community was not an active interest of mine beforehand, and I have no interest in becoming an active observer or participant going forward.}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: That’s absolutely valid for you to comment. Nonetheless, I’m with certain to honor your talent with such a title. Were you expecting Chris to acknowledge your book? And considering a few days ago at the time of this interview, Christine provided herself with not only a review but also a cover song and her own book cover design in order to not “have to feel bored in with looking at a pickle.&amp;quot;}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quotebox|Don Lashomb: You can call it literature or talk about my talent if you want, but in my view I just did the best job I could do writing the book I wrote. Readers should be able to tell from some of the humor and facetiousness in the book that I'm not taking it all so deadly seriously. A lot of effort went into the study, but I had a great time doing it. I was able to explore a lot of themes that matter to me, but at the end of the day it's a book with a pickle on the cover, and in part the cover image was chosen to diffuse the pretentiousness that tends to set in whenever one is dealing with postmodernism or academic language.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I expected Chris to respond but I had no idea what the response would be. That was part of the fun, actually, finding out. Christine offered her cover to be used for a variant edition, but we wouldn't be able to do that with copyrighted Warhol imagery on it. I haven't heard the song and only learned about its existence from a friend earlier today. I am very much NOT the sort of person to be &amp;quot;monitoring the situation&amp;quot; on social media.}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: I find you’re taking the reception well and are avoiding to relentlessly check on updates about this. As far as colloquial dialects go, you’re a “madlad” for being a part of Christory (CWC history) now and also having reportedly introduced Christine herself into Andy Warhol. This more of a personal question I have but who designed the curious book cover?}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quotebox|Dan Lashomb: Yes, I have it on good authority that Count Dankula has already begun a &amp;quot;mad lads&amp;quot; episode on me but needs a little more material.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The cover image is from a meme by Mistletoe_Radio, who graciously allowed me to repurpose it. I tweaked it slightly.}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: This one, correct?&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:OriginalWarholChrisChanBookCover.jpeg|200px]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Coming from an artist myself, I believe that we as creators put out our work with a defining expression or message. Many may misinterpret your book as a piece of cash grab or a form of attention (to which you've both debunked here and via your responses to a couple of users whom criticized). If you had one sentence which briefly describes your intention of the book, what would it be? Whether it's a summary or clarification about what some may think otherwise.}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quotebox|Don Lashomb: Yeah that's the image from Mistletoe_Radio. I was not in the habit of reading Reddit, but someone else I was in contact with showed me the meme on the day I finished the rough draft of the book, and I thought it was great synchronicity. I was thrilled that Mistleto_Radio allowed me to use the image because I thought it was perfect. Before then I had been thinking of spoofing the cover to &amp;quot;Anti-Oedipus&amp;quot; by Deleuze &amp;amp; Guattari&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:AntiOedipusBookCover.jpeg|200px]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
, but that wouldn't've been as good.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I'll answer your &amp;quot;one sentence&amp;quot; question tomorrow (it's very late here), but I'll respond to some other things briefly:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Re: &amp;quot;avoiding to relentlessly check on updates about this&amp;quot;: I think people should be careful about what they put in their heads. Just in general it doesn't do me any good to check social media, period. As far as reviews, from what he insinuated to me personally, I would guess that GiBi gave me positive coverage, but I haven't watched either of his videos that mention me. There's no reason to watch them.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Re: &amp;quot;having reportedly introduced Christine herself into Andy Warhol&amp;quot;: I like playing matchmaker and I wish I could tell you some of the figures I've introduced to one another, but I can't. I knew CWC/Warhol would be a good pairing. Warhol seems like Chris Chan's precursor within a tradition of pop-culture-oriented artists. Warhol was often ridiculed as well. Both Warhol and Chris Chan can seem very strange and unique, and yet at the same time they emblematize large portions of our shared culture. Warhol was an outsider who became an insider. Chris Chan remains an outsider artist despite garnering a lot of fame. This says something about how fame itself has changed.}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: As I've stated before, I respect your point about not only avoiding the obsession of checking social media but to warn others of how they interpret things with their personal schema. Although uncommon as an opinion, your argument in particular of presenting Chris as another Warhol in progress is presented in a fair and grounded manner.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I am humbly thankful for the time you've taken upon this interview for today and will look forward for additional trivia or information you may have for tomorrow. Take care!}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quotebox|Don Lashomb: Re: &amp;quot;presenting Chris as another Warhol&amp;quot;: I wouldn't say Chris is &amp;quot;another Warhol&amp;quot;. Chris Chan is Chris Chan. But there are parallels to be made between the two figures, as bookends of a pop-culture era that began after WWII and may now be ending. The differences between them say something about how our culture has changed in the meantime.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Re: &amp;quot;If you had one sentence which briefly describes your intention of the book, what would it be?&amp;quot;: It's the only book of its kind, and I thought the world would be more interesting with this book in it.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Re: &amp;quot;Many may misinterpret your book as a piece of cash grab&amp;quot;: I understand why people jump to the most cynical conclusions, but almost anyone who gives my work even a brief glance (or sees the physicality of the actual book) will see that a lot of effort went into it. It's extremely substantive, but also very absurd, and I like the mix between those two qualities. As far as &amp;quot;get rich CWC&amp;quot; schemes go, this wouldn't rate very high. Sales have been nice but I make a lot more from my day job and other income.}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: Thank you for following up to yesterday's past questions.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Re: &amp;quot;It's the only book of its kind, and I thought the world would be more interesting with this book in it.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Indeed it is, and I'm happy to exist for its creation. I've been forwarded this silly question by another CWCki Discord Server Moderator who wanted to know, &amp;quot;Do you like pickles?&amp;quot;}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quotebox|Don Lashomb: They're okay.}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: Amazing response.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
It's noted that Chris reported to have conversed with you and while there may be many questions in order to detail the scenario, I would like to briefly know how Chris came into contact with you/vice versa along with the conversation you two had}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quotebox|Don Lashomb: Chris contacted me via [REDACTED]. Our correspondence was very pleasant. I was impressed with Chris's politeness, ability to take criticism, and attention to detail. In recent years the art of email writing seems to have gone by the wayside, but I find Chris to be a conscientious correspondent. We don't agree on everything, but that's fine. It seems that eventually Christine will provide a detailed response to the book, much as she plans to offer audio commentary to Geno's documentary. I'm very happy that, in general, Chris supports the book and thanked me for writing it.}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: As much as I have expected, I am happy for Christine sending you a formal yet personal message commemorating your book and adding her comments upon it. This is less of a question but rather a compliment at how you’ve dedicated yourself into creating not only the Warhol/Chris Chan book but achieved it at 600+ pages.}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quotebox| Don Lashomb: That goes along with wanting to make something that was both impressive and absurd, at the same time. My goal was to explore the themes and comparisons to the best of my ability, no matter how many pages it took. There's also something about both Warhol and Chris Chan that facilitates comprehensiveness and exhaustion. When Warhol first exhibited the soup cans, he didn't just show one, he showed 32 of them, one for every variety available at the time. And his film Empire, which is just a stationary shot of the Empire State Building, wouldn't've become so notorious if it wasn't 8 hours long. Similarly, Christorians tend to want to document Chris Chan's life in great detail. We have the CWCki itself, of course, but also Geno's documentary series, which seems to include almost everything, and there are also Chris-Tubers who tirelessly cover Chris on a weekly basis. Warhol's actual Diaries, covering only an 11-year period, amounted to over 20,000 pages. Warhol wanted to record everything, and Chris Chan is arguably the most documented person in history. That's another major point of comparison, showing how Chris Chan seems to fulfill another Warhol prophecy.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
By the way, maybe this isn't for me to decide, but I wouldn't consider myself a Christorian. Maybe I was one for a little while.}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: I appreciate your outstanding research on both artists despite yourself not currently identifying as a Christorian. I cannot doubt about the absurd amount of research it must’ve taken in order to confidently write about those comparisons.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
On behalf of the CWCki Discord Server and CWCki staff, I have no other questions and would like to thank you for allowing this interview! I am honored to have had this moment with you.&amp;quot;}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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==Gallery==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;center&amp;gt;&amp;lt;gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
File:Warhol Chris Chan book cover.jpg|Cover of the book featuring a [[pickle]] in parody of Warhol's illustration for the cover of ''{{w|The Velvet Underground &amp;amp; Nico}}''.&lt;br /&gt;
File:Warhol Chris Chan Amazon review.JPG|Chris's review of the book versus another customer's take.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/gallery&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/center&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==External links==&lt;br /&gt;
*[https://www.amazon.com/dp/B095F3762C/ Amazon link to the book] ([https://archive.fo/iqtAV Archive])&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==References==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{Sonichu}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{articleofthenow}}&lt;br /&gt;
https://www.reddit.com/r/ChrisChanSonichu/comments/lt6s7s/before_joining_his_lifelong_band_christian_and/&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>OrangeJuice</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://sonichu.com/w/index.php?title=Warhol_/_Chris_Chan&amp;diff=261273</id>
		<title>Warhol / Chris Chan</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://sonichu.com/w/index.php?title=Warhol_/_Chris_Chan&amp;diff=261273"/>
		<updated>2021-06-02T20:22:08Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;OrangeJuice: /* Interview with Don Lashomb */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;{{quote|So far, the points between Andy Warhol and I are very much on point and par. I own up to my past and how it is depicted here. And it is a humbling honor to be compared with another great and unique artist and individual. 😊⚡️💙⚡️|Chris's Amazon review on the book.}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:May26BookSelfie.jpg|thumb|200px|Chris holding his copy with a self-made cover.]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
'''Warhol / Chris Chan''', subtitled '''The Lifespan of American Pop Culture, or The Suppression of [[Reality]]''', is a self-published [[fan]] book by Don Lashomb which subjectively compares the output of Chris with renowned modern artist {{w|Andy Warhol}} (who, [[Mia Hamm|unlike Chris]], supposedly died a [[Virgin with rage|virgin]]).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The book was published via Amazon on 19 [[May 2021]]. Chris was made aware of it a few days later and commented on it over Twitter, taking issue with the book's focus on his [[sex|sex life]] and sexually explicit art.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[May 2021 social media posts#Andy Warhol]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He purchased a copy of it and made his own cover for it as he didn't &amp;quot;have to feel bored in with looking at a [[pickle]].&amp;quot; Said pickle is a reference to the Warhol-designed cover art for the Velvet Underground's debut album ''The Velvet Underground and Nico''. Upon browsing the book's Disclaimer chapter, Chris commented about a nitpick with its contents, insisting that his delusions were real. Aside from it, he mentioned liking the book so far and thanked the author, giving it a glowing five-star review.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[May 2021 social media posts#Chris buys a book]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
On 27 May, Chris recorded a cover of [[Cover song: “I’ll Be Your Mirror” by Velvet Underground|“I’ll Be Your Mirror”]] by the Velvet Underground to promote the book.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
On 1 June 2021, while reading chapter 5 of the book, Chris began [[role-play]]ing as his younger self over Twitter, in order to check in with his inner child and search for issues to address.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[June 2021 social media posts#Chris begins larping as his youngerself]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Book description==&lt;br /&gt;
===Amazon listing description===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;𝑰𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒋𝒐𝒌𝒆? 𝑶𝒓 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍?&lt;br /&gt;
A CRITICAL CONFRONTATION. What can we learn from comparing the two most unique cultural figures in living memory?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Warhol and Chris Chan: Both became famous while producing artwork that was often met with derision. Both became the focus of intense interest and curiosity. Their indelible personalities provoked fascination and laughter. In spite of their strangeness--or because of it--they reflect particularly pertinent aspects of the world around them. They are thought of as the oddest of oddities, and yet they represent the course of our society as a whole.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
From bright Pop Art to sordid underground films, Andy Warhol portrayed an [[America]] that was both familiar and avant-garde. He [[Michael Snyder is ColdHearted and Mean|carried a tape recorder everywhere]] and prophesized that in the future everyone would be famous just for being themselves. Several decades later, Chris Chan embodies Warhol's dream: Thanks to the internet Chris has become known worldwide, is constantly documented, observed, scrutinized, and made the subject of mass debate and media analysis.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Warhol worked to legitimize popular culture and give it the prestige of high art. But more recent generations have grown up breathing pop culture as if it were air. &amp;quot;Young at heart&amp;quot;, people continue playing [[video games]] and collecting toys into adulthood, and favorite entertainment franchises are treated akin to religions. More than anyone else, Chris Chan emblematizes the excesses of this era.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This comprehensive study investigates the parallels and divergences between Warhol and Chris Chan, both of whom can be seen as bellwethers of cultural shifts. The two are compared in terms of how they relate to the following elements--from the fundamentals of life to the themes of our age:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Names &amp;amp; Words&lt;br /&gt;
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● Collecting &amp;amp; Hoarding&lt;br /&gt;
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● Consumerism&lt;br /&gt;
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● Technology &amp;amp; Media&lt;br /&gt;
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● Women . . . Sex . Transgenderism . . Femdom&lt;br /&gt;
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● Fame: Mythologies of Self &amp;amp; Multiverse&lt;br /&gt;
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● Recording&lt;br /&gt;
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A wide [[autism|spectrum]] of knowledge is painstakingly drawn upon to analyze our two subjects from all angles. References and points of comparison are made to elements of:&lt;br /&gt;
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● Art history&lt;br /&gt;
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● Classic film&lt;br /&gt;
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● Modernist literature&lt;br /&gt;
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● Philosophy (from Plato to the postmodern)&lt;br /&gt;
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● Popular [[music]]&lt;br /&gt;
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● [[Psychology]] (especially psychoanalysis)&lt;br /&gt;
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● Internet meme culture&lt;br /&gt;
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Through pathos and ridiculousness, in an uncertain world that's constantly changing, we trace the human spirit as it passes from the golden age of Americana... through the high Warholian era... and now into Chris Chan's Poké Ball.&lt;br /&gt;
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So: 𝑰𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒋𝒐𝒌𝒆? 𝑶𝒓 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍? Read slowly and see.&lt;br /&gt;
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(NOTE: Chris Chan's pronouns are indeed respected throughout this study. The author is proud to have earned the approval of Christine Chandler herself.)&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Product details===&lt;br /&gt;
*ASIN : B095F3762C&lt;br /&gt;
*Publisher : Independently published (May 19, 2021)&lt;br /&gt;
*Language : English&lt;br /&gt;
*Paperback : 635 pages&lt;br /&gt;
*ISBN-13 : 979-8739475275&lt;br /&gt;
*Item Weight : 2.31 pounds&lt;br /&gt;
*Dimensions : 6 x 1.44 x 9 inches&lt;br /&gt;
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==Interview with Don Lashomb==&lt;br /&gt;
{{quote|If someone else has been posting as me here, on KF, or on Twitter, that's not me, just so you know. I didn't really keep up with the CWC communities on a daily basis before the book, and I'm not doing so now.|Don's personal disclaimer before the interview started.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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On May 31st, CWCki Jerkop and CWCki Discord server Moderator Orange Juice contacted the author behind the Warhol/Chris Chan book via reddit for a text-based interview about the production and intention of the book.&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: As an easy opener, when did you first started your literary work and are you planning on doing more Chris Chan content or rather explore other projects instead?}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Don Lashomb: You're too kind in calling it all &amp;quot;literary work&amp;quot;. I've written a lot of different stuff since I was a child, on a lot of different subjects, much of it as a ghostwriter for other people.&lt;br /&gt;
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I have absolutely no plans for further Chris Chan-related work aside from an eventual revised edition of the current book, correcting any factual errors and typos. The current offering is labeled as a &amp;quot;True, Honest First Edition&amp;quot; and at some point there will be a &amp;quot;Premiere 2nd edition&amp;quot;, to reference the cover of Sonichu #2 (&amp;quot;Premiere #2&amp;quot;), because I think that would be funny. This was always going to happen, to correct any inaccuracies.&lt;br /&gt;
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Other people keep asking me about things like an audiobook version (unlikely), an ebook version (more likely), and different sorts of special editions with contributions from other people. I'm reluctant to do much of that, and if any of it happens I don't expect to offer any further contributions myself. I knew who Chris Chan was before undertaking this project, but keeping up with Chris Chan and/or the CWC community was not an active interest of mine beforehand, and I have no interest in becoming an active observer or participant going forward.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: That’s absolutely valid for you to comment. Nonetheless, I’m with certain to honor your talent with such a title. Were you expecting Chris to acknowledge your book? And considering a few days ago at the time of this interview, Christine provided herself with not only a review but also a cover song and her own book cover design in order to not “have to feel bored in with looking at a pickle.&amp;quot;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Don Lashomb: You can call it literature or talk about my talent if you want, but in my view I just did the best job I could do writing the book I wrote. Readers should be able to tell from some of the humor and facetiousness in the book that I'm not taking it all so deadly seriously. A lot of effort went into the study, but I had a great time doing it. I was able to explore a lot of themes that matter to me, but at the end of the day it's a book with a pickle on the cover, and in part the cover image was chosen to diffuse the pretentiousness that tends to set in whenever one is dealing with postmodernism or academic language.&lt;br /&gt;
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I expected Chris to respond but I had no idea what the response would be. That was part of the fun, actually, finding out. Christine offered her cover to be used for a variant edition, but we wouldn't be able to do that with copyrighted Warhol imagery on it. I haven't heard the song and only learned about its existence from a friend earlier today. I am very much NOT the sort of person to be &amp;quot;monitoring the situation&amp;quot; on social media.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: I find you’re taking the reception well and are avoiding to relentlessly check on updates about this. As far as colloquial dialects go, you’re a “madlad” for being a part of Christory (CWC history) now and also having reportedly introduced Christine herself into Andy Warhol. This more of a personal question I have but who designed the curious book cover?}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Dan Lashomb: Yes, I have it on good authority that Count Dankula has already begun a &amp;quot;mad lads&amp;quot; episode on me but needs a little more material.&lt;br /&gt;
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The cover image is from a meme by Mistletoe_Radio, who graciously allowed me to repurpose it. I tweaked it slightly.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: This one, correct?&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:OriginalWarholChrisChanBookCover.jpeg|200px]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Coming from an artist myself, I believe that we as creators put out our work with a defining expression or message. Many may misinterpret your book as a piece of cash grab or a form of attention (to which you've both debunked here and via your responses to a couple of users whom criticized). If you had one sentence which briefly describes your intention of the book, what would it be? Whether it's a summary or clarification about what some may think otherwise.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Don Lashomb: Yeah that's the image from Mistletoe_Radio. I was not in the habit of reading Reddit, but someone else I was in contact with showed me the meme on the day I finished the rough draft of the book, and I thought it was great synchronicity. I was thrilled that Mistleto_Radio allowed me to use the image because I thought it was perfect. Before then I had been thinking of spoofing the cover to &amp;quot;Anti-Oedipus&amp;quot; by Deleuze &amp;amp; Guattari&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:AntiOedipusBookCover.jpeg|200px]]&lt;br /&gt;
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, but that wouldn't've been as good.&lt;br /&gt;
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I'll answer your &amp;quot;one sentence&amp;quot; question tomorrow (it's very late here), but I'll respond to some other things briefly:&lt;br /&gt;
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Re: &amp;quot;avoiding to relentlessly check on updates about this&amp;quot;: I think people should be careful about what they put in their heads. Just in general it doesn't do me any good to check social media, period. As far as reviews, from what he insinuated to me personally, I would guess that GiBi gave me positive coverage, but I haven't watched either of his videos that mention me. There's no reason to watch them.&lt;br /&gt;
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Re: &amp;quot;having reportedly introduced Christine herself into Andy Warhol&amp;quot;: I like playing matchmaker and I wish I could tell you some of the figures I've introduced to one another, but I can't. I knew CWC/Warhol would be a good pairing. Warhol seems like Chris Chan's precursor within a tradition of pop-culture-oriented artists. Warhol was often ridiculed as well. Both Warhol and Chris Chan can seem very strange and unique, and yet at the same time they emblematize large portions of our shared culture. Warhol was an outsider who became an insider. Chris Chan remains an outsider artist despite garnering a lot of fame. This says something about how fame itself has changed.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: As I've stated before, I respect your point about not only avoiding the obsession of checking social media but to warn others of how they interpret things with their personal schema. Although uncommon as an opinion, your argument in particular of presenting Chris as another Warhol in progress is presented in a fair and grounded manner.&lt;br /&gt;
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I am humbly thankful for the time you've taken upon this interview for today and will look forward for additional trivia or information you may have for tomorrow. Take care!}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Don Lashomb: Re: &amp;quot;presenting Chris as another Warhol&amp;quot;: I wouldn't say Chris is &amp;quot;another Warhol&amp;quot;. Chris Chan is Chris Chan. But there are parallels to be made between the two figures, as bookends of a pop-culture era that began after WWII and may now be ending. The differences between them say something about how our culture has changed in the meantime.&lt;br /&gt;
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Re: &amp;quot;If you had one sentence which briefly describes your intention of the book, what would it be?&amp;quot;: It's the only book of its kind, and I thought the world would be more interesting with this book in it.&lt;br /&gt;
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Re: &amp;quot;Many may misinterpret your book as a piece of cash grab&amp;quot;: I understand why people jump to the most cynical conclusions, but almost anyone who gives my work even a brief glance (or sees the physicality of the actual book) will see that a lot of effort went into it. It's extremely substantive, but also very absurd, and I like the mix between those two qualities. As far as &amp;quot;get rich CWC&amp;quot; schemes go, this wouldn't rate very high. Sales have been nice but I make a lot more from my day job and other income.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: Thank you for following up to yesterday's past questions.&lt;br /&gt;
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Re: &amp;quot;It's the only book of its kind, and I thought the world would be more interesting with this book in it.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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Indeed it is, and I'm happy to exist for its creation. I've been forwarded this silly question by another CWCki Discord Server Moderator who wanted to know, &amp;quot;Do you like pickles?&amp;quot;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Don Lashomb: They're okay.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: Amazing response.&lt;br /&gt;
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It's noted that Chris reported to have conversed with you and while there may be many questions in order to detail the scenario, I would like to briefly know how Chris came into contact with you/vice versa along with the conversation you two had}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Don Lashomb: Chris contacted me via [REDACTED]. Our correspondence was very pleasant. I was impressed with Chris's politeness, ability to take criticism, and attention to detail. In recent years the art of email writing seems to have gone by the wayside, but I find Chris to be a conscientious correspondent. We don't agree on everything, but that's fine. It seems that eventually Christine will provide a detailed response to the book, much as she plans to offer audio commentary to Geno's documentary. I'm very happy that, in general, Chris supports the book and thanked me for writing it.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: As much as I have expected, I am happy for Christine sending you a formal yet personal message commemorating your book and adding her comments upon it. This is less of a question but rather a compliment at how you’ve dedicated yourself into creating not only the Warhol/Chris Chan book but achieved it at 600+ pages.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox| Don Lashomb: That goes along with wanting to make something that was both impressive and absurd, at the same time. My goal was to explore the themes and comparisons to the best of my ability, no matter how many pages it took. There's also something about both Warhol and Chris Chan that facilitates comprehensiveness and exhaustion. When Warhol first exhibited the soup cans, he didn't just show one, he showed 32 of them, one for every variety available at the time. And his film Empire, which is just a stationary shot of the Empire State Building, wouldn't've become so notorious if it wasn't 8 hours long. Similarly, Christorians tend to want to document Chris Chan's life in great detail. We have the CWCki itself, of course, but also Geno's documentary series, which seems to include almost everything, and there are also Chris-Tubers who tirelessly cover Chris on a weekly basis. Warhol's actual Diaries, covering only an 11-year period, amounted to over 20,000 pages. Warhol wanted to record everything, and Chris Chan is arguably the most documented person in history. That's another major point of comparison, showing how Chris Chan seems to fulfill another Warhol prophecy.&lt;br /&gt;
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By the way, maybe this isn't for me to decide, but I wouldn't consider myself a Christorian. Maybe I was one for a little while.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: I appreciate your outstanding research on both artists despite yourself not currently identifying as a Christorian. I cannot doubt about the absurd amount of research it must’ve taken in order to confidently write about those comparisons.&lt;br /&gt;
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On behalf of the CWCki Discord Server and CWCki staff, I have no other questions and would like to thank you for allowing this interview! I am honored to have had this moment with you.&amp;quot;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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File:Warhol Chris Chan book cover.jpg|Cover of the book featuring a [[pickle]] in parody of Warhol's illustration for the cover of ''{{w|The Velvet Underground &amp;amp; Nico}}''.&lt;br /&gt;
File:Warhol Chris Chan Amazon review.JPG|Chris's review of the book versus another customer's take.&lt;br /&gt;
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==External links==&lt;br /&gt;
*[https://www.amazon.com/dp/B095F3762C/ Amazon link to the book] ([https://archive.fo/iqtAV Archive])&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;{{quote|So far, the points between Andy Warhol and I are very much on point and par. I own up to my past and how it is depicted here. And it is a humbling honor to be compared with another great and unique artist and individual. 😊⚡️💙⚡️|Chris's Amazon review on the book.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:May26BookSelfie.jpg|thumb|200px|Chris holding his copy with a self-made cover.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Warhol / Chris Chan''', subtitled '''The Lifespan of American Pop Culture, or The Suppression of [[Reality]]''', is a self-published [[fan]] book by Don Lashomb which subjectively compares the output of Chris with renowned modern artist {{w|Andy Warhol}} (who, [[Mia Hamm|unlike Chris]], supposedly died a [[Virgin with rage|virgin]]).&lt;br /&gt;
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The book was published via Amazon on 19 [[May 2021]]. Chris was made aware of it a few days later and commented on it over Twitter, taking issue with the book's focus on his [[sex|sex life]] and sexually explicit art.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[May 2021 social media posts#Andy Warhol]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He purchased a copy of it and made his own cover for it as he didn't &amp;quot;have to feel bored in with looking at a [[pickle]].&amp;quot; Said pickle is a reference to the Warhol-designed cover art for the Velvet Underground's debut album ''The Velvet Underground and Nico''. Upon browsing the book's Disclaimer chapter, Chris commented about a nitpick with its contents, insisting that his delusions were real. Aside from it, he mentioned liking the book so far and thanked the author, giving it a glowing five-star review.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[May 2021 social media posts#Chris buys a book]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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On 27 May, Chris recorded a cover of [[Cover song: “I’ll Be Your Mirror” by Velvet Underground|“I’ll Be Your Mirror”]] by the Velvet Underground to promote the book.&lt;br /&gt;
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On 1 June 2021, while reading chapter 5 of the book, Chris began [[role-play]]ing as his younger self over Twitter, in order to check in with his inner child and search for issues to address.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[June 2021 social media posts#Chris begins larping as his youngerself]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Book description==&lt;br /&gt;
===Amazon listing description===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;𝑰𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒋𝒐𝒌𝒆? 𝑶𝒓 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍?&lt;br /&gt;
A CRITICAL CONFRONTATION. What can we learn from comparing the two most unique cultural figures in living memory?&lt;br /&gt;
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Warhol and Chris Chan: Both became famous while producing artwork that was often met with derision. Both became the focus of intense interest and curiosity. Their indelible personalities provoked fascination and laughter. In spite of their strangeness--or because of it--they reflect particularly pertinent aspects of the world around them. They are thought of as the oddest of oddities, and yet they represent the course of our society as a whole.&lt;br /&gt;
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From bright Pop Art to sordid underground films, Andy Warhol portrayed an [[America]] that was both familiar and avant-garde. He [[Michael Snyder is ColdHearted and Mean|carried a tape recorder everywhere]] and prophesized that in the future everyone would be famous just for being themselves. Several decades later, Chris Chan embodies Warhol's dream: Thanks to the internet Chris has become known worldwide, is constantly documented, observed, scrutinized, and made the subject of mass debate and media analysis.&lt;br /&gt;
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Warhol worked to legitimize popular culture and give it the prestige of high art. But more recent generations have grown up breathing pop culture as if it were air. &amp;quot;Young at heart&amp;quot;, people continue playing [[video games]] and collecting toys into adulthood, and favorite entertainment franchises are treated akin to religions. More than anyone else, Chris Chan emblematizes the excesses of this era.&lt;br /&gt;
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This comprehensive study investigates the parallels and divergences between Warhol and Chris Chan, both of whom can be seen as bellwethers of cultural shifts. The two are compared in terms of how they relate to the following elements--from the fundamentals of life to the themes of our age:&lt;br /&gt;
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● Names &amp;amp; Words&lt;br /&gt;
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● Collecting &amp;amp; Hoarding&lt;br /&gt;
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● Consumerism&lt;br /&gt;
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● Technology &amp;amp; Media&lt;br /&gt;
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● Women . . . Sex . Transgenderism . . Femdom&lt;br /&gt;
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● Fame: Mythologies of Self &amp;amp; Multiverse&lt;br /&gt;
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● Recording&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A wide [[autism|spectrum]] of knowledge is painstakingly drawn upon to analyze our two subjects from all angles. References and points of comparison are made to elements of:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Art history&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Classic film&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Modernist literature&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Philosophy (from Plato to the postmodern)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Popular [[music]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● [[Psychology]] (especially psychoanalysis)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Internet meme culture&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Through pathos and ridiculousness, in an uncertain world that's constantly changing, we trace the human spirit as it passes from the golden age of Americana... through the high Warholian era... and now into Chris Chan's Poké Ball.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
So: 𝑰𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒋𝒐𝒌𝒆? 𝑶𝒓 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍? Read slowly and see.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
(NOTE: Chris Chan's pronouns are indeed respected throughout this study. The author is proud to have earned the approval of Christine Chandler herself.)&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Product details===&lt;br /&gt;
*ASIN : B095F3762C&lt;br /&gt;
*Publisher : Independently published (May 19, 2021)&lt;br /&gt;
*Language : English&lt;br /&gt;
*Paperback : 635 pages&lt;br /&gt;
*ISBN-13 : 979-8739475275&lt;br /&gt;
*Item Weight : 2.31 pounds&lt;br /&gt;
*Dimensions : 6 x 1.44 x 9 inches&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Interview with Don Lashomb==&lt;br /&gt;
{{quote|If someone else has been posting as me here, on KF, or on Twitter, that's not me, just so you know. I didn't really keep up with the CWC communities on a daily basis before the book, and I'm not doing so now.|Don's personal disclaimer before the interview started.}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
On May 31st, CWCki Jerkop and CWCki Discord server Moderator Orange Juice contacted the author behind the Warhol/Chris Chan book via reddit for a text-based interview about the production and intention of the book.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: As an easy opener, when did you first started your literary work and are you planning on doing more Chris Chan content or rather explore other projects instead?}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quotebox|Don Lashomb: You're too kind in calling it all &amp;quot;literary work&amp;quot;. I've written a lot of different stuff since I was a child, on a lot of different subjects, much of it as a ghostwriter for other people.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I have absolutely no plans for further Chris Chan-related work aside from an eventual revised edition of the current book, correcting any factual errors and typos. The current offering is labeled as a &amp;quot;True, Honest First Edition&amp;quot; and at some point there will be a &amp;quot;Premiere 2nd edition&amp;quot;, to reference the cover of Sonichu #2 (&amp;quot;Premiere #2&amp;quot;), because I think that would be funny. This was always going to happen, to correct any inaccuracies.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Other people keep asking me about things like an audiobook version (unlikely), an ebook version (more likely), and different sorts of special editions with contributions from other people. I'm reluctant to do much of that, and if any of it happens I don't expect to offer any further contributions myself. I knew who Chris Chan was before undertaking this project, but keeping up with Chris Chan and/or the CWC community was not an active interest of mine beforehand, and I have no interest in becoming an active observer or participant going forward.}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: That’s absolutely valid for you to comment. Nonetheless, I’m with certain to honor your talent with such a title. Were you expecting Chris to acknowledge your book? And considering a few days ago at the time of this interview, Christine provided herself with not only a review but also a cover song and her own book cover design in order to not “have to feel bored in with looking at a pickle.&amp;quot;}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quotebox|Don Lashomb: You can call it literature or talk about my talent if you want, but in my view I just did the best job I could do writing the book I wrote. Readers should be able to tell from some of the humor and facetiousness in the book that I'm not taking it all so deadly seriously. A lot of effort went into the study, but I had a great time doing it. I was able to explore a lot of themes that matter to me, but at the end of the day it's a book with a pickle on the cover, and in part the cover image was chosen to diffuse the pretentiousness that tends to set in whenever one is dealing with postmodernism or academic language.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I expected Chris to respond but I had no idea what the response would be. That was part of the fun, actually, finding out. Christine offered her cover to be used for a variant edition, but we wouldn't be able to do that with copyrighted Warhol imagery on it. I haven't heard the song and only learned about its existence from a friend earlier today. I am very much NOT the sort of person to be &amp;quot;monitoring the situation&amp;quot; on social media.}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: I find you’re taking the reception well and are avoiding to relentlessly check on updates about this. As far as colloquial dialects go, you’re a “madlad” for being a part of Christory (CWC history) now and also having reportedly introduced Christine herself into Andy Warhol. This more of a personal question I have but who designed the curious book cover?}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quotebox|Dan Lashomb: Yes, I have it on good authority that Count Dankula has already begun a &amp;quot;mad lads&amp;quot; episode on me but needs a little more material.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The cover image is from a meme by Mistletoe_Radio, who graciously allowed me to repurpose it. I tweaked it slightly.}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: This one, correct?&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:OriginalWarholChrisChanBookCover.jpeg|200px]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Coming from an artist myself, I believe that we as creators put out our work with a defining expression or message. Many may misinterpret your book as a piece of cash grab or a form of attention (to which you've both debunked here and via your responses to a couple of users whom criticized). If you had one sentence which briefly describes your intention of the book, what would it be? Whether it's a summary or clarification about what some may think otherwise.}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quotebox|Don Lashomb: Yeah that's the image from Mistletoe_Radio. I was not in the habit of reading Reddit, but someone else I was in contact with showed me the meme on the day I finished the rough draft of the book, and I thought it was great synchronicity. I was thrilled that Mistleto_Radio allowed me to use the image because I thought it was perfect. Before then I had been thinking of spoofing the cover to &amp;quot;Anti-Oedipus&amp;quot; by Deleuze &amp;amp; Guattari&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:AntiOedipusBookCover.jpeg|200px]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
, but that wouldn't've been as good.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I'll answer your &amp;quot;one sentence&amp;quot; question tomorrow (it's very late here), but I'll respond to some other things briefly:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Re: &amp;quot;avoiding to relentlessly check on updates about this&amp;quot;: I think people should be careful about what they put in their heads. Just in general it doesn't do me any good to check social media, period. As far as reviews, from what he insinuated to me personally, I would guess that GiBi gave me positive coverage, but I haven't watched either of his videos that mention me. There's no reason to watch them.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Re: &amp;quot;having reportedly introduced Christine herself into Andy Warhol&amp;quot;: I like playing matchmaker and I wish I could tell you some of the figures I've introduced to one another, but I can't. I knew CWC/Warhol would be a good pairing. Warhol seems like Chris Chan's precursor within a tradition of pop-culture-oriented artists. Warhol was often ridiculed as well. Both Warhol and Chris Chan can seem very strange and unique, and yet at the same time they emblematize large portions of our shared culture. Warhol was an outsider who became an insider. Chris Chan remains an outsider artist despite garnering a lot of fame. This says something about how fame itself has changed.}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: As I've stated before, I respect your point about not only avoiding the obsession of checking social media but to warn others of how they interpret things with their personal schema. Although uncommon as an opinion, your argument in particular of presenting Chris as another Warhol in progress is presented in a fair and grounded manner.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I am humbly thankful for the time you've taken upon this interview for today and will look forward for additional trivia or information you may have for tomorrow. Take care!}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quotebox|Don Lashomb: Re: &amp;quot;presenting Chris as another Warhol&amp;quot;: I wouldn't say Chris is &amp;quot;another Warhol&amp;quot;. Chris Chan is Chris Chan. But there are parallels to be made between the two figures, as bookends of a pop-culture era that began after WWII and may now be ending. The differences between them say something about how our culture has changed in the meantime.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Re: &amp;quot;If you had one sentence which briefly describes your intention of the book, what would it be?&amp;quot;: It's the only book of its kind, and I thought the world would be more interesting with this book in it.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Re: &amp;quot;Many may misinterpret your book as a piece of cash grab&amp;quot;: I understand why people jump to the most cynical conclusions, but almost anyone who gives my work even a brief glance (or sees the physicality of the actual book) will see that a lot of effort went into it. It's extremely substantive, but also very absurd, and I like the mix between those two qualities. As far as &amp;quot;get rich CWC&amp;quot; schemes go, this wouldn't rate very high. Sales have been nice but I make a lot more from my day job and other income.}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: Thank you for following up to yesterday's past questions.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Re: &amp;quot;It's the only book of its kind, and I thought the world would be more interesting with this book in it.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Indeed it is, and I'm happy to exist for its creation. I've been forwarded this silly question by another CWCki Discord Server Moderator who wanted to know, &amp;quot;Do you like pickles?&amp;quot;}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quotebox|Don Lashomb: They're okay.}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: Amazing response.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
It's noted that Chris reported to have conversed with you and while there may be many questions in order to detail the scenario, I would like to briefly know how Chris came into contact with you/vice versa along with the conversation you two had}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quotebox|Don Lashomb: Chris contacted me via [REDACTED]. Our correspondence was very pleasant. I was impressed with Chris's politeness, ability to take criticism, and attention to detail. In recent years the art of email writing seems to have gone by the wayside, but I find Chris to be a conscientious correspondent. We don't agree on everything, but that's fine. It seems that eventually Christine will provide a detailed response to the book, much as she plans to offer audio commentary to Geno's documentary. I'm very happy that, in general, Chris supports the book and thanked me for writing it.}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: As much as I have expected, I am happy for Christine sending you a formal yet personal message commemorating your book and adding her comments upon it. This is less of a question but rather a compliment at how you’ve dedicated yourself into creating not only the Warhol/Chris Chan book but achieved it at 600+ pages.}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quotebox| Don Lashomb: That goes along with wanting to make something that was both impressive and absurd, at the same time. My goal was to explore the themes and comparisons to the best of my ability, no matter how many pages it took. There's also something about both Warhol and Chris Chan that facilitates comprehensiveness and exhaustion. When Warhol first exhibited the soup cans, he didn't just show one, he showed 32 of them, one for every variety available at the time. And his film Empire, which is just a stationary shot of the Empire State Building, wouldn't've become so notorious if it wasn't 8 hours long. Similarly, Christorians tend to want to document Chris Chan's life in great detail. We have the CWCki itself, of course, but also Geno's documentary series, which seems to include almost everything, and there are also Chris-Tubers who tirelessly cover Chris on a weekly basis. Warhol's actual Diaries, covering only an 11-year period, amounted to over 20,000 pages. Warhol wanted to record everything, and Chris Chan is arguably the most documented person in history. That's another major point of comparison, showing how Chris Chan seems to fulfill another Warhol prophecy.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
By the way, maybe this isn't for me to decide, but I wouldn't consider myself a Christorian. Maybe I was one for a little while.}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quoteboxorange|Orange Juice: I appreciate your outstanding research on both artists despite yourself not currently identifying as a Christorian. I cannot doubt about the absurd amount of research it must’ve taken in order to confidently write about those comparisons.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
On behalf of the CWCki Discord Server and CWCki staff, I have no other questions and would like to thank you for allowing this interview! I am honored to have had this moment with you.&amp;quot;}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Gallery==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;center&amp;gt;&amp;lt;gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
File:Warhol Chris Chan book cover.jpg|Cover of the book featuring a [[pickle]] in parody of Warhol's illustration for the cover of ''{{w|The Velvet Underground &amp;amp; Nico}}''.&lt;br /&gt;
File:Warhol Chris Chan Amazon review.JPG|Chris's review of the book versus another customer's take.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/gallery&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/center&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==External links==&lt;br /&gt;
*[https://www.amazon.com/dp/B095F3762C/ Amazon link to the book] ([https://archive.fo/iqtAV Archive])&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==References==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{Sonichu}}&lt;br /&gt;
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		<title>Warhol Chris Chan</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;OrangeJuice: /* Chris Acknowledging the book */&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;Warhol / Chris Chan: The Lifespan of American Pop Culture, or The Suppression of Reality is a book published by Don Lashomb on May 19, 2021 which subjectively compares the bibliography of Chris Chan with renowned modern artist, Andy Warhol.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Amazon listing description==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;𝑰𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒋𝒐𝒌𝒆? 𝑶𝒓 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍?&lt;br /&gt;
A CRITICAL CONFRONTATION. What can we learn from comparing the two most unique cultural figures in living memory?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Warhol and Chris Chan: Both became famous while producing artwork that was often met with derision. Both became the focus of intense interest and curiosity. Their indelible personalities provoked fascination and laughter. In spite of their strangeness--or because of it--they reflect particularly pertinent aspects of the world around them. They are thought of as the oddest of oddities, and yet they represent the course of our society as a whole.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
From bright Pop Art to sordid underground films, Andy Warhol portrayed an America that was both familiar and avant-garde. He carried a tape recorder everywhere and prophesized that in the future everyone would be famous just for being themselves. Several decades later, Chris Chan embodies Warhol's dream: Thanks to the internet Chris has become known worldwide, is constantly documented, observed, scrutinized, and made the subject of mass debate and media analysis.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Warhol worked to legitimize popular culture and give it the prestige of high art. But more recent generations have grown up breathing pop culture as if it were air. &amp;quot;Young at heart&amp;quot;, people continue playing video games and collecting toys into adulthood, and favorite entertainment franchises are treated akin to religions. More than anyone else, Chris Chan emblematizes the excesses of this era.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This comprehensive study investigates the parallels and divergences between Warhol and Chris Chan, both of whom can be seen as bellwethers of cultural shifts. The two are compared in terms of how they relate to the following elements--from the fundamentals of life to the themes of our age:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Names &amp;amp; Words&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Collecting &amp;amp; Hoarding&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Consumerism&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Technology &amp;amp; Media&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Women . . . Sex . Transgenderism . . Femdom&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Fame: Mythologies of Self &amp;amp; Multiverse&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Recording&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A wide spectrum of knowledge is painstakingly drawn upon to analyze our two subjects from all angles. References and points of comparison are made to elements of:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Art history&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Classic film&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Modernist literature&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Philosophy (from Plato to the postmodern)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Popular music&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Psychology (especially psychoanalysis)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Internet meme culture&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Through pathos and ridiculousness, in an uncertain world that's constantly changing, we trace the human spirit as it passes from the golden age of Americana... through the high Warholian era... and now into Chris Chan's Poké Ball.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
So: 𝑰𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒋𝒐𝒌𝒆? 𝑶𝒓 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍? Read slowly and see.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
(NOTE: Chris Chan's pronouns are indeed respected throughout this study. The author is proud to have earned the approval of Christine Chandler herself.)&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Chris Acknowledging the Author's Work==&lt;br /&gt;
On May 27, 2021, Chris posted a review under the listing with the following review:&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;5.0 out of 5 stars An Illustrious Comparison&lt;br /&gt;
Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2021&lt;br /&gt;
Verified Purchase&lt;br /&gt;
So far, the points between Andy Warhol and I are very much on point and par. I own up to my past and how it is depicted here. And it is a humbling honor to be compared with another great and unique artist and individual. 😊⚡️💙⚡️&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Product details==&lt;br /&gt;
ASIN : B095F3762C&lt;br /&gt;
Publisher : Independently published (May 19, 2021)&lt;br /&gt;
Language : English&lt;br /&gt;
Paperback : 635 pages&lt;br /&gt;
ISBN-13 : 979-8739475275&lt;br /&gt;
Item Weight : 2.31 pounds&lt;br /&gt;
Dimensions : 6 x 1.44 x 9 inches&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
https://www.amazon.com/Warhol-Chris-Chan-Lifespan-Suppression/dp/B095F3762C&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>OrangeJuice</name></author>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;OrangeJuice: &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;Warhol / Chris Chan: The Lifespan of American Pop Culture, or The Suppression of Reality is a book published by Don Lashomb on May 19, 2021 which subjectively compares the bibliography of Chris Chan with renowned modern artist, Andy Warhol.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Amazon listing description==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;𝑰𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒋𝒐𝒌𝒆? 𝑶𝒓 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍?&lt;br /&gt;
A CRITICAL CONFRONTATION. What can we learn from comparing the two most unique cultural figures in living memory?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Warhol and Chris Chan: Both became famous while producing artwork that was often met with derision. Both became the focus of intense interest and curiosity. Their indelible personalities provoked fascination and laughter. In spite of their strangeness--or because of it--they reflect particularly pertinent aspects of the world around them. They are thought of as the oddest of oddities, and yet they represent the course of our society as a whole.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
From bright Pop Art to sordid underground films, Andy Warhol portrayed an America that was both familiar and avant-garde. He carried a tape recorder everywhere and prophesized that in the future everyone would be famous just for being themselves. Several decades later, Chris Chan embodies Warhol's dream: Thanks to the internet Chris has become known worldwide, is constantly documented, observed, scrutinized, and made the subject of mass debate and media analysis.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Warhol worked to legitimize popular culture and give it the prestige of high art. But more recent generations have grown up breathing pop culture as if it were air. &amp;quot;Young at heart&amp;quot;, people continue playing video games and collecting toys into adulthood, and favorite entertainment franchises are treated akin to religions. More than anyone else, Chris Chan emblematizes the excesses of this era.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This comprehensive study investigates the parallels and divergences between Warhol and Chris Chan, both of whom can be seen as bellwethers of cultural shifts. The two are compared in terms of how they relate to the following elements--from the fundamentals of life to the themes of our age:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Names &amp;amp; Words&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Collecting &amp;amp; Hoarding&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Consumerism&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Technology &amp;amp; Media&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Women . . . Sex . Transgenderism . . Femdom&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Fame: Mythologies of Self &amp;amp; Multiverse&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Recording&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A wide spectrum of knowledge is painstakingly drawn upon to analyze our two subjects from all angles. References and points of comparison are made to elements of:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Art history&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Classic film&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Modernist literature&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Philosophy (from Plato to the postmodern)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Popular music&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Psychology (especially psychoanalysis)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Internet meme culture&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Through pathos and ridiculousness, in an uncertain world that's constantly changing, we trace the human spirit as it passes from the golden age of Americana... through the high Warholian era... and now into Chris Chan's Poké Ball.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
So: 𝑰𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒋𝒐𝒌𝒆? 𝑶𝒓 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍? Read slowly and see.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
(NOTE: Chris Chan's pronouns are indeed respected throughout this study. The author is proud to have earned the approval of Christine Chandler herself.)&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Chris Acknowledging the book==&lt;br /&gt;
On May 27, 2021, Chris posted a review under the listing with the following review:&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;5.0 out of 5 stars An Illustrious Comparison&lt;br /&gt;
Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2021&lt;br /&gt;
Verified Purchase&lt;br /&gt;
So far, the points between Andy Warhol and I are very much on point and par. I own up to my past and how it is depicted here. And it is a humbling honor to be compared with another great and unique artist and individual. 😊⚡️💙⚡️&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Product details==&lt;br /&gt;
ASIN : B095F3762C&lt;br /&gt;
Publisher : Independently published (May 19, 2021)&lt;br /&gt;
Language : English&lt;br /&gt;
Paperback : 635 pages&lt;br /&gt;
ISBN-13 : 979-8739475275&lt;br /&gt;
Item Weight : 2.31 pounds&lt;br /&gt;
Dimensions : 6 x 1.44 x 9 inches&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
https://www.amazon.com/Warhol-Chris-Chan-Lifespan-Suppression/dp/B095F3762C&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>OrangeJuice</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://sonichu.com/w/index.php?title=Warhol_Chris_Chan&amp;diff=261124</id>
		<title>Warhol Chris Chan</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://sonichu.com/w/index.php?title=Warhol_Chris_Chan&amp;diff=261124"/>
		<updated>2021-05-30T21:16:25Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;OrangeJuice: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Warhol / Chris Chan: The Lifespan of American Pop Culture, or The Suppression of Reality is a book published by Don Lashomb on May 19, 2021&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Amazon listing description==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;𝑰𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒋𝒐𝒌𝒆? 𝑶𝒓 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍?&lt;br /&gt;
A CRITICAL CONFRONTATION. What can we learn from comparing the two most unique cultural figures in living memory?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Warhol and Chris Chan: Both became famous while producing artwork that was often met with derision. Both became the focus of intense interest and curiosity. Their indelible personalities provoked fascination and laughter. In spite of their strangeness--or because of it--they reflect particularly pertinent aspects of the world around them. They are thought of as the oddest of oddities, and yet they represent the course of our society as a whole.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
From bright Pop Art to sordid underground films, Andy Warhol portrayed an America that was both familiar and avant-garde. He carried a tape recorder everywhere and prophesized that in the future everyone would be famous just for being themselves. Several decades later, Chris Chan embodies Warhol's dream: Thanks to the internet Chris has become known worldwide, is constantly documented, observed, scrutinized, and made the subject of mass debate and media analysis.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Warhol worked to legitimize popular culture and give it the prestige of high art. But more recent generations have grown up breathing pop culture as if it were air. &amp;quot;Young at heart&amp;quot;, people continue playing video games and collecting toys into adulthood, and favorite entertainment franchises are treated akin to religions. More than anyone else, Chris Chan emblematizes the excesses of this era.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This comprehensive study investigates the parallels and divergences between Warhol and Chris Chan, both of whom can be seen as bellwethers of cultural shifts. The two are compared in terms of how they relate to the following elements--from the fundamentals of life to the themes of our age:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Names &amp;amp; Words&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Collecting &amp;amp; Hoarding&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Consumerism&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Technology &amp;amp; Media&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Women . . . Sex . Transgenderism . . Femdom&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Fame: Mythologies of Self &amp;amp; Multiverse&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Recording&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A wide spectrum of knowledge is painstakingly drawn upon to analyze our two subjects from all angles. References and points of comparison are made to elements of:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Art history&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Classic film&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Modernist literature&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Philosophy (from Plato to the postmodern)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Popular music&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Psychology (especially psychoanalysis)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Internet meme culture&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Through pathos and ridiculousness, in an uncertain world that's constantly changing, we trace the human spirit as it passes from the golden age of Americana... through the high Warholian era... and now into Chris Chan's Poké Ball.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
So: 𝑰𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒋𝒐𝒌𝒆? 𝑶𝒓 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍? Read slowly and see.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
(NOTE: Chris Chan's pronouns are indeed respected throughout this study. The author is proud to have earned the approval of Christine Chandler herself.)&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Chris Acknowledging the book==&lt;br /&gt;
On May 27, 2021, Chris posted a review under the listing with the following review:&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;5.0 out of 5 stars An Illustrious Comparison&lt;br /&gt;
Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2021&lt;br /&gt;
Verified Purchase&lt;br /&gt;
So far, the points between Andy Warhol and I are very much on point and par. I own up to my past and how it is depicted here. And it is a humbling honor to be compared with another great and unique artist and individual. 😊⚡️💙⚡️&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Product details==&lt;br /&gt;
ASIN : B095F3762C&lt;br /&gt;
Publisher : Independently published (May 19, 2021)&lt;br /&gt;
Language : English&lt;br /&gt;
Paperback : 635 pages&lt;br /&gt;
ISBN-13 : 979-8739475275&lt;br /&gt;
Item Weight : 2.31 pounds&lt;br /&gt;
Dimensions : 6 x 1.44 x 9 inches&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
https://www.amazon.com/Warhol-Chris-Chan-Lifespan-Suppression/dp/B095F3762C&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>OrangeJuice</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://sonichu.com/w/index.php?title=Warhol_Chris_Chan&amp;diff=261123</id>
		<title>Warhol Chris Chan</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://sonichu.com/w/index.php?title=Warhol_Chris_Chan&amp;diff=261123"/>
		<updated>2021-05-30T21:13:52Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;OrangeJuice: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Warhol / Chris Chan: The Lifespan of American Pop Culture, or The Suppression of Reality is a book published by Don Lashomb on May 19, 2021&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Amazon listing description==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;𝑰𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒋𝒐𝒌𝒆? 𝑶𝒓 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍?&lt;br /&gt;
A CRITICAL CONFRONTATION. What can we learn from comparing the two most unique cultural figures in living memory?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Warhol and Chris Chan: Both became famous while producing artwork that was often met with derision. Both became the focus of intense interest and curiosity. Their indelible personalities provoked fascination and laughter. In spite of their strangeness--or because of it--they reflect particularly pertinent aspects of the world around them. They are thought of as the oddest of oddities, and yet they represent the course of our society as a whole.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
From bright Pop Art to sordid underground films, Andy Warhol portrayed an America that was both familiar and avant-garde. He carried a tape recorder everywhere and prophesized that in the future everyone would be famous just for being themselves. Several decades later, Chris Chan embodies Warhol's dream: Thanks to the internet Chris has become known worldwide, is constantly documented, observed, scrutinized, and made the subject of mass debate and media analysis.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Warhol worked to legitimize popular culture and give it the prestige of high art. But more recent generations have grown up breathing pop culture as if it were air. &amp;quot;Young at heart&amp;quot;, people continue playing video games and collecting toys into adulthood, and favorite entertainment franchises are treated akin to religions. More than anyone else, Chris Chan emblematizes the excesses of this era.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This comprehensive study investigates the parallels and divergences between Warhol and Chris Chan, both of whom can be seen as bellwethers of cultural shifts. The two are compared in terms of how they relate to the following elements--from the fundamentals of life to the themes of our age:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Names &amp;amp; Words&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Collecting &amp;amp; Hoarding&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Consumerism&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Technology &amp;amp; Media&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Women . . . Sex . Transgenderism . . Femdom&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Fame: Mythologies of Self &amp;amp; Multiverse&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Recording&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A wide spectrum of knowledge is painstakingly drawn upon to analyze our two subjects from all angles. References and points of comparison are made to elements of:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Art history&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Classic film&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Modernist literature&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Philosophy (from Plato to the postmodern)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Popular music&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Psychology (especially psychoanalysis)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
● Internet meme culture&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Through pathos and ridiculousness, in an uncertain world that's constantly changing, we trace the human spirit as it passes from the golden age of Americana... through the high Warholian era... and now into Chris Chan's Poké Ball.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
So: 𝑰𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒋𝒐𝒌𝒆? 𝑶𝒓 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍? Read slowly and see.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
(NOTE: Chris Chan's pronouns are indeed respected throughout this study. The author is proud to have earned the approval of Christine Chandler herself.)&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Product details==&lt;br /&gt;
ASIN : B095F3762C&lt;br /&gt;
Publisher : Independently published (May 19, 2021)&lt;br /&gt;
Language : English&lt;br /&gt;
Paperback : 635 pages&lt;br /&gt;
ISBN-13 : 979-8739475275&lt;br /&gt;
Item Weight : 2.31 pounds&lt;br /&gt;
Dimensions : 6 x 1.44 x 9 inches&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
https://www.amazon.com/Warhol-Chris-Chan-Lifespan-Suppression/dp/B095F3762C&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>OrangeJuice</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://sonichu.com/w/index.php?title=Warhol_Chris_Chan&amp;diff=261122</id>
		<title>Warhol Chris Chan</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;OrangeJuice: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Warhol / Chris Chan: The Lifespan of American Pop Culture, or The Suppression of Reality is a book published by Don Lashomb on May 19, 2021&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Product details==&lt;br /&gt;
ASIN : B095F3762C&lt;br /&gt;
Publisher : Independently published (May 19, 2021)&lt;br /&gt;
Language : English&lt;br /&gt;
Paperback : 635 pages&lt;br /&gt;
ISBN-13 : 979-8739475275&lt;br /&gt;
Item Weight : 2.31 pounds&lt;br /&gt;
Dimensions : 6 x 1.44 x 9 inches&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
https://www.amazon.com/Warhol-Chris-Chan-Lifespan-Suppression/dp/B095F3762C&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>OrangeJuice</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://sonichu.com/w/index.php?title=Warhol_Chris_Chan&amp;diff=261121</id>
		<title>Warhol Chris Chan</title>
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		<updated>2021-05-30T21:10:24Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;OrangeJuice: Created page with &amp;quot;Warhol / Chris Chan: The Lifespan of American Pop Culture, or The Suppression of Reality is a book published by Don Lashomb on May 19, 2021  https://www.amazon.com/Warhol-Chri...&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;Warhol / Chris Chan: The Lifespan of American Pop Culture, or The Suppression of Reality is a book published by Don Lashomb on May 19, 2021&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
https://www.amazon.com/Warhol-Chris-Chan-Lifespan-Suppression/dp/B095F3762C&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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	</entry>
	<entry>
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		<title>File:Eyes.jpg</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;OrangeJuice: OrangeJuice uploaded a new version of File:Eyes.jpg&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;EYE SEE YOU&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>OrangeJuice</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
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		<title>Fangs</title>
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&lt;div&gt;[[Image:SHOW MAH FANGS!.jpg|center|500px]]&lt;br /&gt;
He has them and isn't [[Captain's Log, Stardate January 8th, 2009|afraid to show them]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==The Horror==&lt;br /&gt;
Originally assumed to be yellowish as a result of poor [[PSEye|video quality]], Chris's '''fangs''' are more likely discolored as a result of the copious amounts of [[My Coke Rewards|soda]] he drinks (which has [[obesity|other]] [[DIRTY, CRAPPED BRIEFS|effects]] as [[Biological clock|well]]).&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[Biological clock]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The fact that he has [[Chris and health#Dental health|multiple visible cavities]] seems to support this, although Chris could just be too lazy to brush his teeth. What is certain is that despite his claim to visit a dentist every 6 months, the inside of his mouth is even more horrifying than the outside.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:BearingFangs.png|left|thumb|300px|This is what Chris actually believes.]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Powers==&lt;br /&gt;
{{quote|They're called Eye-Teeth, but they feel and look like fangs of a vampire, dpg [sic] or something to me.|Chris &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[Sonichu_Girls#Your_understanding_me_fukky_.281_January_2009.29]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; }}Chris believes his teeth are more menacing than those of ordinary humans. He revealed his fangs in a series of videos in [[2009]], in some cases essentially shoving the PSEye in his mouth. He believed this to be intimidating, although the actual effect of being exposed to the inside of his mouth is revulsion. One can only infer from these threats that Chris intended to use them to bite his antagonists, but considering the awful state of his teeth, he'd be lucky if none fell out in the process.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Ironically, Chris's [[wikipedia:Canine tooth|canine teeth]] are so blunt and rounded that they almost look like incisors (front teeth). Though flat canines can be genetic, the canine teeth can gradually become blunted over the course of a lifetime, since they are involved in chewing--something Chris does a lot. Despite not even having reached middle age, Chris's teeth are already extremely blunt, meaning they would make for even less effective weaponry than the contents of the human mouth already do.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Perhaps realizing this, Chris stopped baring his fangs after 2009, and has since upgraded his arsenal to a [[pocket knife]], [[28 October 2011|Son-]][[Son-Chu|Chu]], [[26 December 2014|mace]] and a [[Baseball bat]]. Even then, Chris still believes his canines to be actual &amp;quot;fangs&amp;quot;, even going as far as depicting his Memoji with them.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Wisdom teeth==&lt;br /&gt;
Chris has had an operation to remove his wisdom teeth. He keeps them in a jar on top of the [[Megan Shrine]] and also made a ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' card with them on it. He also thought [[Julie]] would be impressed by this fact, letting her know that &amp;quot;I still have them preserved in a jar with a dash of alcohol.&amp;quot;,&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[BlueSpike Skype Logs 10]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; seemingly unaware that since teeth are hard and solid objects, they shouldn't require to be preserved in anything. Being the [[Autism|bizarre]] [[Chris and his Ego|narcissist]] that he is, Chris feels the need to immortalize any significant event in his life in some way, be it through short stories, comic adaptation, or even custom trading cards. The fact that he finds his removed teeth important enough to think that they would be worth adding to a card game says a lot about him.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Appearances==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:SonichuFangs.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Chris opts to make his fangs appear to be more &amp;quot;adorable&amp;quot; than &amp;quot;menacing&amp;quot; in the comic.]]&lt;br /&gt;
* '''[[Captain's Log, Stardate January 8th, 2009]]''': In this video, Chris stated that wasn't afraid to show [[Gregg Mays]] his &amp;quot;fangs.&amp;quot; He then leaned toward the camera for a close-up of his upper teeth--in particular, his [[All I Want For Christmas Is a Pretty Girlfriend|2 front teeth]].&lt;br /&gt;
* '''[[Captain's Log, Stardate January 15th, 2009]]''': Chris did not clearly show his &amp;quot;fangs&amp;quot; in this video, but rather mentioned how he was prepared to show his &amp;quot;faaannngggsss [[Chris and Anger|only when he has to]].&amp;quot; He started to lean forward into the camera while presumably baring his teeth (one cannot clearly see them as the video quality is so poor), but he then swung back to his original posture instead of going for a full close-up.&lt;br /&gt;
* '''[[Take that Page DOWN NOW!]]''': Here, Chris threatened [[Encyclopedia Dramatica]] and [[Clyde Cash]] by punching a doll, baring his teeth, and damaging his camera.&lt;br /&gt;
* '''[[Chris Calls Clyde Out]]:''' On 23 April 2009, Chris again threatened Clyde by acting like an idiot, deliberately giving his audience a close-up of his teeth and [[Recycling|whitish]] tongue.&lt;br /&gt;
* '''[[12 October 2009]]:''' Chris again acted like a [[slow-in-the-mind]], showing both his teeth and his plumber's crack.&lt;br /&gt;
* '''[[Sign Destruction Video]]:''' On 6 December 2009, Chris threatened [[Vivian G]] by ripping apart a paper sign left in his yard, and then bit his clown's head off with his infected gums. He exposed his yellowed and rotting teeth to the audience, undoubtedly to show off his sugar-encrusted enamel.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==In the comics==&lt;br /&gt;
In [[Sonichu 10]], the devil [[Beel]] manages to steal [[Chris-chan Sonichu]]'s [[medallion]], causing him to revert back to ordinary Chris. At this nadir, Chris discovers that his powers actually reside in his [[Amnyfest Ring|high school ring]], and he saves the day. To further bolster his self-esteem, Chris takes this moment to show his fangs, noting, &amp;quot;I have fangs for my eye-teeth.&amp;quot; This turns out to have no bearing on the plot.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Gallery==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;center&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Image:0731-Megan Shrine1.JPG|CWC's wisdom teeth seen here guarded by two [[My Little Pony]] characters on the top shelf.&lt;br /&gt;
Image:151-WisdomTeeth.jpg|So...are the discarded cards wisdom teeth, or...something?&lt;br /&gt;
Image:ChrisCavities.JPG|Now that's what we call cavities.&lt;br /&gt;
File:SackboyChris.jpg|Chris's vampiric [[LittleBigPlanet]] avatar.&lt;br /&gt;
File:Chris Memoji fangs.jpeg|The fangs return in emoji form.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/center&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Sources ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==See also==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Chris and anger]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Chris and health]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Health}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Fantasies}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{CWC-isms}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Physical characteristics]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:CWC-isms]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>OrangeJuice</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
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		<title>Fangs</title>
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		<updated>2021-04-07T01:55:19Z</updated>

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&lt;div&gt;[[Image:SHOW MAH FANGS!.jpg|center|500px]]&lt;br /&gt;
He has them and isn't [[Captain's Log, Stardate January 8th, 2009|afraid to show them]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==The Horror==&lt;br /&gt;
Originally assumed to be yellowish as a result of poor [[PSEye|video quality]], Chris's '''fangs''' are more likely discolored as a result of the copious amounts of [[My Coke Rewards|soda]] he drinks (which has [[obesity|other]] [[DIRTY, CRAPPED BRIEFS|effects]] as [[Biological clock|well]]).&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[Biological clock]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The fact that he has [[Chris and health#Dental health|multiple visible cavities]] seems to support this, although Chris could just be too lazy to brush his teeth. What is certain is that despite his claim to visit a dentist every 6 months, the inside of his mouth is even more horrifying than the outside.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:BearingFangs.png|left|thumb|200px|This is what Chris actually believes.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==Powers==&lt;br /&gt;
{{quote|They're called Eye-Teeth, but they feel and look like fangs of a vampire, dpg [sic] or something to me.|Chris &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[Sonichu_Girls#Your_understanding_me_fukky_.281_January_2009.29]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; }}Chris believes his teeth are more menacing than those of ordinary humans. He revealed his fangs in a series of videos in [[2009]], in some cases essentially shoving the PSEye in his mouth. He believed this to be intimidating, although the actual effect of being exposed to the inside of his mouth is revulsion. One can only infer from these threats that Chris intended to use them to bite his antagonists, but considering the awful state of his teeth, he'd be lucky if none fell out in the process.&lt;br /&gt;
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Ironically, Chris's [[wikipedia:Canine tooth|canine teeth]] are so blunt and rounded that they almost look like incisors (front teeth). Though flat canines can be genetic, the canine teeth can gradually become blunted over the course of a lifetime, since they are involved in chewing--something Chris does a lot. Despite not even having reached middle age, Chris's teeth are already extremely blunt, meaning they would make for even less effective weaponry than the contents of the human mouth already do.&lt;br /&gt;
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Perhaps realizing this, Chris stopped baring his fangs after 2009, and has since upgraded his arsenal to a [[pocket knife]], [[28 October 2011|Son-]][[Son-Chu|Chu]], [[26 December 2014|mace]] and a [[Baseball bat]]. Even then, Chris still believes his canines to be actual &amp;quot;fangs&amp;quot;, even going as far as depicting his Memoji with them.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Wisdom teeth==&lt;br /&gt;
Chris has had an operation to remove his wisdom teeth. He keeps them in a jar on top of the [[Megan Shrine]] and also made a ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' card with them on it. He also thought [[Julie]] would be impressed by this fact, letting her know that &amp;quot;I still have them preserved in a jar with a dash of alcohol.&amp;quot;,&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[BlueSpike Skype Logs 10]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; seemingly unaware that since teeth are hard and solid objects, they shouldn't require to be preserved in anything. Being the [[Autism|bizarre]] [[Chris and his Ego|narcissist]] that he is, Chris feels the need to immortalize any significant event in his life in some way, be it through short stories, comic adaptation, or even custom trading cards. The fact that he finds his removed teeth important enough to think that they would be worth adding to a card game says a lot about him.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Appearances==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:SonichuFangs.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Chris opts to make his fangs appear to be more &amp;quot;adorable&amp;quot; than &amp;quot;menacing&amp;quot; in the comic.]]&lt;br /&gt;
* '''[[Captain's Log, Stardate January 8th, 2009]]''': In this video, Chris stated that wasn't afraid to show [[Gregg Mays]] his &amp;quot;fangs.&amp;quot; He then leaned toward the camera for a close-up of his upper teeth--in particular, his [[All I Want For Christmas Is a Pretty Girlfriend|2 front teeth]].&lt;br /&gt;
* '''[[Captain's Log, Stardate January 15th, 2009]]''': Chris did not clearly show his &amp;quot;fangs&amp;quot; in this video, but rather mentioned how he was prepared to show his &amp;quot;faaannngggsss [[Chris and Anger|only when he has to]].&amp;quot; He started to lean forward into the camera while presumably baring his teeth (one cannot clearly see them as the video quality is so poor), but he then swung back to his original posture instead of going for a full close-up.&lt;br /&gt;
* '''[[Take that Page DOWN NOW!]]''': Here, Chris threatened [[Encyclopedia Dramatica]] and [[Clyde Cash]] by punching a doll, baring his teeth, and damaging his camera.&lt;br /&gt;
* '''[[Chris Calls Clyde Out]]:''' On 23 April 2009, Chris again threatened Clyde by acting like an idiot, deliberately giving his audience a close-up of his teeth and [[Recycling|whitish]] tongue.&lt;br /&gt;
* '''[[12 October 2009]]:''' Chris again acted like a [[slow-in-the-mind]], showing both his teeth and his plumber's crack.&lt;br /&gt;
* '''[[Sign Destruction Video]]:''' On 6 December 2009, Chris threatened [[Vivian G]] by ripping apart a paper sign left in his yard, and then bit his clown's head off with his infected gums. He exposed his yellowed and rotting teeth to the audience, undoubtedly to show off his sugar-encrusted enamel.&lt;br /&gt;
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==In the comics==&lt;br /&gt;
In [[Sonichu 10]], the devil [[Beel]] manages to steal [[Chris-chan Sonichu]]'s [[medallion]], causing him to revert back to ordinary Chris. At this nadir, Chris discovers that his powers actually reside in his [[Amnyfest Ring|high school ring]], and he saves the day. To further bolster his self-esteem, Chris takes this moment to show his fangs, noting, &amp;quot;I have fangs for my eye-teeth.&amp;quot; This turns out to have no bearing on the plot.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Gallery==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;center&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Image:0731-Megan Shrine1.JPG|CWC's wisdom teeth seen here guarded by two [[My Little Pony]] characters on the top shelf.&lt;br /&gt;
Image:151-WisdomTeeth.jpg|So...are the discarded cards wisdom teeth, or...something?&lt;br /&gt;
Image:ChrisCavities.JPG|Now that's what we call cavities.&lt;br /&gt;
File:SackboyChris.jpg|Chris's vampiric [[LittleBigPlanet]] avatar.&lt;br /&gt;
File:Chris Memoji fangs.jpeg|The fangs return in emoji form.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;/center&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Sources ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==See also==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Chris and anger]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Chris and health]]&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Health}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Fantasies}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{CWC-isms}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{SonichuPossession}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Protip|'''It is advised that you do not contact Chris in any way.''' Due to protective groups such as the [[Watchmen]] and the users of [[Kiwi Farms]], who monitor and regularly target [[Enablers]] and [[Weens]], it is a very bad idea to seek out an audience with him on your own.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quote|So basically I watched the [[Chris-Chan: A Comprehensive History|genosamuels documentary]] and was like, wouldn't it be cool if I talked to [[Christian Weston Chandler|chris-chan]]? so i reached out via [[instagram]] dms claiming to be a psychic and she believed me. Next thing I know im helping coax her &amp;quot;back to [[reality]]&amp;quot; and [[Spirit possession|get &amp;quot;sonichu&amp;quot; out of chris chans body]]. Enjoy I guess.|KwaiiSandbag's introduction.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://www.reddit.com/r/ChrisChanSonichu/comments/m8yt8t/my_personal_chrischan_interactions_over_the_past/grk34bn/?utm_source=reddit&amp;amp;utm_medium=web2x&amp;amp;context=3&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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'''KwaiiSandbag''' is an [[enabler]] who pretended to be a psychic to [[Chris and manipulation|influence]] Chris. KwaiiSandbag initially reached out to Chris through Instagram after watching ''[[Chris-Chan: A Comprehensive History]]'', and this effort resulted in a series of conversations that would convince Chris to stop LARPing as [[Sonichu (character)|Sonichu]]. KwaiiSandbag, upon being confronted by outside parties explaining why Chris should not be directly contacted, eventually expressed remorse for his actions. Around the same time, he came clean with Chris to reveal that he was not actually a psychic as he had claimed, which Chris acted like he knew all along (when he very clearly did not, as otherwise he wouldn't have been tricked into giving up his pretense of being a fictional character).&lt;br /&gt;
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On one hand, this intervention was a somewhat positive experience for Chris in that it unwittingly allowed him to overcome one of his many [[Chris and coping|maladaptive coping mechanisms]], but on the other, it demonstrated how easy it is for someone to reach out to him to manipulate him further, even with groups of [[white knight]]s like the [[Watchmen]] trying to &amp;quot;protect&amp;quot; Chris from this kind of thing, and may inspire future [[weening]] as a result. It also demonstrates how bringing more attention to Chris, even with good intentions for doing so, can lead to an increase in these sorts of interactions.&lt;br /&gt;
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Multiple voice chats were released by KwaiiSandbag on 20 March 2021.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://www.reddit.com/r/ChrisChanSonichu/comments/m8yt8t/my_personal_chrischan_interactions_over_the_past/ (Archive: https://archive.fo/BCzTh)&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Highlights==&lt;br /&gt;
* During his role-play of [[body swap]]ping with [[imaginary friend]] Sonichu, Chris believed he used Sonichu's body to have sex with his spouses [[Polyamorous marriage|Magi-Chan, Cryzel, Sylvana, and Mewtwo]].&lt;br /&gt;
* While under that body swap delusion, Chris felt more fulfilled in his imaginary relationships.&lt;br /&gt;
* Chris is lonely in the real-world dimension and expects [[Magi-Chan]] to cross over to this dimension soon so they can physically be together.&lt;br /&gt;
* Chris has [[Praetor|a group of local friends]] which he will meet again soon. He considers one of these local friends for a potential relationship, but is more certain that Magi-Chan will be coming soon than that.&lt;br /&gt;
* Chris appears to be seeking [[validation]] that Magi-Chan is coming.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Call 1==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Infobox/Audiofile&lt;br /&gt;
| name           = Chris Chan Psychic Chat #1&lt;br /&gt;
| audio          = {{#ev:youtube|vyommm9EBFI}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Stardate       = 10 February 2021&lt;br /&gt;
| Featuring      =&lt;br /&gt;
| previous       = N/A&lt;br /&gt;
| next           = Chris Chan Psychic Chat #2&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
===Call 1 transcript===&lt;br /&gt;
{| role=&amp;quot;presentation&amp;quot; class=&amp;quot;wikitable mw-collapsible&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Transcript&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; Hello?&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Hello? Hello?&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; Hi, it's nice to finally hear you.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; It's nice to hear you too, so yeah, how you doing Cabel?&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; Uh, Caleb.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Caleb, brain went somewhere else.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; Nah, don't worry about it, people mess it up all the time.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; [''Sigh'']&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; So, how can I help you?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Eh, well, I'm trying to figure out answers to many questions like, you know, this body has a great amount of superpowers and overpowers and I've been meditating on everything and it's been meaning this body is destined to go literally physically fully safely hopefully into [[Dimensions#C-197|our sister dimension]] which has all... all the [[OC|OCs and FCs]], original characters, fictional characters including those the likes of Sonichu, Superman, Donald Duck, Iron Man, so on and so forth.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; Yes, um, so I think what would be very beneficial is if we did a meditation session together.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Okay.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; So i want you to, um, turn off the lights.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Turn off the lights?&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; Yes, um, cause we need to hone in on the spiritual energy.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Alright, well I'll turn off the lamp no problem, a moment.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; If you have a scented candle now would be a really good time to light it.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Well i don't have a scented candle.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; It's OK we can... we can manage without it.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; So what I really want you to focus on is channeling your inner strengths.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Right.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; And I want you to... from what I understand from your Twitter you have swapped consciousnesses basically with Sonichu from the comics?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Uh Yeah, actually it's still... you're talking with Sonichu Prime here, yeah Chris has been in my body I've been taking care &lt;br /&gt;
of this body for well over 10 months now&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; And I believe this had something to do with the cancellation of [[BABSCon]], is that correct?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Uh, partially yeah. It's a whole long story I'm not sure how to shorten it out and summarize it.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; Well it's okay you don't need to explain anything to me. So what we need to do is... I'm assuming you have been in contact with Chris then, right?&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Yeah, in fact yeah, in fact I mean shoot 2197 which is the universe in question that's our sister dimension... everybody who lives, exists there is really right beside us, they're not ghosts or alive and well there, so it's like you know Chris can literally be... i mean she's still my body but she can just come right up and hang out with me but obviously the dimension divide between the two universes is what separates the two of us from being fully... can... fully... same universe or same dimension tangible with each other.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; Yes.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Yes, so it's like when... thanks to the power of this body I can literally see beyond what we call the iron curtain and uh see most everybody within the local vicinity and I got psychic powers so I can just feel all around and analyze who or what is around me and everywhere else and then this brain is linked not only with the Earth but pretty much the entire universe... entire galaxies and universes between the two of us.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; Yes, so  I can sense just by talking to you just by talking to you you're a very very powerful psychic, and I'm very curious cause I've never really met anybody who has similar abilities to me. What... can you... can you read anything off of me right now?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; First, well first off I can definitely further confirm that you sound like you're in your late teens or early twenties.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; That is... that is correct.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; And, you are... you sound very curious and intrigued with the uh answers you found in what you had foreseen recently within your recent visions and that what you hope... what you will get from us from what we're talking about and what we meditate on and discuss tonight.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; Yes, so usually my sessions go for anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour. Now if we're doing a meditation it will probably be closer to an hour, is this ok with you?&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; That's, that's cool.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; OK great, so you turn off your lamp correct?&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Yes.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; So what I'm gonna do is I'm gonna light an incense, to bring out kinda spiritual energies you know? And I'm gonna start kind of trying to get a feel for... you live in Virginia correct?&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Yeah, in Ruckersville.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; Yes, so I am going to kind of hone in on your physical being and try and contact your... cause I personally am... is there any way like without meditating I could talk to Chris? Or would I have to meditate into the spiritual plane?&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Well you're pretty much astral projecting into another... into the different... into the neighboring universe, it's not into the spiritual plane but you would be... but... [''sighs''] it's tough to explain.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; No no no no no I've encountered stuff like this before.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Hmm I'd say that at the present time, yeah ... you'd pretty much would have to be at least on the spiritual plane to talk with her.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; So... I'm currently sitting on my uh... my... a yoga mat which is really good for meditation, um are you sitting somewhere comfortable?&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Yeah, I'm sitting on the bed in the downstairs bedroom and um I have my ... I have my lovely wife Rosie Rosechu next to me and then the... and then the Chris in my body is sitting on the bed as well on one corner.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; Ah, okay cool. So what I'm gonna do is I'm going to project myself into Virginia, into Ruckersville.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Ok, you wanna specify on [[14 Branchland Court]], there's a gazebo in the backyard that we believe is a dimensional vortex that we're still working on developing, but this essentially this house is a temple.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; Yes, I see, i can see it now, it's very um, I can see there's there's there's cars out front. I can see... you're... it's your mother is in the house.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Chris's mother is in the house.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; Right, Chris's mother. Is she well?&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Yeah, she's in her late seventies, but she's healthy alive and well.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; Well that's phenomenal, it's always great to hear about people doing well. So now I can see you, Sonichu, I can see you, I can see uhh Amy Rosechu and I can see... woah! Chris is very very powerful, I can... I can see him!&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt;:Well, her really.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; Her, sorry about that I can see her. I can see her, she's sitting right on the bed next to you.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Yup, that's right.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; Woah, this is, wow, looking at her.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; [''unintelligible'']&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; Ok, can you see me? Can you see my spirit?&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; I definitely sense you, I believe you are in the room with us, you're at the foot of the bed.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; Yes, that's where I am.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Yep.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; Ok, now let's begin. Breathe in very deeply... and breathe out.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; Breath in... breathe out.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; Breath in... and breathe out. I'm starting to see a picture, I can see Chris... I can see Christine, she has a job. She has income, she can spend it on whatever she wants. I see a world without disease, and I see... counselling of some sort.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; I can see pets, do you have pets?&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Two dogs and a buncha cats. 3 of them inside presently.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; Are there some out?&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Yeah, most of 'em are outside cats.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; I see.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; Let's keep on focusing and channeling the spiritual energy.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Uh but, in any case you are mostly right, although Christine's profession is that she's literally a goddess, see she is the CPU of the Commodore consoles and the nation of CWCVille, with the city of the same name within that, and that's all within the state of Virginia.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; Yes.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; I see...&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; I've... I've never heard of this place before but it might mean something to you... [[Charlottesville Fashion Square|Fashion Square]]?&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Yeah, that's shopping mall in Charlottesville&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; And the name [[Michael Snyder|Michael]].&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Michael Snyder, yep. Uh, he that was a short... long story short... came into my place, Chris used to [[The GAMe PLACe|go there]] for Pokemon trading card games like Yu-Gi-Oh! and there were [[The_GAMe_PLACe#The_Charlottesville_Incident|a bunch of disconcerns [''sic''] and disagreements between Snyder and Chris]], so eventually he banned her and then there was the [''unintelligible''] and trespassing notices and yah de yah de ya wait for her to come back so a trap was set and then jail and then those lawsuits, and that didn't end well for either of... for any party within that.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; Yes.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; I see. What do I see? I can't really make it out.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; What?&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; Do you sense the trouble? That i'm feeling?&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Sense something.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Discerning [''sic''] wave in the air i think&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; Yes.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; I sense wasted potential.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; I don't know who it is... what the vision is referring to but I feel that there is something that we're missing.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt;: You see wasted potential? Umm yeah I would definitely agree partially to that because on this body because it's pretty much stuck here within this universe which is pretty much limited on magic and by the way this is called universe 1218, this is universe 1218 that we live in, and yeah C-197 is our sister. Obviously the abilities and powers of this body are much more heightened and fully at the max in C-197 but on 1218 it's rather limited so yeah, it's got lots and lots potential, we're... we've been wanting to bring it out and make it fully tangible in 1218 so then we can at the very least be able to manifest the path between the two universes and get this body to CWCVille.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; Yes. This is troubling indeed. I sense a great divide or a merge.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt;: Yes, the dimension merge. Cause you see, previously before medieval... before King Arthur decreed that uh... that wanted all magic removed from the universe, the uh C-197 and 8... 1218 were the same universe but then Merlin, 2 other magicians uh sep... were ordered to separate the two, and uh this... the recombining of those two universes, the magic and everything, would come back and it would be one universe again. I learned about this recently in... bunches of meditation and looking into Chris's past life.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; And what was Chris's past life?&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt;: Well, long story short, back in uh... back shortly after the big bang, she was a resident of the planet Kiasuna within the Andromeda System, she was a princess and she was exiled, got transferred from over there to Earth, and uh, while she was still the same universe she ended up having powers that were well above anybody else that were in the norm at the time, and this was shortly after the meteor hit and made the dinosaurs extinct. And she was essentially immortal, so she ended up also making friends with the deities along the way and eventually she met Merlin during medieval times and then after... yeah after Merlin split the two universes. Eventually Chris changed the composition of her body and put herself into crystal and shot herself from within... later that year and went throughout various far reaches of space times and universes, and ended up also going through... flying herself to far chaotic rainbow of 2197 in 2003 thus giving her her Sonichu form and electrical resistance and fur and better abilities on that and then eventually going back in time to 1218 and [[Chris's_birthday#.22Christian_Love_Day.22|then being born in 1982]]. Her birthday's on February 24th.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; Well happy early birthday!&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Thanks.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; So, I'm sensing, so we've been talking for about 15 minutes, usually my meditation sessions take a lot longer to get underway, but for some reason I think it's because we're both very strong in the way of, you know, psychic ability. I think it took us a lot shorter of a time to actually manifest our power, so I don't think it's gonna be a whole hour, I think maybe another 5 minutes shall suffice for now, at least.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; So?&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; So, um, let's see. Let's, let me see if I can gaze into the future a little bit to see what's in store for... you and Chris as well.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Just spoil us cause we've looked into the future ourselves. As well as Magichan, Sonichu, and Mewtwo.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; And what did you see?&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Uh, well we saw the merge completion, all the OCs and FCs and regular peoples who were also their creators and chroniclers came together and uh combined me and working together gave us a greater force that is gonna come a long ways down the road.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt;: Cause, staying separated, the 1218 Earth by itself would not have... be able to defend against that incoming threat.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; Yeah, so what I see, is I see Chris coming to take her body back, and I see her making amends with people that she has either wronged or has been wronged by, sort of turning the other cheek.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; That's about right!&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; So, I would say, I wouldn't get too comfortable in this physical body, Sonichu, I would say.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Yeah I know, I've been in it for over 10 months now so I figured, yeah I probably wanna get back to my body.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; Yes, I think that the time is nearing.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Yeah, the time is nearing cause you know, before the reverse body swap, I gotta get this body to CWCVille, so that has to happen first.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; Yes, so when do you think this will happen?&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Near future definitely, I'm optimistic for within this month.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; Do you think it might happen on your birthday?&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Around, around there I'm fairly certain if not sooner. And if not that soon, then I've also looked into this application called Faladdin and looked at the tarot cards and clairvoyance and horoscopes part of that to get another perspective. They also predict... they predict that it might... if not in February could happen in March or at least something of the uh further developments will happen in March should it happen... should this body finally get to CWCVille this month.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; Yes, so I think...&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; And also have stated that today the 10th and tomorrow the 11th will be the strongest days for the energies in this body&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; Hmmm, so I think that this is a very good place to put a pin in it. Would you like to meet again next week, same time?&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Sure, yes.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; Ok, brilliant, so and with that I will take my leave&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Alright, well, hmm, so I'd say my impressions of you are pretty good so far, and I'm glad to find somebody who actually under... help me... help me further understand the powers and abilities at least for beginning perspective that we can further explore.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; Of course, I'm happy to help.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; And of course, your other psychic friends and allies who can offer input as well, that would be greatly appreciated. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; Of course!&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; So, it was totally an honor to be... to meet and talk with you, Caleb&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; Oh, the... the pleasure is all mine. I wish you a very good evening and a healthy week.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; You too, be safe and well.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; Thank you.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Alright, good night.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; Good night.&lt;br /&gt;
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[''Chris disconnects'']&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; You can unmute.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Call 2==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Infobox/Audiofile&lt;br /&gt;
| name           = Chris Chan Psychic Chat #2&lt;br /&gt;
| audio          = {{#ev:youtube|7yt2PIvYI_8}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Stardate       = 14 February 2021&lt;br /&gt;
| Featuring      =&lt;br /&gt;
| previous       = Chris Chan Psychic Chat #1&lt;br /&gt;
| next           = Chris Chan Psychic Chat #3&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
===Call 2 transcript===&lt;br /&gt;
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| &amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; C'mon, pick up, pick up, pick up, pick up. Can see you online... bruh.&lt;br /&gt;
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[''Chris picks up the call'']&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; Hello?&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Hey.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; Hey, how are you doin'?&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Doin' alright, how about you?&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; Umm, I'm good.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; [''sigh''] So, I feel- I feel like I have energy, and uh- uh, and I can do this tonight, so...&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; That's great.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; So we'll do the meditate session and- like we did last time, essept hopefully I'll find out some more answers about the powers and abilities that I can do from this thing that can be manifested on this side of the iron curtain, in this universe.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; Mhm. [''pause''] Sooo, let's start again like last time; let's dim the lights.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Yeah, the li- yep, I turned the lamp off.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; Great. [''pause''] Okay, so let's start with some deep breathing... in through the nose, out through the mouth. [''pause''] Now, what is it, exactly, that we're trying to see here?&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Well... obviously these hands are able to do- a whole number of things, they can ashully hea- help heal others.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; How so?&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; I can put my hand- I can put my hand on somebody- the shoulder of somebody who's feeling pain, and I can ta- I can make- I can take the pain. But they're not feeling it, but them I feel- but this body feels a mild amount of that pain.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Call 3==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Infobox/Audiofile&lt;br /&gt;
| name           = Chris Chan Psychic Chat #3&lt;br /&gt;
| audio          = {{#ev:youtube|MvCret3n10s}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Stardate       = 20 February 2021&lt;br /&gt;
| Featuring      =&lt;br /&gt;
| previous       = Chris Chan Psychic Chat #2&lt;br /&gt;
| next           = Chris Chan Psychic Chat #4&lt;br /&gt;
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==Call 4==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Infobox/Audiofile&lt;br /&gt;
| name           = Chris Chan Psychic Chat #4&lt;br /&gt;
| audio          = {{#ev:youtube|_VYB5_7ZfXw}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Stardate       = 1 March 2021&lt;br /&gt;
| Featuring      =&lt;br /&gt;
| previous       = Chris Chan Psychic Chat #3&lt;br /&gt;
| next           = Chris Chan Psychic Chat #5&lt;br /&gt;
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===Call 4 Selected transcriptions===&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; Aside from that… pretty much everything has been... I came back last Wednesday at 10:30 when [[Spirit possession|Sonichu and I fatedly return body swapped]] and I’m still resyncing with my body and having to deal with my body… and it’s been really bumming me out because it hardly… cause I was unable to get a satisfying relationship in this universe and then he’s jealous of me because while I was swapped in Sonichu’s body, I literally had sex with Magichan, Cryzel, Sylvana, even Mewtwo. So there’s all that and now it’s given me a bit of a pain in the heart like as if I’ve gotten a broken heart all over again and it’s affecting me in the heart and Solar Plexus chakra as well”.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; I know it's a little hard right now because of [[COVID-19|Covid]]... have you tried going out into the world and trying to find a new relationship?&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; Yeah, I don’t have much time to look for a new relationship… since we have everything going on with the [[merge]] going on so… unless something fated happens in the near future amongst my local friends who actually I will be seeing again in the near future... Unless that happens then… more likely [[Magi-Chan|Magichan]] will be coming here and becoming fully physical. He'll be coming here to this universe - and I've been guiding him here. And I'm supporting it obviously because I want him with me as well.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; So yeah… Caleb, you have psychic powers… you’ve obviously put some thought into me and my situations recently – I mean, you could have gotten a glimpse of what’s going on I just confirmed it and told you more so… um from your perspective, what do you see in the near future for satisfying my body's need for cuddling and all that?&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; It’s very hazy, I would say, um… it has to be proactive. [...] However I definitely see you getting your needs met. [...]&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;blue&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; Alright well I mean, if you all foresee any other more clear details on that, please let me know...&lt;br /&gt;
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==Call 5==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Infobox/Audiofile&lt;br /&gt;
| name           = Chris Chan Psychic Chat #5&lt;br /&gt;
| audio          = {{#ev:youtube|hL3wLJLVIgA}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Stardate       = 9 March 2021&lt;br /&gt;
| Featuring      =&lt;br /&gt;
| previous       = Chris Chan Psychic Chat #4&lt;br /&gt;
| next           = N/A&lt;br /&gt;
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===Call 5 transcript===&lt;br /&gt;
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|&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; Oh hello, um, sorry about that, uh little bit of a communication issue, uh Lily's- getting out of the shower right now so it'll be a second for her, but I'm here.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; OK. How are you doing?&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; I'm great, how are you?&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; I feel pretty good.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; Had a good week?&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Well, improving, things have been improving I feel better.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; Well it's good to hear.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; I'm starting to figure out my powers, um, working, i'm working, my conscious brain is starting to figure out these powers for real, at least for, in terms of this universe.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; I see.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; And, uh... And uh essentially pretty much I was told that, i was told by you know everybody in from C-197 just you know Magi-Chan, MewTwo, and what not, they tell me i need to definitely meditate and search within myself a whole bunch.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; And have you done that?&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Yeah, I'm doing that I still have a lot more soul- a lot more in depth work to do but making good progress. And I also went out today, I went to the uh, I went down to Ivy Creek Nature Area and walked a lap around and uh stopped by the creek, had a meditate, sit on the big ol rock and put my feet in the water.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; And how did that feel?&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; It was cold, but it was good. Felt alive.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; That's good to hear.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; So yeah, uh among that's also a part of, aspect of reconnecting with nature.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; Yes.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; So... What have you been thinking about over the past week?&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; [''sighs''] Hard, it's hard to say off hand but just thinking about everything and of course the dimension merge, everybody and real, and, just reanalyzing the situation in myself, and present, and so on so forth. [''loud hoot'']&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; It's a lot of brain work.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; Yes, I can definitely understand that. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; But yeah, I mean it's- it's not as much brain work as y'know projecting myself so much and being in another universe a lot of the time. And doing all that work.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; Yes. So, speaking of doing a lot of work, so while you were in C-197 I understand you caught up on comic book pages and uh, stuff like that. When do you think that's gonna be released?&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Well considering all those books are in C-197, I'd say... post-dimension merge? In the very near future.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; So...&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Because i'm still unlocking my- I'm still unlocking my powers for this universe, which will shortly- shortly enough be fully tangible and work, well to where I can barely do a show for everybody, be like hey I can do this I can do that. [''unintelligible'']&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; Yeah have you thought about like uploading a youtube video or something on Twitter?&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Hmm, yes I have thought about it, but- but the way my powers manifest in my universe at this point? It's like they're- they're more tangible in feeling so it's like you'd have to be right here in person to feel it or you'd have to be so sensitive that you had to view it and actually see it if I were to record a video.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; Well... I would know what you're doing and I'm sure other psychics out there if they watched it would be able to feel the energy coming from it so I don't really see the harm in uploading a video of you trying to manifest something.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; We'll take that under consideration and think about that further.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; Yeah.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; I'm also figuring out my other self mental blocks, so I can dispose of them and get them out of the way.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; Well why don't you tell me about those?&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Well, the obvious one the fact that I was born high functioning autistic, I mostly got over that.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; And how did you get over that?&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Just, pretty much...&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#FF1493&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Lily:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Sorry- sorry I'm late, I just got out of the shower. Uh hello?&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Hey there.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#FF1493&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Lily:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Hey there Christine, sorry about that.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; We're talking about uh, kind of roadblocks in Christine's life, and how she's gotten over them.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#FF1493&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Lily:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; I see ok, sorry sorry.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Well not, it's not- it's mostly various and whatnot but it's really about um, trying to think. Right here I have the term written down, it's essentially- oh yeah, essentially just trying to clear away any remaining self judgements and self criticisms...&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; So there's that. Anyways, just been doing- anyway to catch you up I've been doing a lot of further self-examining and uh... certain... meditating looking more into myself as opposed to outward.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#FF1493&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Lily:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Mhmm.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; And I also took a nature walk today and meditated on a big ol rock, dipped my feet in the flowing river. It's cold! But it felt alive and it felt great. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#FF1493&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Lily:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; That's really wonderful. I understand the uh- was this- this involved the gazebo? Is that part of your nature walk? It's kinda an interdimensional rift? Is that what it is, I'm sorry.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Well the gazebo in the backyard is uh, it's kinda- it's kinda like a beacon or a kind of a link between the two universes as well, but, in reference to earlier I was talking about today I went to a nature area.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#FF1493&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Lily:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Oh, alright.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; I walked a big ol lap around there, down and up hills.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#FF1493&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Lily:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; That's great, that's really great I feel like, I mean like uh, I think it's the same for you, kinda your psychic energy, spiritual energy really gets awakened when you're in these kinda nature settings.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Yeah, but it's also, I've realized and learned recently that my uh, both my root and sacral chakras, they need a heavy amount of recharging, cause all my energy is just in between my third and crown and soul star chakra points. So those are like overcharged.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; Mhmm.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; So i've taken, conscious ability to redirect energy from the higher chakra points down to the lower one, the excess energy.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; So, I saw on Twitter today that you posted about the amount of willpower it takes to manifest something in this dimension.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; And it's not brainpower, it's not willpower but...&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; Yeah, physical power.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Yeah.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; Do you mind telling us, like, exactly how much power that takes?&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Uh... Well, you're psychics, you should know!&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; That is very true, but... sometimes it's good to hear a second opinion.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; It is good to hear a second opinion, anyways. Um, anyway yeah, just, well it takes massive amounts and obviously my brain is overpowered along with all my other abilities, along with the rest of my body and everything. But it still gets very tiring.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; Mhmm.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; So... Lily do you have anything to ask?&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#FF1493&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Lily:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Uh, sorry I'm just still kind of uh, kind of spaced out from the- just got out of the shower, was just doing my evening routine, uh let me think. Hmm.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Yeah, I'm kinda feeling in spacing, zoning, in and out myself right now.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#FF1493&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Lily:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Very interesting, maybe it's, uh something connecting all of us in our spacing.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Yeah, the... it's definitely connected with the dimension merge or as I heard somebody else call it, um... Darn it, that word stayed there but...eh.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#FF1493&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Lily:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Yeah I definitely think it's probably like a- a mind merge, like the dimensions haven't fully merged yet but our consciousness might be uh- kinda phasing in and out of between in the dimensions.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Yeah that's what we're doing it uh...&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; Hmm, so...&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; I'm sorry I'm like a little tired.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; I'm a little tired too. I'm just... I'm trying to think of this word, but anyway yeah dimension merge, EVERYBODY who is psychic um, magic, or just at least that level- that high level sensitive, they're, i mean we all are feeling this, so yeah. And we're all in this together so everybody's at least doing their, at least a little bit, if not a massive amount. Among, the levels I've done, jeeze.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#FF1493&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Lily:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Good to know that we're not alone. Good.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Yeah. It's a shame that we can't actually show this to some- some regular mental... uh neurotypical type of person who's like, hey come on manifest something in front of us. But then it's like, I'm SO difficulty doing it in this universe.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#FF1493&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Lily:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Did you find in the um, C-197, it came- manifesting came with a lot greater ease due to the magic that was lost?&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Yeah, it's a lot easier there.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#FF1493&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Lily:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Can even uh... sorry that was uh- I was gonna say could even non-magical people do it, but everyone's magical there, my bad.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Eh. I think it's uh, mostly psychics and magic types, and then also creative types who write, draw, and so forth, that have explored C-197, at least in their imaginations and whatnot. It's like in essence ___ vs. sonichu, where the- where [''unclear, timestamp 11:50''] and Courtney end up writing things into effect while they were in dimension, I mean universe N641 with essence to get out of that massive dimension merge which mistakenly did that to allllllll of the other universes, as opposed to just the two, the two neighbouring.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#FF1493&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Lily:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Right, and there's- there's an infinite number of universes, according to the multiverse and all that.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Yes.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#FF1493&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Lily:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; So is it just C-137's merging or is it every universe that's merging?&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; It's just, it's just 1218 and C-197. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#FF1493&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Lily:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Gotcha, I'm sorry, mixing em up. Um... So will the rest join at one time, or are these the only two that are fated to join?&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Uh, most of the other pairs of universes within all the other dimensions, they have merged.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#FF1493&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Lily:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Mmm. So we're behind-&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; So this pair, our pair of universes here is amongst the last- amongst of the last to be.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#FF1493&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Lily:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Right. So we're kinda behind the trends, everyone else is already merging and we're behind all of them.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Yeah, but in a sense it's a good thing because all the- cause like Magi-Chan and MewTwo they were able to observe into the other dimensions and universes, those that were- did merge and were able to see and witness it as it happened, what events happened that led to that eventuality in there so they could make that- so we could get that in similar effect to what we have here within this timeline between our pair of universes.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#FF1493&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Lily:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Right, right. And that'll- you know we can kinda be more prepared and not um... &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; That's the deal!&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#FF1493&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Lily:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Repeat mistakes that maybe other, other pairs have made.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Yeah like for an obvious example, one time in a- in a distant dimension uh essentially, Sonichu Prime there uh just usurped the powers and abilities from his respective Chris-Chan and took over a Chris, that Chris-Chan's world. And that did not work out at all. And then obviously another one where that Chris-Chan was just all dark magic, dark powers as opposed to light magic and light powered and that didn't work out either. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#FF1493&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Lily:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Was that- did that Chris-Chan turn evil or just uh?&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; That's, yep, yeah.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#FF1493&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Lily:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Wow, have you had any- obviously not physical, but spiritual encounters with this version?&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Uh, I've, yeah, I've encountered uh, just pretty much nearly all of my other self counterparts between all the other dimensions and universes and timelines. And of course I have a bunch of self counterparts in C-197.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#FF1493&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Lily:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Are you friends with any of them? I understand- no- they can't all be bad.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Yeah, I'm friends and acquaintances and uh, you know neutral relationships on uh, with the majority of them, so we kind of have uhh, neutral to good vibes for the most part between each other, as a group. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#FF1493&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Lily:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Right.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Anyways, so what have y'all been feeling lately? Seeing...&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; I've been seeing a lot of energy in Virginia, and I'm pretty sure that's you. Uhh, just generally like manifesting and um, kind of bringing together, you know? And... I don't know, I remember we talked last week about relationships and um, stuff like that, has anything happened with that?&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Um, yeah a bit of a- bit of progress on that um...&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; Oh really?&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Yeah I managed to get a little bit of a further understanding in that from uh, my further internal self exploration I still need to uh, estab... things like when I would be desired... for such satisfaction from a part... from a partner if not Magi-Chan that would manifest herself within this universe.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#FF1493&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Lily:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; And you're looking for a girl, a female so not...&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Well my body is yeah, but also on that note I've learned that the important key is self love. Because if i love myself the way I would want my partner to love me so I can have all that figured out then that would attract... that aspect would attract the other person. It's like uh, you're programming a magnet to, with these certain qualities to attract this type of individual and then eventually when you get all the details sorted out then [''Chris whoops'']&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#FF1493&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Lily:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; You know what you want it's easier to manifest it. You gotta know exactly what you're looking for, um.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#FF1493&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Lily:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; So I understand um, Magi-Chan is polyamorous, in a polyamourous relationship correct?&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Yeah, I'm there uh, yeah between me, Magi-Chan, Cryzel Rosechu, Silvana Rosechu and the one and only MewTwo that was cloned in Giovanni's lab, we're all married together, the 5 of us.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#FF1493&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Lily:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; It's not um, it's not those are just Magi-Chan's partners and you all share each other?&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Yeah, we all share each other and uh, yeah it's a very good and it's also open relationships for any other explorations to... cause considering heavy psychic power types this particular arrangement and extradimensional at least in Cryzel's case, so yeah there's all that. So yeah it's polyamourous and I just feel like this is a good fit for me and it allows me room to still... I mean especially in this universe if not Magi-Chan finds somebody who can actually satisfy my body's physical needs so with- my realization that I need self love I managed to find within my abilities the healing energy to where I could actually instill the positive feelings of that particular type of satisfactory love upon myself so that I could make my body feel better.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#FF1493&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Lily:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Right, that's great and then the [''clears throat''] that's also great to hear about polyamourous relationship works, cause I understand that with a lot of people who are in poly relationships, uh if it's kind of you're not sharing all the partners there can be a lot of jealousy and self-resentment so that's a good way to avoid that.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Yeah.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#FF1493&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Lily:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Have you had any difficulties with that, with the uh, polyamory, or uh, I understood a lot of people need counselling, go to support groups for that, or have you been fine with it?&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Uh, we've met- we've gotten along for the most part, and we've adapted- and I mean considering you're in a group, considering we're a group of psychic types pretty much, it's like we...&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#FF1493&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Lily:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Much deeper connection.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; We have a deeper connection yes. And we work to get a little better, you know if you look on Amazon Prime there's a kinda like a psuedo, hang on, okay there's a psuedo softcore porn documentary type of show called Polyamory, and it explores couples in polyamorous relationships, there's two seasons. I believe it aired on Cinemax or HBO but it's on Amazon Prime.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#FF1493&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Lily:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Right, OK, I might check that out, honestly- personally I'm, I suppose my psyche abilities have not developed to the point where I could be ok with the polyamourous relationship, I feel like I have too many insecurities and stuff like that, but I do suspect that once I kind of ascend further I might be able to engage in that sort of thing.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Well, at least you're interested so that's a good- so that's good.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#FF1493&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Lily:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Yeah, it's uh, I think it's very important for... Um, what's it called, you know kind of strengthening psychic bonds, you know the more love you have in your life the more powerful it becomes. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Yeah. I agree.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; Now, I unfortunately... will have to cut it short very soon because I have to schedule something for tomorrow, but um, is there anything else that we wanna talk about before...&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Well I guess I'm mostly good for now, but yeah, both of y'all keep your, keep opening you know thoughts as much as you both see or feel over the next, over the next week until our, the next time we get together and talk.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#FF1493&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Lily:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Course, yes, that's our bad, we need to, we'll have more prepared for next time.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;green&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''KwaiiSandbag:'''&amp;lt;/font color&amp;gt; I'm sorry, this was kinda uh, I was not prepared, this was not our A Game.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; It's alright, it's alright I'm just, I'm somewhat on A game but I'm not totally perfect either. Whoop de doo it's all good.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#FF1493&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Lily:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Yeah cancel that. Well Christine, you have a good night.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#0033FF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Chris:'''&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt; Yeah well y'all have a good night too, take care.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Interview with KwaiiSandbag==&lt;br /&gt;
On the same day that the calls were released, KwaiiSandbag was interviewed over [[Discord]] by [[User:Anaxis|Anaxis]], the owner of the Official CWCki Server, about his interactions with Chris and his manipulation tactics. This interview was released a few days later, along with screenshots of KwaiiSandbag's chats with Chris, on 23 March 2021. KwaiiSandbag's messages are color-coded blue, and Anaxis's messages are color-coded orange.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Contacting Chris===&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|So, when did you first get into contact with Chris, and how?}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|on february 6th she posted a picture asking for psychic help on [[Instagram|instagram]]. I thought maybe I could do some good by posing as a psychic and nudging her into a normal life.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|on february 9th to my surprise she responded to my instagram dm}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|if you want I can also send screenshots of all discord and insta chats}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Sure, that'd be helpful}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|''[KwaiiSandbag sends numerous screenshots]''}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|a friend of mine who also felt bad about chrischan, helped out on 3 of the calls. her name is lily.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|I mean this when I say this, I had no foul intentions, I just want chris chan to have as normal as a life as possible, and if there was something that I could do, I think i did it}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|I see}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|This is a lot of stuff}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|yes ik how meticulous the cwcki is when it comes to this stuff}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|For sure}}&lt;br /&gt;
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===Influencing Chris===&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Did you influence Chris to do anything particular during this period in which you were talking?}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Did Chris add any lore that you suggested?}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Well for starters, I helped [[Spirit possession|get chris back into her body]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|she kept talking about merlin and how she was born hundreds of years ago.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|and i dont fully remember but there was some talk about how she became barbs child}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|i also tried to make sure that she and barb were going to get the [[COVID-19|covid]] vaccine}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Yeah, that all lines up with [[Thinking with Portals|some of the stuff Chris shared over the last few weeks]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|yeah}}&lt;br /&gt;
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===KwaiiSandbag's Goals===&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|You said your end goal was to try and help Chris towards a normal life, right?}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|yes}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|What were you doing to try and achieve that goal?}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|try and make it seem like maybe seeing a therapist or saving money might be good and using fake psychic powers to make it like I knew what I was talking about}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|And did Chris listen to any of your advice on that front?}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|unfortunately i dont think so, but I think it was my push that helped her stop the sonichu delusion}}&lt;br /&gt;
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===Ending the Sonichu Roleplay===&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|What did you do that you think ended the Sonichu roleplay?}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|I just said maybe christine should be in her body for her [[Chris's birthday|birthday]], and sure enough, she was}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|she made a public annoucement the next day as well so it lines up}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Interesting. Is this in the voice call collection?}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|yeas}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Cool}}&lt;br /&gt;
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===Chris's Drinking and Smoking Habits===&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Did Chris share any interesting information with you that was new, or previously unknown to the public? Regarding her life, or merge lore, etc?}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|She confirmed that she drinks heavily sometimes and has smoked [[Weed|weed]] before idk if that was confirmed but i asked a question about psychedelics and she said &amp;quot;like weed&amp;quot;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Lol, gotcha}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Drinks heavily, huh? Did she specify what kind of drinks? And how often?}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|like a lot of [[Reeb|beers]] and she said like once every few weeks but like for someone who denounced alcohol in the past that seems like often}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|For sure}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxorange|Don't suppose Chris specified the brand?}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|no she just claimed to have a very high alcohol tolerance and that was that no branding unfortunately}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quoteboxorange|Interesting, okay.}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===End of KwaiiSandbag's Involvement===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quoteboxorange|I'm assuming that you posting all this info means that you and your friend (Lily) are no longer in contact with Chris?}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quotebox|yes she stopped responding last week and unadded lily on discord}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quoteboxorange|What caused the relationship to end?}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quotebox|I have no idea, it just kind of ended. I tried to make another call session and she never responded, and frankly i did not think I could help anymore}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quoteboxorange|And when was that?}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quotebox|march 11th}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quoteboxorange|Gotcha.}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quoteboxorange|Alright, those are all the questions I have for now. I'll listen to the audio recordings.}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quoteboxorange|Thanks for chatting.}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Coming Clean===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quotebox|I needed to come clean&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:KwaiiSandbagChrisInstagramConvo12.jpg|200px]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quotebox|before this officially ends}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quotebox|i dont think what she said is true but here it is&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:KwaiiSandbagChrisInstagramConvo13.jpg|200px]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Confirming the Call Dates===&lt;br /&gt;
Upon being asked on 21 March, KwaiiSandbag also confirmed the dates that each call took place on.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{collapsible|Interview Screenshots|&amp;lt;center&amp;gt;&amp;lt;gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
File:KwaiiSandbagInterview1.png&lt;br /&gt;
File:KwaiiSandbagInterview2.png&lt;br /&gt;
File:KwaiiSandbagInterview3.png&lt;br /&gt;
File:KwaiiSandbagInterview4.png&lt;br /&gt;
File:KwaiiSandbagInterview5.png&lt;br /&gt;
File:KwaiiSandbagInterview6.png&lt;br /&gt;
File:KwaiiSandbagInterview7.png&lt;br /&gt;
File:KwaiiSandbagInterview8.png&lt;br /&gt;
File:KwaiiSandbagInterview9.png|KwaiiSandbag confirming the dates of each call.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/gallery&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===KwaiiSandbag's DMs with Chris===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:KwaiiSandbag annoyed-min.png|thumb|150px|An excerpt from the Discord DMs.]]&lt;br /&gt;
The Discord DMs center around KwaiiSandbag, Lily and Chris trying to schedule their calls, with KwaiiSandbag getting annoyed at Chris's flakiness at times.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Instagram DMs show KwaiiSandbag's bait to lure Chris, in the form of a tale on how he acquired psychic powers, which Chris fell for. At the conclusion, KwaiiSandbag admitted he made up his claims to be psychic, and Chris acts like he had known the whole time to save face.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{collapsible|KwaiiSandbag's Chats with Chris|&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;center&amp;gt;&amp;lt;gallery caption=&amp;quot;Discord Chats&amp;quot; mode=&amp;quot;traditional&amp;quot; perrow=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
File:KwaiiSandbagChrisDiscordConvo1.png&lt;br /&gt;
File:KwaiiSandbagChrisDiscordConvo2.png&lt;br /&gt;
File:KwaiiSandbagChrisDiscordConvo3.png&lt;br /&gt;
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File:KwaiiSandbagChrisDiscordConvo5.png&lt;br /&gt;
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File:KwaiiSandbagChrisDiscordConvo8.png&lt;br /&gt;
File:KwaiiSandbagChrisDiscordConvo9.png&lt;br /&gt;
File:KwaiiSandbagChrisDiscordConvo10.png&lt;br /&gt;
File:KwaiiSandbagChrisDiscordConvo11.png&lt;br /&gt;
File:KwaiiSandbagChrisDiscordConvo12.png&lt;br /&gt;
File:KwaiiSandbagChrisDiscordConvo13.png&lt;br /&gt;
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File:KwaiiSandbagChrisDiscordConvo16.png&lt;br /&gt;
File:KwaiiSandbagChrisDiscordConvo17.png&lt;br /&gt;
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File:KwaiiSandbagChrisDiscordConvo19.png&lt;br /&gt;
File:KwaiiSandbagChrisDiscordConvo20.png&lt;br /&gt;
File:KwaiiSandbagChrisDiscordConvo21.png&lt;br /&gt;
File:KwaiiSandbagChrisDiscordConvo22.png&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;center&amp;gt;&amp;lt;gallery caption=&amp;quot;Instagram Chats&amp;quot; mode=&amp;quot;traditional&amp;quot; perrow=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
File:KwaiiSandbagChrisInstagramConvo1.png&lt;br /&gt;
File:KwaiiSandbagChrisInstagramConvo2.png&lt;br /&gt;
File:KwaiiSandbagChrisInstagramConvo3.png&lt;br /&gt;
File:KwaiiSandbagChrisInstagramConvo4.png&lt;br /&gt;
File:KwaiiSandbagChrisInstagramConvo5.png&lt;br /&gt;
File:KwaiiSandbagChrisInstagramConvo6.png&lt;br /&gt;
File:KwaiiSandbagChrisInstagramConvo7.png&lt;br /&gt;
File:KwaiiSandbagChrisInstagramConvo8.png&lt;br /&gt;
File:KwaiiSandbagChrisInstagramConvo9.png&lt;br /&gt;
File:KwaiiSandbagChrisInstagramConvo10.png&lt;br /&gt;
File:KwaiiSandbagChrisInstagramConvo11.png&lt;br /&gt;
File:KwaiiSandbagChrisInstagramConvo12.jpg&lt;br /&gt;
File:KwaiiSandbagChrisInstagramConvo13.jpg&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/gallery&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Interview with Lily==&lt;br /&gt;
On 26 March 2021, Anaxis interviewed Lily, the person who participated in the last 3 calls, and was part of the group chat with KwaiiSandbag and Chris, about their involvement in the affair. This interview would be released a few days later, on 29 March. Lily's messages are color-coded magenta, and Anaxis's are color-coded orange.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Lily's Role===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quoteboxorange|What was your role when talking to Chris? Who or what did you present yourself as?}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quoteboxmagenta|My role was essentially sandbag’s “psychic understudy” of sorts}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quoteboxmagenta|His apprentice I guess, I presented myself as if I had recently discovered my innate psychic powers but was inexperienced with them}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Coordination (or lack thereof)===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quoteboxorange|Did you and Sandbag ever coordinate what you were going to say to or talk with Chris about before beginning your calls?}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quoteboxmagenta|Not really, we kind of just winged it. Sometimes I would text him to see if I could/should ask something, and we had a couple things to ask/“psychic” stunts to pull that never came to fruition}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Lily's Aims===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quoteboxorange|What were your personal aims in talking to Chris? What did you hope to accomplish?}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quoteboxmagenta|To be honest, it was pure curiosity. I had no ill intentions towards Chris, but I wouldn’t say it was out of wanting to help. I realize now it was probably not the best thing to do, but I don’t really feel guilty about it}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quoteboxmagenta|I had no idea how bad chris’ mental state was}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quoteboxmagenta|I hadn’t paid attention to Chris for a few years prior}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quoteboxorange|So you were basically just along for the ride that Sandbag had set up? Because he explicitly stated that he wanted to help Chris.}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quoteboxmagenta|Essentially yes. I can’t speak for Sandbag’s intentions but there was definitely an element of us just thinking it was kind of funny}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quoteboxmagenta|Ultimately though I think we did help her get out of the sonichu bs}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quoteboxmagenta|But it definitely wasn’t just pure wanting to help her on either of our part}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===How the Relationship Ended===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quoteboxorange|What do you think caused the relationship with Chris to end?}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quoteboxmagenta|I’m not sure. It might have been us not entirely being prepared for the fifth call, and Chris getting suspicious because of that}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quoteboxmagenta|I noticed Chris started to become more flakey and unresponsive after she “returned” to her body}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quoteboxorange|Sandbag said that one day, it just &amp;quot;ended&amp;quot; and that Chris unadded you on Discord.}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quoteboxmagenta|I also noticed Chris started becoming more flakey and unresponsive to us after she “returned” to her body}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quoteboxmagenta|Yes. We had the fifth call and then a few days later asked to schedule another one}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quoteboxmagenta|We got no response and then I checked and saw Chris unadded me}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quoteboxorange|Do you think it was because of Chris's suspicion of you guys?}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quoteboxmagenta|Either that or she got whatever she wanted from us and lost interest}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quoteboxmagenta|I definitely don’t think Chris knew the whole time. That’s total nonsense}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{collapsible|Interview Screenshots|&amp;lt;center&amp;gt;&amp;lt;gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
File:LilyInterview1.png&lt;br /&gt;
File:LilyInterview2.png&lt;br /&gt;
File:LilyInterview3.png&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/gallery&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==References==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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{{People}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Fantasies}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{FanChats}}&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Miscellaneous Q&amp;amp;As]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>OrangeJuice</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://sonichu.com/w/index.php?title=Idea_Guys&amp;diff=251155</id>
		<title>Idea Guys</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://sonichu.com/w/index.php?title=Idea_Guys&amp;diff=251155"/>
		<updated>2020-08-25T21:21:05Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;OrangeJuice: /* Transcript */&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;{{Incomplete}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Honest}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quote|Where were you when #IdeaGuy embezzled $6,000.00 from me back in 2018, while holding [[C-197]] under Nazi torture and mind-manipulated the [[Hyperdimension Neptunia|CPUs and SEGA Hard Girls]]?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I Wish I could undo his Freaking Embezzling!|Chris&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://twitter.com/CPU_CWCSonichu/status/1148379386023960579&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quote|Idea Guy is like glitter. We're gonna be finding bits of him in Chris's ramblings for years.|A Kiwi Farms commentator}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{infobox&lt;br /&gt;
| title = Joshua Wise&lt;br /&gt;
| image = [[File:Idea Guy.png|200px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|header1  = Information&lt;br /&gt;
|label1   = Name&lt;br /&gt;
|data1    = Joshua Allen Wise&lt;br /&gt;
|label2   = Also known as&lt;br /&gt;
|data2    = Ballzymaker94&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;BallzyCPU94&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;John Yamada&lt;br /&gt;
|label3   = Date of Birth&lt;br /&gt;
|data3    = 19 August 1994 (age {{Age|1994|8|19}})&lt;br /&gt;
|label4   = Gender&lt;br /&gt;
|data4    = Male&lt;br /&gt;
|label5   = Nationality&lt;br /&gt;
|data5    = American &lt;br /&gt;
|label6   = Race&lt;br /&gt;
|data6    = White&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{infobox&lt;br /&gt;
| title = Stephen Boyd&lt;br /&gt;
| image = [[File:StephenBoyd.PNG|200px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|header1  = Information&lt;br /&gt;
|label1   = Name&lt;br /&gt;
|data1    = Stephen Boyd&lt;br /&gt;
|label2   = Also known as&lt;br /&gt;
|data2    = NinFreakLan&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Gwen Mikoto&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Lan Mikoto&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Pikachudips&lt;br /&gt;
|label3   = Date of Birth&lt;br /&gt;
|data3    = 5 February 1993 (age {{Age|1993|2|5}})&lt;br /&gt;
|label4   = Gender&lt;br /&gt;
|data4    = Male&lt;br /&gt;
|label5   = Nationality&lt;br /&gt;
|data5    = American &lt;br /&gt;
|label6   = Race&lt;br /&gt;
|data6    = White&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The '''Idea Guys''' were a group of four trolls who manipulated, extorted, and [[brainwashed]] Chris from [[October 2017]] to [[April 2018]]. Initially, their aim was to see how [[naive|gullible]] Chris was, but this soon degenerated into taking advantage of him financially and coercing him into performing many degrading acts.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
They are known for exploiting Chris’s escapist fantasies in order to plant their own ideas into his mind, and altered his sense of [[reality]] to an extreme degree. This abuse prompted a group of Kiwi Farms users, dubbed the [[Guard Dogs]], to work together to dismantle the Idea Guys' schemes and pushed for them to face legal action. Thanks to their efforts, the Idea Guys' link to Chris was cut by late [[April 2018]]. However, authorities never looked into the matter and declined to do so.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Despite their removal, the Idea Guys' potent hold over Chris has led to lasting effects. To this day, Chris has retained many of the concepts they had influenced him into believing, such as changes to ''Sonichu'' canon, a [[polyamorous marriage]], and the [[Dimensional Merge]]. As such, the Idea Guys have effectively had the greatest impact on Chris's psyche and personal life out of any trolls since the days of [[The Miscreants]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Brainwashing Chris==&lt;br /&gt;
===Background===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Rise to power===&lt;br /&gt;
While under Wise's control, Chris himself kept quiet about the situation, never implying that anyone was taking control of him. However, the many references that he [[Honor roll|did not understand]] were a clear sign of external influence. There were also signs that Chris was coerced or duped into using Wise's ideas, as he appeared uncomfortable in Wise-inspired videos and is often alarmed by the troll's &amp;quot;revelations&amp;quot; about Chris's fictional world.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:IdeaGuyCwc News Media2.PNG|thumb|A sample of the fake news Wise used to convince Chris.]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:JoshWiseGasmask.jpeg|thumb|A picture Wise took of himself in a gas mask to scare Chris.]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Wise's means of influencing Chris were surprisingly elaborate, taking the form of fake audio clips and photoshopped images which he presented to Chris as documents from CWCville and Gamindustri&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://kiwifarms.net/threads/idea-guy-joshua-wise-manipulating-the-intellecutally-disabled-for-fun-megathread.37132/page-80#post-2988349&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. Wise initially played the role of a soldier from Gamindustri (a fictional place in the anime video game series [[Hyperdimension Neptunia]]) named John.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;center&amp;gt;&amp;lt;gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
File:IdeaGuyCwc News Media.PNG|Used to reveal Cwcville's Russian occupation. &lt;br /&gt;
File:IdeaGuyCwc News Media3.jpg|Fake news about Count Graduon.&lt;br /&gt;
File:PerceptorSonichu.jpeg|Perceptor Sonichu, adopted daughter of Magi-chan and Mewtwo&lt;br /&gt;
File:IdeaGuyMap.jpeg|A map Joshua Wise made&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/gallery&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/center&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===&amp;quot;Red Forest&amp;quot; audio clip===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Infobox/Audiofile&lt;br /&gt;
| name           = Red forest&lt;br /&gt;
| video          = {{#ev:youtube|R4ZtZzjp5ms}}&lt;br /&gt;
| stardate       = Unknown&lt;br /&gt;
| saga           = {{Idea Guy|text}}&lt;br /&gt;
| subject        = [[Reality]]&lt;br /&gt;
| Other          = {{Leaked|text}} {{Audio|text}}&lt;br /&gt;
| }}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Transcript===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Transcript}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[00:00]&lt;br /&gt;
[Guitar intro music with forest ambient noise. A sound of someone walking through a forest]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[00:35]&lt;br /&gt;
Neptune: Huh? I thought you fell asleep. [Laughs] I wanted to see you. Well... here... uuAHHH. Don't get the wrong idea! I just had some extra chocolate. Thank you! [sound effect of walking through the forest continues]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[00:56] &lt;br /&gt;
[Foot steps suddenly stop]&lt;br /&gt;
Neptune: Huh?&lt;br /&gt;
Akan: [Russian]&lt;br /&gt;
[Footsteps continue]&lt;br /&gt;
Neptune: I'm pretty sure that I don't need to give my name at this time but I'm Neptune.&lt;br /&gt;
Akan: [Russian]&lt;br /&gt;
[Forest ambient noise]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[01:12]&lt;br /&gt;
IF: I'm IF. A gust of beautiful wind that blows though- [sudden burst of fire shots are heard]&lt;br /&gt;
Neptune: [Screaming]&lt;br /&gt;
Akan: [Russian]&lt;br /&gt;
[Another single gunshot effect]&lt;br /&gt;
Akan: [Screaming while getting shot]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[01:26] &lt;br /&gt;
Mysterious character: [Sighs] Fuck. [Sighs]&lt;br /&gt;
Neptune: Ouuuch!Ow ow ow-&lt;br /&gt;
Mysterious character: You're fine! [Silence ensues with ambience forest noise and foot steps]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[01:52]&lt;br /&gt;
Neptune: I... [Someone banging a door] I'm sorry... [Door banging continues with guns shooting] [People speaking Russian] [Continuous footsteps]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[02:14] &lt;br /&gt;
[Loud flash bang effect]&lt;br /&gt;
Neptune: [Screaming]&lt;br /&gt;
[More Russian] [Sound of someone punching another person]&lt;br /&gt;
Neptune: S-Stop!&lt;br /&gt;
[Man punches person and drops him to the ground] [Someone speaks Russian]&lt;br /&gt;
Neptune: No! S-Stop!&lt;br /&gt;
[Thunder storm effect]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[02:46]&lt;br /&gt;
[Explosion going off][Man speaking in Russian] [A man starts coughing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[03:50] &lt;br /&gt;
[Music starts playing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[04:56]&lt;br /&gt;
Another mysterious man: The doctor says, &amp;quot;GET THE FUCK UP!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Changes to Chris's fantasy land/sense of reality===&lt;br /&gt;
{{main|List of beliefs brainwashed into Chris}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Sonichu #13 (originally Sonichu 16), or ''The Awakening of a CPU'', as re-titled by Chris, is an issue heavily directed by the Idea Guy trolls. It features a story on how one of their fictional troll characters, John Yamada, came to influence Chris, and covers an incoherent series of plot threads involving material from existing fictional universes and real-world politics of interest to the Idea Guys.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Kiwi Farms leaks also revealed a large amount of content that Chris made during the saga without releasing publicly, including several pages of [[Sonichu 16|''Sonichu'' #16]] covering the events Wise described to him. The pages show &amp;quot;John&amp;quot; – depicted in a gas mask and body armor from the [[Cherokean Chant|''S.T.A.L.K.E.R.'']] games – asking (real-world) Chris whether he still owns his Dreamcast, which John believes to be a portal to [[CWCville]]. In a page-and-a-half wall of text, Chris summarizes his adventures with John and the ''Hyperdimension Neptunia'' cast, and the salvation of Gamindustri and CWCville from the invaders.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Wise told Chris that [[Magi-Chan]] had a vision that [[Crystal Weston Chandler (daughter)|Crystal]] would be born from Chris [[Homos|anally]] [[Chris and sex#Rape|raping]] Sonichu; despite so blatantly going against Chris's beliefs and wishes, the message was convincing enough that Chris drew a horrifying piece of artwork depicting the act, where Comic Chris apologizes to Sonichu but insists that &amp;quot;destiny called us to make this baby&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Wise also duped Chris into believing he would receive various magical abilities in real life. This apparently emboldened Chris to begin making plans to travel to meet the creator of [[Rosechu's Story]] and to confront [[Cole Smithey]] in New York, possibly with the help of magic powers that he expected to receive. According to the leaker, Wise actually did the responsible thing in these cases and convinced Chris not to go. However, he also told Chris that Neptune would be waiting to meet him at a GameStop; Chris went, specifically, to the Forest Lakes GameStop (from which he [[List of places that have banned Chris|had been banned]]) and waited outside in [[Son-Chu|his car]], honking his horn and peering inside.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Psychological torment==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Extortion===&lt;br /&gt;
{{quote|So naturally once they have Chris believing that, they have Chris confessing to being a pedophile and raping his mother. Once they have those confessions, they threaten to release it to the public if he doesn't record himself shitting on the floor and punching himself in the face until tears and snot are running down his chin. At one point, they ask Chris to punch his mother, which he does (though he claims lightly).|Null describing the Idea Guys' sadistic exploitation of Chris.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://kiwifarms.net/threads/the-chris-chan-extortionists.45366/&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quote|BlueSpike was a literal child when he went too far. What excuse do YOU have f****t.|A Kiwi Farms commentator}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
What was the final straw in the unpopular views of the Idea Guys were their acts of extortion to Chris. Null, the owner of Kiwi Farms, revealed that they managed to extort $6,000 worth of video games and other accessories.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://kiwifarms.net/threads/the-chris-chan-extortionists.45366/&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Not only that, in a [[The Bad Beginning|Discord chat]], Boyd would demand $20,000 or else he would reveal that Chris is a pedophile to the FBI. Fortunately, Chris's tendency to hold on to things obsessively assisted him this time, as Chris had kept each of the invoices and receipts from the transactions he made, allowing Null to gather the necessary information to begin tracking the Idea Guys.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;center&amp;gt;&amp;lt;gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
File:IdeaGuyExtortionGift.png|Email confirmation of an item Chris bought for Boyd.&lt;br /&gt;
File:IdeaGuyReceipts1.jpg|Receipts of items Chris bought for Wise and Boyd, including Amazon and Steam gift cards.&lt;br /&gt;
File:IdeaGuyReceipts2.jpg|Chris (wisely) retained many receipts.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/gallery&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/center&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Removal from power==&lt;br /&gt;
In May of 2018, Null was informed by [[Anna McLerran]] that the Idea Guys had maintained control over Chris, and were actively extorting him. She neglected to inform law enforcement, however, so she could focus on her college finals, before she eventually refused to help Null any further.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://kiwifarms.net/threads/the-chris-chan-extortionists.45366/&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Eventually, Chris gave Null direct access to his Discord account, so he (and other Kiwi Farms staff) could collect all of the logs, images and videos from the Idea Guys' servers. While this information wouldn't be released until July, Chris referenced their removal from power as early as May. In reference to Null, Chris stated publicly that he had &amp;quot;very Powerful Allies helping to rectify the situation. I can't say much other than certain people should be Very Frightened right now!&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref name=stillbelievingmarriage&amp;gt;[[May 2018 social media posts#On the Cryzel and Magi-Chan relationship and being blackmailed]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Lingering influence==&lt;br /&gt;
{{quote|If you want BAD DIRECTION, you should look up Idea Guy.|Chris, in the middle of restating his belief that he is married to [[Cryzel and Magi-Chan]], an Idea Guy concept&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://tweetsave.com/cwcsonichu/status/1005602044818984960&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Despite the Idea Guys being removed from power in May 2018, Chris still maintains belief in many of the concepts that were embedded into him, even though he is aware that Wise was a troll. In the [[Copitz]] interview, filmed a few weeks later, Chris restated that he was bisexual, and in the [[Count Dankula]] interview, filmed in June, Chris reiterated many of the ideas fed to him about CWCville when asked about his beliefs, such as his marriage to Cryzel and Magi-Chan, Bob being part-Sonichu and theories about [[Ted Bundy]]. In [[Nightstar is a very important Special Sonichu]], Chris still believes in the joke revision that there are 69 species of Sonichus/Rosechus.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Idea Guy Q&amp;amp;A==&lt;br /&gt;
{{main|Idea Guy Q&amp;amp;A}}&lt;br /&gt;
The ringleader of the Idea Guys, Joshua Wise, signed up to [[Kiwi Farms]] under the name Ballzymaker94, and had several private conversations with select users, soliciting feedback over his early schemes.&lt;br /&gt;
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One user from the [[Kiwi Farms]] had a lengthy conversation with Wise, spanning from 3 December to 18 December 2017&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://kiwifarms.net/threads/idea-guy-joshua-wise-manipulating-the-intellecutally-disabled-for-fun-megathread.37132/post-2988349&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, archived in the [[Idea Guy Q&amp;amp;A]]. In it, Wise discusses how he had gained Chris’s trust, how Chris reacted to some of his ideas and mentions content which had not been publicly released, such as Chris wanting intel on whether Jessica Quinn was actually a troll, how Chris tried to prevent [[Jamsta]] from being jailed for molestation and Chris’s attempts to interact with Neptunia goddesses.&lt;br /&gt;
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Wise also briefly conversed with other members of the forum. After he was doxed by the site's moderators on 22 January 2018, many users came forward to post content and conversations that he had shared with them.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;center&amp;gt;&amp;lt;gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
File:BallzyConversation-affixed.png|Wise explains how he manipulated Chris by using role-playing. &lt;br /&gt;
File:WiseNovember 2017.png|Wise elaborates on his history of role-playing.&lt;br /&gt;
File:WiseIAmTheIdeaGuyXD.png|&amp;quot;I am the Idea guy x3&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
File:December 26 2017-affixed.png|A leaked private conversation from December 2017.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/gallery&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/center&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
He hadn't shared all of his content over PM, generally only summarizing his interactions with Chris. After he was exposed, he offered to trade in all of his information in exchange for the moderators removing the dox of his family members. They refused on the grounds that they disliked his public trolling output and believed the dox would be an incentive for him to stay away from Chris&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[:File:KF mod on ideaguy.png]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, a message which Wise ignored.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Identities==&lt;br /&gt;
Midway through November 2017, observers began speculating that a new troll had gained control over Chris. This was because Chris's posts began to include references designed to go over his head. On 14 November, he wrote that [[Silvana]] had been captured by [[Akan|a Russian billionaire]], and posted a photo of the soldier who would be rescuing her. This was recognized by spectators as a reference to the politically incorrect &amp;quot;Remove Kebab&amp;quot; internet meme. That same day, Chris recorded [[Freestyle Dance With Me, For Our World!]] while wearing a tinfoil hat to prevent &amp;quot;the man&amp;quot; from reading his mind. These suspicions of a troll wouldn't be confirmed to the public, however, until January 2018. &lt;br /&gt;
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===Joshua Allen Wise===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:IdeaGuyKiwifarm.png|thumb|Wise's Kiwi Farms profile.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Quote|Frankly, and you can disagree with me all you want, I think the [Idea Guy] is laughing at us for raging and telling him to get raped or die.|Joshua Wise gloats, pretending to be an outside observer.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://kiwifarms.net/threads/what-should-be-done-with-idea-guy-threads.38607/post-2978720&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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On 22 January 2018, moderators at [[Kiwi Farms]] decided to dox Joshua Allen Wise, known on the forum as Ballzymaker94, as being the Idea Guy. This came two days after the release of [[Get Out, You D*** Nazis]], which most posters rightfully assumed had been made unwillingly. With his doxing, Kiwi Farms users began digging through Wise's online presence, finding posts on the forum and Reddit in which he [[White knight|white knighted]] himself from criticism. He also attempted to publicize Chris's Idea Guy content in other communities. For example, in one post from 20 January 2018, he writes:&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://kiwifarms.net/threads/what-should-be-done-with-idea-guy-threads.38607/post-2978720&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|He's made Chris dance to his rhythm, and will continue to pull the strings until he gives up and tells us his tricks [...] or he'll [...] not give up a thing and leave even more people pissed that we learned nothing about why he did all this, or how he even made it possible.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Even after being exposed, he continued responding to private messages on the forum, until he and close family were doxxed.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://kiwifarms.net/threads/idea-guy-joshua-wise-manipulating-the-intellecutally-disabled-for-fun-megathread.37132/page-65#post-2984638&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; At the time, it was believed that Joshua had been acting alone. So, he was referred to as the sole Idea Guy. When similar content continued being produced post-dox however, observers began to suspect others' involvement, dubbing the new troll &amp;quot;Idea Guy 2.0&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
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File:Wise facebook3.png|Wise's [[Facebook]] profile, which has since been privated.&lt;br /&gt;
File:Wise Facebook2.png|Note his interest in [[My Little Pony]] &amp;amp; &amp;quot;Anime Huggies&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
File:Wise Facebook.png|The aforementioned &amp;quot;Anime Huggies&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
File:JoshFacebookpic2.jpg|One of the photos used to confirm his identity.&lt;br /&gt;
File:JoshEveryoneKnowsYourName.jpg|&amp;quot;Congrats Josh, you're at a place 'where everybody knows your name'.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://kiwifarms.net/threads/idea-guy-joshua-wise-manipulating-the-intellecutally-disabled-for-fun-megathread.37132/page-65#post-2984638&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/gallery&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/center&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Stephen Boyd et al===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Quote|Wow what a fucking loser. Maybe they're Idea Guy 2.0?|Stephen Boyd, months before being exposed as an Idea Guy.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://kiwifarms.net/threads/what-should-be-done-with-idea-guy-threads.38607/post-2978720&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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On 11 July 2018, it was revealed by Kiwi Farms owner Null that Wise had never stopped, and that there had actually been three more Idea Guys. This revelation occurred after Chris allowed Null to enter his Discord account and view their collective chat logs. One of these newly identified Idea Guys was Stephen Boyd, who went by the name NinFreakLan on Kiwi Farms&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://kiwifarms.net/threads/the-chris-chan-extortionists.45366/&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. Prior to being exposed, Boyd participated in threads speculating the identity of the supposed &amp;quot;Idea Guy 2.0&amp;quot;. When it was noted that this supposed new troll had begun trolling only a day after Wise had been doxxed, Boyd responded:&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|But what kinda person would go back to doing this immediately after being doxed? It doesn't properly add up for Cunt Nugget to be Josh. Maybe Chris told Idea Guy 2.0 everything}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Because of the discovery of his involvement, it seems extremely likely that Boyd only became involved after Wise had been exposed. Leaked private messages to other Kiwi Farms members seem to indicate that Wise had been searching for a partner in crime; Boyd may have noticed and reached out. Perhaps unsurprisingly, after Wise was doxxed, Boyd began white knighting him, comparing his weening to [[Man in the Pickle Suit|Marvin]] and [[Clyde Cash]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://kiwifarms.net/threads/random-chris-updates.23605/page-556#post-3308028&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Stephen wouldn't be exposed himself until six months later.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quotebox|A doxx does seem a little extreme. I mean would we have done the same to Clyde Cash or Marvin for stupid shit they did in the past to generate Chris chimping when this is LESS than that?}}&lt;br /&gt;
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The other two Idea Guys mentioned by Null have had their identities kept secret. Null stated that he spared them, for both contributed very little to the trolling effort, and dropped out very early on. The only known information about them is that one of them is Canadian, and the other is [[China|Chinese]].&lt;br /&gt;
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==Gallery==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;center&amp;gt;&amp;lt;gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
File:Psychic Type Talk.jpg|Chris coped during the Idea Guys' reign by mentally retreating to [[CWCville]] and talking to his [[imaginary friends]] there.&lt;br /&gt;
File:Digman (Dark Idea Guy) TSSSF.jpg|&amp;quot;Dark Idea Guy&amp;quot; as envisioned by Chris months after the Idea Guys had been ousted.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/gallery&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/center&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==See also==&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Chris and reality]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Cryzel]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Cryzel Torture]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Kun T'Nyuget]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Idea Guy Q&amp;amp;A]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Sonichu 13]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[The 69 Destined Sonichus and Rosechus]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[The Bad Beginning]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Teen Troon Squad]], who leaked several videos from the Idea Guys saga.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==References==&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Fantasies}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{People}}&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>OrangeJuice</name></author>
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		<title>Idea Guys</title>
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{{Honest}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quote|Where were you when #IdeaGuy embezzled $6,000.00 from me back in 2018, while holding [[C-197]] under Nazi torture and mind-manipulated the [[Hyperdimension Neptunia|CPUs and SEGA Hard Girls]]?&lt;br /&gt;
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I Wish I could undo his Freaking Embezzling!|Chris&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://twitter.com/CPU_CWCSonichu/status/1148379386023960579&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quote|Idea Guy is like glitter. We're gonna be finding bits of him in Chris's ramblings for years.|A Kiwi Farms commentator}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{infobox&lt;br /&gt;
| title = Joshua Wise&lt;br /&gt;
| image = [[File:Idea Guy.png|200px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|header1  = Information&lt;br /&gt;
|label1   = Name&lt;br /&gt;
|data1    = Joshua Allen Wise&lt;br /&gt;
|label2   = Also known as&lt;br /&gt;
|data2    = Ballzymaker94&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;BallzyCPU94&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;John Yamada&lt;br /&gt;
|label3   = Date of Birth&lt;br /&gt;
|data3    = 19 August 1994 (age {{Age|1994|8|19}})&lt;br /&gt;
|label4   = Gender&lt;br /&gt;
|data4    = Male&lt;br /&gt;
|label5   = Nationality&lt;br /&gt;
|data5    = American &lt;br /&gt;
|label6   = Race&lt;br /&gt;
|data6    = White&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{infobox&lt;br /&gt;
| title = Stephen Boyd&lt;br /&gt;
| image = [[File:StephenBoyd.PNG|200px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|header1  = Information&lt;br /&gt;
|label1   = Name&lt;br /&gt;
|data1    = Stephen Boyd&lt;br /&gt;
|label2   = Also known as&lt;br /&gt;
|data2    = NinFreakLan&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Gwen Mikoto&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Lan Mikoto&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Pikachudips&lt;br /&gt;
|label3   = Date of Birth&lt;br /&gt;
|data3    = 5 February 1993 (age {{Age|1993|2|5}})&lt;br /&gt;
|label4   = Gender&lt;br /&gt;
|data4    = Male&lt;br /&gt;
|label5   = Nationality&lt;br /&gt;
|data5    = American &lt;br /&gt;
|label6   = Race&lt;br /&gt;
|data6    = White&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The '''Idea Guys''' were a group of four trolls who manipulated, extorted, and [[brainwashed]] Chris from [[October 2017]] to [[April 2018]]. Initially, their aim was to see how [[naive|gullible]] Chris was, but this soon degenerated into taking advantage of him financially and coercing him into performing many degrading acts.&lt;br /&gt;
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They are known for exploiting Chris’s escapist fantasies in order to plant their own ideas into his mind, and altered his sense of [[reality]] to an extreme degree. This abuse prompted a group of Kiwi Farms users, dubbed the [[Guard Dogs]], to work together to dismantle the Idea Guys' schemes and pushed for them to face legal action. Thanks to their efforts, the Idea Guys' link to Chris was cut by late [[April 2018]]. However, authorities never looked into the matter and declined to do so.&lt;br /&gt;
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Despite their removal, the Idea Guys' potent hold over Chris has led to lasting effects. To this day, Chris has retained many of the concepts they had influenced him into believing, such as changes to ''Sonichu'' canon, a [[polyamorous marriage]], and the [[Dimensional Merge]]. As such, the Idea Guys have effectively had the greatest impact on Chris's psyche and personal life out of any trolls since the days of [[The Miscreants]].&lt;br /&gt;
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==Brainwashing Chris==&lt;br /&gt;
===Background===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Rise to power===&lt;br /&gt;
While under Wise's control, Chris himself kept quiet about the situation, never implying that anyone was taking control of him. However, the many references that he [[Honor roll|did not understand]] were a clear sign of external influence. There were also signs that Chris was coerced or duped into using Wise's ideas, as he appeared uncomfortable in Wise-inspired videos and is often alarmed by the troll's &amp;quot;revelations&amp;quot; about Chris's fictional world.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:IdeaGuyCwc News Media2.PNG|thumb|A sample of the fake news Wise used to convince Chris.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:JoshWiseGasmask.jpeg|thumb|A picture Wise took of himself in a gas mask to scare Chris.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Wise's means of influencing Chris were surprisingly elaborate, taking the form of fake audio clips and photoshopped images which he presented to Chris as documents from CWCville and Gamindustri&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://kiwifarms.net/threads/idea-guy-joshua-wise-manipulating-the-intellecutally-disabled-for-fun-megathread.37132/page-80#post-2988349&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. Wise initially played the role of a soldier from Gamindustri (a fictional place in the anime video game series [[Hyperdimension Neptunia]]) named John.&lt;br /&gt;
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File:IdeaGuyCwc News Media.PNG|Used to reveal Cwcville's Russian occupation. &lt;br /&gt;
File:IdeaGuyCwc News Media3.jpg|Fake news about Count Graduon.&lt;br /&gt;
File:PerceptorSonichu.jpeg|Perceptor Sonichu, adopted daughter of Magi-chan and Mewtwo&lt;br /&gt;
File:IdeaGuyMap.jpeg|A map Joshua Wise made&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/gallery&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/center&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===&amp;quot;Red Forest&amp;quot; audio clip===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Infobox/Audiofile&lt;br /&gt;
| name           = Red forest&lt;br /&gt;
| video          = {{#ev:youtube|R4ZtZzjp5ms}}&lt;br /&gt;
| stardate       = Unknown&lt;br /&gt;
| saga           = {{Idea Guy|text}}&lt;br /&gt;
| subject        = [[Reality]]&lt;br /&gt;
| Other          = {{Leaked|text}} {{Audio|text}}&lt;br /&gt;
| }}&lt;br /&gt;
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===Transcript===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Transcript}}&lt;br /&gt;
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[00:00]&lt;br /&gt;
[Guitar intro music with forest ambient noise. A sound of someone walking through a forest]&lt;br /&gt;
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[00:35]&lt;br /&gt;
Neptune: Huh? I thought you fell asleep. [Laughs] I wanted to see you. Well... here... uuAHHH. Don't get the wrong idea! I just had some extra chocolate. Thank you! [sound effect of walking through the forest continues]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[00:56] &lt;br /&gt;
[Foot steps suddenly stop]&lt;br /&gt;
Neptune: Huh?&lt;br /&gt;
Akan: [Russian]&lt;br /&gt;
[Footsteps continue]&lt;br /&gt;
Neptune: I'm pretty sure that I don't need to give my name at this time but I'm Neptune.&lt;br /&gt;
Akan: [Russian]&lt;br /&gt;
[Forest ambient noise]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[01:12]&lt;br /&gt;
IF: I'm IF. A gust of beautiful wind that blows though- [sudden burst of fire shots are heard]&lt;br /&gt;
Neptune: [Screaming]&lt;br /&gt;
Akan: [Russian]&lt;br /&gt;
[Another single gunshot effect]&lt;br /&gt;
Akan: [Screaming while getting shot]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[01:26] &lt;br /&gt;
Mysterious character: [Sighs] Fuck. [Sighs]&lt;br /&gt;
Neptune: Ouuuch!Ow ow ow-&lt;br /&gt;
Mysterious character: You're fine! [Silence ensues with ambience forest noise and foot steps]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[01:52]&lt;br /&gt;
Neptune: I... [Someone banging a door] I'm sorry... [Door banging continues with guns shooting] [People speaking Russian] [Continuous footsteps]&lt;br /&gt;
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[02:14] &lt;br /&gt;
[Loud flash bang effect]&lt;br /&gt;
Neptune: [Screaming]&lt;br /&gt;
[More Russian] [Sound of someone punching another person]&lt;br /&gt;
Neptune: S-Stop!&lt;br /&gt;
[Man punches person and drops him to the ground] [Someone speaks Russian]&lt;br /&gt;
Neptune: No! S-Stop!&lt;br /&gt;
[Thunder storm effect]&lt;br /&gt;
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[02:46]&lt;br /&gt;
[Explosion going off][Man speaking in Russian] [A man starts coughing]&lt;br /&gt;
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[03:50] &lt;br /&gt;
[Music starts playing]&lt;br /&gt;
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===Changes to Chris's fantasy land/sense of reality===&lt;br /&gt;
{{main|List of beliefs brainwashed into Chris}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Sonichu #13 (originally Sonichu 16), or ''The Awakening of a CPU'', as re-titled by Chris, is an issue heavily directed by the Idea Guy trolls. It features a story on how one of their fictional troll characters, John Yamada, came to influence Chris, and covers an incoherent series of plot threads involving material from existing fictional universes and real-world politics of interest to the Idea Guys.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Kiwi Farms leaks also revealed a large amount of content that Chris made during the saga without releasing publicly, including several pages of [[Sonichu 16|''Sonichu'' #16]] covering the events Wise described to him. The pages show &amp;quot;John&amp;quot; – depicted in a gas mask and body armor from the [[Cherokean Chant|''S.T.A.L.K.E.R.'']] games – asking (real-world) Chris whether he still owns his Dreamcast, which John believes to be a portal to [[CWCville]]. In a page-and-a-half wall of text, Chris summarizes his adventures with John and the ''Hyperdimension Neptunia'' cast, and the salvation of Gamindustri and CWCville from the invaders.&lt;br /&gt;
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Wise told Chris that [[Magi-Chan]] had a vision that [[Crystal Weston Chandler (daughter)|Crystal]] would be born from Chris [[Homos|anally]] [[Chris and sex#Rape|raping]] Sonichu; despite so blatantly going against Chris's beliefs and wishes, the message was convincing enough that Chris drew a horrifying piece of artwork depicting the act, where Comic Chris apologizes to Sonichu but insists that &amp;quot;destiny called us to make this baby&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
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Wise also duped Chris into believing he would receive various magical abilities in real life. This apparently emboldened Chris to begin making plans to travel to meet the creator of [[Rosechu's Story]] and to confront [[Cole Smithey]] in New York, possibly with the help of magic powers that he expected to receive. According to the leaker, Wise actually did the responsible thing in these cases and convinced Chris not to go. However, he also told Chris that Neptune would be waiting to meet him at a GameStop; Chris went, specifically, to the Forest Lakes GameStop (from which he [[List of places that have banned Chris|had been banned]]) and waited outside in [[Son-Chu|his car]], honking his horn and peering inside.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Psychological torment==&lt;br /&gt;
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===Extortion===&lt;br /&gt;
{{quote|So naturally once they have Chris believing that, they have Chris confessing to being a pedophile and raping his mother. Once they have those confessions, they threaten to release it to the public if he doesn't record himself shitting on the floor and punching himself in the face until tears and snot are running down his chin. At one point, they ask Chris to punch his mother, which he does (though he claims lightly).|Null describing the Idea Guys' sadistic exploitation of Chris.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://kiwifarms.net/threads/the-chris-chan-extortionists.45366/&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quote|BlueSpike was a literal child when he went too far. What excuse do YOU have f****t.|A Kiwi Farms commentator}}&lt;br /&gt;
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What was the final straw in the unpopular views of the Idea Guys were their acts of extortion to Chris. Null, the owner of Kiwi Farms, revealed that they managed to extort $6,000 worth of video games and other accessories.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://kiwifarms.net/threads/the-chris-chan-extortionists.45366/&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Not only that, in a [[The Bad Beginning|Discord chat]], Boyd would demand $20,000 or else he would reveal that Chris is a pedophile to the FBI. Fortunately, Chris's tendency to hold on to things obsessively assisted him this time, as Chris had kept each of the invoices and receipts from the transactions he made, allowing Null to gather the necessary information to begin tracking the Idea Guys.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;center&amp;gt;&amp;lt;gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
File:IdeaGuyExtortionGift.png|Email confirmation of an item Chris bought for Boyd.&lt;br /&gt;
File:IdeaGuyReceipts1.jpg|Receipts of items Chris bought for Wise and Boyd, including Amazon and Steam gift cards.&lt;br /&gt;
File:IdeaGuyReceipts2.jpg|Chris (wisely) retained many receipts.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/gallery&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/center&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Removal from power==&lt;br /&gt;
In May of 2018, Null was informed by [[Anna McLerran]] that the Idea Guys had maintained control over Chris, and were actively extorting him. She neglected to inform law enforcement, however, so she could focus on her college finals, before she eventually refused to help Null any further.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://kiwifarms.net/threads/the-chris-chan-extortionists.45366/&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Eventually, Chris gave Null direct access to his Discord account, so he (and other Kiwi Farms staff) could collect all of the logs, images and videos from the Idea Guys' servers. While this information wouldn't be released until July, Chris referenced their removal from power as early as May. In reference to Null, Chris stated publicly that he had &amp;quot;very Powerful Allies helping to rectify the situation. I can't say much other than certain people should be Very Frightened right now!&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref name=stillbelievingmarriage&amp;gt;[[May 2018 social media posts#On the Cryzel and Magi-Chan relationship and being blackmailed]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Lingering influence==&lt;br /&gt;
{{quote|If you want BAD DIRECTION, you should look up Idea Guy.|Chris, in the middle of restating his belief that he is married to [[Cryzel and Magi-Chan]], an Idea Guy concept&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://tweetsave.com/cwcsonichu/status/1005602044818984960&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Despite the Idea Guys being removed from power in May 2018, Chris still maintains belief in many of the concepts that were embedded into him, even though he is aware that Wise was a troll. In the [[Copitz]] interview, filmed a few weeks later, Chris restated that he was bisexual, and in the [[Count Dankula]] interview, filmed in June, Chris reiterated many of the ideas fed to him about CWCville when asked about his beliefs, such as his marriage to Cryzel and Magi-Chan, Bob being part-Sonichu and theories about [[Ted Bundy]]. In [[Nightstar is a very important Special Sonichu]], Chris still believes in the joke revision that there are 69 species of Sonichus/Rosechus.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Idea Guy Q&amp;amp;A==&lt;br /&gt;
{{main|Idea Guy Q&amp;amp;A}}&lt;br /&gt;
The ringleader of the Idea Guys, Joshua Wise, signed up to [[Kiwi Farms]] under the name Ballzymaker94, and had several private conversations with select users, soliciting feedback over his early schemes.&lt;br /&gt;
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One user from the [[Kiwi Farms]] had a lengthy conversation with Wise, spanning from 3 December to 18 December 2017&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://kiwifarms.net/threads/idea-guy-joshua-wise-manipulating-the-intellecutally-disabled-for-fun-megathread.37132/post-2988349&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, archived in the [[Idea Guy Q&amp;amp;A]]. In it, Wise discusses how he had gained Chris’s trust, how Chris reacted to some of his ideas and mentions content which had not been publicly released, such as Chris wanting intel on whether Jessica Quinn was actually a troll, how Chris tried to prevent [[Jamsta]] from being jailed for molestation and Chris’s attempts to interact with Neptunia goddesses.&lt;br /&gt;
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Wise also briefly conversed with other members of the forum. After he was doxed by the site's moderators on 22 January 2018, many users came forward to post content and conversations that he had shared with them.&lt;br /&gt;
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File:BallzyConversation-affixed.png|Wise explains how he manipulated Chris by using role-playing. &lt;br /&gt;
File:WiseNovember 2017.png|Wise elaborates on his history of role-playing.&lt;br /&gt;
File:WiseIAmTheIdeaGuyXD.png|&amp;quot;I am the Idea guy x3&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
File:December 26 2017-affixed.png|A leaked private conversation from December 2017.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/gallery&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/center&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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He hadn't shared all of his content over PM, generally only summarizing his interactions with Chris. After he was exposed, he offered to trade in all of his information in exchange for the moderators removing the dox of his family members. They refused on the grounds that they disliked his public trolling output and believed the dox would be an incentive for him to stay away from Chris&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[:File:KF mod on ideaguy.png]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, a message which Wise ignored.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Identities==&lt;br /&gt;
Midway through November 2017, observers began speculating that a new troll had gained control over Chris. This was because Chris's posts began to include references designed to go over his head. On 14 November, he wrote that [[Silvana]] had been captured by [[Akan|a Russian billionaire]], and posted a photo of the soldier who would be rescuing her. This was recognized by spectators as a reference to the politically incorrect &amp;quot;Remove Kebab&amp;quot; internet meme. That same day, Chris recorded [[Freestyle Dance With Me, For Our World!]] while wearing a tinfoil hat to prevent &amp;quot;the man&amp;quot; from reading his mind. These suspicions of a troll wouldn't be confirmed to the public, however, until January 2018. &lt;br /&gt;
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===Joshua Allen Wise===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:IdeaGuyKiwifarm.png|thumb|Wise's Kiwi Farms profile.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Quote|Frankly, and you can disagree with me all you want, I think the [Idea Guy] is laughing at us for raging and telling him to get raped or die.|Joshua Wise gloats, pretending to be an outside observer.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://kiwifarms.net/threads/what-should-be-done-with-idea-guy-threads.38607/post-2978720&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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On 22 January 2018, moderators at [[Kiwi Farms]] decided to dox Joshua Allen Wise, known on the forum as Ballzymaker94, as being the Idea Guy. This came two days after the release of [[Get Out, You D*** Nazis]], which most posters rightfully assumed had been made unwillingly. With his doxing, Kiwi Farms users began digging through Wise's online presence, finding posts on the forum and Reddit in which he [[White knight|white knighted]] himself from criticism. He also attempted to publicize Chris's Idea Guy content in other communities. For example, in one post from 20 January 2018, he writes:&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://kiwifarms.net/threads/what-should-be-done-with-idea-guy-threads.38607/post-2978720&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|He's made Chris dance to his rhythm, and will continue to pull the strings until he gives up and tells us his tricks [...] or he'll [...] not give up a thing and leave even more people pissed that we learned nothing about why he did all this, or how he even made it possible.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Even after being exposed, he continued responding to private messages on the forum, until he and close family were doxxed.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://kiwifarms.net/threads/idea-guy-joshua-wise-manipulating-the-intellecutally-disabled-for-fun-megathread.37132/page-65#post-2984638&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; At the time, it was believed that Joshua had been acting alone. So, he was referred to as the sole Idea Guy. When similar content continued being produced post-dox however, observers began to suspect others' involvement, dubbing the new troll &amp;quot;Idea Guy 2.0&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
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File:Wise facebook3.png|Wise's [[Facebook]] profile, which has since been privated.&lt;br /&gt;
File:Wise Facebook2.png|Note his interest in [[My Little Pony]] &amp;amp; &amp;quot;Anime Huggies&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
File:Wise Facebook.png|The aforementioned &amp;quot;Anime Huggies&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
File:JoshFacebookpic2.jpg|One of the photos used to confirm his identity.&lt;br /&gt;
File:JoshEveryoneKnowsYourName.jpg|&amp;quot;Congrats Josh, you're at a place 'where everybody knows your name'.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://kiwifarms.net/threads/idea-guy-joshua-wise-manipulating-the-intellecutally-disabled-for-fun-megathread.37132/page-65#post-2984638&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/gallery&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/center&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Stephen Boyd et al===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Quote|Wow what a fucking loser. Maybe they're Idea Guy 2.0?|Stephen Boyd, months before being exposed as an Idea Guy.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://kiwifarms.net/threads/what-should-be-done-with-idea-guy-threads.38607/post-2978720&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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On 11 July 2018, it was revealed by Kiwi Farms owner Null that Wise had never stopped, and that there had actually been three more Idea Guys. This revelation occurred after Chris allowed Null to enter his Discord account and view their collective chat logs. One of these newly identified Idea Guys was Stephen Boyd, who went by the name NinFreakLan on Kiwi Farms&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://kiwifarms.net/threads/the-chris-chan-extortionists.45366/&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. Prior to being exposed, Boyd participated in threads speculating the identity of the supposed &amp;quot;Idea Guy 2.0&amp;quot;. When it was noted that this supposed new troll had begun trolling only a day after Wise had been doxxed, Boyd responded:&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|But what kinda person would go back to doing this immediately after being doxed? It doesn't properly add up for Cunt Nugget to be Josh. Maybe Chris told Idea Guy 2.0 everything}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Because of the discovery of his involvement, it seems extremely likely that Boyd only became involved after Wise had been exposed. Leaked private messages to other Kiwi Farms members seem to indicate that Wise had been searching for a partner in crime; Boyd may have noticed and reached out. Perhaps unsurprisingly, after Wise was doxxed, Boyd began white knighting him, comparing his weening to [[Man in the Pickle Suit|Marvin]] and [[Clyde Cash]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://kiwifarms.net/threads/random-chris-updates.23605/page-556#post-3308028&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Stephen wouldn't be exposed himself until six months later.&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|A doxx does seem a little extreme. I mean would we have done the same to Clyde Cash or Marvin for stupid shit they did in the past to generate Chris chimping when this is LESS than that?}}&lt;br /&gt;
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The other two Idea Guys mentioned by Null have had their identities kept secret. Null stated that he spared them, for both contributed very little to the trolling effort, and dropped out very early on. The only known information about them is that one of them is Canadian, and the other is [[China|Chinese]].&lt;br /&gt;
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==Gallery==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;center&amp;gt;&amp;lt;gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
File:Psychic Type Talk.jpg|Chris coped during the Idea Guys' reign by mentally retreating to [[CWCville]] and talking to his [[imaginary friends]] there.&lt;br /&gt;
File:Digman (Dark Idea Guy) TSSSF.jpg|&amp;quot;Dark Idea Guy&amp;quot; as envisioned by Chris months after the Idea Guys had been ousted.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/gallery&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/center&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==See also==&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Chris and reality]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Cryzel]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Cryzel Torture]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Kun T'Nyuget]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Idea Guy Q&amp;amp;A]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Sonichu 13]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[The 69 Destined Sonichus and Rosechus]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[The Bad Beginning]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Teen Troon Squad]], who leaked several videos from the Idea Guys saga.&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Fantasies}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{People}}&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>OrangeJuice</name></author>
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		<title>Idea Guys</title>
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{{Honest}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quote|Where were you when #IdeaGuy embezzled $6,000.00 from me back in 2018, while holding [[C-197]] under Nazi torture and mind-manipulated the [[Hyperdimension Neptunia|CPUs and SEGA Hard Girls]]?&lt;br /&gt;
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I Wish I could undo his Freaking Embezzling!|Chris&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://twitter.com/CPU_CWCSonichu/status/1148379386023960579&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quote|Idea Guy is like glitter. We're gonna be finding bits of him in Chris's ramblings for years.|A Kiwi Farms commentator}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{infobox&lt;br /&gt;
| title = Joshua Wise&lt;br /&gt;
| image = [[File:Idea Guy.png|200px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|header1  = Information&lt;br /&gt;
|label1   = Name&lt;br /&gt;
|data1    = Joshua Allen Wise&lt;br /&gt;
|label2   = Also known as&lt;br /&gt;
|data2    = Ballzymaker94&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;BallzyCPU94&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;John Yamada&lt;br /&gt;
|label3   = Date of Birth&lt;br /&gt;
|data3    = 19 August 1994 (age {{Age|1994|8|19}})&lt;br /&gt;
|label4   = Gender&lt;br /&gt;
|data4    = Male&lt;br /&gt;
|label5   = Nationality&lt;br /&gt;
|data5    = American &lt;br /&gt;
|label6   = Race&lt;br /&gt;
|data6    = White&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{infobox&lt;br /&gt;
| title = Stephen Boyd&lt;br /&gt;
| image = [[File:StephenBoyd.PNG|200px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|header1  = Information&lt;br /&gt;
|label1   = Name&lt;br /&gt;
|data1    = Stephen Boyd&lt;br /&gt;
|label2   = Also known as&lt;br /&gt;
|data2    = NinFreakLan&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Gwen Mikoto&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Lan Mikoto&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Pikachudips&lt;br /&gt;
|label3   = Date of Birth&lt;br /&gt;
|data3    = 5 February 1993 (age {{Age|1993|2|5}})&lt;br /&gt;
|label4   = Gender&lt;br /&gt;
|data4    = Male&lt;br /&gt;
|label5   = Nationality&lt;br /&gt;
|data5    = American &lt;br /&gt;
|label6   = Race&lt;br /&gt;
|data6    = White&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
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The '''Idea Guys''' were a group of four trolls who manipulated, extorted, and [[brainwashed]] Chris from [[October 2017]] to [[April 2018]]. Initially, their aim was to see how [[naive|gullible]] Chris was, but this soon degenerated into taking advantage of him financially and coercing him into performing many degrading acts.&lt;br /&gt;
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They are known for exploiting Chris’s escapist fantasies in order to plant their own ideas into his mind, and altered his sense of [[reality]] to an extreme degree. This abuse prompted a group of Kiwi Farms users, dubbed the [[Guard Dogs]], to work together to dismantle the Idea Guys' schemes and pushed for them to face legal action. Thanks to their efforts, the Idea Guys' link to Chris was cut by late [[April 2018]]. However, authorities never looked into the matter and declined to do so.&lt;br /&gt;
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Despite their removal, the Idea Guys' potent hold over Chris has led to lasting effects. To this day, Chris has retained many of the concepts they had influenced him into believing, such as changes to ''Sonichu'' canon, a [[polyamorous marriage]], and the [[Dimensional Merge]]. As such, the Idea Guys have effectively had the greatest impact on Chris's psyche and personal life out of any trolls since the days of [[The Miscreants]].&lt;br /&gt;
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==Brainwashing Chris==&lt;br /&gt;
===Background===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Rise to power===&lt;br /&gt;
While under Wise's control, Chris himself kept quiet about the situation, never implying that anyone was taking control of him. However, the many references that he [[Honor roll|did not understand]] were a clear sign of external influence. There were also signs that Chris was coerced or duped into using Wise's ideas, as he appeared uncomfortable in Wise-inspired videos and is often alarmed by the troll's &amp;quot;revelations&amp;quot; about Chris's fictional world.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:IdeaGuyCwc News Media2.PNG|thumb|A sample of the fake news Wise used to convince Chris.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:JoshWiseGasmask.jpeg|thumb|A picture Wise took of himself in a gas mask to scare Chris.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Wise's means of influencing Chris were surprisingly elaborate, taking the form of fake audio clips and photoshopped images which he presented to Chris as documents from CWCville and Gamindustri&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://kiwifarms.net/threads/idea-guy-joshua-wise-manipulating-the-intellecutally-disabled-for-fun-megathread.37132/page-80#post-2988349&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. Wise initially played the role of a soldier from Gamindustri (a fictional place in the anime video game series [[Hyperdimension Neptunia]]) named John.&lt;br /&gt;
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File:IdeaGuyCwc News Media.PNG|Used to reveal Cwcville's Russian occupation. &lt;br /&gt;
File:IdeaGuyCwc News Media3.jpg|Fake news about Count Graduon.&lt;br /&gt;
File:PerceptorSonichu.jpeg|Perceptor Sonichu, adopted daughter of Magi-chan and Mewtwo&lt;br /&gt;
File:IdeaGuyMap.jpeg|A map Joshua Wise made&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/gallery&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/center&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===&amp;quot;Red Forest&amp;quot; audio clip===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Infobox/Audiofile&lt;br /&gt;
| name           = Red forest&lt;br /&gt;
| video          = {{#ev:youtube|R4ZtZzjp5ms}}&lt;br /&gt;
| stardate       = Unknown&lt;br /&gt;
| saga           = {{Idea Guy|text}}&lt;br /&gt;
| subject        = [[Reality]]&lt;br /&gt;
| Other          = {{Leaked|text}} {{Audio|text}}&lt;br /&gt;
| }}&lt;br /&gt;
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===Transcript===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Transcript}}&lt;br /&gt;
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[00:00]&lt;br /&gt;
[Guitar intro music with forest ambient noise. A sound of someone walking through a forest]&lt;br /&gt;
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[00:35]&lt;br /&gt;
Neptune: Huh? I thought you fell asleep. [Laughs] I wanted to see you. Well... here... uuAHHH. Don't get the wrong idea! I just had some extra chocolate. Thank you! [sound effect of walking through the forest continues]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[00:56] &lt;br /&gt;
[Foot steps suddenly stop]&lt;br /&gt;
Neptune: Huh?&lt;br /&gt;
Akan: [Russian]&lt;br /&gt;
[Footsteps continue]&lt;br /&gt;
Neptune: I'm pretty sure that I don't need to give my name at this time but I'm Neptune.&lt;br /&gt;
Akan: [Russian]&lt;br /&gt;
[Forest ambient noise]&lt;br /&gt;
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[01:12]&lt;br /&gt;
IF: I'm IF. A gust of beautiful wind that blows though- [sudden burst of fire shots are heard]&lt;br /&gt;
Neptune: [Screaming]&lt;br /&gt;
Akan: [Russian]&lt;br /&gt;
[Another single gunshot effect]&lt;br /&gt;
Akan: [Screaming while getting shot]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[01:26] &lt;br /&gt;
Mysterious character: [Sighs] Fuck. [Sighs]&lt;br /&gt;
Neptune: Ouuuch!Ow ow ow-&lt;br /&gt;
Mysterious character: You're fine! [Silence ensues with ambience forest noise and foot steps]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[01:52]&lt;br /&gt;
Neptune: I... [Someone banging a door] I'm sorry... [Door banging continues with guns shooting] [People speaking Russian] [Continuous footsteps]&lt;br /&gt;
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[02:14] &lt;br /&gt;
[Loud flash bang effect]&lt;br /&gt;
Neptune: [Screaming]&lt;br /&gt;
[More Russian] [Sound of someone punching another person]&lt;br /&gt;
Neptune: S-Stop!&lt;br /&gt;
[Man punches person and drops him to the ground] [Someone speaks Russian]&lt;br /&gt;
Neptune: No! S-Stop!&lt;br /&gt;
[Thunder storm effect]&lt;br /&gt;
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[02:46]&lt;br /&gt;
[Explosion going off][Man speaking in Russian] [A man starts coughing]&lt;br /&gt;
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===Changes to Chris's fantasy land/sense of reality===&lt;br /&gt;
{{main|List of beliefs brainwashed into Chris}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Sonichu #13 (originally Sonichu 16), or ''The Awakening of a CPU'', as re-titled by Chris, is an issue heavily directed by the Idea Guy trolls. It features a story on how one of their fictional troll characters, John Yamada, came to influence Chris, and covers an incoherent series of plot threads involving material from existing fictional universes and real-world politics of interest to the Idea Guys.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Kiwi Farms leaks also revealed a large amount of content that Chris made during the saga without releasing publicly, including several pages of [[Sonichu 16|''Sonichu'' #16]] covering the events Wise described to him. The pages show &amp;quot;John&amp;quot; – depicted in a gas mask and body armor from the [[Cherokean Chant|''S.T.A.L.K.E.R.'']] games – asking (real-world) Chris whether he still owns his Dreamcast, which John believes to be a portal to [[CWCville]]. In a page-and-a-half wall of text, Chris summarizes his adventures with John and the ''Hyperdimension Neptunia'' cast, and the salvation of Gamindustri and CWCville from the invaders.&lt;br /&gt;
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Wise told Chris that [[Magi-Chan]] had a vision that [[Crystal Weston Chandler (daughter)|Crystal]] would be born from Chris [[Homos|anally]] [[Chris and sex#Rape|raping]] Sonichu; despite so blatantly going against Chris's beliefs and wishes, the message was convincing enough that Chris drew a horrifying piece of artwork depicting the act, where Comic Chris apologizes to Sonichu but insists that &amp;quot;destiny called us to make this baby&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
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Wise also duped Chris into believing he would receive various magical abilities in real life. This apparently emboldened Chris to begin making plans to travel to meet the creator of [[Rosechu's Story]] and to confront [[Cole Smithey]] in New York, possibly with the help of magic powers that he expected to receive. According to the leaker, Wise actually did the responsible thing in these cases and convinced Chris not to go. However, he also told Chris that Neptune would be waiting to meet him at a GameStop; Chris went, specifically, to the Forest Lakes GameStop (from which he [[List of places that have banned Chris|had been banned]]) and waited outside in [[Son-Chu|his car]], honking his horn and peering inside.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Psychological torment==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Extortion===&lt;br /&gt;
{{quote|So naturally once they have Chris believing that, they have Chris confessing to being a pedophile and raping his mother. Once they have those confessions, they threaten to release it to the public if he doesn't record himself shitting on the floor and punching himself in the face until tears and snot are running down his chin. At one point, they ask Chris to punch his mother, which he does (though he claims lightly).|Null describing the Idea Guys' sadistic exploitation of Chris.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://kiwifarms.net/threads/the-chris-chan-extortionists.45366/&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quote|BlueSpike was a literal child when he went too far. What excuse do YOU have f****t.|A Kiwi Farms commentator}}&lt;br /&gt;
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What was the final straw in the unpopular views of the Idea Guys were their acts of extortion to Chris. Null, the owner of Kiwi Farms, revealed that they managed to extort $6,000 worth of video games and other accessories.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://kiwifarms.net/threads/the-chris-chan-extortionists.45366/&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Not only that, in a [[The Bad Beginning|Discord chat]], Boyd would demand $20,000 or else he would reveal that Chris is a pedophile to the FBI. Fortunately, Chris's tendency to hold on to things obsessively assisted him this time, as Chris had kept each of the invoices and receipts from the transactions he made, allowing Null to gather the necessary information to begin tracking the Idea Guys.&lt;br /&gt;
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File:IdeaGuyExtortionGift.png|Email confirmation of an item Chris bought for Boyd.&lt;br /&gt;
File:IdeaGuyReceipts1.jpg|Receipts of items Chris bought for Wise and Boyd, including Amazon and Steam gift cards.&lt;br /&gt;
File:IdeaGuyReceipts2.jpg|Chris (wisely) retained many receipts.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/gallery&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/center&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Removal from power==&lt;br /&gt;
In May of 2018, Null was informed by [[Anna McLerran]] that the Idea Guys had maintained control over Chris, and were actively extorting him. She neglected to inform law enforcement, however, so she could focus on her college finals, before she eventually refused to help Null any further.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://kiwifarms.net/threads/the-chris-chan-extortionists.45366/&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Eventually, Chris gave Null direct access to his Discord account, so he (and other Kiwi Farms staff) could collect all of the logs, images and videos from the Idea Guys' servers. While this information wouldn't be released until July, Chris referenced their removal from power as early as May. In reference to Null, Chris stated publicly that he had &amp;quot;very Powerful Allies helping to rectify the situation. I can't say much other than certain people should be Very Frightened right now!&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref name=stillbelievingmarriage&amp;gt;[[May 2018 social media posts#On the Cryzel and Magi-Chan relationship and being blackmailed]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Lingering influence==&lt;br /&gt;
{{quote|If you want BAD DIRECTION, you should look up Idea Guy.|Chris, in the middle of restating his belief that he is married to [[Cryzel and Magi-Chan]], an Idea Guy concept&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://tweetsave.com/cwcsonichu/status/1005602044818984960&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Despite the Idea Guys being removed from power in May 2018, Chris still maintains belief in many of the concepts that were embedded into him, even though he is aware that Wise was a troll. In the [[Copitz]] interview, filmed a few weeks later, Chris restated that he was bisexual, and in the [[Count Dankula]] interview, filmed in June, Chris reiterated many of the ideas fed to him about CWCville when asked about his beliefs, such as his marriage to Cryzel and Magi-Chan, Bob being part-Sonichu and theories about [[Ted Bundy]]. In [[Nightstar is a very important Special Sonichu]], Chris still believes in the joke revision that there are 69 species of Sonichus/Rosechus.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Idea Guy Q&amp;amp;A==&lt;br /&gt;
{{main|Idea Guy Q&amp;amp;A}}&lt;br /&gt;
The ringleader of the Idea Guys, Joshua Wise, signed up to [[Kiwi Farms]] under the name Ballzymaker94, and had several private conversations with select users, soliciting feedback over his early schemes.&lt;br /&gt;
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One user from the [[Kiwi Farms]] had a lengthy conversation with Wise, spanning from 3 December to 18 December 2017&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://kiwifarms.net/threads/idea-guy-joshua-wise-manipulating-the-intellecutally-disabled-for-fun-megathread.37132/post-2988349&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, archived in the [[Idea Guy Q&amp;amp;A]]. In it, Wise discusses how he had gained Chris’s trust, how Chris reacted to some of his ideas and mentions content which had not been publicly released, such as Chris wanting intel on whether Jessica Quinn was actually a troll, how Chris tried to prevent [[Jamsta]] from being jailed for molestation and Chris’s attempts to interact with Neptunia goddesses.&lt;br /&gt;
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Wise also briefly conversed with other members of the forum. After he was doxed by the site's moderators on 22 January 2018, many users came forward to post content and conversations that he had shared with them.&lt;br /&gt;
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File:BallzyConversation-affixed.png|Wise explains how he manipulated Chris by using role-playing. &lt;br /&gt;
File:WiseNovember 2017.png|Wise elaborates on his history of role-playing.&lt;br /&gt;
File:WiseIAmTheIdeaGuyXD.png|&amp;quot;I am the Idea guy x3&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
File:December 26 2017-affixed.png|A leaked private conversation from December 2017.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/gallery&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/center&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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He hadn't shared all of his content over PM, generally only summarizing his interactions with Chris. After he was exposed, he offered to trade in all of his information in exchange for the moderators removing the dox of his family members. They refused on the grounds that they disliked his public trolling output and believed the dox would be an incentive for him to stay away from Chris&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[:File:KF mod on ideaguy.png]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, a message which Wise ignored.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Identities==&lt;br /&gt;
Midway through November 2017, observers began speculating that a new troll had gained control over Chris. This was because Chris's posts began to include references designed to go over his head. On 14 November, he wrote that [[Silvana]] had been captured by [[Akan|a Russian billionaire]], and posted a photo of the soldier who would be rescuing her. This was recognized by spectators as a reference to the politically incorrect &amp;quot;Remove Kebab&amp;quot; internet meme. That same day, Chris recorded [[Freestyle Dance With Me, For Our World!]] while wearing a tinfoil hat to prevent &amp;quot;the man&amp;quot; from reading his mind. These suspicions of a troll wouldn't be confirmed to the public, however, until January 2018. &lt;br /&gt;
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===Joshua Allen Wise===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:IdeaGuyKiwifarm.png|thumb|Wise's Kiwi Farms profile.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Quote|Frankly, and you can disagree with me all you want, I think the [Idea Guy] is laughing at us for raging and telling him to get raped or die.|Joshua Wise gloats, pretending to be an outside observer.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://kiwifarms.net/threads/what-should-be-done-with-idea-guy-threads.38607/post-2978720&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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On 22 January 2018, moderators at [[Kiwi Farms]] decided to dox Joshua Allen Wise, known on the forum as Ballzymaker94, as being the Idea Guy. This came two days after the release of [[Get Out, You D*** Nazis]], which most posters rightfully assumed had been made unwillingly. With his doxing, Kiwi Farms users began digging through Wise's online presence, finding posts on the forum and Reddit in which he [[White knight|white knighted]] himself from criticism. He also attempted to publicize Chris's Idea Guy content in other communities. For example, in one post from 20 January 2018, he writes:&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://kiwifarms.net/threads/what-should-be-done-with-idea-guy-threads.38607/post-2978720&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|He's made Chris dance to his rhythm, and will continue to pull the strings until he gives up and tells us his tricks [...] or he'll [...] not give up a thing and leave even more people pissed that we learned nothing about why he did all this, or how he even made it possible.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Even after being exposed, he continued responding to private messages on the forum, until he and close family were doxxed.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://kiwifarms.net/threads/idea-guy-joshua-wise-manipulating-the-intellecutally-disabled-for-fun-megathread.37132/page-65#post-2984638&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; At the time, it was believed that Joshua had been acting alone. So, he was referred to as the sole Idea Guy. When similar content continued being produced post-dox however, observers began to suspect others' involvement, dubbing the new troll &amp;quot;Idea Guy 2.0&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
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File:Wise facebook3.png|Wise's [[Facebook]] profile, which has since been privated.&lt;br /&gt;
File:Wise Facebook2.png|Note his interest in [[My Little Pony]] &amp;amp; &amp;quot;Anime Huggies&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
File:Wise Facebook.png|The aforementioned &amp;quot;Anime Huggies&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
File:JoshFacebookpic2.jpg|One of the photos used to confirm his identity.&lt;br /&gt;
File:JoshEveryoneKnowsYourName.jpg|&amp;quot;Congrats Josh, you're at a place 'where everybody knows your name'.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://kiwifarms.net/threads/idea-guy-joshua-wise-manipulating-the-intellecutally-disabled-for-fun-megathread.37132/page-65#post-2984638&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/gallery&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/center&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Stephen Boyd et al===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Quote|Wow what a fucking loser. Maybe they're Idea Guy 2.0?|Stephen Boyd, months before being exposed as an Idea Guy.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://kiwifarms.net/threads/what-should-be-done-with-idea-guy-threads.38607/post-2978720&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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On 11 July 2018, it was revealed by Kiwi Farms owner Null that Wise had never stopped, and that there had actually been three more Idea Guys. This revelation occurred after Chris allowed Null to enter his Discord account and view their collective chat logs. One of these newly identified Idea Guys was Stephen Boyd, who went by the name NinFreakLan on Kiwi Farms&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://kiwifarms.net/threads/the-chris-chan-extortionists.45366/&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. Prior to being exposed, Boyd participated in threads speculating the identity of the supposed &amp;quot;Idea Guy 2.0&amp;quot;. When it was noted that this supposed new troll had begun trolling only a day after Wise had been doxxed, Boyd responded:&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|But what kinda person would go back to doing this immediately after being doxed? It doesn't properly add up for Cunt Nugget to be Josh. Maybe Chris told Idea Guy 2.0 everything}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Because of the discovery of his involvement, it seems extremely likely that Boyd only became involved after Wise had been exposed. Leaked private messages to other Kiwi Farms members seem to indicate that Wise had been searching for a partner in crime; Boyd may have noticed and reached out. Perhaps unsurprisingly, after Wise was doxxed, Boyd began white knighting him, comparing his weening to [[Man in the Pickle Suit|Marvin]] and [[Clyde Cash]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://kiwifarms.net/threads/random-chris-updates.23605/page-556#post-3308028&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Stephen wouldn't be exposed himself until six months later.&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|A doxx does seem a little extreme. I mean would we have done the same to Clyde Cash or Marvin for stupid shit they did in the past to generate Chris chimping when this is LESS than that?}}&lt;br /&gt;
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The other two Idea Guys mentioned by Null have had their identities kept secret. Null stated that he spared them, for both contributed very little to the trolling effort, and dropped out very early on. The only known information about them is that one of them is Canadian, and the other is [[China|Chinese]].&lt;br /&gt;
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==Gallery==&lt;br /&gt;
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File:Psychic Type Talk.jpg|Chris coped during the Idea Guys' reign by mentally retreating to [[CWCville]] and talking to his [[imaginary friends]] there.&lt;br /&gt;
File:Digman (Dark Idea Guy) TSSSF.jpg|&amp;quot;Dark Idea Guy&amp;quot; as envisioned by Chris months after the Idea Guys had been ousted.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/gallery&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/center&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==See also==&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Chris and reality]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Cryzel]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Cryzel Torture]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Kun T'Nyuget]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Idea Guy Q&amp;amp;A]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Sonichu 13]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[The 69 Destined Sonichus and Rosechus]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[The Bad Beginning]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Teen Troon Squad]], who leaked several videos from the Idea Guys saga.&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Fantasies}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{People}}&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>OrangeJuice</name></author>
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		<title>Idea Guys</title>
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{{Honest}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quote|Where were you when #IdeaGuy embezzled $6,000.00 from me back in 2018, while holding [[C-197]] under Nazi torture and mind-manipulated the [[Hyperdimension Neptunia|CPUs and SEGA Hard Girls]]?&lt;br /&gt;
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I Wish I could undo his Freaking Embezzling!|Chris&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://twitter.com/CPU_CWCSonichu/status/1148379386023960579&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quote|Idea Guy is like glitter. We're gonna be finding bits of him in Chris's ramblings for years.|A Kiwi Farms commentator}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{infobox&lt;br /&gt;
| title = Joshua Wise&lt;br /&gt;
| image = [[File:Idea Guy.png|200px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|header1  = Information&lt;br /&gt;
|label1   = Name&lt;br /&gt;
|data1    = Joshua Allen Wise&lt;br /&gt;
|label2   = Also known as&lt;br /&gt;
|data2    = Ballzymaker94&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;BallzyCPU94&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;John Yamada&lt;br /&gt;
|label3   = Date of Birth&lt;br /&gt;
|data3    = 19 August 1994 (age {{Age|1994|8|19}})&lt;br /&gt;
|label4   = Gender&lt;br /&gt;
|data4    = Male&lt;br /&gt;
|label5   = Nationality&lt;br /&gt;
|data5    = American &lt;br /&gt;
|label6   = Race&lt;br /&gt;
|data6    = White&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{infobox&lt;br /&gt;
| title = Stephen Boyd&lt;br /&gt;
| image = [[File:StephenBoyd.PNG|200px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|header1  = Information&lt;br /&gt;
|label1   = Name&lt;br /&gt;
|data1    = Stephen Boyd&lt;br /&gt;
|label2   = Also known as&lt;br /&gt;
|data2    = NinFreakLan&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Gwen Mikoto&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Lan Mikoto&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Pikachudips&lt;br /&gt;
|label3   = Date of Birth&lt;br /&gt;
|data3    = 5 February 1993 (age {{Age|1993|2|5}})&lt;br /&gt;
|label4   = Gender&lt;br /&gt;
|data4    = Male&lt;br /&gt;
|label5   = Nationality&lt;br /&gt;
|data5    = American &lt;br /&gt;
|label6   = Race&lt;br /&gt;
|data6    = White&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
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The '''Idea Guys''' were a group of four trolls who manipulated, extorted, and [[brainwashed]] Chris from [[October 2017]] to [[April 2018]]. Initially, their aim was to see how [[naive|gullible]] Chris was, but this soon degenerated into taking advantage of him financially and coercing him into performing many degrading acts.&lt;br /&gt;
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They are known for exploiting Chris’s escapist fantasies in order to plant their own ideas into his mind, and altered his sense of [[reality]] to an extreme degree. This abuse prompted a group of Kiwi Farms users, dubbed the [[Guard Dogs]], to work together to dismantle the Idea Guys' schemes and pushed for them to face legal action. Thanks to their efforts, the Idea Guys' link to Chris was cut by late [[April 2018]]. However, authorities never looked into the matter and declined to do so.&lt;br /&gt;
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Despite their removal, the Idea Guys' potent hold over Chris has led to lasting effects. To this day, Chris has retained many of the concepts they had influenced him into believing, such as changes to ''Sonichu'' canon, a [[polyamorous marriage]], and the [[Dimensional Merge]]. As such, the Idea Guys have effectively had the greatest impact on Chris's psyche and personal life out of any trolls since the days of [[The Miscreants]].&lt;br /&gt;
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==Brainwashing Chris==&lt;br /&gt;
===Background===&lt;br /&gt;
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===Rise to power===&lt;br /&gt;
While under Wise's control, Chris himself kept quiet about the situation, never implying that anyone was taking control of him. However, the many references that he [[Honor roll|did not understand]] were a clear sign of external influence. There were also signs that Chris was coerced or duped into using Wise's ideas, as he appeared uncomfortable in Wise-inspired videos and is often alarmed by the troll's &amp;quot;revelations&amp;quot; about Chris's fictional world.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:IdeaGuyCwc News Media2.PNG|thumb|A sample of the fake news Wise used to convince Chris.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:JoshWiseGasmask.jpeg|thumb|A picture Wise took of himself in a gas mask to scare Chris.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Wise's means of influencing Chris were surprisingly elaborate, taking the form of fake audio clips and photoshopped images which he presented to Chris as documents from CWCville and Gamindustri&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://kiwifarms.net/threads/idea-guy-joshua-wise-manipulating-the-intellecutally-disabled-for-fun-megathread.37132/page-80#post-2988349&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. Wise initially played the role of a soldier from Gamindustri (a fictional place in the anime video game series [[Hyperdimension Neptunia]]) named John.&lt;br /&gt;
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File:IdeaGuyCwc News Media.PNG|Used to reveal Cwcville's Russian occupation. &lt;br /&gt;
File:IdeaGuyCwc News Media3.jpg|Fake news about Count Graduon.&lt;br /&gt;
File:PerceptorSonichu.jpeg|Perceptor Sonichu, adopted daughter of Magi-chan and Mewtwo&lt;br /&gt;
File:IdeaGuyMap.jpeg|A map Joshua Wise made&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/gallery&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/center&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===&amp;quot;Red Forest&amp;quot; audio clip===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Infobox/Audiofile&lt;br /&gt;
| name           = Red forest&lt;br /&gt;
| video          = {{#ev:youtube|R4ZtZzjp5ms}}&lt;br /&gt;
| stardate       = Unknown&lt;br /&gt;
| saga           = {{Idea Guy|text}}&lt;br /&gt;
| subject        = [[Reality]]&lt;br /&gt;
| Other          = {{Leaked|text}} {{Audio|text}}&lt;br /&gt;
| }}&lt;br /&gt;
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===Transcript===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Transcript}}&lt;br /&gt;
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[00:00]&lt;br /&gt;
[Guitar intro music with forest ambient noise. A sound of someone walking through a forest]&lt;br /&gt;
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[00:35]&lt;br /&gt;
Neptune: Huh? I thought you fell asleep. [Laughs] I wanted to see you. Well... here... uuAHHH. Don't get the wrong idea! I just had some extra chocolate. Thank you! [sound effect of walking through the forest continues]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[00:56] &lt;br /&gt;
[Foot steps suddenly stop]&lt;br /&gt;
Neptune: Huh?&lt;br /&gt;
Akan: [Russian]&lt;br /&gt;
[Footsteps continue]&lt;br /&gt;
Neptune: I'm pretty sure that I don't need to give my name at this time but I'm Neptune.&lt;br /&gt;
Akan: [Russian]&lt;br /&gt;
[Forest ambient noise]&lt;br /&gt;
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[01:12]&lt;br /&gt;
IF: I'm IF. A gust of beautiful wind that blows though- [sudden burst of fire shots are heard]&lt;br /&gt;
Neptune: [Screaming]&lt;br /&gt;
Akan: [Russian]&lt;br /&gt;
[Another single gunshot effect]&lt;br /&gt;
Akan: [Screaming while getting shot]&lt;br /&gt;
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[01:26] &lt;br /&gt;
Mysterious character: [Sighs] Fuck. [Sighs]&lt;br /&gt;
Neptune: Ouuuch!Ow ow ow-&lt;br /&gt;
Mysterious character: You're fine! [Silence ensues with ambience forest noise and foot steps]&lt;br /&gt;
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[01:52]&lt;br /&gt;
Neptune: I... [Someone banging a door] I'm sorry... [Door banging continues with guns shooting] [People speaking Russian] [Continuous footsteps]&lt;br /&gt;
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[02:14] &lt;br /&gt;
[Loud flash bomb effect]&lt;br /&gt;
Neptune: [Screaming]&lt;br /&gt;
[More Russian] [Sound of someone punching another person]&lt;br /&gt;
Neptune: S-Stop!&lt;br /&gt;
[Man punches person and drops him to the ground] [Someone speaks Russian]&lt;br /&gt;
Neptune: No! S-Stop!&lt;br /&gt;
[Thunder storm effect]&lt;br /&gt;
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[02:46]&lt;br /&gt;
[Explosion going off][Man speaking in Russian] [A man starts coughing]&lt;br /&gt;
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===Changes to Chris's fantasy land/sense of reality===&lt;br /&gt;
{{main|List of beliefs brainwashed into Chris}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Sonichu #13 (originally Sonichu 16), or ''The Awakening of a CPU'', as re-titled by Chris, is an issue heavily directed by the Idea Guy trolls. It features a story on how one of their fictional troll characters, John Yamada, came to influence Chris, and covers an incoherent series of plot threads involving material from existing fictional universes and real-world politics of interest to the Idea Guys.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Kiwi Farms leaks also revealed a large amount of content that Chris made during the saga without releasing publicly, including several pages of [[Sonichu 16|''Sonichu'' #16]] covering the events Wise described to him. The pages show &amp;quot;John&amp;quot; – depicted in a gas mask and body armor from the [[Cherokean Chant|''S.T.A.L.K.E.R.'']] games – asking (real-world) Chris whether he still owns his Dreamcast, which John believes to be a portal to [[CWCville]]. In a page-and-a-half wall of text, Chris summarizes his adventures with John and the ''Hyperdimension Neptunia'' cast, and the salvation of Gamindustri and CWCville from the invaders.&lt;br /&gt;
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Wise told Chris that [[Magi-Chan]] had a vision that [[Crystal Weston Chandler (daughter)|Crystal]] would be born from Chris [[Homos|anally]] [[Chris and sex#Rape|raping]] Sonichu; despite so blatantly going against Chris's beliefs and wishes, the message was convincing enough that Chris drew a horrifying piece of artwork depicting the act, where Comic Chris apologizes to Sonichu but insists that &amp;quot;destiny called us to make this baby&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
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Wise also duped Chris into believing he would receive various magical abilities in real life. This apparently emboldened Chris to begin making plans to travel to meet the creator of [[Rosechu's Story]] and to confront [[Cole Smithey]] in New York, possibly with the help of magic powers that he expected to receive. According to the leaker, Wise actually did the responsible thing in these cases and convinced Chris not to go. However, he also told Chris that Neptune would be waiting to meet him at a GameStop; Chris went, specifically, to the Forest Lakes GameStop (from which he [[List of places that have banned Chris|had been banned]]) and waited outside in [[Son-Chu|his car]], honking his horn and peering inside.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Psychological torment==&lt;br /&gt;
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===Extortion===&lt;br /&gt;
{{quote|So naturally once they have Chris believing that, they have Chris confessing to being a pedophile and raping his mother. Once they have those confessions, they threaten to release it to the public if he doesn't record himself shitting on the floor and punching himself in the face until tears and snot are running down his chin. At one point, they ask Chris to punch his mother, which he does (though he claims lightly).|Null describing the Idea Guys' sadistic exploitation of Chris.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://kiwifarms.net/threads/the-chris-chan-extortionists.45366/&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quote|BlueSpike was a literal child when he went too far. What excuse do YOU have f****t.|A Kiwi Farms commentator}}&lt;br /&gt;
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What was the final straw in the unpopular views of the Idea Guys were their acts of extortion to Chris. Null, the owner of Kiwi Farms, revealed that they managed to extort $6,000 worth of video games and other accessories.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://kiwifarms.net/threads/the-chris-chan-extortionists.45366/&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Not only that, in a [[The Bad Beginning|Discord chat]], Boyd would demand $20,000 or else he would reveal that Chris is a pedophile to the FBI. Fortunately, Chris's tendency to hold on to things obsessively assisted him this time, as Chris had kept each of the invoices and receipts from the transactions he made, allowing Null to gather the necessary information to begin tracking the Idea Guys.&lt;br /&gt;
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File:IdeaGuyExtortionGift.png|Email confirmation of an item Chris bought for Boyd.&lt;br /&gt;
File:IdeaGuyReceipts1.jpg|Receipts of items Chris bought for Wise and Boyd, including Amazon and Steam gift cards.&lt;br /&gt;
File:IdeaGuyReceipts2.jpg|Chris (wisely) retained many receipts.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Removal from power==&lt;br /&gt;
In May of 2018, Null was informed by [[Anna McLerran]] that the Idea Guys had maintained control over Chris, and were actively extorting him. She neglected to inform law enforcement, however, so she could focus on her college finals, before she eventually refused to help Null any further.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://kiwifarms.net/threads/the-chris-chan-extortionists.45366/&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Eventually, Chris gave Null direct access to his Discord account, so he (and other Kiwi Farms staff) could collect all of the logs, images and videos from the Idea Guys' servers. While this information wouldn't be released until July, Chris referenced their removal from power as early as May. In reference to Null, Chris stated publicly that he had &amp;quot;very Powerful Allies helping to rectify the situation. I can't say much other than certain people should be Very Frightened right now!&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref name=stillbelievingmarriage&amp;gt;[[May 2018 social media posts#On the Cryzel and Magi-Chan relationship and being blackmailed]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Lingering influence==&lt;br /&gt;
{{quote|If you want BAD DIRECTION, you should look up Idea Guy.|Chris, in the middle of restating his belief that he is married to [[Cryzel and Magi-Chan]], an Idea Guy concept&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://tweetsave.com/cwcsonichu/status/1005602044818984960&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Despite the Idea Guys being removed from power in May 2018, Chris still maintains belief in many of the concepts that were embedded into him, even though he is aware that Wise was a troll. In the [[Copitz]] interview, filmed a few weeks later, Chris restated that he was bisexual, and in the [[Count Dankula]] interview, filmed in June, Chris reiterated many of the ideas fed to him about CWCville when asked about his beliefs, such as his marriage to Cryzel and Magi-Chan, Bob being part-Sonichu and theories about [[Ted Bundy]]. In [[Nightstar is a very important Special Sonichu]], Chris still believes in the joke revision that there are 69 species of Sonichus/Rosechus.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Idea Guy Q&amp;amp;A==&lt;br /&gt;
{{main|Idea Guy Q&amp;amp;A}}&lt;br /&gt;
The ringleader of the Idea Guys, Joshua Wise, signed up to [[Kiwi Farms]] under the name Ballzymaker94, and had several private conversations with select users, soliciting feedback over his early schemes.&lt;br /&gt;
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One user from the [[Kiwi Farms]] had a lengthy conversation with Wise, spanning from 3 December to 18 December 2017&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://kiwifarms.net/threads/idea-guy-joshua-wise-manipulating-the-intellecutally-disabled-for-fun-megathread.37132/post-2988349&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, archived in the [[Idea Guy Q&amp;amp;A]]. In it, Wise discusses how he had gained Chris’s trust, how Chris reacted to some of his ideas and mentions content which had not been publicly released, such as Chris wanting intel on whether Jessica Quinn was actually a troll, how Chris tried to prevent [[Jamsta]] from being jailed for molestation and Chris’s attempts to interact with Neptunia goddesses.&lt;br /&gt;
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Wise also briefly conversed with other members of the forum. After he was doxed by the site's moderators on 22 January 2018, many users came forward to post content and conversations that he had shared with them.&lt;br /&gt;
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File:BallzyConversation-affixed.png|Wise explains how he manipulated Chris by using role-playing. &lt;br /&gt;
File:WiseNovember 2017.png|Wise elaborates on his history of role-playing.&lt;br /&gt;
File:WiseIAmTheIdeaGuyXD.png|&amp;quot;I am the Idea guy x3&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
File:December 26 2017-affixed.png|A leaked private conversation from December 2017.&lt;br /&gt;
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He hadn't shared all of his content over PM, generally only summarizing his interactions with Chris. After he was exposed, he offered to trade in all of his information in exchange for the moderators removing the dox of his family members. They refused on the grounds that they disliked his public trolling output and believed the dox would be an incentive for him to stay away from Chris&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[:File:KF mod on ideaguy.png]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, a message which Wise ignored.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Identities==&lt;br /&gt;
Midway through November 2017, observers began speculating that a new troll had gained control over Chris. This was because Chris's posts began to include references designed to go over his head. On 14 November, he wrote that [[Silvana]] had been captured by [[Akan|a Russian billionaire]], and posted a photo of the soldier who would be rescuing her. This was recognized by spectators as a reference to the politically incorrect &amp;quot;Remove Kebab&amp;quot; internet meme. That same day, Chris recorded [[Freestyle Dance With Me, For Our World!]] while wearing a tinfoil hat to prevent &amp;quot;the man&amp;quot; from reading his mind. These suspicions of a troll wouldn't be confirmed to the public, however, until January 2018. &lt;br /&gt;
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===Joshua Allen Wise===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:IdeaGuyKiwifarm.png|thumb|Wise's Kiwi Farms profile.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Quote|Frankly, and you can disagree with me all you want, I think the [Idea Guy] is laughing at us for raging and telling him to get raped or die.|Joshua Wise gloats, pretending to be an outside observer.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://kiwifarms.net/threads/what-should-be-done-with-idea-guy-threads.38607/post-2978720&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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On 22 January 2018, moderators at [[Kiwi Farms]] decided to dox Joshua Allen Wise, known on the forum as Ballzymaker94, as being the Idea Guy. This came two days after the release of [[Get Out, You D*** Nazis]], which most posters rightfully assumed had been made unwillingly. With his doxing, Kiwi Farms users began digging through Wise's online presence, finding posts on the forum and Reddit in which he [[White knight|white knighted]] himself from criticism. He also attempted to publicize Chris's Idea Guy content in other communities. For example, in one post from 20 January 2018, he writes:&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://kiwifarms.net/threads/what-should-be-done-with-idea-guy-threads.38607/post-2978720&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|He's made Chris dance to his rhythm, and will continue to pull the strings until he gives up and tells us his tricks [...] or he'll [...] not give up a thing and leave even more people pissed that we learned nothing about why he did all this, or how he even made it possible.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Even after being exposed, he continued responding to private messages on the forum, until he and close family were doxxed.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://kiwifarms.net/threads/idea-guy-joshua-wise-manipulating-the-intellecutally-disabled-for-fun-megathread.37132/page-65#post-2984638&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; At the time, it was believed that Joshua had been acting alone. So, he was referred to as the sole Idea Guy. When similar content continued being produced post-dox however, observers began to suspect others' involvement, dubbing the new troll &amp;quot;Idea Guy 2.0&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
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File:Wise facebook3.png|Wise's [[Facebook]] profile, which has since been privated.&lt;br /&gt;
File:Wise Facebook2.png|Note his interest in [[My Little Pony]] &amp;amp; &amp;quot;Anime Huggies&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
File:Wise Facebook.png|The aforementioned &amp;quot;Anime Huggies&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
File:JoshFacebookpic2.jpg|One of the photos used to confirm his identity.&lt;br /&gt;
File:JoshEveryoneKnowsYourName.jpg|&amp;quot;Congrats Josh, you're at a place 'where everybody knows your name'.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://kiwifarms.net/threads/idea-guy-joshua-wise-manipulating-the-intellecutally-disabled-for-fun-megathread.37132/page-65#post-2984638&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Stephen Boyd et al===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Quote|Wow what a fucking loser. Maybe they're Idea Guy 2.0?|Stephen Boyd, months before being exposed as an Idea Guy.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://kiwifarms.net/threads/what-should-be-done-with-idea-guy-threads.38607/post-2978720&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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On 11 July 2018, it was revealed by Kiwi Farms owner Null that Wise had never stopped, and that there had actually been three more Idea Guys. This revelation occurred after Chris allowed Null to enter his Discord account and view their collective chat logs. One of these newly identified Idea Guys was Stephen Boyd, who went by the name NinFreakLan on Kiwi Farms&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://kiwifarms.net/threads/the-chris-chan-extortionists.45366/&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. Prior to being exposed, Boyd participated in threads speculating the identity of the supposed &amp;quot;Idea Guy 2.0&amp;quot;. When it was noted that this supposed new troll had begun trolling only a day after Wise had been doxxed, Boyd responded:&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|But what kinda person would go back to doing this immediately after being doxed? It doesn't properly add up for Cunt Nugget to be Josh. Maybe Chris told Idea Guy 2.0 everything}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Because of the discovery of his involvement, it seems extremely likely that Boyd only became involved after Wise had been exposed. Leaked private messages to other Kiwi Farms members seem to indicate that Wise had been searching for a partner in crime; Boyd may have noticed and reached out. Perhaps unsurprisingly, after Wise was doxxed, Boyd began white knighting him, comparing his weening to [[Man in the Pickle Suit|Marvin]] and [[Clyde Cash]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://kiwifarms.net/threads/random-chris-updates.23605/page-556#post-3308028&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Stephen wouldn't be exposed himself until six months later.&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|A doxx does seem a little extreme. I mean would we have done the same to Clyde Cash or Marvin for stupid shit they did in the past to generate Chris chimping when this is LESS than that?}}&lt;br /&gt;
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The other two Idea Guys mentioned by Null have had their identities kept secret. Null stated that he spared them, for both contributed very little to the trolling effort, and dropped out very early on. The only known information about them is that one of them is Canadian, and the other is [[China|Chinese]].&lt;br /&gt;
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==Gallery==&lt;br /&gt;
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File:Psychic Type Talk.jpg|Chris coped during the Idea Guys' reign by mentally retreating to [[CWCville]] and talking to his [[imaginary friends]] there.&lt;br /&gt;
File:Digman (Dark Idea Guy) TSSSF.jpg|&amp;quot;Dark Idea Guy&amp;quot; as envisioned by Chris months after the Idea Guys had been ousted.&lt;br /&gt;
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==See also==&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Chris and reality]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Cryzel]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Cryzel Torture]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Kun T'Nyuget]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Idea Guy Q&amp;amp;A]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Sonichu 13]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[The 69 Destined Sonichus and Rosechus]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[The Bad Beginning]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Teen Troon Squad]], who leaked several videos from the Idea Guys saga.&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Fantasies}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{People}}&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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{{Honest}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quote|Where were you when #IdeaGuy embezzled $6,000.00 from me back in 2018, while holding [[C-197]] under Nazi torture and mind-manipulated the [[Hyperdimension Neptunia|CPUs and SEGA Hard Girls]]?&lt;br /&gt;
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I Wish I could undo his Freaking Embezzling!|Chris&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://twitter.com/CPU_CWCSonichu/status/1148379386023960579&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quote|Idea Guy is like glitter. We're gonna be finding bits of him in Chris's ramblings for years.|A Kiwi Farms commentator}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{infobox&lt;br /&gt;
| title = Joshua Wise&lt;br /&gt;
| image = [[File:Idea Guy.png|200px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|header1  = Information&lt;br /&gt;
|label1   = Name&lt;br /&gt;
|data1    = Joshua Allen Wise&lt;br /&gt;
|label2   = Also known as&lt;br /&gt;
|data2    = Ballzymaker94&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;BallzyCPU94&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;John Yamada&lt;br /&gt;
|label3   = Date of Birth&lt;br /&gt;
|data3    = 19 August 1994 (age {{Age|1994|8|19}})&lt;br /&gt;
|label4   = Gender&lt;br /&gt;
|data4    = Male&lt;br /&gt;
|label5   = Nationality&lt;br /&gt;
|data5    = American &lt;br /&gt;
|label6   = Race&lt;br /&gt;
|data6    = White&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{infobox&lt;br /&gt;
| title = Stephen Boyd&lt;br /&gt;
| image = [[File:StephenBoyd.PNG|200px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|header1  = Information&lt;br /&gt;
|label1   = Name&lt;br /&gt;
|data1    = Stephen Boyd&lt;br /&gt;
|label2   = Also known as&lt;br /&gt;
|data2    = NinFreakLan&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Gwen Mikoto&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Lan Mikoto&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Pikachudips&lt;br /&gt;
|label3   = Date of Birth&lt;br /&gt;
|data3    = 5 February 1993 (age {{Age|1993|2|5}})&lt;br /&gt;
|label4   = Gender&lt;br /&gt;
|data4    = Male&lt;br /&gt;
|label5   = Nationality&lt;br /&gt;
|data5    = American &lt;br /&gt;
|label6   = Race&lt;br /&gt;
|data6    = White&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
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The '''Idea Guys''' were a group of four trolls who manipulated, extorted, and [[brainwashed]] Chris from [[October 2017]] to [[April 2018]]. Initially, their aim was to see how [[naive|gullible]] Chris was, but this soon degenerated into taking advantage of him financially and coercing him into performing many degrading acts.&lt;br /&gt;
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They are known for exploiting Chris’s escapist fantasies in order to plant their own ideas into his mind, and altered his sense of [[reality]] to an extreme degree. This abuse prompted a group of Kiwi Farms users, dubbed the [[Guard Dogs]], to work together to dismantle the Idea Guys' schemes and pushed for them to face legal action. Thanks to their efforts, the Idea Guys' link to Chris was cut by late [[April 2018]]. However, authorities never looked into the matter and declined to do so.&lt;br /&gt;
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Despite their removal, the Idea Guys' potent hold over Chris has led to lasting effects. To this day, Chris has retained many of the concepts they had influenced him into believing, such as changes to ''Sonichu'' canon, a [[polyamorous marriage]], and the [[Dimensional Merge]]. As such, the Idea Guys have effectively had the greatest impact on Chris's psyche and personal life out of any trolls since the days of [[The Miscreants]].&lt;br /&gt;
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==Brainwashing Chris==&lt;br /&gt;
===Background===&lt;br /&gt;
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===Rise to power===&lt;br /&gt;
While under Wise's control, Chris himself kept quiet about the situation, never implying that anyone was taking control of him. However, the many references that he [[Honor roll|did not understand]] were a clear sign of external influence. There were also signs that Chris was coerced or duped into using Wise's ideas, as he appeared uncomfortable in Wise-inspired videos and is often alarmed by the troll's &amp;quot;revelations&amp;quot; about Chris's fictional world.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:IdeaGuyCwc News Media2.PNG|thumb|A sample of the fake news Wise used to convince Chris.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:JoshWiseGasmask.jpeg|thumb|A picture Wise took of himself in a gas mask to scare Chris.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Wise's means of influencing Chris were surprisingly elaborate, taking the form of fake audio clips and photoshopped images which he presented to Chris as documents from CWCville and Gamindustri&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://kiwifarms.net/threads/idea-guy-joshua-wise-manipulating-the-intellecutally-disabled-for-fun-megathread.37132/page-80#post-2988349&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. Wise initially played the role of a soldier from Gamindustri (a fictional place in the anime video game series [[Hyperdimension Neptunia]]) named John.&lt;br /&gt;
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File:IdeaGuyCwc News Media.PNG|Used to reveal Cwcville's Russian occupation. &lt;br /&gt;
File:IdeaGuyCwc News Media3.jpg|Fake news about Count Graduon.&lt;br /&gt;
File:PerceptorSonichu.jpeg|Perceptor Sonichu, adopted daughter of Magi-chan and Mewtwo&lt;br /&gt;
File:IdeaGuyMap.jpeg|A map Joshua Wise made&lt;br /&gt;
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===&amp;quot;Red Forest&amp;quot; audio clip===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Infobox/Audiofile&lt;br /&gt;
| name           = Red forest&lt;br /&gt;
| video          = {{#ev:youtube|R4ZtZzjp5ms}}&lt;br /&gt;
| stardate       = Unknown&lt;br /&gt;
| saga           = {{Idea Guy|text}}&lt;br /&gt;
| subject        = [[Reality]]&lt;br /&gt;
| Other          = {{Leaked|text}} {{Audio|text}}&lt;br /&gt;
| }}&lt;br /&gt;
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===Transcript===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Transcript}}&lt;br /&gt;
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[00:00]&lt;br /&gt;
[Guitar intro music with forest ambient noise. A sound of someone walking through a forest]&lt;br /&gt;
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[00:35]&lt;br /&gt;
Neptune: Huh? I thought you fell asleep. [Laughs] I wanted to see you. Well... here... uuAHHH. Don't get the wrong idea! I just had some extra chocolate. Thank you! [sound effect of walking through the forest continues]&lt;br /&gt;
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[00:56] &lt;br /&gt;
[Foot steps suddenly stop]&lt;br /&gt;
Neptune: Huh?&lt;br /&gt;
Akan: [Russian]&lt;br /&gt;
[Footsteps continue]&lt;br /&gt;
Neptune: I'm pretty sure that I don't need to give my name at this time but I'm Neptune.&lt;br /&gt;
Akan: [Russian]&lt;br /&gt;
[Forest ambient noise]&lt;br /&gt;
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[01:12]&lt;br /&gt;
IF: I'm IF. A gust of beautiful wind that blows though- [sudden burst of fire shots are heard]&lt;br /&gt;
Neptune: [Screaming]&lt;br /&gt;
Akan: [Russian]&lt;br /&gt;
[Another single gunshot effect]&lt;br /&gt;
Akan: [Screaming while getting shot]&lt;br /&gt;
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[1:26] &lt;br /&gt;
Mysterious character: [Sighs] Fuck. [Sighs]&lt;br /&gt;
Neptune: Ouuuch!Ow ow ow-&lt;br /&gt;
Mysterious character: You're fine! [Silence ensues with ambience forest noise and foot steps]&lt;br /&gt;
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===Changes to Chris's fantasy land/sense of reality===&lt;br /&gt;
{{main|List of beliefs brainwashed into Chris}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Sonichu #13 (originally Sonichu 16), or ''The Awakening of a CPU'', as re-titled by Chris, is an issue heavily directed by the Idea Guy trolls. It features a story on how one of their fictional troll characters, John Yamada, came to influence Chris, and covers an incoherent series of plot threads involving material from existing fictional universes and real-world politics of interest to the Idea Guys.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Kiwi Farms leaks also revealed a large amount of content that Chris made during the saga without releasing publicly, including several pages of [[Sonichu 16|''Sonichu'' #16]] covering the events Wise described to him. The pages show &amp;quot;John&amp;quot; – depicted in a gas mask and body armor from the [[Cherokean Chant|''S.T.A.L.K.E.R.'']] games – asking (real-world) Chris whether he still owns his Dreamcast, which John believes to be a portal to [[CWCville]]. In a page-and-a-half wall of text, Chris summarizes his adventures with John and the ''Hyperdimension Neptunia'' cast, and the salvation of Gamindustri and CWCville from the invaders.&lt;br /&gt;
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Wise told Chris that [[Magi-Chan]] had a vision that [[Crystal Weston Chandler (daughter)|Crystal]] would be born from Chris [[Homos|anally]] [[Chris and sex#Rape|raping]] Sonichu; despite so blatantly going against Chris's beliefs and wishes, the message was convincing enough that Chris drew a horrifying piece of artwork depicting the act, where Comic Chris apologizes to Sonichu but insists that &amp;quot;destiny called us to make this baby&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
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Wise also duped Chris into believing he would receive various magical abilities in real life. This apparently emboldened Chris to begin making plans to travel to meet the creator of [[Rosechu's Story]] and to confront [[Cole Smithey]] in New York, possibly with the help of magic powers that he expected to receive. According to the leaker, Wise actually did the responsible thing in these cases and convinced Chris not to go. However, he also told Chris that Neptune would be waiting to meet him at a GameStop; Chris went, specifically, to the Forest Lakes GameStop (from which he [[List of places that have banned Chris|had been banned]]) and waited outside in [[Son-Chu|his car]], honking his horn and peering inside.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Psychological torment==&lt;br /&gt;
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===Extortion===&lt;br /&gt;
{{quote|So naturally once they have Chris believing that, they have Chris confessing to being a pedophile and raping his mother. Once they have those confessions, they threaten to release it to the public if he doesn't record himself shitting on the floor and punching himself in the face until tears and snot are running down his chin. At one point, they ask Chris to punch his mother, which he does (though he claims lightly).|Null describing the Idea Guys' sadistic exploitation of Chris.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://kiwifarms.net/threads/the-chris-chan-extortionists.45366/&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quote|BlueSpike was a literal child when he went too far. What excuse do YOU have f****t.|A Kiwi Farms commentator}}&lt;br /&gt;
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What was the final straw in the unpopular views of the Idea Guys were their acts of extortion to Chris. Null, the owner of Kiwi Farms, revealed that they managed to extort $6,000 worth of video games and other accessories.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://kiwifarms.net/threads/the-chris-chan-extortionists.45366/&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Not only that, in a [[The Bad Beginning|Discord chat]], Boyd would demand $20,000 or else he would reveal that Chris is a pedophile to the FBI. Fortunately, Chris's tendency to hold on to things obsessively assisted him this time, as Chris had kept each of the invoices and receipts from the transactions he made, allowing Null to gather the necessary information to begin tracking the Idea Guys.&lt;br /&gt;
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File:IdeaGuyExtortionGift.png|Email confirmation of an item Chris bought for Boyd.&lt;br /&gt;
File:IdeaGuyReceipts1.jpg|Receipts of items Chris bought for Wise and Boyd, including Amazon and Steam gift cards.&lt;br /&gt;
File:IdeaGuyReceipts2.jpg|Chris (wisely) retained many receipts.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Removal from power==&lt;br /&gt;
In May of 2018, Null was informed by [[Anna McLerran]] that the Idea Guys had maintained control over Chris, and were actively extorting him. She neglected to inform law enforcement, however, so she could focus on her college finals, before she eventually refused to help Null any further.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://kiwifarms.net/threads/the-chris-chan-extortionists.45366/&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Eventually, Chris gave Null direct access to his Discord account, so he (and other Kiwi Farms staff) could collect all of the logs, images and videos from the Idea Guys' servers. While this information wouldn't be released until July, Chris referenced their removal from power as early as May. In reference to Null, Chris stated publicly that he had &amp;quot;very Powerful Allies helping to rectify the situation. I can't say much other than certain people should be Very Frightened right now!&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref name=stillbelievingmarriage&amp;gt;[[May 2018 social media posts#On the Cryzel and Magi-Chan relationship and being blackmailed]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Lingering influence==&lt;br /&gt;
{{quote|If you want BAD DIRECTION, you should look up Idea Guy.|Chris, in the middle of restating his belief that he is married to [[Cryzel and Magi-Chan]], an Idea Guy concept&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://tweetsave.com/cwcsonichu/status/1005602044818984960&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Despite the Idea Guys being removed from power in May 2018, Chris still maintains belief in many of the concepts that were embedded into him, even though he is aware that Wise was a troll. In the [[Copitz]] interview, filmed a few weeks later, Chris restated that he was bisexual, and in the [[Count Dankula]] interview, filmed in June, Chris reiterated many of the ideas fed to him about CWCville when asked about his beliefs, such as his marriage to Cryzel and Magi-Chan, Bob being part-Sonichu and theories about [[Ted Bundy]]. In [[Nightstar is a very important Special Sonichu]], Chris still believes in the joke revision that there are 69 species of Sonichus/Rosechus.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Idea Guy Q&amp;amp;A==&lt;br /&gt;
{{main|Idea Guy Q&amp;amp;A}}&lt;br /&gt;
The ringleader of the Idea Guys, Joshua Wise, signed up to [[Kiwi Farms]] under the name Ballzymaker94, and had several private conversations with select users, soliciting feedback over his early schemes.&lt;br /&gt;
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One user from the [[Kiwi Farms]] had a lengthy conversation with Wise, spanning from 3 December to 18 December 2017&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://kiwifarms.net/threads/idea-guy-joshua-wise-manipulating-the-intellecutally-disabled-for-fun-megathread.37132/post-2988349&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, archived in the [[Idea Guy Q&amp;amp;A]]. In it, Wise discusses how he had gained Chris’s trust, how Chris reacted to some of his ideas and mentions content which had not been publicly released, such as Chris wanting intel on whether Jessica Quinn was actually a troll, how Chris tried to prevent [[Jamsta]] from being jailed for molestation and Chris’s attempts to interact with Neptunia goddesses.&lt;br /&gt;
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Wise also briefly conversed with other members of the forum. After he was doxed by the site's moderators on 22 January 2018, many users came forward to post content and conversations that he had shared with them.&lt;br /&gt;
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File:BallzyConversation-affixed.png|Wise explains how he manipulated Chris by using role-playing. &lt;br /&gt;
File:WiseNovember 2017.png|Wise elaborates on his history of role-playing.&lt;br /&gt;
File:WiseIAmTheIdeaGuyXD.png|&amp;quot;I am the Idea guy x3&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
File:December 26 2017-affixed.png|A leaked private conversation from December 2017.&lt;br /&gt;
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He hadn't shared all of his content over PM, generally only summarizing his interactions with Chris. After he was exposed, he offered to trade in all of his information in exchange for the moderators removing the dox of his family members. They refused on the grounds that they disliked his public trolling output and believed the dox would be an incentive for him to stay away from Chris&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[:File:KF mod on ideaguy.png]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, a message which Wise ignored.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Identities==&lt;br /&gt;
Midway through November 2017, observers began speculating that a new troll had gained control over Chris. This was because Chris's posts began to include references designed to go over his head. On 14 November, he wrote that [[Silvana]] had been captured by [[Akan|a Russian billionaire]], and posted a photo of the soldier who would be rescuing her. This was recognized by spectators as a reference to the politically incorrect &amp;quot;Remove Kebab&amp;quot; internet meme. That same day, Chris recorded [[Freestyle Dance With Me, For Our World!]] while wearing a tinfoil hat to prevent &amp;quot;the man&amp;quot; from reading his mind. These suspicions of a troll wouldn't be confirmed to the public, however, until January 2018. &lt;br /&gt;
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===Joshua Allen Wise===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:IdeaGuyKiwifarm.png|thumb|Wise's Kiwi Farms profile.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Quote|Frankly, and you can disagree with me all you want, I think the [Idea Guy] is laughing at us for raging and telling him to get raped or die.|Joshua Wise gloats, pretending to be an outside observer.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://kiwifarms.net/threads/what-should-be-done-with-idea-guy-threads.38607/post-2978720&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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On 22 January 2018, moderators at [[Kiwi Farms]] decided to dox Joshua Allen Wise, known on the forum as Ballzymaker94, as being the Idea Guy. This came two days after the release of [[Get Out, You D*** Nazis]], which most posters rightfully assumed had been made unwillingly. With his doxing, Kiwi Farms users began digging through Wise's online presence, finding posts on the forum and Reddit in which he [[White knight|white knighted]] himself from criticism. He also attempted to publicize Chris's Idea Guy content in other communities. For example, in one post from 20 January 2018, he writes:&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://kiwifarms.net/threads/what-should-be-done-with-idea-guy-threads.38607/post-2978720&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|He's made Chris dance to his rhythm, and will continue to pull the strings until he gives up and tells us his tricks [...] or he'll [...] not give up a thing and leave even more people pissed that we learned nothing about why he did all this, or how he even made it possible.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Even after being exposed, he continued responding to private messages on the forum, until he and close family were doxxed.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://kiwifarms.net/threads/idea-guy-joshua-wise-manipulating-the-intellecutally-disabled-for-fun-megathread.37132/page-65#post-2984638&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; At the time, it was believed that Joshua had been acting alone. So, he was referred to as the sole Idea Guy. When similar content continued being produced post-dox however, observers began to suspect others' involvement, dubbing the new troll &amp;quot;Idea Guy 2.0&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
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File:Wise facebook3.png|Wise's [[Facebook]] profile, which has since been privated.&lt;br /&gt;
File:Wise Facebook2.png|Note his interest in [[My Little Pony]] &amp;amp; &amp;quot;Anime Huggies&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
File:Wise Facebook.png|The aforementioned &amp;quot;Anime Huggies&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
File:JoshFacebookpic2.jpg|One of the photos used to confirm his identity.&lt;br /&gt;
File:JoshEveryoneKnowsYourName.jpg|&amp;quot;Congrats Josh, you're at a place 'where everybody knows your name'.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://kiwifarms.net/threads/idea-guy-joshua-wise-manipulating-the-intellecutally-disabled-for-fun-megathread.37132/page-65#post-2984638&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Stephen Boyd et al===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Quote|Wow what a fucking loser. Maybe they're Idea Guy 2.0?|Stephen Boyd, months before being exposed as an Idea Guy.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://kiwifarms.net/threads/what-should-be-done-with-idea-guy-threads.38607/post-2978720&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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On 11 July 2018, it was revealed by Kiwi Farms owner Null that Wise had never stopped, and that there had actually been three more Idea Guys. This revelation occurred after Chris allowed Null to enter his Discord account and view their collective chat logs. One of these newly identified Idea Guys was Stephen Boyd, who went by the name NinFreakLan on Kiwi Farms&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://kiwifarms.net/threads/the-chris-chan-extortionists.45366/&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. Prior to being exposed, Boyd participated in threads speculating the identity of the supposed &amp;quot;Idea Guy 2.0&amp;quot;. When it was noted that this supposed new troll had begun trolling only a day after Wise had been doxxed, Boyd responded:&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|But what kinda person would go back to doing this immediately after being doxed? It doesn't properly add up for Cunt Nugget to be Josh. Maybe Chris told Idea Guy 2.0 everything}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Because of the discovery of his involvement, it seems extremely likely that Boyd only became involved after Wise had been exposed. Leaked private messages to other Kiwi Farms members seem to indicate that Wise had been searching for a partner in crime; Boyd may have noticed and reached out. Perhaps unsurprisingly, after Wise was doxxed, Boyd began white knighting him, comparing his weening to [[Man in the Pickle Suit|Marvin]] and [[Clyde Cash]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://kiwifarms.net/threads/random-chris-updates.23605/page-556#post-3308028&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Stephen wouldn't be exposed himself until six months later.&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|A doxx does seem a little extreme. I mean would we have done the same to Clyde Cash or Marvin for stupid shit they did in the past to generate Chris chimping when this is LESS than that?}}&lt;br /&gt;
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The other two Idea Guys mentioned by Null have had their identities kept secret. Null stated that he spared them, for both contributed very little to the trolling effort, and dropped out very early on. The only known information about them is that one of them is Canadian, and the other is [[China|Chinese]].&lt;br /&gt;
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==Gallery==&lt;br /&gt;
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File:Psychic Type Talk.jpg|Chris coped during the Idea Guys' reign by mentally retreating to [[CWCville]] and talking to his [[imaginary friends]] there.&lt;br /&gt;
File:Digman (Dark Idea Guy) TSSSF.jpg|&amp;quot;Dark Idea Guy&amp;quot; as envisioned by Chris months after the Idea Guys had been ousted.&lt;br /&gt;
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==See also==&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Chris and reality]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Cryzel]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Cryzel Torture]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Kun T'Nyuget]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Idea Guy Q&amp;amp;A]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Sonichu 13]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[The 69 Destined Sonichus and Rosechus]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[The Bad Beginning]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Teen Troon Squad]], who leaked several videos from the Idea Guys saga.&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
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{{People}}&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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&lt;div&gt;This page contains private messages between the first of the three [[Idea Guys]], Joshua Wise, and a Kiwi Farms user. They are quoted below, with the user's side of the conversation redacted (except for context on Idea Guy's comments). These PMs were made public in [[January 2018]] after Wise was doxxed by members of the Kiwi Farms in an attempt to stop his behaviour.&lt;br /&gt;
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Idea Guy's remarks are in blue.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Introduction==&lt;br /&gt;
{{quotebox|what are your thoughts on the troll so far?}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|What I know is that a few of you have been talking to the troll already, and that what you guys are seeing is merely an exercise in control over Chris. You guys were right in that a close friend of Chris is responsible, but no, Chris isn’t being paid or under the influence of a sweetheart.&lt;br /&gt;
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The [[Sonichu 12-9|Nightstar comic]] is almost done, with some jokes Chris didn’t bother googling }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|By exercise, I mean that this was planned and not some Ween winging it. Chris posting about concentration camps and stuff was showing that they got into Chris’s fantasy land, and that they had implemented changes with Chris’s approval. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|On top of all that, Chris himself believes a lot of this, including that shit about IBA running to help fight off the mysterious Russian billionaire. Chris forgot about quite a bit of the [[Liquid Chris]] saga, but still hates [[Bluespike|Bluspike]] like it was yesterday.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox| To answer your question, expect more in the near future, including changes to the comic that may reduce the [[Chris and writing|wall-o-text]].&lt;br /&gt;
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Also for the most part, this guy is working alone. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Good, I was kinda busy when I answered these so I'm sorry the answers aren't clear.&lt;br /&gt;
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Yeah, I am in fact, the troll in question. I'm not telling everyone here because I'm kinda working on something bigger with Chris. I've been doing this mostly alone for over a month now, and I'm not doing this for my entry into Christory or anything. I just like fucking with people and frankly, I'm pushing to finish this pony shit faster(which is working).}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Manipulating Chris==&lt;br /&gt;
{{quotebox|Here's where it kinda gets fucked. Chris actually doesn't know about the Nazi jokes he just told. What really happened was some white knight tried to explain to him that he was making Holocaust references, and the thing was that I saw that coming beforehand. So I told him that anyone who said otherwise was a troll.&lt;br /&gt;
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Really, convincing Chris all this is happening RL isn't as hard as you might expect. In fact, all it takes is one of the free photo editing sites and Audacity to make Cwcville come to life. I actually once took audio from him during an interview and edited it(poorly) to make it sound like Christine was talking to random people fighting to save Cwcville. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|But what really won Chris over was this first-time audio I did to make him think the Neptunia characters were in our world, and this was a battle between them and the mystery Russian Billionaire's forces.&lt;br /&gt;
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Wanna hear it? }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Well it got to the point where he realized just how fucked up his old comics were. &lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|You see, I've been studying Chris on my downtime a few months ago. It's really about knowing how to catch his attention(Neptunia), and then treating it like it's real. Because he sees Sonichu as being present with him, all that needed was someone else confirming they exists. What made me important here was being nice and not white knighting, but not openly trolling him.&lt;br /&gt;
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A few people on KF are aware of me, and have promised not to say anything as well. I'm not competing with other trolls as we speak, but every now and then some Ween would come and make shit hard to do. As for the white knight, her name was [[Kim Wilson|Kim something]]...some RL friend and white knight of his. Chris came to me about this, and instead of getting suspicious of me, he got mad about Kim and vented about her accusations of him being a white supremacist on a post.&lt;br /&gt;
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Every post he's done is all him. I simply suggest and he takes to twitter. It's starting to seep into his Comics too. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox| Oh, and part of why I'm not fully coming out with this information is because Chris lurks Kiwi to see if Jessica posts anything about him(he hasn't fully gotten over her like he said he did). It's one thing if I pretend I'm some attention whore shitposter. It's another when he sees the texts and pics I share. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Steam, Kiwi Farms and the Dreamcast shock==&lt;br /&gt;
{{quotebox|By the way, he has been fairly active on [[Steam]] lately. I snagged a couple pics of him during a game of payday(I can confirm he's playing that now, which he also thinks is a realistic depiction of the cops). }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxgreen|Oh and one more, did you suggest [[Hyperdimension Neptunia|Neptunia]] to him, or did he find it on his own?}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|He already knew about it, but I got him into it as a way of helping me get closer to him.&lt;br /&gt;
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As for Kiwi, he has no idea I'm here. He just comes on here enough to make him still hate this site to today(which he doesn't elaborate on how much that is, so I'm left to interpret that). I convinced him to not bug Jessica by convincing him that Jessica was [[Arfoire]], the main antagonist of Neptunia.&lt;br /&gt;
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Chris has [[Computers|a pretty decent rig]], but Payday is designed to run on low end specs as long as you turn down the graphics. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Of all the paint jobs for his getaway van, Chris opted for the ice cream truck...&lt;br /&gt;
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File:CWCsteam1.jpg&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox| Chris is good on only Normal. Anything else and we’re doing everything for him.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxgreen|what's the story of him getting electrocuted by his Dreamcast? Did that actually happen? Or did he make it up to justify that goddess possessing him?}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox| The Dreamcast was out of his own stupidity. I had nothing to do with that. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Analyzing lewds of Jessica Quinn and Jackie==&lt;br /&gt;
{{quotebox|Chris thinks I have Sailor Mercury’s special computer to analyze pics he sends(he sent me lewds of [[Jessica Quinn|Jessica]] to analyze too). }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|No, he never met Jessica RL. I'm not in contact with her either, but I would like to talk to Jessica one day. Is she a troll too? I dunno much other than she has a nice ass. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox| In fact, he has lewds of Jessica and a nude supposedly from [[Jackie]](her head isn't in the shot, so it might as well be a fake). }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxgreen|IIRC, Jackie is [REDACTED]. So yeah, that one is a fake. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Oh shit, seriously? Well I knew it was too good to be true with Jackie.&lt;br /&gt;
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He wanted me to see if they were legit or trolls. I told him Jackie was from the Neptunia universe, and so was Jessica. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox| By the way, I should mention that Chris now feels remorse for ending the relationship with Jackie, since I confirmed she was &amp;quot;real&amp;quot;. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Nazis in CWCville==&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|One other thing I should mention is that Chris thinks he fucked up big with having his new medallion crafted out of Element 115(Nazi Zombies reference FTW), which was stolen by a time traveling Hitler, and the Chris from the comics was taken too. Now Cwcville is under the control of the Nazis, and this is what he thinks Cwcville(along with the US) looks like in his imagination land.&lt;br /&gt;
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File:NaziDC.jpg&lt;br /&gt;
File:Nazi new york.png&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/gallery&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/center&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Influencing [[Sonichu 12-9]]==&lt;br /&gt;
{{quotebox|I’m gonna make his comic worth reading. The pony stuff is boring, so I’m going to throw in more jokes Chris won’t bother googling. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|[[File:Sonichu12-9 cap-min.jpeg|150px]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox| Look at that pic and spot the joke }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Actually no, the Tesco logo on the hotdog vendor.&lt;br /&gt;
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Look up Tesco and horses xD }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxgreen|I am bemused that Chris is so willing to incorporate so much antagonistic stuff into his hugbox. Like, I get how he doesn't check. But the fact that you gave him such difficult to take images and he readily made CWCville into that is astonishing!&lt;br /&gt;
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He used to prize this thing very highly. I honestly don't know how you got him to even listen to you about this. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox| So I’m looking to cut down on the wall-o-text and add more jokes }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox| I simply passed it off as a good idea, and said anyone who said otherwise was a troll }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxgreen|Don't. Wall of text is headache-inducing, but you have to let the autist be an autist. You know?&lt;br /&gt;
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Were you behind the tinfoil remove kebab video? }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox| Yeah, that was the first true exercise of trust. I’ll keep the texts then, and he confirmed all this will be in his next comic. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Opinions of Kiwi users==&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxgreen|What were the opinions of the other Kiwis you talked to? no need to reveal who they are, but I'm interested in what they thought of the whole thing.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|They found it all funny. They said keep going but don’t tell everyone just yet(it would also ruin the magic of the trolling and make me look like a ween).}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Red Forest clip==&lt;br /&gt;
{{quotebox|The audio may get loud a lot, since I was using crappy old earbuds while mixing the sounds. Let me find the file. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxgreen|Also one more thing:&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;I had Discord and Magi-Chan escort me personally on my Thursday outing to The End Games for Pokemon League and colouring my pages that I had at the time. I allowed Discord to enjoy some of the fun there. He watched a few Dungeon and Dragon-type games get played. I even allowed him to see if he could get one of my friends to notice and see him. But she didn't budge.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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Do you know what the fuck was up with that? Especially the latter part?}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|So here's the story:&lt;br /&gt;
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Basically I'm from the Hyperdimension, and we're here hunting in the forests of Chernobyl for a magical artifact(STALKER reference). Me, Nepgear, IF, and Neptune were camping late at night when [[Akan]](the main antagonist of Hardcore Henry, and the original Russian Chris mentioned. I found it funny everyone assumed Putin since Chris forgot to name Akan) sends his mercenaries to attack me and the girls. IF and Neptune get away, but me and Nepgear are wounded and barely make it out before getting attacked by a cloaker(the same enemies from Payday Chris keeps mentioning). Just as I'm beaten down, he turns to Nepgear when Sailor Jupiter saves us both. She flees right as the Medic dozer(another Payday enemy) comes in to save us both.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Infobox/Audiofile&lt;br /&gt;
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| video          = {{#ev:youtube|R4ZtZzjp5ms}}&lt;br /&gt;
| stardate       = Unknown&lt;br /&gt;
| saga           = {{Idea Guy|text}}&lt;br /&gt;
| subject        = [[Reality]]&lt;br /&gt;
| Other          = {{Leaked|text}} {{Audio|text}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|What got me was the amount of editing mistakes I made, that he never caught onto(IE the guitar at the beginning abruptly cutting off). I made more that Chris actually kept falling for, but they're loud. Again, might wanna be careful of the volume when listening XD&lt;br /&gt;
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I have all the conversations saved, but it's a month's worth of chatting. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|That Discord thing...yeah, I had no idea what the fuck he was going on about. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox| So do I tell people when this is all over? I'm not sure how most trolls go out...I kinda entered this game late and quietly. I know I said I wasn't in this for the recognition in Christory, but it's still amusing to watch. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|I can’t hate Chris because I actually can relate to him on quite a bit.&lt;br /&gt;
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My only worry is my plot. I jumped into this with the intention to see if Chris truly was this gullible, and it evolved into me full on trolling him. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Chris's lifespan==&lt;br /&gt;
{{quotebox|I can say that Chris knows the fact that he shortened his lifespan taking those hormones. In fact, I wouldn’t say he’s suicidal, so much as he’s fine with the idea he could die sooner. I dunno if it counts as his view of reality, but Chris thinks he might be able to have a baby once the transition is complete (I have nothing to do with that. Chris said it’s a possibility he could get pregnant). }}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Gullibility==&lt;br /&gt;
{{quotebox|Basically, the moment I brought up the multiverse, he listened. I told him that Kurome from Neptunia put a curse on my messages, which is why he didn’t ask for time stamps and pics. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxgreen|I find it interesting that he immediately believed you in everything the moment you reaffirmed his belief.&lt;br /&gt;
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And he was already a believer in the Neptunia verse lol. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|I know! I was worried he was going along with it so he could fuck with me back. He believes this shit for real though because he tried to talk like Uzume(which sounds no different from how he normally talks, only he tried to raise his pitch and couldn’t pronounce the name of half the Neptunia characters). }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxgreen|Please tell me you have a recording of that.&lt;br /&gt;
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Where the fuck does he get that shit? Isolation does quite the number on the human brain.&lt;br /&gt;
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Also, has he ever described to you the nature of his interaction with Sonichu and Co? }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|No, I didn’t I’m afraid. I could only describe the horrors of the call. I do save the texts though. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxgreen|You need to jot down the details of the call in your notebook or something. Because it seems like it's too good to forget later. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|[[File:Text with John Yamada.png|150px]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Oh yes, he has! He sees them with his “third eye”, but longs to see them rl. I have the details jotted down btw. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox| And no, John isn’t my name. I gave my name as John Yamada(Japanese for Doe) }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxgreen|Chris is getting far far worse. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|TBH, that third eye he brought up was already a thing before I started talking to him. He told me on our first conversation that he could see Sonichu with it. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Suggestible Chris==&lt;br /&gt;
{{quotebox|As for the Satanic powers thing.&lt;br /&gt;
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Chris looked back at his comics and was shocked to see how little respect he had in portraying women in his works. He thinks the Nazis kidnapped 2000s Chris and brought him back in time where they possessed him with Satanic powers and helped the Nazis win WW2.&lt;br /&gt;
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In truth, I made a joke about the Nazis and Satanic powers, not realizing just how much he'd take it in. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|It's why I'm taking my time to present all this. I'll talk to [REDACTED], but I'm gonna keep going until more comes up.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Well that's good. Once I finish, I think I'll stick around, but I don't think I'm gonna troll again after this. It's fun, but I was unemployed when I started. Now I'm starting back up work again XD&lt;br /&gt;
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Anyway, I messaged [REDACTED], but I dunno if he'll respond. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Steam trolls==&lt;br /&gt;
{{quoteboxgreen|BTW, yours and maybe some of your friends' is showing in one of the Pay Day photos.. blur it out before sending them to anyone else.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Oh shit, you're right. Thanks! XD&lt;br /&gt;
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It was just me and Chris in that match. The rest of the names are NPCs. Here is the sad fact...I am Chris's only friend on Steam. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox| How do I share the steam info? }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxgreen|You don't do it now. Because you are the only friend on his list. People will look into you for sure because your steam profile sticks out like a sore thumb. Once you're done, you unfriend him, and then share it.&lt;br /&gt;
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If you want to share this, then do it in private with someone you trust.&lt;br /&gt;
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BTW this is why you should do things with a burner account. Because there's an element of risk here.&lt;br /&gt;
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https://kiwifarms.net/threads/ween-hunting-season.35124/}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|So much I didn’t know.&lt;br /&gt;
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I agree on the steam thing, but some trolls found Chris already. I’m amazed no updates came of this. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Yeah, Chris said some guy jumped in Chris’s game and taunted him for buying more games this month before hopping off }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox| CNN fake news, I believe his name was? }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Ah okay.&lt;br /&gt;
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So yeah, a few people on Steam know he’s on Steam now. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox| Thanks for all your help. I had an exit plan set but I could always use some help. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox| I messaged [REDACTED]. Just waiting for him to reply. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Rosechu is trans==&lt;br /&gt;
{{quotebox| So far the talks with [REDACTED] and [REDACTED] have been well. They like the way it's going so far, but have offered a bit that I could use for this.&lt;br /&gt;
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So there will be less Nazi stuff, but they made me realize that I can probably get more results by fucking with the Sonichu characters themselves, rather than just the world around them. Since Chris trusts me a lot, this shouldn't be too hard. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Rosechu is confirmed transgender as of tonight. Chris was shocked but accepting xD }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|I pretended to be both Sonichu and Rosechu, who borrowed my computer. All it took was a little knowledge on Sonichu and Chris believes he’s talking to his “children”.&lt;br /&gt;
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Basically Rosechu admitted it when she told Chris she evolved from a male Raichu. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Trolling Jessica Quinn, drawing of Chris fucking Sonichu==&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|What do you know about Jessica’s true identity? Who is she really? }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox| She’s back according to Chris }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|So Chris gave me his facebook login to deal with Quinn so he didn't have to. I wound up hitting on her and making Chris sound fat(ter). On top of that, Sonichu got pregnant through anal with Chris. &lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:CWCSonichu Rule34.jpeg|150px]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Quinn came back all flirty, so I hit on her back and she sent more lewds. Chris wasn't happy, but was at least relieved he didn't have to talk to her.&lt;br /&gt;
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Chris accepted this because Magi-chan told him it was how Crystal was born. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|If you draw it happening, then you don't have to fuck Sonichu yourself. He'll already be pregnant, and you don't have to actually do nasty anal. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxgreen|And this is how you got him to do Christine kicking classic Chris in the balls? }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Actually no.&lt;br /&gt;
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I told him Chris from the past abolished women's rights so he can go on his love quest. Chris got so pissed, especially after I told him that Classic Chris helped the Nazis win WW2. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxgreen|But didn't he write those old comics himself?&lt;br /&gt;
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I am confused. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|You see, Chris is rather confused on the concept himself, but I pieced what I could together.&lt;br /&gt;
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You see, he created Cwcville and all it's inhabitants, but does not see himself as a god. His comics, he considers chronicles largely based on the real life adventures of his alternate dimension self and the side characters. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxgreen|Why is Chris fearing Jessica? Why does he need you to login into his account and respond as him?&lt;br /&gt;
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And did Jessica fall for it? What did she ask for? And how well did you Have to IMITATE Chris's unique typing style for her to fall for it?}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|He thinks she's Arfoire from Hyperdimension Neptunia.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:Arfoire Zero.png|150px]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Also, not that hard. I basically had to just say a few things like he would, and Jessica's pants were off. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|He deleted the Rosechu thing because his feelings were hurt about the fact that fans were more interested in a trans Rosechu.&lt;br /&gt;
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[REDACTED] already knows, and thinks it's funny I was hitting on Quinn. He said she wasn't real, and that the pics are likely from some camgirl. However, I still ask Quinn for them because Chris still reads the conversation, and is disgusted by who he thinks is the villain from Neptunia.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Chris tries to keep Jamsta out of jail==&lt;br /&gt;
{{quotebox|Chris thinks he has a psychic link to Cwcville, but every time he tries to change a scenario to his will, I always say it fucks up and makes things worse. I sent him pics of Cwcville after [[Jamsta]] Sonichu was put on trial for sexual harassment, and acquitted.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:CWCville jamsta riots.jpg|150px]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|This will all take place in his comic eventually, but it's gonna take a lot of effort to keep Chris from going around it. I'm ready for that though.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Pretending to be Chris to Chris, religion in CWCville==&lt;br /&gt;
{{quotebox|I actually have pretended to be Chris himself, but as a Satanist. The funny thing was I told Chris Atheism, the Neptunia CPUs, and Islam were the three main beliefs in Cwcville. Christianity had largely been forgotten in the time Chris stopped being mayor. He tried enforcing Christianity back into Cwcville, and all it did was create more people converting to Islam. Chris still intends to remove Islam, Satanism, and Atheism when he gets to Cwcville....somehow.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|I basically took inspiration from Kevin Spacey on Jamsta, and made Jamsta sound like he molested both Tails and Punchy. They took him to court and despite Magi-chan's evidence against Jamsta, Chris demanded Jamsta be acquitted for his crimes. I then took inspiration from the Rodney King riots, and the Ukrainian riots, and told Chris people were out to get Jamsta.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Chris is still under the delusion that he has a massive fanbase because of his comics.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Also, Chris thinks Quinn is trying to hurt him again. I dunno...the moment I told Quinn I put on a few extra pounds, I asked her to show me what it would look like if she sat on my face. She took off her pants and took a pic of her ass.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|By the way, Chris thinks THIS is Alec Benson Leary.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:Alec as Bodhi.jpg|150px]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxgreen|You didn't answer the semen question. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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''The question was “Why is he mentioning semen draining?” regarding the drawing of Chris butt-fucking Sonichu.''&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxgreen|BTW are you the one behind that Cherokian video? }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|I kinda missed the semen question, sorry. I'm not too sure on that one right now.&lt;br /&gt;
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He's trying to use his &amp;quot;Creator powers&amp;quot; to return Cwcville to it's original state before I showed up, but I keep telling him every time he does this, it causes more trouble than actual solutions.&lt;br /&gt;
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He doesn't want Islam or atheism because it conflicts with his religion greatly in his mind. He tried to get Angelica to enforce Christianity, until I told him Angelica became a Satanist. Now he wants to take it upon himself to put Christianity back on as the dominant religion in Cwcville.&lt;br /&gt;
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He already didn't like Quinn for leaving him, and it got worse the moment I told him she was a villain.&lt;br /&gt;
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Chris tried using his &amp;quot;psychic powers&amp;quot; to convince the judge not find Jamsta guilty. All I said after that was that the judge wasn't convinced since Chris no longer is mayor. Chris then tried to influence the jury and I told him it worked, but now there is a city-wide riot.&lt;br /&gt;
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The man in the picture is Bodhi, played by Edgar Ramirez in the recent remake of the movie, Point Break.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|and yes, I convinced Chris that the ancient Cherokeans wore tracksuits, drank vodka, and shouted &amp;quot;Cheeki breeki&amp;quot; as a war cry. [REDACTED] loved the idea. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|I was playing A LOT of Payday as Bodhi(he's also a crossover character in the game) when Chris messaged me asking if Alec and the other trolls were saved by becoming Amish, or if they were all executed. I told him they were, but Alec broke free and was evacuated by the Ex-Presidents gang(the gang Bodhi is part of in Point Break). I then said what the hell and made Alec in to Bodhi. [REDACTED].&lt;br /&gt;
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Chris's excuse on the court issue was that he &amp;quot;didn't want Jamsta to suffer in jail&amp;quot; like he did.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Steam and Payday==&lt;br /&gt;
{{quoteboxgreen|LOL is that why he stopped playing Payday?}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Actually no. Chris just stopped because some trolls unaffiliated with me and KF found him and started fucking with him in games. I forgot to tell him he could set his games to private or friends only, but oh well. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxgreen|How do you know that their affiliations? }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Because someone would have shared it on here by now. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|I do intend to share his steam by the end of all this. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Chris wants to visit Cole and Trickie==&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Oh fuck dude. Chris is gonna try running to New York this Monday! }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|I’m being honest to God when I say that I’m not telling him to do this. He wants to use his Sonichu powers to run to New York to confront [[Cole]] for some reason. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|He thinks he can unlock his powers today, and is even skipping church for it. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|He knows Barbara isn’t doing well, so rather than getting a real job to support her before she passes so she knows he can move on after her death, Chris is deciding to go to New York to “convince” Cole to make amends with Barb.&lt;br /&gt;
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Chris thinks a new magical medallion is coming in the mail, which he thought meant it unlocks all his power. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|He thinks he can magic up the address.&lt;br /&gt;
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He thinks I made him a new medallion out of element 115.&lt;br /&gt;
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He also wants to visit [[Rosechu's Story|Trickie]]. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Pretty much Chris has been wanting to confront Cole for a couple years now. I had nothing to do other than discourage Chris from trying to confront Cole.&lt;br /&gt;
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No such medallion exists. It’s more like Chris assumes it exists because he wants it to.&lt;br /&gt;
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Chris wants to get Trickie’s autograph or something. He hasn’t been clear on that. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|In the end, Chris told me he’s been trying to unlock his powers so he can get Cole to care about his family so he can dump barb on Cole while he goes to CWCville.&lt;br /&gt;
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Not in those exact words, but basically what he’s saying. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Dude, at this point you HAVE to feed into his fantasies to even just motivate him to do something that isn’t spending hours on Sonic games. He could have multiple comics out this year, but he’s sticking to his routines unless you tell him his fantasies are real. Otherwise, you won’t get far with Chris, even as a friend of his.&lt;br /&gt;
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He’s not dead-set, so much as he really wants to force Cole to apologize to Barbara. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Again, I’m trying to get him to NOT go. One other reason is similar to Trickie; he has no idea where either live. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|So yeah, I'm trying to get Chris not to go since he has no clue where either person lives, and money is tight for him right now. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|I wanna fuck with him, but Cole did nothing wrong that I know of. Same with Trickie.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Chris went to a GameStop to meet a Neptunia goddess==&lt;br /&gt;
{{quotebox|Besides, sending Chris to another state has been done before. At most, I let him go to [[GameStop]] looking for Neptune while honking his horn and shouting her name.&lt;br /&gt;
 }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox| Chris s actually did go to GameStop today }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|He went up to the window and “thoroughly scanned” the inside for Neptune.&lt;br /&gt;
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Yes, he’s banned. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxgreen|And he also screamed her name and honked the car horn as well? On his own, or did you push him into it? }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox| All on his own. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|The Forest lakes GameStop. He went there because I said Neptune would wait at a GameStop. For some reason he went to the one he got banned from, so I went with it.&lt;br /&gt;
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Chris is blowing his money on stupidshit to make himself happy again, though when was that ever news? XD }}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Chris abandons Christianity for Neptunia==&lt;br /&gt;
{{quotebox| Chris switched religions!}}&lt;br /&gt;
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IdeaGuyCWCreligion1.png &lt;br /&gt;
IdeaGuyCWCreligion2.png&lt;br /&gt;
IdeaGuyCWCreligion3.png&lt;br /&gt;
IdeaGuyCWCreligion4.png&lt;br /&gt;
IdeaGuyCWCreligion5.png&lt;br /&gt;
IdeaGuyCWCreligion6.png&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/gallery&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/center&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|The Neptunia goddesses, all because I pretend to be them and he thinks they are really talking to him. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxgreen|Just out of curiosity, how many characters have you played in this saga? }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Just about every goddess in Neptunia. Seven goddesses plus four CPU candidates. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|[[File:Blanc.png|150px]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Chris probably is doing this because he has a weird pedophilic taste for Blanc, the youngest looking goddess. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox| Including John, around 13 people. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|He randomly texts me at 3 in the goddamn morning because he fails to undeterstand sleep. It’s mostly about stuff not even I could decipher...&lt;br /&gt;
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Times he failed?&lt;br /&gt;
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Edit:whoops, let me look. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Chris wants to fuck an anime girl==&lt;br /&gt;
{{quotebox|Well to answer that question, he got into an argument with Blanc, and she called him out on his laziness and hypocrisy. What really took the fucking cake though?&lt;br /&gt;
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A very detailed reply on how he’d fuck Blanc when all she asked was how she’d be treated on a date with him. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Every reply on how he’d treat her as a woman was short and sounded like he was telling her what he felt made him sound smart. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Yup, the date wasn’t happening so much as Blanc was trying to see just how much of a “mature woman” Chris claimed to be. She then asked Chris what he’d do if she accepted his invitation to a date, and his response came up. What sucks was it was on Steam and I lost the exact reply. Just what I can tell you was that Chris had a sex reply down.&lt;br /&gt;
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Let me get a text &lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:CWCrandomtext.png|150px]]&lt;br /&gt;
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A shining example of Chris’s texting me }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxgreen|You need to keep those replies somehow. Doesn't Steam Chat offer archiving? }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Steam archives it on the app for a day at best.&lt;br /&gt;
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Also, it was mostly about books and how to treat women for real. Chris kept being his creepy little self. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxgreen|Is he actually aiming for a relationship with a CPU? }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|I was wrong, looked like the app archives longer than the desktop.&lt;br /&gt;
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He says he’s not, but he acts a little too..friendly...with them }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox| Found it! }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|“Firstly, we get to the bedroom, communication is key, and I would listen. We get undressed. I would make out with you, make my way downwards, and I would put my two middle fingers onto your clit for starters. Then I would progress into your vulva with my fingers, and rub the front inside of your vagina. And with your request, I would lick it on the clit, the edges, and even put my tongue into your vag.” }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|It was here I started laughing and replied with Blanc becoming disgusted. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|I’ll get a real screenshot. Chris keeps messaging me on Steam so the app auto-scrolls to each reply. I had time to copy the message. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxgreen| Does he know what this character's age is? }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox| His CPU? }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxgreen|No, the one he's trying to fuck.&lt;br /&gt;
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And also, what was the catalyst of that? }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|None of the CPUs have a known age. A recurring gag with Blanc in the series is how she looks younger than she really is, which is a joke on how Nintendo makes a lot of family friendly content. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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==War between CWCville and Australatina==&lt;br /&gt;
{{quotebox|[REDACTED] told me to start a war between CWCville and some other nation. Originally [[Battery-Charge Heart|Chris created this CPU to restore Christianity to his town]], but I told him goddesses can’t worship other gods. Now he uses her to end the rioting and war in CWCville. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|I’m making him edit it in.&lt;br /&gt;
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Some fictional nation called “[[Ahuviya|Australiatina]]” or something. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Sonichu 14 and 16==&lt;br /&gt;
{{quotebox|I'm trying to get Chris to change the plot to [[Sonichu 14|book 14]], and write about something else. Thoughts? }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|I'm gonna try to get him to put all these posts in this comic. The ones with the prison camps and CPUs. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Update; Book 16 is actually underway. Don't ask why he skipped 13, 14, and 15 XD }}&lt;br /&gt;
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''He shared several in-progress photos of [[Sonichu 16]].''&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxgreen|Is this a script? Or is he just going to color this?&lt;br /&gt;
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Also, what's that about John and cuddling? }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|he's coloring this.&lt;br /&gt;
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Also, I did that because it was cucking Chris since he liked Nepgear. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxgreen|Aha. Alright.&lt;br /&gt;
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This is Sonichu 16? }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Yup}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxgreen| Why can't he just call it Sonichu 14 then? }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Because Chris still wants to do his pony shit and make a story recounting the first comic, as well as a backstory to Graduon. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxgreen|But he can just swap them around, no? They're all standalone stories.&lt;br /&gt;
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Ah what am I doing? Let him do what he wants. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|I stopped caring about his logic for order. Frankly I’m just glad some of this is going to the comic. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Miscellaneous Q&amp;amp;As]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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&lt;div&gt;This page contains private messages between the first of the three [[Idea Guys]], Joshua Wise, and a Kiwi Farms user. They are quoted below, with the user's side of the conversation redacted (except for context on Idea Guy's comments). These PMs were made public in [[January 2018]] after Wise was doxxed by members of the Kiwi Farms in an attempt to stop his behaviour.&lt;br /&gt;
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Idea Guy's remarks are in blue.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Introduction==&lt;br /&gt;
{{quotebox|what are your thoughts on the troll so far?}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|What I know is that a few of you have been talking to the troll already, and that what you guys are seeing is merely an exercise in control over Chris. You guys were right in that a close friend of Chris is responsible, but no, Chris isn’t being paid or under the influence of a sweetheart.&lt;br /&gt;
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The [[Sonichu 12-9|Nightstar comic]] is almost done, with some jokes Chris didn’t bother googling }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|By exercise, I mean that this was planned and not some Ween winging it. Chris posting about concentration camps and stuff was showing that they got into Chris’s fantasy land, and that they had implemented changes with Chris’s approval. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|On top of all that, Chris himself believes a lot of this, including that shit about IBA running to help fight off the mysterious Russian billionaire. Chris forgot about quite a bit of the [[Liquid Chris]] saga, but still hates [[Bluespike|Bluspike]] like it was yesterday.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox| To answer your question, expect more in the near future, including changes to the comic that may reduce the [[Chris and writing|wall-o-text]].&lt;br /&gt;
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Also for the most part, this guy is working alone. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Good, I was kinda busy when I answered these so I'm sorry the answers aren't clear.&lt;br /&gt;
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Yeah, I am in fact, the troll in question. I'm not telling everyone here because I'm kinda working on something bigger with Chris. I've been doing this mostly alone for over a month now, and I'm not doing this for my entry into Christory or anything. I just like fucking with people and frankly, I'm pushing to finish this pony shit faster(which is working).}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Manipulating Chris==&lt;br /&gt;
{{quotebox|Here's where it kinda gets fucked. Chris actually doesn't know about the Nazi jokes he just told. What really happened was some white knight tried to explain to him that he was making Holocaust references, and the thing was that I saw that coming beforehand. So I told him that anyone who said otherwise was a troll.&lt;br /&gt;
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Really, convincing Chris all this is happening RL isn't as hard as you might expect. In fact, all it takes is one of the free photo editing sites and Audacity to make Cwcville come to life. I actually once took audio from him during an interview and edited it(poorly) to make it sound like Christine was talking to random people fighting to save Cwcville. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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File:IdeaGuyCwc News Media.PNG&lt;br /&gt;
File:IdeaGuyCwc News Media2.PNG&lt;br /&gt;
File:IdeaGuyCwc News Media3.jpg&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/gallery&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/center&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|But what really won Chris over was this first-time audio I did to make him think the Neptunia characters were in our world, and this was a battle between them and the mystery Russian Billionaire's forces.&lt;br /&gt;
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Wanna hear it? }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Well it got to the point where he realized just how fucked up his old comics were. &lt;br /&gt;
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File:CWC gets kicked.jpg&lt;br /&gt;
File:CWC ded.jpg&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/gallery&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/center&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|You see, I've been studying Chris on my downtime a few months ago. It's really about knowing how to catch his attention(Neptunia), and then treating it like it's real. Because he sees Sonichu as being present with him, all that needed was someone else confirming they exists. What made me important here was being nice and not white knighting, but not openly trolling him.&lt;br /&gt;
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A few people on KF are aware of me, and have promised not to say anything as well. I'm not competing with other trolls as we speak, but every now and then some Ween would come and make shit hard to do. As for the white knight, her name was [[Kim Wilson|Kim something]]...some RL friend and white knight of his. Chris came to me about this, and instead of getting suspicious of me, he got mad about Kim and vented about her accusations of him being a white supremacist on a post.&lt;br /&gt;
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Every post he's done is all him. I simply suggest and he takes to twitter. It's starting to seep into his Comics too. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox| Oh, and part of why I'm not fully coming out with this information is because Chris lurks Kiwi to see if Jessica posts anything about him(he hasn't fully gotten over her like he said he did). It's one thing if I pretend I'm some attention whore shitposter. It's another when he sees the texts and pics I share. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Steam, Kiwi Farms and the Dreamcast shock==&lt;br /&gt;
{{quotebox|By the way, he has been fairly active on [[Steam]] lately. I snagged a couple pics of him during a game of payday(I can confirm he's playing that now, which he also thinks is a realistic depiction of the cops). }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxgreen|Oh and one more, did you suggest [[Hyperdimension Neptunia|Neptunia]] to him, or did he find it on his own?}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|He already knew about it, but I got him into it as a way of helping me get closer to him.&lt;br /&gt;
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As for Kiwi, he has no idea I'm here. He just comes on here enough to make him still hate this site to today(which he doesn't elaborate on how much that is, so I'm left to interpret that). I convinced him to not bug Jessica by convincing him that Jessica was [[Arfoire]], the main antagonist of Neptunia.&lt;br /&gt;
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Chris has [[Computers|a pretty decent rig]], but Payday is designed to run on low end specs as long as you turn down the graphics. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Of all the paint jobs for his getaway van, Chris opted for the ice cream truck...&lt;br /&gt;
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File:CWCsteam1.jpg&lt;br /&gt;
File:CWCsteam2.jpg&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/gallery&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/center&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox| Chris is good on only Normal. Anything else and we’re doing everything for him.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxgreen|what's the story of him getting electrocuted by his Dreamcast? Did that actually happen? Or did he make it up to justify that goddess possessing him?}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox| The Dreamcast was out of his own stupidity. I had nothing to do with that. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Analyzing lewds of Jessica Quinn and Jackie==&lt;br /&gt;
{{quotebox|Chris thinks I have Sailor Mercury’s special computer to analyze pics he sends(he sent me lewds of [[Jessica Quinn|Jessica]] to analyze too). }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|No, he never met Jessica RL. I'm not in contact with her either, but I would like to talk to Jessica one day. Is she a troll too? I dunno much other than she has a nice ass. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox| In fact, he has lewds of Jessica and a nude supposedly from [[Jackie]](her head isn't in the shot, so it might as well be a fake). }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxgreen|IIRC, Jackie is [REDACTED]. So yeah, that one is a fake. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Oh shit, seriously? Well I knew it was too good to be true with Jackie.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
He wanted me to see if they were legit or trolls. I told him Jackie was from the Neptunia universe, and so was Jessica. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox| By the way, I should mention that Chris now feels remorse for ending the relationship with Jackie, since I confirmed she was &amp;quot;real&amp;quot;. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Nazis in CWCville==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quotebox|One other thing I should mention is that Chris thinks he fucked up big with having his new medallion crafted out of Element 115(Nazi Zombies reference FTW), which was stolen by a time traveling Hitler, and the Chris from the comics was taken too. Now Cwcville is under the control of the Nazis, and this is what he thinks Cwcville(along with the US) looks like in his imagination land.&lt;br /&gt;
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File:NaziDC.jpg&lt;br /&gt;
File:Nazi new york.png&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/gallery&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/center&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Influencing [[Sonichu 12-9]]==&lt;br /&gt;
{{quotebox|I’m gonna make his comic worth reading. The pony stuff is boring, so I’m going to throw in more jokes Chris won’t bother googling. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|[[File:Sonichu12-9 cap-min.jpeg|150px]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox| Look at that pic and spot the joke }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Actually no, the Tesco logo on the hotdog vendor.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Look up Tesco and horses xD }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxgreen|I am bemused that Chris is so willing to incorporate so much antagonistic stuff into his hugbox. Like, I get how he doesn't check. But the fact that you gave him such difficult to take images and he readily made CWCville into that is astonishing!&lt;br /&gt;
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He used to prize this thing very highly. I honestly don't know how you got him to even listen to you about this. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox| So I’m looking to cut down on the wall-o-text and add more jokes }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox| I simply passed it off as a good idea, and said anyone who said otherwise was a troll }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxgreen|Don't. Wall of text is headache-inducing, but you have to let the autist be an autist. You know?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Were you behind the tinfoil remove kebab video? }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox| Yeah, that was the first true exercise of trust. I’ll keep the texts then, and he confirmed all this will be in his next comic. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Opinions of Kiwi users==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quoteboxgreen|What were the opinions of the other Kiwis you talked to? no need to reveal who they are, but I'm interested in what they thought of the whole thing.}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{quotebox|They found it all funny. They said keep going but don’t tell everyone just yet(it would also ruin the magic of the trolling and make me look like a ween).}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Red Forest clip==&lt;br /&gt;
{{quotebox|The audio may get loud a lot, since I was using crappy old earbuds while mixing the sounds. Let me find the file. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxgreen|Also one more thing:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;I had Discord and Magi-Chan escort me personally on my Thursday outing to The End Games for Pokemon League and colouring my pages that I had at the time. I allowed Discord to enjoy some of the fun there. He watched a few Dungeon and Dragon-type games get played. I even allowed him to see if he could get one of my friends to notice and see him. But she didn't budge.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Do you know what the fuck was up with that? Especially the latter part?}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|So here's the story:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Basically I'm from the Hyperdimension, and we're here hunting in the forests of Chernobyl for a magical artifact(STALKER reference). Me, Nepgear, IF, and Neptune were camping late at night when [[Akan]](the main antagonist of Hardcore Henry, and the original Russian Chris mentioned. I found it funny everyone assumed Putin since Chris forgot to name Akan) sends his mercenaries to attack me and the girls. IF and Neptune get away, but me and Nepgear are wounded and barely make it out before getting attacked by a cloaker(the same enemies from Payday Chris keeps mentioning). Just as I'm beaten down, he turns to Nepgear when Sailor Jupiter saves us both. She flees right as the Medic dozer(another Payday enemy) comes in to save us both.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Infobox/Audiofile&lt;br /&gt;
| name           = Red forest&lt;br /&gt;
| video          = {{#ev:youtube|R4ZtZzjp5ms}}&lt;br /&gt;
| stardate       = Unknown&lt;br /&gt;
| saga           = {{Idea Guy|text}}&lt;br /&gt;
| subject        = [[Reality]]&lt;br /&gt;
| Other          = {{Leaked|text}} {{Audio|text}}&lt;br /&gt;
| }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|What got me was the amount of editing mistakes I made, that he never caught onto(IE the guitar at the beginning abruptly cutting off). I made more that Chris actually kept falling for, but they're loud. Again, might wanna be careful of the volume when listening XD&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I have all the conversations saved, but it's a month's worth of chatting. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|That Discord thing...yeah, I had no idea what the fuck he was going on about. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox| So do I tell people when this is all over? I'm not sure how most trolls go out...I kinda entered this game late and quietly. I know I said I wasn't in this for the recognition in Christory, but it's still amusing to watch. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|I can’t hate Chris because I actually can relate to him on quite a bit.&lt;br /&gt;
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My only worry is my plot. I jumped into this with the intention to see if Chris truly was this gullible, and it evolved into me full on trolling him. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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===Transcript===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Transcript}}&lt;br /&gt;
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[00:00]&lt;br /&gt;
[Guitar intro music with forest ambient noise. A sound of someone walking through a forest]&lt;br /&gt;
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[00:35]&lt;br /&gt;
Neptune: Huh? I thought you fell asleep. [Laughs] I wanted to see you. Well... here... uuAHHH. Don't get the wrong idea! I just had some extra chocolate. Thank you! [sound effect of walking through the forest continues]&lt;br /&gt;
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[00:56] &lt;br /&gt;
[Foot steps suddenly stop]&lt;br /&gt;
Neptune: Huh?&lt;br /&gt;
Akan: [Russian]&lt;br /&gt;
[Footsteps continue]&lt;br /&gt;
Neptune: I'm pretty sure that I don't need to give my name at this time but I'm Neptune.&lt;br /&gt;
Akan: [Russian]&lt;br /&gt;
[Forest ambient noise]&lt;br /&gt;
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[01:12]&lt;br /&gt;
IF: I'm IF. A gust of beautiful wind that blows though- [sudden burst of fire shots are heard]&lt;br /&gt;
Neptune: [Screaming]&lt;br /&gt;
Akan: [Russian]&lt;br /&gt;
[Another single gunshot effect]&lt;br /&gt;
Akan: [Screaming while getting shot]&lt;br /&gt;
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[1:26] &lt;br /&gt;
Mysterious character: [Sighs] Fuck. [Sighs]&lt;br /&gt;
Neptune: Ouuuch!Ow ow ow-&lt;br /&gt;
Mysterious character: You're fine! [Silence ensues with ambience forest noise and foot steps]&lt;br /&gt;
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==Chris's lifespan==&lt;br /&gt;
{{quotebox|I can say that Chris knows the fact that he shortened his lifespan taking those hormones. In fact, I wouldn’t say he’s suicidal, so much as he’s fine with the idea he could die sooner. I dunno if it counts as his view of reality, but Chris thinks he might be able to have a baby once the transition is complete (I have nothing to do with that. Chris said it’s a possibility he could get pregnant). }}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Gullibility==&lt;br /&gt;
{{quotebox|Basically, the moment I brought up the multiverse, he listened. I told him that Kurome from Neptunia put a curse on my messages, which is why he didn’t ask for time stamps and pics. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxgreen|I find it interesting that he immediately believed you in everything the moment you reaffirmed his belief.&lt;br /&gt;
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And he was already a believer in the Neptunia verse lol. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|I know! I was worried he was going along with it so he could fuck with me back. He believes this shit for real though because he tried to talk like Uzume(which sounds no different from how he normally talks, only he tried to raise his pitch and couldn’t pronounce the name of half the Neptunia characters). }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxgreen|Please tell me you have a recording of that.&lt;br /&gt;
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Where the fuck does he get that shit? Isolation does quite the number on the human brain.&lt;br /&gt;
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Also, has he ever described to you the nature of his interaction with Sonichu and Co? }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|No, I didn’t I’m afraid. I could only describe the horrors of the call. I do save the texts though. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxgreen|You need to jot down the details of the call in your notebook or something. Because it seems like it's too good to forget later. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|[[File:Text with John Yamada.png|150px]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Oh yes, he has! He sees them with his “third eye”, but longs to see them rl. I have the details jotted down btw. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox| And no, John isn’t my name. I gave my name as John Yamada(Japanese for Doe) }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxgreen|Chris is getting far far worse. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|TBH, that third eye he brought up was already a thing before I started talking to him. He told me on our first conversation that he could see Sonichu with it. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Suggestible Chris==&lt;br /&gt;
{{quotebox|As for the Satanic powers thing.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Chris looked back at his comics and was shocked to see how little respect he had in portraying women in his works. He thinks the Nazis kidnapped 2000s Chris and brought him back in time where they possessed him with Satanic powers and helped the Nazis win WW2.&lt;br /&gt;
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In truth, I made a joke about the Nazis and Satanic powers, not realizing just how much he'd take it in. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|It's why I'm taking my time to present all this. I'll talk to [REDACTED], but I'm gonna keep going until more comes up.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Well that's good. Once I finish, I think I'll stick around, but I don't think I'm gonna troll again after this. It's fun, but I was unemployed when I started. Now I'm starting back up work again XD&lt;br /&gt;
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Anyway, I messaged [REDACTED], but I dunno if he'll respond. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Steam trolls==&lt;br /&gt;
{{quoteboxgreen|BTW, yours and maybe some of your friends' is showing in one of the Pay Day photos.. blur it out before sending them to anyone else.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Oh shit, you're right. Thanks! XD&lt;br /&gt;
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It was just me and Chris in that match. The rest of the names are NPCs. Here is the sad fact...I am Chris's only friend on Steam. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox| How do I share the steam info? }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxgreen|You don't do it now. Because you are the only friend on his list. People will look into you for sure because your steam profile sticks out like a sore thumb. Once you're done, you unfriend him, and then share it.&lt;br /&gt;
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If you want to share this, then do it in private with someone you trust.&lt;br /&gt;
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BTW this is why you should do things with a burner account. Because there's an element of risk here.&lt;br /&gt;
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https://kiwifarms.net/threads/ween-hunting-season.35124/}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|So much I didn’t know.&lt;br /&gt;
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I agree on the steam thing, but some trolls found Chris already. I’m amazed no updates came of this. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Yeah, Chris said some guy jumped in Chris’s game and taunted him for buying more games this month before hopping off }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox| CNN fake news, I believe his name was? }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Ah okay.&lt;br /&gt;
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So yeah, a few people on Steam know he’s on Steam now. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox| Thanks for all your help. I had an exit plan set but I could always use some help. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox| I messaged [REDACTED]. Just waiting for him to reply. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Rosechu is trans==&lt;br /&gt;
{{quotebox| So far the talks with [REDACTED] and [REDACTED] have been well. They like the way it's going so far, but have offered a bit that I could use for this.&lt;br /&gt;
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So there will be less Nazi stuff, but they made me realize that I can probably get more results by fucking with the Sonichu characters themselves, rather than just the world around them. Since Chris trusts me a lot, this shouldn't be too hard. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Rosechu is confirmed transgender as of tonight. Chris was shocked but accepting xD }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|I pretended to be both Sonichu and Rosechu, who borrowed my computer. All it took was a little knowledge on Sonichu and Chris believes he’s talking to his “children”.&lt;br /&gt;
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Basically Rosechu admitted it when she told Chris she evolved from a male Raichu. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Trolling Jessica Quinn, drawing of Chris fucking Sonichu==&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|What do you know about Jessica’s true identity? Who is she really? }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox| She’s back according to Chris }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|So Chris gave me his facebook login to deal with Quinn so he didn't have to. I wound up hitting on her and making Chris sound fat(ter). On top of that, Sonichu got pregnant through anal with Chris. &lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:CWCSonichu Rule34.jpeg|150px]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Quinn came back all flirty, so I hit on her back and she sent more lewds. Chris wasn't happy, but was at least relieved he didn't have to talk to her.&lt;br /&gt;
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Chris accepted this because Magi-chan told him it was how Crystal was born. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|If you draw it happening, then you don't have to fuck Sonichu yourself. He'll already be pregnant, and you don't have to actually do nasty anal. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxgreen|And this is how you got him to do Christine kicking classic Chris in the balls? }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Actually no.&lt;br /&gt;
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I told him Chris from the past abolished women's rights so he can go on his love quest. Chris got so pissed, especially after I told him that Classic Chris helped the Nazis win WW2. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxgreen|But didn't he write those old comics himself?&lt;br /&gt;
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I am confused. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|You see, Chris is rather confused on the concept himself, but I pieced what I could together.&lt;br /&gt;
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You see, he created Cwcville and all it's inhabitants, but does not see himself as a god. His comics, he considers chronicles largely based on the real life adventures of his alternate dimension self and the side characters. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxgreen|Why is Chris fearing Jessica? Why does he need you to login into his account and respond as him?&lt;br /&gt;
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And did Jessica fall for it? What did she ask for? And how well did you Have to IMITATE Chris's unique typing style for her to fall for it?}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|He thinks she's Arfoire from Hyperdimension Neptunia.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:Arfoire Zero.png|150px]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Also, not that hard. I basically had to just say a few things like he would, and Jessica's pants were off. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|He deleted the Rosechu thing because his feelings were hurt about the fact that fans were more interested in a trans Rosechu.&lt;br /&gt;
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[REDACTED] already knows, and thinks it's funny I was hitting on Quinn. He said she wasn't real, and that the pics are likely from some camgirl. However, I still ask Quinn for them because Chris still reads the conversation, and is disgusted by who he thinks is the villain from Neptunia.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Chris tries to keep Jamsta out of jail==&lt;br /&gt;
{{quotebox|Chris thinks he has a psychic link to Cwcville, but every time he tries to change a scenario to his will, I always say it fucks up and makes things worse. I sent him pics of Cwcville after [[Jamsta]] Sonichu was put on trial for sexual harassment, and acquitted.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:CWCville jamsta riots.jpg|150px]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|This will all take place in his comic eventually, but it's gonna take a lot of effort to keep Chris from going around it. I'm ready for that though.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Pretending to be Chris to Chris, religion in CWCville==&lt;br /&gt;
{{quotebox|I actually have pretended to be Chris himself, but as a Satanist. The funny thing was I told Chris Atheism, the Neptunia CPUs, and Islam were the three main beliefs in Cwcville. Christianity had largely been forgotten in the time Chris stopped being mayor. He tried enforcing Christianity back into Cwcville, and all it did was create more people converting to Islam. Chris still intends to remove Islam, Satanism, and Atheism when he gets to Cwcville....somehow.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|I basically took inspiration from Kevin Spacey on Jamsta, and made Jamsta sound like he molested both Tails and Punchy. They took him to court and despite Magi-chan's evidence against Jamsta, Chris demanded Jamsta be acquitted for his crimes. I then took inspiration from the Rodney King riots, and the Ukrainian riots, and told Chris people were out to get Jamsta.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Chris is still under the delusion that he has a massive fanbase because of his comics.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Also, Chris thinks Quinn is trying to hurt him again. I dunno...the moment I told Quinn I put on a few extra pounds, I asked her to show me what it would look like if she sat on my face. She took off her pants and took a pic of her ass.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|By the way, Chris thinks THIS is Alec Benson Leary.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:Alec as Bodhi.jpg|150px]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxgreen|You didn't answer the semen question. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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''The question was “Why is he mentioning semen draining?” regarding the drawing of Chris butt-fucking Sonichu.''&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxgreen|BTW are you the one behind that Cherokian video? }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|I kinda missed the semen question, sorry. I'm not too sure on that one right now.&lt;br /&gt;
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He's trying to use his &amp;quot;Creator powers&amp;quot; to return Cwcville to it's original state before I showed up, but I keep telling him every time he does this, it causes more trouble than actual solutions.&lt;br /&gt;
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He doesn't want Islam or atheism because it conflicts with his religion greatly in his mind. He tried to get Angelica to enforce Christianity, until I told him Angelica became a Satanist. Now he wants to take it upon himself to put Christianity back on as the dominant religion in Cwcville.&lt;br /&gt;
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He already didn't like Quinn for leaving him, and it got worse the moment I told him she was a villain.&lt;br /&gt;
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Chris tried using his &amp;quot;psychic powers&amp;quot; to convince the judge not find Jamsta guilty. All I said after that was that the judge wasn't convinced since Chris no longer is mayor. Chris then tried to influence the jury and I told him it worked, but now there is a city-wide riot.&lt;br /&gt;
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The man in the picture is Bodhi, played by Edgar Ramirez in the recent remake of the movie, Point Break.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|and yes, I convinced Chris that the ancient Cherokeans wore tracksuits, drank vodka, and shouted &amp;quot;Cheeki breeki&amp;quot; as a war cry. [REDACTED] loved the idea. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|I was playing A LOT of Payday as Bodhi(he's also a crossover character in the game) when Chris messaged me asking if Alec and the other trolls were saved by becoming Amish, or if they were all executed. I told him they were, but Alec broke free and was evacuated by the Ex-Presidents gang(the gang Bodhi is part of in Point Break). I then said what the hell and made Alec in to Bodhi. [REDACTED].&lt;br /&gt;
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Chris's excuse on the court issue was that he &amp;quot;didn't want Jamsta to suffer in jail&amp;quot; like he did.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Steam and Payday==&lt;br /&gt;
{{quoteboxgreen|LOL is that why he stopped playing Payday?}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Actually no. Chris just stopped because some trolls unaffiliated with me and KF found him and started fucking with him in games. I forgot to tell him he could set his games to private or friends only, but oh well. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxgreen|How do you know that their affiliations? }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Because someone would have shared it on here by now. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|I do intend to share his steam by the end of all this. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Chris wants to visit Cole and Trickie==&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Oh fuck dude. Chris is gonna try running to New York this Monday! }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|I’m being honest to God when I say that I’m not telling him to do this. He wants to use his Sonichu powers to run to New York to confront [[Cole]] for some reason. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|He thinks he can unlock his powers today, and is even skipping church for it. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|He knows Barbara isn’t doing well, so rather than getting a real job to support her before she passes so she knows he can move on after her death, Chris is deciding to go to New York to “convince” Cole to make amends with Barb.&lt;br /&gt;
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Chris thinks a new magical medallion is coming in the mail, which he thought meant it unlocks all his power. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|He thinks he can magic up the address.&lt;br /&gt;
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He thinks I made him a new medallion out of element 115.&lt;br /&gt;
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He also wants to visit [[Rosechu's Story|Trickie]]. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Pretty much Chris has been wanting to confront Cole for a couple years now. I had nothing to do other than discourage Chris from trying to confront Cole.&lt;br /&gt;
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No such medallion exists. It’s more like Chris assumes it exists because he wants it to.&lt;br /&gt;
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Chris wants to get Trickie’s autograph or something. He hasn’t been clear on that. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|In the end, Chris told me he’s been trying to unlock his powers so he can get Cole to care about his family so he can dump barb on Cole while he goes to CWCville.&lt;br /&gt;
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Not in those exact words, but basically what he’s saying. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Dude, at this point you HAVE to feed into his fantasies to even just motivate him to do something that isn’t spending hours on Sonic games. He could have multiple comics out this year, but he’s sticking to his routines unless you tell him his fantasies are real. Otherwise, you won’t get far with Chris, even as a friend of his.&lt;br /&gt;
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He’s not dead-set, so much as he really wants to force Cole to apologize to Barbara. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Again, I’m trying to get him to NOT go. One other reason is similar to Trickie; he has no idea where either live. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|So yeah, I'm trying to get Chris not to go since he has no clue where either person lives, and money is tight for him right now. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|I wanna fuck with him, but Cole did nothing wrong that I know of. Same with Trickie.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Chris went to a GameStop to meet a Neptunia goddess==&lt;br /&gt;
{{quotebox|Besides, sending Chris to another state has been done before. At most, I let him go to [[GameStop]] looking for Neptune while honking his horn and shouting her name.&lt;br /&gt;
 }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox| Chris s actually did go to GameStop today }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|He went up to the window and “thoroughly scanned” the inside for Neptune.&lt;br /&gt;
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Yes, he’s banned. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxgreen|And he also screamed her name and honked the car horn as well? On his own, or did you push him into it? }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox| All on his own. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|The Forest lakes GameStop. He went there because I said Neptune would wait at a GameStop. For some reason he went to the one he got banned from, so I went with it.&lt;br /&gt;
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Chris is blowing his money on stupidshit to make himself happy again, though when was that ever news? XD }}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Chris abandons Christianity for Neptunia==&lt;br /&gt;
{{quotebox| Chris switched religions!}}&lt;br /&gt;
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IdeaGuyCWCreligion1.png &lt;br /&gt;
IdeaGuyCWCreligion2.png&lt;br /&gt;
IdeaGuyCWCreligion3.png&lt;br /&gt;
IdeaGuyCWCreligion4.png&lt;br /&gt;
IdeaGuyCWCreligion5.png&lt;br /&gt;
IdeaGuyCWCreligion6.png&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/gallery&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/center&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|The Neptunia goddesses, all because I pretend to be them and he thinks they are really talking to him. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxgreen|Just out of curiosity, how many characters have you played in this saga? }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Just about every goddess in Neptunia. Seven goddesses plus four CPU candidates. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|[[File:Blanc.png|150px]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Chris probably is doing this because he has a weird pedophilic taste for Blanc, the youngest looking goddess. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox| Including John, around 13 people. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|He randomly texts me at 3 in the goddamn morning because he fails to undeterstand sleep. It’s mostly about stuff not even I could decipher...&lt;br /&gt;
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Times he failed?&lt;br /&gt;
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Edit:whoops, let me look. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Chris wants to fuck an anime girl==&lt;br /&gt;
{{quotebox|Well to answer that question, he got into an argument with Blanc, and she called him out on his laziness and hypocrisy. What really took the fucking cake though?&lt;br /&gt;
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A very detailed reply on how he’d fuck Blanc when all she asked was how she’d be treated on a date with him. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Every reply on how he’d treat her as a woman was short and sounded like he was telling her what he felt made him sound smart. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Yup, the date wasn’t happening so much as Blanc was trying to see just how much of a “mature woman” Chris claimed to be. She then asked Chris what he’d do if she accepted his invitation to a date, and his response came up. What sucks was it was on Steam and I lost the exact reply. Just what I can tell you was that Chris had a sex reply down.&lt;br /&gt;
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Let me get a text &lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:CWCrandomtext.png|150px]]&lt;br /&gt;
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A shining example of Chris’s texting me }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxgreen|You need to keep those replies somehow. Doesn't Steam Chat offer archiving? }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Steam archives it on the app for a day at best.&lt;br /&gt;
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Also, it was mostly about books and how to treat women for real. Chris kept being his creepy little self. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxgreen|Is he actually aiming for a relationship with a CPU? }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|I was wrong, looked like the app archives longer than the desktop.&lt;br /&gt;
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He says he’s not, but he acts a little too..friendly...with them }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox| Found it! }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|“Firstly, we get to the bedroom, communication is key, and I would listen. We get undressed. I would make out with you, make my way downwards, and I would put my two middle fingers onto your clit for starters. Then I would progress into your vulva with my fingers, and rub the front inside of your vagina. And with your request, I would lick it on the clit, the edges, and even put my tongue into your vag.” }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|It was here I started laughing and replied with Blanc becoming disgusted. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|I’ll get a real screenshot. Chris keeps messaging me on Steam so the app auto-scrolls to each reply. I had time to copy the message. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxgreen| Does he know what this character's age is? }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox| His CPU? }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxgreen|No, the one he's trying to fuck.&lt;br /&gt;
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And also, what was the catalyst of that? }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|None of the CPUs have a known age. A recurring gag with Blanc in the series is how she looks younger than she really is, which is a joke on how Nintendo makes a lot of family friendly content. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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==War between CWCville and Australatina==&lt;br /&gt;
{{quotebox|[REDACTED] told me to start a war between CWCville and some other nation. Originally [[Battery-Charge Heart|Chris created this CPU to restore Christianity to his town]], but I told him goddesses can’t worship other gods. Now he uses her to end the rioting and war in CWCville. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|I’m making him edit it in.&lt;br /&gt;
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Some fictional nation called “[[Ahuviya|Australiatina]]” or something. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Sonichu 14 and 16==&lt;br /&gt;
{{quotebox|I'm trying to get Chris to change the plot to [[Sonichu 14|book 14]], and write about something else. Thoughts? }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|I'm gonna try to get him to put all these posts in this comic. The ones with the prison camps and CPUs. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Update; Book 16 is actually underway. Don't ask why he skipped 13, 14, and 15 XD }}&lt;br /&gt;
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''He shared several in-progress photos of [[Sonichu 16]].''&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxgreen|Is this a script? Or is he just going to color this?&lt;br /&gt;
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Also, what's that about John and cuddling? }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|he's coloring this.&lt;br /&gt;
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Also, I did that because it was cucking Chris since he liked Nepgear. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxgreen|Aha. Alright.&lt;br /&gt;
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This is Sonichu 16? }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Yup}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxgreen| Why can't he just call it Sonichu 14 then? }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|Because Chris still wants to do his pony shit and make a story recounting the first comic, as well as a backstory to Graduon. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quoteboxgreen|But he can just swap them around, no? They're all standalone stories.&lt;br /&gt;
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Ah what am I doing? Let him do what he wants. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quotebox|I stopped caring about his logic for order. Frankly I’m just glad some of this is going to the comic. }}&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Miscellaneous Q&amp;amp;As]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>OrangeJuice</name></author>
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