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| '''BronyCon''' was a yearly convention held by ''bronies'', adult fans of [[My Little Pony]], from 2011 to 2019. It was held annually at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, Maryland, beginning in [[2013]]. Chris had been a fan of the series [[Christian Weston Chandler's FUTURE MESSAGE|years]] before then, yet he only began attending the conventions in [[2017]], as his interest in the children's cartoon deepened. He would continue to attend annually until ''My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic'', BronyCon's ''raison d'être'', ended its nine-year run in 2019 (despite Chris's [[June 2019 social media posts#Chris Spreads a Message from MLP Characters to Boycott the Upcoming Show|protests]]). Even with his [[Soft Exile|low regard]] among the MLP community, Chris has remained eager to congregate with his fellow fans. | | '''BronyCon''' was a yearly [[convention]] held by [[bronies]], adult fans of ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic]]'', each summer from [[2011]] to [[2019]]. It was held annually at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, Maryland, beginning in [[2013]]. |
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| ==2017==
| | Chris only began attending the conventions in [[2017]] as his interest in the children's cartoon deepened. He would continue to attend annually until ''My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic'' ended its nine-year run in 2019 (despite Chris's protests).<ref>[[June 2019 social media posts#Chris Spreads a Message from MLP Characters to Boycott the Upcoming Show]]</ref> |
| The 2017 convention ran from 11 August to 13 August. Chris drove all the way to Baltimore, Maryland, to visit the convention, staying for the full three days, spending the money he had taken from [[Patreon]] instead of on bills (causing a two-week delay in shipping his August books to patrons<ref>[[August 2017 Patreon posts#Blew patron funds on BronyCon, can't ship books]]</ref>). While he was there, Chris took many pictures with some of the show's staff, as well as other fans. He also made several new drawings over the course of the event; some of these were signed by voice actresses from the show.
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| Several fellow bronies from [[4chan]]'s /mlp/ board,<ref name=mlp>http://archive.is/lHRYe</ref> Twitter, and [[Kiwi Farms]] provided photos and reports on their sightings of Chris.
| | In total, Chris attended three BronyCons: |
| | | *[[BronyCon 2017]] |
| Unlike his [[March 2012 Facebook Posts#Mythbusters|last out-of-state trip]] five years before, he left [[Barbara Chandler|Barb]] behind, however she did make him call her twice a day to check up on her.<ref name=clare></ref> One of his friends implied that she was helping Chris by promising to be on call for Barb if she needed help during the weekend.<ref>https://kiwifarms.net/threads/twitter-8-11-2017-chris-spotted-at-bronycon.33187/page-19#post-2507095 "a friend asked me to be on call for her mom while she is out of town."</ref>
| | *[[BronyCon 2018]] |
| | | *[[BronyCon 2019]] |
| Overall, Chris's trip to BronyCon went abnormally well and seemingly without incident. He even described feeling "the MOST Love I have ever felt in my life" after returning home.
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| ===Day 1===
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| Chris met Cathy Weseluck, a voice actress for MLP, talked to her about Sonichu and CWCville,<ref name=clare>[[Clare Porter]]</ref> and got an autograph and a photo with her. He also met [[Clare Porter]], a fan of his. Chris can be seen toting three large bags throughout the convention which apparently contained "the original copies of Sonichu",<ref name=clare></ref> snacks, and toys.
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| File:Bc1 1.jpg|A wild clopper has been spotted!
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| File:Bc1 3.jpg|In line for a panel.
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| File:cwc bronycon 2017 1.jpg|Donning his brand new [[unicorn cosplay]].
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| File:Bc1 with RarifriendHN.jpg
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| File:cwc bronycon 2017 2.jpg|With Cathy Weseluck, a voice actress.
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| File:cwc bronycon 2017 4.jpg|"Also, Fluffle licking Vinyl. LOL"
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| File:Flufflepuff cwc glasses.jpg|"Fluffle Puff looks smart with my glasses; [[Ego|she Knows a Lot. 😋]]"
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| File:Bc1 - chris card.png|Miiverse card, which he handed out. Note the lazy correction of Christian to Christine.
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| File:Spike-sonichu.jpg |"Spike loves Sonichu too. :)"
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| ===Day 2===
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| An /mlp/ user got Chris's autograph.
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| {{quoteboxred|I don't know anything about this year's CWC drama, but I'm glad to have my own little souvenir from the Con. After the panel Chris was showing a little girl a binder of Sonichu stuff with a Sonic Rainboom in it, so I took my opportunity.<ref name=mlp></ref>}}
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| The same user provided an audio clip, apparently of Chris.
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| {{transcript}}
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| http://vocaroo.com/i/s0TkJ0kRIb17
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| [[File:Chris at the Grand Galloping Gala.jpg|thumb|200px|Another, less shitty shot of Chris at the Gala.]]
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| Another user reported playing against Chris at poker and accidentally misgendering him, and answered a few questions:
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| {{quoteboxred|Okay. So who's this Christine? I played poker against her in the tournament and she got really, really fucking mad when I accidentally called her - him.
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| I never care to call someone by their shitty preferred gender, but fuck you got to give me some time to figure out what you fucking want to be called.
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| I met her again at the gala and shes been glaring at me. Lol.
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| I didn't realize she was a meme until I saw pictures. Who is she?}}
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| {{quoteboxyellow|How did he smell like? Did he joined you at poker? Did you beat him?}}
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| {{quoteboxred|Bad.
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| It was a paired tournament so we didn't have be a choice who we played.
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| And she can't play worth a shit. But she did manage to build off of idiots. She lost it all chasing though.}}
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| {{quoteboxyellow|Did he say anything else at all? Talked about his comic? Was he alone?}}
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| {{quoteboxred|Nah. Just a lot of shit about people needing to respect correct genders.}}
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| A fan complimented Chris on the Sonichu merch he had brought with him:
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| {{quoteboxred|I found Chris-Chan at a panel and gained his trust.
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| I asked him if his Sonichu Medallion was authentic, and he said "I am the she that used to be that he that.." and then quickly showed me the first edition of Sonichu.
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| He wanted to take a selfie with me, and here it is after cropping myself out.
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| Then he shook my hand for some reason.}}
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| A 4chan user claimed that Chris was "told off" by convention officials for "going up to guests and saying he's horny," apparently in reference to his plastic unicorn horn. However, there is no solid evidence backing up this claim, and at this point it should be taken with a grain of salt.
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| During the early morning hours, Chris was spotted walking away from a parking garage which had closed for the night, leaving him unable to access his car.<ref name=mlp></ref> He took an Uber back to his hotel.
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| File:Bc2 mlp1 (see summary for hi-res link).jpg|Totes Lez.
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| File:Bc2 mlp2 (reduced size, see comment).png|Viewing "Keeping Friendship Magic: The Odd Pony Out" panel.
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| File:Bc2 with Kelly Sheridan.jpg|"Me and Kelly [Sheridan], Times Two!"
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| File:Chris at Bronypalooza.jpg| Spotted again at Bronypalooza, a BronyCon concert.
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| File:Blurry Chris spotting.jpg| Chris at the Grand Galloping Gala.
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| File:Bc2 with imaginary friend.jpg|"He's sitting here talking to himself and holding his hand out in front himself."
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| File:Bc2 mlp4.jpg|Cropped selfie with a fan.
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| File:Chris with @PopPunkAlto.jpg| Shut-in minds think alike.
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| File:Bc2 with @BookFag.jpg
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| File:Chris with @flutterplushies.jpg| Chris in his Gala dress.
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| File:Chris and @KrazyKariana.jpg| With a gal-pal/potential [[Love Quest|sweetheart]].
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| File:Chris Posing BC D2.jpg| Chris posing for a photo, legging holes on full display.
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| File:Bronycon d2 posing with mascots.jpg| With two other unicorns.
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| File:Chris's belongings at Bronycon.jpg|Chris's belongings.
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| File:Bc2 mlp5.jpg|Locked out of the parking garage.
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| File:Bc2 with Tetsuotherobot.jpg |"Just helped out @CWCSonichu with an uber. Worth it."
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| File:Bronycon2017stall.jpg|Browsing a vendor table.
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| Chris appears in voice actor Claire Corlett's vlog for Day 2. Chris is seen briefly at 4:32 in the background, above the Brony wearing the rainbow wig.
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| | name = BRONYCON DAY 2! Claire Margaret Corlett
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| | video = {{#ev:youtube|_uKk-2dRpSI}}
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| | Stardate = 12 August 2017
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| ====Awkwardly attempting to socialize at the Gala====
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| | name = Grand Galloping Gala BronyCon2017
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| ====Dancing with Magi-Chan====
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| Takes place directly after above video. Chris dances with imaginary friend [[Magi-Chan]]<ref>Mentioned in [[Sonichu 14]]</ref> at the gala.
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| ===Day 3===
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| Chris spent his final day at BronyCon attending a panel, taking pictures with cosplayers and other fans, and no doubt buying more crap he doesn't need with his [[Patreon]] and [[Monthly tugboat|tugboat]] money. He wore a [[Chris and fashion|multicolored poncho]] as a top, somehow managing to look even worse than he did for the previous two days.
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| {{quoteboxred|He's in the Fan Project panel now. He's spent three minutes complaining about his [[trolls]] and how autistic he is, and he turned away the microphone so no one can hear what he's saying.}}
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| Another anon elaborated:
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| {{quoteboxred|Sat near Chris-chan at Bronycon today. It was at the fan project panel, and he even asked a question and rambled on about how he had comics and a fandom (though never explicitly stating it was Sonichu). He even said the "high functioning autistic" line. He also mentioned being trolled, not having many friends, and all that, and I honestly felt kinda bad for him. Though most of the shit he's gotten over the years was his own self inflicted stupidity, so can't feel too bad for him.
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| But yeah, that's been the weirdest thing at this convention by a loooong shot. Like, at most like 5-10% percent of the thousands people I've seen and heard were weird or cringy, but nearly everyone here is either normal or just standard nerds.
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| But seeing and hearing Chris-chan, dear God that was hard to deal with...<ref>https://yuki.la/mlp/30721666</ref>}}
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| Day 3 pictures of Chris confirm that he wore the same ripped pair of [[Chris and fashion|leggings]] for three consecutive days. Based on his lack of basic hygiene habits, it can be assumed that they were not washed for the entire weekend.
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| After the con, Chris drove back to Virginia, car-pooling with Magi-Chan.<ref>https://sonichu.com/cwcki/August_2017_tweets#Back_from_BronyCon.2C_carpooling_with_Magi-Chan</ref>
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| {{quotebox|On our way back home; Son-Chu, Magi-Chan and I. #BronyCon2017 was Awesome! See y'all next year (or sooner). 😉 ⚡️💖💖💖⚡️ }}
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| File:Chris at the Holiday Inn Express.jpg| Chris fueling up before the con at the Holiday Inn Express.
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| File:Chris on a bus.jpg| Chris, presumably carpooling to the con.
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| File:Bronycon 2017 Panel.jpg|The panel Chris visited his final day at Bronycon.
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| File:Chris' outfit Bronycon day 3.jpg| A head-to-toe view of Chris's Day 3 outfit.
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| File:Spike in a Pikachu costume.jpg| The second drawing of Spike in a Pikachu costume. This one's only nominally less [[Chris and art|disturbing]] than the first.
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| File:Fluffle Love.jpg| "Lots of Fluffle Love. :)"
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| File:Chris looking uncomfortable with unknown man.jpg| Looking uncomfortable with a fan.
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| File:Chris dabbing.jpg| Chris performing the dab to attract a potential sweetheart. Pictured with [[Clare Porter]].
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| File:CWCmobile.jpg|[[Son-Chu]] 3.0 crossing the Virginia state line, on its way back to the [[14 Branchland Court|hoard]].
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| File:MergeComic6.jpg|Chris's drawing of his dance with Magi-Chan ([[Sonichu 14|''Sonichu'' #14]])
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| ====Videos====
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| Chris was recorded asking a [[Chris and oration|difficult-to-understand]] question about ad-libbing at the aforementioned panel, but not before greeting them in a jarringly high-pitched voice. He later shared the video on [[Facebook]], with the caption "So cute! :)". {{Infobox/Fanvideo
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| | name = CWC at Bronycon 2017
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| '''Chris''': [''extremely high pitched voice''] Hi again!
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| '''Panel''': Hello.
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| '''Chris''': [''creepy laugh''] Ohhhh, but yeah [unintelligible] the talk, ya'll did answer my questions, starting with, y'know, I like kites [?] from that episode of My Little Pony. I did see and live and [unintelligible] so [mumbles]. Um, what ideal ad-lib would you like to contribute eventually in any show, including My Little Pony, and uh, which ones have you done so far are your personal favorite? Not including [unintellible]. [''laughs'']
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| '''Panel''': Is that a question for all of us?
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| The panel's response to Chris is as below: {{Infobox/Fanvideo
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| [''Continuation of Chris's question from previous video'']
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| '''Panel''': Is that a question for all of us?
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| '''Chris''': Yes.
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| '''Panel''': Okay.
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| '''Panel''': Ad libs? Well, the whole thing with ad libs is it's kind of hard to pre-plan an ad lib because that's the nature of it, is to just kind of make it up on the spot. Kind of as you're saying the lines. So, uh, I mean I guess I'd want to say one that was popular, maybe. I feel like an ad lib for Tho- I don't know if there's Thorax ad libs, but for Vinny I had a lot of ad libs in Littlest Pet Shops, uh, he did [''character voice''] "Uhhhhh, I don't know!" He had lots of weird ad libs.
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| '''Panel''': Normally, we don't get- We're not allowed to ad lib. Whatever is written, uh, in the script is pretty much what we have to say, so, unless you're coughing or laughing or [unintelligible], it stays. It's really standard not to do that. But if I were to pick something I would say, I would love to ad lib more Spike in his sleep. Sleep talking.
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| ===Souvenirs and autographs===
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| After the around three-hour drive back to [[14 Branchland Court]], Chris shared images on Facebook, showing pieces of merchandise he purchased along with some new drawings he made. Some of these were autographed by other visitors to the convention, notably several [[Chris and socialization#MLP voice actresses|MLP voice actresses]].
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| |[[File:Signed Sonichu.jpg|150x150px]]
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| |Chris had Cathy Weseluck, the voice actress for Spike the Dragon, autograph his "personal copy of Sonichu #0".
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| |Cathy Weseluck autographed my personal copy of Sonichu #0, she remembered my name, and me kindly when I greeted her again. She is super wise, and left such an inspirational impression on me! Thank You, Cathy.
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| |Kelly Sheridan, voice of Starlight Glimmer, signed one of Chris's drawings.
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| |Kelly Sheridan; I was looking forward to meet her so much. She even loved my Night Star bringing up Schultz's Kite-Eating Tree. She even related to me with how I was being trolled and bullied, with such a quote that will be in my memory forever. With that many trolls, and fans, "You have made it." As in how successful I have become. Thank You, Kelly.
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| |Claire Corlett, Michelle Creber, Madeleine Peters, and Brynna Drummond all "read" about Chris's "many talents" and signed his [[Chris and ego|ego-stroking]] drawing for him.
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| |Awesome Bonus, All of the CMC actresses were there, I was inspired to draw and write Night Star putting forward a question to really test the four of them on how to figure out the extensive meaning behind a single Cutie Mark that defines ALL of your multiple talents. They each loved and agreed on how I imagined their respective CMC responded. Not to mention more lasting impressions upon me and each of them. Thank You, Maddy! Thank You, Brynna! Thank You, Michelle! Thank You, Claire! To each of all of you, I want to say that You Are Awesome! 🌸🌸💖💖💖💖🌸
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| |Daniel Ingram's autograph on a picture of two ponies.
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| |And let's Not forget the Music from the show and the movies and special shorts. In General, minus Heavy Metal, music moves me, and to me, there are certain ones that send a Shiver of Happiness, Literally, throughout my whole body! To name a few, Sonic CD's "Sonic Boom", "Watashitachi Ni Naritakute", the Sailor Stars Theme Song, and even a number of Daniel Ingram's songs make me feel that musical joy. Between the Cafeteria Song, Shine Like Rainbows, even the Rainboom's Half of the Battle Song between the Dazzlings and Rainbooms. And even just Now, in the New Episode of MLP I finally watched today, I related to this episode, in short: Matched My Surprise and initial inability to cope with suddenly being That Famous, and being harassed/trolled when not used to or ready for that. And, YES, even in my Sonichu Books, like the Leasons, I never said I was as Super Powerful Perfect, I had my flaws, and they were written and drawn in ink. I, too, was and still am a Work In Progress. Daniel, Thank You for producing the Most Tracks that can fill me with the Positivity I can feel to further empower myself emotionally and mentally. And, just to repeat, Let Vinyl Scratch Speak, Soon, Please! 🎵⚡️🌸🌸⚡️
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| |He wanted Nowacking to autograph his Vinyl Scratch figure, but didn't meet her. Nowacking would later block Chris on Twitter.
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| |Also, and I Wish I knew sooner, Nowacking, and Doctor Wolf; I am a huge fan of them both; they were there too! I would have loved to not only Selfies with them, and Nowacking autographing my Minis Vinyl Scratch's skirt, but also a little chat, to share a positive memory with them. An intelligent chat with Doctor Wolf, singing in an impression of her "All About That Bass". I would have visited their panels, if I knew with a better highlight of those respective ones from the schedule. Then, I take a deep breath, mindfully meditate, and remind myself that I can reach out to them online, and that there's always next year.
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| |[[File:BC fb haul 1.JPG|150x150px]]
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| |Finally, FluffyMixer signed Chris's bag with mysterious brown stains.
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| |Oops, I forgot one. FluffleMixer, of the Fluffle Puff series on YouTube, singed the bag that came with my Fluffle Puff plush. Thank You! 😊
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| ===Aftermath===
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| Chris described his enjoyment of the event. | |
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| {{quotebox|And, once again, I had an Awesome Time throughout the weekend! What really made it for me was being able to actually shine as the actual kind and open-hearted person that I was, and still am, to a LOT of people, who already knew me, and those just getting acquainted, and those who now I would delight in further communications now and then or so. And all of the Kindness and Heartfelt, Honest Love I have found, enjoyed, and will always treasure in my heart forever; the MOST Love I have ever felt in my life.
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| And to All of You who found me and shared at least a joyful greeting, Thank You All! I Love You All! And I truly mean that from the bottom and fullness of my smiling heart and soul, and I Loved making Each and Every one of you Smile too.
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| 🌈🎵⚡️🖍📝🌸💖😊💖🌸📝🖍⚡️🎵}}
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| Although not without some muscle soreness from hauling his Sonichu crap, souvenirs and fat gut everywhere.
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| {{quotebox|I will say the enduring price I had to pay for the weekend, and to match tie Grand Galloping Gala's Dress Code; pinched toes and hurt heels And my calves still hurt from the weight of carrying my Sonichu books; next year, a backpack on wheels, and try for a size 7 slipper. Everything Positive still worth all that endurance on my part. Earned my enjoyable weekend more ways than one. 😊 I'm alive and okay; I will recover quick like normal. }}
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| ==2018==
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| The 2018 convention took place between 27 and 29 July 2018. Chris's visit to BronyCon is a remarkable contrast to his recent attendance of [[TooManyGames]]. It is notable to mention that Chris received significant attention from his female fans, including one cosplayer, who attended several events with him.
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| ===Funding===
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| Chris had a difficult time with the funding for the 2018 trip, due to being the victim of an [[Idea Guys|alleged extortion scheme]].<ref>https://kiwifarms.net/threads/the-chris-chan-extortionists.45366/</ref> Chris eventually scrounged up enough money to afford the trip from [[eBay]] sales and donations.
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| The first of the donations came on 17 April 2018. Following a bout of Chris's begging over Twitter and in [[Look, I Am helping my mother and I with the monies]], [[Jack Jankowski]] gave Chris $1,200 in the hopes that Chris would attend BronyCon and hang out with Jack and be interviewed for his YouTube channel.<ref>https://kiwifarms.net/threads/jack-z-jack-jankowski-gave-chris-1-200-for-bronycon-wants-to-hang-out-with-him-there.42041/</ref> Chris then spent $250 on registration for a Bronze plan - confirmed by "Christine Weston Chandler Sonichu" appearing on the Sponsor section of BronyCon's website, as that is a perk of the Bronze plan.<ref name=bronyconreg></ref>
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| However, Chris was still in financial distress. On 10 May 2018, Chris had a meltdown over Twitter, in part due to people pointing out the issues with his finances:<ref>[[May 2018 social media posts#Meltdown on Twitter]]</ref>
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| {{quote|YOU DON'T KNOW WHY I CAN'T GO TO BRONYCON! FUCK YOU! I TOOK CARE OF MY BILLS AND EVERYTHING WAS TAKEN FROM ME! FUCKING EVERYTHING!}}
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| On 18 May, Chris requested free admission from BronyCon, on the grounds that "[[Ego|y'all know who I am]]" and that he was having extreme financial difficulties.<ref>https://tweetsave.com/cwcsonichu/status/997581679521812480</ref> A fan pointed out that BronyCon offered a three-day pass for only $65, but Chris hesitated, saying he wanted a higher tier pass for getting autographs.<ref>https://tweetsave.com/cwcsonichu/status/997596539714392064</ref> ''Note: The higher tier passes only grant priority in line''.<ref name=bronyconreg>http://archive.is/0EGot</ref>
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| The next day, a fan suggested that Chris use BronyCon as an opportunity to make some money by selling at the Artist Alley, but Chris rejected the idea, saying he wants to "experience the whole BronyCon, and I cannot do that from Sitting in ONE spot in the marketplace".<ref>https://tweetsave.com/cwcsonichu/status/997794676395700224</ref> Chris then tried asking BronyCon for a free upgrade from the Bronze pass he had paid for weeks ago to a Diamond pass valued at $2,000, again receiving no response.<ref>https://tweetsave.com/cwcsonichu/status/997915157442547715</ref>
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| Strong ebay sales during the summer pulled him back from the brink of financial ruin in time for BronyCon.
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| Nine days before the convention, Chris had another obstacle to overcome, explaining in [[My Car is Heating Up Worse; PLEASE BUY from my eBay and HELP!]] that [[Son-Chu]] was in bad shape and needed $850 for repairs. Luckily for him, [[Danielle Stone]] hatched a scheme to become his sweetheart, which involved giving him $1,000 to get his attention. Chris simply friendzoned Stone and used the money for his car repair. As the repairs would not be done in time, Chris instead opted to borrow [[Barbara Chandler||his mother]]'s car instead, which she allowed after Chris promised to get new tires and a full oil change for it.<ref>https://kiwifarms.net/threads/nulls-gambit.45655/page-11#post-3598032</ref>
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| ===Day 0===
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| Chris arrived in Baltimore on 26 July, a Thursday, a day before the con. He picked up his badge and ate dinner with Jai Heart — a fan.
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| <center><gallery>
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| File:CWC BronyCon 2018 Day 0 reg1.jpg|Chris's registration badge.
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| File:CWC BronyCon 2018 Day 0 reg2.jpg|Showing off his Sponsor status and sporting a drawing he had commissioned weeks before of [[Night Star]] kissing [[Kun T’Nyuget]].
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| File:CWC and TangerinePone BronyCon 2018.jpg|"Eating out with my new friend @CWCSonichu"
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| </gallery></center>
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| Chris's tweets:
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| {{quotebox|This Year’s BronyCon is sponsored in part by the Nation of Cwcville, and the Sonichus and Rosechus. ⚡️💙⚡️}}
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| {{quotebox|Driving my buds back to their hotel; I got windshield-washed by a young dude. So, I gave him two dollars and my business card; told him he just helped a Celebrity. LOL 😊 It’s still good to help others. ⚡️💙⚡️}}
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| ===Day 1===
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| On the morning of the con, Chris posted a video to Twitter, where he announced his appearance, showed off his cosplay and explained his options for meetups and autographs.
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| At the convention, Chris posed for photos with fans. It is worth noting that Chris ensured his Night Star plushy was always in the shot. Users of /mlp/ once again posted their photos of Chris<ref>https://desuarchive.org/mlp/thread/32696878</ref>.
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| Later that day, Chris attended a signing event, featuring voice actress [[Chris_and_socialization#MLP_voice_actresses|Tabitha St. Germain]]<ref>https://twitter.com/BronyCon/status/1022886011586732033</ref>. As he waited in line, he uploaded a video. Once they met, they shared a photo together and had "lovely chat." Whether Chris appealed for [[HarassCWCdirectly#Aftermath|Tabitha to unblock him following last year's Twitter events]] remains unknown.
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| <center><gallery>
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| File:BronyCon2018fan.jpg|With a fan
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| File:BronyCon2018fan2.jpg
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| File:BronyCon2018fan3.jpg
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| File:BronyCon2018Stall2.jpg|Captured by a table holder
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| File:BronyCon2018Galpal.jpg|With a Twitter gal pal
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| File:BronyCon2018spotted.jpg|Spotted
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| File:ChrisTabitha.jpg|Chris meets Tabitha St. Germain
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| </gallery></center>
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| ====Good Morning, Baltimare====
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| | name = Good Morning, Baltimare!
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| | video = {{#ev:youtube|xRT03Ncr0_8}}
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| | stardate = 27 [[July 2018]]
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| | subject = {{Convention|text}}
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| | style = {{Crazy|text}}
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| | saga =
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| | shirt = {{Pinkw-GreySleeves|text}}
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| | previous = [[My Car is Heating Up Worse; PLEASE BUY from my eBay and HELP!]]
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| | next = [[BronyCon#Waiting for Tabitha|Waiting for Tabitha]]
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| }}
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| ====Waiting for Tabitha====
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| {{Infobox/video
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| | name = Waiting for Tabitha
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| | video = {{#ev:youtube|XIAQLJii5b4}}
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| | stardate = 27 [[July 2018]]
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| | subject = {{Convention|text}}
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| | style = {{Crazy|text}}
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| | saga =
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| | shirt = {{Pinkw-GreySleeves|text}}
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| | previous = [[BronyCon#Good Morning, Baltimare|Good Morning, Baltimare]]
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| | next = [[BronyCon#Mad Munchkin Panel|Mad Munchkin Panel]]
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| }}
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| ===Day 2===
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| According to a Twitter user who attended a same panel as Chris, Chris engaged with a voice actor, regarding "sister dimensions".<ref>https://twitter.com/SandalwoodRK/status/1023349071317221377</ref>
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| Chris tweeted about enjoying panels and the convention so far:
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| {{quotebox|I enjoyed Mad Munchkin’s Creativity Panel, and I enjoyed the TF2 Analytic Panel. I have a poster for Ingrid to sign; the Convention is Awesome.}}
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| ====Nowacking rejection====
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| Not long after the aforementioned tweet, Chris posted again:
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| {{quotebox|Okay, Venting Time}}
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| {{quotebox|HE Pushed Me Away, and I had a drawing and a present. He remembered Blocking me on Twitter, like, MONTHS Ago! What is HIS Problem with me NOWADAYS?! He closed himself off from me; did not even stop to tell me why. I Feel Devastated! I Feel Upset! Tears are Welling a Bit. Why? 😧}}
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| {{quotebox|Awesome and Inspirational as he is, He Can be a Dick, apparently. Who Knew? I guess it is the Aloof, Cold Dude in him.}}
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| Chris deleted the last tweet moments later.
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| Fans deduced that Chris was referring to [[Nowacking]], who identifies as a [[transgender]] male, had a panel occurring at the time of Chris's post, and voices the character Chris attached as images.<ref>https://kiwifarms.net/threads/bronycon-2018.45941/page-17#post-3607785</ref><ref>https://kiwifarms.net/threads/bronycon-2018.45941/page-17#post-3607830</ref> In August 2017, Nowacking blocked Chris twice on Twitter due to [[August 2017 tweets#Relationships and online dating|Chris replying to every single tweet he made in a short space of time and the subsequent ween harassment]]; thus, he would have sufficient reason to turn down Chris.
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| Jai Heart, who dined with Chris on Friday, posted his account on the Farms:
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| {{quoteboxyellow|I personally don't want to name the VA, but they're a fandom voice actor who is transitioning FtM. These were the gifts that Chris intended to give him:
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| [[File:BronyConNowacking1.jpg|200px]][[File:BronyConNowacking2.jpg|200px]]
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| I met Chris again in the vendor hall, and she told me what happened. This was minutes before the tweets. She gave me those two gifts and suggested I give them to the VA because he might accept it from me. She seemed to be in a hurry because she rushed off.
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| After the tweets, I told Chris in private that I won't be giving the gifts to the VA, and suggested he delete the tweets and maybe write an apology, because this could give people a legitimate report about Chris. I'm currently trying to get the gifts back to her.<ref>https://kiwifarms.net/threads/bronycon-2018.45941/page-25#post-3610318</ref>}}
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| Jai's post gave solid confirmation that Nowacking was the subject of Chris's upset tweets, and the pony featured in the drawing with Night Star matched Nowacking's OC.<ref>https://www.deviantart.com/wyntercreations/art/Nowacking-OC-Request-330440591</ref> Chris [[A Moment With Dr Wolf Chris Chan and Greater Struggles|later confirmed that it was Nowacking who turned him down]].
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| Chris had expressed hardships in affording to attend BronyCon 2018, yet he did not hesitate to [[Financhu Crisis#Chris's frivolous spending during the crisis|purchase a sizeable Hasbro figurine]] for someone who likely receives fan gifts often. Chris' attempt at gifting a drawing to reconnect with a person who blocked him echoes the "[[DoopieDoOver#NightStar2891|apology piece]]" during the [[DoopieDoOver|Doopie Saga]] — both attempts achieving similar outcomes.
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| ====Gallery====
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| <center><gallery>
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| File:Chris BronyCon18 with Sonichu.jpg|"Today I was lucky enough to get a photo taken by the creator of Sonichu , @CWCSonichu ! I wanted to surprise them with a cosplay of their very own comic character!"
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| File:BronyCon18Day2-1.jpg
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| File:BronyCon18Day2-2.jpg
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| File:BronyCon18Day2-3.jpg
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| File:BronyCon18Day2-5.jpg|At the ''Riffing Rainbow'' panel
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| File:BronyCon18Day2-4.jpg|Taken "around 10 pm", according to the author<ref>https://kiwifarms.net/threads/bronycon-2018.45941/page-22#post-3609383</ref>
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| File:BronyconPic932.png
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| </gallery></center>
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| ====Mad Munchkin Panel====
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| Chris can be seen from 2:38, near the front of the audience:
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| | name = Mad Munchkin at Bronycon 2018 Part 2
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| | video = {{#ev:youtube|2HpZyBhsCzc}}
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| | stardate = 28 [[July 2018]]
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| | subject = {{Convention|text}}
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| | previous = [[BronyCon#Waiting for Tabitha|Waiting for Tabitha]]
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| | next = [[BronyCon#Mad Munchkin Panel|DRWolf at Bronycon 2018!]]
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| }}
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| Chris appears at the 3:06 mark:
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| {{Infobox/video
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| | name = DRWolf at Bronycon 2018!
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| | video = {{#ev:youtube|3suErL4y9gY}}
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| | stardate = 28 [[July 2018]]
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| | subject = {{Convention|text}}
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| | previous = [[BronyCon#Mad Munchkin Panel|Mad Munchkin at Bronycon 2018 Part 2]]
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| | next = [[BronyCon#Riffing Rainbow Panel|Riffing Rainbow Panel]]
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| }}
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| ====Riffing Rainbow Panel====
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| {{Infobox/video
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| | name = Chris Chan at Riffing Rainbow panel Bronycon
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| | video = {{#ev:youtube|brVBbDZTXW0}}
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| | stardate = 28 [[July 2018]]
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| | subject = {{Convention|text}}
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| | style = {{Crazy|text}}
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| | saga =
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| | shirt =
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| | previous = [[BronyCon#Mad Munchkin Panel|Mad Munchkin Panel]]
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| | next = [[Waiting for the tow truck#Video|Waiting for the tow truck]]
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| }}
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| {{succession|label=[[List of videos|Chris's videos]]|prevlink=[[My Car is Heating Up Worse; PLEASE BUY from my eBay and HELP]]|nextlink=[[Waiting for the tow truck]]}}
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| ===Day 3===
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| On the final day of the convention, Chris attended screenwriter M. A. Larson's panel with his new gal pal.<ref>https://twitter.com/KrazyKariana/status/1023590919876927489</ref>
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| File:BronyCon18Day3-1.jpg|At the M. A. Larson panel
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| </gallery></center>
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| ===Unknown date===
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| <center><gallery>
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| File:NightStarPlush.jpg|Close-up of Chris' Night Star plush
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| </gallery></center>
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| *[[Chris Chan Boasting About Celebrity Status|Chris boasts his celebrity status to a couple of fans]] | |
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| ===Aftermath===
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| {{main|Waiting for the tow truck}}
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| After BronyCon, Chris became an [[July 2018 social media posts#BronyCon thoughts|avid follower of Mad Munchkin on Twitter]] — his obsession going as far as devising a genderswap counterpart to Munchkin's OC named [[A little bit of Gary Stu|Gary Stu]].<ref>[[September 2018 social media posts#Eye of the Beholder]]</ref> In [[January 2019]], following a combination of Chris' usual online behavior and excessive ween activity, Munchkin, among several other Brony analysts, blocked Chris on Twitter, paving way for the [[Twitter blocks from TF2 Analysis crew|Twitter block saga]].
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| Chris also started following [[DRWolf]], whose aforementioned convention vlog featured Chris in the audience. Chris adapted Wolf's fursona into a [[Sonichu Special 6|Sonichu short]], as well as a [[A Moment With Dr Wolf Chris Chan and Greater Struggles|inadvertent Lego parody]]. Both media dealt with the mass Twitter block of January 2019.
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| ==2019==
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| BronyCon 2019 was the last BronyCon, taking place at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, Maryland from 1-4 [[August 2019]]. In the end, Chris survived BronyCon 2019 without incident. Surprising indeed.
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| The only special thing about his visit to BronyCon 2019 was when he discovered [[Twilight Sparkle's Secret Shipfic Folder]], a fan-made shipping card game. After the convention was over, Chris would begin posting his own fan-made cards on [[Twitter]], being the successor of Chris's [[List of cards from The Wall of Originals#Custom Pokémon Cards|custom Pokémon cards]] and [[Yu-Gi-Oh!#Custom Yu-Gi-Oh! Cards|Yu-Gi-Oh! cards]].
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| ===Funding===
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| Chris originally planned to go with [[Sarah and Steve]], but they pulled out (''My Main Plan with Two Friends who HAD Reserved a room for us three, and had their passes; they fell off the Communications Map On Me!!!'')<ref>[[July 2019 social media posts]]</ref> and he appealed on 8 [[July 2019]] for $600 to cover costs. On 14 July, some [[ween]] gave him the whole amount, and on 30 July, he confirmed on YouTube that he would go the entire four days in his [[General BronyCon Announcement.]]
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| ===Day 1===
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| In the early hours of 1 August, Chris made the journey to Baltimore, leaving at around 6:15 local time (EST) and arriving at around 10:45. The journey took Chris and [[Son-Chu]] about 4 hours and 30 minutes.
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| ===Panel===
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| {{Infobox/Fanvideo
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| | name = Christine Chandler at BronyCon 2019 panel
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| | video = {{#ev:youtube|qpi_RSCHI3E}}
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| === Gallery ===
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| [[File:Instagram officialaystar Bronycon2019.jpg]]
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| *[[Chris and socialization]] | | *[[Chris and socialization]] |
| *[[Chris and hygiene]] | | *[[Chris and hygiene]] |
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