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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]], 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. |
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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]], [[Enablers#Financial enablers|Jack Z]] 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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| {{quotebox|This Year’s BronyCon is sponsored in part by the Nation of Cwcville, and the Sonichus and Rosechus. ⚡️💙⚡️|Chris strokes his ego on Twitter.}}
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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. During the ride, Chris had a squeegee man wash his windshield, recorded in [[Chris Chan Boasting About Celebrity Status]].
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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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| ===Day 1===
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| ====Good Morning, Baltimare====
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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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| | 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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| | shirt = {{Pinkw-GreySleeves|text}}
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| | previous = [[Chris Chan Boasting About Celebrity Status]]
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| | next = [[BronyCon#Waiting for Tabitha|Waiting for Tabitha]]
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| <font color="#0033FF">'''Chris:'''</font> [''imitates OG''] Wassup, my [''unintelligble''], my bronies and pegasister peeps! This is Christine Chandler coming to you live from Baltimare, Maryland and I gotten my ears and horn from last year. All I need is a pair of wings. I’ll get a pair in a little while. [''unintelligible mumbles like a Japanese schoolgirl'']. Ah, I’m gonna be around, around the BronyCon. And [''holds up convention pass''] like I said. [''deep, smug voice''] I sponsored it. I sponsored it! [''deep, smug laugh'']. [''holds up his multitude of badges''] And I got this, and for that. [''unintelligible''] ...this! [''holds up autograph book''] ...From last year! Hmm! [''unintelligible''] And... [''holds up Green Pass, which denotes approachability''] it’s a green! So... Come say hi! Selfies, hugs... Little chat – free. Just, you know... Don’t harass me or anything. Be kind. Follow the rules! Okay? I’m certainly going to follow the rules. I learned my lesson from [[TooManyGames|past experiences]] that I’m not going to go into liberty and talk about. But, where am I gonna be? Where I’m gonna be? I’ll be around. I’ll be around. [‘’places finger on lip’’] Shh. [''childish voice''] You don’t know where I’ll be. I’m not putting any details online but I have on this. [''unintelligible'']. I looked through the schedule. And I picked the events I liked. Just like I’m sure everyone of y’all did same. So, enjoy BronyCon, and... See you around.
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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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| File:BronyCon2018fan.jpg|With a fan
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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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| ====Waiting for Tabitha====
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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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| {{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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| | shirt = {{Pinkw-GreySleeves|text}}
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| | previous = [[BronyCon#Good Morning, Baltimare|Good Morning, Baltimare]]
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| <font color="#0033FF">'''Chris:'''</font> Hey, everybody. Christine Chandler coming to you live from BronyCon. And right now, I’m waiting in line to get Tabitha St. Germain’s autograph. So, nobody interrupt me there! And... my feet gave out, so I’m standing on my knees. Huh. I did get a few good selec–a few good pictures here and there of my fa–meet and greets of my fans. And also, I enjoyed uhh... ObabScribbler’s ''Analysing YouTube'' panel and [''unintelligible''] get to meet her. But, she knew–she recognized me and she gave me a hug off the bat. And–that was good. And I also met her fiancé, Reverb Brony. That was awesome [''thumbs up'']. [''peace sign''] So, anyway... That’s my story right now. Hmm. [''falsetto''] Check in again later!
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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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| 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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| 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:BronyCon18Day2-4.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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| ====Mad Munchkin Panel====
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| Chris can be seen from 2:38, near the front of the audience:
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| | Stardate = 28 [[July 2018]]
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| Chris appears at the 3:06 mark:
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| | Stardate = 28 [[July 2018]]
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| ====Riffing Rainbow Panel====
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| Chris participated in the ''Riffing Rainbow'' panel, which allowed audience members to come up to the stage and read terrible fan fiction for a prize. If the contestant did not correctly pronounce a syllable (as per the script exactly) the contestant would lose. Chris first appears at 0:41 mark and is the second contestant at 5:25. Briefly taking the top spot, he roleplays as a host while other contestants take part.
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| Ultimately, the winner greatly outperformed Chris to win a Blu-ray of ''Paul Blart: Mall Cop''. Worth it, right?
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| | name = Riffing Rainbow (Bad Fanfic Reading) - BronyCon 2018
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| | Stardate = 28 [[July 2018]]
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| An alternative angle was also filmed:
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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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| [[File:BronyCon18Day2-5.jpg|thumb|right|300px|At the ''Riffing Rainbow'' panel.]]
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| '''Transcript starts at 5:25'''
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| <font color="#9932CC">'''RiffPonies member:'''</font> Okay. So next up–I'm actually a big of you. I follow you on all [''unintelligible''].
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| <font color="#0033FF">'''Chris:'''</font> Thank you.
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| <font color="#9932CC">'''RiffPonies member:'''</font> Come on up. So. Let's see, where did we leave off? It was "commed."
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| <font color="#0033FF">'''Chris:'''</font> Commed.
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| <font color="#9932CC">'''RiffPonies member:'''</font> Commed.
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| <font color="#0033FF">'''Chris:'''</font> [[Random-access humor|I'll be sure to leave a ''comment'' on that commed]].
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| '''5:42-5:48''' Chris is directed to the script and is given the microphone.
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| <font color="#0033FF">'''Chris:'''</font> Mmmkay. And [[Chris and his Ego|just so everybody knows]]: I’m Christine Weston Chandler Sonichu. I am the creator Sonichu and Rosechu and the Nation of CWCville. So, let’s do this bad fan fiction.
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| [''Scattered applause'']
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| '''5:53-6:03''' The cameraman realizes he's recording someone unique, so he gets up and faces the main camera towards Chris.
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| [''Chris pauses until the current first place winner points to Chris' script'']
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| <font color="#0033FF">'''Chris:'''</font> And Spike commed over to her.
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| And Twilight said, "I need you to get me the book of magic. Okay, Spike?"
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| [''audience laughs'']
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| <font color="#0033FF">'''Chris:'''</font> And Spike said, "Okay. I will go away."
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| And he slidded away like a dragon.
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| Twil-Li-i-ight.
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| <font color="#9932CC">'''RiffPonies member:'''</font> Good.
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| Chris: Open the book to chapter–
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| <font color="#9932CC">'''RiffPonies member:'''</font> [''interrupts''] Ah!
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| [''Audience groans as Chris looks on with sheer disappointment'']
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| <font color="#9932CC">'''RiffPonies member:'''</font> It is "pook."
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| <font color="#0033FF">'''Chris:'''</font> Okay, you got me.
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| [''Applause'']
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| <font color="#9932CC">'''RiffPonies member:'''</font> But that was a nice time! 47.6 seconds.
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| <font color="#0033FF">'''Chris:'''</font> [''Falsetto''] Thank you! [''Bows slightly'']
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| '''7:11''' Chris at this point takes the top spot and sits next to one of the hosts.
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| <font color="#0033FF">'''Chris:'''</font> [''to the audience''] All right! Number three, come on up!
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| '''11:31''' Chris is dethroned
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| <font color="#0033FF">'''Chris:'''</font> [''to the host''] What's the time on that?
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| <font color="#9932CC">'''RiffPonies member:'''</font> That was a minute, 18.49 seconds.
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| '''11:41''' Chris leaves the front.
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| '''21:52''' Chris is once again waiting in the line.
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| '''53:40''' By this time, the panel is selecting one more person to take part.
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| <font color="#0033FF">'''Chris:'''</font> [''yells to stage''] Can I have a Round 2?
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| <font color="#9400D3">'''Panel:'''</font> We unfortunately don't have anymore time.
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| '''53:46''' Chris returns to his seat.
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| '''1:00:46''' Chris shuffles to the stage to congratulate the winner.
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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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| ===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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