(Steve Voice/Over) It was Friday morning and I was at VidCon;
because I'm a masochist.
Thankfully this year, featured creators weren't allowed on the main floor
so I wasn't forced to interact with people that support this channel!
It was amazing until I realized,
We had a Q&A at 11 o'clock.
On the way out of my hotel room, I saw the Valleyfolk getting into an elevator,
so I took the stairs instead because I just woke up and they are-- they are too much... they are just a lot.
(Steve V/O) And then I was in the lobby with all of my friends, easily!
(Steve V/O) I could tell James was tired!
...I could also tell he was ugly!
(Steve V/O) I was starting to freak everyone around me out.
But the truth was: I was the one freaking out.
We hadn't done a Q&A since RTX Sydney and I was getting nervous.
But that nervousness soon made way for anger because my Featured Creator card didn't say Sugar Pine 7.
And also, they had to write my name on it...
[STEVE LAUGHING]
(Steve V/O) Holy fuck, she came out of nowhere!
(Steve V/O) I couldn't get the psychic to look at me...
I think she was blind.
But we made it to VidCon with only moments to spare!
Our Q&A was in less than 10 minutes!
(Steve V/O) I forgot that Autumn was also supposed to moderate our Q&A.
With only five minutes until the Q&A, she made sure to hurry...
(Steve V/O) James didn't understand at all what we were doing, but that was still better than Lauren...
(Steve V/O) And to make matters even worse, James's peepee hurt.
(Steve V/O) With James in the bathroom, I could confront Cib personally about showing up late to prep for the Q&A.
But that's when things took a turn for the worse...
(Steve V/O) Jake was right, there was a panel, but we didn't prepare for it
so I had no idea what we would talk about.
Turns out, everyone in the audience was there for a Sex-Ed panel...
(Steve V/O) I couldn't believe what I was seeing;
Stevie Boebi
and Shan Boody
and Chase...
(Steve V/O) I locked eyes with a pervert in the front row. He smiled and waved.
I recoiled in fear and then I got distracted by the sex ed people's names again.
(Offended Steve V/O) Oh you're a hater you fucking slag!
I love so many things!
I love Jurassic Park Evolution, I love T-Rexes, I love Texas, and I love standing at the top of a hill and screaming:
"LOOK AT ME WORLD, I'M JUST A BOY!"
(Offended Steve 2.0 V/O) The font was much smaller than other channels!
I realized this was probably a mistake but it hurt nonetheless.
So we left VidCon in a hurry,
but another creator was in the passenger seat, someone I didn't know,
so I did the only thing that seemed right:
(Steve V/O) You had to be there it was just-- it was funnier in person, you would have loved it.
(Steve V/O) Sami Jo was right, it was just a tree. Either way, we had a meet-and-greet to go to!
(Steve V/O) You know, I was expecting only ten people to show up but almost double that amount came!
My heart stopped beating. Was this what it was all about? Was this my pee?
All and all, It was a-- it was a great event!
In the past, I'd gone to VidCon with members of SourceFed and usually Phil DeFranco.
So I never really felt like I belonged there.
Or I guess more like I was along for the ride. That team was theirs and I was sort of an outsider.
But this year I was there with my best friends, proud of the videos we make and thankful for the people that watch them!
After seven years on YouTube you'd think this excitement would pass, but it really never does!
(James sneezes)
(Captioners note) Hey Steve, I've been doing subtitles for you for about 2 years-ish and you make my day with every new thing I get to caption!
I love you, keep at it man! You are a legend.
(Steve V/O) Sorry for how dark it is everyone!
I forgot that Kenny has glaucoma, in both his eyes, and can stare at the Sun directly and see the flares bursting off from it.