"I can't change, even if I tried. Even if I wanted to. My love, my love, my love, she keeps me warm." -Mary Lambert, Same Love by Macklemore
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POV: Aria, Duchess of Uniqueness
     After a beautiful rendition of "I Write Sins Not Tragedies" and the licking of ears (don't ask), we had our next event: Canon or Fanon. Basically, we either read comments or ask the audience to tell us what they think a good headcanon would be. Then, we determine if it's Canon (which means True), Plausible, or Fanon (which means False). It's personally one of my favourites, just because it's really fun to see what the Flying Pizza Rabbits are thinking!
While Corrie was explaining what Canon Or Fanon was, she turned to me with a glint in her eye, and I knew that I had to talk to her when the ten-minute break rolled around. Man, I wondered what had happened to her. Did someone do something to piss her off? Was it me? Did I do something to upset her? Was it A—
"Ari Boo-Bear, what is your verdict on this headcanon?!" Corrie's voice shot my state of thought and quickly said, "Uh, Canon? I don't know, what's the headcanon?" In a matter of seconds, every single person in the building was holding his or her sides from laughing so hard.
"The headcanon was, 'Aria is actually pregnant. This explains why she's very defensive.'" Alexis was on the brink of hysterical laughter, when I stated, "No, that's fanon!! Me being motherly and defensive are part of who I am; there are no children, as far as I know, coming from any of us. Fanon. Fanon. Totally Fanon." The entire place was in hysteria, and even though it was mid-December in New York City, I was burning up. You should have seen my crimson face!!! "O-Oi..." was about the only thing I could say.

     After that madness, we had Reading Your Comments; basically, it was what it sounded like: we draw comments from different videos out of a hat and read them. I personally thought this section would be the calmest one.
I was horrifically wrong to assume that.
The questions ranged from things about sex, to how many push-ups we could do, to what would we do if we became the opposite gender! But, I don't think any of them compare to the wrongness of one comment in particular.
I lowered my hand into the Jack Skellington beanie we had (thanks to Riz, ...) and grasped my fingers around a thin slip of paper. I then quickly pulled it out and read it aloud without really thinking before speaking.
"Randomperson375 asks, 'Am I the only person who hates gay people? I know it's legal now, but still, they're a sin'." I slowed my speech toward the end of the comment, then unknowingly paused. Silence. The world was at a standstill, and no one wanted to put it back into motion.
"Uh, well, to answer your question truthfully, there are others that hate gays. Are we apart of that group? No, we're not." All of a sudden, I felt this bubble rise in my stomach. The Flying Pizza Rabbits didn't know. Who would've expected it? I wanted to tell them, but...I didn't at the same time. It was my little secret, so why should I tell them right now? I could tell them later! Then, I remembered how I haven't told them anything about it in over 9 years. It really was now or never.
"As a matter of fact", I stated, "some of us here in the FreaksOfInsanity are apart of the LGBTQ+ community." The Royals started at me for a second. The FreaksOfInsanity were some of the only people that knew.
     "For the past 9-ish years of doing this channel, I've held something back, for fear that I would be discriminated against. How ironic, I know; the Duchess of Uniqueness, holding something back because of judgement. But, for the longest time, I tried figuring out the best way to tell you guys this. I thought of a challenge video, a vlog, a giant sign, everything! But still, none of those things seemed to fit. So, I just...kept it away. Um...I guess you're wondering what I'm blabbing about, huh?" Eagerness swelled in the audience, and voices began to whisper. Here goes nothing, I thought. 3...2...—
     "I-I've wanted to...uh...I...I'm..." My mind was racing faster than NASCAR cars, around and around until I almost felt dizzy. The Royals patted me on the back and whispered of bravery and courage. My face couldn't help but curl into a smile with each word spoken. I took a deep breath of judgement, inequality, discrimination, and hate and exhaled all of it back out.
     "I...I am pansexual and pretty proud of it. So, Randomperson375, you may not be the only one who hates gay people, but you won't find any of those people on this stage!!!" I almost yelled the last part, but no one could tell, because the audience erupted in cheers and hollers of happiness.
      How could the Flying Pizza Rabbits be this ecstatic at one time, I asked myself mentally.
     I don't know, I replied mentally, but they're pretty d*** good at being ecstatic.