It was just a matter of making a pitch to mental floss! Internet Historian already had a bunch of subscribers, credibility, and a good reputation (to the mainstream eye, at least).
Now, everything is sour because of malpractice |:[
I have begun watching The New hbomberguy Video
There's some fun bits, like "Where does--and I mean this as a compliment--the most fuckable twink I've ever seen in my life get off telling me how to manage my T-levels?"
But like... man.
I think one of the things that bother me about the Internet Historian case is that it seems like, if the guy had just reached out to Mental Floss, it could have been a really cool collaboration.
He could have just. Fucking asked. Cross-advertized it with the magazine telling their readers "Now this fan favorite is narrated by [internet famous person] with some amazing animation, based on the writing of [our guy.]"
Meet Corrin: Vallite Groom from the FireEmblem Fates games. A prince torn between two families. Choosing not to fight any of the people he loves, he is attending the bridal festival in a garb inspired by Valla!
I'm not sure if I'll be able to participate entirely in this year's Chrobin Week, and if I am most of what you'll see will probably be bite-sized doodles such as this ^^; (I don't mind, the chibis are cute as heck)
Either way, it would appear that Robin found a familiar friend in Askr!