Sean Webby was eager to begin working on a new project for his magnanimous leader,
ILoveKimPossibleAlot (aka
KP). He was to “head the entire project,” called
Let’s Go and Meet John de Lancie (the video has since been made private), and saw it as “an opportunity for the community as a whole to band together and show de Lancie that [we] still cared.” KP made promises “like, ‘you’ll be creating something that
John de Lancie and
Tara Strongwill see,’ or, ‘you’ll have so many new fans after this.’”
His life, unbeknownst to him, was about to be turned into “absolute hell.”
audio mixer, and co-manager of the whole thing.” Additionally, KP “had [him] edit some of her videos on the side.”
Slowly and with difficulty did the work proceed for our intrepid project manager. The team would “[gain] animators only to lose them[, ...] cycle through multiple musicians for the creation of
[a] song, [and] generally [have] delays like no tomorrow.” Among their “struggle[es] to get this thing finished,” Sean began to notice it was “[taking] such a toll on [his] physical [and] mental health” and felt like he “didn’t have the strength to quit.” Furthermore, “
ecause [he] convinced [himself] it was [his] responsibility to finish it” and that the “project would crumble without [him]” he began to believe he would be “[rewarded] in some way.”
Amongst all this drudgery, he began to “[realize] this [project] had little to do with the community and everything to do with her.” In fact, he began to believe “the [brony] community was just a backdrop to populate a world that only revolved around her.”
Jarringly, Sean then experienced a personal tragedy:
One early morning, I was awoken to my dad telling me that my mom had passed out while brushing her teeth in the bathroom, and that her head hit the edge of the bathtub upon landing. She was out cold, and needed to be taken to the emergency room. Considering she was recovering from a concussion, having this happen was a pretty big deal. Luckily, she turned out fine, but it was really scary when it happened.
Ensuingly after this harrowing ordeal, he “told KP about this [and] that this was going to be delaying the production a bit.” Initially she was “understanding” and “willing to be patient about it.” But within a few weeks, “that video [came] out.”
Within the video, KP apologizes for a delay in the release of the project, but states “it’s not my fault, send your hate mail here” and then posts a link to Sean’s DeviantArt page. She then bemoans “all these bad things [happening] to [her]” before literally belittling Sean and stating, “This is what happens when you have free labor.” Though he admits “she probably meant for that to come off as a [joke, but] even as a joke, it seemed very passive aggressive and in rather poor taste.”
Faced with the outcome of this experience, Sean says, “I regret wasting an entire year of my life helping to bring [the project] into fruition.” What about the promises made by KP when the project began? Well, “JDL didn’t see that video for nearly 2 years after its release [and] Tara has no idea it even exists.” What about all the #HorseFame he gained from working on such a prestigious project? He answers, “I didn’t gain any exposure from it.”
