The Coño Boy 4: Jake

Special Chapter 46: Justin Arquiza

Kelso's P.O.V. Please review Chapter 22 if you need a bit of a refresher regarding Kelso's past.

SMX Convention Center
Pasay City
16 December
3:36 pm

Kelso: Asshole!

I could not contain my anger.

Taylor: Shhhh... Someone might hear you. Hayaan mo na, you put him in his place naman.

Taylor knows I'm pissed.

Kelso: The reason why I avoid anything YouTube related is because I really don't wanna encounter that entitled asshole.

Brian: Then don't let it get to you.

You know parang it's so easy to tell someone to calm down. Pero when you're in that situation wherein you get put on the spot, hindi madali to not be affected.

Kelso: I mean the gall to do that to me!

Jake: Tama na yan. Inom ka muna.

Only Jake's voice seems to sooth me from the hellish exchange I just had in public. He hands me a bottle of water na tinanggalan na niya ng cap.

Kelso: Thanks.

I take it and take a sip.

Earlier, during the last part of the Meet and Greet:

Justin: Pero aren't your being a hypocrite criticizing the content of some vloggers kasi you're manipulating content din sa ibang platforms for being a social media manager?

Host: Looks like there's a reunion happening at YouTube ChristmasCon! It's Justin Arquiza!

Kelso: And I thought Halloween was over.

This isn't a reunion. It's a horror story happening right before me.

Justin: I see your sense of humor hasn't changed, Kels.

There he is, Justin Arquiza, with the signature smug look on his face.

Kelso: I see your taste in fashion hasn't either. And it's also funny.

Just so you know, the guy is trying so hard to copy LA Aguinaldo's fashion sense —and by copy, it doesn't make a good fit.

Host: I see the claws are out. This doesn't feel like a pleasant reunion.

Stating the obvious.

Kelso: Pardon me if I stop you there, I would like to answer Justin's question na. So, he just asked me if I'm being a hypocrite because he says I manipulate certain things like trends and hashtags on Twiiter. Let me be very clear about this: I stopped making videos years ago. I was already in Twitter way before that. Noong tumigil ako with making videos, I concentrated on marketing —digital marketing— on Twitter. Let me tell you, a lot of teenagers were able to get income from these hashtags na pinapalabas namin. I built a reliable network that delivers every time. Di ba nga you tried to make sulot my Mindanao Group pa?

Lloyd: Ay may Mindanao Group na ganap ditey! Nationwide!

Kelso: Yes, Lloyd, I have a nationwide network that inclusive of everyone from North to South. Although I help steer the trends to get to number one and we're ALWAYS in the top ten, NEVER did I ever, out of conviction, manipulate the internet with fake news or with the kind of baiting that goes against what I personally believe as unethical. You see, unlike you, Justin, there are LINES which I will never cross.

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Our own Breakaway Talk wasn't until 6:00 pm.

The coordinators suggested that we should go to the VIP Lounge para mag-merienda and get to interact na rin daw with the other guests.