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Due to the unique nature of their relationship, Chance "Sodapoppin" and VTuber Veibae have been making news constantly over the past few weeks.
The pair grew closer on-stream towards the latter end of 2021, and earlier this year, revealed they were dating. Despite the seemingly short duration of their relationship, both Chance and Veibae have been through a whirlpool of incidents and continue to stay strong.
Sodapoppin and Veibae met on Mizkif's Parasocial
While the exact moment they met each other is unknown, the pair's first public appearance on a major stream was for Matthew "Mizkif"'s Parasocial, for the VTubers vs. Degens episode. Chance was put on the Degens team, while Veibae was placed on the VTuber side.
According to Mizkif, who commented on their relationship months later, the pair were able to meet through Parasocial, after which they began spending more time with each other on Discord. Their friendship eventually grew into something more.
One of Chance's initial streams that showed off their closeness was one involving Rob "Roflgator," a fellow Twitch streamer and a mutual friend of the couple.
The trio, along with several other streamers, held a dating show of sorts on VRChat, where many applicants humorously attempted to win Veibae's affection.
Chance and Veibae began to stream more together and were often found playing League of Legends for hours both on and off-stream. Several of their viewers began to suspect they had something going on between them, as they "jokingly" flirted with each other during livestreams and held the same demeanor off-stream as well.
At one point, the couple even joked about breaking an "engagement" they had, with Veibae throwing off a ring from a finger. Whenever viewers attempted to inquire into their relationship or congratulate Sodapoppin on looking "happier" recently, the streamer would establish firm boundaries, letting people know they were not to be crossed.
Sodapoppin confirms his relationship with Veibae
Eventually, however, Sodapoppin let people in on the deal, confirming their relationship status once and for all. After a simple donation request spiraled into a series of comments made by viewers, the streamer owned up to his relationship, stating the following:
"They literally grind 20 hours of League (of Legends) together."
Soon after that, Chance announced that they "ironically" got engaged, having bought cheap rings off of Amazon to seal the deal. Viewers are still unsure whether he was genuine with his statement.
Since the announcement of their relationship, however, things haven't been as peaceful as they could be for the two. While they've voiced how they've each gotten odd messages from people here and there, the two recently reflected upon a long e-mail sent to the VTuber about the quality of her streams supposedly dropping.
Throughout the e-mail, the mention of Sodapoppin was incessant, berating him for affecting Veibae. The VTuber was also blamed for allegedly trying to "beat around the bush" regarding her and Chance. While viewers seemed concerned, the two found the e-mail to be hilarious, and dramatically voice-acted the content out loud.
Veibae currently lives in Europe, while Chance stays in Austin, Texas, with fellow streaming couple Nick "Nmplol" and Malena Tudi. As such, fans suspect Chance may not have been joking when he said the couple was getting married for visa reasons.
