gershom goes to a con open post

[accidentallich]

[A]
Do you think I could get away with going out to an anime convention?

[Whether handwaved or not, you're someone allowed in Gershom's apartment for him to anxiously ask the question.]

I've seen pictures of modern cosplays and they're incredible... So maybe I could pass as someone wearing a really, really good mask, nu?

[B]
[Wow, that guy's Sans cosplay is really good. Like eerily realistic. His jaw even moves when he talks and he's got full articulation in his skeleton hands and everything.

Also, he's wearing a dozen charms of various anime cats.]

Excuse me, um, do you know if any of the vendors are selling cat ear headbands?

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[nijistaryume]

Hm... probably! People'd probably ask how you got to look like bones, but it'd be fun. I think. I never went to one.

[accidentallich]

Oh, that's a good point. I don't know what I would say if they asked how I did it... I wouldn't want to seem rude.

[nijistaryume]

Hm... I know masks in the movies and stuff come from life casts, like plaster over plastic wrap over your face, and you can make them all articulated and stuff. So I guess if you said you made a form that way... Okay, hold on.

[She pulls a pen and a crumpled Burger World napkin out of her backpack and starts drawing out some sketches like a little engineer.]

So you could say it was something like that!

[accidentallich]

[Watching closely!]

I don't know if I can remember all that, but maybe I can say my friend made a form for me?

[nijistaryume]

Oh, yeah! Miss Break would probably cover for you if you asked. I bet she can actually make that kinda stuff, too.

[accidentallich]

Jailbreak can probably do anything, really. Or at least most things.

[nijistaryume]

Right? It's so cool! I wish I could build half that stuff, but I don't have magic. Or money, but you find some cool stuff in the dumpster sometimes as long as you can get it home past the social workers.

[accidentallich]

[Jail probably gets most of her money by taking it from other people. That is not something he should encourage for Momo.]

I'm, um, not sure you should have most of the things she makes...

[nijistaryume]

It's not my fault I'm too young to drive and I can't rob banks. [pout] I don't even wanna rob banks. Though stealing from people who suck would be cool.

[accidentallich]

Stealing from mean rich people is very dangerous and should be done only by experts.

[nijistaryume]

Mr. Alteeeeeeeer...

[accidentallich]

You know I'm really supposed to tell you that stealing is always wrong and you should never do it.

[nijistaryume]

Yeah, I know. But it's not like people always steal for bad reasons or anything.

[accidentallich]

It's complicated in real life. If you have to steal food to live, then you should do that - surviving comes first.

[That's one of the simpler cases, really.]

Stealing from bad people... still isn't good. But it doesn't make you a bad person to do it either.

[nijistaryume]

[She makes a frustrated hum and kicks her feet a little, but nods.]

I know you worry and stuff. I promise I'm not gonna rob any mansions. Yet.

[accidentallich]

I don't want you to get hurt. -I don't want Jailbreak to get hurt either, but she's very good at what she does.

[nijistaryume]

[mrglbrgl]

What all do you think's gonna be interesting at this convention thing?

[accidentallich]

Oh! They have panels with many famous people in the industry. I would love to hear about what it was like creating some of these incredible shows...

[nijistaryume]

That does sound pretty fun if you watch a lot of TV. Do they have other stuff you can see too?

[accidentallich]

Live music! That would be exciting, I haven't been to a concert in... hundreds of years.

[nijistaryume]

That does sound fun! I haven't either, unless you count those guys who come to school assemblies and do presentations to try and get you hyped up to sell magazine subscriptions nobody wants.

Blows a deep layer of dust off this journal just for you. B.

[brb_comiket]

Ah, a skeleton of fine taste!

[The girl carrying a bag full of … books and prints, it looks like, smiles at him as if nothing is unusual. She’s wearing a pair of simple cat ears herself!]

Are you looking for realistic ears or more cutesy moe ones?

i am so blessed, shehecheyanu

[accidentallich]

[He's a little relieved she isn't making a big deal out of his 'costume'.]

The cute ones, please.

[brb_comiket]

Hmmm, in that case, you’ll probably find the best bang for your buck at one of the general apparel and merch shops like Kawaii Inc. - Simple look but in lots of colors.

[She digs in the bag and produces a carefully folded map of the artist alley and vendor sections, pointing a section out with only a brief moment of deliberation. Did she. Have it memorized?]

I can walk you over there, if you want?

[accidentallich]

Oh - only if you wouldn't mind? I wouldn't want to take too much of your time, nu.

[But also it's a big con, especially if you've spent most of your last few years in your apartment and rarely leave.]

[brb_comiket]

[N-“nu”? Cute. Harumi wasn’t familiar with whatever character he was cosplaying, but she respects his commitment to (what her otaku-ass mind automatically just assumes is) method acting. She puts the map back in the bag and waves for him to follow as she starts to walk.]

It’s no problem. Is this your first con?

[accidentallich]

[I can't believe Sans is Yiddish now.

Anyway, he's happy to follow behind.]

It is. Everything's a little overwhelming, but I'm enjoying it very much.

[brb_comiket]

Glad to hear it. They’re definitely a lot at first but you get used to them. This is still nothing compared to big events like Comiket, though.

[I wish I knew more than a few words of Yiddish so I could make an appropriately bad pun that would make Yiddish Sans proud.]

So what are your big fandoms? What ships do you like?

[Wasting absolutely no time in looking for kindred spirits.]

[accidentallich]

Oh, well - I play mostly indie games? Undertale, Slay the Princess, In Stars And Time... I think it's incredible what lone creators or small groups are able to make, not beholden to the demands of a profit-driven studio.

Most of the ships I like are canon ones... I'm a little boring, sorry.

Me furiously googling when OFF was released because you KNOW this girl ships Batterie (2008 ftr)

[brb_comiket]

[Harumi is from, fuckin, the mid-2000s or some shit and also not a huge gamer, so she doesn’t recognize these titles, but she likes the names.]

Hey, nothing wrong with a canon ship if it’s a good one! But indie games, huh…? [She taps her chin] You ever play OFF? I’m usually more of an anime girl but I did a small book for it a few years back that was pretty popular.

honestly same tho

[accidentallich]

Oh, a classic! The soundtrack was incredible. -You do artbooks?

[brb_comiket]

Mm, more manga than static artbooks, but yeah. Man, if you wanna talk about the power of small creators, the doujin scene is incredible! Art, fic, music, games, merch, even full anime! It’s the best!

[She sounds pretty pumped up about it.]

[accidentallich]

Even more impressive! Nu, are you selling anything here? I'd love to read some of your work.