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fandomhigh2013-11-07 02:22 am
furnaceface) wrote in fandomhigh2013-11-07 02:22 am
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Live Entertainment Appreciation, Thursday Period 5
"Conventions," Jonothon said, with a slight look of disdain on his face as he addressed the students at their usual Causeway meeting spot, a box of cheap digital cameras at his feet, "are an excellent place to go if you'd like to meet people who share your interests. They generally include things like discussion panels which cover various topics, vendors tables for people who have merchandise to sell, celebrity guests, and a large quantity of slathering fans who might or might not care about their personal hygiene, or who think that slapping on a pair of pointed ears makes them cooler than everybody else. People will gather to share their love of things like comic books, Japanese animation, steampunk, or Galaxy Quest, and tend to finish the weekend broke, and exhausted, but having enjoyed themselves."
A beat.
"Hopefully having enjoyed themselves. I tend to find the crowds overwhelming, personally, so I chose a comparatively smaller convention to drag you lot to. We'll be going to the wilds of Canada, where we'll be taking in Hal-Con, a combination science fiction, fantasy, and comic book convention, to appeal to those of varied tastes. Technically, it doesn't start until tomorrow, but Portalocity gave us a group discount on Friday passes so long as we used them on a Thursday, and I'm not actually going to ask. Feel free to grab a camera before we step through the portal, but be courteous when taking photos of celebrities and cosplayers - people in costume - alike. Ask permission first. Keep in mind that costumes do not constitute blanket permission to be jerks to anybody. And if any of you run into the Fifth Mister from the Mister What series, please, ask him for his autograph, for me?"
Shut up.
[OOC: Open, and welcome to Halifax!]
A beat.
"Hopefully having enjoyed themselves. I tend to find the crowds overwhelming, personally, so I chose a comparatively smaller convention to drag you lot to. We'll be going to the wilds of Canada, where we'll be taking in Hal-Con, a combination science fiction, fantasy, and comic book convention, to appeal to those of varied tastes. Technically, it doesn't start until tomorrow, but Portalocity gave us a group discount on Friday passes so long as we used them on a Thursday, and I'm not actually going to ask. Feel free to grab a camera before we step through the portal, but be courteous when taking photos of celebrities and cosplayers - people in costume - alike. Ask permission first. Keep in mind that costumes do not constitute blanket permission to be jerks to anybody. And if any of you run into the Fifth Mister from the Mister What series, please, ask him for his autograph, for me?"
Shut up.
[OOC: Open, and welcome to Halifax!]
Re: The Convention!
It worked out well -- Who? had just gotten her stared at, while sure resulted in a calypso music sing-along.