I've always enjoyed this con. We didn't seem to do very much, especially since some things fell through. But we made it work. It was a great way to spend quality time with my girlfriend and just kick back, unlike my other cons. As much as I enjoy my friends and fans, it's nice to escape from the celebrity status for a change, not that I can ever get away from it completely.
My trip wasn't supposed to start as early as Wednesday. I'd been trying to get a hold of Sadame for a little over a week and wasn't really hearing back. I began to have a panic attack in the middle of the library after work. While freaking out, I caved and messaged Snow and Chibi, asking if I could ride with them to the con the next morning. After working out luggage, they agreed, but wanted to pick me up that night to avoid morning rush hour. I power walked home, packed as fast as I could, changed into my PJs to lighten my load and left with them. After getting a tour of their home and geeking over all the stuff they had, they introduced me to Madoka and Attack On Titan. After that, I showered and we did another hour or so of silly Youtube videos and eating pizza. They went to bed while I stayed up to poke the internet. I went to bed around 2am. My morning started at 8am with being scared shitless by their cat. I changed quickly and rearranged my luggage. After we all cleaned ourselves up, loaded the car and made a few pit stops, we were on the road by 11am. We made it to the hotel by just before 4pm. Velocity was running late and Chibi and Snow had to rendezvous with a friend, so I was stuck in the lobby by myself for about two hours, which I spent starting a new game of Star Ocean on my PSP. Velocity and her mom checked in and we went up to our room. After dicking around, settling in and getting our badges, we took a walk to get to the know area (we've never gone past MCD's prior to this). We found a Michael's, which was the main intent for the walk, and found a World Market. I had never been in one and Velocity didn't know anything about the store. So we picked up our cosplay materials and headed over. We were merely looking around but found some things we wanted to try. We went back to the hotel and dropped off our things. We both freshened up a little and went right back out to go barhopping. It was more like a bar jump, since the third bar closed early (they all did apparently). We hit the Irish pub first and had a blast, even if we were the only ones there for a while. Had two drinks each, then stumbled our way to Friday's, where we each had only one drink. Then we went back to the room and drank our own stuff while formulating our weekend, watching stuff on Velocity's laptop and talking together about relationship stuff. I think we finally went to bed around 4am and had an alarm set for noon. We're so good at beating our alarms, Velocity woke up at about 10am. I apparently almost fell out of bed, I woke up shortly after I rolled over and was safe from danger. I was still a little fuzzy from the drinking, so I took my sweet time waking up. While I showered, Velocity attached the ahoge to my wig for Austria. My outfit was being difficult due to my being plus sized. After rigging my outfit so my tummy wouldn't poke out, we spent a long time in the bathroom trying to style my wig. Once we finished, we wandered the AA and DR for a bit. I was going batshit insane over the Tiger & Bunny swag. I missed my chance to get a picture of a lovely Kotetsu cosplayer running one of the booths. I was a naughty girl and bought a wall scroll, thus starting the beginnings of my Tiger & Bunny empire. Met up with Sadame and confirmed a ride home with her in exchange for volunteering at the booth after con. After forcing ourselves to stop shopping, we went out for ice cream. But after only a few bites in, the humidity mixed with the texture of the food wasn't going over very well. We took it back to our room and talked over plans for the night. We then went to Chris Patton's 18+ panel at 9pm. I'm pretty sure I turned a lovely shade of red out of embarrassment and laughter. After it was over, we went on our annual double date with Chibi and Snow. We ate at Cheeseburger In Paradise. The food was delicious, the interior design was pretty and the service was friendly. We always seem to enjoy ourselves with those two and it's nice, in my opinion, to have another couple that we both get along with so well and do things with. We went back to the hotel and holed ourselves in our room for the rest of the night. We drank in a constant stream, watched some anime and some comedians, talked about each other and cosplay and acted like a couple of idiots. We were totally exhausted, but not tired. That tired feeling finally hit us like a ton of bricks around 8am (the curtains were closed, so we didn't know the sun had come up) and set an alarm for 1pm. I woke up because I heard Velocity moving about the room at least two hours before our alarm. I woke up with my very first hangover, she had gut rot. So we both took care of each other for those first few hours. Once we at least felt like we weren't going to die, we turned on the TV. I took a pill for my headache and took a shower. The hot water made me feel loads better, but zapped my energy, so I relaxed in bed until we were well enough to get dressed. After shifting some plans around, we made the decision to do only Ben 10. We didn't get out of the room until 4:30pm. After we made our runs around town and paying Daysting a visit, we missed shopping in AA and DR, which we were really sad about not being able to do, if only because we missed saying hi to our friends. We dropped off stuff in our room, had some issues with our glow sticks and went down to the video game room. We played one round of Mario Kart, watched Batou play Just Dance and left, since the DDR machine was totally booked. We nosed into the rave for the very first time. I caught video of someone swinging poi and even managed to get Velocity to dance a little. We left, removed the rave gear and went to Friday's for a low key dinner date. We played it smart this time and only drank water with our meal. We took some pictures by the fountain, then stopped at MCD's for smoothies so we could mix some of our alcohol in them. We went back to our room, packed some of our things and I watched the two newest episodes of Free while Velocity took a shower. I ended up crashing without realizing it, since I was apparently sleeping when she got out. We drank very little that night while we watched more stuff on her laptop. We forced ourselves in bed at 4am and set an alarm for 8:30am. Guess who didn't wake up on time? I vaguely heard an alarm go off, but I wasn't awake enough to get up. I got up around 10am and woke Velocity. Realizing we still had time, we went down to get some autographs in our jammies. We tried so hard to get ready and out of the room on time. But Velocity wasn't feeling well again, so changing into cosplay took longer than normal. Once fully packed and in Nabari cosplay, we got out of the room about 40 minutes late and I lost my room key between the room and the lobby. Velocity contacted her mom so she could go home a bit earlier than planned, so we just chilled with our luggage in the lobby for a bit. After a long time of not getting a response, we finally got up and stored our things with Chibi and Snow. Every table that had Tiger & Bunny merch ended up with us geeking out for no less than five minutes with either the person running the table or another customer. We bought ourselves PDA bracelets because we're nerds and I got myself a Kotetsu plushie. I helped Velocity get her things to the car once her mom got there. On my way back, I saw Vix and talked to her for about ten minutes about my weekend. Then it was time to help Sadame take down her booth, which she'd already done a good job of demolishing by herself. We were out of there in an hour. I slept for two hours on the ride home and woke up just in time for a food run. After a little planning, we found a good place to pass me off to Luxy. Once he finished work, we made a stop at his house for directions and to grab his fiancé, Pixie. Talked about the weekend and got to know my new con daughter a little better. Got home and got stuck in the arm with one of my buttons (bad enough to leave some bruising). Unpacked my things, poked the computer and went to bed. My day finished at 3am.
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This year was AMAZING for me! For many years prior, Detour was only fun because of my friends. This year it was fun because of the strangers I ran into, the events I participated in and just an all over good time.
Starting my trip on Thursday, I rolled out of bed around noon and spent over an hour cleaning my room, then I got dressed and made food. Since my ride was late due to the horrid weather, I relaxed with a little Harvest Moon. When Nexus finally did make it, they got stuck in my driveway, so we dug the car out. After loading up the car, Nexus and I made our way to the hotel, which was about triple the normal travel time. We made it around a quarter to 6, where we parked and I talked to Asuma while Nexus checked us in. Then we moved our things to our room, settled in a bit, then moved the car. Talked to several friends, then I made my way back to my room, where Sylus had begun to make camp. After we semi-demolished the room, we went down to the hot tub to relax, spending my time with Sereno, Kitty and Sasu after my roommates left. Went back to my room around 9, showered and did a little cosplay work during a minor panic attack. Made my way over to my annual dinner, where Aizen and Kitty were waiting for me. We slowly gained more people as time went on over the course of an hour. I found my way out sometime between midnight and 1am, heading up to Velocity's room for some down time. She wasn't feeling well, so we settled for just watching Ben 10 on her laptop. Once it got to be around 2/3 in the morning and Serra and Asuma needed sleep, Velocty and I walked down to the lobby with the intention of bringing me to my room. Prismatic was sitting in the lobby, so I decided to sit and chat with her, seeing Velocity back to her tower while we cleared the air about things that happened that night. I lost track of time talking to Prismatic, finally making my way to bed around 5am. Hit the snooze button a couple times before finally getting out of bed around 9:30, mostly being roused by a text from Velocity. Once getting our badges, with a quick hello each to Sike, we raided the nearby gas station for breakfast and headed back to my room with our spoils. There was a LOT of traffic in my room, especially with people trying to help Frayu into their cosplay. While finishing up my prop, I started to get into Leon. Everyone left to their own devices, leaving me and Fish alone to continue getting dressed. After some issues with my contacts, I was finally able to make my way down to chess to get assigned my post. Right before the game started, I saw Commander and Elf in the crowd, asking them to record the game with my camera. I lasted the whole game and got to kill someone, so I'm thankful for that. After the game, I headed out to the Dealer's Room with Velocity, but all the bodies was getting to be a bit much, so we cooled off in her room, doing some panel prep, before I had to run down to the Don't Be a Jerk panel I was co-hosting. The panel went well, even if the crowd was small. I met Velocity outside the Swap Meet and, after an excursion outside, got some items from Commander and Elf. Without much else going on after that, we went to my room to grab my things for our late night panel and I changed into Kurama in Velocity's room, then meandered, running into Manders at some point. I had been meaning to poke the furry room parties, so went into the MNFurs room, where Van was working at the time, so I got the chance to catch up with him. When we left, there seemed to be a LOT more bodies, so Velocity initiated our long running "buddy system" (single file, hands linked) so we didn't get separated. After a bit of cooling off to settle my nerves, we made it down to the room where our Bun In the Oven panel would be. Smaller room and less people than the last time we did it, but still went well. We had some minor issues, but we managed to keep nearly everyone that came in from the start. We went over by about 20 minutes this year, but only because we did the games last and it took longer than necessary. After that, those left from the panel headed down to the first floor area for a quick and hilarious photoshoot. I collected my things from Velocity's room and she saw me to bed around 3am. Woke up in a bad mood around 9 and showered. Since I didn't receive my Austria cosplay from Ammy, I cosplayed Canada instead. I stuffed one of Sylus' yummy bagels in my face and made my way to Velocity's room, where I finished getting in cosplay. Sadly, it was a slow day for both of us and by the time we were ready to go, the Hetalia shoot was half over. We made the decision to skip the shoot and go straight to Clarine Harp's autograph session. After that, we poked into the AA and bought some things, but all the bodies made it so I overheated, so we left before we could look at everything. Went to check out the UtaPri panel, became uninterested in less than 5 minutes, then left for the DR. We made purchases, then decided to get lunch from DQ and take it back to Velocity's room. We undressed, took some time to just enjoy being out of cosplay, then began to eat our food while watching stand up comedy on her laptop. By the time we finished, it was time for the competition to start, so we curled up on her bed and watched it, missing large chunks of it because the cameras were on the fritz. From there some things happened that, not only prevented her from finishing the last piece to our Ring Finger cosplays, but shafting us in being able to watch the ProBending Tournament. After getting into Ben and Kevin, we walked around for a bit and ended up hanging out with Rin for about 15 minutes. After deciding I wasn't in the mood to sing karaoke, we headed out for a date at Friday's, mostly talking, drinking and laughing. After we ate, we hit outside for a bit, then went back in for the bar and each had another drink. We were supposed to meet up with Duly, Prismatic and Siberia, but it ended up not working out for various reasons. Velocity and I left Friday's a little fuzzy and belting out Imagine Dragons in the parking lot. We met up with Prismatic and Siberia after and walked around, trying to find a room party that was still open and served booze. By the time we found one, the two of them had to go, leaving Velocity and I to our own devices. The room we found was The Wrecking Room and we each had two drinks that the super nice guy cosplaying Ralph was serving. Their Felix directed us to the games out on the balcony, where we ended up playing Marvel Vs. Capcom, since neither of us had played. I kicked her ass 4 of the 6 rounds we played. We left to take a breather outside and, while there, she was offered a drink by someone and we had a lovely display of drunkenness by a girl that came out right after us (I had to help Velocity out of the snow because she was laughing so hard). The rest of the night was spent cuddling and wandering around in a wobbly manner. Around 4am, Serra found us and helped me get her back to the room, wound down for and hour, then Velocity walked me back to my room and I went to bed right away. I woke up at 8:30 and was apparently so quiet that no one but Kajara knew I came back. I gathered up my luggage and was lucky enough to have Phantom help me get it all to Velocity's room. While there, since we couldn't debut our Ring Finger cosplays, I changed into Kevin while she got into Ben. And it was the best decision we've made, because we got a LOT of love for it, even more than we did at Kitsune. She wasn't feeling too good, so we decided to take things easy that day. As such, we ended up missing the cut off for J. Michael Tatum's autograph session. Pretty much all we did was walk around, posed for pics and kept each other warm when we went outside. While waiting for Sereno, we managed to catch the Ouran panel letting out, which she was a part of, and I got pics of the photoshoot. After that, we went up to registration to pre-reg for next year. After bouts of thinking Velocity was going to fall asleep and fall from a chair, we camped out on the floor so she could lay down in my lap. From there we waited for Rin so we could go to lunch at DQ, inviting Phantom since she was hungry and she also invited her friend Menne. It was super busy that day, so it took us a while to find a place to sit and that ended with us crammed in a corner. While trying to keep my eye on Velocity because I was worried, we all kept mindless chatter with each other before having to leave. Velocity and I returned to her room, got my things and loaded them into Nexus's car. We said goodbye and I went home, getting back around 5-ish. Aw man, this con was so much fun! I don't think people realize just how sad I am that I won't be able to go for a while T_T
Things started for me on Thursday. Managed to get my ass out of bed around 8am. After pulling my bags out front, I did some last minute prepping and shoved breakfast into my face. Got a hold of Tech and got picked up around 10. We got to MoA, where Sadame and her boyfriend were waiting for us. Switched cars and headed to a warehouse so they could get merchandise. After that, we went back to the Eagle Anime office, where I helped take out trash, put product on the shelves and pack the van. After running some more errands, we finally got on the road around 2. It was a pretty fun, but uneventful, ride over. We made no stops because we just couldn't sacrifice the time. We got there just after 7. When on a mission to grab myself some dinner, I found a nice, little spiritualist shop across the street from the hotel. I poked my head in, chatted with one cashier and geeked out with the other, promising to be back later. Ate my food back in the room, changed clothes and went downstairs to volunteer in the DR. It was a lot more fun than I thought it would be. I got to see that there are more con families than just cosplayers. I was there for 3 hours, before the kink in my shoulder got to be too much. Got in my PJs, unwound for about an hour while updating my FB on my PSP (yay free wifi!). Finally went to sleep around 1. Woke up around 7, but then dozed off and on for another 2 hours. Finally motivated myself to shower and eat breakfast. Took my time getting ready and finally got downstairs in the badge line at a little after 10. I was confused at the comments I was receiving once I got there, only to realize it was because I was early and first in line for at the door badges. They didn't open the lines until 11am. So that I could continue to volunteer at the booth without con staff breathing down my neck, as they had been during my last hour there the night before, Sadame bought me a vendor badge before she came up the night before. She met me at the line and gave it to me before heading to the DR. I helped there for a little over an hour before I had to motivate into Kurama. Saw Pinky and her boyfriend, so I stopped to talk with them before heading up to the room. I spent most of the time changing passed out in front of the floor fan because I was just too dang tired. I was half in cosplay and half done with makeup when Velocity texted me to say she, Serra and Asuma had arrived. After a quick exchange, I finally made the rest of my way into my cosplay, but I was having problems. Made my way downstairs and chatted with Pinky for a bit more before my con family found me. In between bouts of serious discussion and moving luggage to our room, I bumped into Whit and Fox. Once we moved everything (and a few moments of me forgetting shit in Sadame's room), Velocity got into full Roxas cosplay and we walked around con to see what was going on at that hour, which wasn't much. We poked the DR for a bit, where we held the fort while Sadame went to go eat, before heading back to the room. Spent some time in the room making jokes at Velocity's behalf, then the four of us, along with Jay, headed out to Denny's for dinner, in which I paid for everyone as a big huge thank you for sticking with me and being my family away from my family. We came back to the hotel and just chilled in the room while Velocity tried to poke her sewing machine. She only got about an hour in before people wanted to get some sleep. We both went to bed around 1 or 2, right before which I talked to her about the issues I had with Kurama. She just listened to me talk, then put in a second opinion when I finished. It was in that moment that I new I had to retire him. I think I woke up to someone's alarm around 9. After some fresh air, Velocity started poking her sewing machine, during which I finally showered and ate breakfast around 3, while also managing to injure myself. Around 4, she was getting so frustrated with the jacket she was making that she was getting angry. To help her calm down, we went over to the spiritualist shop while I browsed for gifts. In doing so, we found the cashier I geeked out with the day before. The three of us went back and forth between talking geek and astrology before I made my purchases and we went back to the hotel. The break was just what she needed and she finished her cosplay around 5, where we both finally got into our Ben 10 stuff. We didn't even take 10 steps out of the room before someone on our floor came out of their room and freaked out that we were cosplaying Ben and Kevin. We went to the DR and I gave Fox the commission he ordered back in November during MFF. We perused the room a bit more than we had the night before, making some purchases here and there. At one point there was this ADORABLE squirt of a kid, probably not even 3 years old, who exclaimed "That's Ben 10 mommy!". All kinds of Ben 10 spazzing would happen through the day. During that time, we were poked as to what we wanted to do about food. In the end, a large group seemed unappealing, so just the two of us decided to have a date at a pizza place a few blocks away, where it was so cold out that I got turned into a meat shield. The pizza wasn't the best we'd ever had, but it was still pretty good. We got back to the room and relaxed for a bit before hitting the dance and video game room. We had a photoshoot near the pool area of the hotel, chatted with Batou outside for a bit, then did some more wandering before we headed over to Sadame's room for drinking and watching various Abridged series. After that, we went back to our room and went to bed around 3:30, deciding to give Elena a big middle finger and do Kevin again the next day. Woke up around 9 and tried to motivate myself to get moving, waking up a sleepy Velocity about a half hour later. It took a long time for us to be ready enough to check out of the room. Moved stuff to Asuma's van, where I kept my things as well. Watched the last 10 minutes of chess and it was honestly one of the worst things I'd ever seen. Walked around DR and shopped until I started to get hungry enough to start turning into a bitch. The original plan for lunch ended up changing, but it was still just the two of us. After food, my con family was ready to go, so I helped get things to their van while grabbing my own stuff and leaving it with Sadame. While trying not to cry, I said goodbye to all of them and ran back inside to help with tear down. This consisted of 3 hours of getting even more sore and injured while taking down the Eagle Anime booth and helping Pawstar load their van. We finally left around 8 and stopped for food and gas. After some lighthearted texting with Velocity, I began having issues with Tech for a ride home and having to stay awake so I could keep Sadame's boyfriend awake. After several panic attacks and sobbing, Nexus was able to pick me up from MoA and take me home, in which I was able to give her the gifts I bought for her. I finally got home around 3am. I spent what little energy I had unpacking what I could (I got about halfway done) and then passed out on my bed. I can't even begin to explain just how badly I want to go back to this con! It was an amazing experience that I don't regret deciding on doing, even though it meant missing several people that chose to go to Daisho instead.
Things started on Friday for me. Packed up my last minute things before my egg donor took me to work, where I was from 10am until just a little after 2pm. A coworker of her's was taking me to the pickup location at Ridgedale Mall. I waited for about 30 - 45 minutes before Sike and Nite showed up. The first stop we made was a little after Eau Claire for gas and food. Apparently, people that work at gas stations aren't accustomed to customers being nice. In Tomah, our power steering went out. We spent around an hour and six U-turns there before fixing the problem and getting back on the road. I finally drifted off to sleep in the back seat around 10 and didn't wake up until about 11:30. When I woke up, the fog was so thick, I was waiting for zombies to pop out. We crossed the Illinois border and hit some toll booths, both of which I'd never seen before. I crashed out a bit more until we got to the hotel around 12:30am. Sike texted my pack leader, Twisted, and I headed up as soon as I got the room number. Mind you, the hotel is pretty big and I was out of my element not knowing many people. So I had a panic attack as soon as I walked in. As such, I forgot my room number. I must have knocked on five different doors hoping I found the right one, since I was on the correct floor. I even went back to the lobby to see if Sike was around. I sank into a chair on the 22nd floor and started to have a break down until I heard a soft 'Kurama?'. Lo and behold, Twisted had just come off the elevator and had been looking for me. Apparently, he was expecting me to meet him in the lobby, but we thought he was gonna wait for me to come up. He gave me a key and I met Bakie, who was on the brink of asleep and awake. I realized I left my wallet, so I met up with Sike and Nite to get out to the car to get it. After saying good night, I went back to my room, where I met Van. We chatted for a bit before I got in my PJs and went to sleep around 2am. I was woken up a few random times through the night with being introduced to Oaose and Auracle. Waking up around 8am with a nasty kink in my neck and back (I had floor space with only my jacket as a pillow and a thin blanket for cover), I spent most of the morning getting to know my pack. They were all very sweet. Bakie showed me a strategy/puzzle game on her laptop before I finally had the motivation to get dressed and get on my tiger makeup. During that time, Sike and Nite gave me money for my room fee and my badge. Once I was ready, I went down to the main floor and tried to find my way around. Got my badge, then promptly went to the consuite. Sat and chatted with Bakie and her friend, Tealie, while eating sammiches. Bakie and I walked around as she showed me the hotel and where everything was. After checking out the game room, we went to the AA and DR, which were HUGE!!! I didn't get to see everything before I was whisked away to meet the pack in consuite to watch a 12 inch gummy bear get sacrificed by Flip. During this time, I recognized Vix, said hi and chatted for a bit. Then my pack wanted me to come with to see the comedy group Too Much Light. I went in skeptical, but I laughed pretty hard. Came out and went over to a rescue table that had kittens and they were so cute! I wanted to take one home so badly! After kitty snuggles, Bakie and I went to the game room again and sang for Rock Band. Got to do a song I knew and people really enjoyed it <3 After some derping, we ran into Vix and helped her with makeup. We split from Bakie to play a My Little Pony version of D&D. I laughed pretty damn hard, we didn't actually get very far in the actual game because Twilight Sparkle was trying to find loopholes for EVERYTHING and it was hilarious shit XD After the game let out, Vix took me to where there was a group of spiritualists. My kind of people. She suggested we go into the labyrinth, which was crafted out of florescent tape. The things that transpired were...it's kinda hard to explain. Only those that deal with spiritualism will understand. I was in there between 15 - 30 minutes. I came out and, for a while, I was still inside my own head, staring aimlessly at the wall. People that didn't get it were asking if I was okay. I knew it wasn't just me when Vix came out and was acting the same way. We made our way outside after that to participate in the Midnight Howl. I always heard cool things about it and was excited to see it and record it. Never in my wildest dreams did I thought I would actually be participating in it. After that, I had to get my makeup and contacts off, to get rid of the weighty feeling, and dressed civilian. After that, we went down to play Cards Against Humanity. This was my first time playing. My brain exploded. I played with Sike, Auracle, Innouva and a few random people, Vix joining after the table cleared a little. We were joined by a guy in a wheelchair. He was quite the asshole, acting as if he was better than everyone in the room. He slammed down nearly 4 bottles of beer, mixing the drink with whatever was in his flask. Then right around 3:30am, he just passed out at the table. We finished playing by 4, but we didn't just want to leave him there. We got security, who got someone higher up, who called EMTs to check on him. Auracle, Innouva and I talked about the issue for a while before we decided to go to bed around 5am. The pack was still awake, so Bakie and Oaose tried to share their tiny bed with me. They'd been able to fit their pack in a bed many times before and thought it would work this time. I technically woke up around 9am, but that was because I kept tossing and turning due to the uncomfortable feeling of being squished between two people. I was overheating, cramped, had a lingering headache and, since I couldn't move much, my right side was going completely numb due to laying on it all night. Once I was able to get out, I curled up in my corner of the floor and slept until noon. I debated on what to wear for my first costume before taking a half hour to decide on Kumajiro. Took my sweet time, since I had the room to myself. After dressing and makeup, I left around 1:30. Trying to find a familiar face so I could cling (had a mild panic attack being left on my own), I found my way to consuite, where I continued to look. It was like being the new kid in a school cafeteria. After I got food, I found someone I played Cards with the night before and his pack let me sit with them. We talked for a while before Sike came up and chatted with me for a bit about when I wanted to leave the next day. He wanted to leave around 9am, but was giving me a choice. I was fine with 9, so we stuck with the original plan. He left and I was alone until Twisted came up. We talked about some things Bakie did the night before that confused me and about when I was leaving. He left just as I was greeted by a sheep fur and his friend, who sat with me and talked for a bit. Vix found me and we started making plans for the day and sticking around consuite for another hour before motivating. We just wandered aimlessly for a while before we made plans to get food later, inviting anyone we knew along the way. This was not only a food run but a chance for me to see the city, even if we weren't going very far. I was gonna hit the DR again, only for Vix to inform me they had closed a half hour prior. After my pack and Vix went to closing ceremonies, I went to my room, already tired of being in Kuma. I showered, which felt amazing on my sore joints and back, and dressed civilian, if a bit too nice for MCD's (I thought we were stopping at a nice place for pizza). While getting ready, Sike and Nite stopped by my room and we chatted as I got things together to leave. Made my way to the lobby around 6 to meet up with Vix. We looked around for Auracle (the only one to accept the invite) and found her in consuite, where we chatted with Jay for a bit before leaving. The three of us got to know each other quite well on the walk there and back, as well as while we ate. Vix had to go home upon our return, so we said our goodbyes before going to the MNFurs room to help Sike make a duct tape dummy for a fursuit. After putting some stuff in the car for the trip home, we headed over to consuite to grab the leftover food they were giving away. After that, we hit the gift shop and headed up to Innouva's room to play Cards. Sike, Nite and Auracle played while I ate. Only after Van and Sike left did I have the space to join. After a few hours and people taking short breaks, Innouva began to engage in conversation with me, asking if I had a good time. I was surprised at first, because I didn't know it was him (I've never seen him outside a fursuit until that weekend). When it finally registered, I was more open about my time and we touched on many other con related topics. Getting back to the game while still sticking to the conversation, a voice came over the loudspeaker around 3am, indicating that there was an emergency and we had to evacuate. All the furs that had been to MFF last year groaned on our way out. As we were on the way out of the building, we were told we could go back to our rooms. It was a fluke, but it was an effective buzz kill, as Cards weren't touched when we returned. The furs were upset about the alarm because it appears someone is always a dick at fur cons and an alarm goes off at some point during the weekend. We talked more about cons and jerks and what have you before my eye started twitching around 4am. That meant I had to get my contacts out and go to sleep. Auracle and I said our goodbyes before going back to our room, the rest of the pack sleeping. She set her alarm for me and we got ready for bed while trying to be quiet. We finally got to sleep around 4:30am. Auracle woke me up at 8am, but the wake up was so sudden that I went through bouts of nodding off as I tried to get my things together for a 30 minute time slot. Double checked my stuff (which I didn't do well enough, since I left some food behind by accident) and traded contact info with the pack. Made my way down to the lobby where Sike and Nite were waiting for me. After getting turned around and dealing with shitty construction workers, we were finally on the road by 9:30. We stopped for gas and I nosed around for food, which they severely lacked. After the promise to inform me when we would stop for lunch, I let myself sleep. It was about 12:30pm before we had lunch at Arby's. We filled up for gas again in Coloma and didn't have another stop until we hit my stop at Ridgedale Mall. The bus left just as we unloaded the car, but we didn't think anything of it, assuming there would be another in about a half hour. I ended up waiting for an hour and a half, the bus coming just after a panic attack started. I started to calm down once I boarded, but the driver...man, someone must have pissed in her Wheaties, she was such a bitch to me. My panic attack finally went away as the bus passed places I was familiar with. We made our stop at the Mound station around 7pm. Thinking this was the bus that stopped by my house, I sat around and waited as everyone got off. The driver was, once again, very rude to me and I had another panic attack at the thought of having to walk the half hour home with all my luggage. Not wanting to wait for another bus and just really needing physical comfort, I went to where my egg donor worked and broke down upon seeing her. I was shaky from fear and cold for a long chunk of time, accidentally getting my hot drink spilled on me because I couldn't hold the cup properly. She called the house to inform her boyfriend about what had happened, who was concerned that he hadn't heard from me since 5. I ended up staying there and eating a hot meal before her shift ended around 8:30. We got groceries and gas before heading home. I unpacked right away, poked the computer and curled up in a cat-like fashion in my bed a bit earlier than usual. This would be the con that would alter the way Velocity and I conducted rooming together at cons. If we could afford the room with just the two of us, then it would be just the two of us, instead of always staying with a group just to save some money.
The weekend started on Thursday with Nexus picking me up after work. We hit Goodwill for last minute cosplay shopping, along with picking up Chinese for dinner. While we ate and worked on cosplay, we watched Mulan, with was spent mostly reciting it line for line at certain parts XD We rushed to take showers before their mom could bar us from taking one, then we crashed early for the night. Friday started with my fuzzy brain not firing on all cylinders, thinking there was some miscommunication. Bless my con family for letting me sleep a little more. Even with me sleeping extra and taking my time in getting dressed, we still left earlier than planned with friends. We arrived around 1pm, showing everyone around the con space. We found Sohma shortly after, who allowed some of us to store our things in her room. Upon then, I changed into Elena and walked around for a bit with my fellow Turks while perusing the AA and DR. Sadly, by the time Velocity got there, we brought our luggage to the room and started getting ready for the formal ball, we weren't able to get in a photoshoot. Some drama ensued while getting ready for the ball and at the ball and it really set a crap mood for the rest of the weekend. I stayed later to try to fix the problem, but in the end, staying later fixed nothing and pissed off my friends that were waiting to go out to eat. After some photos, 4 couples headed to Denny's for a quad date. This ended up being a lot more hassle than it was worth due to the size and people involved, so the original 2 couples decided it best if we kept it to just us from now on. There was a basketball game that ensued, the hoop being my cleavage. I got cold near the end of the meal, so Velocity put her jacket around me until we got back around 11:30pm. After watching some Adventure Time and Ben 10, Velocity and I went to Serra and Asuma's room to drink. I was already tired, so after two glasses of wine, I couldn't stay up to watch the movie they were playing (totally didn't help that Velocity was petting my hair and rubbing my shoulder). Returned to our room and got to bed around 1am. A cramp in Velocity's leg woke us up a half hour earlier than planned. Sohma stopped by to return a shoe that had been left behind the day before. I enjoyed a nice shower and attempted to get into Sango. I had some problems with my cosplay, not something I wanted to deal with in the mood I was in that early. While I was changing, Nexus and Velocity watched Ben 10 while the former omnom'ed the food they just bought. Nexus left around 1pm to line up for autographs. I waited for Velocity, but she was having too many issues to be ready on time, so I left without her. The line for autographs was HUGE!!! Luckily, Sohma saved me a spot and she was at the front of the line. I was in and out within 15 minutes. It was during this time that my ride dropped a hell of a bombshell on me that compromised my ability to get home Sunday night (said he'd get me back to MN, but refused to drive me to my house until Monday). Texted Velocity to meet me in Sohma's room. We chatted for a bit, asking us if we wanted to have pizza in their room later that night. We all agreed. Velocity and I went down to check out some of the AA and DR, but didn't get very far before we needed to help with the WausaubiCon table and get pics of our InuYasha group. After that we changed into civilian clothes and headed over to Sohma's to eat. Much hilarity and snuggling ensued. After we ate, we gave the leftovers to other hungry peeps, who were more than excited about it. We returned to our room to watch Hetalia with Nexus, while Velocity tried to work on a cosplay. After a while, we went out to get pop and snacks from the front desk and so Velocity could smoke. We were gonna hit the sack upon returning, but we randomly started talking, which ended up with an hour of cuddling and watching each other play video games on her PSP. We finally went to bed around 3am. Woke up around 9am, followed Velocity out when she went to smoke and called my egg donor about the ride issue. She was LIVID that this kind of problem had come up and told me there was no way round it, as I figured. Went back to the room, half assed into Leon and moved luggage to his car. Took some time for me to get into the rest of my cosplay, since I needed help. We had 3 minutes to spare when we gave Serra the card keys. Velocity and I scoured the AA and DR much more closely this time around. Halfway through, we got a text, saying my ride wanted to leave. Still not having found a way to guarantee getting home, still having things I needed to do and not keen on leaving Velocity so soon, I talked to Chibi and Snow about taking me home instead. They agreed, only because they sold enough at their table to have room for another person in their vehicle. I relayed the info to my ride and did another luggage transfer. Said our goodbyes and went back to shopping. While talking to one of the dealers, a man tugged on my lab coat and asked for a picture, knowing who I was. I felt so happy at the recognition and held a convo with him about Star Ocean. We moved around the room some more before Velocity had to help with the WausaubiCon table again, leaving me to my own devices. Just as I finished shopping, she came looking for me, saying she had to go. After snuggles and smooches, I went to help Chibi and Snow with their table. It was such a weird feeling being behind the table, actually being able to help and such, like I was part of the team. After playing Tetris with everything, we loaded up and left at 5pm. We made two pitstops for fuel and snacks before finally getting on our way. The ride home was INCREDIBLE! I can no longer listen to Lady Gaga without laughing my ass off. In fact, my voice was only shot because I was using my Kuwabara voice for about a half hour straight. I got home around 10pm, which I promptly unpacked and settled in. My first, only and last Ryan con. It was such a terrible event, there was really nothing to do. I went not realizing it was one of his cons, but I probably would have had to go anyway (was spending the weekend with Nexus and they wanted to go). Worst $35 I ever spent.
My con started super late on Friday, shortly after I got picked up for the weekend. We went in to just see what was going on and to get our badges. Saw a couple friends there, took a couple pictures and went around the AA. As we were getting ready to leave, I saw Luxy. We chatted for a bit and he was talking about what a shame it was that the con was shitty and that he wouldn't be back the rest of the weekend. Had I known earlier that he'd not be coming back, I'd have yoinked his badge instead of putting money down on a crap con. Saturday started in the late morning. With no need for a hotel, we left Nexus' house and got to the con in the early afternoon. I was in a gay pride version of Ukraine and immediately got in line for Todd Haberkorn's autograph. The line wasn't terribly long, but it was going to be a while before the room opened up, so I sat down with some of the other people. A girl two heads behind me recognized me and went bat shit insane that she was sitting so close. The poor pre-teen between us had no idea what was going on. But they, by the time we got our autograph, said they had fun waiting in line and wanted a picture with me. So we did just that and I offered up a hug as well. After that, I made my way through the DR and AA, making small purchases here and there. Sat around and chatted with friends, then went with Ammy and Dock into the hot tub and stayed there even after they'd left. There really wasn't anything else to do, as programming was absolute shit. Got out and got my clothes back on and perused around the con for a bit until Nexus was ready to leave. We never came back on Sunday, as we were both pretty fed up. Con was a whole lot of drama that mostly wasn't my own. It's a con, so I fully expect there to be a little drama, but holy hell! I'm so glad the people that were the main stressors of this con aren't people I make a habit of being around (in fact I try to avoid them at this point).
My weekend started on Wednesday after work, where I was picked by Nexus. We had dinner and cosplay workshop before heading to bed for the night. We had to run some errands Thursday when they came back from school and I changed into Poland. We got the to hotel a bit later than planned and my back was screaming at me. Due to Velocity not being done with her cosplay and my back hurting like crazy, we decided to put off the PoLeit shoot until later in the weekend if we had time. So we got into our swim gear and, after a whole lot of back and forth due to hotel roomies needing help, enjoyed the hot tub. Then we changed and went out for the annual pre-Detour dinner, where we started with 8 people with 4 more coming in shortly before some of us were leaving. Went to bed around 3 after having a shower. Got a bit of a late start because it was so hard for me to wake up. Headed out with Velocity to get our badges and grab some pizza for breakfast. While I got into my Leon cosplay, she curled up on my bed and tried to ward off a migraine, which was hard because there was like 10 people in the room, all trying to get into cosplay. Eventually, she left to her much quieter room to try to feel better and potentially work on cosplay while I headed off for Chess sign in. Just as the teams were lining up, Velocity and She came in, where I handed off my camera and got a good luck kiss. I was killed about a third of the way through the game and was treated to a back rub while I tried to film the rest of the game. Between sitting on the floor in the Chess room and trying to get to Sike's furry panel, I lost my phone. I found Taiyouko along the way and she helped me locate it and get it back. Between then and the time I changed into mpreg!Canada was just running around trying to find or avoid random people. I was going to do karaoke, but they didn't have what I wanted to sing, so Velocity and I went on a date instead. Got back to the con and managed to get some cute pics together before feeling tired enough to call it a night. Got up, showered and dressed in Toboe. Ran some errands and wasted some time before Mock Combat. During this time, not only did Chris Ayers, who was running the panel, use Velocity for demonstration, but she missed a call from her mother saying her sister was having her baby. After Mock Combat, we went to our own rooms to change into wedding!Canada and Ukraine. Once we got on the con floor, it was a symphony of "awwwwww" and "so cute". A small child actually was overheard asking her parents if we just got married. After a horrible experience with the group running the Hetalia shoot, there was too much anxiety and frustration passing between Velocity and I, so we canceled the big date we planned at MoA. So we improvised with a small shoot outside, one in her room involving feeding each other cake, and laying on the floor snuggling and chatting while we calmed down, and smaller shoots by random people on the con floor. We finally hit "fuck this shit" mode and went to my room to undress and relax. Had a quick, hot shower (as was advised by Ayers due to lots of muscle use during the panel) and we both laid on each other while watching the Competition on TV. We slowly changed into Poland and Lithuania and zombied around the con floor after getting out of a panel. Spent some time with Teny and Sun and a couple others before making a food run. We ate in Velocity's room while watching Adult Swim, then went back to my room. Since Nexus was in the process of packing up and getting their things outside, I thought I'd do the same while Velocity took a nap. We were able to get in our sexy PoLeit shoot, but it wasn't really what I think we were hoping for, partially due to having to find a new photographer that ended up being a stranger to Velocity, so some photos we'd planned for were too awkward for us to do in front of someone she didn't know. After we finished, we went out for some fresh air and then I walked her back to her room. I walked around for a bit longer, but I was surprised at the lack of activity for a Saturday night, so I went to bed sooner than I thought. Ignored my alarm and slept in another hour, showered and got into Toboe. After getting the rest of our things out to the van, I meandered for a while before meeting up with Velocity and made our first and only shopping trip through the DR and AA. I found some high school friends, who I chatted with for a bit while Velocity continued to browse the tables. We pre-regged for next year's con and then made a food run to DQ, which we ate in her room. We had some miscommunication on where to meet for our final shoot for the weekend, but we managed to get in pics of Toboe and Kiba before I had to leave. I can't even begin to explain how much I regretted going to this con and promised myself I would never go back (lies). So that I'm not eating up too much detail of the actual report: some panels didn't have hosts show up, some all ages panels were so horribly graphic that they should have been 18+ (some of which had staff in the room and they just let it happen) and schedule changes were not made aware to the attendees.
My con started quite late Friday night, as Nexus and Tobi were unable to pick me up on time. We finally arrived around 8 at night, me in my Natsuo cosplay. We perused the con while we waited for Velocity, as I was rooming with her, thus needed to know where I was staying. Having just had a car accident the month prior to con, I was slow moving and sore. This was made more evident when Velocity's way of greeting me was sneaking up behind me and nudging her shoulder none too gently into mine (probably the one and only time I wanted to strangler her). She went back and forth to Tobi's car with me to help me with my luggage. Walked around the con for a bit before holing myself up in the room with Serra, Asuma, Velocity and Crimson, to which there was a misunderstanding on my part over sleeping arrangements, which was begruingly looked over for the most part. Hit the sack early. Due to staff meetings and tensions rising, I spent most of my Saturday morning and afternoon hanging out with Tobi, Nexus, Unger and Tama. Poked around some panels and photoshoots and hung around the lobby, where the hotel, due to being safari themed, had tiger cubs. Once it was deemed "safe" for me to meet up with Velocity and return to the room, we piddled around in Touya and Kurama, trying to find things to do. She vented a bit to me, which she needed, and we figured out our nightly plans from there. Did a large con family dinner at Cracker Barrel and came back to change cosplays to wind down. I changed into Kaoru, while Velocity and the con parents got into their InuYasha group. After a 15 minute shpeel of Velocity wondering where her pants went (she was dressed as Kagome and is not fond of skirts), we finally got into the con space. After some walking and freezing outside, we hit the bar, the con parents leaving us alone after a while. After some drinks and a little dancing, we went back to the room to sleep. Packed up Sunday morning, got into Hetalia gear and we moved my things back to the car. Grabbed a quick snack before we really started to get moving, hit the DR and AA, then went to the Hetalia photoshoot, where we were able to get a free print off of one of our photos. There was some more miscommunication while sitting on the sidelines that really put my mood down, so by then I just wanted the con to be over. About 30 minutes later, Tobi and Nexus wanted to leave, so we walked around a bit together as a group and giving Velocity a backrub because her binding was hurting her. We said our goodbyes and headed home. Nearly got into an accident because Tobi nearly fell asleep at the wheel. Fucking terrifying T_T T'was another con in which I traveled with Luxy. He picked me up on Thursday after work and we went to my place to get all my things. After a bit of back tracking, we were finally on our way. We made it to Coloma around 10pm and parked the car in front of the hotel. Velocity had gone earlier that day to get our key so we wouldn't be locked out, so we met her halfway, grabbed the key and hung out at her house for a while. She came back to the hotel with us, to help with our bags and to unwrap the birthday presents I got her. Around 4am, Luxy wanted to go to bed. Velocity and I weren't tired and it was my first time in her hometown, so she showed me around. We walked around the entirety of the town, aside from maybe the back end because it was too dark to see. I walked her back to her house and she asked me if I wanted to stay for a bit longer. Declining because I knew we both needed sleep, she loaned me her flashlight so I could find my way back. We stood on her front porch for a bit, enjoying each other's company and watching the sky. We saw a shooting star and had our first kiss. Headed back on my own with a smile on my face and fell asleep without getting in my PJs.
Got up about 4 hours later, half assed into my England cosplay, walked to Velocity's to help her finish and gather things and then her and I walked around town for a bit, seeing the things I didn't the night before and meeting her dad. After that we loaded our things into the car and drove the car to her house. We dicked around while we waited for Asuma and Serra. We had the idea to have our con parents take her luggage and have Velocity ride with us. It was a great idea and all parties were good with it. We got to the con in about an hour, then tried to check in. I got overheated, so took off what I could of my cosplay without being indecent in public. We got to the room, brought in our luggage and settled in. I changed into civvies and tried to take care of my face, since I had no time that morning. Had a breakdown in the bathroom (I have PCOS and it causes me to have a decent amount of facial hair) and Velocity calmed me down. After that she showed me around the con so I could know where everything was. Poked around in some other places before heading back to the room and changing for the formal ball. It took me a while to get into my dress, as it was a lace up bodice type thing and it wasn't made very well by the commissioner. I didn't want Velocity to see me until I was done, so the poor woman was holed up in the bathroom dying of heat (we could hear "Are you done yet?" every 5 or so minutes). The effect was well worth it, as I could see her blush and she didn't say much when everyone asked her how I looked. She pinned my flower to me, we put on our masks and headed down. We stayed for all of an hour, two 15 minute stretches of that were used for actually getting out there and dancing together. We met up with Chibi and Snow while there, having made plans shortly after Detour to go on a double date. Before and after the dance we got stopped for a lot of pics. Oddly, Ukraine must be more ignored than Canada, since more people wanted pics of her alone than with me. The four of us went to Denny's for a couple hours and had a lot of fun that we made it an annual thing for Geek.Kon. On the walk back we all talked about our relationships together (how we met, how long we'd been together, etc.) and stopped in the lobby for pictures together. After getting news from Serra that the toilet had some issues, we went back and chilled after getting out of cosplay (Velocity fell asleep on my legs). We wanted to check out the game room, so while I donned raver!China, Velocity put on my punk!England shirt and pants and messed around there for a couple hours with Luxy after all 3 of us sharing a drink. Came back and went to bed. Slept until we couldn't sleep anymore, went outside so Velocity could smoke and we could look through Sohma's bag of anime swag she's trading and stuff. Went back in, took a shower and got into a casual Ukraine outfit while Velocity got into Canada and went down to get in line for Jerry Jewell's autograph. That was such a fun experience! I greeted him as Ukraine and he answered as Russia, where he also sat on Velocity (in reference to all the times Russia sits on Canada). We spent some time in the room to relax before getting ready for the Yu Yu Hakusho photoshoot, were Velocity had to run out to the car because she forgot her wig. We had a small group, but it was a wonderful variety with no doubles. Kurama, Touya, Jin, Botan, Suzaku and Kouko (later finding out Jin was the famous Apeliotus I'd been watching on DA for YEARS) and it was such a blast getting pictures with them all. Later Velocity and I got into civvies and went on a date alone together, getting to know each other a bit more in person, as it was the first time we'd seen each other for more than a few hours since Detour. Spent about an hour at MCD's, then came back to the con to meander for a bit, play more video games then went to bed. I borrowed Velocity's Canada wig that next morning and she borrowed the entirety of my England cosplay. We loaded everything into our respective cars and just went around the con, talking to friends and looking at things. Did a private photoshoot together, which ended up being cute and sweet. Not wanting to part ways so soon, the idea to go the way we came was proposed, so we drove her home. We all got some pictures together on her front porch, then she and I got pics in her backyard. We were about to leave when Velocity ran up to stop the car. She motioned for me to open my car door, which I did, and leaned in to kiss me for a prolonged amount of time (which, not only made me blush, Luxy gave me shit for ("MOMMY'S SUCKING FACE!")). After a hilarious ride home, which I was texting Velocity about half the trip for, I made it back around midnight and went to bed. I spent the night at Luxy's home Wednesday night. We hung out with Ammy for a while, shopping for con snacks and watching movies before taking her home. We stayed up online for a while, watching Torchwood and me plotting Velocity's birthday present before finally crashing during the AM hours.
Thursday we did some last minute cosplay prep before having lunch with his partner Elsy. Once we packed the car, we left right away from Burnsville. About an hour into the trip, we went to a rest stop to change into more comfortable clothes (it was really hot and humid and the car had no working AC). It was then that he realized he'd left an important cosplay piece back home, something that would make it impossible to use the cosplay during the weekend. Having to turn around, get the item and get as far on the way to Coralville added 2 hours onto our trip. On the way we sang as loud as we wanted to some mixed CDs I made just for the trip, and then some punks tried to race us on the highway. We got to the hotel around 10pm. I spent time with Songstress, Silver and Eillia, spending the night in the latter's room. She and I stayed up for a bit to chat and get to know each other better. Woke up and started my day in Kaoru. I had pre regged this time, but they really dropped the ball on my badge. Instead of the name I put on my form, Kurama Babe (as per usual), it said Lorelei. While I appreciate the nod to Irish folklore, it wasn't what I signed up with, nor can it be blamed on bad penmanship because of how drastically off it was. So they gave me a blank badge to put the info on that needed to be there. They didn't take the old one from me though, so my friend Sheep ended up pilfering it from me since she didn't have a badge and couldn't afford one. Found Songstress in her Kenshin cosplay and we went to the patio for our photoshoot. Walked around con with her, Kali and Koyuki before finding Luxy and Prismatic and tagged with them for a while. Got a text from Gigi telling me they checked in, so I grabbed my things and moved rooms and got acquainted with everyone. Took that advantage of not being rushed to change into Elena early. Hung out with Prismatic on the back patio until the Square shoot started. Found a Tseng and Reno to attach myself to during the shoot and had a lot of fun for that hour. Got the chance to spend time with Sailor Anime, just sitting and chatting in the lobby. Met up with her again after changing into raver!China, spent some time with Kitty, Luxy and Friskies at the bar before hitting the rave for a short while. Had a bad experience with someone being panic attack levels inappropriate with me, so I left. Hid in the karaoke room with Ember's group, used it for the other part of Velocity's present (singing one of her favorite songs). Went back to my room after that, Gigi leaving on the light for me, and went to bed. Started in China and had a blast at the Hetalia shoot. Made some new friends while I was there and a lot of crack took place. Spent some time again with Sailor Anime walking each other to the other's room. I changed into Kurama and made my way to the photoshoot, with the game show panel after that. It was a success just like the year prior. After the panel was finished, I just felt mentally drained from cosplay. So I said 'fuck it' and wanted to be a girl the rest of the day, wearing a white tank, pink skirt, pink Hetalia bandanna and flip flops. Got lunch with Kitty and hung out with various friends and fans. Had some drinks later in the night before hitting up the rave, which turned out much better than the night before. Dinner was pizza that Gigi and the group had ordered and they saved me some for when I got back to the room. I showered when I came back, pulled it into a braid so I could have the look I wanted in the morning, packed up some of my things while I ate and went to bed. Geared up to get into Natuso and packed the rest of my things, getting them into Luxy's car right away. Got pics with my hotel group before they left after check out, then hung out with Meika and Marin the rest of my stay. It was nice to do something low key for a change and not have a huge schedule. Then it was time to leave, Luxy needing energy to stay awake. On the ride back home, we had a 3 way call with Velocity, 2 hours on his phone and 2 hours on mine. She got to hear me jacked up on two energy drinks while we heard her on a gummy bear sugar high. Got home around midnight and crashed right away without any food, computer time or changing into pajamas. |
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