Pictures will be uploaded in a few days to this post, as I have lost my iphone cord. LOL
Friday
Friday was INSANE!!! It was so fun. I got ready at Jackie's house and we literally had to hot glue gun my Black Cat cosplay together. I got to meet Jackie's insane dogs and cake makeup onto my face and fix my mask LOL. I also met Bob who is a really jacked sweet dude...and a Marvel fan too!
We headed to the con and it was HOT AS BAWLS outside. I immediately started sweating seeing as I was in a very tightly laced corset and all black spandex. My mask had turned out alright and I was generally happy with the look of everything, but as soon as I got in it was amazing how fast I got pictures.
In line I had a mini photoshoot and I was really impressed with how some pictures came out!! Here's one of when I was in line.
I went into the dealers room and about 20 feet in, I was stopped to do a video interview for a magazine (which I will post a link to perhaps once it's up on the site) and then a short asian man with a ballin' camera went ham and asked to do a photoshoot. A group behind him of about 20ish people also took pictures and there was a giant block in the dealers room. I felt really bad for making Louis and the group wait but they joked about it soon after. I was really impressed at the turnout!!
While in the dealer's room, we passed by a booth with work by an artist named Ein Lee and I was super impressed. I really want to get into contact with her. I wish I had bought a print of her work.
The Marvel Shoot took place at around 3 or 4 and I was pumped to meet everyone. I sat on the stairs outside in the blazing heat and met a really friendly Thor and a facebook friend Mitch as Iron Fist. There was another really pretty Black Cat and I really loved her cosplay. She went with the modern version of Black Cat and I really liked it. When everyone showed up we spent about 30 minutes outside taking pictures and it was really fun.
Here's the hero-neutral character section, Doc Ock snuck in and we got a photoshoot with him getting beat up by everyone LOL
Louis and I watched the rest of the shoot and sat in the shade near the building. We spoke with the other Black Cat and a random spidey and at one point she made a comment about wanting bigger boobs for the costume and as I was telling her she looked great, the Spidey came up and said some stupid comment like "My spidey senses are tingling." and put his hands up to my boobs in a grabby motion. I was a little taken aback and Louis was ready to murder him but he didn't actually grope me so it turned out ok LOL. After the shoot we ended up once again, back at the dealers room and made a few trips around. We also headed into the gaming room where a million tables were set up and many people were playing card games and D&D and other stuff. In the back they had DDR and Street Fighter and Marvel vs. Capcom. and we watched some people play. We also bumped into some of Robin and Louis's friends, who confused Louis for another friend Joey. I met a girl named Meghan, who was the girlfriend of someone the group knew and she was so sweet. She was going to cosplay Noodle from Gorillaz the next day so I got really excited about it.
Leaving the game room we headed to return money to Louis's friend at Starbucks. We stayed and chatted a bit and then headed back out to find a bag at the dealers room because it was difficult for me to carry a bunch of things while in cosplay. Once again we hit the dealer's room and looked for cute things to buy. I wanted to get couple items but none could be found on friday.
Louis and I also headed to watch a J-Fashion panel which I got really explicitly analytic of. I had been a fan of Japanese street fashion since about ten years ago so I was kind of picking apart each outfit, not in a bad way, but moreso in how each outfit shown represented the style. They had each different type of lolita down to a T but when they got to VK and Gyaru, the 2 styles I had been a fan of for so long, I felt like it could have been represented in different ways. The VK was very Hot Topic-y and the Gyaru was very toned down so I was a little disappointed but I was really happy that the panel existed and was showcasing the fashions regardless. Despite my critiques, everyone looked very good!! It really inspired me to pursue the way I used to dress before I was picked apart in college.
At night we all decided to hit the 21+ dance party at Crush in the hotel. First we had gone back to Jackie's house so I could shower and change and we could meet up with Brian, Robin, Bob, Chanteun and everyone. My feet were killing me and I asked Louis what kind of place it was, hoping that I wouldn't need to wear my other high heels but according to the group it was a pretty swanky place. So, putting on a strong face, I crammed my swollen feet back into a high heeled shoe and took off. Once we arrived, it was pretty fun and I got a cranberry vodka from Robin which was really sweet! (Thank you Robin~)
There were a decent amount of half naked cosplays and a lot of PDA on the dance floor so it got to be a little awkward when cosplayers panties started being pulled off in public like it was nothing. We decided to check out the Hartford scene. I had no idea that we'd be walking so far, so my feet were killing me and I was getting rather upset pretty quickly. My whole body hurt from cosplay and I was exhausted and hungry and we ended up walking three miles. Every step felt awful and when I took my shoes off at the end of the night, the bottom part of my right foot was extremely swollen and bruised. I ended up getting more and more upset to the point where I think Louis and Robin stopped to check up on me because I was shaking (not crying but almost tearing because I'm too manly to cry). I was quiet the rest of the walk, and sat in silence at the club/bar we ended up at. I ordered a lychee margarita which was delicious, but while Louis had left to go to the rest room he had picked up a blue hawaiian for me too. Both mixed drinks were extremely strong and I hadn't eaten or had water that day so I got buzzed rather quickly.
We parted ways and once again returned to Jackie's house where Jackie's mother had prepared a bed for me in a small conditioned room and Louis headed upstairs to bed.
Saturday
Saturday morning was really easy because we woke up at Jackie's house and bummed around waiting for Robin and Bob to call us. We end up heading out around 12 and pick up Robin. After this, we go to GameStop where I buy a 3DS and Animal Crossing and we get coffee and return to the con. Unfortunately, after scoring the best parking spot, Robin finds out he left his pass at home and needs to leave. Louis indicates interest in wearing my Rilakkuma kigurumi so we both get into a kigu and walk around the con.
I have my DS out 90% of the time when we're in kigu trying to get all of the street passes. We enter the dealers room about 50 times to try and find a couple item (bracelet, ring, etc.) but we couldn't find anything.
Check in time is at 3 and we had a bit of a financial situation so we took care of that. We entered the room and showered and stuff and I tried to nap but the group was on their way up. So after a lot of time wasting, I finally got back into my Black Cat cosplay and had Bob lace me up into the corset once again. It was pretty intense. I walked around and once again got several pictures, mostly from men, with Louis watching closeby. I had to sit down a couple of times because my feet were at such a weird angle in my boots and they were so tall that I wasn't used to wearing them and my feet felt destroyed. I bumped into another black cat and she was really cute and there was a pretty ballin' Spiderman too! He took a picture with his hand on my waist and Louis was staring him down, it was pretty funny!!
I also got to see my friend Yelena, who had dyed her hair a pretty bright blue color. Very lovely. I was really excited to see her and we took a lot of pictures!! She had gone to a burlesque panel and a few others and told me about them. We walked around for a bit and I bumped into more Marvel characters, particularly a lot of X-men who I also took several pictures with. It was really great!
The whole con Saturday was hot, but less hot than Friday. After about 4-5 hours I felt kind of groggy and I wanted to make it to the foreign horror film panel. So we decided to go back to the room so I could shower and get ready and into my rave outfit so we could just go. Robin and Jackie wanted to have some drinks first though so we headed back before anyone was there so I could shower in private.
Saturday Night aka When CTcon Was Completely Ruined
(Disclaimer: I don't know who really reads this anymore, but if anyone mentioned in this post reads it, this is how the night went from my perspective. I don't use last names for privacy reasons and if you think something is false then you can contact me. I don't regret writing any of the following because my entire weekend was ruined by these events and I am furious that it happened. Louis, Louis's friends, acquaintances, anyone involved etc. if you read this, I'm sorry if you get offended or feel like your privacy has been disregarded, but I needed to write this out.)
After I went back to the room and showered, Louis was sitting on his bed furiously texting Robin's phone. Apparently, Robin and Jackie had told him that his ex-girlfriend was coming to the room and they had already made a decision about this. Louis was furious that they didn't even so much as talk to him about it and he had told them prior to this that he didn't want any drama to ensue. I told him that as long as nothing shitty happened I was fine with it. This was true, as I had asked both of them earlier to agree with each other that neither of them would start drama and would actively try to avoid it, which both of them
promised.
Drama ensued.
So naturally everyone shows up, and Louis's ex Emily is there with her friend Sam and everything immediately gets segregated, with Louis on one side of the bed in the hotel and everyone else in a corner by the window drinking. It started out ok, Emily spoke with me a few times. She mentioned it was upsetting to see us together and the fact that a Big Bang song was played in the hotel room made it worse and I understood why completely. I felt weird only because I knew it was weird for her and Louis to see each other and I hate awkward situations and tension. It was here that both of them started drinking heavily and Louis downed a rum and coke and a whiskey and coke and had a Barcardi mini shot. It was obvious that the drinking happened to see if we could all cope with the weirdness of it.
After about 20 minutes, Emily speaks with me again and Louis storms out of the room. I go chasing after him and he is livid with his friends. He is extremely drunk at this point in time and demands to go outside but from the looks of it, I knew he was going to get sick so I begged him for a good 5-10 minutes to come back to the room. He did and sat down and spoke with his friend Steve who accidentally broke his glasses. Emily asked me what happened and I told her he was frustrated and needed some time to chill.
I sat on the bed with Louis as he progressively grew more and more evidently intoxicated (despite having stopped drinking) and rubbed his back and kissed him and told him he would be okay. He, clearly drunk, at this point, tells me not to leave and that he loves me repeatedly and that I shouldn't have to deal with this awkwardness and drama and that he promised me a good time for the past 2 months and broke that promise and as heartless as it was, I agreed with him because it was true, but I also told him I expected it and if I was a total bitch and didn't love him then I would walk out and leave. He calls himself a shitty boyfriend about 1000 times here and I tell him to stop because he clearly is getting worked up and I start getting overwhelmed. I tell him this was an extraordinary situation that doesn't usually happen to people and that he shouldn't say such things
because they aren't true.
At some point Emily left the room and sat outside. Louis grew sick and went into the bathroom to purge, around this time she returned to the room and spoke with everyone again.
At this point he and Emily were borderline shitfaced. Being the person I am, I hate seeing people unhappy and I hate seeing people physically ill and both of them seemed to be both unhappy and ill. Louis was puking in the bathroom and Emily just started to get sick in the hotel room. It's around 11:00-11:30 and Sam is rubbing Emily's back trying to get her to feel better and Louis is in the bathroom while I rub a damp washcloth on his head and shoulders. At this point, Robin comes in and Louis is enraged and asks him to get everyone out. Robin says he's trying and I'm caught in the middle where I have to stay with Louis while also trying to mediate the awkward tension outside. Louis begins to tell me he's going to go AWOL if everyone doesn't leave so I tell Robin and the rest of the party in the hotel room they should leave because I'm getting nervous. Emily mumbles something about Louis overreacting and Sam hushes her. Sam and Emily are calling or texting a few people at this time and trying to figure out a game plan. Eventually, Emily is escorted out while I'm trying to speak to Sam about what to do. She makes the comment "Pussy ass bitch" at the bathroom door because she was feeling ill and was being forced to move and Louis is incredibly angry but calms down once she exits the room.
I pass her in the hallway and asks if she's ok and tell Jackie to watch over her and go back to the room. Louis mutters "selfish bitch" and "I'm so angry at Robin and Jackie for doing this to me." under his breath and punches the counter. Jackie comes in and tries to calm him down again but then both of them say that Emily is upset by the elevators so they leave to stay with her and Sam and try to help out. I help Louis move into the bed and rub his back a little bit and try to get him to lay down and rest. At this point I'm extremely upset with having missed the one thing I wanted to do the whole weekend (which was the rave) and head to the elevators with a mission to go rave by myself but I pussy out and feel guilty for leaving Louis in the bedroom.
At some point I leave the room again to get updates on the situation by the elevators and everything seems to be slowing down on the drama department. Jackie and Robin and Sam all go back to the room and tell me to watch Emily for a few minutes while they get their stuff. Emily is pseudo-sleeping by the elevators and doesn't seem to be getting sick anymore but is able to make some sassy puns at passersby. Robin and Jackie return with their stuff and I tell them to wait and that I think they should talk it out. Robin returns to the room to an unhappy Louis and Jackie, Sam and I escort Emily down the elevators and outside where a car with two asian dudes are waiting for her. Sam and Emily get into the car and Jackie and I check out the con a little before heading back up. Once we're back, it seems that Louis and Robin have sorted things out but Louis is still clearly distraught.
At this point, I am furious with everyone, Robin and Jackie for almost ditching out on the room and on Louis, Louis and Emily for getting shitfaced and hating on each other as the night progressed (insults etc), Brian, Bob, Chanteun for rolling off their asses and leaving (but I don't blame them) and especially at myself for even going to CTcon in the first place when I
knew something was bound to happen, for taking care of everyone involved, for
letting myself get involved and for not standing up for what I wanted (to go to the rave) at the beginning of the night. I say nothing though because it's pointless to stir up shit this late. Robin and Jackie leave and Louis and I are by ourselves. I don't speak and I play Animal Crossing while Louis naps and drinks water. Eventually we talk and I say we'll discuss all the bad stuff later because I want to try and redeem my happiness at the con. I also mention that I'm seriously done with the high school bullshit and I knew it would happen and I just want to sleep or get food.
~End Majority of Drama Night~
Chanteun returns, rolling and drunk at the same time and dissipates the bad mood because he's so out of it. He repeatedly tells me and Louis to have sex and that we should take advantage of the opportunity while he's gone and then tells us he wants food and to go swimming and then to go swimming with his food. He gets a call from Brian and leaves. About 10 minutes later, Robin and Jackie return just in time to cock block Louis and try to convince us to go to the pool. Suddenly the rest of the crew returns and Bob and Brian are giggling about how they got fangirls outside because they acted like a couple. They head up to the pool but are kicked out by the security guard so they return.
The fangirls found our room and Brian, Bob and Chanteun all nose dive into the closet and under tables to hide. Louis, almost sober at this point (around 3am) kindly tells them they need to leave. Everyone decides to finally get some fucking sleep at 5am.
Will update either this post or a new post with Sunday. Will also update with extra stuff and pictures when I get my camera cord back. Just tired of staring at my screen LOL ;^;
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