I dunno, you pretty much covered it there.

I got stalked the first time I cosplayed at a con.
Sure, everyone gets those if they cosplay right, but it was my first time and the guy I'm in the pic with cornered me where no one else was around. I had to get my guy friends to escort me around the con
If he just bugged me, I wouldn't have worried about it, but it was more obsessive than what I would have liked to have dealt with

When you try to shake off creeps and they don't get the hint.

IE: "We're going to the bathroom. My friend's stomach hurts."
"Oh that's okay, I'll just wait outside the door!"

>>2044295
I'm sure they get the hint- they just don't care

When you're walking through the hall with bags and badges all over you, and someone stops you for a picture. You remove everything, pose, take pictures, put everything back on.

Then just as you're about to take a step, someone else stops you for a picture.

Also, when someone comes up to you as you're heading for the bathroom or sitting on the floor hotgluing something and asks you (a) if they can take a picture, and (b) when you'll be done with your activity so they can.

>>2044306
My experience is a bit different, but I hate when people take photos but don't actually give any indication as to when they are shooting. I stand there like a bloody marble statue for three minutes, and right as I drop my pose, blink, open my mouth to talk, or whatever, they take the freakin' picture.

>>2044257
Damnit I'm hungry now.

>>2044257
JESUS FUCKING CHRIST THAT LOOKS DELICIOUS
need more cilantro though


oh uh. I had a guy hug me for about 10 minutes straight. Did the same to NinjAttorney's ladyfriend. That was a fun experience.

...glomps. I will cuss out anyone who glomps me.

I don't mind the people who ask you right after someone else asks you, requiring you to set down all your stuff or stop again. Not like they can help it, and at least they ask.

What creeps me out though, are the people who fucking snipe a photo out of nowhere, or worse yet the ones who film you as you walk around. And they never ASK, they're just creepily over there following you with their camera. WTF, people.

I'm never standing in a glomp circle ever again. I tried it, for fun. But some crazy guy with no shirt pulls me into the middle of the circle, picked me up [bridal style], and began to spin like a mad man....at which point he became dizzy and dropped me in the dirt

I was wearing a WHITE skirt.... so not only was I now covered in dirt, but the short skirt flashed quite a few people in the circle

OP here. I've got a TL;DR one here.

So this last AX was not really costume friendly, what with the shuttles and all, so I had to bring my costume to the con hall and change there. I had a considerable amount of armor, so I was loaded up with shit to carry.

I just had on my wig and normal clothing, and was up to my face in stuff.

I had a big box, a garment bag, and another box with my petticoat on top stacked up so high it was hard to see around it. Stuff was not light, and it's a big convention center.

I'm charging through the hall dodging people as fast as I reasonably could, obviously on my way somewhere with cumbersome stuff in my arms and this teen literally jumps in my way.

"Can I take your picture?" He's made me make a dead stop, and this pile I'm holding is not secure. I'm thinking 'Are you kidding me? Take a picture of what!?'

I tell him "No. I'm not in my costume" and start walking.
He gives me this look like 'You bitch' along with his friends.

Seriously, WTF. Was I supposed to stop what I was doing, obstruct the hall with my boxes, and potentially get shit smashed so he could take a picture of me not even in costume? I was in a negative feedback loop trying to figure that out. Teen needed some manners or common sense, maybe both.

In 2006, I wore this horribly ugly costume. It was my first time wearing a wig, so it wasnt exactly easy to put it on after I had taken it off.
So, after walking around all fucking day, without anyone taking a single picture (thank god), I decide to take off my wig, cause its really fucking heavy.
What happens? I take off the wig, put it down on the table, suddenly photographs all over me, wanting a picture.

rageface.jpg

there was this one pocky game, pretty much spin the bottle.

I noticed it was like 8 15 year old girls(im 20) and I'd say about half of them were cute.

I sat down and played and sure enough every one of my turns (except one) I got one of the cute girls.

When we went down the hallway to make out, I stuck my tongue in each of them and groped every inch of their loli ass and tits, a couple of them that were really into it, I even started fingering them.

>>2044306
Not to be an ass, but wouldn't it be better to not go around shopping in your costume? Sure, some people have the decency to ask if they can have a shot, but hardly anyone has the common sense to know if it's a good time or not to take said shot.

You know these guys who absolutely have noone to talk to and you know why the first minute you talk to them?
In Germany we call them MOF- Mensch ohne Freunde = human without friends, and I am the number one MOF-magnet in this world.
EVERY DAMN CON one of them comes to me out of nowhere and acts either as if she were my best friend, or as if I was some superstar and she was the number one fan.
And they seriously don't get it.
At one point I have shouted at a person that she should get the fuck outta my reach and she laughed and smiled and found it funny.
She did not even get out of the background when we had a shooting and we have told her a thousand times that we don't want her in the picture...
At the end some guy had to carry her away!
Still she did not get it.
In the evening she wanted to go to our table at McDonalds and my girlfriend told her, the area was 'friends-only'.
Still she did not get it.
It makes me rage everytime I think about it!

>>2044519
0/10 troll story.

>>2044347
This is why whenever I ask anyone for a picture, I give them a countdown. No one ever did that for me and it bothered me.

>>2044415
A sniped picture of me is actually one of my favorites. I'm smiling and you can tell I was enjoying myself. But you're right, they can be real creeps.

I've only cosplayed once, but my biggest annoyance was one of the fellows that came with us. We all cosplayed, were getting stopped constantly, and it was getting on his nerves. If you don't want your picture taken, don't wear a goddamn costume.

>>2044564
I don't mind the taking shit off again if it's once or twice. It's after the sixth time that it gets annoying.

And I think people should know better than to see someone bent on the floor, glue-gun in hand, if they can take a picture. What?

>>2044593
>I think people should know better than to see someone bent on the floor, glue-gun in hand, if they can take a picture. What?

You would think so, but it never fails for me that when I need to fix something, that's when I get the pushiest people wanting photos.
I think some people actually like bothering the preoccupied.

>>2044295
What kind of hint is that?
Tell him "get the fuck away from me." Why be so ambiguous?

>>2044607
I wouldn't doubt it.

>>2044479
Oh god, I understand that. I had a lopsided, heavy wig on once, and after eight hours of that shit I took it off and cracked my back. Somehow that attracted everyone to take my picture, some even commenting that I didn't have the right hair.

When I told them I had taken my wig off, and showed them it in the bag, they gave me a look like "Why don't you just put it back on?" fffffffff

>>2044615
It's nice to try being civil beforehand. That way you can figure out if you really do need to use extreme tactics or not. I dunno, I think telling someone to fuck off right away is too much trouble if they'll leave you alone after just giving them a smaller hint.

I will sit around for hours, doing nothing and chatting with friends, but apparently I look too busy for photographers to stop. Honestly, it's okay to stop me as long as I haven't taken off my wig or other vital costume parts. But as soon as I start rushing somewhere, or I take off my wig or other heavy costume parts to take a break, I suddenly get swarmed.


The worst would have to have been at Otakon. I was having a very emotional conversation with my ex boyfriend, and he was in tears. I was getting a bit distressed as well. And it doesn't fail, a bunch of morons with cameras were asking for photos of me. Have some freaking courtesy, people, can you not see what's going on? I try not to decline photos when I'm in costume, but I turned every one of them down, the conversation was hard enough without being interrupted.
Also when people ask for a photo, and I pose only to discover they already left; apparently they snapped the photo when I was removing my con bag or something. If you can't wait ten seconds for me to pose, just get a candid, and save us both the trouble.

OMG TOSS MY SALAD!!!!! NOW!!!! O_O

>>2044733

Shit...you weren't the Seras Victoria on Sunday in the front of the con center after it ended. Listen, I apologize again for that, even if I did apologize ya already but....well I'll say I'm sorry again.

>>2045238
Nope, this was on Friday.

I get irritated when fucks think they get special treatment even though they are in public with costumes and expect people not to gawk, even IF they are eating. We go out looking like people's fav. characters, get over yourself, suck up the attention and possible fan-love and then get back to your nachos like the sad fuck you are.
Who knows, you might make a friend.
Come on. I think you are missing the point of what this whole facade-game of cosplay is.

Not cosplay related, but I sell crocheted stuff in the AA, and this girl comes up and picks up one of my keychains, "Oh, this is so cute! Can I get it, Mom?" Mom sniffs. "I'll just find a pattern online and make you one." And drops it back on the table, and grabs one of my cards. Sunday, I get home, check my e-mail and crap, and sure enough, I have a few new DA comments, "OMG! This is soooooo KAWAII!!!! Are you going to share the pattern?" I click over to the profile, and it's Mom's little girl. Needless to say, I am not posting the pattern.

>getting stopped for photos when you are eating

Somewhere out there, there is a photo of Zetsubou Sensei stuffing his face with pasta.

To clarify, I was having lunch in the building where the convention was being held and my friend notified me that someone passing by had taken my photo. I don't want to sound hypcritical though, since I'm a bit of a fan of candid photos, they can turn out really interesting. Mostly it just irks me that I never got to see the photo.

>>2044664
You don't necessarily have to say "leave me the fuck alone", just be very obvious that you want them to leave. "Leave us alone." "Stop following me." something like that. so what if you sound like a bitch to some weirdo you'll never see again? By the time they've been bugging you long enough that you really want them gone, you already know you have to be obvious.

If they still didn't leave after you said to go away, I'd pull out my phone and say I'm calling the cops. And I wouldn't just pretend, I'd do it. Safety is not something I take lightly,

>>2045414
If I see this picture I will be a very happy person.

The whole con I was at, I kept getting asked for hugs and I kept saying no to hugs and glomps and all that jazz. As I was Yuuko via the pic I posted, and had all those glass beads on me. Well, I saw this beautiful little girl, she was bald and her mother told me she was going through her cancer treatments right now, but she really wanted to go to Akon one more time (...;_; no clue if it was really her last one or not)

Well the little girl said to me. "You're beautiful! I wish I was a witch so I could have pretty jewelry like that."

I took one of the necklaces off, and gave them to her. She was so happy, she asked for a hug, and I said of course! She ever so gingerly tried to hug me and said she was scared of breaking the beads. I pulled her real close and she tole me I smelled like magic and to send her regards to Mokona.

I started to cry a bit and so did her mom.

>>2045634
That's touching.

>>2045634
Oh jesus christ, I BAWWWW'd.

I've never really had any issues....I think the worst that happened was when a friend and I were getting lunch from Subway, someone asked to get a picture of us when we were trying to carry our con bags, sandwiches (that they didn't give us a bag for :<) and juice bottles through a crowded doorway on our way to a table.
We politely declined, saying we were about to sit down for lunch, but told them we'd be done in about 20 minutes if they wanted to track us down then. They were very understanding, and ate their own lunch, and once we were done they snapped some pictures, and all was well in the world.

>>2045634

Oh my god, anon. That's so sad and cute at the same time.

>>2045634
:_________:

>>2045634

;_; Your beads cured her cancer I'm sure of it!!!

>>2045634

Wow, what a story. I feel so badly for the little girl, but...I think it's wonderful that you gave her the necklace and the hug. Good on you, anon.

At Anime North this year I was walking from the Renaissance to the Doubletree and while on the bridge-thing the wind decided to be an asshole and blow really really strong. The cars didn't help, whizzing by, just adding to it.
So, me, in my Nia Teppelin costume, was NOT having a good time. My dress kept blowing up and revealing my underpants, which was not very pleasant. I was holding my skirt down as best as I could with my two hands, but it wasn't working well. My two Yoko friends were getting a kick out of it >_> And so did two guys that were walking the opposite way of us.
Two guys
They stopped, and asked, with this kind of creepy smirk on their face, if they could take a picture, and kind of like, y'know, a fanservicey picture. so I tried to be cute and stuff, and not flash them my panties. It..didn't work very well, so I ended up sitting on the guardrail and posing, struggling to hold down my skirt.
They said thank you, left, walked about 10 steps, turned around...the other guy wanted pictures too.
The wind just got worse and worse.
To top it off, later that night during a private photoshoot, I was on a flight of stairs outside, and the photographer was below a few steps...and guess what kept flying up.
Needless to say, they all knew what kind of underwear I was wearing that day...*sigh*
and I never saw the pictures that were taken of me on the bridge either.

>>2045634
Why can't we have more moments like this instead of autistic obese teenagers making out?

>>2045634
;____;

>>2045551
Those people end up here and start talking shit about you. :O

It kind of makes me raaage when someone asks me for my picture, and then I go into my awesome pose, aaaand THEN a billion people show up and start snapping photos... and I realize they've been stalking me waiting for someone ELSE to ask my for my picture. It's like... dude, just ask. I wouldn't be wearing this costume that took hours and hours of work if I didn't want my picture taken.

Ask me, plz. Feed my vanity monster as much as possible.

>>2045634
I cried IRL ;____;

>>2045634

;____; you have warmed my frozen heart anon, that's so touching

I bring you one of my most well timed triumphs:

I hate glomps. And they happen a lot, seeing as i live in a small town state and the only congoers are 13 year old weeaboos and naruto cosplayers. Now, I'm very small, and asian, so i look kinda like a little kid in cosplay. Anyway this one day i was going down a hallway in rage mode from generally just having a horrible day, and i was in a delicate costume. Some fucker ran up to me from behind and gave me a ten minute glomp. they stepped back, probably wanting a picture or something, and a string of beads comes loose and they scatter all over the floor. They just stand there for a minute and look at me. You know what i do?

I cried. Not like a snotty baawww fest, but like a kid who just dropped their ice cream in the mud. everyone in the hall turns around and stares at the kid that did it, and at the little crying asian child. They freaked out and ran off.

Shit was so cash.

>>2045634
>>2045822
>>2045737
>>2045658
>>2045657
>>2045648
you guys are fags. little bald bitch prolly stole your beads while you were crying

>>2045634
applause

>>2045634
wow, I'm crying from that one

>It's getting stopped for photos when you are eating,
I swear to god at a A15, every single time my group sat down to eat somebody fucking did this at least twice. We where nice about it and took pictures - but fuck it's anoying when you've got half a pizza in your mouth.

People who are cosplaying the same fandom as you and therby feel the need to molest/grope/get bodily parts on top of you. Just because it's canon DOES NOT mean that I want to touch you.

>>2045920
If you ask me for a picture when I'm eating, I will pose with my food. Because the food deserves photo ops too.

>>2045927
same here~ I don't really get annoyed if someone asks for a pic when I'm eating, because then I can flash em a "lol I'm eating" pose. It's just a con picture anyway.

>>2044306

my shoe's heel broke at a con the other week, and I was sitting on the floor in the corner holding it together as I glued, when someone came up and asked for a photo. I said- later, I need to fix this, and so she stood and waited for me to finish gluing! i ended up taking another 10 minutes but she kept waiting. it wasnt so much annoying as funny, but still a bit unnerving having someone watching.

>>2046054
you pulled off a broken heel quite well i must say. also nice tripcode.

Everyone who dresses up from the same shows over and over again. When you actually cosplay something outside of the norm, people don't care to approach or talk to you. There used to be a lot more variety in cosplay at conventions. I want to stab a bitch after seeing the 50th L cosplayer!

I remember when I was cosplaying as Mike Meekins at fanime one year and i was walking down the hallway minding my own business. When all of a sudden this girl just runs up to my and not only glomps me but then kisses me on the cheek. I'm a real stickler for personal space so I hate unwelcomed physical contact but then the freakin whore bitch just smooches me for no good reason. She then tells me she's trying to break her high score from last year and runs off.

I so wanted to get her ass kicked out of the con.

I have one this chick came up to me when i was cosplaying a head crab zombie and she started hitting my head thinking it was funny, it F@#&*ing hurt so i yelled at her to GTFO But justice was served when everyone started randomly hugging even though my costume was very delicate, it pissed me off but the fx blood that was all over me doesn't dry so that means every single one of those people who hugged me got fake blood on there costumes. i guess that's what they get for not asking before they did it

>>2046313
Ouch. Dude, I am totally sorry. I can't imagine anyone being more of a dick to someone in a costume.

>>2046313
>every single one of those people who hugged me got fake blood on there costumes. i guess that's what they get for not asking before they did it

I lol'd because I've been in similar situations before. Not blood, but I've worn costumes with a lot of makeup, and people have glomped or hugged me without asking, resulting in my face pressed into their shoulder and getting makeup on them. If people ask me beforehand, or at least give me some warning, I don't mind hugging them, and I'll turn my face so I won't get them with makeup. But the retards that want to LOL GLOMP me, no, you guys deserve to have a big green/blue/white/whatever stain on your shirt for doing it. (Even though it makes me mad because I then have to reapply my makeup.)

Another pet peeve that hasn't been mentioned:

People who stop to take photos in the dealers room, a crowded hallway, the elevator, or some other place with a lot of traffic, resulting in a bottleneck. When someone does that to me, I'll ask them if we can go somewhere less crowded for a photo, and they always act like I'm inconveniencing them.

And, because I bitched too much and had to make it a separate post because it was too long:

I think I'm the odd-man-out with this, but I'm not usually in character when I wear a costume. I'm just a girl wearing a costume. I'll act in character for photos and skits, and briefly if someone approaches me in character or yells a quote at me or something. But, I can't stand people who take being "in character" when they're in costume a bit too far. The ones that BECOME the character once they put on the costume. There's nothing quite like having someone basically awkwardly LARP with you, and not show any sign of stopping.

Especially at cosplay meetups. Most meetups I've been to have been okay, with people just posing for pictures, hanging out and chatting about the show. But I made the stupid mistake of going to an Ouran meetup one time, and it was just a bunch of girls sitting around LARPing (badly), and I left after like ten minutes.

I have some friends that do that shit, too. The kind that you have to address AS the character, making it really difficult when you need to ask something like, "Hey, want to go grab some McDonalds?" "MCDONALDS? I DO NOT KNOW OF THIS MCDONALDS, PATHETIC HUMAN. EXPLAIN." "........."

>>2045634
awww! that's so cute but so sad. I think I'd have totally lost it.
>>2046313
poetic justice at work I say.

I always hate getting stopped for pictures when I'm running to get somewhere. I'm literally running with a panic look on my face and someone steps in front of me to ask for a picture. I always feel bad saying "No" but...I'm obviously in a hurry.

>>2046349
I can't stand when people want me to bottleneck. At SDCC, it's insane! I've also once been bottlenecked by photographers getting pictures of Disney Princesses that were behind me, without escape...
>>2046352
"YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO TALK!"
"WHEN IS EPISODE THREE COMING OUT!?"
I can't stand hearing this all day. ALL DAY.

>>2046352
THIS. Oh god..it's so annoying. I'll respond in character or act in character for pictures/skits but I'm not going to LARP all weekend either.
It's even worse when you try to have a normal conversation with someone and they respond with "______ wouldn't say that!"
I always just kind of sigh inwardly and give up at that point..lol

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>>2045318
as a fellow crafter this makes me rage D:<

>>2044347
>>2044591

Does anyone else give a verbal countdown for pictures? I can't remember anyone doing it at the last con I was at.

>>2046824
I never started doing it, but I think I will next AX.

Backstage at the AX masquerade, they had a ten-second countdown that they gave the swarm of press photographers. I remember thinking it was the best thing I'd seen.

I agree with the stopping in the middle of the hallway. I at least try to drag them off to the side, and even then, you'll get a semicircle of people stopping randomly to get a picture.

What I can't stand is the hugger that is looking for the most hugs like it some strange competition. It's one thing if they genuinly love the character or something, but the "yeah! That makes 45!" Kinda hug pisses me off more.
Now when ever someone asks for a hug I respond with "how bout a high 5!" Generally gets me out of the hug without being too rude.

>>2046352
>I'm just a girl wearing a costume

Same here. I don't get 'in character'. Forgetting about the wierdos who really do, what about the people who don't seem to have enough common sense or attachment to reality and seem to think you are the character you are cosplaying?
I'm sure I'm not the only type who attracts them. Certain costumes are worse, and I have this one I don't like staying in for more than an a hour or two because I'll usually end up with strange guys following me around with a deer in headlights looks asking me strange shit from the show.
I don't mean those people who just really like the show and your costume. With this type, it's like they don't realize they are talking to a person.

>>2045414
I know. And people think just because I cosplay as Chouji they think it's an opportune time for them to take pictures. Listen, I know the guy eats a lot but for christ's sake people, let me eat in peace.

Likely I've probably been walking through the con the entire day and haven't had a bite to eat (I kinda do that at cons, not eat as much).

>>2046352
I'll get in character if there's a reason but 90% of the time, I'm in complete agreement with you.

>>2046995
Yeah, I've run into that before as well, and it's just as -- if not more -- irritating. Female congoers/fangirls are really bad about that when someone's dressed as a male character they like. No real surprise there, but still.

Related to that, here's another one:

I'm used to the fact that I apparently make a pretty convincing dude when put effort into the makeup and whatnot. I get mistaken for an actual guy when I crossplay, almost every single time.

My favorite thing is when some chick comes up and starts fangirling and fawning over me -- bonus points if they treat me like I AM the character, as >>2046995 mentioned -- then I start talking and they realize I'm a girl, and genuinely get offended. Oh my god, that's happened to me A LOT and it never fails to make me go :|.

I mean, don't get me wrong, I think it's extremely flattering. From a costuming perspective, if I'm THAT convincing at crossplay, then I'm doing my job correctly, even if I'm not that feminine to begin with. But it's just bizarre when people treat you like you are the character and then get surprised and offended when you aren't, as if you're the one that's done something wrong.

Man, I'm sure bitchin' it up in this thread.

>>2045634

I CRIED A LITTLE!!!!!

>>2046352
FUCKING THIS.

I crossplayed as Phoenix Wright. I don't mind if some fans come up to me and shout "Objection!" I'll do the pose shout the line and they'll take the pic. Or if someone runs up and gives me a quote, I'll throw one back at them "in-character".

But really, the people who seemed to think I actually WAS Phoenix Wright creeped me out. One kid followed me around all day asking me "Exactly what are you objecting to?", in reference to my "OBJECTION" sign.
People were asking me personal questions, like as if I knew his FICTIONAL life or something. "Sooo Phoenix I heard you're gay for Edgeworth." "Heeey Phoenix, isn't Maya-chan so kawaii-desu?" Asking me stuff like "Why did you become a hobo in Apollo Justice?!?! WHATS WRONG WITH YOU!" or telling me I'm a bad lawyer who only wins by luck and not "lawyering skills" =____=. Hello?! It's a game. I'm not a fucking lawyer. I'm not even a fucking man for god sake.

>>2044390

I'll eat you with a little more cilantro, girl

>>2047163
wat..

I can't fucking stand the people that scream "WILL YAOI FOR YURI!!!!" or "WILL YURI FOR YAOI!!!!!" because they don't seem to understand that no one wants to fucking see two whales go at it, no matter what gender.

I was at a con a little while ago (AnimeNEXT I think?) with some "friends" that I only went with because I didn't have a ride otherwise and, of course, they were all yaoi fangirls. It was the end of the day and we were just relaxing in one of the lobby areas when this group of fat fucks start screaming and cheering because OMG TWO GUYS IN AN ESTABLISHED RELATIONSHIP THAT AREN'T COSPLAYING ARE KISSING!!!!!!!!!!!! So my "friends" run over there and I stay where I am but I have a very clear view of what's going on. So then they start screaming about OMG LET'S DO SOME YURI NOW!!!! and my extremely overweight "friend" starts making out with this completely random girl. I felt physically sick and had to look away. It was the most disgusting thing I have ever seen in my life, why do people scream and cheer for that shit...?

I've got a few rage stories about eating and pictures, but I'd rather share one that was pleasant.

I got caught eating at AX 07 in the hallway outside of the food court. I was dressed up as Link from LoZ and sitting against the wall on the floor and a guy asks for my pic. I was pretty much finished, I only had an unpealed orange left to eat. I go to stand up, but the guy stops me saying I should stay seated. He wanted a shot of me eating since there were enough Links out there standing and posing.
So he points to the orange and says I should act like I'm peeling it.
So I take the orange and my Master Sword and pose as though I'm peeling the fruit with the sword.

The photographer loved it, though I never did see the pic.

i love shots of cosplayers eating

>>2045634
That is so unbelievably touching. I really admire you for doing something so nice like that for her.

>>2045927
I can think of several characters in which this would be highly appropriate.

>>2047282
Ahh, I love shots like those. Bonus points when photographers ask for a certain pose, ESPECIALLY when you're a charactrer that has 4896 different well-known poses, props, etc.

>>2047130
Ugh, every con I go to has a laundry list of things that_will_get talked about by at least one person at the con. Since I'm a Dante cosplayer, one of them is "so where's your brother?" if I carry my guns, "where's your sword?" or if I carry my sword, "where's the guns?" I only have 2 arms people...
Another annoying one is "what's your sexual prefference?" Anywhere else and that question wouldn't even come up, but oh no, at cons *everyone* is potentially gay/bi.

>>2047176

I would like to pleasure her orally is what I meant by that.

AX 09 was an interesting year. Our group typically doesn't do any cosplays that have fangirls in them (Elite Beat Agents, Great Teacher Onizuka, etc) but we did King of Fighters which has a decent amount.

Quite literally the first 12 words I hear when I arrive from the con are from a random girl sitting down with a guy in skinny jeans and an emover saying, "Hey! Do you want to make a yaoi video with this guy!?" to which I responded only if you'll be in it too for some DVDA~ So that was realistically only a minor irritation at best but it was still my first experience with a 'yaoi fangirl' at AX.

>>2044257
No specific stories but just being glomped while wearing my Gurren Kamina or hugged after being warned i have body paint and they still smear it all over themselves then they get mad. :/

This year I went to my first con (anime north woot), and had already been warned by my friend who had been to a con before about glomping. I wasn't all to afraid.

So on the Friday after getting registered, I was outside with my friend just looking over the program for something to do, I was stretching and what not cause it had been a long car ride. Out of the corner of my eye i see this whale of a girl sprinting towards me screaming "NARUTO-KUN!" and next thing I know I'm being glomped. The girl was scary hyper and then a couple people came up to borrow me for a pic and the hyper whale was still being spazzy.
After she had left my friend asked if i was okay because I have a herniated disk in my spine and the girl jumping on me DID NOT help :'(
I think she was stalking me all weekend too, she would just appear out of no where and talk to me like we'd been friends forever, her friend gave me a look of "I feel your pain"
Other than that, it was a good weekend :D
(pic related, it me :3)

>>2047371
id like to pleasure you orally

>>2046352
When it comes to acting in character is that I only do it if the other person is in on the joke and I mainly do it just for kicks. One of the characters I went as was Mr. Morooka a staple of his personality is him showing his extreme disdain toward the teenagers of his class calling them losers, slackers and sluts. To avoid calling someone out that doesn't know who I am, the first thing I do is make sure the other person recognizes my character and when they do and then I go into my lecture just for kicks. I just use it as an ice breaker and only act in character only when the time calls for it as I don't want to be overbearing.

The people who act in character and call out those who have no idea of who the hell you are is pretty mean as you're going to make them feel real uncomfortable and come off as a huge creep.

>>2045634
;____;
this reminds me of those disneyland stories.

moar

>>2045634
omg...;_;

>>2047494
ouch that sucks about your spine =(

>>2047536
Oh, please tell me you have a video or can detail some sort of record, I would adore to see a Mr. Morooka bitching someone out.

>>2046355

This.

At AX, I was almost running to try to get to the dealers room(I was suppose to be at a booth at a specific time)

I got stopped four times by people asking for photos. I kept having to run by saying "Sorry, in a hurry".

Seriously, if a person looks like they're running to get somewhere, don't ask them for photos. You will most likely see them again during the con.

People with signs bug me quite a bit, but over time I've learned to ignore it - so when I see one I'm no longer as negative about it as I used to be. What REALLY bugs me is people with signs that are MISPELLED.

For those of you at this year's AX, you guys will sympathize with me.

Being in full costume in July LA heat is terrible. I was in a cotume with a full bodysuit/jacket, long hair, thick boots, ect ect so shit was hot. But I loved the character and the series, so I didn't mind people stopped me for photos every few seconds. I didn't even mind it when I had to keep dropping my stuff and standing forever with huge heels that hurt like a bitch if someone wants a photo.

Problem was, my boyfriend and I (he was in cosplay from the same game) were trying to make it to the bathroom to freshen up, considering we were both sweating buckets and looked terribly gross. We were about twenty feet from the bathroom when this girl comes up to me and asks for a photo. We turn around, smile, and I say "Just a moment, we're on our way to the bathroom to clean up. We'll be right back in a second, we're so gross right now ^^"

Then she goes, "But PLEAASSSEEEE it'll only take a second! Comeoncomeoncomeoncomeon~~~~!!!!"

After we tried for a bit, repeatedly, to explain to her that she'll get a much better photo if she'd hold on for a second while we wipe the sweat off our foreheads, we give in. We pose for a photo.

Then, everyone and their mom comes and takes a photo of us looking stupidly gross. Wtf ._. Why would you WANT a photo of two gross cosplayers? But I swear, when one asks for a photo, it's like Boomer bile. They ALL come.

>>2047776
It's the curse. It always fucking happens... ALWAYS.

>But I swear, when one asks for a photo, it's like Boomer bile. They ALL come.

Lollin', because the analogy is so accurate. Hahaha.

>>2047776
They want pictures of you looking gross to post on here of course!

>>2047776
That's just the worst.

Glomps are bad. People asking for pictures, but you have to do what they want pose wise. People thinking they can invite themselves into your group. Oh, and the ones I loath most are the ones that try to be really nice, but antagonize you the entire time. Point out all your flaws, how they've seen costumes better than yours, ect ect.

>>2047776

I just say- "I'm going somewhere right now, I'll pose for a picture in a minute, sorry."
then i run off before they can say anything else.
I also tend to be a bitch towards the very end of the day, when your wig has gone beyond the point of no return, and you're tired and sweaty, i reject most photos...

dude ruined otakon for me from the start. i just asked him one question about molding, and he told me to get out of his way because he was looking for professional photographers. Dude practically threw himself into an interview while waiting in line friday morning. kind of a gigantic douchebag. it's funny because on the 405th he sucks namefag's cocks, but in person, well, it just kind of ruined this years otakon for me from the start.
friend/girlfriend had no idea who she was cosplaying. used her to get more pictures.

>>2047008

Geron you should stop eating period you fat fuck. Then maybe you'd lose some weight. Or die from it. Hopefully the latter you fucking waste of human life. No one likes you, no one thinks you're cool, your Chouji costume is only ok because he's a tub of lard just like you. Stop thinking you're hot shit

i don't know why the fuck you idiots get so pissed if somebody wants to take your picture when you're eating. It's a fucking compliment that they want to take your picture at all. celebrities do it everyday, but your fatasses can't do it once a year? jesus christ.

>>2045634

My faith has been restored in there being caring and good cosplayers.

>>2044591
...Yoko?

>>2048516

I was dressed as a really shitty link (first cosplay) at otakon last year, and apparently some family (not otakon related) saw me from outside and actually bought a ticket to come inside and get me so I could take a picture with their son outside. kid was about 6. he said he had zelda on his ds and really wanted to play the wii one but his parents wouldn't let him. i got down and let him hold my sword (he couldn't hold the shield) and took the picture with him. I gave him the little ocarina i had in one of my belt pouches, and he had no idea what is was (keep in mind, he only played some ds one) but i told him to keep it anyway. lol. cute kid.

>>2046210
And Ledger Jokers. As a /co/splayer, those are the second most annoying things to see at cons. First being "Nolanverse" Harleys. A red corset and white blouse with face paint does not make you Harley Quinn.

>>2048549
Ok I'm not a /co/ frequenter but there was such a thing as a "nolanverse Harley Quinn"? Was it concept art or something?

>>2048530
Nope.

>>2048566
There's no such thing as a Nolanverse Harley, no. It's a fan-invented concept, mostly by fangirls who want to get into Ledger Joker's pants. I've seen maybe five good Nolan Harley designs, out of a hundred shitty Hot Topic cosplays.

>>2048587
Oh god. "ORIGINAL CHARACTER DO NOT STEAL"

>>2047536
Sadly there's not too many videos of me ranting as King Moron, the saddest thing about the costume is that I couldn't talk properly with the teeth in my mouth so I had to speak without them. In general the costume itself isn't that impressive, my suit was the wrong shade of purple and lacked pinstripes. The only thing was accurate was my tie, teeth and personality. I do have some funny poses and stuff but it's something you should just see in person

I was in the food court when I saw this little girl and over heard her talking to her parents i guess about Star Wars. She's was like...5? 6? I over heard her say something along the lines of "Darth Vader is only mean because his son and daughter don't love him. That's why I love you mommy, so you won't take over the world! And that's why I love him. He's a good dad I think."

And me and my friends where just like awwwwwwwwwwwww.

>>2045634
> she told me I smelled like magic

THAT IS THE CUTEST LITTLE KID THING SAID. EVER.

I have literally shed a solitary manly tear.

>>2048572
Ah, good.

Story behind why I asked was because it was the first time I ever cosplayed [GARlock Simon] and people asked for photos, and me being the somewhat shy/nice person I thought they wanted her photo since
she was quite the looker.

But next time I'll learn to stop being such a pussy.

>>2047550

What stories?

>>2048614

I think I would have cried a little. And hugged her parents for raising such a great kid.

>>2048612

This one is us ghetto stomping G at the Atlus booth. Although in recent Persona terms it's just an All out Attack

>>2045634
OY HAVE TO BE LYING
YOU JUST HAVE TO BE

>>2045634

Proof that /cgl/ has a soul due to all the responses. Kudos Anon. Kudos.

>>2048614

I think every parent should strive to have their children utter those words

>>2048783
>>2048783

I never did find out who's freakin idea was it to curb stomp me....thank god there's pictures of it, I had too many feet on my face to let that photo op slip by

Exhibit A:
90-pound 14-year-old girl: "Can I have a hug?"
Me in not-delicate costume: "Uh, sure."
90-pound 14-year-old girl NOW MOVING AT 400 MILES PER HOUR: *GLOMPTACKLE*
Me now moving quite fast due to transfer of momentum and not being far above 100 lbs myself: *Collides with dealer's room table behind me and sends a bit of shit to the floor*

Exhibit B:
Person who at least doesn't reek of B.O.: "Can I have a hug?"
Me in a delicate costume: Uh, sorry, but this costume is a bit-
Person who CAN'T HEAR WORDS: *HUG SQUISH ANYWAY*

And of course, good old Exhibit C:
Person with no consideration: *RANDOM FLYING TACKLE GLOMP OUT OF NOWHERE*

>>2046054
Those heels looked like killers to walk in. Thank god you brought your flats!

I have a great story though. *RAGES JUST THINKING ABOUT IT* I went to a convention dressed as an artbook version of Euphemia (the one with CC Lelouch, Suzaku and Euphemia, where Euphy and Suzaku are in white and CC and Lelouch are in black.) I was having fun, just walking around when this older woman stopped me for a photo. I was happy to oblige, and then she turns around and goes. "What a great costume! You look just like Bella from Twilight!"

........

RAAAAAAAAAAAGE. Seriously! In a huge cream dress with very pink curly hair and BAM. She honestly believes I was Bella from Twilight. How stupid can you get?

>>2045843
Oh god I know what you mean. Pet peeve is when people enjoy being really affectionate without permission or self awareness that leads to them breaking something on your costume. I met some dude who INSISTED on sitting on my lap while we were sitting in some grass(I'm a 5'3 girl, he was a fatty 5'7) and ripped tons of ribbons off my dress and prevented me from breathing.

This didn't happen to me, but it pissed me off anyways. I went to a con with a Yugioh group. I was Dartz.

Atem, Yugi, Bakura, Malik, Weevil, and I went to get some food together at Burger King. The entire place was packed with cosplayers so we had a hard time finding a table so we eventually had to settle for a booth next to an enormous pack of 13 year old Naruto/Death Note cosplayers.

Malik said something about having been craving a cheeseburger all day and IMMEDIATELY one of the girls flips around in her seat and yells "WHAT DID YOU SAY?" We all fucking jumped and gave her "WTF" looks. Malik told her to gtfo so that he could eat. The girl looked shocked and gave this little scream, got out of her seat, and GRABBED HIS BURGER OUT OF HIS HANDS AND THREW IT ON THE GROUND. While doing this, she was yelling "YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE A VEGETARIAN, MALIK-KUN!" He grabbed his Millennium Rod and was about to smack her with it (since he made it out of sheet metal) when the manager ran over and asked wtf was going on.

The girls all got kicked out of the restaurant and they got him a new burger. But FUCK man, how can someone be so ridiculously obsessed with a character that they get THAT pissed when a Malik cosplayer doesn't act vegetarian?

Later that day, I had my wig pulled off 6 times (I counted) by glompers who said they wanted to "pet me" or "braid my hair".

>>2049181
Welp there goes any chance of me ever cosplaying from Yugioh.

>>2049194

The only ones who really got harassed by fangirls were Bakura, Ryou, Thief King, Malik, and Marik (understandably). That incident was the worst one. All of the rest involved fangirls glomping them out of nowhere, stealing their Millennium Items (I chased them all down and let them glomp me to get them back, but one of them did break the cord on Ryou's Ring), and a few of them licked Marik and one tried to undo Malik's belt.

As Dartz, I was usually left alone since Season 4 has never been popular. Did meet a pretty awesome Orichalcos Yami cosplayer to do some photos with, though.

>>2049207
What happens to Kaibas?

I had been considering a Kaiba (seto, of course) costume.

>>2049210

Our Kaiba got tackle hugged from behind a few times. He loved to bitch about every little thing that happened, so I distinctly remember two incidents with him. One time he got tackle hugged by the Moby Dick of fangirls and the wire in the bottom of his trench coat got bent. He started pouting and made Bakura fix it.

The second one was even worse. He let some girl hug him and she ended up knocking his briefcase out of his hand and it spilled all of his cards out on the floor. Had to form a barrier with Joey, Mai, and Mokuba to make sure no one ran up and stole them. I think Kaiba ended up crying a little bit after that one.

Yeah, our Kaiba was a pansy.

i dunno, guys, i'm NEVER pissed when someone asks me for a picture. it might be a touch inconvenient at times, or i might no be looking my best, but it makes them happy, and let's face it, i freaking love attention. someone would probably have to literally open a bathroom stall door while i was peeing to actually piss me off...

glomping, on the other hand, is the devil's work. luckily i seem to be kind of immune- i'm really tall, and tend to cosplay angry/generally unlikeable characters so i don't get harrassed too much. and i crossplay often, which keeps awkward guys at bay- i'll usually get a couple polite requests for a hug. i have been glomped several times, though- the 'get you from behind' ones are the worst, because my automatic reaction is to throw an elbow back into someone's face, which just never ends well. please, children, do not sneak up on people

man, i was dressed as Edgeworth from Phoenix Wright this past AZ, and this one girl asked me for a hug no less than five times, but always very politely. after a while she just kind of squeaked and waved whenever i got near her. it was hilarious.

this went on intermittently for hours- toward the end of the day, she rolled up beside me and mumbled something along the lines of "i know it's weird to freak out over a girl dressed as an imaginary guy, but i just love Edgeworth, you look awesome"

i totally took it as a compliment, though it got REALLY repetitive after the first hour or so. my friends still find the whole thing amusing as hell.
i was all like awww.

>>2046352 and everyone else about being "in character"

I was cosplaying post-explosion Mello from Death Note, and this shittacular, female, unbound, no-wig bitch ass L decided to follow me around FOREVER trying to do some kind of weird roleplay. I had been walking around glaring, y'know, kinda playing at the character, and whenever someone would ask for my picture I'd say shit like "make sure Kira never sees this," whatever. So I guess I was asking for it, because this girl decides "Mel-kun" needed to engage in lengthy in-character conversations about 'current events,' while basically fucking quizzing me on Death Note. It got old incredibly fast, and so I finally looked square at her, and said "You died like four years before I got this scar." She didn't seem to get it, and kept talking. So I said "OH SHIT A GHOST!" turned around, walked off, and pretended I couldn't see her for the rest of the day.
It was bitchy, but god I was amused.

I tend to wear costumes that have quite a good deal of armor and pointy bits, and they're usually kinda popular characters, sooo I get the most unusual surprise hugs from behind. It's like... a creepy hug, because they do it slowly and carefully, and I'm like, what's going on?
this one dude said something like, I love your character! and I wanted to glomp you!, but I didn't know how without destroying you.

I normally don't care when they approach me so long as their nice about it. I typically cosplay video game monsters so most of the time people don't want to hug me anyways. I've had moments where people do and I'm all like D'awwww!

I think the only time I had a real issue who didnt so much as glomp me as sack me into a wall. Him and his bro's thought it would be hilarious since he was Triple T cosplaying.

bump

>>2049303
I GIVE YOU PERMISSION TO SELF-POST

>>2049181
oh god I lol'd hard at this one.

>>2048522
Cosplayers. they're just like US, amirite?
Hell, I love getting pictures taken of my cosplay but not when I'm shoving food and chugging down soda.

>>2049871
Eh, to be fair, I've down that exactly once.
I was playing a picture scavenger hunt with some friends at Otakon back in '07, and I needed a picture of a cosplayer eating. I found a great Balthier and asked him to inhale his burger for the picture.
And he did. Such a good natured fellow, I've seen him on /cgl/ a few times.

>>2049131
FUCKING RAAAAAAAGGGEEEE

I'm not entirely sure if I'm a fan of candid photos or not.....they're funny but you never get to see them afterwards.
Anyways I have a few stories.....last year at our local con I was cosplaying as Vivi (FF9) and was in line for AMV competition or something like that. My friend calls me or something, and as I'm standing there talking this girl comes up and asks for my picture. I tell her just a minute, I'll be off and then I can pose. She asks again, and I hold my hand up to shush her and she takes the picture. Done with conversation 5 seconds later. so somewhere out there is a interesting candid shot of me and my friends trying to get this girl to wait. I like posing for photos most of the time, but seriously, people just can't seem to wait. or like when you've been waiting forever for the elevator, and just as it arrives someone asks you for a pic. and when you tell them to find you later, they get all hissy. seriously, guys, not that hard.

>>2047282
Zal you are disgustingly sexy. I bet you taste like caramel honey.

>>2049106
It's amazing, I've been to 4 conventions now and I've never been glomped, at all.

>>2044257
fuck.

those nachos look so fucking good.

I was offered a cardboard box every twenty steps.

I hate when people come up and expect you to know every little detail about the character you are cosplaying. I know the character, I played the game or watched the show but I don't remember every little detail on the spot.

>>2045634

OH GOD ANON YOU MADE ME CRY

>>2045634

T_______T

>>2046211
Oh god I know who you're talking about an I feel so bad for you.

She's mentally fucking retarded.

>>2044257

>It's getting stopped for photos when you are eating.

I find this really annoying, some guy came up to me and took a pic while I was sipping a nice cup of expensive strawberry lemonade.

>having your photo taken before you've finished posing

I don't find nothing wrong with this especially if someone comes late. Hey, if you're wearing a costume be prepared for a bunch of this.

>having painfully long, one-sided conversations with someone who smells rank in lines

It's the staff's fault for being so incompetant.

>having painfully long, one-sided conversations with someone who smells rank in lines

Never happened to me and knock on wood, it won't happen ever.

When I was in line to get an autograph from Vic, the girl next to me in line was convinced that he would remember her... because she got his autograph last year too. No. No he will not. Are you retarded? Because he won't. And he didn't. It annoyed the shit out of me that someone thought that.

Also, I attract the kind of people who latch on to you and force feed you their life's story like crazy D:

>>2046995

Aiiii I couldn't agree more ;_;

I was Simca from Air Gear and my boyfriend [at the time] was Ikki. And for people who don't read/watch Air Gear, Simca = cocktease.

And there was this guy, who when he first asked for our photo said to me 'Stop being so mean to Ikki and let Ringo have him!' and I laughed because at first it was funny.

But then everything we saw him [which was often] he'd yell, sometimes across crowds "COCKTEASE" or "SLUT." or even "COCKBLOCKER" and after a while it just felt like I was being harressed ;___;

THAT PLATE OF NACHOS IS A WHOREY BITCH SLUT SKANK WITH SAGGY TITS AND A MANFACE!

AMIDOINGITRITE 4CHAN!?

>>2046211
was it... THIS?!?!

Putting an oversized shirt =/= cosplay
I remember seeing this chii at fanime, JUST A SHIRT, NO PANTS. She happened to walk by while I was sitting down, and boy did I get a face full of ASS.
Usually I would be happy but then GOD DAMN DAT CELLULITE, her THIGHS were like red splotches, the fuck?

Wow, these tales are making me rethink whether to attend a con when one comes around my neck of the woods...

Then again, I was raised to respect personal space and won't touch someone except for a handshake without requesting permission first. I also grew up in some rough areas so I would probably automatically/unthinkingly snapmare or elbow anyone that grabs me from behind. One thing I guarantee, though: the first air-breathing manatee that smacks me with a paddle gets to eat it.

>>2044257

Looks tasty! I wanna eat it all up!

>>2050314

Oh god, this needs photographic evidence.

I personally can't stand when skit groups give themselves names unless there's a core group that will use the name for several skits in the near future. Most of them never use the name again. A silly pet peeve, but it drives me crazy.

>>2050790
I think I can one-up that.

I competed at a con this year, and one of the masters groups not only had a group name, but GROUP T-SHIRTS, which they wore onstage at the awards ceremony. Wtf. Get over yourselves. (in b4 butthurt - I won something too.)

>>2050790
We change our entry name every con. I hope you're really pissed off now.

>>2050314

Are you complaining because of her looks, or because of her outfit? Because Chii does wear just a t-shirt.

I've got one! At one convention, I was in a bunny suit. I'm not allergic to human interaction, and I knew guys would want to take photos of me and would want to hug me. I deserved it in the costume I was wearing, so I didn't bitch, no matter who the guy was. But there was this guy who kept coming back every five minutes and held out his arms, never speaking a word to me, with the creepiest smile on his face. Not a "glomp" either. Just a slow, awkward, and slightly painful hug. I didn't want to be a bitch, so I just hugged him. Even AFTER he groped me >:(

In b4 "You deserved it, you skank"

As for the pictures during eating thing, I go with it. I tell them, "If you want a picture of Yuffie eating ice cream, go ahead. If you want a normal one, catch me later." Sure, the first ones never come out good looking, but don't live your life fearing 4chan is gonna get the photo and bash you for it. For me, it's usually 15 year old con virgins (the "DAW" ones. Not the narutard ones) who find the experience funny and great for stories.

Snotty people at small gatherings. Seriously, it's a tiny-ass gathering. What else are you supposed to do other than eat and socialize? Refusing to touch other people's food because you think it's gross and refusing to keep up conversations or introduce yourself because you think you're above everyone else will just ruin the trip for you. You can't tell me you drove an hour and a half just to get there and act like a snob.

>>2049813
as per request, but this is the only picture i have of myself, and it's kinda shitty. i look like the mom from the Partridge Family... i was also the half-finished Pink Princess running around with Steel Samurai, if any one of the thousand fuckers who took my picture in either costume is on here PUT THAT SHIT ONLINE!

that's one of my peeves- when you know more than a hundred people took your picture, but you can't find a single shot of yourself after the con.
another is- when people expect you to know who they are dressed as when their costume is really bad/inaccurate/'street clothes version' or alternately when they DON'T recognize your character even though it's spot on and you are cosplaying FROM THE SAME SERIES THEY ARE.
sage for selfpost...

At Kumoricon 2008, I cosplayed as Revy from Black Lagoon. Alot of people asked me for pictures and I would gladly pose for them. Until a 40-looking year old guy dressed up as Hitsugaya asked for a picture, took it, and then asked me to turn around. I just kinda looked at him, and walked away.

>>2050319
>air-breathing manatee
Manatees are mammals. They all breathe air.

>>2051161

>>2050297
In all honesty I can't remember, it's been so long since it happened to me I just can't put a face to her. Really at the time I was just so dumbstruck cause I've never had a chance to study her face

>>2051106
I REMEMBER THAT GUY!
god he ruined hitsuguya for me T_T

>>2051106
btw, you were with BangBang neko, right?
I totally remember you.

>>2051224
Nope, I was the other Revy.

>>2046211
=-(

I posted this story in one of the old RAGE threads, but I'll tell it again. I was at last SakuraCon as Rabi en Rose and it was the first time I was used to a costume of mine getting so much attention. With past costumes I'd have one, maybe two people take my picture all con. So I was sort of enjoying it. Some chubby Asian dude comes along and asks for a few pictures, and I say sure. He says to move to a different spot (we're still in WIDE open public though) and I strike a few poses for him. As this goes on his angles get more and more suspicious. Then he asks me to sit down with my knees up, he even does the pose himself to show me. I just said no. Then he's all "okay, thanks!" and runs off. Fucking creeper after panty shots. Luckily the costume wasn't that short and I wasn't dumb enough to stand with legs spread or anything, so if he managed to snap so much as a centimeter of panty I'd be surprised. And to top it all off, my then-boyfriend refused to believe that any of the things I said happened and insisted I was being paranoid. It made me really uncomfortable, just the idea =|

I can't rage at people who want really shitty pictures. If you want a better one, don't come photo-snipe Yoko when she's starving and very unflatteringly eating nachos.

(NO one can eat nachos in a sexy manner. Sorry. But the nachos themselves can be sexy, as OP has proven.)

But what really creeped me out were the few guys who had an interesting view of appropriate. I can handle snide remarks, I can handle comments on my breasts; I put them out there, I can expect it. (It's almost flattering.)
But...um. Guys? Random groping of my boobs?

NOT OKAY.

Never got any unwanted glomps though. There was a group delivering free glomps... but I digress.

ALSO. People who want to touch/play with/ take various bits of your cosplay.
"OMG. Can I has your hairpin/Boota/Scarf/Gun Yoko?"
Me: Um...No? I kinda need it...
Them: PLEEEZ.
Me: ...
That's the point where I find something more interesting to do, give them a blank look, and walk away.

>and when you tell them to find you later, they get all hissy.
Mind, if it's a big con finding somebody again isn't as easy as you might think. Sometimes there's only that one chance and personally I follow the adage better safe than sorry and try to take at least one photo on the spot.

I have a friend that just breaks off from are group and trys to get layed but the funny thing is he never does, and everytime I find him he literary says fuck off. The last time he spend all 3 days hanging out with a lesbian, which he found out later. Does anyone have this kind of friend that does these kind of qualities at cons? So pretty much the topic is, how friend act different when they are at cons.

I'd talk about the stories of Tall Gay Guy and Autistic Russian Piss Fetishist, but you've all heard it before. Twice.

Shit's still funny, though.

I love con-story threads and I read every single post in every one of them though it's to 99% the same old stuff
Schadenfreude much...?

>>2044580
Lol this. On Connichi 08 I had to hide from several "MOFs" on the fucking toilet. They STILL message me

Overweight Misa Amane cosplayer with yellowish-dyed hair: "OMFG IS YOUR HAIR REAL???????"
(Yes, I was born with shiny plasticky azureblue knee length hair.) "No, it's a wig"
"WOOOOOOOOW HOW DOES YOUR REAL HAIR LOOK?"
"Short and bro-" "LEMME SEEEE!!!!!!!!!!1"
The Misa girl grabs my wig, pulls it off and because I attached the wig with bobby pins she also rips off streaks of my real hair.
Needlessly to say my head bleeds and it hurts like hell. I start to scream and ask her wtf she was thinking and what I get is "why the hell would you pin a wig to your hair, lol sorry but *you* decided to wear a wig so that was obviously your fault" then she runs off.
I raged so hard

>>2051866
what were you cosplaying?

>>2051867
some shitty ~OC~ character (to my excuse, I was 15 at that time) with a really, REALLY fake-looking halloween wig