I imagine that this response will post before anyone else is able to submit something. It's also being a poetically responsible n00b DLConner who *also* required two other supertroopers (OK and Meeple) to tag along extra early to the airport for my ungodly early flight.
The Con was more than I assumed. It essentially began when two fabulous forces collided - Dunie Meets Snow. In effect, meeting people did not feel, in any degree, awkward beyond connecting my mind with aliases. The trip to Orlando, however, is my least favorite part of the entire trip. I successfully forgot all the cookies I baked, and the shirts I purchased for Snow way back in February. Realizing this, the two layovers with Southwest's weird flight plan simply made me feel inadequate. So I get to MCO with 2 bars of self- esteem.
Sunday:
Idun, Grefter, Snow and Sopko convene at MCO. I first encounter a Sopko and a Grefter as two individuals calmly waiting for me to navigate my way towards MCO's central waiting area. I blame my disinterest in using any map resources that Sopko offered. Didn't take long at all though. Then in search for a Snow pokémon (and apparently I mispronounce this word successfully per Xeroma, which... makes me slightly happy), only for Sopko to initiate Project Surprise before I got to poke this Snow on my own. It is okay. His response was golden. Together, we load into Sopko's car, and Snow turns to me and says "DUNIE!!! YOU'RE FAT."
Oh yeah, so I didn't mention that I started a 'new' type of Mile High Club. It's called the, "Hey Girl, I Know You Started Your Period While Flying and You're Emotional Right Now, but Just Think About Where You'd Be if You Didn't" club. In a horrifically normal state of bloat, queasiness and nervousness, I was like "OMG WHAT How is that the first thing you say to me?" Showing me his wiles, Snow hugs me only to finish: "YOU'RE UGLY." Being offended is apparently doin' it wrong. First day of arrival, Idun has 0 HP.
I wasn't sincerely offended, but thinking back on it, I should have just tossed all of my tampons onto him. Went to Perkins to eat, which is totes a Golden Corral-like restaurant, and my seafood tasted the way it should taste. Here's to the South, doin' something rite. Conversation back to Sopko's house was funny - I don't believe any conversation was boring. Exciting and hilarious conversation is implicit in any interaction that I had.
Chatchatchatchatchatsleep. I did not participate in any of the pickings ups or droppings off of DLers, unless you include Operation PickUp Ranmilia as one.
I don't remember the days. Don't expect much from me in this regard. My brain functions thematically:
Interesting game of mini golf, which could definitely have fallen under either Monday or Tuesday. I'm sure it doesn't matter though. I believe I managed second place as an autodidact. Fun with Snow in the morning, every morning, while getting trolled by Grefter and his cereal. Grocery shopping funs, hugs abound, chillaxing, relaxin', and actin' all cool. So let's just get into the people:
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Sopko: Clearly an amazing person and Dler. As the host of what is apparently a "different type of Con," he managed better than I'm sure I would have. One of the leading 'bros to other 'bros at the con, and is a great person to refer to in direction of finding awesome things to watch or do. Redline anime is funny. Just finished watching it again, mm, or up to the Yellow Line ride before I fell asleep for the day. House is very nice and spacious, and willingly left himself to the expense and whims of a growing number of bellies and needs in his house. Your house towels are amazing. Snarky, funny, and pop culture aficionado. Comfortable shoulders, nice hair, perty eyes. . . good taste in restaurants. Only game I did play with Sopko was Apples to Apples, and I'm glad to say that I trolled him hard like Xorn with early morning dew. Like your epersona.
Grefter: Standing about five-six, brown hair, brown eyes, Grefter is my secret brother from another mother, or father. I'm not sure at this point. I managed to not allow myself to be wholly seduced by his incredible seducible accent. Managed to always be in a good trajectory of folks to engage with at the con. Grefter attains badges as Mr. Gentleman. Opens doors for people, manages to wait patiently when hot messes try to get out of Djinn's truck (re: me), makes great tea, conversation, and that lower back massage thing before I left for my flight really fucking helped. Really. I should have just sought it earlier, but whateva, whateva, I do what I want. Looks amazingly boss when he bowls. I'm sure if Quentin Tarantino were to make anything good, it would be of a bowling film with Grefter. We had too short of a music exchange, didn't bring up Irigaray. But weirdly, Irigaray had no place at the con. I feel bad saying this. Irigaray should have place everywhere. He carried my frickin' bag like a champ at Universal, which really helped with the fact that my . was like "Hey Girl, I Know You Want to Ride Rides but So Does Your Period." The only breakfast I made him was pancakes. If I attend another con, I'm going to sabotage your cereal and pop tarts. Your jacket is awesome, and I wish I would have watched you karaoke. In shorter, Grefter is synonymous with a 'cool guy,' who sincerely made my life easier at the con. Like your epersona.
Snow. I love you, girl! You're amazing. Don't let Snow fool you, the type of physical gnawing that he does is at your heart and conscience. I'm glad that I had the opportunity to meet you, because you made every moment at the con feel familiar and fun. Your smile and laugh are intoxicating (re: Snow's riding the Simpson's ride is like, the Best. Thing. Ever.) and the way you think about visual and aural medium fits ODDLY close to how I viewed your chat persona. You're a cookie monster at heart, a lesbian by way of your ears and totes a soul sistah/brotha. This green dress is fAbuLoUs, but I don't think it can compete with any of our dialogue exchanges. Certainly not Saturday's at.all. when I tag teamed you and Djinn. Your responses to all things American are invaluable, and I totes knew your ass was going to konk out longer than usual. I'm not sure I said this to you in person, but your English is amazingly awesome, and I'm still practicing the Portugeuse 1-10. So technically, you're my Um Soul Sistah, and I hope to keep in touch at a different level, re: actually PMing chatters like yourself. As emphatic as your epersona.
Xeroma: Interesting fellow. Clearly the hardestcorestshowiestoffest games at the Con that was there. I'm glad we hugged before you left. So I'm definitely going to get Xenoblade Chronicles sometime soon. It'll probably be when I finished Final Fantasy 13 in the coming month. Game looks boss, and I secretly spied in on your Melty fights. I started understanding your sense of humor a bit late, but that's more than likely due to the fact that I didn't have too long of a one-on-one conversation with you. Compounded with my silence when I watch people play games, I really did love your enthusiasm and discussions whenever you showcased a game in the living room. Thank you so much for giving me the Tonberry while at the comic store. Pulling him out of my bag reminded me of you! Doink. Though I think this Tonberry will be more of a cuddly one than anything. Meeting you was necessary and fun, and I hope to see more of you at future cons. Perhaps, just perhaps, I will have finished Xenoblade and can chat with you about that if we see eachother at another gathering. Totes like your epersona.
Nitori: dude, so we have never really, or ever really, said one word to each other before the con. I need more Kappa! MORE KAPPA. You're too funny and adorable and cute and awesome. PS, eat moar omelets. They make the morning noice. How is it possible that you made me excited and happy to feel wet while in a Meeple-cart destined for doom at Universal? It must be because you're awesome. Your plans for BC will happen. I just gnoz it. If it doesn't, I will attack you. Also. Also. You're in Nova Scotia. This may be weird, but I'd like to visit you there some time, seeing as that I'm here in Boston and you're there in Nova Scotia and Kappadun needs to happen once more before the end of 2013. It was great being your sidekick in all things nonsensical, and you my friend, are a mahjong beast. Not like your epersona at all.
Talaysen: To be fair, I've known you for quite a while and already think you're like, one of the most awesome peeps I've ever met. Your RL snark is amazing! And you're like, the best human to hug. You still owe me 10, so I'm not sure how we're going to work that out. Your DS is awesome - perhaps one of the coolest comments I can ever make to you. Your hat was awesome, and your |337 bowling instructions, in fact, really helped. Mahjong beast #2. I should have trolled you while you were sleeping on the couch, but am convinced that you have an Idun radar located somewhere in your body. Get a new watch bro. U mad? So the Con brought me together with a wren, and yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay I'm so delighted that I got to touch you in the most platonticisists of ways. DLCon Chicago? Iono. More bowling needs to be done, and I wish I could have trolled you as well in Apples to Apples. Now we know that there are more games that we both enjoy and hate at the same time, so I'm tossing off my WA trolling to accept the fact that it just doesn't matter no more (not WA, but just trying to troll your tastes). Wait. I dunno. I like trollololing you. Totes a wren.
Nephrite: So this is Mr. President and is thus a man in all that it means. Ball is in my court. You're the first person that I talked about FF13 to, and superbabby doesn't seem enthralling. I will get to superbaby before the end of June. At that time, I will put DQ8 into my PS2 and play it for about two hours. At that point, I will make the crucial decision to either get a Wii (hehe) and Xenoblade Chronicles, or to seek your help so I can finish a DQ game. I've NEVER finished a DQ game. I just realized this. Anyway, you're hilarious and your snark is duly noted. Super-secret chicken eater, and my peripheral really didn't grant that much to reveal your super-eaterness. Glad we shared that conversation on the drink night. I do remember it and despite the fountain session, it helped me feel even more comfortable in the DL coterie. It's something I really needed. I'm disqualified in making an epersona qualification here. Add a hyphen to that.
Gatewalker: You're definitely a father figure. We didn't talk too long, but I appreciated our short conversations in the kitchen. Actually, I didn't have a chance to talk to you much at all, but you were always someone I viewed as incredibly responsible and nice. Here's to future conversations mayn. I sort of just creeped on you and Xer playing/streaming SB3, and now I feel comfortable saying that. [=
Totally like your epersona.
Niu: The only person I didn't talk to much, at all at the Con. But you were dancing to Imbroglio and Emperor's Banquet Remix, hence + 1000000000 cool points. Also, Music Quiz Niu is fricking awesome to watch.
Meeple: You are a ball of fricking energy man. You're like a reactor waiting to explode. You need more red shoes, and you walk like a pimp. Gorgeous eyes, I'm sure you can nab a girl once you put some effort towards it. As a ball of energy, it only followed that you were fun to be around and watch during conversations, but I refuse to ever join in a Meeple cart at Universal ever again. Everyone wants to kill you mayn, and me by association! Thanks for being around before I went through security. I now understand you when you talk... most times.
Scar: So you're another 'bro of the house to other 'bros. To be fair, you actually made the con LESS sausagy, because you helped ferry sausages around to other locations and places. You filled in some of my lyrics, and dat shit cray. Enthusiastic and pretty cool to watch interact with everyone else. Thank you for the WoW code, I'm wondering if I can set that up on my Mac. We will see. Nice to meet you mayn, and yes we got trolled during Apples to Apples because we're brown (lies, I'm lying here . . . .).
Ranmilia: I think, by far, that you were the most hilarious person there. Sort of quiet, but that's probably because you were Mahjong Beast Number 3. Every exchange that we had seemed effortless, and I'm glad that I was able to have a short conversation before your first trip to the con house. I'm also glad that you were able to see me troll Laggy in the Idun-y fashion. I suppose it took a second to really come into myself there, though yes, I am a bit more censored IRL for obvious reasons. Glad you liked the lemonade, and so should you need another beverage idea, I will be here. (=
Archmage: You funny shawty. So I am going to look at this pocket fighter card game again. My badz on learning slow. You should definitely bring it again if you attend another con. Thank you for taking me out to get food. Thank you SO much for acting out all of the RPG charades in the manners I expected them to -- Yoshi being one of them, and Chun Li, hahaha. (= Good memories.
MC: I didn't talk to you much, but I didn't want to troll Starfox or Mahjong beast sessions. I'm sure Laggy can develop you into a Mahjong beast. You seem much more happy, and the dress is definitely and will always be beautiful on you. I'm sorry that you came in late on the first day. Me being tired is probably what contributed to it, because I remember having several naps while you were around. I need more MC, and any MC fix I can get is always warranted. Will see/try to keep in touch with you, and if a con is on the west coast again, you get the privilege of introducing me to new food.
Laggy: My Laggy experience was punctuated. It wasn't odd, or new, or anything. I just got a chance to hug you and see you in person. I think our Skype sessions + chat sessions really contributed to it feeling normal that you were around for me. Mahjong Beast Number 4, or should I say 1? Who won most? Xer, when he came into games? Thank you so much for allowing me to troll you on dinner night, and it was great seeing you shortly before I left.
Djinn: Djinneral. So. This was a great experience. I'm glad we left as friends and dropped both our e-peens. We're like, oddly alike or it was just easy to have randomly weird and awkward conversations with you in the house. Thank you for letting me start off your Xenoblade file, though, 'bro, I know you need to go back and get those quests. Drinking was fun, and responsible, and my Snow and DJ session was perhaps, like, the best thing that ever happened at the con during my fountain state. RPG charades was epic and must (unless it already is) a staple at Cons. We even got Snow to midboss and lenneth it up! Gate as MOMO was awesome. You're very outgoing, which is to be expected, and can't wait to see all the photos you took. My FB is officially, and permanently, deleted so let's hope super is efficient at FB stalking. Will troll you less in chat, and I am sincerely sad that I missed out on karaoke. I'm sure if I got less sleep though, I would have exploded and left even more things at Soppy's, like an arm or leg or something. Also, meeting each other probably helps us interpret each other's text in a different way. Totes necessary, totes like your epersona but much more. Tell Monty he funny.
VSM: I am glad I did two things with you this con. I successfully glomped you, and made you laugh hard about yourself. Seriously, best thing you can ever do is to not mention yourself at all in anything you say at any time of saying anything at all. (= You smell nice . Glad you were around during the everyday moments of just being in a house and chatting when nothing was going on. You fancy, huh? Seriously though, I hope you heed my advice! I will see you in chat and lay the people's elbow down so should you decide to ignore it! It's not even advice I guess. Whateva. Whateva. I do what I want. Also, I know that you calculated your bowling trolling specifically for the second game, and I must commend you on how believable it was sir. (= Miss you!!
OK: you are soft, squishy and congratulations on your engagement. Thanks for being around during my fountain session and I felt oddly at ease with someone I figured would yell cocks and shit too much. You actually didn't do that at all! You're just a really happy, really energetic and dastardly funny person that requires a nice hug from time to time! Seriously. Thanks. (: We didn't hug the first time you entered the house, and I totally creeped on you in my peripheral, like I creeped on Neph's secret eating skills. Also, I think I did well in Bang! I'm upset you didn't break out in song during the game though. Thanks for being around with Meeple, etc. to see me off for Boston, and I already know we'll KIT so that's no biggie. You're a sweet man, but I never told you this and am saying it now, you need more DDR in your life and less endgame frame bowling troll. Doin' it WRONG. d: Like your epersona, add a hyphen in epersona, but a bit more reserved one-on-one. It COULD be, because your ass is whipped now, a hur hur.
Monty: So, the first time I met you we pretty much went shopping. I feel so bad for your skin burn, poor white man. But you were a trooper! If Snow didn't outbring shirts to the con, you would be Hipster #1. I don't know how I randomly meet people and stuff plushies in their face, but you seemed normal and cool. Upset that you were a foodie and I didn't know - there'd be no need to go to restaurants in that case. You were fun! You didn't DDR, but you were fun! Sweet enough too, despite trying to guess the weight of my breasts. I'm not sure they're 15-20lbs. Those are utters, bro. ALSO, if I want to say bless you I'mm damn say bless you an' it don't mean nothin' 'cept stop fucking sneezing bitch! You and Grefter were sneezing up a storm. This was Sneeze Con. You were awesome at charades - without you and Djinn instructing everyone, I'm not so sure it would have kept up. As giggly as your epersona.
Please, if I forget a name it's not because I forgot you. It's because I'm still fucking tired and am alias-remembering-numero-cero. So not only will I stalk this thread for personal purposes of seeing what people say, but also to see if I can do it rite with mentioning everyone at the con. I think I did a good job with listing the users so far.
Universal trip was amazing. Thank you again, Soppy, for having it. Thank you for housing me. Thank you for navigating Universal like a pro. Thank you for not telling our team to press the red button!! D: DLCon cookout was fun and smelled amazing, and everything inbetween was fun, exciting, great to decompress from my first year of graduate school and really exciting to be with a group of amazing people doing amazing things liek gamingz.
Mahjong, troll less bro.
While waiting for Sop's+DJ's photos, here's all 16 that I took. One swag photo of stuff I got from the Con.
http://imgur.com/a/RacOr#0 photos are going up in an album manned none other by stalkeraiel.
