Fortunately, Otakon was every bit as wonderful as I was hoping it would be, and my friends and I had several interesting adventures. However, because I have the memory of a goldfish, I am unable to recall the precise order and timing with which each adventure occurred, so they will be presented to you as a set of mini-stories in whichever order I remember them.
Our Sleeping Arrangements
First of all, I must advise anyone reading this: If you ever have to book a hotel room for a large group of people, do not try to squeeze 10 people into a two-bed room. It is bad news bears, and terrible things will happen to good people.
Unfortunately, no one had warned us, so we attempted to do exactly that. We had two queen size beds, a television, a small kitchen area (which was really more of a narrow hallway with appliances squeezed into it), and a tiny closet that led to a tiny bathroom. We fit 10 people in here. It was just short of disastrous.
Do not attempt this.
My best friend and I are both painfully awkward. I had spent most of Otakon drooling over awesome cosplayers, only to be far too shy to ask for a picture. However, on our way to the convention one day, one particularly fantastic Babydoll cosplayer (click the link if you don't know who I'm talking about). I urged Tiff to go ask for her picture, but Tiff refused, just like I had done countless times before. This was unacceptable. I could see how badly Tiff wanted a picture, so I took a deep breath and dashed after the girl like there was no tomorrow. What I had not taken into account was that I was wearing a tutu. It wasn't until I had reached the girl and asked her for a picture that I realized I had effectively shown everyone on the streets my purple lightning bolt panties. But it was totally worth it, because my best friend got an awesome picture, and I got over my intense fear of cosplayers.
Tiffyface and I Were Kidnapped By Slendy
If you've never seen the Marble Hornets videos, I suggest you check them out. As long as you don't mind never sleeping again, that is. For those better acquainted with Mr. Slenderman, here is my story-
I had spent a good deal of time prior to Otakon telling everyone how awesome it would be to cosplay Slenderman and photobomb everyone. Unfortunately, I lacked the resources to make that happen.
Then...
One day during our trip, Tiffyface and I were walking through the convention hall when suddenly, I spotted him. Tall, thin, long arms, and a pale complexion with no face at all- there stood the most beautiful Slenderman cosplay ever. So of course, my best friend and I rushed up to him and promptly asked for a hug. He responded by wrapping his long tendril arms around our heads in the most beautiful kidnap-hug ever.
(I later spotted him photobombing people. He was so awesome.)
Derpunzel
During our visit to Otakon, my friends and I developed the following rule-
Murphy's Law of Cosplaying: Anyone who should not cosplay, will do so.
We witnessed this law in action as we were browsing Artist Alley.
Tiffyface and I are both huge fans of the movie Tangled, and unfortunately, we had not seen many decent Rapunzel or Flynn cosplays at all. Then, just as we turned a corner in the Alley, I noticed a purple dress and long yellow braid. Excitedly, we both run over to the Rapunzel, and I tap her on the shoulder and begin to ask for her picture. To this day, I do not know how I kept a straight face when this girl turned around.
I have to give her credit. Her costume was pretty legit, but this poor girl had on the goofiest smile I have ever seen. Unfortunately, I was halfway through my sentence, and I had already committed to asking for her picture. She was thoroughly excited to comply, and we took her picture. We then thanked her, and quickly walked away, trying extremely hard not to burst into laughter at the incredibly awkward picture we had just captured.
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