Re: Anime north 2015 hype thread
Alriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight! LET'S DO THIS!
The adventure started all the way back on
WEDNESDAY
After a lovely, long day at work, it was a mad scramble fore me to get stuff done. Packing, haircut, reinsure my car (because, y'know, driving home from the airport in a car with 3-day expired insurance is a great idea), buying a container for cat food, etc, etc.
Anyway, 8:30 PM PST, pr0nskank, and smartdud show up and the hype finally reaches a level of 11. A few rounds of Dutch Blitz and it's off to bed to attempt to sleep for 3 hours and before we know it, there's a chorus of
BEEP
BEEP
BEEP
LET'S DO THIS!
THURSDAY
Arrive at the airport at like 4:45 AM because woo 6:30 flights! We zipped through customs and all that fun stuff, and were waiting at our gate by 5:15. Several minutes later, ohsosceles' triangle shows up and Team Vancouver is finally ready to rumble!
Fast forward a few hours and we arrive at our hotel, and immediately run into that giant friend of Adam's, Chris (gondolas, good sir), Chris' friend Anthony, and holy-crap-it's-IZZY!
We're not even in Toronto for an hour, and I'm already mindblown at who we're meeting.
We meet Ally at Subway (it's tradition!), head back into the hotel to chill, and BOOM! Cue dAnceguy911, and praiser-of-the-sun who greets me with a punch to the face. True story. They also greeted us with a few passengers by the names of samurai7694, Staiain, and his friend Thomas (nekoflaa).
No big deal or anything, we're only seeing like a third of D7 within the first 5 hours. We get dinner, cheers to a great weekend to come, and my debit card decides not to work.... Shit. Thank you Bridget who bailed me out.
We decide to wander a bit, and attempt to get passes. Way to miss the cut-off line by like 5 minutes, team.
Anyway, we run into xMUSICxMASTERx, Winrar, and Hurleyisgod at the Congress Centre, and they proceed to tell us that lurker and xThai are still in the line.
After Pete, Greg, and I all formalled, and then insta'd lurker (it's those wolf-y ears, man), we decided to head back to our hotel when Pete asks me to play messenger boy between him and TrixiePuff. She and Coveyduck show up at our hotel and they, Pete, and I decide to go on a booze run where my debit card says it can't be read again. MY chip officially decided to kick the bucket, and could be popped over halfway out. Thankfully, they could tap credit cards, and I got a fair bit of cash from everyone else to cover their orders.
Anyway, poor Mayo was out cold from over-tiredness in our room, so we stormed Adam's room to enjoy company, and I think there was a round of Kings in there.
Max spills two drinks (and yet I still have to bring the Dr. Pepper to VancouFFR 10...), laughs are had, memories are created, and we haven't even gotten started yet!
FRIDAY
So the day starts out by having Funnygurl555 arrive which completed our room, and then we underwent Operation
Snuggly Fun! Soon after, it's con time!
Seeing as I'm the "lame" one and didn't get a pass, I immediately headed out to the Sheraton to crash the DDR Room and spot people. Mission accomplished. Saw a crapton of familiar faces, and a couple new ones too.
Biggest surprise was when I went outside to get water, and this dude in light blue hair, and blue eyes walks by me and says, "heyyy! Good to see you again, dude!"
...
Uhh... Who... are you? I have no idea who this dude i-
"OH WAIT! KOMMI"
(legit, this was my thought process)
That actually was one of my favourite con moments. People who I haven't seen in over two years still remembered who I was and that meant more to me than you guys know.
Anyway, sappy moment #1 over, Adam and Chris decided to Just Dance and I filmed part of it (see earlier post), and I got to meet Jtehanonymous, and finally met Cold Kitten after talking for like 7 years. Team Quebec also arrived, and MarioNintendo and I shared a total bro-out for meeting for the first time, and decided to ITG with each other.
Note to self, despite it being on the easy difficulty, it's still not smart to pick a 5 minute Sharpnel song.
Note to self #2, get in shape.
Anyway, Sven and Martin decided to take me to try chocolate coconut water (surprisingly tasty), and normal coconut water (unsurprisingly crap).
After about an hour, Pete finds me and says we have to head out for a bit so Izzy, Stian, Luis, Thomas, Pete, and I head back to the Westin to grab Pete's car (Luis, Stian, and Thomas wanted to grab their stuff out of it and stuff it in their room at the Holiday Inn), and the remaining 3 of us went to go get the man, the myth, and the legend from the airport: FRIGGIN' BMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!
Hype.
We bounce around everywhere for a few hours before heading back to the Lone Star Grill for dinner (minus Izzy and bmah as they'd already eaten), and back to the Sheraton where I ran into a STUPIDLY drunk Félix, and Mathieu.
After that, it was time for the Werewolf Game where we DESTROYED their expectations. They guessed at 10-15 people. We had 50+. They split us into a Vets group and we headed outside because the newblets were so loud.
Team FFR basically went into Live TWG mode with Greg leading town, Bridget getting caught as a wolf early on by Greg and I (but mostly Greg), and town nabbing 2 wolves soon after.
Then the real shit happened. We had, if I remember correctly, 3 power roles still alive, and like 8 Vanilla Townies left versus one wolf. That first night of 11 v 1, I was the nightkill (huge damn hint right there). Slowly, but surely, town picked each other apart, and our remaining wolf whittled it down to a final 3 of Jteh, Funny, and Greg. Greg voted on Jteh; Jteh voted on Greg. Funny just had to hop onto either wagon and she wins. 11 to 1 odds, and she pulls out the most miraculous victory for the wolves.
Seriously, y'all missed a hell of a game.
Anyway, we proceeded to trek over to the Holiday Inn where Trixie and Covey were staying for another rounds of drinks and a double-deck game of Kings where we ALSO proceeded to get a noise complaint! WOO!
After all those escapades, and attempting to finish the game in all whispers (and nearly accomplishing this), it was time to head back to the hotel room. Poor FG was so tired, drained, and drunk, that she nearly crashed dressed as she was.
SATURDAY
More DDR room fun, I wandered to the TCC with Martin, and Mathieu, watched I think 5 people want to get a picture with nthem, and another try to pull a creeper put-my-arm-over-their-shoulder-from-behind-and-attempt-to-sweettalk-them move only to have it backfire because oh shit, it's a guy! (Mathieu was the prettiest girl~) We also used this night to rock out a sweet few games of Uno, and other things.
Dinner was great, the crowd we had was incredible, Sven... Jesus Christ bro, why... whyyyyyyyyyyyyy. I noped so hard after the backlash of the pitcher chug.
Also, the Flowery Mango: It's dangerous!
Anyway, the drama llama spit up a bit, and I said no the rave, and instead hung out with Trixie for a bit, then with Covey as we sat back in my hotel room, watched the Chicago-Anaheim Game 4 (woo Hawks!),
Funny came up soon after as she also ditched out of the rave, and the 3 of us just got to know each other until the ravers returned exhausted, but smiling.
SUNDAY
I stayed behind at the con with Max, Tiffany, and Mayo (who was supposed to go, but was feeling the rave last night), so I got to borrow Adam's pass for the con. I got to witness the dealer's room for the first time (yes, I never utilized my pass in 2013. Oops), and made a couple purchases.
Dear God it was overwhelming though... So.... warm...
We went back to the hotel to try out a couple games Tiffany had purchased. The first was a card game called Boss Monster, which was confusing, but super fun (a winner is me~), and then it was time for Betrayal, which was SUPER fun. Max, Tiffany, and I won that because of the best timing, and a super lucky set-up (I don't want to spoil anything). We also taught her TV's game of choice: Dutch Blitz. Or as Chris calls it, Battle Solitaire.
Anyway, everyone returns from Wonderland and Boston Pizza, and we set up in Adam's room again for a 7 person battle royale of Dutch Blitz (including us teaching it to Greg and FG) which, from how the spectators said, was incredible to watch. Looking upon 7 people all trying to place cards, and move stuff while competing against the other is something to behold.
Note to self #3, film a few hands of Dutch Blitz at VancouFFR 10.
Bedtime happens, and it's almost time to say goodbye.
MONDAY
FG has to leave super early, so we say our goodbyes to her. It's a sad moment as we all realize: this is it. Our con experience is over.
Chris and Anthony leave soon after as well, followed by Pete and Greg so our group of 12 is now down to 7.
Ally, Tiffany, and Jteh show up one last time to say goodbye, and to eat cookies that Tiffany made (mmmmmmm), and we get a few last group shots before it's time for us to depart.
A few tears flowed. Not from me, though, but I could feel some on my chest when hugs were going around.
We get to the airport and say goodbye to Izzy who is off to a different gate.
Luckily, Brent is in the gate right beside us so we all go together.
Brent's flight arrives and it's time to take off leaving the original 5 together again.
So what do we do? What Team Vancouver does best: Dutch Blitz.
Our flight arrives soon after our game finishes, and it's time for home.
Thus endeth Anime North 2015.
It was pretty damn sweet, this year. So many great people who I reconnected with, and many more whom I met this year. Thank you to each and every one of you for contributing to a memorable event in my life, and I will see all of you again one day.
WHO WANTS SHOUTOUTS?!
I'm not going to get to everyone, I'm sorry, but I'll do the best I can.
Izzy - You were the earliest surprise, but it was really cool to meet you. Thanks for laughing with us, and Smashing with us (seriously. ZSS. How), and other fun things. Hopefully we'll see you around, and if that offer to stay at Chateau Izzy is open, we will take it eventually.
Mathieu / xXOpkillerXx - You were the prettiest girl on Saturday. It was great hanging out with you this year, and I want to thank you again for putting up with my rambling BS, haha. Maybe we should start a TQ vs. TV rivalry? I think we could match us up enough.
Martin / sanzath - What the heck was Sven yelling at you in French when you couldn't close the cooler? Also, your cosplay was sweet. Hanging out with you was also a blast and we will do again soon!
Hakulyte - We didn't talk a whole lot, but it was great to hug someone who's like exactly my height. It's a rarity for me, haha. Hopefully we'll get to interact more sometime!
Félix / MarioNintendo - Number 3 on my top 3 list of people I wanted to meet this year. Your keyboard is awesome, and you were an incredible personality to hang with. I just wish we got to interact more, but the few times we did were engaging and fun! Much love to you, brother, and don't you ever sightread a better AAA.
Sven / Hateandhatred - Dammit Sven.
Nah, seriously, it was fantastic to see you again, and especially after we've talked so much more since then. You're an idiot, but dammit, you're OUR idiot and we wouldn't have you any other way. I hope you can realize your dream of making it to Finland, and I hope I can see you again!
Pete / dAnceguy117 - Your excitement seemed so genuine and it was infectious! Also, you are the happiest drunk ever, and in that state, you provided us with a golden quote that I will use against you in Live TWG. Mark my words. I was super happy to hang with you a lot this year (woo hotel buddies) and I can't wait to see you again!
Greg / thesunfan - You actually hurt my jaw a bit with that punch, dude. A,lso, you totally won the first half of the wrestling match, but once I took you down, it was an even draw (although Iif I got my leg scissors on, you'd have been tapping). You totally bunked it at Werewolf, but we're not surprised (;P). Either way, it was fun, and you did well at Blitz for a new player. Hopefully we can do this again!
Rob / One Winged Angel - Sucks you couldn't stay for long, but the limited time I spent chatting with you was great. You greeted me like an old friend (albeit one who didn't have my height register), and it was super great to hang. Now come to Vancouver where you can play even more Jubeat! Also, your face when bmah entered the room was incredible, haha.
Maggie - DarknessXoXLight - Finally 2 parts of the old Night Crew met! Super sad that you were so sick, but I got my hug. Hopefully we can do this again and with more time, and let sickness. Fingers crossed!
PS. I'm jealous of your Ditto plushie.
Eaman / Funnygurl555 - You were a great addition to the room, and thank you for putting up with my crap. Also, your wolf game will never top that performance. I am forever ashamed that I finally couldn't ping you out as a scum, and watching you from the sidelines pull it off was an incredible moment.
Bridget / ohsosilly - I'm glad I could be a grill for a weekend, and thank you for accepting me as a grill. Thank you so much for our heart-to-heart in the Toronto airport, and thank you for being that friend I need who will tell me what I need while still mocking each other 10 seconds later. We WILL see you next year. Count on it!
Adam / smartdude1212 - So Chris is no longer allowed to touch AC units. It sucks there was a bit of BS, but thank you for being so open to us. You've been a great friend, and experiencing AN with you for the first time was awesome! Also, stop being so damn good at Blitz.
Max / PrawnSkunk - Way to take "con date" so seriously. =P
I'm super thrilled your con expectation was obliterated and in the best way possible. Hopefully 2016 can manage to reach a portion of the awesomness this was!
Tiffany / Cold Kitten - I think we've said enough about how this was a long time coming, but it was still an incredible experience. I also think we only knocked about a month's worth of hugs off. Your taste in tabletop games is excellent, and thank you for teaching us those new games. See you next year! PS,.. You were number 1 on the top 3 list.
John / Jtehanonymous - Remember when this was a joking hypothetical in Live TWG? I think you've won the trooper award for longest trek to get to AN (23 hours. EACH way), and I'm glad you ended a bleh chapter in your life and opened it with an experience like this.
Chris / Pawn535 - The only one who can make me feel short. It was great seeing you again, and we didn't even have to rely on inside jokes for the whole weekend! You were a blast to hang around with. Hopefully we'll see you soon!
Brenton / bmah - Number 2 on the top 3 list. It was great to finally meet you, and listen to your stories of Albertan people, haha. I hope you enjoyed your con experience, even if it did look like you had the fear of God struck into you (dammit Sven). We'll see you soon! Hopefully even sooner if you come to Van.
Kady / TrixiePuff - Hey remember when we knew each other, and then forgot about each other? Good times. It was great to hang with you this weekend, even if I did abuse my height privileges.
Also, find your own cat to bake into a catloaf please. I like mine.
Andrew / Coveyduck - $2 says you can't recall the full origin of the Dallas Stars, haha. Seriously, I can't believe you let me ramble on for that long. It was cool watching the game with you, and chilling with you this weekend. Thanks again for providing the vehicular device for the first alcohol run, and I hope I amused you and Kady with my absolute lack of liquor store knowledge.
Ally / Sky Kitten - You're such a good friend to me, and so patient with everyone else. Take a break, yo, haha. You took on a lot this year trying to coordinate things, and I think you realized it when you needed my voice a couple times. I hope we can see you before AN 2016, but if not, I will see you again there, and we will continue our awesomeness together. Thank you for being you, Ally, and I hope everyone else feels the same way!
Everyone else - Hurleyisgod, xMUSICxMASTERx, lurker, Kommisar, remedy1502, xThai, Gundam-Dude, WTFBrandon, Vickieex3, samurai7694, Staiain, nekoflaa, Spenner, MrPopadopalis25, rCaliberGX, Dynam0, ddr_f4n / G-Pop, arcnmx, SCWolf, Tyson_ultima, pmonibuv1, Zeldagurlfan1, CondorTalon.
I think that's all of you. If not, oops.
You guys all helped make this con something. Something that'll forver stay close to my heart, and I hope to see y'all again next year (hopefully drama free please?)!
Oh right.
Mayo / soramimi - Insert an obscene amount of mushy crap that you'll get mad at me for.
I'm not going tpo say thank you for putting up with me at the con because you do that on a daily basis. Thank you for making this trek, though, and for everything you did for me this weekend. You're a great girlfriend, and I hope we can do this again soon!
Well, I think that's about it for this novel.
Except for PICTURES!
The aftermath of "Operation Snuggly Fun".
Because, apparently, I'm not allowed to be taller than OWA in a picture.
Remember when dAnceguy said he had PS2 games to give away? He forgot about them until Sunday night. Here are the spoils from Jteh and I drafting them, plus Max, and Tiffany also snagging one (possibly Adam too?).
The spoils of war AKA the dealer's room.
Farewell from Team Vancouver, guys!
Oh, and:
Alriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight! LET'S DO THIS!
The adventure started all the way back on
WEDNESDAY
After a lovely, long day at work, it was a mad scramble fore me to get stuff done. Packing, haircut, reinsure my car (because, y'know, driving home from the airport in a car with 3-day expired insurance is a great idea), buying a container for cat food, etc, etc.
Anyway, 8:30 PM PST, pr0nskank, and smartdud show up and the hype finally reaches a level of 11. A few rounds of Dutch Blitz and it's off to bed to attempt to sleep for 3 hours and before we know it, there's a chorus of
BEEP
BEEP
BEEP
LET'S DO THIS!
THURSDAY
Arrive at the airport at like 4:45 AM because woo 6:30 flights! We zipped through customs and all that fun stuff, and were waiting at our gate by 5:15. Several minutes later, ohsosceles' triangle shows up and Team Vancouver is finally ready to rumble!
Fast forward a few hours and we arrive at our hotel, and immediately run into that giant friend of Adam's, Chris (gondolas, good sir), Chris' friend Anthony, and holy-crap-it's-IZZY!
We're not even in Toronto for an hour, and I'm already mindblown at who we're meeting.
We meet Ally at Subway (it's tradition!), head back into the hotel to chill, and BOOM! Cue dAnceguy911, and praiser-of-the-sun who greets me with a punch to the face. True story. They also greeted us with a few passengers by the names of samurai7694, Staiain, and his friend Thomas (nekoflaa).
No big deal or anything, we're only seeing like a third of D7 within the first 5 hours. We get dinner, cheers to a great weekend to come, and my debit card decides not to work.... Shit. Thank you Bridget who bailed me out.
We decide to wander a bit, and attempt to get passes. Way to miss the cut-off line by like 5 minutes, team.
Anyway, we run into xMUSICxMASTERx, Winrar, and Hurleyisgod at the Congress Centre, and they proceed to tell us that lurker and xThai are still in the line.
After Pete, Greg, and I all formalled, and then insta'd lurker (it's those wolf-y ears, man), we decided to head back to our hotel when Pete asks me to play messenger boy between him and TrixiePuff. She and Coveyduck show up at our hotel and they, Pete, and I decide to go on a booze run where my debit card says it can't be read again. MY chip officially decided to kick the bucket, and could be popped over halfway out. Thankfully, they could tap credit cards, and I got a fair bit of cash from everyone else to cover their orders.
Anyway, poor Mayo was out cold from over-tiredness in our room, so we stormed Adam's room to enjoy company, and I think there was a round of Kings in there.
Max spills two drinks (and yet I still have to bring the Dr. Pepper to VancouFFR 10...), laughs are had, memories are created, and we haven't even gotten started yet!
FRIDAY
So the day starts out by having Funnygurl555 arrive which completed our room, and then we underwent Operation
Snuggly Fun! Soon after, it's con time!
Seeing as I'm the "lame" one and didn't get a pass, I immediately headed out to the Sheraton to crash the DDR Room and spot people. Mission accomplished. Saw a crapton of familiar faces, and a couple new ones too.
Biggest surprise was when I went outside to get water, and this dude in light blue hair, and blue eyes walks by me and says, "heyyy! Good to see you again, dude!"
...
Uhh... Who... are you? I have no idea who this dude i-
"OH WAIT! KOMMI"
(legit, this was my thought process)
That actually was one of my favourite con moments. People who I haven't seen in over two years still remembered who I was and that meant more to me than you guys know.
Anyway, sappy moment #1 over, Adam and Chris decided to Just Dance and I filmed part of it (see earlier post), and I got to meet Jtehanonymous, and finally met Cold Kitten after talking for like 7 years. Team Quebec also arrived, and MarioNintendo and I shared a total bro-out for meeting for the first time, and decided to ITG with each other.
Note to self, despite it being on the easy difficulty, it's still not smart to pick a 5 minute Sharpnel song.
Note to self #2, get in shape.
Anyway, Sven and Martin decided to take me to try chocolate coconut water (surprisingly tasty), and normal coconut water (unsurprisingly crap).
After about an hour, Pete finds me and says we have to head out for a bit so Izzy, Stian, Luis, Thomas, Pete, and I head back to the Westin to grab Pete's car (Luis, Stian, and Thomas wanted to grab their stuff out of it and stuff it in their room at the Holiday Inn), and the remaining 3 of us went to go get the man, the myth, and the legend from the airport: FRIGGIN' BMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!
Hype.
We bounce around everywhere for a few hours before heading back to the Lone Star Grill for dinner (minus Izzy and bmah as they'd already eaten), and back to the Sheraton where I ran into a STUPIDLY drunk Félix, and Mathieu.
After that, it was time for the Werewolf Game where we DESTROYED their expectations. They guessed at 10-15 people. We had 50+. They split us into a Vets group and we headed outside because the newblets were so loud.
Team FFR basically went into Live TWG mode with Greg leading town, Bridget getting caught as a wolf early on by Greg and I (but mostly Greg), and town nabbing 2 wolves soon after.
Then the real shit happened. We had, if I remember correctly, 3 power roles still alive, and like 8 Vanilla Townies left versus one wolf. That first night of 11 v 1, I was the nightkill (huge damn hint right there). Slowly, but surely, town picked each other apart, and our remaining wolf whittled it down to a final 3 of Jteh, Funny, and Greg. Greg voted on Jteh; Jteh voted on Greg. Funny just had to hop onto either wagon and she wins. 11 to 1 odds, and she pulls out the most miraculous victory for the wolves.
Seriously, y'all missed a hell of a game.
Anyway, we proceeded to trek over to the Holiday Inn where Trixie and Covey were staying for another rounds of drinks and a double-deck game of Kings where we ALSO proceeded to get a noise complaint! WOO!
After all those escapades, and attempting to finish the game in all whispers (and nearly accomplishing this), it was time to head back to the hotel room. Poor FG was so tired, drained, and drunk, that she nearly crashed dressed as she was.
SATURDAY
More DDR room fun, I wandered to the TCC with Martin, and Mathieu, watched I think 5 people want to get a picture with nthem, and another try to pull a creeper put-my-arm-over-their-shoulder-from-behind-and-attempt-to-sweettalk-them move only to have it backfire because oh shit, it's a guy! (Mathieu was the prettiest girl~) We also used this night to rock out a sweet few games of Uno, and other things.
Dinner was great, the crowd we had was incredible, Sven... Jesus Christ bro, why... whyyyyyyyyyyyyy. I noped so hard after the backlash of the pitcher chug.
Also, the Flowery Mango: It's dangerous!
Anyway, the drama llama spit up a bit, and I said no the rave, and instead hung out with Trixie for a bit, then with Covey as we sat back in my hotel room, watched the Chicago-Anaheim Game 4 (woo Hawks!),
Funny came up soon after as she also ditched out of the rave, and the 3 of us just got to know each other until the ravers returned exhausted, but smiling.
SUNDAY
I stayed behind at the con with Max, Tiffany, and Mayo (who was supposed to go, but was feeling the rave last night), so I got to borrow Adam's pass for the con. I got to witness the dealer's room for the first time (yes, I never utilized my pass in 2013. Oops), and made a couple purchases.
Dear God it was overwhelming though... So.... warm...
We went back to the hotel to try out a couple games Tiffany had purchased. The first was a card game called Boss Monster, which was confusing, but super fun (a winner is me~), and then it was time for Betrayal, which was SUPER fun. Max, Tiffany, and I won that because of the best timing, and a super lucky set-up (I don't want to spoil anything). We also taught her TV's game of choice: Dutch Blitz. Or as Chris calls it, Battle Solitaire.
Anyway, everyone returns from Wonderland and Boston Pizza, and we set up in Adam's room again for a 7 person battle royale of Dutch Blitz (including us teaching it to Greg and FG) which, from how the spectators said, was incredible to watch. Looking upon 7 people all trying to place cards, and move stuff while competing against the other is something to behold.
Note to self #3, film a few hands of Dutch Blitz at VancouFFR 10.
Bedtime happens, and it's almost time to say goodbye.
MONDAY
FG has to leave super early, so we say our goodbyes to her. It's a sad moment as we all realize: this is it. Our con experience is over.
Chris and Anthony leave soon after as well, followed by Pete and Greg so our group of 12 is now down to 7.
Ally, Tiffany, and Jteh show up one last time to say goodbye, and to eat cookies that Tiffany made (mmmmmmm), and we get a few last group shots before it's time for us to depart.
A few tears flowed. Not from me, though, but I could feel some on my chest when hugs were going around.
We get to the airport and say goodbye to Izzy who is off to a different gate.
Luckily, Brent is in the gate right beside us so we all go together.
Brent's flight arrives and it's time to take off leaving the original 5 together again.
So what do we do? What Team Vancouver does best: Dutch Blitz.
Our flight arrives soon after our game finishes, and it's time for home.
Thus endeth Anime North 2015.
It was pretty damn sweet, this year. So many great people who I reconnected with, and many more whom I met this year. Thank you to each and every one of you for contributing to a memorable event in my life, and I will see all of you again one day.
WHO WANTS SHOUTOUTS?!
I'm not going to get to everyone, I'm sorry, but I'll do the best I can.
Izzy - You were the earliest surprise, but it was really cool to meet you. Thanks for laughing with us, and Smashing with us (seriously. ZSS. How), and other fun things. Hopefully we'll see you around, and if that offer to stay at Chateau Izzy is open, we will take it eventually.
Mathieu / xXOpkillerXx - You were the prettiest girl on Saturday. It was great hanging out with you this year, and I want to thank you again for putting up with my rambling BS, haha. Maybe we should start a TQ vs. TV rivalry? I think we could match us up enough.
Martin / sanzath - What the heck was Sven yelling at you in French when you couldn't close the cooler? Also, your cosplay was sweet. Hanging out with you was also a blast and we will do again soon!
Hakulyte - We didn't talk a whole lot, but it was great to hug someone who's like exactly my height. It's a rarity for me, haha. Hopefully we'll get to interact more sometime!
Félix / MarioNintendo - Number 3 on my top 3 list of people I wanted to meet this year. Your keyboard is awesome, and you were an incredible personality to hang with. I just wish we got to interact more, but the few times we did were engaging and fun! Much love to you, brother, and don't you ever sightread a better AAA.
Sven / Hateandhatred - Dammit Sven.
Nah, seriously, it was fantastic to see you again, and especially after we've talked so much more since then. You're an idiot, but dammit, you're OUR idiot and we wouldn't have you any other way. I hope you can realize your dream of making it to Finland, and I hope I can see you again!
Pete / dAnceguy117 - Your excitement seemed so genuine and it was infectious! Also, you are the happiest drunk ever, and in that state, you provided us with a golden quote that I will use against you in Live TWG. Mark my words. I was super happy to hang with you a lot this year (woo hotel buddies) and I can't wait to see you again!
Greg / thesunfan - You actually hurt my jaw a bit with that punch, dude. A,lso, you totally won the first half of the wrestling match, but once I took you down, it was an even draw (although Iif I got my leg scissors on, you'd have been tapping). You totally bunked it at Werewolf, but we're not surprised (;P). Either way, it was fun, and you did well at Blitz for a new player. Hopefully we can do this again!
Rob / One Winged Angel - Sucks you couldn't stay for long, but the limited time I spent chatting with you was great. You greeted me like an old friend (albeit one who didn't have my height register), and it was super great to hang. Now come to Vancouver where you can play even more Jubeat! Also, your face when bmah entered the room was incredible, haha.
Maggie - DarknessXoXLight - Finally 2 parts of the old Night Crew met! Super sad that you were so sick, but I got my hug. Hopefully we can do this again and with more time, and let sickness. Fingers crossed!
PS. I'm jealous of your Ditto plushie.
Eaman / Funnygurl555 - You were a great addition to the room, and thank you for putting up with my crap. Also, your wolf game will never top that performance. I am forever ashamed that I finally couldn't ping you out as a scum, and watching you from the sidelines pull it off was an incredible moment.
Bridget / ohsosilly - I'm glad I could be a grill for a weekend, and thank you for accepting me as a grill. Thank you so much for our heart-to-heart in the Toronto airport, and thank you for being that friend I need who will tell me what I need while still mocking each other 10 seconds later. We WILL see you next year. Count on it!
Adam / smartdude1212 - So Chris is no longer allowed to touch AC units. It sucks there was a bit of BS, but thank you for being so open to us. You've been a great friend, and experiencing AN with you for the first time was awesome! Also, stop being so damn good at Blitz.
Max / PrawnSkunk - Way to take "con date" so seriously. =P
I'm super thrilled your con expectation was obliterated and in the best way possible. Hopefully 2016 can manage to reach a portion of the awesomness this was!
Tiffany / Cold Kitten - I think we've said enough about how this was a long time coming, but it was still an incredible experience. I also think we only knocked about a month's worth of hugs off. Your taste in tabletop games is excellent, and thank you for teaching us those new games. See you next year! PS,.. You were number 1 on the top 3 list.
John / Jtehanonymous - Remember when this was a joking hypothetical in Live TWG? I think you've won the trooper award for longest trek to get to AN (23 hours. EACH way), and I'm glad you ended a bleh chapter in your life and opened it with an experience like this.
Chris / Pawn535 - The only one who can make me feel short. It was great seeing you again, and we didn't even have to rely on inside jokes for the whole weekend! You were a blast to hang around with. Hopefully we'll see you soon!
Brenton / bmah - Number 2 on the top 3 list. It was great to finally meet you, and listen to your stories of Albertan people, haha. I hope you enjoyed your con experience, even if it did look like you had the fear of God struck into you (dammit Sven). We'll see you soon! Hopefully even sooner if you come to Van.
Kady / TrixiePuff - Hey remember when we knew each other, and then forgot about each other? Good times. It was great to hang with you this weekend, even if I did abuse my height privileges.
Also, find your own cat to bake into a catloaf please. I like mine.
Andrew / Coveyduck - $2 says you can't recall the full origin of the Dallas Stars, haha. Seriously, I can't believe you let me ramble on for that long. It was cool watching the game with you, and chilling with you this weekend. Thanks again for providing the vehicular device for the first alcohol run, and I hope I amused you and Kady with my absolute lack of liquor store knowledge.
Ally / Sky Kitten - You're such a good friend to me, and so patient with everyone else. Take a break, yo, haha. You took on a lot this year trying to coordinate things, and I think you realized it when you needed my voice a couple times. I hope we can see you before AN 2016, but if not, I will see you again there, and we will continue our awesomeness together. Thank you for being you, Ally, and I hope everyone else feels the same way!
Everyone else - Hurleyisgod, xMUSICxMASTERx, lurker, Kommisar, remedy1502, xThai, Gundam-Dude, WTFBrandon, Vickieex3, samurai7694, Staiain, nekoflaa, Spenner, MrPopadopalis25, rCaliberGX, Dynam0, ddr_f4n / G-Pop, arcnmx, SCWolf, Tyson_ultima, pmonibuv1, Zeldagurlfan1, CondorTalon.
I think that's all of you. If not, oops.
You guys all helped make this con something. Something that'll forver stay close to my heart, and I hope to see y'all again next year (hopefully drama free please?)!
Oh right.
Mayo / soramimi - Insert an obscene amount of mushy crap that you'll get mad at me for.
I'm not going tpo say thank you for putting up with me at the con because you do that on a daily basis. Thank you for making this trek, though, and for everything you did for me this weekend. You're a great girlfriend, and I hope we can do this again soon!
Well, I think that's about it for this novel.
Except for PICTURES!
The aftermath of "Operation Snuggly Fun".
Because, apparently, I'm not allowed to be taller than OWA in a picture.
Remember when dAnceguy said he had PS2 games to give away? He forgot about them until Sunday night. Here are the spoils from Jteh and I drafting them, plus Max, and Tiffany also snagging one (possibly Adam too?).
The spoils of war AKA the dealer's room.
Farewell from Team Vancouver, guys!
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