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by **Tir_McDohl** » Mon Aug 11, 2003 5:47 am

...was a recent picture of myself. Well, sort of.

No, I'm not kidding.

So Tacz, you said you were going, I was keeping an eye out for you, but given the numbers...yeah, snowball's chance. Did you cosplay, or just laugh at those who did?

by **Ichyro** » Mon Aug 11, 2003 5:57 am

>_<

I was really hoping too, but I was unable to, should have gone friday, coulda gone sunday but it ended at 3:30. :cry:

Gunna go next year, Tir, who did you cosplay?

I'll try and go as Orson. ^_^

by **Tacz** » Mon Aug 11, 2003 7:03 am

My damn parents canceled on me at the last moment... whatever.

Gives me more time to make my Jin-Roh Capitol Police outfit =D

by **Firia** » Mon Aug 11, 2003 7:37 am

Ichyro wrote:>_<

Tir, who did you cosplay?

That appears to be Jesus,
back with another one of those block rockin beatz!
And a snazzy sash. ^_^

by **Ichyro** » Mon Aug 11, 2003 8:34 am

Tacz wrote:My damn parents canceled on me at the last moment... whatever.

Gives me more time to make my Jin-Roh Capitol Police outfit =D

God damn!

I wanna see that! I wanna see that!

Jesus was in an anime *Turns on rabid fanboyism* Oh now christianity is cool!

*Rabid Fanboyism off*

Yup...in a sea of Sailor Bobs, spikes, Vashs, Wolfwoods, Kagomes, Reis, and countless others...

JEBUS!

:shock:

by **Tacz** » Mon Aug 11, 2003 3:54 pm

Jesus, our lord and savior.

By "our", I mean us anime-geeks.

by **Tir_McDohl** » Mon Aug 11, 2003 4:46 pm

Well, I'll say this...literally every two seconds, I heard "Jesus!" or something akin to that. No h4t3 from ANYONE, which is a REAL acomplishment when you consider the types who often watch anime, let alone go to cons.

Before I even got into the building and registered, I had my picture taken about 5 times. Once I got in, it only got worse...but hey, that was the idea. I was randomly glomped by so many cute chicks, the heat of the J-suit(as I came to affectionately call it) didn't even matter anymore. All kinds of people wanted pictures with Jesus, and I didn't turn anyone away, no matter how crowded any lines I was in were. ...in were? Is that even gramatically correct? Oh well...

I'm sure that within a week, there will be tons of pictures to be found...fansview is the only one I've seen yet. Only bad side of this entire thing was that I got a few goth chicks glomping me too, which kind of freaked me out...

Oh, also, if you're at a con and a cute girl demands you hug them, listen to them. I refused a group of girls one(I was going under a "no giving hugs, only taking" rule), and they waited TEN HOURS to gank me from behind...as in, one literally jumped on my back.

Again, I was in discomfort, but then I remembered "Hey wait, that's a cute girl on my back...eh, it's cool." and just continued walking as per normal(if a bit hunched over).

Next year is undecided...I'm definitely bringing the J-suit again just in case, but I think I'll go with something that can be included in a group...my friend went as Johnny from Guilty Gear and he got to hold a Dizzy for a pose. Yeah, hold, as in his story mode ending where he's carrying her. Lucky bastard...

by **Tacz** » Mon Aug 11, 2003 5:02 pm

I was thinking of being the eyebrow guy from FLCL.

Itd be an easy costume to make =D

But Im already working on the CP armor =D

by **Tir_McDohl** » Mon Aug 11, 2003 5:06 pm

Tacz wrote:I was thinking of being the eyebrow guy from FLCL.

My friend was thinking of doing that next year, and said that if need be, he'd shave his eyebrows underneath so that he could have one almost falling off.

E-eyebrows...

by **Tacz** » Mon Aug 11, 2003 5:50 pm

I wanna get and mod an airsoft AK-47 to make it look like the CP gun that they used in training. Then I could have a full suit =D Obviously, wouldnt bring it to the con =D

by **Ichyro** » Mon Aug 11, 2003 6:04 pm

Tacz wrote:I wanna get and mod an airsoft AK-47 to make it look like the CP gun that they used in training. Then I could have a full suit =D Obviously, wouldnt bring it to the con =D

Actually Tacz, the weapon would need the orange thing on it, otherwise you cannot bring it.

CP? Jin-Roh, right?

Weapons Policy for Otakon 2003
Please read these rules carefully, as some changes have been made. We have found certain things are illegal or too hazardous to have at the con.

There is NO LIVE STEEL at all allowed on the premises of the BCC. Live steel is swords, knives, bayonets, or other objects made of metal which can take an edge, regardless of whether the object is actually sharp.

There will be no guns of any kind: no pellet, water, or air guns, or replicas of actual guns. Exceptions: Plastic guns that have the orange tip or which can be easily identified as a fake or child's toy gun will be accepted. All questionable items will be decided on a case-by-case basis.

Any object over 8 feet high, or weighing over 250 pounds, may be considered a weapon by the City of Baltimore.

Wooden weapons that are allowed: staffs, walking sticks, and bokken and other wooden swords are allowed and welcomed. Misuse of any wooden weapon, such as swinging it in a public area, will get your privilege revoked immediately.

Fake or made-up weaponry (tissue paper, plaster of paris, cloth) are all welcomed if they are safe and not dangerous to the other con-goers around you (wire is sticking out, it trips passersby, it clotheslines someone...)

All objects brought into the convention may be checked and considered by Otakon staff. All Otakon staff and Baltimore Convention Center employees' decisions on weapons are final. Any weapons bought at the con must be taken to your home, vehicle, or hotel room as soon as possible. Weapons are not to be taken out of their packaging or wrappings while at the convention.

Thank you for your cooperation.

by **Tacz** » Mon Aug 11, 2003 6:19 pm

So if I got the one with the ornage tip, and didnt take the tip off, I could bring it as part of my costume?

Sweet...

by **Ichyro** » Mon Aug 11, 2003 6:41 pm

Yeah, the orange tip thing.

For Safety, I'd email em and ask, just to make sure.

http://www.otakon.com

by **Tacz** » Mon Aug 11, 2003 7:59 pm

I know. Been checking out that site. By the time 2004 is around, I can be in the novice costume contest =D The suits gonna be awesome, complete with glowey eyes!

by **Ichyro** » Mon Aug 11, 2003 8:20 pm

Damn, how much would this end up as Tacz?

by **Tacz** » Mon Aug 11, 2003 8:21 pm

The only different part is I wont use a futurey MG33, Ill use a futurey AK47!

by **Ichyro** » Mon Aug 11, 2003 8:37 pm

MG42 or MG34, I think at the ending he used the MG42.

Weird how they had Kraut weapons, granted Japan was allied and probably got arnaments from Germany.

I'd have expected more British or American stuff.

by **Firia** » Mon Aug 11, 2003 10:16 pm

Cosplay looks like so much fun. ^_^
Maybe one day I'll go to a con decked out. ^_^

DOn't be surprised if the day I go to a con you see a female Vash. :mrgreen:

by **Ichyro** » Mon Aug 11, 2003 10:17 pm

Firia wrote:Cosplay looks like so much fun. ^_^
Maybe one day I'll go to a con decked out. ^_^

DOn't be surprised if the day I go to a con you see a female Vash.

Well its always possible, I doubt Knives and Vash were the only two up there.

*Hard to not spoil anything*

by **Tacz** » Tue Aug 12, 2003 1:32 am

Im gonna build in LED's for glowy red eyes =D I might not use an AK (even tho its not really and AK, its a STG), Im probably just gonna have a little Lugar.

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