WINTER COMIKET 201XX!!!

[hackberrydragon]

Because we wanted nerds being nerds and conventions are a thing.

PROMPTS!

1. Can't get in - You snooze, you lose. Didn't get up early enough? Well too bad. Now you're stuck in line, either in front of the convention center or at the train station. Are you willing to wait in line? Try to bust in? Or maybe a kind friend has saved your space for you. Or maybe an asshole has decided to try and muscle their way in front.

2. On the main floor - The main draw of comiket are (of course), the tables held by various doujinshi circles. Whether you've been here before or got dragged by a friend, it seems bigger and busier than you ever thought it could be. There are thousands of tables selling everything from doujin to merchandise as well as the occasional booth from a video game company or a publisher announcing this season's anime. Better make sure your friends are still within reach. It's pretty easy to get lost in the sea of sellers, buyers and cosplayers. Also you might want to note that thanks to JUNGLE, members of Scepter 4 and HOMRA have been getting pretty popular so... don't be surprised if you suddenly catch doujinshi and merchandise with your mug on the cover. and possibly shipped with someone you know or might not have even spoken to

3. I need a break - Maybe that's just way too much excitement for you for one day but you need a breather. Back outside, there are refreshment stands at least so you can grab a snack if you want. Of course, you'll probably have to step around all the people hanging around and playing video games or dodge the occasional circle of cosplay photographers.

Or whatevs!
Go crazy!

Comments

[chickshades]

What, so you draw?

[ Currious now, he takes the top box with a dumb grin on his face. ]

Got any hot girl on girl stuff?

[ Alas, the box is sealed shut so he can't peek inside. ]

[hackberrydragon]

I... dabble. There's someone in my circle who's got what you might like though.

[ He's grateful for the assist but he's never really been good at talking about his work. That's probably half the reason why he leaves his stuff with his circle. Have a small sheepish grin at his question though. So that's what he's into? Pretty normal.

But hey, they've moved another couple of inches. ]

Looks like we're almost at the door.

[chickshades]

[ Bandou makes a face. Damn, maybe he could have gotten Enomoto to give him a discount since they kinda know each other. He didn't have much more than his ticket cost in his wallet. ]

The line better keep moving. I'm supposed to meet someone soon.

[hackberrydragon]

You too?

[ He pauses to shift the boxes though just so he can check his watch. ]

I was just going to leave this with my circle then go to the game demos. One of my guildmates wanted to meet up when I told him I was going.

[chickshades]

Weird. That's where I'm meeting up with this guy, too.

[ Maybe it's not so weird, it was obviously the best part of the convention. Still, he goes a bit silent for once. He's just now realized he's still having a perfectly decent conversation with a Blue.

Instead, the next few minutes of waiting are punctuated by him sighing impatiently. But eventually, the line lets up and it's their turn. He replaces the box he'd been holding back on top of the other one still in Enomoto's hand, and takes it upon himself to go ahead of the other guy.

He pauses for a second, though.]

Uh, good luck with selling your stuff, I guess?

[ Awkward goodbye is awkward. ]

[hackberrydragon]

I... it's a big event so... I guess a lot of people are using it to meet up...

[ Tension so thick you could cut it with a knife. Despite that being his reasoning, he isn't dumb, Bandou. Some part of him kind of wonders if the levelling partner he's actually been hanging out with online was actually a red.

But hey, it's a big world. That isn't outside the realm of possibility.

They spend the rest of the line in awkward silence, or at least that's what Eno thinks. Time seems to crawl though and it's only when Bandou returns his box that he realizes That they're almost at the door. At that, he'll just nod back since it's the closest thing he can get to a somewhat bow. ]

Thanks. You... ah... keep out of trouble!

[ What the hell. He's not even on the clock!

But a quick glance at his watch tells him he's got five minutes to get to their table and dump this stuff off before trying to confirm his little theory about Bandou being the person he was meeting up with. ]

[chickshades]

[ He spins around at that last comment, still walking backwards as he defends himself. ]

I'm not gonna cause trouble!

[ He says as he backs into a group of con-goers and nearly loses his balance. He catches himself, though, and tries to look like everything is cool as he proceeds into the convention center.

Around 15 minutes later, Bandou strolls into the gaming hall. Blizzard has quite a large set up this year and Bandou heads over, not only to check out the previews of what's to come but to see if his meet-up has shown up yet. ]