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Mask or Menace | MODERATORS ([personal profile] maskormods) wrote in [community profile] maskormenacelogs2017-06-23 10:05 am

FANPORT JUNE 2017

WHO: ImPorts!
WHERE:Nonah Convention Center
WHEN: June 23-25, from 9 AM - 12 AM every day.
WHAT: Registration is in motion alongside FanPort, the most popular imPort convention around! Come on in and see imPort-led panels, the artist's alley, cosplayers, and more! If you have any questions, or wish to amend the way we have written up your characters' panels, let us know here!
WARNINGS: None anticipated; please let us know if this should be changed.

Locals, imPorts, come one and all to FanPort, the annual gathering of imPorts and imPort enthusiasts! Registration volunteers are wrangling the long, long lines wrapping outside the convention center, but attendees are passing the time by competing in a contest sponsored by a local radion station: to create the best imPort-themed viral video clip and post it to social media! #PowersPower #Fandemonium #FanPortVIP

Unless they choose to mingle, as guests of honor, imPorts get to skip the line, receive a gold-trimmed IMPORTANT badge and be escorted through a secure entrance into the convention center proper. But there's no escaping the crowds once they're inside, you will be rubbing shoulders. This year's FanPort is seeing record attendance, and the venue is swarming with enthusiastic con-goers. Once they make their way past an impromptu welcoming committee of squealing fans, imPorts can explore...

ARTIST'S ALLEY

The bustling ballroom is full to brimming of fans selling their creative wares. Hundreds of prints are available for purchase, featuring everything from Magnus Burnsides striking a heroic pose to an artful portrait of Dandy Mott in his study, with his tie unknotted and dribbling down his front. There's even an action crossover depicting the Blue Beetle versus Iron Man, or Jesse Pinkman dancing with Reggie Mantle. Crossover time!

Other tables feature 3-D creations, with maskets full of keychains, buttons, T-shirts, homemade plushies and more. If you can dream of it, it probably exists, and it would be a challenge to name an imPort without some kind of creative representation!

Some artists and fanfiction writers have teamed up to create doujinshi about various imPort couples. imPorts who are known to be seeing each other are likely to see a drawn version of their relationship in this section, but there are also true rarepairs that go against canon, like Lapis Lazuli/Shale, Frederick Chilton/Sam Merlotte, Kitty Jones/John Murphy, Danny Pink/Mitchell Hundred, Jessica Jones/Laurie Collins, Han Solo/Luke Skywalker, Count Dooku/Archie and Rusty Venture/Sadie Doyle. And some of these books are sultry! Outright SHOCKING. You really must buy a few, if only as gifts.

If you don't see what you want being sold already, there are plenty of commissioners who would leap at the chance to provide an imPort with a custom print or doll, just for them! Although some of the dolls getting in the way of the big, popular ships may just be used as voodoo dolls, so watch out!

COSPLAY CONTEST

What's a fan convention without cosplay? There's not a single room in the convention center that lacks multiple cosplayers, but many of them are in it to win it at the cosplay contest. Some have gone to store after store to buy just the right street clothes to accurately portray imPorts like Daryl Dixon and April Ludgate, but others are up for a challenge and are showing off incredible armor creation or sewing work with their Riptide, Maeve Millay, Jean Grey, Petyr Baelish, Doreen Green, and Kanaya Maryam costumes.

And what of imPorts who want to join in? There are only two rules: imPorts may not enter as themselves, nice try jerks, and nor are they allowed to use shapeshifting powers. Other than that, they're welcome to join in on the competitions and the festivities! There are awards being given for everything from Best Performer to Best Costume to Most Accurate Posing, so jump in, and enjoy! ImPorts ARE free to give their own input (or imPut! Haha! So funny!)

IMPORT HALL

Aside from the panels, this is where imports are welcomed as special guests! Above the entire affair is a huge sign that reads, cheerfully: "WELCOME IMPORTS!". Here, imPorts are welcomed to set up their own booths to sell their goods, autographs, and pictures, advertise their businesses, or to simply meet some of their fans! A special photo-op booth is available for imPorts who are game for one-on-one meetings but don't want to set up a booth. Security is tightest around this area, but only for the safety of imPorts; if any fans get a little too touchy-feely without the imPort's consent, rest assured, they'll be hauled out in short notice. There is also a special demonstration area, marked off with cones, where imPorts may show off crowd-appropriate powers for some oohs and aahs.

This is also the place where willing and participating imPorts are showered with special gifts featuring everything from fanmade scrapbooks of their public exploits and fanart, home baked goods, or samples from all sorts of corporate representatives eager to have imPorts represent everything from their makeup lines to their gas-buster pills.

REFRESHMENTS

Forget the generic, slightly stale burgers and fries most commonly found at convention centers. Just outside the venue is a series of imPort-inspired food trucks and stalls. Ready for some Persephone Paprikash? What about some Emmett Brown-ies for dessert? Delicious! And we can't forget the line of So Carbonated They'll Make You Tina Belcher craft sodas. imPorts get a discount if they show of their tattoos to prove they're not just fantastic cosplayers!

DESIGN-YOUR-OWN POWER STATION

This year's FanPort has a special charity room for imPorts who feel like doing some community outreach. Long-term patients at Nonah Children's Hospital who are well enough to travel have been brought to the con, where imPorts who sign up to volunteer will help them dream up their own powers, design their own superhero costume and dress up using a wardrobe of donated costume parts. Each child can then pose in front of a green screen with their favorite imPort to create a superhero team-up!

RAVE

The first two nights of the convention, attendees can get their groove on after hours! The grand hall is opened up to various imPort inspired acts, such as the Woden-inspired Welcome to Valhalla, the Yurio Plisetsky-inspired Ice Ice Babies, and the Stark family-inspired Kings of the North. All of these shows are complete with light shows and complimentary glow sticks, and once the clock hits past 9 PM, a bar opens up in the back for natives and imPorts alike, provided that they're of-age — and yes, they will be checking their IDs!

Want to get your rock on? These acts will gracefully step aside to allow imPort musicians to take the stage, but will respond even more happily to jam sessions.

PANELS

ICE SKATING

What does it take to be a champion on ice? How do the pros spin so fast without getting dizzy? A Q&A session will be followed by an exhibition skate on imPort power-created ice. Starring imPort Guests: Otabek Altin, Viktor Nikiforov and Yuri Plisetsky

THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF WESTEROS

There are 50 states in America and seven kingdoms in Westeros. What's life like in this land far far away? Attendees will receive a short introduction, followed by a Q&A session and other activities. Clean cut folk, reconsider—anyone with a majestic beard gets front row seats! Starring imPort Guests: Robb Stark and Theon Greyjoy

LEADING THEORIES FOR ALTERNATE UNIVERSES AND THE CAUSE OF IMPORT POWERS

An introductory-level discussion of the science and logic behind the predominant theories for the existence of imPort powers and the nature of alternate universes. Adam Parrish will be expounding upon the most modern studies and theories, with Skeets providing practical experience, expertise, and exposition. Starring imPort Guests: Adam Parrish and Skeets

BEING DEAD AND COPING WITH IT

ImPorts are the life of the convention, but what if they're dead back home? This panel will offer helpful tips on coping with certain mortality. Starring imPort Guest: Danny Pink

RESTORING WORLDLY CONNECTIONS THROUGH MUSIC

This panel discussion includes audience participation as it explores how natives and imPorts alike can (re)connect with the Earth via singing, and explains other-worldly philosophies on creating more worthwhile connections with others in being one of the keys in restoring the balance of the world. A concert demonstration will promote the beginning of a peaceful connection between those living on Earth and the world they live in. Panel sponsor HNBN (Heropa's News Broadcast Network) will provide weather-related merchandise to be donated to multiple charities that are connected to natural sanctuaries, parks, animal shelters, homeless shelters, and other charities that promote imPort and native unity. Starring imPort Guests: Nike Lemercier

BEYOND MEDICINE: IMPORT HEALING TECHNIQUES

This panel reprises last year's edition, with a focus on Miracle Springs. Attendees can witness an introduction and demonstration of healing powers on native volunteers, particularly those suffering from conditions that are incurable with this world's medical technology alone. Participants must sign a waiver, with priority given to terminal patients. Panelists will administer treatment based on greatest need. Coupons for Miracle Springs will be distributed to anyone who doesn't get a chance to be treated during the panel. Starring imPort Guests: Jesse Pinkman and Haen Hithiel

ETV'S "FUCKUPS & TRYHARDS"

An episode screening and Q&A panel with the teen stars of ETV's edgy reality hit, which reviewers have alternately described as "a cinéma vérité glimpse into the lives of troubled imPort youths and the emotional complications of confronting alternate realities" and "basically just two assholes who look alike pranking each other for a half hour every week." Witness the controversial duo in person and decide for yourself! A memorabilia-signing session will follow. Starring imPort Guests: Ronan Lynch and John Murphy

FROM TELEKINESIS TO TELEKINES-YES

Along with some brief demonstration, this session provides a brief overview on gaining powers, tips on how to deal with them, how to control them, how to best utilize them in daily life, and how to support your friends and family through adjusting to them. All information is high-level, and panelists will be available to mentor powered individuals on a more one-on-one basis. Starring imPort Guests: Erik Lehnsherr and Charles Xavier

SPOTLIGHT: YOUR FACE IN THE TABLOIDS

An open discussion with various guests on how their imPort celebrity status has impacted their lives, through scandals and through influences. This panel will conclude with a series of mean bweets being read by their directed subject. Starring imPort Guests: Erik Lehnsherr and friends

SHIPS AND YOU IN ANOTHER GALAXY FAR AWAY FROM HERE

Is your ship grounded or does it fly? What's the cannon situation? Who has the best ship of all? ImPorts who have touched the stars are invited to share their experience in an intimate talk about their ships, what it took to make them fly, ways to be safe and other related topics. Attendees are invited to bring fanart of their favorite imPort ships! Starring imPort Guests: Han Solo and friends

MAURTIA FALLS OF THE FUTURE

A two-day historical recounting of Maurtia Falls, Pennsylvania as an imPort city -- how it started, how it has changed, and what is in store for its future. One the second day of the panel, imports who either currently live or have lived in Maurtia Falls are invited to speak about their experiences and why more imPorts should choose this city as a place to live. Starring imPort Guests: Petyr Baelish

TO TOUCH A MOCKINGBIRD

Get up close and personal with the Northern Mockingbird as you learn facts about them and get to have the chance to see them mimic other birds and even human voices! All birds are friendly and love treats and head scratches. This panel will run on day three of the convention. Starring imPort Guests: Petyr Baelish and mockingbird entourage

MY BUDDY MY BUDDY AND ME

An advice show for the modern era! Come listen to the sage advice given by your fantasy friends, and maybe learn a thing or two about life! Starring imPort Guests: Taako, Magnus Burnsides, and Angus McDonald

GOVERNMENT AND IMPORTS: NAVIGATING THE COMPLEXITIES OF A NEW LANDSCAPE IN LAW AND POLITICS

Senator Mitchell Hundred and available Ambassadors will engage in a discussion panel that includes multiple resources, pamphlets and giveaways for attendees. A Q&A session will follow. Starring imPort Guests: Mitchell Hundred and associates

ALIENS AND HUMANS: BRIDGING THE GAP

This discussion between humans and aliens who now make their home on Earth seeks to foster greater understanding. Panel moderator Supergirl will relate her own experiences and encourage others to share theirs. Starring imPort Guests: Supergirl

YOUTHS IN ACTION: WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP YOUR COMMUNITY

This panel of teen heroes will discuss the importance of using extraordinary gifts for the betterment of their community, as well as tips and tricks to stay safe during missions. Other topics will include: The Importance of Secrecy, What Not to Wear, Pros and Cons of Crime Fighting, and more! There will be Q&A sessions for both the panelists and any superhero guests that join in. Panelist Kyle Conlen will also discuss plans to create a youth center dedicated to keeping extraordinary teens on the right track. By organizing teens with experienced leaders, it will give them an outlet for their powers in a healthy and safe environment. Donations are appreciated! Starring imPort Guests: Kyle Conlen, Yusuke Kitagawa and friends

DRAGONS AND MYTHS

Panel moderator Aurican will host a Q&A session on what it's like to be a dragon, how to deal with dragon mythologies, and how to live with the fact that people are scared of fire-breathing lizards. Demonstrations will include the reveal of his true draconic form and safety-checked flame snorting. Starring imPort Guests: Aurican

THE TRANSACTION OF MULTIVERSAL INFLUENCE ON THE EMOTIONAL DISRUPTION OF VETERAN IMPORTS

As host of the panel, Doctor Frederick Chilton will analyze the emotional and psychological consequences of imPorts having lived in this world, a universe foreign to their own, for over twelve months. He explicitly explores the manifestation of dissociation, maladaptation, codependency upon other imPorts, and the rare case of expressed criminal psychopathy. His presentation includes statistical data as well as anecdota, using Dorian Gray as an example of codependency with fatal but ultimately beneficial outcomes. Chilton's conclusion is that the longer you are in this world as an imPort, the more dramatically the environment affects you, sometimes profoundly influencing your behavior in unpredictable way, and he argues that the data supports a myriad of impacting variables within that environment, with no one singular cause to blame. Starring imPort Guests: Frederick Chilton and Joseph Kavinsky

BUSINESS FOR BEGINNERS: HOW IMPORT-RUN BUSINESSES CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE

Bela Talbot will present an overview of the steady growth of her business and how she learned a great deal through hands-on work and research. She will pass on tips and guidance, with a Q&A session to follow. Starring imPort Guests: Bela Talbot

MAGIC AND YOU! THE SUPERNATURAL EXPLAINED!

This panel will explore magic as a general concept, the theory of magic, how it is used in different worlds and advice for dealing with it. It includes a practical demonstration in which Sabriel and other interested imPorts show off some basic skills. A Q&A session is included. Starring imPort Guests: Sabriel

RISEING UP: IMPORTS AND THE LAW

This panel discusses how the law interacts with superpowers, both in this world and the imPorts' worlds of origin. Starring imPort Guests: Sabriel and RISE members

THE FASHION OF SUPERHEROICS

Kayana's annual showcase on superhero costumes and the design philosophies behind them pulls examples from throughout the imPort community, and now some natives as well. Following this, there will be a demonstration of new developments made as a part Kanaya Maryam's partnership with OsCorp that may change the face of crimefighting in the future! Time will be allotted for a closing Q&A session.Starring imPort Guests: Kanaya Maryam, Normie Osborn, Peter Parker and Revan

HOW TO BE A LEADER IN YOUR COMMUNITY

This open discussion tackles the issue of how imPorts and native citizens alike can be a hero in their city. Detailed focus will go to social programs, charity work and opportunities to beautify the city. It will also include a brief lesson in self-defense and the ways people can protect themselves in case of disaster. Starring imPort Guests: Jon Snow

BOTTOMS UP! A GUIDE TO OTHERWORLDLY BOOZE

IDs will be checked at the door for this adults-only panel! Renowned TV host and alcoholic expert Sadie Doyle will lead an audience discussion on favorite drinks and trends in spirits from their own worlds, followed by a sampling of locally-produced beers and liqueurs that are known to be imPort favorites. If time allows, there will be a group sing-a-long of the best bar songs. Starring imPort Guests: Sadie Doyle

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND YOU

A panel to explain all of the questions you may have about artificial intelligence and to offer their own perspective. Are AIs going to take over all your jobs? Can AIs feel? Do AIs get their feelings hurt when jerks start questioning their validity as people? Is it okay to literally store them in a box for a number of years? Check that all that out here and more! Starring imPort guests: Skeets, Blue Beetle III & Friends

UCCY INC' THE NEXT WORLD PREMIERE + PANEL DISCUSSION

The world premiere of Daryl's off-grid survival living show The Next World! Episode One (of six) will be screened live before it hits televisions in July with a Q&A Discussion Panel following. Be sure to check in for some hot, hot behind-the-scenes insight with the Executive Producer, the Director, and even one of the clients that appears on the show! But, of course, nobody's really there to see them, so be sure to pop in to see the real stars of the show. Starring imPort guests: Daryl Dixon, Carl Grimes & Enid

DE CHIMA: HOME TO HEROES

An open Q&A for the denizens of De Chima to discuss the direction citizens wish to take their fine city! How can the city give back to its people? What is really important to those who live in De Chima? Will people ever stop getting angry over consequential nonsense like disliking the water fountains in the local park? Hear about all of that and more, including a touching dedication to Lucy Pevensie. Starring imPort guest: Jon Snow

couldbebeautiful: (but that does not make us wise)

Veronica Sawyer | OTA

[personal profile] couldbebeautiful 2017-06-24 02:52 am (UTC)(link)
[one: in your satin tights fighting for our rights]

[Once upon a time, a five-year-old Veronica Sawyer sat down in front of the TV and watched some very classic, very influential shows. Some decades later, she's now managed to bash together a classic outfit, though some details are a little off because she worked from memory and off of household materials: the star on the tiara is white, for example, instead of red, and the "golden lasso" is pretty clearly just some yellow yarn hanging from a belt loop.

Also, she's drinking a slushie and wearing sunglasses, so. When asked by people who she's cosplaying as, Veronica just smiles a little, before saying:]
I'm an Amazon from outer space.

[Yeah, she knows it's not actually the most accurate description, but come on.]

[two: bigger than john lennon]

[Veronica's got her own booth, separate from Jyn and Cassian's NeoJedha booth, and much like her stall on the beach at the swear-in, it's a simple affair: just a wooden box, a stack of red cups, and a sign that reads Slushies at $1, No Requests for Flavors Please. Unlike her stall on the beach, this one's actually supposed to be there, and there's a note underneath the sign that reads: Autographs or Photographs $5, Both $10.

At the moment, she's writing something in her diary. Business is pretty slow, but that's all right, it means she can duck out of her stall every so often to check out the rest of the convention.]


[three: wild card]

[Want to run into Veronica anywhere else? Here's an option for you!]
pale_blue_arrow: (Smile)

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[personal profile] pale_blue_arrow 2017-06-24 07:08 am (UTC)(link)
[Brendan has seen a half dozen people pretending to be him, thanks to the whole Heropa Cactus War thing. Their jackets are wrong, their shoes are too new and shiny, and their slang is stiff, forced and unconvincing. He knew from the internet they were going to show up but he hadn't anticipated cringing as much as he has; why anyone would wanna be him is something he just doesn't get, especially if they're not even going to do it right.

So in an effort to blend in he's put his contacts in for once, straightened his hair and is dressed like a total dork. He has become invisible to the masses, and although his staring at the Veronica-alikes he saw was probably noteworthy to some, he played it off as just oggling pretty girls.

Not that any are pretty as the real deal, of course.]


Hey, Vee. You went official with the booth for this one, huh? How much'd that cost you? Or did you bribe people with slushies? [Even with his halfway decent disguise, his smile is distinctly Brendan, and he doesn't bother hiding his normal voice around her.]
couldbebeautiful: (if you could let me in)

[personal profile] couldbebeautiful 2017-06-25 03:22 am (UTC)(link)
[Veronica is semi-famous now, between the cactus thing and the occasional paparazzi snapping pictures of her in some very eighties clothes, which is partly why she's wearing the costume right now. Sure, she still gets stopped for autographs, but apparently, the flashy eighties aesthetic is enough of a trademark that she's managed to avoid getting swarmed by bigger crowds.

Especially bigger crowds wearing her clothes, clad in bright blue and carrying around notebooks. She has no idea why anyone would want to imitate her, and honestly she really doesn't want to find out. They'd probably all be disappointed, if they knew the kind of stuff she was complicit in.]


Hey, stranger. [Said in a sardonic drawl, as Veronica props her chin up in her hand. She'd know Brendan pretty much anywhere, even if he's cleaned up this much.] Funnily enough, I didn't have to do either. I just said I was an imPort and I wanted a booth, and they fell all over themselves to get me a spot. [A shrug.] Apparently there's a demand for imPort-made slushies now.
pale_blue_arrow: (Mundane)

[personal profile] pale_blue_arrow 2017-06-25 09:53 am (UTC)(link)
[The fake Veronicas get a lot of details wrong, but none moreso than their personas, these forced ideas of what the 80's should be like. Actual Veronica is just who she is, and she's considerably more mellow, all in all.

He grins, putting his hands in his pockets in another typically Brendan bit of body language. He doesn't bother to work at fooling people he actually knows, there's just no point.]
Did you ever manage to make chocolate slushies again? The ones you made me were like a religious experience in slush form.

[After a pause to glance around and make sure no one's looking directly at them - which they aren't, everyone's congregating towards the food since it's between panels at the moment - he pulls out a doujinshi and holds it out to her. Flatly, he explains,] It's us.

[And it is. It's made Brendan into some Latin Lover type with a tragic past from Chicago because apparently his slang makes more sense in that context and Veronica is a wayward crimefighter, lonely and looking for love, which she finds at the party they both actually went to. Apparently someone had snapped a picture of them leaving together and overheard Brendan using Spanish and that was all it took.

True to doujinshi style, once the sexy bits ensue their actual personalities - what little was left of them - make a swift exit in favor of porn tropes, but he refuses to read the whole thing because he knows he's bad at blocking out traumatic memories. He refuses to pay for it on the grounds he needs to be able to live with himself afterwards; it's just a wonderful world of do not want that he felt she should be aware of because it's her face, albeit all shoujo-ified, that's being used to sell it.]


You might wanna have a word with the ladies selling these.
couldbebeautiful: (fine; we're damaged; really damaged)

[personal profile] couldbebeautiful 2017-06-26 03:49 am (UTC)(link)
Luckily for you, I brought them along. [So saying, she ducks underneath the counter to haul out a cooler, and reemerges with three slushies, capped with a little plastic dome. They're definitely chocolate, judging from the color.] Don't drink them too fast unless you feel like brain freeze.

[Which Veronica often feels like inflicting on herself. She might not like slushies that much, but she can't deny that they're a lot less conspicuous than any other option.

The doujinshi does catch her attention, because—well, really? People are drawing her? That's weird and extremely unsettling, reminds her a little too much of this one kid who would sometimes stare creepily at the Heathers' table in the canteen, like he was picturing them tied up in an abandoned warehouse. Except now it's her and Brendan people are staring at.

She plucks it from his hands and reads it over. It's not good, per se, but if it were anyone else she'd laugh it off and call it a respectable effort, even if she could see the nipples through the shirt. But this is about her and her friend, so she flips through the pages with a crease between her brows and a frown that only grows the more she reads.

Seriously, a crime-fighter who stops to occasionally spray-paint buildings? And some part of her is almost offended by how they've portrayed Brendan on his behalf, because they're playing up his slang too much. Just like they're playing up her slang and her tendency to run into danger, just like they're seeing something that just isn't there, at least from Veronica's viewpoint.

There's one page in particular that she stops at. On it, just before their fictional representations get naked, the Brendan on paper murmurs I worship you. I'd trade my life for yours.

(Our love is god, JD had said, the gun still smoking in his hand, and Veronica had Ram's blood on her hands and the gun she'd used had been thrown away and what the fuck have you done what the fuck have we done what have I wrought—)

She throws the doujinshi down like it's burned her.]


Jesus fuck, that's—why?
pale_blue_arrow: (Oh Really.)

[personal profile] pale_blue_arrow 2017-06-26 10:15 am (UTC)(link)
Brainfreeze is a price worth paying, [he assures her, taking a slushie as he watches her react to the doujinshi. The very concept is creepy to him. Outside of art class, people really shouldn't be drawing each other. But the basis of him showing her this would hold true if it was back home and someone was doodling some girl he knew: there was a fundamental right to know if this shit was going on.

He's never gotten the appeal of clothes where nipples show through, in real life or in comic form. It's not nipples that make breasts sexy, it's context. He had this debate with Brian once who, being both a teenage boy and asexual, vigorously facepalmed and tried failingly to change the subject. 'I don't have an erection in this fight,' he'd pointed out to Brendan, who had then quoted that at him for the better part of freshman year. Still, they'd just been discussing theoretical breasts, not drawings of an actual person they knew. That would be gross even by the low, low standards of San Clemente.

The whole thing is made grosser by the fact Brendan in the comic is a lot pushier than he would ever be in real life. Despite the fact he made out with several guys at the party, he's actually not easy - he wishes he were, he's actively trying to be in some fucked-up response to how out of control the rest of his emotions are, but it took him over a year with Emily before they got intimate and it was a very flustered, blushing, tender thing, not at all the suave, charming, sweet talking and kind of creepily forceful sex the comic apparently assumes he's been having. But he's pretty sure this is one record they can't set straight.

He winces at the way she throws it down, sighing.]
Damned if I know, Vee. I guess it's how some people get off, but I'd need a PowerPoint presentation and a psych. professor to explain the why to me. You're a doll, sure, don't get me wrong - doesn't mean I wanna go dive under the sheets with you. This is the 'girls can't be friends with guys without people assuming things' problem of middle school taken to its' darkest point. Like I said, you might wanna have words with the ladies selling this tripe.
couldbebeautiful: (that's all i want to do)

[personal profile] couldbebeautiful 2017-06-26 11:29 am (UTC)(link)
[It isn't just the drawings, anymore, that's upsetting her. It isn't just the pushiness that upsets her, though that plays a part too. It's that one line that she keeps returning to, that keeps bringing up JD and the gun and the blood and that damn rant he went on outside her closet door.

I was meant to be yours. JD had said that, first, just after talking about his plan to blow up the school. It's not—She didn't expect the artist or the writer to know why this phrase was such a bad idea, but god, it's such a bad idea, putting it in her mouth without knowing all the terrible things she associates with it, all the good things that turned sour in her mouth.

She swallows, runs a shaking hand through her hair.]


Yeah. Yeah, I'll—I'll talk to them. [She scrubs a hand over her face. In the back of her head, Kurt says, Whoa, he even talks like your boyfriend Bo Diddly in this comic!]

This is stupid, you don't sound like my—like this. Neither of us sounds anything like this. [She shakes her head.] This is just invasive and gross.
pale_blue_arrow: (Pause)

[personal profile] pale_blue_arrow 2017-06-26 11:49 am (UTC)(link)
Hey, I - look, I was trying to stealth through today, but I could talk to 'em instead, if you want. [Because she looked like she might throw up or punch someone, and while both were valid responses, he doubted people would be understanding at this ridiculous convention.]

I know it's gross. We could confront them together, inflict maximum levels of awkward and intimidation on them? Talk to me, Vee, you look pale. Should I be stealing booze for later? [This is what Brendan being concerned looks like, apparently, and it's as hard for him to do as it's ever been.] Let me help.
couldbebeautiful: (don't you want a life with me?)

[personal profile] couldbebeautiful 2017-06-29 07:27 am (UTC)(link)
[She waves a hand, summons up the strength for a smile, and tries not to think about JD, the murders, the boiler room, the bomb. It's—not really going too well.]

No, I can talk to them. I just—didn't expect this, that's all. [A moment's pause, then:] But I wouldn't say no to back-up. Probably not the booze, though, I've still got stuff I need to do sober. [Like man her booth, and probably talk Jyn into letting her take over for a bit.]
pale_blue_arrow: (Pause)

[personal profile] pale_blue_arrow 2017-06-29 03:35 pm (UTC)(link)
I know. It caught me off-guard, too. All that crap in there makes me wonder if - you don't really think I'd be like that, do you? I don't do the whole no-means-yes-if-I-keep-going thing, I would never... hell, Vee, it took me a year and a half before I asked the girl I loved out on a real date, I'm not some creepy Latin lover stereotype. [He knows that's likely not her issue, but having been on the receiving end of extremely coercive sex before, the idea people think he'd instigate it kind of makes him want to throw up.]

Just tell me when an' I'll go over with you. If you want me to, I could nab you something to drink for later, when all this is over. Or I could do a lunch run and get you some comfort food. [Gingerly, he reaches out and squeezes her shoulder, same as he would any of his friends, male or female, in any world.] Tell me what you need? Please.
khajidont: (Jaime - Mild)

IT'S GOTTA BE ONE

[personal profile] khajidont 2017-06-25 08:17 pm (UTC)(link)
[ As Jaime's strolling around the convention, he can't help but pause to take in Veronica's costume, and upon hearing her description, bursts out laughing. He ignores the odd looks the passer-bys give him in lieu of coming up to her, raising a brow at her. ]

I think you mean from Themyscira. Who's ever heard of Amazons from space? Now, Amazons in space, I could buy, but they're not exactly New Gods.
couldbebeautiful: (but that does not make us wise)

[personal profile] couldbebeautiful 2017-06-26 03:09 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh, it's Jaime! And—Themyscira does not actually ring any bells. It's been such a long time since Veronica watched the show that it's actually a miracle she remembered as much of the costume as she does, even with all the little details she got wrong, and the New Gods? She's never even heard of them.]

Oh, hey, Jaime. That was a joke. [A joke that only she and Utena actually get, so.] Themyscira—that's another name for Paradise Island, right? [She tucks a strand of hair behind her ear.] And what's this about the New Gods?

[The hell are those, she wonders.]
khajidont: (Jaime - Aw come on)

[personal profile] khajidont 2017-06-26 03:26 am (UTC)(link)
Oh. I was kinda hoping you wouldn't ask, because it's super weird. They're like, a group of mega-strong, immortal dudes who live in space. You've got Darkseid on one hand, and then there's... other guys.

[ Boy. That's not a good explanation at all. All he knows is that he's met at least one New God before, and it was super weird, like meeting someone from a Shakespearean play, only he's in front of you with a big club and gives big, long speeches for things that should take two sentences to say. ]

I'm not sure what their deal is. Like, are they literally Gods? I have no idea.
couldbebeautiful: (sneak a beer and watch tv)

[personal profile] couldbebeautiful 2017-06-26 04:08 am (UTC)(link)
[Veronica stares at him, not quite sure how to take that explanation. Eventually she decides, well, she's gone through weirder since getting here, aliens claiming to be gods isn't all that weird anymore. Some tiny part of her even finds it funny, and she huffs out a short laugh before she takes a sip of her slushie.]

Was the name their idea? Because if so, they sound like dicks from outer space to me. [A shake of her head.] New Gods, my ass.
khajidont: (Jaime - One day ur face is gonna stick l)

[personal profile] khajidont 2017-06-26 08:06 am (UTC)(link)
You know what? I actually don't know. I mean, Darkseid would probably call himself that 'cause Darkseid, and he wouldn't be all that far off. But the good guys might be more humble? [ He squints at nothing in particular, like trying to solve a math equation in his head. Hmmmm. ]

I have no idea. I feel like once you're immortal and have superstrength and stuff, it'd be pretty hard to stay humble.
couldbebeautiful: (we don't choose who lives or dies)

[personal profile] couldbebeautiful 2017-06-26 11:07 am (UTC)(link)
Darkseid—dark side, seriously? [That is the most obvious name for a villain that Veronica has ever heard. She shakes her head, rolls her eyes upwards.] He sounds exactly like the type.

[She shrugs.] Speaking from experience? It's hard enough to stay humble and not dickish even without the immortality and super-strength and the god-like powers. [She should know.] It'd be downright impossible with all those, I think.
khajidont: (Jaime - Mild)

[personal profile] khajidont 2017-06-27 03:08 am (UTC)(link)
Right? That's why so many people here wind up getting more humble, honestly - instead of being one of the only people with superpowers around, we've all got them, one way or another.

[ Jaime shoves his hands into his pockets, slouching a little as he regards Veronica with some small amount of amusement, because he thinks he's parsed onto what's going on here. ]

Wonder Woman's not real where you're from, huh?
couldbebeautiful: (and you're right; that really blows)

[personal profile] couldbebeautiful 2017-06-29 07:17 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, but some are a lot more useful than others. [She's sharing a house with a telepath, a power mimic, and a robot. Compared to them, Veronica's powerset isn't really much to write home about.] So, hey, what did you get? Something useful, hopefully.

[She takes a sip from her slushie and nods.]

You caught me. I actually saw her TV show when I was a kid, I always wanted to wear her costume. [A second's pause, before it sinks in.] Wait, she's real in your world?
khajidont: (Jaime - cut your hair young man)

[personal profile] khajidont 2017-06-30 01:43 am (UTC)(link)
[ Jaime has a lie ready for what power he got - not a lie so much as the absence of truth - but it's much easier to ignore her question in lieu of what must be, to her, the much more interesting topic at hand. ]

Uh huh, [ he says, and there's amusement in his grin. He's used to people thinking his world's fictional by now, and now that the strangeness of it all has dimmed, it's downright entertaining to see their expressions when they realize what had been fanciful to them is real to someone else. ] Her and - well, if other superheroes like Batman or Superman showed up in her TV show where you're from, they're real too. Superheroes are normal where I'm from.

Wonder Woman's definitely one of the coolest, though. I wouldn't mess with her.