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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

nightmarist: (witty ☘)

[personal profile] nightmarist 2017-07-10 01:01 am (UTC)(link)
[Ronan would feel guilty, too, except he's pretty sure he caught Adam smiling about it. And when he thinks back on it later, he'll realize there's probably nothing that Adam wouldn't like about watching his boyfriend kiss someone who looks exactly like his boyfriend. He'd probably gather up a whole collection of Ronans, if he could.]

Oh - Yeah.

[The last part.]

The last part was good. Are you chewing on me?

[Ronan bites back, teeth closing gently on Murphy's throat before his lips press against Murphy's skin and he sucks instead. Not hard enough to leave a mark, but not innocent, either.]
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[personal profile] rekt 2017-07-11 01:47 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, maybe I am, whatcha gonna do abou--

[ murphy lets out an embarrassing screech when teeth close against his throat, somewhere sensitive and squishy and vulnerable, more so than ronan's skull, and he squirms around giggling

but then there's lips. and sucking. and the wonderful tingle of arousal that snakes through him automatically, making his shiver and feel a little more drunk and lightheaded. ]


Oh. [ he murmurs, quiet, and a little airy. still in ronan's arms, except for his hands, fingers curling in fabric of his shirt, and at the back of his head. ] That's pretty nice too.

[ which is maybe a you can keep doing that if you want. ]
nightmarist: (wily ☘)

[personal profile] nightmarist 2017-07-11 02:10 am (UTC)(link)
[Ronan is learning things about Murphy today. He'd expected Murphy's hands to swat him away, not pull him closer. He'll take this, though, with no mental capacity for asking questions at the moment. He's encouraged, so he does it again, kissing his way up Murphy's throat, nuzzling against his jaw.]

I think we're supposed to be somewhere right now.

[Which he's offering as an out, in case this is getting too hot for Murphy. Lord knows Ronan doesn't know what people want anymore, if he ever did. He reaches up, combing his fingers through Murphy's hair while he kisses the sensitive spot behind Murphy's ear.]
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[personal profile] rekt 2017-07-12 11:18 pm (UTC)(link)
[ murphy's practically preening under the attention, so starved of being doted on like this, and his head tilts to open up his neck, giving ronan all the access he likes. a delightful buzz hums all through his skin, tingling down his chest and through his legs, leaning into ronan's warmth.

it's the comment that makes him think, trying to remember what he'd been planning to do after the panel, before he'd started chugging with ronan. ]
Mh. Are we? Who said?

[ yeah, he'd probably like to just lay around here, lazily kissing and being kissed, his fingertips at the back of ronan's head brushing through his hair that's been growing shaggy the last few months. eventually, though, he does remember what he'd been planning to do - kavinsky had been at the back of the room, watching the panel go on. he'd wanted to trot out there and hang with him for a while. not that he'd told him as of yet, but the idea was there. hm. loathe as he is to interrupt this, his mind lingers more on the other boy, even if they aren't really officially anything, as far as he knows. and confused as he is on it. ]

I think I'm kinda seeing someone... [ murphy murmurs against ronan's cheek, still nuzzling at him. ] You're gonna be mad, though.
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[personal profile] nightmarist 2017-07-12 11:56 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm not mad at you.

[Which he emphasizes with a kiss to Murphy's cheek, though he takes the topic as a signal to cool down. He strokes his fingers through Murphy's hair again and settles in with his nose gently nudging Murphy's temple.]

You're with K. He gave me a car, too, when he was trying to fuck me.

[Ronan doesn't say it to be cruel, though most words sound cruel when they come out of his mouth. This, however, is a warning. He's kept his mouth shut about what's going on between Murphy and Kavinsky because he remembers well how he'd ignored all of Gansey's objections back home. No one ever really wants advice. But Murphy's brought it up, now.]
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[personal profile] rekt 2017-07-13 12:13 am (UTC)(link)
[ mruphy smiles, something soft and sad and too honest when he's this wasted, voice coming out small, between the small space they're sharing, but clear. ] He's probably trying to use me, I know.

[ his shoulders lift and fall just a few centimeters, barely there, and he squirms in closer, nose bumping against ronan's, wanting to kiss him again, but straying from his lips to his jaw, dotting a couple there. ] To get back at you, to get a more loose moralled you, to have some stand it to say he's capable of relationships to the public.

[ because what could kavinsky possibly want from him that he couldn't get from ronan? other than virginal purity and a sense of right and wrong. since when has anyone wanted anything real from him, aside from what he was a good stand in or scapegoat for? besides emori, but even she had her moments. ] It's okay. I'm not holding my breath.
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[personal profile] nightmarist 2017-07-13 12:28 am (UTC)(link)
I'm not gonna lecture you. I get the appeal.

[Kavinsky's incredibly sexy, reckless, powerful, whatever. Who doesn't wanna fuck the hot rich bad boy? Half of Henrietta wanted to and the other half already had. Music videos are a lot of fun for thirty seconds to three minutes.]

Just don't get it in your head that the way K treats you is what you deserve. Because that's what he's gonna try to tell you. And if that's not enough, he's gonna try to show you.
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[personal profile] rekt 2017-07-15 09:29 pm (UTC)(link)
[ sexy, familiar, comfortable, exhilarating, resonating. kavinsky's a lot of things to murphy, not all of them based in adrenaline, but definitely some. a lot of people liked to tell murphy what he deserved, and kavinsky's treatment would hardly be the worst of it. he's gotten over his issues with abandoning those before. (he thinks, at least.) ]

I don't have a problem walking away from crap I'm not up to dealing with. It's okay.

[ don't worry about him, mom. he knows what he's getting involved with. sort of. ] You can still wait up with a shotgun if you want.
nightmarist: (logical ☘)

[personal profile] nightmarist 2017-07-16 12:21 am (UTC)(link)
I'm told our battles get a little more dramatic than gunfire.

[And Ronan still doesn't know the whole story. Hasn't asked for it. Doesn't want to. He's not keen to walk the same path as his future self, lest he end up... well, like his future self.]

He's the last of my kind. I'm not out to kill him. So if he hurts you, don't hide it from me. We can just fucking... find a way to deal with him.
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[personal profile] rekt 2017-07-23 03:06 am (UTC)(link)
[ he's molded himself against ronan's chest by now, head tucked onto his shoulder, forehead against his neck, body curled up as close as he can get. a small huff leaves him, hot air puffed over his collar bones. ]

Thanks, but I can handle my own romantic drama. Wouldn't be the first time I hooked up with someone violently criminal anyway.

[ emori. desert. holding him at knife point. punching him out. sending him through a mine field. the thought of her being so far away still hurts, and he's sort of glad he's drunk right now. ]