The Potato Smashers are totally gonna get everything done for ECCC.

[goatchild]

@Sandro: Huzzah! I'm glad you like it! There's a super duper awesome group that's cosplaying it for Sakuracon, INCLUDING THE BEST VESER EVER. That's really why we're doing it for Sak, to have an excuse to hang with them. XD

@SK: All of your cosplays are so fabulous. AND YOU HAVE SO MANY. HOW DO YOU DO IT.

@Jaqua: We get to meet Bon's parents in two or three chapters, amid a whole slew of Bon yelling at everyone ever like he does and adorable Rin shenanigans. 8D MOST ADORABLE SPAWN OF SATAN EVER. WHICH IS WHY VALERIA IS BEING HIM CUZ SHE'S FRIGGIN ADORABLE. AND YOU'RE GONNA BE THE MOST SEXY-TASTIC SHURA EVER AND WE WOULD NEVER LET YOU FREEZE. <3333

Completely unrelated, I've been listening to Please Don't Leave Me almost none stop. And it may or may not cause me and Hashi to do a ridiculous German bros cosplay involving very short skirts at Ycon. And it's all your fault. NOT THAT I'M COMPLAINING CUZ SO MUCH LULZ TO BE HAD.

[Naruchan]

SK- HOLY CRAP! I LOVE YOU!
WE SHOULD COSPLAY IT BRO! JUST SAYIN!
8D I love your goggles for Garaki, it works so well.
I kind of made a prototype for his long jacket already, and I have blue fabric actually, ready to make his big jacket, so, I seriously wanna do one day.
XD I <3 Yogi to. So. hurhur.

[Felix]

Yagi: I actually started making a tutorial but I never finished it. I do have lots of progress pictures!

Jaqua: this miiight work... if I generally had my phone on me. I have class, and when I don't I'm doing other things... such as perpetuating my habit of sleeping at odd hours.

[sandrobotticelli]

goatchild: Well, I look forward to seeing that! 8D
Sooo who is going as which character? :x

[goatchild]

@Felix: I'll take whatever help you're willing to give! <33 I need to make Amaimon's boots from scratch cuz they're basically knee-high socks with a sole. Just to make things difficult for me. @~@
Also, you are totally gonna be the best Veser ever regardless of what I said on the last page. 8DDD

@Sandro: For Sak, we have Valeria as fem!Conrad, Jaqua as fem!Worth, me as fem!Veser, and maybe Hashi as fem!Zombie she totally agreed to it aaaaahhhh was not expecting that *w*. I think Felix and Auricle are gonna wait to join us for Kumoricon (or maybe not?) but Auricle is being fem!Hanna and Felix is being normal Veser CUZ HE'S JUST THAT AWESOME THAT WE NEED TWO OF HIM. AND CUZ FELIX IS GONNA BE AN AWESOME VESER. I think that's everyone. Unless I'm full of fail in which case whoever I forgot is free to hit me. D:

[sandrobotticelli]

@goatchild: That sounds awesome! Aww I can't wait to see you guys all dressed up~. If I were a tall, thin man I would do Zombie. But alas, I am not. Ha.

[jaqua]

I'm on my phone about to see a movie so I can't say much except that a) I agree with everything Yagi says and b) Naru, I have a question for you! It's you who has all the fabric, right? Do you have any yellow stretchy material you'd be willing to part with? Okay that's two questions but WHATEVER

[Auricle]

@Yagi: I'mma be over around 1:00 tomorrow. Is that okay? ' w ' About Hanna stuff, I'm hoping I'll be able to make it to Sakuracon. I'm gonna plan on it anyways. : D

[goatchild]

1:00 is perfectly awesome. : D We'll be here. And yay~ more Sak Hanna! (Literally since you are Hanna 8D)

[Kero-sempai]

@Felix: JUST SO YOU KNOW, even with your schedule you're still keeping up with it better than I am. 8I SO DON'T FEEL BAD OR ANYTHING CUZ YOU STILL WIN MORE THAN ME.

@Britany: If you're still trying to name your new laptop, I opt for Charles. He looks like a Charles to me. Or a Marquis. That could be good. (Also, I heard something about Vampire Chronicles cosplay for Halloween forever ago somewhere in the carnage from this threadsplosion, and just I'd like to offer you the use of my France wig if it suits you.)

@Felix: IF YOU WANT, I CAN TEXT YOU WHEN THE THREAD EXPLODES SO YOU CAN BE WARNED/JOIN IN

IS THIS LIKE A SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE, CAN I GET ON THIS PLEASE

And other than that I skimmed, so nothing else was retained. 8D guys I fail so hard orzlll

[Naruchan]

@Jaqua- I answered on facebook, but I do have a HUGE AMOUNT of Yellow fabric I would be so very willing to throw at you for free, XD but it is not stretchy unfortunately, I'm getting another GIGANTIC amount of free fabric again this weekend, So! If I see any I'll definitely let you know first if any catches my eye.
I'd like to help ya out mah friend.

@Kero- 8D ZOMG YES!!! <333
XD this is for another year though, you don't get that through skimming sometimes.

@Auricle- PREASE GO TO SAKURACOOOOOON~!

[Hashi]

this is so cute http://minoractsofheroism.smackjeeves.com/

I had to share

[Naruchan]

@Hashi- oh hohohohoho, that tickled my funny bone.

[jaqua]

@Naru: xDD Yeah, I just thought I'd ask... Thanks for looking though, and if you do see some in the future if you could put it aside for me I'm pretty sure I'd love you forever.

@Hashi: That was so cute omg yay superheroes

@Kero: DUDE I TOTALLY DON'T HAVE YOUR NUMBER. AT LEAST I THINK I DON'T? I DON'T REMEMBER. EITHER WAY, YES, IF YOU REALLY WANT ME TO TEXT YOU WHEN THE THREAD GOES NUCLEAR I WILL TOTALLY DO IT.

[Naruchan]

@Jaqua- YES!
I love you already so, hurhur.
But For you, I will definitely set it aside, XD I have no idea when I would see you again, BUT I WOULD FIND A WAY WITH MY MIND TO GET IT TO YOU!

[sandrobotticelli]

@Hashi: Oh, I enjoyed that <3

[Malaria]

IMPORTANT SAK HOTEL INFO

Last night while my internet was down my parents were gracious enough to set us up with a timeshare hotel room. We're gonna be at the Camlin. It's a two block walk, so not as close as last year but still pretty close. And we don't have to pay anything for the room! The maintenance fee was waived. However, it's $20 for self-park or $27 for valet park.

More less-than-awesome news: they were out of the really big rooms, so what we got is a one-bedroom with a microwave, fridge and coffee pot. The room is set up to sleep four people comfortably, with one queen bed in the bedroom and a murphy bed in the main room. The site said the rooms in this hotel are smaller than the Worldmark ones normally are, but Worldmark ones are normally pretty huge so I imagine this is like normal hotel room sized if normal hotel rooms had multiple rooms.

What this really means is we can't put like a dozen people in the room like we were hoping. I'd say we can definitely fit six, and I imagine we could have eight if we needed to.

So, who's rooming with me? ; D

[goatchild]

8DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

Me, Hashi and Auricle! We're with you! And I nominate Jaqua and Felix NOW YOU HAVE TO COME FELIX NO EXCUSE I WILL DRIVE DOWN AND PICK YOU UP FROM ASHLAND. So with you that's six. 8DDDDDDD Anything we could possibly do to thank your parents? Or something? Cuz this is way beyond awesome aaaahhhh~!! (btw Dylan and Brian got their own room, so they are coming, just not "with" us : P )

[sk_chan]

@Yagi: Thanks~ AND I DUNNO LOL. I think I just pool my money into cosplay rather than...I dunno...drinking or whatever the hell most college people do. 8| And I try to find the cheapest but best-looking way to pull things off. This involves lots of thrift stores.

SK- HOLY CRAP! I LOVE YOU!
WE SHOULD COSPLAY IT BRO! JUST SAYIN!
8D I love your goggles for Garaki, it works so well.
I kind of made a prototype for his long jacket already, and I have blue fabric actually, ready to make his big jacket, so, I seriously wanna do one day.
XD I <3 Yogi to. So. hurhur.

I'd be happy to cosplay with you, especially since I haven't brought Gareki to a con yet~ And those goggles are from ebay. They're ones another Gareki cosplayer used (fake aviator goggles), and since they looked good on her I figured I'd give it a shot.

[Felix]

I AM
because me going kind of hinges on this
me finding another place is probably not happening

[Malaria]

Yagi: My parents were happy to do it. : D Although my mom was like "make everyone else pay for gas and parking since you got the hotel." So apparently that's what she wants from you guys? XD

I WILL BE HAPPY TO BUNK WITH YOU, HASHI, AURICLE, JAQUA AND FELIX. WE WILL BE A MERRY FEW. With a fridge and microwave, superwin!

I'm glad they sorted that without us. I was hoping for a room with more bedrooms so we could put them up, but if they did it themselves, I have no objections!

Felix: HECK YES YOU'RE COMING
GONNA BE AWESOME ALL OVER US

Now maybe I should work on my cosplays.

[Naruchan]

@SK- 8D WELL THEN BE PREPARED TO! ... Eventually. XDDD

8D I'm trying to kind see if other people can or want to too. So Group one year?

@everyone about the room.- YAAAAAAAY! 8D Glad stuff is coming together for you all!

@Malaria- You probably should soon. I've already BEGUN! <3

[goatchild]

@Valeria: Just to clarify, is it $20 for selfpark for the whole weekend, or per night? I assume the weekend, but just checking. : P

[Felix]

Sooooo... the Costume Stock had its Halloween sale today. I found an awesome (matching!) vest and britches and some modifyable cloth belts, because having those is useful.
Just thought I'd mention it.

[Malaria]

Naru: I really wanted to do one of the sheep bots. It's a dream cosplay.

Yagi: I dunno. I'll ask the 'rents.

Felix: Win! Now bring us pictures.

[Naruchan]

@Malaria- ZOMG! THAT WOULD BE SO FREAKING AWESOME!
8D You... should... Do it!
when ever this win of Karneval cosplay happens? Because like, seriously that would be so cute.
XD I may have just convinced my little sister to be Nai. 8D So it should happen sometime in the far off future. Just saying.

@Felix- Sale's like that are so helpful! I'm with Valeria I'd like to see. <3

[Auricle]

@Savannah: I LOVE YOU FOREVEEER~<3 -heartsrainbowsunicornsglitter- If the VC plan actually comes to fruition you will be a lifesaver for me. : D <3 <3 <3

@Malaria: ' o ' Eeeeeee free hotel room get! > w < I can definitely attend Sakuracon now. And it's all because of you~ ='D <3

By the way guys, I am super excite for Hanna stuff now. XD

[Malaria]

Bwee happy~ <333

Is Savannah coming to Sak too? D'we where she's staying?

[sandrobotticelli]

Ooh, I don't think you guys will be too far off from where my friends and I are staying~.
I'm so excited to see all of you ]

[Malaria]

Once the schedules start getting a little clearer we can figure out a time to meet. : D

[Felix]

I have to alter them a bit because right now they look kind of silly. BUT THEY WILL BE AWESOME. 8DDD

[Malaria]

PICTURES WHEN THEY'RE LESS SILLY, THEN.

Activity of the moment: looking at other fem!Conrad cosplayers and scrutinizing them for flaws so I can feel better about my eventual cosplay. This is an okay habit, right?
Alternate activity of the moment: not sleeping like a moron.

[sandrobotticelli]

Malaria: I'm so glad I'm not the only one that does that. I've been doing that with Norway, England, and Angela cosplayers for about a month now to make me feel better about myself. XD;;
I did it a crap ton with my Fruits Basket cosplay too...
If it's a bad habit, at least you're not alone.

[goatchild]

@Felix: ME WANNA SEE TOO! WHENEVER THEY'RE DONE! 8DD

@Malaria: That is a perfectly good habit! But you already know I'm a fan of that. And so is Hashi obviously. 8D

WHICH REMINDS ME, sometime (maybe tomorrow?) we need to figure out exactly what your fem!Connie looks like so that we can make sure fem!Zombie isn't too similar. This will probably consist of us drawing fem!Zombie for you and you telling us exactly how Connie differs from it. Just fyi. MOAR WEBCAM FUN TIMES?? 8DD

[Malaria]

YES LET'S DO IT
I have to go to Joann's with Kelly, though, so we should make use of the magical telephone to work this out.

[goatchild]

Eee~ say hi to Kelly for me~! <33
I would say telephone would work, but then how could we show you the picture? XD Cuz the way you describe things and the way me and Hashi visualize them are rarely the same cuz our minds work so differently, so using a picture would be the easiest way. We can do it later tonight if that works better. : P

[Malaria]

I mean use the telephone to work out a time. XD I know at some point today I'm headed over to Bethel for some birthday hangouts (so busy this weekend @@) so pretty much the only time I am free for sure is right now, probably for the next couple hours.

[goatchild]

Mrrrr... well, Hashi's off studying with Dylan right now, so. >.< How about you call when you know a time when you might be free, and we'll make sure we're both here. Or we'll just have to figure it out during the week. XD WHATEVER. It will happen.

[Malaria]

I wanted to buy patterns for Connie and Rin tomorrow, so sooner is better. I'll try to free myself up this evening at a time that isn't ridiculous.

[Malaria]

I just looked up the hotel info. Parking is $20/day and it looks like the lot is 1.5 blocks away, for maximum carrying fun. :I Checkin time is 4, checkout is 12.

[sk_chan]

@Malaria- ZOMG! THAT WOULD BE SO FREAKING AWESOME!
8D You... should... Do it!
when ever this win of Karneval cosplay happens? Because like, seriously that would be so cute.
XD I may have just convinced my little sister to be Nai. 8D So it should happen sometime in the far off future. Just saying.

Awesomesauce.

[goatchild]

@SK: HEY, did you wanna stay with us at the uber cheap hotel? I mean, it's up to Valeria everyone else too, and if you already have a room then that's fine, but yeah. : D

@Valeria: It's the weekend. No time is ridiculous for us. XD The library closes at 7pm, so Hashi will for sure be back by then. Of course if you're free before then, I shall summon her. : 3 WE SHALL FIGURE THIS OUT AND IT SHALL BE AWESOME. And YAY~ Rin!!

So it'd be $20 for 4 days Thurs-Sun, divided by 5 people (so far) not including you? And then add in gas, which I will figure out the total for later. Totally doable. : D Do you know if we have to arrange for late checkin? Or will you have a number to call at least so we can tell them when we'll get there, since it might be really late if we fail at life?

[Malaria]

Okay so I'm not going anywhere because stuff happened, so whenever you guys are free I'm free too. : D

SK you are totally welcome to stay with us as long as you don't mind what is probably gonna be a pretty cramped space.

I think it's checkin anytime after four. As long as we're not early, they shouldn't care. It's set up like regular hotel, so there should always be someone at the front desk. Also, I will totally help with the gas pool if it gets too expensive otherwise.

[goatchild]

As in you're free all day? Cuz in that case we can just wait until Hashi gets back at 7 if you don't mind, unless she comes back before then. She's got a shitton of homework to do, way more than I do. : x

Gas money is... yeah, gonna be a lot. >.<;; The entire trip (minus Tillamook to Eugene) will consist of Eugene to Ashland back to Eugene to Portland and THEN to Seattle. And then the same thing going back. There's a total of six of us going in my van: me, Felix, Valeria, Hashi, Jaqua, and Auricle. I just did the math, and if we split it evenly it'll be approximately $45 gas per person for the entire trip. For the parking, if SK stays with us that's six people minus you, so parking would be a little less than $14 per person (like, $13.33, but I'm just gonna round up for simplicity's sake XP). Without SK it's $16 per person. (I know you aren't driving with us SK, but since the parking is the only hotel-related cost, I'm just counting it as paying for the hotel. : x )

What I'll probably do is collect $45 gas money from everyone when I pick them up, and if gas prices are lower than what I did the math with, I'll pay everyone back the difference at the end. If it's higher than what I did the math with, I'll cover the extra. I'm NOT expecting any of you to help pay the extra unless you want to.

SO THE TOTAL FOR EVERYONE WHO IS RIDING IN MY VAN is going to be $45 gas + $14-16 parking for a total of $59 - $61. Which is actually a lot. Ugh. >.< There's a possibility that my parents will give me extra gas money, or depending on how much money I have at the time I'll cover more of it, but for now that's what it is. >.o IF ANY OF YOU KNOW FOR SURE THAT YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO PAY THE $45 GAS, OR AT LEAST NOT ALL OF IT, JUST TELL ME AND WE'LL MAKE IT WORK. YOU ARE ALL STILL COMING TO SAK WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT EVEN IF YOU CAN'T HELP PAY FOR GAS. 8|

[Malaria]

Still cheaper then if we had to pay for a hotel! I am pretty sure I'll have enough money. Especially if I find me a job.

[goatchild]

SO much cheaper than a hotel! Cuz if we actually had a hotel, it would be $45 gas PLUS the hotel money. @~@ HOORAY FOR CHEAPASS HOTEL ROOM YOUR PARENTS ARE AMAZING AAAHHH!

@Felix & Valeria: Ya'll should give me your addresses just so I can put them in to google maps. And just so I have them. >>

[sandrobotticelli]

Goatchild: For some reason when you mentioned your van I imagined you driving The Mystery Machine and chuckled.

Don't mind me and my random thought process...

[Malaria]

Yagi: Address sent.
And it'll have a fridge /and/ a microwave. So I can make food without having to worry about storing/edibility.

Sandro: ooh now we have to figure out who's who!

[goatchild]

@Sandro: Well, it's not quite the Mystery Machine, but it is a light blue/green/whatever color, and has a huge ass ghetto booty (I call it J.Lo). It's a minivan though, not a full size van like the Mystery Machine. I do have big crazy dogs that shed everywhere though! 8D

@Valeria: ....You live RIGHT by my old church. You know the big concrete building with the fancy cross on the side and the brown stained-glass windows that looks kind of like a toaster? Yeah, totally my church. o.o

Technically I would be whoever owns the van, but personality wise... we all know you'd be Velma, Valeria. XD And Jaqua is obviously Daphne. Hashi could be... Fred? And I could be Shaggy? But then who would be Scooby? : o

[sandrobotticelli]

@goatchild: Oh really? What kind of dogs do you have? Mine are pretty huge too.