Okay! Time for a big post from your leader.
You guys really don't need to be afraid of anything. If someone shoots you down, guess what? That's one less person in your count to who will take you up. It's not how many times you fail, but how many times you have found the wrong person. Wouldn't you rather be shot down for a snog with some stranger than shot down for asking a friend out? I would. Because a stranger means nothing but a friend could mean the world. Plus, from being open, your chances of gaining a friend widen immensely. Humans naturally will blossom out towards people who are open about themselves and shy away from people who close themselves off. I know this from experience. I used to be the "popular" child in my first school for K-1 because I was open and outgoing. But when my family life turned into a military life and I moved a lot, I closed myself off and people became afraid of me. I have an angry looking thinking face and people think I will bite their heads off if they talk to me because of it. Since I closed myself off, I didn't gain many friends except those brave enough to talk to me. My first con, I sat by myself and didn't really do anything because I was alone. I wasn't outgoing and it was my flaw. I almost left until one brave stranger decided to drag me into a glomp circle. There I made friends and though I'm no longer friends with any of those people anymore, I gained my best friend out of that experience. FateChooseMe has been my friend for three years now because someone cared enough to grab a total stranger who was walking by herself and drag her into a dangerous game.
So don't be like me, okay? I almost left the con and came back home in tears because I thought I wasn't accepted at K-Con. Instead, be like that stranger who dragged me into the fun. Because of her, I'm here talking to all of you, making amazing friends, and couldn't be happier. I don't have friends where I live because I was closed off my whole high school life but a simple game of glomp circle has given me the chance to make friends at K-Con and feel accepted.
So stop thinking like it's a bad thing to get shunned. Because you know what? You're trying. During that whole game of glomp circle, I wasn't glomped once. But cosplaying from the same series as me talked to me after the game. It wasn't about getting a glomp from total strangers, but about being open to the chance and making friends from the process. While Spin the Bottle seems like a smoochy-smooch, huggy-hug, make out session game, it's not. Yeah, that would be a great happening for some but it's really not needed for others. Because even if Reppy doesn't make out with all of you and Shay doesn't kiss you all on the lips, it doesn't mean that they don't want to be your friends. It just means they don't think of you in a romantic sort of way. And plus, this is the easy way of finding it out instead of being shot down to your face, right?
Now, the subject of glomps came up. The reason I didn't put glomp as an option is because I witnessed how dangerous that game can be. Like I've said before, the poor Shino in the circle was chased all around the park by just about everyone. I felt really sorry for him. And for others, they were tackled to the ground and could easily have been injured by the ruthless attacks on their person.
If you all want to include glomp as an option, I will do so but there will have to be rules in place. I know glomps are supposed to be pretty forceful, otherwise it wouldn't be a glomp. But the person must be able to continue to stand/sit upright. No one should be forced to the ground! Especially since the ground is...oh...iunno...hard! I am trained in First Aid but I really don't want to have to hold anyone's head together because of an injury due to some fangirl attack. And it goes without saying that an injury would ruin that person's day at con if not their whole experience.
Also, the same rules apply with everything else. The person has to choose that option and you can't just attack them. This gives the person the chance to get themselves ready so the chances of them falling are reduced and they feel more comfortable than being vaulted backwards randomly because they were staring at the clouds instead of paying attention to the game.
Also, for while I am here during the start of this game, I will not be participating in the event. I know, sadness all around. However! This is because I am going to be monitoring the circles that start up and making sure people follow the rules and everyone is safe. I can't stress that enough! Not only can legal matters take place but a lot of other crap can happen as well if a person gets injured because someone was being stupid. Or if a pedo happens to try to slip into the younger groups. Or whatever. So I'll be keeping an eye on badges and activity. Plus, I'll be watching behaviors of people and making sure creeps aren't stalking after someone's
(shay's) lips or whatever.
So...did I forget anything?
I don't think so except...
Don't worry guys! ^^ Mama Gryff is here to protect you all! And though I may be short and young, I can still kick some serious ass if anyone harms my friends. ;P I'm a feisty little thing~<3
Kagome -
Yes, you get a section all to yourself~<3
This is why I wanted to have the stickers along with the groups. ^^
This way, people can write their specific ages on there. Because even in the adult group, we could easily get some older adults and they don't want to be hitting on an 18 year old child. Because even if 18 is an adult, it's still creepy for someone over 30 to hit on them.
