/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

Usually it's on Friday at 9 pm by the bar near the escalators?

I heard something about everyone crashing the Thursday 21+ event.

>>6827151
If there is one, I might join in once I'm done with my shit with my people.

Any good bars or liquor stores around the convention center? Also, any nearby buslines/shutter from the convention center to the Chicago 'O Hare hotel areas?

>>6827538

What event is this?

>>6827548
depends, what hotel are you staying at?
Only place to get liquor in walking distance from the con is the gas station by the mcdonald's. Or the overpriced hotel shops. There's a couple bars at the hotels and there's some MLB (some bank?) park place with a few bars.

>>6827562
21 plus forum meet up.
>>6827538
How does one really crash it? It's at a public place and what not...

>>6827563
Super 8 O'Hare Elk Grove Village

I got a quick question, its my first time at Acen and being in Chicago so I was planning on staying three nights. Right now I have Friday and Saturday but I'm not sure if the third night should be Thursday or Sunday. What would you guys recommend?

>>6827596
Personally I'm arriving Thursday morning and staying Thursday night, Friday night, and Saturday night, then arriving back home Sunday night. (I'm out of state.)

Considering how things on Sunday quickly wind down and how early things on Friday start, I figured staying Thursday night would be the smartest idea?

>>6827595
Dayum that's out of the way. Well, you should ask your hotel if they provide a shuttle but if not you can take 223 to the Rosemont CTA hub and walk from there http://www.pacebus.com/sub/schedules/route_detail.asp?RouteNo=223

>>6827609
Yeah that's what I was thinking but then I thought we could get a good sleep on Saturday night, because I know me and my group will end up staying up pretty late, and then spend Sunday just exploring Chicago, then go home Monday. But I don't know how acen typically is early Friday or if theres anything going on Thursday. Also I assume theres not much to do on Sunday in chicago because things would close early. But I don't know for sure since I've never been. I couldn't find the schedule on Acens website yet so it makes the decision harder.

>>6827666
Use the Guidebook app for smartphones.

>>6827548

Last year there was a liquor store that had free delivery with a $40 purchase. I don't remember the name, so maybe try asking the hotel front desk about it?

>>6827237
Yeah that has been floating around for a while. I think we can confirm on that.

I'm flying into Midway early Thursday morning so I'll be doing some stuff on Thursday. Who's up for some bubble tea Sunday in Chinatown after the con before I depart?

>>6827660
lol yeah, I know. I blame my dumbass friend for booking a hotel that was not even close to the convention center, but booking only one room, thus causing me to step in do a mad rush to find near-by hotels under our group budget.

Ugh, sometimes I wish I had a career instead of an job so I can make that money and do things my way. Reverse a suite within the Double Tree or Hyatt or Crown and host a nice little after con party. Live it up like I started from the bottom.

One day.
One day...
>>6827785
Ain't it called Rosemont Liquors? And I kinda had to laugh at the free delivery gig cuz that's the first booze store i heard that will deliver booze to you.

>>6828410
Been going to Acen for 7 years and I just now heard of this . The hell...
I mean, It takes the fun out of the booze shopping the weekend prior but I could see that being useful

It sounds like a dumb question, but are there easily accessible atms inside the hotel? Because I just realized my extra spending money won't be direct deposited until after my train leaves.

>>6828616
There are ATMs in the hotels and in the convention center (I believe?) but they do have steep fees if I recall correctly. They might have gone down, but I've been bringing my money with me for years.

>>6828625
There's a Chase ATM in the Rosemont Blue Line stop that I use so I don't get an ATM fee since it's my bank. I don't care that I have to walk. I don't want to get charged for using another ATM.

>>6828625
>>6828632
It's a waste, really, but I'm willing to fork over a fee. My train leaves at 6am, I won't get direct deposit until shortly after. I won't have any extra [expendable] cash unless I use another bank's atm.
>oh, what's this? My credit union's website has a surcharge-free atm locator, and there's two co-op network atms in O'Hare?
Here's hoping this thing's up to date. And the atms aren't behind security or something.

>>6828632
>>6828680
>Chase atm in the Blue Line stop
I think I've used one once. I think the charge was only a couple dollars for being outside the network.

getting excited!

Also I'm anon trying to get a D&D group together in the lobby. Was thinking Friday or Saturday night past 10 or so. Let me know if your interested and we can get a idea of time or area

>>6828752
What edition are you playing? I know a few people that'd be interested, but all they know is 3.5 and Pathfinder.

>>6828680
>and there's two co-op atms in O'Hare
>two co-op atms in O'Hare
>in O'Hare
unless you're flying in to O'Hare or are going to be buying all day passes for the CTA regardless, i really suggest against going there just to hit up an ATM. Because whatever ATM fee's you'd avoid would be pointless due to the fact that leaving O'Hare on the CTA costs $5 instead of $1.25 now.

>>6828616
If you need an ATM at the con center btw, don't bother with the one on the main floor (it usually runs out of money by friday) There's an atm if you go up the escalator and go forward instead of taking a slight left to the hamster tunnel. It isn't really in a visible area so most con goers do not use it ( even though it is in like every FAQ run by con goers.)

>TFW you use a locally own bank for my banking needs
>TFW you're gonna face fees regardless because your bank is only in Missouri
>TFW you don't wanna carry large amounts of cash

Can't be help

I'm really glad I didn't drop $50 for a ticket to sit in the basement for finger sandwiches and tea!

>>6830732
Considering how mishandled last year's tea party was I'm VERY surprised they decided to do this shit again

>>6829276
>not taking a shuttle from O'Hare
I'm already taking CTA from Union Station, I can take it one extra stop to O'Hare and just take a shuttle over to the hotel.
>multiple trips
I just want my paycheck out for extra cash. I don't plan on making multiple trips.

>>6829296
I'm arriving mid-day Thursday, so hopefully I'll get lucky if I do need it.

>>6831310
Oh yeah... How do people get from the airport to the hotel and vice versa?

>>6831475
Call the hotel you are staying at and see if shuttle service is available ( It usually is) and tell them the time you'd like the shuttle to pick you up ( or in rare cases it runs all day and they'll just tell you where to wait for them )

>>6831475
>>6831620
Generally, if you're flying in to O'hare, there is direct shuttles to all of the local hotels. If you're flying in to Midway, there's a CTA stop directly into the airport terminal. The CTA also has a train/trip planner you can use to get in with. There is a stop about half a mile from the Hyatt.
http://www.transitchicago.com/travel_information/trip_planner.aspx

>>6830732
>>6831159
I'm on the fence about going to the Tea Party on Sunday. I don't have anything pieces from Atelier Pierrot or Chantilly. If I do go, I have to buy a ticket for $50 along with buying something from Antelier Pierrot/Chantilly's booth. I'm not much into gothic lolita.

>>6831159
How was it mishandled last year? I'm gothic not sweet, so I skipped last year's but bought a ticket for this year's. I figured it wouldn't be glamorous but I've never been to a brand party and I had stuff that met the dress code already so I figured what the hey.

So what forms of payment besides cash are accepted at the booths? I'm volunteering at a booth this year, and I plan on picking up some merch. This will be my first time ever attending a convention in any capacity, so I really don't know what to expect.

Is parking available on-site? How much am I going to be raped for the privilege?

>>6832506
There's a metra parking lot like 2 blocks from the con and you can park there for $5 for twelve hours. I forget what the hotels charge for parking in their garages.

I'm thinking of going to the LGBT meet up to see if I can score a quick hook-up (since apparently all women are bi at these things)

>>6832470
Until The saturday night of the con, no one knew where to pick up tickets or even where the event was located. You could ask any staff member and they had no clue at all. I heard the designers were sweet and everything but just that the event wasn't worth it unless you really really really liked the designers.
>6832506
Some booths do take credit / debit . That's pretty much it though.
You could park at the metra station like anon said or pay to park at MB park. Walkable distance but a bit far. You may not have a choice though as the con center parking fills very quickly.

>>6832470
I personally have no idea what >>6831159 is talking about. I've been to other big AP events with the designers there and from a guests perspective ACen's tea party was extreamly similar. Small party game thing with prizes, chat with your table, take pictures as a table, get up and wander around and mingle with the designers and other attendees, ending party game with prizes, little nibbles and tea in between. The food at ACen's wasn't the best but I assume that had to do with the fact that it was the Hyatt and not something that the event co-coordinators could do anything about. I will be attending the tea party this year anything from last year I should be aware of?

>>6832540
worked on staff and went to the tea party. Ap didn't tell us any info on the tea party so none of us had information to give. I eventually just had to assume their booth had them and they did but they gave my ticket to another girl who had the same first name but different last name, haha.

I enjoyed it even though I was running on 2hrs of sleep. Didn't like how they allowed vic mangina to crash it. They raffled off a ton of AP items (like 2-3 dresses/jsks and a skirt or two with a bunch of misc. stuff) Everyone was really pleasant and the hosts were friendly.

>>6833817
>Didn't like how they allowed vic mangina to crash it.
What the fuck.

>>6833817

>Vic

Jesus does this man ruin everything

>>6832527
>>6832506

It's $22/day with in and out at the Hyatt, but you have to have a room there if I recall correctly.

>>6832506
The huge parking garage that you get into by driving between the Embassy and Double tree has been $13 per day for the past few years, not sure if it is the same this year. No in and out though. This is the actual convention center garage, no hotel reservation needed. Although, the Embassy and Double Tree also use it for their hotel parking, so make sure you go in the right entrance, and don't be a dumb ass and park in a spot with a sign that says "embassy parking".

Hey, this is gonna be a very stupid and utterly retarded question but are there gonna be parties with free drinks or will it be a BYOB kinda deal? I was planning on buying some drinks but I decided money for travel, food, and general Chicago bullshit was more important.

>>6837100
Nah, a lot of the bigger parties aren't even happening this year. Spend ten bucks on a bottle of vodka and just have shots are mixed drinks

Newbie here, how expensive is the Hyatt parking exactly?

>>6837100
Unless you are a hot girl that's acting slutty, you probably aren't going to be drinking for free.

>>6837280

Please refer to my post THREE POSTS ABOVE YOURS
>>6835523

reading skills jfc. Or you could call them if reading is too hard for you.

>>6837368

And I somewhat disagree with this. Not super hot or slutty and I still manage to get pretty drunk every year without paying a dime. You just have to know how to approach the right people.

>>6837368
>go to room party
>get drinks
>don't pay

This shit ain't hard.

>>6837368
I donated a bottle of Grey Goose for a room party last year and I got free drinks for the rest of the night.

I'd be all up for attending a meet-up. I'm 19 though, so my childeshness would prefer it isn't at a bar.

Also, I'll be Snow White/lolita the majority of the con. Didn't finish Shego in time :/

>>6837428
What kind of cheap piece of shit goes to a stranger's room party and doesn't even bring a six pack?

>>6838512
A lot of people.

>>6838534

Don't be one of those people.

>>6833908
>>6833978

yeah, you're know those back hallways they use to get guests from place to place? Vic knows them so well that he just slipped in from the back door and began to mingle.

Two more days! Anyone have any last minute progress?

>>6838635
More like last minute losing my fucking mind trying to get all of my shit put together. I still have to style two wigs.

>>6838635
I didn't shave and wearing no makeup. Just trying my new dressu so I made a six second video on Vine. https://vine.co/v/b0EVHzu6h5v

>>6838732
THIS. The drying time on my prop is taking longer than expected and I leave Thursday. I'll probably have to get up at 6 am Thursday to finish painting it and putting that last coat of sealer on it. I actually had to take xanax to prevent me from bitting my fingers off.

Just a heads up, have a radar on your mobile so you can look at the weather. They said isolated T-storms which in Chicagoland terms means "sudden downpour outta nowhere." Don't want to be stuck outside somewhere when the skies decide to shit on you.

>>6838635
Like >>6838798, I'm rushing a sword prop today too ahaha. Right now I'm working on a sheath for it while it dries... I have resin shit to pour too. I leave Thursday morning myself.

Then I have fabric to dye and cut and finish sewing, and a couple pieces to adjust the measurements on. I'll arrive in Chicago around noon, so I have half the day to finish whatever I didn't at the hotel, so long as they're small things. But I don't want to bring a bunch of craft stuff in my limited space bags so I'm trying to finish what I can before I go.

>>6838779
looks great anon-kun

I don't have any costumes I want to wear, so I will just be bringing my camera.

>>6838635
My shirt got digitally printed today, went to One Hour Tees yesterday, paid for it to be done by Thursday, and got a confirmation that it's done today. I'm excite. I'm going to be in a photoshoot with a complete group with a pro photographer. Haven't done this before. I better fluff out my wig and make last-minute adjustments.

>>6838779
you're a cute brolita! can't wait to see the whole coord.

So first time going to Acen.
Anything I should definitely check out or keep an eye out for?

Pretty much know where I'm going aroun the city just no clue as far as the con itself goes.

>>6838512
a broke ass nigga. seen it done in my parties. I at least try to donate about two or three bottles of booze and some soda and juices and make mixed drinks for people. Hell, I even let people use my shakers and mixers and measuring cups if I odn't have booze to offer.

>>6839100
>18 plus panels ( usually the ones w/o hentai are funny as fuck)
> Visit dances after the first hour and see if they are your taste
>Bring some mother fuckin quarters, the arcade is tight
>Go get some shit signed if you like the guests
>Make some fucking line buddies

>>6839115

>the ones w/o hentai

Shit man what'd my panel ever do to you?

>>6839138
nothing wrong with that but the 18 plus humor panels are fucking awesome. What panel are you doing this year?

>>6839240

Hentarmageddon. Three hour hentai/yaoi/yuri comedy presentation/gameshow/clusterfuck.

>>6839258
is it me or is there a shit ton of hentai panels this year though? Dayum 3 hours o_0

>>6839275

Well, hour 3 is mostly just me drinking straight vodka while our yaoi presenter sobs into the mic....should move along briskly

But yeah, so many porn panels! I might actually get to check one out this year.

>>6839115
The ones with hentai are usually pretty good too, as long as you're not sitting there being awkward and trying to hide a boner or something. The Hellsing 18+ panel was really good and my friends and I still refuse to acknowledge that we went to Hentairmageddeon or that we might go again this year.

well it seems the tea party tickets have sold out now. i'm getting an access denied page.

some mother fucker just asked if dry ice is acceptable as a prop on the forums.
Can't tell if troll or just really stupid

>>6832506
Every vendor or artist alley table should have a Square reader by now for credit card since it's free and works on all major smart phones.

>>6840104

Better than the fucknut on the Facebook page who wanted to bring his grandpappy's rocket launcher.

>>6840335
your kidding right? please tell me they were kidding

>>6840335

pls link

Anyone else put a ton of work into a costume for ACen, only to realize that it probably won't be finished?

Yeah, I mad. I put a lot of work/money into the more complicated costume only to not be able to finish it. Man, I could have been Tomoaki too. All I would have had to make was the terrible sweater...

I can't wait to get to my hotel room on Thursday and just crash after all this stress from trying to finish this cosplay. That's the goal I'm working towards. Turning on the AC in my room and plopping in my King bed and having a glorious pre-con sleep.

>>6840462

I didn't even do that much work leading up to ACen and I already want a pre-con nap. I know I won't be sleeping much all weekend... So might as well savor it while I can.

>>6840454
yeah... im coming to that realization

>>6840403
Dude was being serious and was honestly having a debate about how it's deactivated and all of this other shit.

Yeah, fuck that noise. The second I see that nigga with a rocket launcher, I just gonna walk away and pretend I ain't see shit and not evne snitch..

If you can't bring a fuckin' BB Gun or a Saturday Night Special how the fuck you think you can get away with a RPG?

>>6840454
Yup pretty much thinking about giving up.

Also, did we come to a conclusion on meet up? Friday at the Hyatt bar? Do we have a time?

>>6840687
9pm at the Hyatt Bar. I might be out of lolita for the day by then.

Unfortunate that the Tea Party tickets has sold out. I wanted to go. :<

>>6840690
Alright cool. I might be out of cosplay by then too, but I'll try to make it

>>6840618

Well, if it's deactivated, I don't see the problem honestly. As long as he has an obviously fake rocket in the tube it should be fine.

>>6840747
Are you an idiot?
Wanna know what a deactivated RPG is?

It's a 15 lb hunk of metal meant for war. Rockets or not you can seriously harm someone with that.

>>6840764

Are you a fucking child? You're acting like an immature kid who's afraid of something just because it used to be a weapon. You're probably the kind of person who's afraid of hollowed out grenades.

Besides, there's no rules against bringing a 15lb piece of metal as a prop so by ACEN's logic that would be fine with them, you spaz.

>>6840764
You're a fucking moron.

This is just another good reason why it's better to just do it and not ask permission. It's a fucking inert piece of metal, it's not going to hurt anybody, and if anybody asks, you say it's fake or a replica and be done with it.

>>6840800
>(Any object crafted from metal with a blade or pointed edge, sharp or blunt.)

>>6840803

You fail at reading comprehension.

WITH a blade or pointed edge. Pic related, so blades or pointed edges meant as weapons.

Please, get fucked.

>>6840800
I'm not 6840764 but I agree with them. It would just be a very stupid thing to bring to an area with a lot of people in this age of hysteria.
I don't even think it's legal to carry around, active or not.

>>6840808

>hysteria

Because some retarded kids are freaking out I shouldn't be able to carry my property in public?
Yeah, nah, fuck that.

Also, generally speaking deactivated weaponry is not considered weapons anymore, which makes it legal to carry.

>>6840800
>>6840802


>bring a rocket launcher to a convention center
>in post 9/11 America

Enjoy Guantanamo, turbonerds. I hope your authenticity was worth it. Fucking idiots.

>>6840817

>fucking idoits

Deactivated weapons != legally considered weapons.

They're considered replicas since they can't be made to fire. Go fuck yourself, gun grabber.

>>6840821

>muh guns

Look, rednecks, if you can't get into a con with an unloaded gun, why could you be able to get in with one of whose?

>>6840814
someone's jimmies have been rustled.

listen, even if it would be legal to tote a deactivated firearm Acen still gets to decide as a private event whether or not it can be used as a prop.

Follow up on dry ice man, staff pretty much said "Please don't make us make it a rule and leave that shit at home"

>>6840814
Are you the same guy who was butt hurt about them banning swastikas ?

>>6840824

An unload gun could EASILY be loaded with a bullet and fire.
A deactivated weapon is literally impossible to reactive without heavy machinery such as a smelter. There's no issue.

>>6840826

>someone's jimmies have been rustled.

Of course, watch cancerous faggots kill ACEN with their awful ideas should make any seagull upset.

>listen, even if it would be legal to tote a deactivated firearm

It is legal.

>Acen still gets to decide as a private event whether or not it can be used as a prop.

This is a conversation about the morality of doing it. Should they, not can they. This is irrelevant.

>Follow up on dry ice man,

Bad comparison. Dry Ice can be accidentally spilled and cause burns. A deactivated RPG can do nothing.

>"Please don't make us make it a rule and leave that shit at home"

"We're awful con runner please don't make us do our job".

staff pretty much said "Please don't make us make it a rule and leave that shit at home"

>>6840833

Why yes, yes I am. Though there were a quite a few others who thought it was stupid last time I posted about it a few months ago, so I might not be the person you're thinking of.

>>6840849
It's a fucking convention. It's a fucking costume.
Swastikas are hate symbols. Carrying a Rocket Launcher is a stupid fucking idea.
If you want to wear your nazi t shirts and dance around with a weapon than stay the fuck home.
Kay? Thanks.

>>6840858

What wonderful logical arguments!
...
...
...

Wait, no, you didn't provide any. You continue to sling insults because you're mentally a child who hates anything that makes them slightly uncomfortable. You're as bad as Evangelist Republicans.

Oh, and protip: ACEN allowed vendors to sell items with swastikas for 10+ years now.

>>6840462
I'm so jelly of your pre-con nap. I got stuck with mandatory overtime till 9 Thursday. By the time I get to the hotel it will be like 3am. If I didn't have roommates using the room I would just cancel Thursday night and nap in my car in the parking garage.

>this thread is now about props

STOP
YOU'RE WRECKING IT

>>6840865
I see no insults.
Con banned a hate symbol, that makes sense
Con bans real fire arms , that makes sense
until this year you couldn't even carry realistic looking firearms so they've actually laxed a bit when it comes to props.

>>6840889

>Con banned a hate symbol, that makes sense

M-muh feelings! Some mentally unstable cry baby making rules because she can't handle dissenting opinions!

>Con bans real fire arms , that makes sense

Not real, read the other posts.

>until this year you couldn't even carry realistic looking firearms so they've actually laxed a bit when it comes to props.

The deactivated RPG falls under this category so why are they banning it exactly?

>I see no insults.

You blind?

>stupid fucking idea
>If you want to wear your nazi t shirts and dance around with a weapon than stay the fuck home.
>rednecks
>turbonerds
>Fucking idiots.
>Are you an idiot?

>mfw

>>6840898
I actually wasn't the poster that called you an idiot, a redneck. or a turbonerd.
Staying the fuck home was a piece of advice

Because beyond being a heavy piece of machinery, something that is still considered a real fire arm, and something that could still be seen as a real firearm by the general public and attendees, forgive if I'm wrong but a rocket launcher is usually 5 feet in length or longer.
>"• Props must be approximately your height or less in length. (If you are under four feet (4’) tall, your prop may be up to four feet (4’) long.)"

and would still need a plastic, bright colored tip.

All the hetafags need to take their swastikas and get out of this thread. Actually, suicide would be a better option if you can't figure out why wearing a wsistika in public is a dumb thing that any sensible organization would want nothing of.

>>6840906
The odd thing is, no one in heta even wears a swastika in the manga. Yet you have these people who make this ridiculous uniforms and are "Cosplaying heta" . It's like they need an excuse for racism.

As far as the firearms argument goes, Illinois is one of the most clamped down states in the union.

They are a non-issue state.

Which is possibly why they still have 600 murders a year where 75% of them are with firearms.

Its mostly gangs though, so at least those law abiding citizens are running around murdering people.

>>6840908
Wow, who knew. People on the internet are trolls.

>>6840903

>and would still need a plastic, bright colored tip.

Okay, and you somehow can't put that on a deactivated rocket launcher?

>nd something that could still be seen as a real firearm by the general public and attendees,

Nope, they changed that rule this year. All it needs is an orange tip.

>"• Props must be approximately your height or less in length. (If you are under four feet (4’) tall, your prop may be up to four feet (4’) long.)"

Not everyone is a short manlet, so my 6'5'' friend could easily handle it.

>>6840906
>>6840908
>>6840914

>M-muh racism!

If anyone wants to hang out, I'll be in the doubletree - perhaps after the thursday meetup we can chill out together?

Trying to plan a full bar this year for the room.

If the con says no, it's against the rules. Just because they've never thought specifically to write a rule against rocket launchers doesn't mean it's a-ok

>>6840908
This. I hate that so much. I mean, the writers took so much time to hide anything about the nazis in WWII and hetaliafags muck everything up with their shit fandom and non-canon outfits. I mean, this shit is as bad as homestuck with that crap. Why the fuck do you need to make your own alt OC outfit, hetalia and homestuck are the only fandoms I ever see doing that at all and it's fucking stupid.

>>6840925
Legit question cuz I've been worrying about it for a while - I thought realistic replica firearms are still banned from ACen?

>Is a real firearm, or realistic replica firearm.

I need guns for Revy and have no idea what do.

What's the fucking point with you guys wanting to bring firearms anyways?

I could ask why you own one in the first place, but here in the states you'd just get muh fredum.

>>6840937
this
it may seem easier but what if it gets damaged

>>6840935

They actually updated the rules for this year, thankfully.


>The big thing to note is that gun-like props are no longer required to not be realistic. We only require three things of a gun-like prop:

It must have an orange tip.
It must be disabled.
It must be unloaded.

>>6840937

I prefer because I can.

I don't actually carry it with me, but it is something that I enjoy going to the range with.

>>6840929
at least for Homestuck it's acknowledged everyone's OCs will die horribly, lets me sleep at night

>>6840925

I really don't understand why it's so hard to realize that there's a right place and a right time for different things. If you want to bring a deactivated WWII Bazooka or Panzerschreck out in public and play pretend, there are WWII reenactor sessions all throughout the midwest.

Otherwise learn to craft and make that shit out of resin.

I'm just going to briefly go over how Rosemont IL works, in case you're not from around here.

Rosemont was founded by old Italian thugs, it's a gated city to keep blacks and jews out. Every single cop is on the take and most were hired because they're related to, or know someone politically. It is perhaps the most corrupt city in America.

They have convention centers and they have all sorts of other fun things, like a casino in the next town for good reason, they bought it and can control it.

Do you know what happens to faggots who tote weapons around their little shit utopia?

Neither do I.

Piece of advice, don't fuck around in Rosemont.

>>6840937

>I could ask why you own one in the first place

Well, in the example of the RPG, it was a family heirloom.

>What's the fucking point with you guys wanting to bring firearms anyways?

The guy also said it was a prop for his outfit, probably TF2 related I'd wager.


>it may seem easier but what if it gets damaged

Better than it sitting in the attic forever.

>>6840944
fuck you

Goddamn this went hella downhill fast.

>>6840949
>Well in the example of
What example?
>family heirloom
Why is this relevant
>The guy
Hang on, we're bringing third parties here?
>TF2
This is anime.
>in the attic
Who owns attics anymore?
>it
Don't use pronouns.

[spoiler]Stop typing like this you fucking babboon.

>>6840956

>What example?

I don't know, the fucking guy who wanted to bring his RPG to Acen? The thing that fucking prompted this whole debate?

Can you even read?

>Why is this relevant
Because the person I replied to asked why anyone would own a firearm so I explained why?

>Hang on, we're bringing third parties here?

Third parties have ALWAYS been involved.

>This is anime.

Tell that to the homostuck cosplays and other non-anime that have been allowed over the years.


>Don't use pronouns.

Why?

3/10, you got me to reply.

>>6840953

Blame the m-muh feelings fags who started slinging insults when someone disagreed with them.

>>6840849
>mfw you can be put in jail for up to eight years for displaying any Nazi symbols in parts of Europe.

>>6840964

What an awful continent.

>>6840962
oohohoh my god, you replied to an obvious troll post pointing that was made just to point out you're stupid

I just grabbed random bits of information and put it under green text and you took my post seriously

looks like I'm not going to the cgl meetup if we get this clown

>>6840970
It's IN EUROPE. Where it all happened. I agree it's dumb but give them -some- sympathy, really.

Anyways, this thread is going nowhere good fast. What's everyone cosplaying as? If you're going, at least.

>>6840971

>you replied to an obvious troll post pointing that was made just to point out you're stupid


You're right, it's not like I didn't acknowledge it at the end or anything! You really are bad at reading, huh?

And learn to not fuck up spoiler tags.

>looks like I'm not going to the cgl meetup if we get this clown

Nobody will miss you.

>>6840977
Let's see you spoiler on /clg/ better, you cunt.

And stop with your retarded green text.

>>6840981

>And stop with your retarded green text.

Stop with the shitposting.

>>6840970
>free healthcare

>>6840986
>implying a service provided by the state is "free"

Ugh this ACen came too fast. so much shit to do and nothing will be completed.

>>6840946
I can vouch for this. My mum is a cop in Des Plaines ( pretty much right next to Rosemont ) and that whole area is pretty corrupt.
Plus they are looking for trouble Acen weekend. They get a lot of calls. Everything from underage drinking to fist fights. Provocation would not be wise.

>>6840992
>>6840946

That has nothing to do with ACEN's policies, though.

>>6840990
so then primary school isn't 'free'? Your states pay for that right? God americans are stupid.

>>6840995
true, but it does have to do with why bringing a rocket launcher is a bad idea.

>>6840997
i was pointing out that the government takes more money from its citizens in order to pay for services it provides, like healthcare. i don't know what you're talking about

haha

>>6841002
I was pointing out that the government takes more money from it's citizens to pay for services it provides, like school(up until college)

Does anyone want to get super drunk on me thursday?

>>6841010
>Does anyone want to get super drunk on me thursday?
>on me

i-i do...

>>6841010

Drinks on you? Of course I will!

>>6841013

Acceptable, I just want to try and get this thread back on track.

Any booze/drinks that you prefer? I'm compiling a list of things to pick up today. My e-mail is in the e-mail field and I'll let you know what room I'll be in come thursday.

>>6841018
I like rum...delicious rum, dark rum though not any of that pina colada golden rum bs.

>>6840942
This was quoted from the forums, right? So it's an official ACEN policy... but.... on their actual site, their policy still says that no realistic firearms.

Ah well, I'll just bring it anyway. Thanks!

Also, does anyone know how strict they are on the prop length requirement? I have a 6.5' flagpole I want to bring for Simca and don't really want to cut it down to 5'...

>>6841022

>This was quoted from the forums, right? So it's an official ACEN policy... but.... on their actual site, their policy still says that no realistic firearms.

ACEN tends to forget to update the frontpage of the website, so you should be fine.

The flagpole thing, probably won't be. If you have a tall friend ask them to hold it. Though I've heard that IRT tends to be shaky when it comes to enforcing prop length, so you might be fine.

>>6841018
>>6841018
ayo, you gonna have some drinks on Friday and Saturday? Wont be able to make it in Thursday. Also, you need drink shakera and measuring cups?

Pretty nervous-- Im working on my first sewing project, which is a blazer. Hoping to get it done by Acen but I'm panicking.

>mfw I check back on this thread after my last post

>>6841090

Yar, will likely be boozing it up all weekend. /cgl/ is welcome to stop by and have some drinks.

>>6840990
still costs less yours

>>6841346
im not american im canadian

You fucking trolling retards, do we need a new thread?

>>6840950

As long as you are gentle.

>>6841208

I don't know if this thread is better or worse for this recent trolling.

This isn't good. Stressing far too much about acen. The right side of my face is swelling and i think i may be havent a panic attack. Whats worse im on lunch now and forced to work a double so no progress on shit.

>>6841724

Just relax, you'll have a good time regardless. What costumes are you working on?

>>6840690
Not sure if it actually sold out or if there was an end time for the online sales. If the latter they may have tickets at con?

Given how it sold out in a matter of hours last year, not sure why you didn't buy tickets sooner given that you had days and days this time...

>>6841841
I really didn't have an interest until I learned some of my friends were going too. I'll ask when I get my badge tomorrow.

Is it hard to sneak people into panels if they don't have badges?

Lets recover from the trolling and shit posting...

What's everyone game plan, partying, convention, and cosplay wise.

I won't be able to make it to the meet-and-greet because of work and I won't hit the road with my friends until like late Thursday night/early Friday morning. Also may bring some booze but they might be some cheap bullshit sadly due ot lack of funds.

I'm also doing at least three cosplay gathering meets. Can't wait.

>>6841945
Yes.

>>6841947
Cosplaying two days and wearing Lolita the other. I'm not a huge partier, might end up hitting up a room party or two but I like to remember what happened at cons I go to.

Definitely gonna hit up the exhibit hall/artist alley. I wanna buy some wigs and something from AP and a few plushies. Also going to both the Lolita fashion shows, the Sailor Moon panel, Madoka cosplay photoshoot and the masquerade. Might stop by the j-fashion panel on Sunday as well. And I might visit the swap meet for a little bit if I have time.

I'm already mostly packed, just need to pack up toiletries/medicine/electronics tomorrow before I leave. My hotel isn't the Hyatt, but it does have a hot tub which my roomies and I are going to thoroughly clean and then have a pre-con hot tub party in!

Also, I'm considering going to Hardcore Synergy. Is it as bad as Soap Bubble?

>>6841947
I'll be there early Thursday afternoon, but I think we're going to spend the day and night in the city, so I'll officially be there Friday I guess. Really don't have any meets or party's planned, just going to see what's going on.

Cosplay is looking like Koto, Ariel, and Zelda.

I want to get drunk with /cgl/ bros. How do I find the room parties? I can pitch in booze, obviously.

>>6842024
>6842024

Planning on having a small - get drunk before going out kind of a party. Prolly on Thursday as well as Friday. Email me for an invite.

What are your budgets for the con? I figure that I might be able to do with $250 with parking, buying the Chantilly skirt set, and various artist alley and vendor stuff.

>>6842071
$500 hard cap. Hoping to find and buy the second of the exclusive Madoka movie posters Aniplex gave away at the movie screenings.

Pic related.

>>6842212
I'm just so confused by her bow.

>>6842195
Disregard that. I suck cocks. Here is the rare U.S. version I'll hope to find.

>>6842212
Just wondering, but how much do these usually go for? Any idea?

how late does a 1-day pass work till? If I bought one for Friday and wanted to go to a panel at 2:00am would it still be valid...?

>>6842071
The world itself seems to be willing against me going to this con. I had a good amount put away for it (and I need to since I'm a state away), but I lost hours at my job all of a sudden, had to cover a couple surprise costs lately, and several hours ago my car's tire blew out. Also I'm now late on my rent payment. Also my barber screwed up my hair, which affects my cosplay. It's only in the back, but...

That's turned all my plans around, but because my friends are gracious (and accepting of my money), I'm still on course to make it. Juuuust barely, though.

Not like I planned on buying anything anyway. I go to cons to socialize and meet fellow Lab Mems. Going to this con may not be the world's choice, but I'm certain it's Steins;Gate's choice.

>>6842585
usually it is 4am so you should be fine.
Good luck with that vile line though.

I heard that there was going to be a lolita swap meet. Does anyone know where and when that will be? Is there even an official location or was this just an up-in-the-air idea?

>>6841010
Hell yeah! where at?

>>6843279
I heard it's sometime after the indie lolita showcase which ends at 8pm on Friday.

PS: I'm at the Art Institvte Chicago right now.

Does the guidebook app actually work for anyone? I downloaded it but it's showing up totally blank for me.

>>6843373
Wow, it's that late this year? Last year it was in the afternoon sometime. I'll try to make it anyway I guess.

My house is literally thirty minutes from the Hyatt and I'm so exhausted from working on my cosplay and loading shit in the car that I need to lay down. I wanted to get there at 3 but I feel like I'm going to pass out from exhaustion. I better not have to wait in the garage for a parking space because I need to crash.

>>6843376
It worked fine for me.

>>6843360

Email in the email field, will likely be in the room around 9pm.

Email me for information.

Hey seagulls my boyfriend's dad just died last night in a horrid car accident and he won't be going to acen anymore, so I'm canceling the room I had with him in the Hyatt. Gonna stay with friends instead. So there's at least one open room in the main hotel. Just FYI.

>>6843380
and yeah it's late this year
I hate the way acen moves shit around

Decided I'm not going for the full weekend this time around. Me and some friends are just going to be around on Saturday (no badges).

If you see a big fat guy in a blue Dickies work shirt with ghostbuster shit all over it, say hi.

I just decided today I'm going all 3 days

Even got my manager approval for taking the day off tomorrow

It's my first anime convention ever.

What have I done?

Does anyone know if they verify your IDs? I went to C2E2 earlier this year and it was just a generic badge but these badges have names on them. What's the deal with that?

>>6844175
I went to a hentai panel last year and they actually checked my drivers license. Not sure if they're doing the same this year though

>>6840946
Pretty much this.

Rosemont is a mafia hub and it's why I can't fucking stand being there for Acen. Every tiny detail about the area, from the shit accommodations surrounding the area, to the casino that was magically built there a few years ago, was tailored by the mob to gouge the fuck of any poor soul that has to suffer staying there for any extended period of time. And EVERYBODY, especially the hotels, are in on the racket. I wish Chicago made better progress for conventions with McCormick though; unfortunately everything is so expensive when you start getting into the city.

To in-state seagulls, I'm sure you all know that feel. To out-of-state seagulls, the CTA is only a few blocks away from the Hyatt and will get you downtown Chicago for a few dollars in under an hour. It's super easy too; there's only one line to Chicago (blue line) and just head south.

Are any of you fags going to the Kalafina concert?

>>6844170
Me too bro. The only reason I'm going is because i get in for free and want to see the concert.

>>6841956
It used to be much much better than the bubble.
Then they hired Mcs. To "rap"over the decent music.
Now it's just as bad. You are better off hitting up an 18 plus panel or just chilling in the lobby

Well, I guess I'll see some of you tomorrow. I'll be the bootleg looking Michiko Malandro. Ugh, and I don't even have a ride from my hotel. Looks like I'll have to take a cab, ;_; I don't even have much spending money.

>What tips can I follow for attending my first convention?
>There is a short guide for first time con-goers available: You do not have access to view this node

What the fuck is this shit?

So meetup is on friday right?

I may have bought way too much alcohol and my tolerance is something you would call small.

How can I remedy this?

>>6844597
An hero
Shamefru dispray

>>6827237
What bar near which escalators?

>>6844729
The Red Bar at the Hyatt.
It's pretty impossible to miss.

Alright, faggots, list out what events you'll be attending.

- Neon Genesis Evangelion & Madoka Magica Video Programming
- Skullgirls, SF4, MvC3, Persona 4 Arena, Catherine, and SSBB tournament
- Panels about Studio Ghibli, Essential anime, philosophy in video games, Japanese Mythology in anime, Cultures behind Avatar: the Last Airbender, Persona, Martial Arts, Nintendo, Webcomics, and Jpop
- Smash Bros, Xeno-series, MegaTen/Persona, and Catherine photo shoots
- Samurai Dan
- Soap Bubble Rave

Not really planing on buying a badge because I won't be cosplaying, but I might come to the meetup or something not sure.

Man you'd think after however many years of fighting game tourneys, they'd offer a bag check for people to check their stick bags. I fucking hate this shit.

Yo Mishamigos, I'm in a red and white maid uniform with Miss Argentina by the Red Bar. Come on down to the /cgl/ meet up!

Gag nobody like showed, don't bother coming :(

Me: >>6844926
Did anyone of you go to any of these yet?

Is anyone going to the Madoka Magica programming?

I'm getting drunk by myself...

Anyone still at the meet up?

>>6846372
I tried looking around for people but it's a bit hard when there's no direct way (a sign or such) for us to tell who's there for the meet-up or not. I just went back to my hotel after 10 mins. Sorry I missed you!

yeah, somebody should have taken initiative and just make solid plans to have a meet-up a week ago.

i walked around the lobby for a few minutes looking for any signs, but it's way too chaotic. the hyatt lobby is way too fucking sardine packed now for anything remotely resembling organization.

How about a 10 pm meet up on Saturday at the embassy suites bog table area onn the 2f

Are there any bars still open

Dat fucking rave

>had to leave early
>miss REDALiCE

I'd pop my head up at the meetup but I'm too busy hauling drunk asses off to ambulances.

If you see Medic 14, that's me. Say hello. You can just refer to me as medic 14 if you like or Jordan.

Hope everyone is having a good con! The cosplay I'm seeing is pretty amazing.

>>6847062
bro we will celebrate in your honor at AX. you are my medfag Jordan

>>6847062
I threw up kalamari but fortunately for you, that doesn't require a trip in an ambulance. I'm surprised that I haven't been wheeled away with all the health problems I have.

just came home from 22 hours of acen. heading back out around 1 or 2.

Rave was cool, but all the idiots rolling weren't. IRTs definitely had their work cut out

Is anyone up for a second attempt at a meetup or have we decided that the plans have bombed? If we do want to try again then perhaps we should pick an area that isn't so packed and chaotic. And someone (or me) should bring a sign.

Fucking captcha
youtryi Connaught

>>6843376
works for me

>>6847218
I'd be up for one I wasn't able to go to Friday due to another event

What are your panel plans for today

I woke up late and now there's no way I can make Welcome to Gensokyo

>>6847321
Here are some good ones:

- Persona Panel (11:30)
- Martial Arts (12:10)
- Death Note Mafia (7:00)
- Making Webcomics (9:00)
- Jojo's Bizarre Adventures (9:45)

>>6847218

Id be down for doing that tonight. Where at though?
>>6847319

Same here. Oregon Trail and Anime Hell were at exactly the wrong times for it.
>>6847321

Burlesque Show is my go to thing for today. Anyone know if you have to buy a ticket for it?

I'm not exactly a "seagull", moreso just general longtime 4channer and there's no other place talking about ACEN.

No cosplay so I'll be in a red hawks shirt. Cause it's the cup.

I might be giving anime name that tune a try. Sounds fun.

Okay, so how would everyone review/rate the panesl/events they've been to so far?

I've always considered these panels here a joke since I don't consider ACen a convention for that. Its a cosplay convention, not an informative one. I went to three fan panels yersterday -- one about telling if an anime is good or not, a murder mystery panel, and one about Japanese mythology in anime. All of them were horribly disorganized and uninteresting. The Japanese mythology was probably the best, but the bitches had no idea what they were talking about and pretty much only read "tvtropes" and "wikipedia" (they listed those as their only references really).

Samurai Dan has been the highlight though. He brought in these two awesome bear-dogs and his stage show was awesome. I saw my friend compete in some fightan tournaments as well, which was neat.

>>6847365
Arrived late, had to wait till 1 to finally get my badge. Didn't get as much as I wanted.

Castlevania - Pretty cool, rundown of the history and panelists who definitely knew what they were talking about and fans just as into it chiming in a lot. That Leon cosplayer was unexpected and just awesome.

Japanese Mythology- Interesting yet boring as fuck at the same time. Probably the way the presenters did it. I did learn that shinigami was a western concept from Grimm though. That was fascinating.

Funny party in the fog - BEST PANEL. Real touhou lovers and all the music up my alley. I can't stop listening to end of days now. PI-HYARARA

>>6847361
Oh and also anime jeopardy. Definitely want to see/participate in that one.

>>6847373
The whole "Shinigami is a western concept" thing seems like common knowledge to me. To be fair, I have a bigger obsession of mythology than most people, so that's probably why I knew all nearly all the stuff, even that Kappas like cucumbers. Only thing I didn't really know was that their was a collective yokai for objects that come to life. I thought like "a living lantern" and a "living set of armor" would be two different yokai, not one. I even knew about the wheel that drags people to hell (because of Okami to be fair).

>>6847374
I'll probably go to that as well.

>>6847377
I was rather disappointed she made no mention to sasami-san@ganbaranai. Especially when talking about the three sacred treasures, kagami, tama, and tsurugi.

>>6847365
Late night panels nailed it for me, the ones during the day aren't quite up to par.

Not coming back to Acen unless I'm in cosplay. It's packed with costumes but I'm feeling left out by not being in costume this round.

>>6847319
>>6847350
Someone suggested the table area on the second floor of the Embassy Suites. I haven't been to that area so I don't know what it looks like but if anyone has any better suggestions then let me know. I'm from out of state so I don't know the area too well.

Is 8 9PM a good time? I don't want the meetup to get in the way of the contest and 18+ panels. Yesterdays time got in the way of Oregon Trail and damn I wasn't going to miss that for anything. Let me know if there are any large panels/events that would get in the way of that time!

>>6847319
>>6847350
Someone suggested the table area on the second floor of the Embassy Suites. I haven't been to that area so I don't know what it looks like but if anyone has any better suggestions then let me know. I'm from out of state so I don't know the area too well.

Is 9PM a good time? I don't want the meetup to get in the way of the contest and 18+ panels. Yesterdays time got in the way of Oregon Trail and damn I wasn't going to miss that for anything. Let me know if there are any large panels/events that would get in the way of that time!

The Crystal ball is going on then as is Soviet Acen so I think itll be fine

Ugh yeah what eshii666 said, last night bombed. Any seagulls interested in another attempt for a meetup tonight at the Hyatt second floor?

>>6848049
I'm this >>6847670 anon. The Hyatt would be fine but someone should bring a small sign or something. Same time?

This con is pretty good! The day programming so far hasn't been much to talk about, true, but there's a lot of great cosplay to look at.

... and pretty girls in short skirts.

Forgive me. I am a boy.

What are you all cosplaying as?

>>6848088
I don't have one ;_;

well I'm up for meeting, but I'd like to know if its going to be at the embassy suites or the hyatt.

>>6848251
IT'S AT THE HYATT OUTSIDE THE BAR WHERE THEY CARD PEOPLE.

sorry for yelling. I'm wearing a Shinji, Rei, Asuka, & Mari Uniqlo t-shirt. I bargain shopped in Paris before

>>6848251
>>6848261
Hyatt it is then! I'll make a sign. I'll be the one in a yellow ballgown-ish dress that looks like Fluttershy.

I'll just assume that it's at 9 then.

>>6848251
>>6848251

Hyatt floor two it seems. Someone please make a sign

>>6848273

saw the sign, wish I could have stuck around but I was with someone below 21. great cosplays to the two that were there.

Yo, just finished up my night with Death Note mafia. I've gone to the rave the last three years so its not special anymore to me. I'm gonna wait for my friends to finish up their night then we're all gonna go play Munchkin together.

It was really nice seeing everyone there! I was the one in the yellow dress. Sorry that I had to leave so early. I needed to get some food in my stomach so I ordered the fuck out of some room service. I'll post one of the pictures that was taken on Sunday evening!

Wow I completely missed masquerade. Also I swear I only saw like 1 guy from current season which was Hataraku Maou.

>>6848504
Please do! It was nice chatting with you guys and there was far less spaghetti than I expected. /cgl/ is cool :3

Sorry for the bad lighting but here's the picture! Hopefully a meetup next year will be coordinated better so we can meet more people.

Well damn.

Put 16 people on to ambulances. Hope none of them were seagulls. Please note that bushes don't break falls well, giant suits with masks that cover your face probably don't help you stay conscious in a hot-ass rave, alcohol is okay in quantities less than half a gallon, and barbiturates don't mix well with ecstasy.

Also, throwing a punch at my paramedic partner is a Felony in the state of Illinois. (I'm just a med student, so you can hit me all you want with no repercussions). It probably wouldn't have been so bad if you hadn't done it in the presence of two fucking police officers.

Anyway, you might have seen me run around carrying a giant blue bag or shouting at people to move out of the way (sorry bout that). I worked on night shift and was the one that wasn't wearing a hat.

It was nice to see the costumes and talk with a few of the cosplayers. I'm starting to understand some of the stereotypes after having met a fair bit of you.

See you next year I hope!

>>6850013

I think I caught a quick glimpse of you on Saturday. You were standing there while IRT dragged a guy out the front door screaming "FUCK IRT".

I'd like to thank you for taking care of these dumbasses this past weekend. You're doing God's work.

Had a pretty solid ACen.
Showed up on saturday, got to borrow a pass and swing through the dealer's hall and find shit that I've been looking for (model of the Thousand Sunny and the new MonHan Artbbook)

then I hung out with Charizard and Mistry and a few other seagulls, including the awesome Guardians group, for a good few hours.

I'm thinking about signing up for irt next year, anyone have any experience in it?

>>6850039

was the "hear" on his back supposed to be the wrong one?

>>6850039
THERE WAS AN MONHUN ART BOOK

MOTHER OF FUCK

I didn't see anything I wanted when browsing but that I would immediately snatched as fast as I could.

>>6850013
Did this felony by chance happen on the 6th floor of the Hyatt at around 4am Saturday morning?

>>6850050
It was, but I think it was supposed to be.
I can't find a single shot of Barnaby Jones from the back.

>>6850057
There was a little artbook store in the back back corner, if I recall correctly. They show up at a lot of cons and usually have some pretty great shit.

The one they had was Monster Hunter Illustrations 2, which has one full color book and one sketch art book.

A lot of it is from MHP3rd with a few touches of MH3U

God damn, I'm an old man. "Took a nap" at like 12:30 Saturday night and missed every single fucking thing I wanted to do.

Anyone been to Anime Midwest? Is it worth checking out? I can't make this my only con of the year after spending the entire first night fretting over my panel and all the socialization time on the second night dead to the goddamn world.

>>6850026
That was probably PD. Unless the congoers touch IRT, they can't really touch the guests. However, if they swing or attack IRT, then it becomes "Self defense".

It was nice grabbing a few of the fucking GIANTS that work IRT to serve as visual intimidation while I talked down a belligerent. I got to play good cop with them.

It was fun, really. Pretty straight forward.

>>6850066

Possibly. There were two that night. I was in on one assault on EMRT (which was odd because we aren't cops, we weren't there to punish anyone). There was another assault where my senior, Medic 3, basically pinned the guy down with his knee.

The team at work are all actual EMT-Ps (myself being the exception), so it was fun as fuck sharing war stories on the downtime.

It was too bad I couldn't see any of you though! I was hopin' to get a boardgame going. Working the night shift meant that I was waking up at ~2-3 PM and trying to see as much of the con as possible. I figured I'd get the most out of panels, but I think next time I'll just find people and chill with them and make a few friends.

Wow. I expected the worst but I got the best. You guys really overact to stuff.

So it's over, what was the best cosplay in your own categories you saw?

For me most well made/best looking/etc toss up between the power rangers and that iron man with the helmet that goes up or down via switch.

Most creative, guy with gigantic cardboard arm claws.

Most unexpected: For me it was Kato Marika or Hataraku Maou. Not only are they recent but weren't that big too. That was nice.

>>6850264
Both sound like what happened outside my room. I woke up because of shouting and listened through the door. Sounded like sound guy swung at someone he wasn't suppose to. When I went outside to see, there were at least four men holding this guy down, someone said "you're spending the night in jail" and the police came and said, "oh you again." I was pretty surprised to see so many people out there.

I saw that they had EMT waiting outside the rave, just sitting there. Gotta say its pretty pathetic how they have to pre-plan for these disruptive and drug abusing people. The con in my city has very little of this bullshit and is still an over 20k attendance con. I know there's many wonderful people there, and I met many of them, but those who cause this shit should be seriously ashamed of themselves.

>>6850398
>I saw that they had EMT waiting outside the rave, just sitting there.

Might have been me. I wasn't wearing a hat.

It's a good thing that we are there, though. Avoiding major adverse outcomes (and liability) is often best avoided with an early response.

Yeah, it's too bad that people make decisions like this. But it's going to happen with a rave this size. The vast majority of people (some 99%) are responsible.

>>6850395

the guy said he does 90s themed cosplays and wanted to do the dodgeball machine from dexters lab, but didn't have time to finish.

>>6850438
Maybe he'll have the full thing at anime midwest.

>>6850395
>Most creative, guy with gigantic cardboard arm claws.
That guy posted about making those things a few months ago on /cgl/ and I promised him I'd give him a fistbump for his work.

I kept good on my promise.

>>6848865
I saw a group dressed as the scouting legion on friday. I also took a picture with the maou group.

>ctrl F dove
>no results found

You guys missed out seeing that nesting mourning dove on the skyway with it baby!

>>6850261

Went to Midwest last year. Easily one of the best Midwest cons. Better than ACEN in terms of the people you'll meet there. The raves are shit, but that's sort of a plus for me because I NEVER want to see another con become this >>6850398

>>6850583
But the shitty stuff gives EMRT stuff to do instead of just sitting around.

Half of my fun is fucking with congoers who have altered mental status. Examples include, the meow game, making them perform absurd dances as part of a "sobriety test", and including absurd questions in the MMSE ("what's your name? What's today's date? Where are you right now? Who's the president? Who's the president of russia?... He doesn't know the president of russia. He's clearly hammered. Let's call the lights and sirens.") or pretending like we're going to have to do absurd shit (amputate fingers, etc).

Otherwise staying up till 8AM would be a pain in the ass.

>>6850653
>not knowing the Russian president
>2013

Anybody else get food poisoning? I wanted to go to the meet up on Saturday but my sister wanted to dance. I was feeling like shit when I woke up Saturday morning and threw up what ever shitty cafeteria food I ate. Then I had to lay down for the rest of the con and it sucked so bad. I also passed out in the third floor tower hallway and nobody asked if I was ok even though I was dry heaving and drenched in sweat. It was good when I wasn't dying from exhaustion and throwing up.

>>6851022
>not going to Sakura sushi down the street

>>6851022

Yeah a lot of people were kinda sick during ACEN, with symptoms like food poisoning

>>6851022
>>6851289
I would be awesome if ACen got some food trucks from Chicago to come over to Rosemont so that there would be a variety of food instead of either Giordano's, McDonald's, convention food, or hotel food.

Also please post in this thread nao: >>6849726

>>6851313
Gen Con had food trucks last year and it was pretty sweet.

ACen at least had that Ice Cream truck.. But that's not really the same.

>>6850047
yups, shifts are 8 hrs, they're good about letting you get food when you need to on shift/ breaks are a little harder. free badge, free room(hotbunking but never anymore than 3 people in the same time you're sleeping) and free food. never worked with someone I hated but you might get the occasional assburger.

night shift gets to see the most retarded stuff.

Post your ACen swag.

>>6853115
Persona 4 keychain
Death Note poster
First Rebuild of Evangelion film

>>6848865
>>6850483
>>6850395

I think that was me. I went as Maou Sadou, and I was wearing his cape. I met two others who went as Maou but they didn't have the cape so didn't stand out. I didn't even notice.

I wanted to go as someone from this season to meet people who aren't english dub casuals and actually current. Meeting these type of people was the best part of the con for me.

Sorry this response is late, hopefully you see it. If you have images of me post them, I didn't save many.

I can't currently post images on the board atm so here are some links.

imgur.com/e171Tvw,TEJefGG,PDFdYGs

>>6853527
also forgot to mention this was my first con as well as first cosplay, and i only had a day to make it. so im aware its not amazing.

everything was stiched except for the bias tape because i got so frustrated it wasnt actually tape, so i taped it.

I learned some tricks, thats for sure.