It’s been a busy start to the year for me, but in all the most boring ways properly, which has meant a major dry spell too, and with no conventions early in the year I’ve been pretty fed up. However, last weekend finally marked the first event of the year, which me and a long-standing friend headed down to – meeting up for lunch, then jumping on a train and making it to the convention a couple of hours later.
The event itself takes place in a hotel, so getting from hotel room to convention was simple, and we took it easy on the Friday – no cosplay, just hanging out, catching up with some people, and having a few drinks. Although, of course, I found myself sat in the hotel bar and sneaking looks at Tinder to pass the time whenever the conversation waned.
Come Saturday, it was our first cosplay day, and for me my outfit of choice was Asuka from Evangelion’s school uniform – a red wig with unique hair clips, a white blouse with red bow, short blue skirt with straps over the shoulders, and knee-high white socks topped off with normal school-style shoes. It’s probably my current favourite outfit, so I was pretty thrilled to get to show off in it again, and was in a bright mood as I strode about and posed for photos.