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We are the Knights who say..."Ekki-Ekki-Ekki-Ekki-PTANG. Zoom-Boing. Z'nourrwringmm.
I Bet You They Won't Play This Song On The Radio
Off to the "Fruits Basket" Gathering. The grass had become wet recently and the ground was mud. Not exactly the best grounds for a gathering but who's to stop us now?
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Xellos was vending his mandragora soup from that "Iron Chef" bit during "Slayers Next." Tasted as good as it looked and sounded. Ramen & Rice were performing onstage so I got a few clips of their music. Good as always.
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It looked like most of Sana-chan's Oreo Con was in full swing since she was cosplaying Orochimaru. Since AM was becoming just a bit of a social event, I figured I could film and shoot the Oreo-Con madness.
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Masquerade was about to start soon. We needed some private time and decided to skip it in favor of getting dinner. We figured with everyone at Masquerade, the public area would be less crowded for us. But we did not take into consideration that Valencia would have its own outdoor celebration. Every restaurant was packed with normal people. We saw Keith Burgess and his friend getting take out Johnny Rocket's and followed his lead. Victoria and I dined al fresco at the center area by the Borders. I could already see cops warning minors about the curfew at the late hour of 8PM.
We changed into our Lupin costumes and arrived back at AM just in time to see Masquerade winding down. So whatever great performances were on this year, we missed so expect no commentary from me. Richard was breaking down his photography area and we helped him send the gear back to his room. I got to see a bit of "Haunted Junction" and "Galaxy Angel" in their room while the family prepared for the late night con activities. Chibi Al was getting high off water and Pocky.
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The scheduled dance was running a bit late. The PoT party at the hotel room was going on. Victoria and I ran off to the outside to see who was there. Got to talk with Pikmin Link and family and listen to 30-second Shakespeare with the ghost of Rick James backing the chorus up. Odd that the hotel let us use that venue tonight despite the curfews.
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The dance was beginning to open up so we marched back there to see the line of anticipating dancers. I got to play with the Teen Tower. Back at the lobby we found Ray of JTAF and hung about there while witnessing hotel take care of some unwanted visitors. For some reason I was in my pajamas amid the 40 degree weather.
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When we got a bit tired we headed back to the room to witness the blackmail worthy drunkeness. All footage is rendered missing since the parties involved have paid the needed fees to make me forget about them. We sent our gear to the car before calling it a night.
