/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>6807413
Oh you're one of those people....

You don't need to drink, but drinking makes everything a lot more fun. I'm not saying you NEED to drink to have a good time but not good story starts with "Here, hold my coke" as they say.

>>6805517

Don't know where you get that made, lots of single girls at MCM, just go out drinking or hit up one of the parties.

>>6803153
The 6 pack is all about bodyfat, soon as you go under 15%-12% it starts appearing. Crunches and core exercises just make it a tad more defined, but they're not a encessity.

>>6803143
She's definitely overweight, regardless. Those thighs are like tree trunks made of blubber.

>>6803099
Yeh...hitting the gym for 30-40 minutes 3-4 times a week and eating right is all you need for dem dere "gigantic muscles". Keep thinking that lifting weights and hitting the gym is a waste of time though you fat cunt.

>>6799277
I think he means if it were a 20 year old man kissing a 15 year old girl or boy there would be a much larger outcry.

>>6802053
>local reputation
>MCM London

All of my what, Canary Wharf, Greenwich and Excel Docklands are well known for their high crime rate, shabby council high rises and lack of shopping districts. How you can even compare the reputation of CM London and Sunny con is beyond me.

Used to do it a fair amount between 16-18, mainly VG characters and then I outgrew it and started to find it weird. My missus loves to cosplay however so I've started to slowly get back into it and it adds a lot more fun to cons to be honest. Don't think I'd ever want to do it away from a con though, still weirds me out a tad.

>>6795310
Not sure if this will work for you, but it's worth a try. Pop in to the office and tell them you're working for one of the stalls and didn't get your dealer wristband. They may give you one. I've had times where I've had to do this legitimately, but they've never actually checked whether I'm working or not.

That being said, if you can't afford to purchase the £16.50 ticket or even the £10 one, there's no point of even going.

>>6794918

It's not that surprising, this is what you expect from a website like 4chan that allows you to hide behind anonymity. That being said, as long as you don't act like a cunt then you don't suffer the "wrath of 4chan".

Couldn't place her name to a face but if that's her then I remember her from October and I can't say I'm surprised by people's reaction to her. She causes drama left right and centre, harps on about being "date dere independent woman" but at the first sign of someone getting angry or disagreeing with her she invokes her boyfriend clause; who I may add spent the entire weekend trying to starts fights with people, typical small man syndrome.

That being said, it's best to laugh at the drama, not get involved with it and have a good time. The vast majority of people who turn up to cons from here are fine, the one's that bitch either hide it or just don't turn up.

>>6794488
I'm a massive SE fanboy so I love when they turn up, lets me buy a few items each time without having to wait or pay for there ridiculous shipping charges. The smaller booths are also rather great for picking up souvenirs and the missus loves getting her mangas from them as by Sunday they're all for sale and are usually dirt cheap.

That being said, I do hate how it's become more of a "freaks of nature" con than a place for people to cosplay their favorite characters from video games, comics and anime. If you weigh 24 stone, haven't washed in years and decide to wear a skin tight leotard please for the love of god do not go around hugging people and smearing them with sweat.

Not sure how useful this may be to you as things can be a tad different between US and UK cons, but I'll offer some tips regardless.

>Always aim to meet with the people at least once before the con.
I know they say not to judge a book by its cover, but first impressions are pretty good for people you'll only be staying a few days with. Either the person has terrible body hygiene, or they're drug taking alcoholics. Not to mention this offers you a chance to get the money off them as well.

>Buy air fresheners and cleaning products or take them with you.
Either the people you room with have terribly hygiene or they've spent a full day sweating in a costume. A few sprays here and there or an automatic dispenser with at least mask the smell and make the room smell pleasant. Cleaning equipment needs no explanation, some hotels can be really anal about any stain.

>Book early, real early.
I find it hilarious sometimes that people are willing to spends a couple of hundred £/$ on a hotel room when they can have it for a fraction of the price if they book quite a few months in advance. Check the hotel website or a booking company, some offer you a free cancellation as long as it's 3-7 days before the date. By then you'll know whether you're going or not

>Drink anywhere but your room, even when you know the people well
It sounds like a dick move, but I've had issues with getting drunk with close friends in out own rooms and waking up the next morning to find we've done something stupid. You make not be an angry drunk, but if you don't know the people well who knows what might happen?

>If you're over the legal age for sex (16/18) do not room with people who are under it unless they are related
This can seriously bite you on the arse, whether it's your name on the bill or not. Maybe they meet someone their own age and fuck in the room, or someone older, or you get drunk etc.. Endless possibilities of things fucking up and it's not worth the hassle

>>6789764

Most probably because you act more like a feminist than a misandrist. For one thing a misandrist wouldn't have a boyfriend. If you're also who I think you are, you're just an attention seeking feminist. I don't mean that as an insult, just that you always do come off as if you're preaching your hatred of all things penis purely to get the attention.

>>6789752

She is a tad annoying, but hitting her will merely strengthen her feminist thingie. Just ignore her completely if you don't like her. There are plenty of other people who are nice and easy to get on with.

>>6784970
They do it so that they weeaboos think they're Japanese and then think all of the stuff is legit from Japan. His brothers call Min and the other one's Patrick for some reason.

>>6783264
Is that the Manchester one? If so he only takes his girlfriend, brother, cousin and his friend with him never takes the people he hires.

>>6783325
Load the van at his house on Wednesday, drive down on Thursday and set up. Friday through to Sunday for set-up and con and then load it back on Sunday. I head off home on Sunday so never helped him unpack it.

Boxing manga is the only one you can go with really, the Japs and fat yaoi loving weeaboos tend to want their men to be tall and skinny as fuck. That being said, sports manga/anime isn't usually a huge hit with cosplayers as you have to be in good shape for it which the vast majority aren't.

>>6782813
Oh when you're in the shop he's nothing but smiles and I thought he was a nice guy at first. Then when he moved the shop downstairs and I was helping him over night he showed his true colours. Bitching and moaning about his employees and customers and going on and on about how much he's reeling in. Even at the con when he's paying the kids and sending them off, he'll bitch about them and then hire them back unless Same gets her diseased cunt involved.

>>6782884
They only employ about 4-5 full time staff for the shop, the rest are just kids that pop in a few times of friends of the staff that he calls in for expo. I popped into the shop a few years back a few times and then jsut asked him one day if he needed help for expo and he was like "Sure". When he found out I was local to the Troc he asked me to help out when he needed someone there. It's not great cash and most of the time you're just sitting there with bugger all to do, but it's cash at the end of the day.

>>6782942
It's £500 for 5 days work, your expenses mount up to about £40 for travel and there's usually a fair amount of tail around.

>>6782861
Training my arse, all they have to do is stand in their designated spot and approach people that are browsing each stand. He explains it all beforehand and it's not that difficult. Granted my examples of her cuntishness weren't great, but I've learnt to just phase her out. She'll say anything merely to appear as if she's in charge and because it goes straight to her head. Even when the doors haven't opened or we're having a break when packing/unpacking she likes to walk around and dribble her vaginal discharge all over the place.

I'm good mates with Josh and Hideki's reason for firing him was "I know you're busy with uni so didn't want you to be here all the time". He's done nothing wrong apart from telling Sam to fuck off a few times at the expo. He didn't even have the balls to tell him that he's so pussy whipped by a teenager that he has to get rid of people who are good. I've forgotten the name of the guy as it was a year or so ago but he got fired after he'd been working the shop and expo for 3 years purely because he wanted to discuss Sam's role with Hideki.

I'll agree that there aren't many shops selling better quality bar the dedicated ones like SE, but you can find everything for cheaper all over the place. Hell he even marks up the Pocky, you can pop round the corner into Chinatown and find it a lot cheaper.

>>6782737
Sorry but you're wrong mate. Sam is down right useless and is a cunt to the other girls, soon as he's out of earshot she's lording them all over them. "No don't stand like that" "Oh don't wear that" "Oh don't stand there" "Oh you should listen to me, I know everything". Even when it comes to setting shop up she'd much rather stand around being a bitch than actually helping out, at least the little thing his brother's fucking doesn't act like a cunt. Just sits quietly in the corner.

The people's he's got rid of were a lot more useful and Sam and he fired a guy who's been there for 3 years purely because he complained about Sam doing fuck all. He also got rid of Josh who's a massive help when it comes to unloading and packing purely because he told Sam to fuck off.

Disagree all you want, but I'm merely advising people to avoid TT like the plague. You can find better quality stuff elsewhere and for a lot cheaper, hell you can order it direct from the supplier for a fraction of the price even with the mailing cost. Feel free to pop round at MCM though.

>>6781055
The owner seems nice to customers? Oh lordie lord what sorcery is this? One of his brother's is actually a nice guy whilst the other's also an arse but he blows them both out of the water.

I've been working at the cons and the shops for nigh on 5 years now whenever he needs help and he's anything but nice. Personally I've never had a problem with him, but I've seen how he treats his employees and it makes EA look like they let their employees go home early with home baked cupcakes.The stuff he gets for the con is mostly pre-ordered specifically for the expo and is from a different supplier in China as it's lower quality and cheaper. We'll occasionally wheel in one of the shop carts but that's just when he has something that isn't selling well. I know there's making a profit, but he's raking it in purely because he marks the prices up so high.

The way he treats some of the kids who work there is also rather harsh. For instance one of the girls is worse than useless, but since she's fucking him he's made her in charge and god does she lord it of the others. He fired two guys who'd been working there for 3 years purely because she bitched about them and has docked the pay of some of the kids at expo purely on her word, most of the time they did bugger all wrong.

Alex Louis Armstrong is a guaranteed lay if you can work it, I've got the broad shoulders for it for MCM in London and was swimming in clunge for the weekend.

If you're tall and have got the otter mode working for you, go for Icihgo from Bleach and throw in some a ripped outfit. Just don't be too blatant with the ripping

Apart from the DBZ characters, most male anime characters are just skinny as fuck.

>>6780358
The "good quality shit" we have at MCM is just the surplus stuff from the shop and his garage. He marks it up to a ridiculous price on the day so if you want to buy anything from the shop wait until the last day at the end when he starts offering discounts on everything. If you're after swords, clothes or gundams just mosie around near the end and it's all usually 50% off.

That being said, avoid the shop like the plague otherwise, he's an utter cunt and you can get everything cheaper from eBay, his suppliers are from Indonesia and China.

>>6773312
That's right kids! It's generalisation time! In this week's episode we'll be exploring how every woman is a cheating whore and every man is a womanising misogynist scum-bag!

>>6773439

It will come back to haunt you, doesn't matter if you're naked or not. Anything that involves some sort of fetish of you using your body to earn money on-line will come back to haunt you be it in 5 or 20 years.