/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>6926953
You can be without a handler for a short time as long as the space around you is safe, but you really need one for your safety and others. Your vision and hearing becomes hindered by the costume, so you never know if you bump into someone accidentally, or come across douchebags who will push you around for fun (having experienced this, it's terrible and frightening).

If you're right outside your home or some place because you're promoting something, have someone keep an eye on you, check on you when you want a break if you find yourself unable to leave the spot.

To me it's sort of common sense to have one be your guidance, though it took me a few tries at a con to realize this. Don't go out in such a full mascot costume without someone with you who you trust, someone who is a very willing and helpful because they will have to hold your things for a while, and they just can't run off because of all the con excitement and leave you behind. My friends helped watch out for me and even decline others for me (I'm hard to hear from the cosplay) when I wasn't feeling well or in a hurry to some place.

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