So, this was the cosplay I wore at Tokyo in Tulsa 2011 the majority of the weekend. (That Saturday I was dressed as Excalibur from Soul Eater. Look in my “sushi’s cosplay” tag, you’ll find it.)
Here’s the thing you need to keep in mind: I suffer from Bitchy Resting Face. I can be off in my own world, not thinking of anything at all, and people will automatically assume that I’m in a foul mood. It’s just how my face arranges itself. I’m unaware of it most of the time.
As you can see above, it goes well with Wesker.
That year, my friend Shona (leraphe here on Tumblr) was cosplaying Claire in her RE2 Darkside Chronicles outfit. There were a couple of times that the elevator stopped on a floor, and when the doors opened, people would see her and exclaim, “Oh my god, it’s Claire Redfield!” A moment later, they would notice me standing on the other side of the elevator, and their faces would drop. They were not prepared to see Albert Wesker standing there.
It was a very different story when I was riding down the elevator by myself. You see, that year our hotel room was on the seventeenth floor. Needless to say, going down to the second level to the sky bridge meant having the elevator to yourself until it stopped at another floor. I was tired, I was leaning in the back corner, and I wasn’t paying attention to anything around me. That is, until the doors opened on a random floor. I looked up to see two people standing in the hallway.
There was a brief pause as I stared at them. Again, keep in mind, I’m usually forgetful of my Bitchy Resting Face, and I was exhausted. I said nothing. Part of me just wanted to see what they would do.
Another moment passed. “We’ll just take the next one.”
The doors slid shut. As the elevator once again began to descend, I started laughing. I had literally scared people, and managed to keep an elevator to myself at a crowded anime convention. That is a rarity. Anyone who has gone to an anime convention can tell you this. You can easily spend five to ten minutes just waiting for one to reach your floor, and if you’re lucky enough, there might just be enough room for you to squeeze in.
That right there was the single greatest moment I have ever experienced at a convention. There has yet to be anything that trumps that moment.
Also of note: That cosplay won me a weekend pass for Tokyo in Tulsa 2012 at their annual Halloween party. Since I had already purchased a table for that year and two badges came included, I gave the pass away to a friend. Said friend is no longer someone I associate with, and I regret not giving the pass away to someone who would have been a little more grateful for it. He just happened to be with me at the time.
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