Least favorite people to deal with in con spaces: people who play the 'harmless friendly old guy' card to avoid getting called out on being creepy. Recognizable the moment they see a girl half their age and go "Where's my hug?" Because you are the bitch, if you refuse to hug them, then. Right? These guys are often heard to loudly proclaim that they're just being friendly.
Non-male staffers (especially younger ones) will often quietly warn one another about this sort of guy, but won't say anything in public for fear of being shunned or chastised for breaking the social media policy. And as these people rarely receive direct complaints for their sideways, offhand comments, there's no way for higher-ups to act on this shit. And those comments weren't overheard, so it's your word versus theirs.
Oh, no, I'm not talking about guests of the convention this time. Though I'm "glad" That One Asshole has given me a great example of the archtype...
Still, the whole missing stair thing is a helluva drug, and I really wish I could just...you know. Queen of Hearts the lot of them.
