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I want to start a love live cosplay/cover/dance group SOMETHING central Florida LL fans where are u 😭

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Pokemon! Smash Bros! Mario Kart! Splatoon! In the FreeCon Video Game Room, all of these games and more come together, just for you! 

Whether you're looking for fresh new competition, or you just like to play for fun, the video game room will be here for you all day every day!

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FreeCon needs YOU to be a volunteer! Volunteers get a FREE TShirt!

Unfortunately, we don't have enough staff members to perform all of the duties necessary to keep the convention running smoothly. That's where you come in! 

Volunteer duties include things such as manning an activity room, helping at registration, preparing panel rooms for the next panel, keeping an eye on the vendors room, and more! 

Volunteer registration is at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfQPbgkI3RR8iCH8K2fJv3A96o7KLgT0p7yCU0oKl1XC2Vqpg/viewform.

If you can't do a full 3 hour shift but would still like to help out, feel free to message our Facebook or email us at [email protected].

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FreeCon is happy to welcome Edgelord Cosplay as a Special Guest!

Local Cosplayer and Edgelord, Edgelord Cosplay started cosplaying back in 2013. He is always happy and excited to improve and has been a guest and event host at conventions in the past. 

Check out his Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/edgelordcosplay/!

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Our Place

When Chispa found Ceylon they had been going from home to home, staying with friends and carrying their meager belongings with them. Chispa had, however, been living with Abuela, who happily took Ceylon in. Then later, she found the two of them an apartment near hers.

The two settled in and the apartment filled with trinkets and pieces, half finished lamps, dilapidated radios, mechanical birds that sing an out-of-tune song. All of which belonged to Chispa. The only sign that Ceylon lived there at all was a sturdy set of shelves that held three books they hadn’t been willing to part with throughout the years- books they had deemed too valuable to leave for the next scavenger that came along.

One was a copy of The Allegory of the Cave by Plat. At least, that’s the only part of the name that had been left when Ceylon found it. It had been in extreme disrepair when they found it, and their first read through was an uphill climb through a soup of faded words on decaying paper. Then they went through with a pen and wrote over the words to make them legible. The third time through they wrote their own notes, updating it for the time and their own circumstance. One of the first things Ceylon had asked Chispa to do was rebind the book, and she did it masterfully, fabrication a new cover inlaid with silver metal pieces to spell out: The Allegory of the Cave by Plat, annotated by Ceylon.

The second was a copy of The Time Machine by H.G. Wells. Chispa had on more than one occasion found Ceylon simply staring at the cover, a threat of tears showing on their face, though never spilling over. Chispa never asked, but she did she read through the inside of the cover to try and understand his attachment to the copy. Ceylon’s name had been written there in a neat script, with a small dedication.

For my baby,

May time and space be yours in time, through books I found my power, through words may you find yours.

– Mom

And that was all. Mom. No name. Chispa also realized this was a possible reason why Ceylon seemed to rarely speak, each word carrying weight when they did.

The third book seemed inconsequential in comparison with the others, the first being Ceylon’s whole basis of thought and reasoning for why they fight, the second being Ceylon’s mother’s favorite, and possibly the only thing left of her. The third book though, Lord of the Flies by William Golding, always seemed like a silly, unlikely story to Chispa. To her it held no meaning, no necessity, but she read it nonetheless, doing her best to understand everything that Ceylon held dear.

Ceylon stayed out late most days, doing sketchy things Chispa quickly figured it was better not to ask about. The apartment still felt like it was missing them, and in the junkyard if she ever saw a book she’d bring it home and place it on their shelves. Soon after she designed a new bookshelf for them, metal and inlaid with images from the three books Ceylon held so dear.

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FreeCon is pleased to welcome Mystori as a Special Guest! 

Mystori is a Florida based cosplayer who got her start in 2011. She has cosplayed characters from various genres such as video games and anime. Her list of costumes includes Ariel from Disney's The Little Mermaid, Nico Robin from One Piece, Lucy Heartfilia from Fairy Tail, Tifa Lockhart from Final Fantasy, Mileena from Mortal Kombat, and many more!

When she's not procrastinating her cosplays you can often find Mystori raging on her YouTube gaming channel as she battles the unknown. 

Check out her Facebook!

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The FreeCon Indiegogo campaign ends TOMORROW! The campaign can not be extended again, so if you planned to donate, now's your last chance!

Get some amazing perks:  Buttons! Comissions! A Decorative Vinyl Record!

AND help keep the FREE in FreeCon!

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/freecon-14-at-florida-state-university-free-anime#/

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FreeCon is pleased to welcome Fudgie as a special guest! 

Fudgie is an award winning cosplayer, with multiple best in show and craftsmanship awards, and has competed internationally. She is vocal about issues in the cosplay world and is always willing to help a fellow cosplayer in need of advice on a costume, wig, sewing technique, or other aspect of cosplay. 

Be sure to look for her at FreeCon! When you see her, don't be afraid to say hello, she loves meeting new people! Check out her Facebook!

And if you love FreeCon, be sure to support us through our Indiegogo!