Grimlock ♥ Ultra Magnus

It was about cosplay at Readercon.   So, here's the funny story.   My friend went ballistic when someone had purple hair, and I promised to wear my purple/Hit Girl wig there.   Like crazy.   He was ranting for a long time about how respectable Readercon was and there was no cosplay, and it was a rule, or that's how I felt at the end. 

So I was afraid because I didn't want to do laundry, but the only clean geeky thing I had were my two Transformers dresses.   I wore Bee, my favorite, and I got so many compliments, I went as Prime the next day.   I've already gotten a request for Rocket Raccoon tomorrow.   

But going in as Bee?  I was afraid they'd kick me out because of what that old, white dude said.   And someone today told me there was no rule barring cosplay.   The con chair saw me as both Bee and Prime and was cool with it, and apparently the program chair went as Captain Marvel one day.

Someone on twitter mentioned how there was really no cosplay at Readercon.  I don't really consider the Bee/Prime dress, or the Rocket hoodie as cosplay so much as being lazy and throwing on the last clean things I have.   (Well, I needed to do work for Rocket for that request.   But the dresses?   Laziness and putting off laundry because I kinda felt really sick and not at all like doing laundry. 

So then this happened.   Yup, Readercon mentioned someone in a Bee dress.  I acknowledged that.   It's a small thing, but it made me smile and feel better.   I wish I had a Readercon every time I was depressed.  I have author stories, too.