As many of you know, I like seeing people from convention to convention. I don’t just mean the people that I am specifically there to see; I also like seeing people completely unrelated to me that are just there for the joy of the show OR those that are working the show.
At this year’s PAX, I had a funny thing happen while standing in line for one of the games. The young lady in today’s image approached our group with some information, and I recognized her as someone I blogged about from previous conventions. It was the model, Pepper Mint, and she was one of the Geeky Pinups at GenCon in 2010.
Anyway, when she approached, I lit up a bit and said “Hi! It’s great to see you again!”
We talked for a moment about what she had been doing, I took a picture, we wished her well, and she moved on. When I turned back around to the group, I heard the following from one of my friends:
“I can’t believe that we go to a convention and the cosplayers are coming up to Doug to say ‘Hi.'”
Of course, that was just how it appeared; it was me recognizing her when she approached. But I decided to let them think it was true for a while, as it made for a much better story.