u/malleusdracionasimp

I'm 18 and got my first job offer. It's at Walgreens, which I know isn't the best company in the world, but I think it's a good job to start at. I started filling out the form to say yes to working there when my mom came into my room and started telling me stories of how horrible it is to work retail jobs. The stories ranged from thieves who can hurt me to only making 8 dollars an hour after taxes.

I caught on quickly that my mom wishes for me not to pick this job because she's hoping that if I don't get a job now, I'll stay in the school that she forced me to go to (which I want to drop out of after this school year) until I graduate. I want this job to start making money, but the stories my mom is telling me are just making me nervous. What should I do?

Yesterday, after I left Anime NYC, I went back home to walk my dogs. Since I was two hours behind on walking my dogs, I thought, "I'll walk the dogs first and then get out of my cosplay".

So I went outside in my cosplay and made it down the street, and just as I was about to turn the corner, A guy came up to me and said. "Excuse me, miss, can I pet?" And I obviously thought he meant the dogs, so I said yes...THIS MAN STARTED PETTING MY SHOULDERS AND HEAD WHILE CALLING ME "GOOD GIRL"!

This was the first time I was SH in cosplay, and I was so shocked that I didn't even say a word; I just went home and took off the cosplay immediately. I am still shaking from all this; just because I'm dressed in cosplay doesn't mean you treat me like you wish you could treat an anime character! I'm a real human girl who hasn't even started college yet!

And don't any of you say, "But you said yes." He saw the dogs; he knew I thought he was asking to pet the dogs!

I've been a fan of Twisted Wonderland even before the English version of the game came out. I was so excited to finally watch the anime when it came out. The anime came out while I was in boarding high school, and since Disney+ won't work on my laptop, I had to use the dorm TV to watch it.

Now let me tell you about Scarlet (not her real name). Scarlet was a 13-year-old girl who loves to talk and ask questions. She was a huge fan of KPDH. Like, such a big fan, she watched it once every day. When I finally found time one Saturday to sit down and watch the anime, I was starting up the first episode when Scarlet came into the community space and asked if she could have the remote to watch KPDH.

Now, around this time, I was admittedly a pushover. So I tried to make a deal with her that she could have the TV when I was done, but Scarlet kept saying that she had to make it to lunch in time and that I could watch this show later. It took one of my friends coming out and telling Scarlet that she uses the TV all the time and that she needed to let others have a turn for her to finally agree to my deal, but on the agreement that she'd watch the anime with me so that she could get right into the movie after

I started up the show again, and Scarlet started asking me about the anime. I had to keep pausing the show to explain to her what was happening because she didn't just want to watch the show to see what would happen. When she realized a "hot boy Ursala" (azul) was in the show. She immediately fell in love with the show, and the next day she asked if we could watch the next episode.

I told Scarlet that new episodes come out every Wednesday, to which she started pulling me out of whatever I was doing to make me watch the anime with her so she could have someone to watch it with. Having to watch the anime with someone I didn't really like, pausing every few minutes to answer her questions, and her squeeling when ever azul came on screen drove me to lose interest in watching the show because I liked the show.

We got three episodes in before she got kicked out of school for stealing food. Now that she's gone, I can watch it of my own accord, but after what Scarlet did, I just can't bring myself to sit down and watch the anime. Season 2 is almost here; I want to see my favorite TWST character animated, but how can I get back into a show that's been ruined for me?

TLDR: I need to figure out a way to watch the anime again, since a girl made it feel more like a chore than something to enjoy.

On Friday, I'm going to be dressing up as A03. I have a fun idea of bringing a notebook to AnimeNYC and ask people who come up to me if they would like to write down the name of their favorite fanfictions in the notebook. (If they don't want to write anything down, they don't have to.)

I feel like this is okay to do, but I'm not 100% sure if it is. Is asking people to write down the name of their favorite fanfictions in a notebook okay? I don't want to break any rules by mistake.

I went to see Masquerade on August 4th, and even though I enjoyed most of the show, it was hard to be fully entertained because of how most of the audience members were behaving. A few things the audience members did were:

Being Slow: Many members were not moving fast to get through the rooms. When it came to having to move to the next room, I saw most people lagging behind because they wanted to get a better view of the sets. I get that the sets are pretty, but the show will continue even if not all of us are in the room, so please keep up with the pace so the majority can see the start of the next scene.

Singing for the characters: During the songs, I kept hearing people singing during songs. Sure, it wasn't extremely loud to the point of disturbing the actors, but when you're loud enough that I can hear you from 6 feet away, it can disturb the other audience members. You aren't the actors, and when a staff member asks you to stop, you stop. You don't continue and ruin the moment for the rest of the audience.

Talking loudly: Whenever a song was not playing, I could hear conversation happening among the audience. Listen, Janises, no one wants to hear about how your ex-husband didn't allow you to see the Broadway version of phandom ot the Opera when Raoul and Christine are making out. Just like the singing, it ruins the moment for the audience members.

I get wanting to have an unforgettable time, but when you prioritize your own experience of the show to the point of being disrespectful, you're ruining the moment for everyone else. Please, think of everyone when you go to the Masquerade.