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The odor of the dance permeates the surrounding halls.  It is an olfactory horror.
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Assignment of Duties

August 14th, 2014 | by Trae Dorn
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  1. Takchik
    Takchik
    August 14, 2014 at 12:54 am | # | Reply

    I trade early morning one man(woman lol) staffing for getting to go to sleep before midnight xD Granted i miss all the “fun” stuff but my department head isn’t mean enough to keep me from 6am to 3am lol I’m pretty much the only person outside from 7am to doors opening Friday and Saturday corralling lines, making sure artist ally people get in and answer questions for at least 2 hours

  2. Bernhard
    Bernhard
    August 14, 2014 at 7:57 am | # | Reply

    Is it because Sarah’s the newest staffer, or because she can outrun the stench?

    • Trae Dorn
      Trae Dorn
      August 14, 2014 at 11:19 am | # | Reply

      Because she’s the newest.

      You can’t outrun that odor.

      • EcchiKitty
        EcchiKitty
        August 14, 2014 at 8:30 pm | # | Reply

        You can outrun the worst of it… but then you’re gasping for breath in the rest of it, and end up worse off.

  3. ThunderGodNick
    ThunderGodNick
    August 15, 2014 at 6:39 am | # | Reply

    Only time I ever went in to a dance was AI 2008. More or less because I was trashed out of my gorge.

    But my GOD, that does not leave your nose.

  4. Langland
    Langland
    August 17, 2014 at 12:47 am | # | Reply

    I hope Sarah kicks Veronica’s ass after the con. She probably could, she’s probably secretly a badass and know many ways to kick one’s ass and make them pay.big time. She probably knows a little of every martial arts including boxing, jujitsu, tae kwon do, karate, Some wrestling, grappling. And only because it was in her blocked schedule growing up since she probably had Baby Boomer parents who did that kind of thing with their kids.

    Anyways to get back on topic, I hope she kicks Veronica’s ass after this con.

    • Trae Dorn
      Trae Dorn
      August 17, 2014 at 2:45 am | # | Reply

      Sarah is not skilled in any martial arts. Whatsoever. No idea why you’d think that.

      She is a very good soccer player though.

    • Langland
      Langland
      August 17, 2014 at 9:33 am | # | Reply

      She kind of gives me an idea that she can kick someone’s ass.

      Well she’ll kick Veronica in the shin

  5. Frank "Grayhawk" Huminski
    Frank "Grayhawk" Huminski
    December 4, 2014 at 1:54 pm | # | Reply

    Worked a winter con with a all-weekend Battletech room with minimal ventilation and closed doors. Made “dance stink” seem like roses somewhere around late afternoon Saturday. You could almost see it roll out when the door opened…

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