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Edit: 1.5: At last, Chapter 75 has just been put up on AFF.net. [link]


Happy New Year everyone!

Completely stolen survey from Figured I'd fill it out at the start of the new year while I procrastinate a bit. Maru and I might be editing some pics, which may mean that I'll finally get to put some up on my account. She completely absconded my computer last week. My main source of internet was my iPhone and work. But she's great in bed, so she gets away with it.

Wut?



►Who did you first cosplay as?
Aya from Weiß Kreuz, Touda from Yami no Matsuei and Van Fanel from Escaflowne: A Girl on Gaia. Listing three cause they were all worn to my first convention.


►When and where did you first cosplay?
Otakon 2003


►When and where was the last time you cosplayed?
Couple of days ago, at home. For a shoot.


►Who have you cosplayed as in the past?
Aya (Ran) Fujimiya (series & OAV) - Weiß Kreuz
Touda - Yami no Matsuei
Van Fanel - Escaflowne: A Girl on Gaia
Tseng - Final Fantasy VII
Vincent Valentine (regular and Turk) - Final Fantasy VII
Vincent Valentine - Dirge of Cerberus
Uriel (archangel portrait version) - Angel Sanctuary
Edward Elric - Fullmetal Alchemist
Envy - Fullmetal Alchemist
Kimblee - Fullmetal Alchemist
Orochimaru (jounin) - Naruto
Itachi - Naruto
Hagi - Blood +
Yazoo - Advent Children
Riku - Kingdom Hearts II
Lucius Malfoy - Harry Potter
Isaak Fernand von Kämpfer - Trinity Blood
Radu Barvon (Carthago) - Trinity Blood
Radu Barvon (imperial uniform) - Trinity Blood
Elf Ducan - Dream of Doll
Dashwood - Animamundi
Mello - Death Note
Matt - Death Note
Light - Death Note
Harley Quinn - Batman: Arkham Asylum

►Who is your favourite person to cosplay as?
Tough choice 'cause I can't say that I have ever truly disliked any of the above. And yes, I realize that I didn't add L nor B because I don't consider the part of the list. I'd say that Vincent still has a very dear place in my heart, but obviously Mello and Harley have taken over with the blonde invasion and I adore them.

►Who do you REALLY wanna cosplay as?
I would like to finish up Cao Pi (Dynasty Warriors 6).

►How many of your friends cosplay?
Great majority, if not all.

►Have you ever walked around in public in your cosplay outfit?
Yes, more often than I can count.

►Have people in public ever recognized you and asked for photos?
Yes.

►Have you ever made your own cosplay outfit?
Death Note outfits aside that are mostly store bought and altered in one way or another, all of the above.

►When and where did you first learn of cosplay?
In college, through someone I became friends with and dragged me off to Otakon 03. It was downhill from there.

►What did you think of it then?
Thought it was great and I distinctly remember thinking that the only reason I wanted to do Van was because I wanted to make his shoulder armor. And did.

►What do you think of it now?
I'm not making as many elaborate things as I used to, but I'm doing more with what I have in terms of photography. I think I miss some of the construction, but also think I used to have more patience (and funds!) for it.

►Where do you usually cosplay?
Cons, photoshoots.

►Have you ever done a cosplay skit on stage?
No.

►Have you ever won a prize for said skit?
No, but I've won prizes for outfits before, all of which with a group.

Isaak - Best Walk On at Toracon 2006
Riku - Best of Saturday Hall Cosplay - Journeyman division at AnimeNEXT 2006
Radu (imperial) - Photographer's award at MangaNEXT 2007
Ducan - Best of Saturday, Journeyman division at AnimeNEXT 2008

►Do you plan your cosplay outfits way before you’re meant to wear them?
Depends on the complexity of the outfit. If there's construction involved, then naturally.

►Have you ever been to a convention and cosplayed?
Every single one of which I've lost count.

►What is the best thing about cosplay?
The satisfaction of getting it (hopefully) right, and the friendships gained form it.

►What is the worst thing about cosplay?
The drama.

►Why do you cosplay?
I ask myself that question sometimes. As stated above, there's a certain satisfaction in knowing that I pulled something off - whether it involved the craftsmanship of an elaborate outfit and/or prop, or just the correct representation of a character.

►Now Tag 10 Other Cosplayers?
That'd just be mean, wouldn't it?




Cosplay Progress:

None atm.

• Surprise Getaway
February 13-17

• AnimeBoston
Boston, MA
April 2 - 4

• AnimeNEXT
Somerset, NJ
June 18 - 20

• Connecticon
Hartford, CT
July 9 - 11

• New York Comic Con/New York Anime Festival
New York City, NY
October 8 - 10

• Big Apple Comic Con
New York City, NY
October 8 - 10

• AnimeUSA
Arlington, VA
dates TBA

…anyone see a problem here?!



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• Doll FAQs

Maru's coming over tomorrow, and I'm holding her hostage 'till Thursday. Photos will happen even if 2B doesn't go as fast. I figure you got a week full of updates, now we have to catch up. There are a few more surprises up our sleeve. Stay tuned for the madness.

Speaking of madness - you guys requested it and it will happen. Few clothes, christmas trees, ornaments and the dementia that a is BB x L Holiday Shoot. There are naughty lacy things sitting here waiting for B's arrival and… ah well, I don't even know what's going to happen but it's going to take a while to get through it as I'm not sure how I'll be keeping a straight face through any of it with what we've got planned.

That said, I'm pretty much convinced Maru's poll was rigged and you're all plotting against me. But for those of you who did not vote for BB and L, worry not because we have plans to cover most if not all the poll choices sooner or later.

You'll have to forgive my coherency level (or lack there of), it's late and I'm now more awake than I've been all day. Which is not to say that I'm actually coherent in the least. I'm guzzling tea and serving as a kitty bed, as has been the trend all day.

Hope all of you guys had a good Christmas, and continuation of happy holidays.





Cosplay Progress:

None atm.

• AnimeBoston
Boston, MA
April 2 - 4

•Anime Central tentative
Chicago, IL
May 14 - 16

• AnimeNEXT
Somerset, NJ
June 18 - 20

• Connecticon tentative
Hartford, CT
July 9 - 11

• New York Comic Con/New York Anime Festival
New York City, NY
October 8 - 10

• Big Apple Comic Con
New York City, NY
October 8 - 10

• AnimeUSA
Arlington, VA
dates TBA

…anyone see a problem here?!



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with...
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Edit 12.24: Happy Holidays you guys. Maru worked like a fiend last night to finish up chapter 74 and put it up right in time. [link] Go forth and enjoy.


Edit 12.22: Do we know how to say Merry Christmas or what...? Chapter 73 was just put up and you might just get the next chapter by the end of the week.

Edit 12.20: Those of you hoping for a photoshoot this weekend - it didn't happen. Turns out that NY got hit stupidly with snow over night, which yanked us out of bed early this morning to shovel. We had planned on doing some cute pics in the snow this morning/afternoon before I hit the road and instead, we took two hours to dig my car out from under 28" of snow. By the time we were done, covered head to toe in snow, frozen solid, we climbed into bed for an hour and I came home. We'll get one next week when Maru spends a few days by me. That'll be the BBxL Holiday shoot you guys voted on.

I should have gotten pics of the snow this morning (and Maru's doggy paddling method). Haven't seen that much in years. I was buried to my knees while trying to find my car under the mess the plows made. So 28" was really over 3'.

Buuuut while we don't have new pics, we still have the other Nurse B and Light ones to edit. And possibly a chapter in the next few days, depending how quickly we write.


Edit 12.17: You guys are spoiled rotten lately. New chapter is up. Have it at. [link]



Edit 12.16: 9pm - looks like her profile no longer exists. Deleted? banned? oh can we hope? Those of you who tried to join and joined up to help the cause - thank you! And this is where I delete my own account and purge myself of that trash. Good riddance.


It's a good day for a lynching. Today's culprit: [link]

Thank you once again *Redustrial for giving us a head up. It's a great day for war, and this is what this will be. Because just like Redustrial, I hate fucking Twilight and want no goddamned association with it. To have my goddamned photos stolen and put on some chick's gallery who isn't even smart enough to remove our watermarks...? That's just disgusting. It's even more disgusting that I just had to join that site - pending approval - in order to properly unleash the chainsaw. I'm sure the mods have their work cut out for them today with those of you going over to join.

It seems that the chick has convinced herself that she is L or something... Whatever the case. Those pictures will be down by the end of the week. I guarantee you.

Did I mention I hate fucking Twilight?

Time to take up arms. I've been polishing off the sharp pointy objects all day. It gives me a headache to actually navigate her page. It's just SO BAD that I didn't want to look at it at work. I sure as fuck didn't want to pollute my iPhone with it.

Die.

As I typed this up, my membership got approved. This. Is. War.



Edit 12/14: Guess what... chapter 71 is up.


Look - a real entry. That is not to say that my life has not been completely and utterly consumed by Assassin's Creed II for the last couple of weeks. It still is. Near the end, and once I finish I have AC: Bloodlines to get through. No none's seen me for days. But that is not the purpose of this entry…

After waking up this morning and seeing the replies to my poll last night, I notice that I was too vague and didn't quite explain myself quite well. So here it goes- we're actually playing with a new shoot idea and while we have some things already in mind, we always like to hear some input and see what you guys think.

So let me rephrase, aside from the fact that our boys are all rockstars in their own terms, who do you think each of them could be casted as in so far as look/style? For example, there isn't even a question in our head that B is going to translate over to Marilyn Manson when we do this (just not telling you what exactly we plan to do see that's me being sneaky). It's got nothing to do with what instruments they play in the fic, etc. And it sure doesn't have to be the lot of them populating a single band. We're trying to match a general look and style that could look neat when applied to each of the boys (and girls). Mr. Panda is excluded because he already has a night job as an important superhero.

So let's hear your thoughts…

And as a reward for giving us some input, I'll let you in on a secret as to what we were doing last night (not like that, you fiends). A shoot happened and fairly successfully, if I may say so. I, however, will not mention how midway through, Maru got stuck in the bathtub. You'll… uh… see. We should have some shots up later tonight, I think.

And PS - new chapter should be up early next week.


Cosplay Progress:

None atm.

• AnimeBoston
Boston, MA
April 2 - 4

•Anime Central tentative
Chicago, IL
May 14 - 16

• AnimeNEXT
Somerset, NJ
June 18 - 20

• Connecticon
Hartford, CT
July 9 - 11

• New York Comic Con/New York Anime Festival
New York City, NY
October 8 - 10

• Big Apple Comic Con
New York City, NY
October 8 - 10

• AnimeUSA
Arlington, VA
dates TBA

…anyone see a problem here?!



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Edit 12.10: It turns out we've been writing a lot these past few days. A lot. Not sure how that's happened, but Maru let me know earlier that we've got Chapter 71 set up and ready for editing. So if you guys are good, you may just see it up sometime this weekend or early next week.

Much thanks for all the reviews you guys have been leaving us, both on AFF.net and over on Maru's page. I'm not sure why we didn't think of including author's notes at the bottom of each chapter sooner.


Edit 12.9: This is definitely NOT be being evil and letting you all know that Chapter 70 of 2B is going up on AFF tonight. Tacking on my author's note now to answer a couple of reviewer's points/questions and it'll be up in a couple of hours. Re-Edit: And it's up!


Edit 12.7: Eventually I'll make a proper non-lazy entry but for now, scurry off to AFF.net because Chapter 69 of 2B is now up! Enjoy~

Quickie entry totally (not) stolen from

just finished uploading all of our con crack to Youtube. Beware severe con-dementia at work, I'm not sure what we were on... no, I know what Maru was on... sugar and caffeine... alot of it... but yeah, we were definitely on something. The following includes Tamaki twisting the tongues of too many voice actors ("Meh-nehm-o-phobia" Productions), Joker killing his salad and peeling off his face, L dancing to the NomNom song, Ivy running down the hall Baywatch style, Harley and Ivy doing project runway, Harley and Bat Panda fighting crime... we think... and Matt letting Bat Panda drive the car... among other things.

Epic blink-and-you'll-miss-it quote:

L to Light: "Light, there's a church bus, quick, blow me."

Apologies, this does not include Light doing a Burlesque strip tease while Star was on the phone to her mom, or Matt stripping to Skid Row... or L overdosing on sugar and collapsing in laughing fits on the floor... but that's probably a good thing… god knows, it would ruin Maru's reputation or something...


In any event, linkies, and thank you Star for editing, uploading, and sharing our dementia with the world...

Friday Day 1 - [link]

Saturday & Sunday Days 2 & 3 - [link]


Now excuse me while I go play Assassin's Creed II for an unhealthy amount of hours.


Cosplay Progress:

None atm

• AnimeUSA
Arlington, VA
November 20 - 22

• AnimeBoston
Boston, MA
April 2 - 4

•Anime Central tentative
Chicago, IL
May 14-16

• AnimeNEXT
Somerset, NJ
June 18-20

• New York Comic Con/New York Anime Festival
New York City, NY
October 8 - 10

• Big Apple Comic Con
New York City, NY
October 8 - 10

…anyone see a problem here?!



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Edit 11/25: Chapter 68 of 2B has just been put up. Enjoy!! Let us know what you think of the madness.


Update: PS: 2B has been updated at last! Enjoy~

Excuse me while I disappear for an undetermined amount of time. Between birthday presents and the soul I just sold to GameStop tonight, I have four new games to play. Most notably.. ASSASSIN'S CREED 2 Picked up that and Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines for the PSP. And got Dissidia and Lord of the Rings Conquest for my birthday this weekend. Yea, between that and the con this weekend, you won't see me for days.

But first… must sew. Yay last minute cosplay work!


Cosplay Progress:

Harley Quinn//Ball Gown:
Gown: Purchased
Skirt: Needs to be made. Fabric/Pattern bought.
Shoes: Need locating.
Accessories: WIP

Due Date: AnimeUSA

• AnimeUSA
Arlington, VA
November 20 - 22

• AnimeBoston
Boston, MA
April 2 - 4

• ACEN tentative
Chicago, IL
May 14-16

• AnimeNEXT
Somerset, NJ
June 18-20

• New York Comic Con/New York Anime Festival
New York City, NY
October 8 - 10

• Big Apple Comic Con
New York City, NY
October 8 - 10

…anyone see a problem here?!



My other half:


with...
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and DNOTP:
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