I meet up with my high school friends about once a month for dinner, gossip and excitable shrieking which inevitably happens when a group of twenty-somethings get together. They're some of the funniest people I know and not just because collectively, we're full of all of those private catholic schoolgirl neurosis stereotypes and quite the pastiche parody.
(Sadly, my schooling? Was all about the stereotypes because we had straw hats and pinstriped pinafores, bitches. And in summer, would sit in the sun on the circular drive, this giant oval driveway that sat in front of the 19th century converted mansion -> convent -> school that's heritage listed.
My school was fabulous, okay?
These types of places do tend to produce a uh, certain kind of girl. For example, body image is something that comes up a bit and sadly, not in the normal "I AM SO FAT ;A;" sort of way, but in a utterly pragmatic "I have hoof feet and cannot wear ballet flats." sort of way.
Sadly, this sentence actually was spoken.
Followed by, "No, I'm not complaining or anything! I just have really small but wide feet, so they look like hooves. I don't really care so I'm okay with avoiding flats and open toed shoes." because she sincerely, utterly, 100% believes that she has hoof feet.
Girls. XD But I think we all have at least some sort of major illogical hang up about our bodies, though perhaps not so obvious. I'm not telling mine. People would just laugh at my hoof feet.)
So let me tell you about L.
L is gorgeous in that super model height, delicate features sort of way and stinkingly rich, with an attitude to match. Not that she isn't lovely sometimes but the phrase harmlessly self-centered comes to mind. She stays in university in order to stay on the uni touch rugby team and take part in some... organisation that puts on dance shows and galas and such.
Recently, she participated in bikini-clad jelly wrestling.
With great determination and surely, natural talent, she reached the finals to face off against a porn star. There are some special rules in jelly wrestling, such as if the match goes over time, one can win by crotch-facing the opponent. It's exactly as it sounds: win by shoving your crotch in someone's face.
So that's L: pretty, athletic, had a semi-naked porn star shoving her crotch in her face, and occasionally completely un-ironically talking about pop culture being degrading to women. I'm sad I missed this dinner but on the other hand, I don't think even L would have asked me this to my face but in my absence, in a quiet lull to the conversation, she says,
"Is Karen a porn star?!"
just_confused was there and totally, on my behalf, was going to say yes since if an old high school friend believes you do kinky costume porn, I say milk it for all it's worth. Unfortunately, another friend of mine is not actually a dick so cleared up the misunderstanding - I had a photo with a porn star but not because we were doing porn together.
I could have backed it up, too.
A quick reminder of what Nene looks like.
And then why that pose is not advisable on real humans. *sob*
That camera is focusing on somewhere that is not my face.
I think the first one is worse than this one, actually. Which kinda just makes me RAAAGE over how much I need to work on the costume in order to make it, uh, halfway decent looking. Belt is the wrong colour (couldn't find dark brown vinyl, used black), body suit needs re-dying and trim and the breastplate joints are crap ;; Maa. Oh well.
For the record, I am wearing tights. Pantyhose. Something on my legs besides ribbon, but they were kinda nude coloured. Thus I look kinda nude.
And in the interest of group solidarity,
animesque and
bucket_shot having a mighty grand ol' time and being drunk off their faces. :0
100% alcohol free!
Scarily, Jo...
...looks exactly like chibi Hanbei. Down to the eyes. Down to the eyes.
And Linc?
Smiles a LOT like chibi sleazy Motonari.
But my favourite shot?
Pervert!Motonari ♥
Photoshop work by
bucket_shot. The base photo was Linc's pervert face and the thought bubble is actually edited around a doujinshi cover, which was being held behind her head, unknowingly. ;D My shiny ninja skills come in handy. The text? Sadly directly translated from the doujinshi, ahahhwejhjawe.
All photos the work of the indomitable
lainex who set up an incredibly pro photoshoot day with reflectors, white backdrop and all, then tirelessly slaved over photoshop to make us all look fantastic. :0 Her professional portfolio can be found
here so go and check it out~ ♥ You can find MOAR of us in the cosplay section. There's even a photo where I don't look indecent! :0!
My. 8D I certainly seem like a functioning person, most of the time, don't I? ♥ In reality, I am the closest to falling to pieces that I have been in the past year or so.