Author Topic: The ShinRa Electric Power Company Holiday Debacle, Incident ONE! (Read 5339 times)

lin_hikaru_7 · « **on:** November 12, 2008, 08:07:50 pm »

   A while ago there was a thread dedicated to creating a small picnic event for ShinRa related cosplayers at the next Kumori-con...I thought that was a great idea, but wanted something sooner, and not during Kumori-con, since everybody is super busy during that time.

   So I thought to myself, what would be a suitable occasion? Then I smacked myself in the head! Durrhurr!

   A perfectly gauche, hilarious events to get ShinRa cosplayers together is Christmas! Certainly, a evil corporation the size of ShinRa would have their sticky fingers into Christmas, or some sort of Christmas related holiday.

   So, I'm putting the word out. On the the 28th, I propose a group of ShinRa and FFVII cosplayers head downtown to the Christmas Tree Lighting @ Pioneer Courthouse Square. Others events would include trekking over to the mall to do some traditional Holiday-y (yet commercial! ShinRa loves crass commercialism!) things, such as seeing Santa (imagine, the Silver General sitting on the lap of the silver whiskered pudgy guy himself! It would make a far better and more memorable image that of Zsu-Zsu the poodle and Santa on your Christmas Card), and ice skating.

   Of course, as this would coincide with a major event (Christmas Tree Lighting FTW), I would ask that cosplays that are especially elaborate and stand outty be toned down a little for the safety of you and your hard cosplay creating work, and the comfort of the non-group members. Also, it would be fun if you added a few festive touches, from humorous reindeer ears to the all important pin that is a little evergreen tree.

   So guys, what do you say? Does anybody aside from me want to pull together and make this little holiday cosplay excursion a reality? Sorry about the short notice.

   Possible Attendees
Attendee         Cosplay of Attendee

lin_hikaru_7         Elena (Before Crisis)
FFVII~Lover         Lazard
~~PockyReno]~~ + 4?         Turks + Rufus
TurboSaiyanJason      Turk-sedo Mask
Shingami_lover         Unknown

   Approximate Agenda - Friday, November 28th 2008
2:15~5:30      Ice Skating, Seeing Santa   (Lloyd Center Mall)
5:30~?:??      Christmas Tree Lighting      (Pioneer Courthouse Square)

   Confirmed Expenses
Ice Skating       $9.00 (admissions and skates)

   Recommended Expenses
Meal         Bring some money for food for yourself, should you need it.
Coffee Drink      What's a Tree Lighting without hot cocoa?

How to prepare:
   Make sure you cosplay is comfortable enough and warm enough for you too endure PDX's chilly evenings, and a several blocks worth of walking. You don't want to bring a bad that weighs a ton either. Should you own a camera feel free to bring it and record the event (take in mind, Malls photography policies are a little confusing. Usually they have no trouble with it.) Also remember to bring enough cash to participate in things like Ice Skating, or if you want to do a little shopping/eating/etc.
   As always, have lots of fun, but be courteous to any 'normal' people you encounter.

FFVII~Lover · « **Reply #1 on:** November 13, 2008, 02:11:14 am »

Hell yes I'm in! That would be so awesome!

lin_hikaru_7 · « **Reply #2 on:** November 13, 2008, 05:55:21 am »

Alright! That's one persons RSVP! And if we have a ~~Jesus-Spit~~ Union Executive Head of SOLDIER, people are sure to join like crazy!

Tell me, will your Lazard cosplay be ready by then, or will you be attending in another one?

PockyReno · « **Reply #3 on:** November 13, 2008, 08:10:12 pm »

I'm so in. ^^ Reno and his Turks will do all we can to attend. For... security reasons. Yeah... sure... ^^ So will the President... after all, what is a company outing without the famous Rufus Shinra himself?

Oh yays, this sounds like so much fun. ^^ I hope I get my Christmas-y version of Reno done in time (I was going to make one for the Christmas meet-up... this just gives me another excuse to wear it. ^^)

lin_hikaru_7 · « **Reply #4 on:** November 14, 2008, 02:41:46 pm »

Wow, and here I was worrying nobody would want to come. Seems like maybe this event will get off the ground after all! Thanks so much for wanting to participate!

I just tried to explain the idea to my Mother her reactions was '"So, a lot of people are going to go downtown and be evil ShinRa reindeer?"

Close enough.

TurboSaiyanJason · « **Reply #5 on:** November 15, 2008, 01:23:22 am »

Would there be room for a possible Turk-sedo Mask? I'm still determined to pull one off. Though instead of a white mask, I'd have shades. Or visiting Capsule corp CEO Trunks (GT version) could show up. Either way my family usually goes to the tree lighting anyway, so I'd probably go and look for you guys.

PockyReno · « **Reply #6 on:** November 15, 2008, 10:29:18 am »

Evil Shinra Reindeer for the win!! XD (That's actually what my costume was going to be... Reno the Red-nosed Reindeer. XD I have no life). Hopefully others will show up... this sounds like fun, if only for an excuse to meet up with people. Although, people might be daunted by the fact that it's Shinra-only....

TurboSaiyanJason · « **Reply #7 on:** November 16, 2008, 01:10:13 am »

An alternative would be Inuyasha with a santa hat on.

PockyReno · « **Reply #8 on:** November 16, 2008, 10:52:36 am »

Quote from: TurboSaiyanJason on November 16, 2008, 01:10:13 am

An alternative would be Inuyasha with a santa hat on.

But, Inu-Yasha isn't Shinra... ^^'' Do you have a suit, or anything Turk-like?

lin_hikaru_7 · « **Reply #9 on:** November 16, 2008, 07:47:53 pm »

@TurboSaiyanJason

   The Turk-sedo Mask thing works, on the condition of it still being related enough to a FFVII/ShinRa character concept, but the other ones veer off towards ixnay territory. Not that we'd turn you away if that's what you came up as, it's just Inu-Yasha with a Santa hat showing up to a ShinRa/FFVII event is kind of like Darth Vader turning up at a Renaissance Faire.

@PockyReno

   Reno the red nosed reindeer! I love it! I hadn't planned to sound so exclusively ShinRa, but I guess that's how it came off. If it was really strictly ShinRa I probably wouldn't be allowed to come as Elena during Before Crisis was pseudo quasi ShinRa.

   So if anyone who was about to be scared off because of the ShinRa factor read down to this post, I'd like to say if your costume is within reason we could probably smuggle you in! Just try and keep the ratio of ShinRa to non-ShinRa something like # > #.

TurboSaiyanJason · « **Reply #10 on:** November 18, 2008, 10:50:43 pm »

Well, Turk-sedo Mask it is then! Even though Darth Vader showing up at a Ren' fair would be funny. *thinks evilly for next year*

Shingami_lover · « **Reply #11 on:** November 19, 2008, 05:17:44 pm »

I might be able to. At what time will it be?

PockyReno · « **Reply #12 on:** November 20, 2008, 07:08:38 pm »

Ah, I think Elena qualifies as Shinra. She was going to the Shinra Academy, even if she wasn't quite a Turk yet. As for the people who don't have Shinra costumes... Turks are really easy to pull together last-second, just a black suit and tie. Also, any FFVII character who worked for Shinra should work too (soldier Cloud, Cid, Zack, etc).

Turk-sedo mask... that will be fun to see. ^^ I have a feeling there are going to be lots of cool costumes for the holidays.

lin_hikaru_7 · « **Reply #13 on:** November 20, 2008, 08:59:15 pm »

Thanks for the pep-talk PockyReno.

Shinigami_lover, I'm haven't quite hashed out the exact schedule. I'd suggest something like meet at the Lloyd Center Ice Rink noon/early afternoon and get all the festivities that have to do with ice skating, Santa viewing, etc. out of the way, and then proceed to the Pioneer Courthouse Square at about 5:30 for the tree lighting.

Anybody have any objections to that? As soon as we get a consensus on a agenda I'll modify my opening post with the schedule.

PockyReno · « **Reply #14 on:** November 22, 2008, 10:54:28 am »

Oh maaaaan. I'm working that day! >< I'm working all that week, actually. I just got my schedule... I totally blanked on requesting that day off. I'm sorry. T T I really wanted to go... well, you should still try and grab more people, at least.

lin_hikaru_7 · « **Reply #15 on:** November 22, 2008, 09:04:42 pm »

You have to work? That's such a shame! If anything changes, be sure to remember us, okay? Any chance the friends you mentioned earlier might still attend?
I'll try my best to snag some more attendees, even at this late date. I'm not the organizer person for events!

PockyReno · « **Reply #16 on:** November 22, 2008, 11:33:02 pm »

I'm not sure... I think they might be doing stuff too. I can ask though. ^^

lin_hikaru_7 · « **Reply #17 on:** November 24, 2008, 05:05:53 am »

Oh, thank you! I'd appreciate that so much!

Mitsukai Mizu Amaya · « **Reply #18 on:** November 24, 2008, 10:31:34 pm »

This sounds entertaining. I may join. Possibly as Scarlet if I get bored. My real name is Scarlet anyway. ^^
'Caused a big mix-up for a few years... since when I played, I would call Aerith 'Scarlet' then the other Scarlet came... *sigh*

lin_hikaru_7 · « **Reply #19 on:** November 24, 2008, 10:44:36 pm »

Yeah, I can imagine that could be fairly confusing.

We'd love to have you join us!

SirenMarina · « **Reply #20 on:** November 27, 2008, 08:09:20 pm »

Man I wish I saw this sooner...and before I did my Laundry Lol
Accidently put WOOL rufus suit in drier....shrunk....@x@

TurboSaiyanJason · « **Reply #21 on:** November 27, 2008, 11:03:19 pm »

If things get too cold then I'll just pull off CEO Trunks, but if things work out, Turk-sedo Mask is on the way. I'll be hunting for you at the ice rink and join you before the crowds all flock to the tree. Who knows I might find a top hat in the mall.

TurboSaiyanJason · « **Reply #22 on:** November 29, 2008, 06:33:25 pm »

I came only minutes before the tree was lit, but I made it. Never saw anyone though. Too-- uh...much...crowd to...swim through!

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