#Why were there two 5th doctor cosplayers I had things with that is actually very funny

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Idk if anyone remembers following my old tumblr when I was mostly a classic who blog? I changed my url a lot but arou d this time I was afixwithsontarans/coolspacedad/crowmemes. In 2014 I was big into cosplaying Ainley!master (surely this can't mean anything gender wise right 🤔🤔🤔) and got to know some great people in the fandom through all that and generally being an annoying shitposter (sorry about the adricpocalypse - I was a child)

Anyways I was a teenager and was in an online relationship with someone very popular in the cosplay community on here. They cosplayed as the 5th doctor and was in their early 20s (they had already finished university by this point) we even met up and had some pictures done together?

My best friend has just gone through a traumatic breakup and we have been talking about lots of things and I just remembered this? Idk how to feel about it, I'm pretty disturbed.

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On Sunday evening, I came home from TimeLash. If you don’t know what it is, you should definitely look it up because it’s a wonderful event for Doctor Who fans. It’s a small DW convention in the middle of Germany that has been running for four years now and is becoming more and more international which is proof of how amazing it is. Once again, I had a wonderful time and I’m already looking forward to next year. Because it’s a rather small convention, it doesn’t feel like a mass event and it’s so easy to meet and talk to people and just talk about the one thing we all have in common, which is our love for DW. I had a great time meeting fellow fans and cosplayers and the atmosphere was very lovely and homely - like it always is.

I think this might have been the first year I actually witnessed the opening ceremony because my hotel was just around the corner where they introduced all of the guests, for example: Sylvester McCoy, Sophie Aldred, Katy Manning, Anneke Wills, William Russell, Richard Franklin, John Levene, Terry Molloy (with Monty), Fady Elsayed and many more.

My first point on the list was my photo op with Katy Manning and I think it was also my favourite part. In my opinion, Katy was the queen of the whole weekend. Those of you who’ve met her will know what I’m talking about, but for those of you who haven’t, let me paint a quick picture: Instead of waiting for the fans to join her in front of the photo backdrop, Katy made a point of approaching every single fan in the queue and leading them towards the photo point. She greeted every single one of us with a long hug and exchanged a few words with us before having the photo taken. She is such a warm, lovely, charming person and she has an energy that is almost contagious and you could tell that she was present with all her heart and enjoying the event just as much as the fans were. I’ve met a couple of DW actors by now and every single one of them was lovely, but Katy made sure that everyone knew she appreciates her fans. I didn’t attend the star dinner in the eveing, but my friend told me that she “complained” to Katy that everyone had received a hug except for her and then she received a hug as well. That meeting with Katy really started my weekend in the best possible way.

Next on my list was my photo op with Sylvester McCoy which, sadly, was delayed for an hour. I’m not sure why, but it didn’t really matter to me because I had a moment to check out the merchandise area upstairs and I was in line next to a bunch of very cool people to have a conversation with. The good thing about Time Lash is that it’s very well organised and they’ll make sure you don’t miss your photo. It’s one of the few cons that isn’t just out to get your money. They will make sure you’re having a lovely time and will do everything in their power so you get what you came for (be it a certain photo or an autograph).

Another great thing is the autograph area. Of course, there are queues, but due to the limited number of people, you’ll always have a chance to chat for a moment. Here’s a photo of Sam while she’s getting her copy of The Time Machine signed.

I was also amazed they managed to get William Russell, the very first companion and they did a screening/panel of An Unearthly Child in the afternoon. Sadly, I didn’t get to see any panels on Saturday, but luckily, they’ll get most of their stars on the stage twice.

However, we took a moment to take some cosplay photos and goof around.

On Sunday, we were there quite early and caught the first two panels about the German DW podcast and DW in Germany (which, I think, were some of the few panels actually in German) while slowly waking up and I got to hold Sonny the fish for Sam (if you’ve read the DW comics, look him up in School of Death).

I also spontaneously decided to get another photo op with Sophie Aldred (because photo tickets are really quite cheap compared to the big cons). She was also very lovely and told me my costume looked cute while I thanked her for coming to Germany.

On Sunday, I caught the panel I was most eager to watch, which was the companion panel of Anneke Wills (Polly), Katy Manning (Jo) and Sophie Aldred (Ace). Once again, Katy owned that panel in my opinion because she took a moment to talk about the environment and our use of plastic and the crowd was cheering. She was so passionate about it and I think it’s utterly important for people in her position to use her position as a role model and talk about things that really matter instead of only answering questions about the work she did in the 70s. Thank you for your inspried speech, Katy!

When we eventually moved back to the topic of DW and we were allowed to ask questions, I wanted to know what they thought was the scariest monster their character ever encountered and all of them agreed on the Cybermen. Sophie, however, told a long story about how the Cybermen they had were played by models and how they modelled their cyber crotches, so the answer took quite a funny turn. 

Just like last year, Sam and I had decided to enter the cosplay contest, so we took another moment to practice and get ready for our two minutes on stage. I know lots of fellow contestants were nervous, but I just love the fact that I can entertain people by making a fool of myself in public, so luckily for me, stage fright is something I let go during theatre class at school. I genuinely had a blast acting out our little sketch and we will definitely do it again next year (but as Four and Romana). Also, big thanks to everyone who approached us afterwards! We were so glad you enjoyed our little performance!

After the contest, we stuck around for a while longer, but it was impossible to get a seat in the panel area when Sylvester McCoy and Sophie Aldred were on. I didn’t mind that much because I had already seen a panel with him two years ago, so we mainly walked around the con and had an occasional chat with people here and there as the crowd slowly thinned.

The weekend was way too short in my opinion, but I enjoyed every second of it and I’m already looking forward to next year, curious what they’ll put together for their 5th anniversary! Still, the highlight for me was the wonderful Katy Manning who didn’t just make sure we had a wonderful time while at the event, but also made a point of replying to many, many Twitter posts (including two of my own). I really had a wonderful time.