#ehehe. it looks like one of the design contest dresses

[keiko1183]

GW Dinner Show @Gundam Cafe’ Tokyo

So last night I attended the event and it was super fun!

The event heads up here at the official website

Super long post,so...

Ok first, I was so pumped for this I choose a dress that reminds me the space and did some Relena-like hair style (though I’m not the hugest fan)

I reached Akihabara ahead of time to wander around a bit. Nothing new even if it was a while since the last time I went there (just covid- depression all around!)Then finally I met with my friend and we moved to the Cafe’.

First we had a stroll in the merchandise store but I was strong and didn’t buy anything (yet)

As you enter, they give you a face shield. It really makes it hard to eat, drink and look around you during the event, but hey, these are Covid times it can’t be helped!(You can also pay an extra fee and bring it home if you want, otherwise it will be disposed at the end of the event)

Upon entrance of restaurant area there is a display of the event related goods.

You can’t take pictures and videos inside, but basically there are a bunch of tables in front of a small stage with full screen wall.

It was Tuesday night so not too crowded, maybe around 20~30 people in total. You reserve in advance a set menu with appetizer and a main dish. There are 2 options available: Heero &Wufei team’s menu or Trowa and Duo’s team menu. Luckily there were 2 of us so me and my friend had one each (I got Heero&Wufei’s). The dinner show was from 18:30 to 20 ,1.30 hours total.

The show is an interactive one with animated characters from GW series and one real actor playing the show host’s role. Animation is more like Otome game graphics, the characters just show up one by one and only move their eyes and mouth, there is a preview video that shows it better.

As you reach your seat, the animation starts and Relena welcomes the audience as we were guests at this party night she arranged at St Gabriel’s academy. She is hosting this dinner event along with the real host guy which also shows up on the stage and introduces himself. 

The welcome drink tea is served and you get your first coaster as a gift. It comes in an envelope so you can’t choose your fav character’s coaster,it comes randomly.

I opened mine and I got Trowa’s one (how lucky!!),while my friend got Quatre’s. And because she is so kind and she knows how much I like him, she gave it to me! My 3x4 heart is fulfilled! 

If you order any additional drink on the menu, you can get another random coaster. I ordered Quatre’s drink, yeah again because I like him but also the drink looked delicious: mango,grapefruits and orange juice mix. As a coaster, I got Wufei’s one.

Anyway in the coaster’s envelope you might additionally find a Win ticket. What do you win, it will be explained later. Anyway me & friend didn’t get it.

Next showing up are Quatre and Duo,then Trowa,Wufei and Heero. They all are at the party because there is a secret mission for them (plus Quatre was the only one officially invited at the event, because he is an aristocratic brat eheh)

After some reunion chats - and Trowa bullying Heero because tank top and shorts are not an outfit for a party- Relena,who appearently knows nothing about the mission, asks them to cook for the audience.

They decide to split into 2 teams (Heero&Wufei,Trowa&Duo with Quatre supporting both teams here and there) and have a cooking contest to decide who can cook the most delicious and original dish.

It follows a real funny narration of the two teams wondering what to cook and asking advices to Quatre. We can see Heero sneaking inside Trowa and Duo’s kitchen for a second, pretending no one’s seeing him. Duo actually kind of notices but decides not to argue. Meanwhile the appetizer is served to us: a dish designed by Relena dedicated to the 5 pilots.

After that, there is a digest sequence of images from Anime and OAVs, recapping to the audience the original story from each pilot point of view and also including a short heads up on the main female characters (Relena,Lady Une,Noin,Dorothy,Catherine,Hilde)

Following, main dishes are served and each team does a short presentation of it, explaining the small references - such as the soup in Trowa’s team dish is inspired by her sister’s soup and so on.

Quatre points out how both teams used peppers and that makes Duo realizes what Heero was doing in their kitchen: stealing ingredients! Heero plays dumb on this one.

It follows public interaction where we decide who’s the winner by clapping hands. Winner yesterday was Trowa and Duo’s team, and the 2 of them have a short speech to thank the audience (I guess you could see also Heero and Wufei’s one if audience response is different)

But there isn’t time to relax, at this point the mission details are revealed: according to the pilot’s resources, someone attending the party is there to kill Relena. “Someone” means literally anyone can be addressed, so the guys start accusing each other of being a potential killer and..(surprise surprise) Heero punches Duo and send him K.O.

At this point the host guy (the real actor) super suspiciously offers Heero a special soup to congratulate him for stopping the killer. Heero accepts and drink it, but nothing happens...the host was expecting him to be poisoned.

However Wufei swapped the poisoned soup with a normal one while everyone was distracted looking at how Duo gets punched. So we discover that there is a sort of “clone” of the host guy who trapped the (poor) true host guy somewhere and approached the party to try to get Relena killed.

Trowa cuts down the light and the entire restaurant falls into the dark, pilots voices ask us to use any available light (like your phone’s) and point it to the killer to block him. After the guy is caught, lights back on and the true nice host guy comes back - while Duo complains it wasn’t necessary of him getting punched again.

The final part is (personal opinion) pure fan service: Relena now understands why the 5 guys all were there and feels relived her host guy is also back, however she wonders how they did caught such information. The guys explain they got it sneaking in some different schools. This is were Relena asks them to change to school uniforms to show us around.

The host guy explains us we are allowed to take pictures of the guys as they change into uniforms. As soon as the guys appear on the screen, we got our chance. It’s time for final greetings. We can only receive farewell from 2 pilots out of 5,so the choice is up to the 2 people who got the win ticket in the coaster envelope. 

Our winners of the day choose Wufei and Duo, therefore we saw their greetings (I guess you can see others if you go on a different date)

This ended the show, but we all were thrilled by it!

Sad note: I promised myself to behave and don’t buy the goods except this bottle. 

However I found out too late that this is available only at the cafeteria next by the restaurant, which was already closed by the time the show ended. I must go back and get it!!!

[integrity-dancer]

Ebott Project Recap!

*[Looks like Alexis has finally gotten back home after her over two week vacation to another timeline. She looks a bit tired, but certainly excited.]

* Well, that was a lot of fun in the city! Surprised it gone on so long, too...other then the first Camp I don’t think I’ve been away from here that long before...this is gonna be a long thing about what I’ve done.

* It started out simple enough. These necklaces...

* [She holds up the necklace to the camera, the object glimmering in multiple colors.]

* ...helped us get there. I arrived in a big city with my sister and some friends, checked into a wonderful hotel, and soon were introduced to those running things. A lot of familiar faces, seems like it was mostly the same people that ran the Ebott Program during the winter. Least this time around we didn’t have to face a plot to wipe out all of monsterkind.

* The second day was pretty interesting, though, there was a set of fencing matches for Souls of Integrity...but I got my butt handed to me pretty quick.

* [The ballerina frowned at that one, but soon enough resumed her smile.]

* I didn’t do too much else until the seventh day, where there was a fashion contest of all things! Of course I had to leap into that one...I’ve always adored fashion and felt I could make something incredible...and I did.

* [She shows a picture of herself in the dress...it was stunning, to say the least, designed like a ballroom gown, but with modern sensibilities incorporated into it, like zippers, to make it far easier to put it on by herself. It was decorated with plenty of blue ribbons and lace, giving it a elegant, flowing look.]

* I won the class, but everyone else did pretty well too...I’ll have to keep on my toes if I enter another contest, eheh...

* Most of the rest of the time, I was just hanging out with friends, making new ones...it was a wonderful event! I’d love to visit that timeline again...I wonder if it’ll be opened up again?

[amazingalphys]

Prompt:  Alphys going to an anime con for the first time on the surface. I'll leave it up to you who she brings with her.

Thank you to anonymous for the prompt!  @originalindigogirl also mentioned liking my example suggestion of sans and alphys at a con, so he’s definitely in this.

Characters: Alphys, Undyne, Papyrus, Mettaton, Sans, Asgore

Rating: G

"Oh my god, Undyne..."  Alphys shrunk behind her girlfriend.  "There are so many humans here.  J-just, so many people.  I don't think I can--"  She broke off and ducked her head.  "Is everyone staring at us?"

"Yeah!  Because we look awesome in these costumes you made, Alphys!"  Undyne said, grinning.  She turned towards Alphys and knelt down.  When she spoke, it was with surprising gentleness.  "Hey, Alphys, it's okay.  Everyone's just doing their own thing."

"R-right.  They don't even care about me," Alphys said, relaxing slightly.  "And once the rest of our friends get here, I can hide in the group!"

"Uh, okay!  I guess that works."  Undyne just didn't want Alphys to run off and hide.  Their first anime con on the surface was a pretty big deal.  

They were a little early and no one was getting let in yet.  Humans and a few small groups of monsters hung around waiting until eight.  Alphys and Undyne had been there since seven, and they would have been there earlier if Undyne hadn't insisted they stop and grab a greasy breakfast at a nearby diner before heading over.  Alphys hadn't slept at all, and Undyne was pretty sure she was going to crash before noon.

They heard Papyrus approaching well before he reached them.  His armor - put together by Alphys, designed based on a character from a show he had never seen - clanked with every step.  

"WOWIE!  SOME OF THESE PEOPLE AREN'T EVEN CHILDREN!"  Papyrus said.  "ARE THESE PARENTS, AND THE BABIES ARE INSIDE THE BUILDING ALREADY, ENJOYING THEIR BABY SHOWS?"

"Shhh, P-papyrus," Alphys said, shrinking down behind Undyne again.

"Look at you!" Undyne whacked Papyrus in the shoulder, and he fell onto the ground with a deafening noise.  "I should've dressed like that weird knight guy!  Alphys, can you make me this armor sometime?"

"Uh, sure, but, um..."  Her voice got quieter, "I thought m-maybe you should dress like the love interest b-because I was, uh, going as the pro-protagonist and, um, eheh, you're kind of...my..."

"Well, no shit I wanted to be your girlfriend," Undyne said.

"SHH, UNDYNE, THE CHILDREN INSIDE MIGHT HEAR YOU," Papyrus said, from the ground.

"Uh, Papyrus, n-no one's inside but the people who work there," Alphys said.  

"and all the kids," Sans said, from behind her.

"SEE?"

Alphys turned around to greet Sans.  "Oh, good, you're--"  She stared.  "Where's the costume, Sans?"

"uh."  He pointed to his t-shirt.  He had written "costume" in sharpie across the chest. ��

Alphys clenched her fists.  The leather gloves she had learned leather-working to make for herself squeaked from the friction.  "Hey!  Sans!  Where's the costume I made for you?"  

"Alphys hasn't slept in three days," Undyne said, shrugging.

"it was uh kinda complicated to get on," Sans said.  

"You had the easiest one!  Pants!  A shirt!  Some shoes!  It completed the set and now we don't--"  Alphys took a deep breath.  "Where!  The! Fuck!  Is!  Your!  Costume!  Sans!"  

"I think she only ate candy yesterday," Undyne said.  

"yeah, but then, like, six belts," Sans said.  

"Each belt represents a different point in your character's life journey and if you don't wear them no one can tell who you're supposed to be!" Alphys groaned.  Who else did she know who was Sans' size?  Did he even bring it?  

"YES OF COURSE SANS IS A LAZYBONES AS ALWAYS, BUT...HE SPENT ALL MORNING HELPING ME PERFECT MY OWN LOOK," Papyrus said, with a touch of worry.

"i'm that guy, except, before that life journey," Sans said.  

"N-no no no no! You aren't pretending you don't know who he is.  You sat and watched all twelve seasons and you aren't getting away with acting like you, like you didn't cry when Catlion died but didn't die but actually he did but it was an alternate self from the shards of the broken timeline and then cry again when the real guy showed up and rescued me - I mean, my character - from a fate worse than death, because you did and I said I wouldn't tell anyone but now everyone knows because now there's NO CHANCE we're going to win the group costume contest and it's your fault and and and I really trusted you! I d-don't ask for much from you, and you--"  Alphys sniffed, loud.  Undyne got a tissue out of her backpack and Alphys loudly blew her nose.

"uh, sorry.  i brought it.  it's in the car," Sans said.  "i'll put it on before the show.  i guess."

"DID YOU CRY ABOUT THE CHILDREN'S TELEVISION PROGRAM, SANS?"

"yeah."

"MORE THAN ONCE, SANS?"

"yup."

"I SEE.  I GUESS THAT MAKES YOU A REAL...CRY BABY?"  He got up from the ground.

Sans' shoulders shook as he laughed.  "good one."

"I KNOW!  NYEH HEH HEHEHEH!"  

"i guess that show really cut me to the bone."

"HMMM. BROTHER, I WILL ALLOW YOU THAT ONE, SINCE YOU ARE EXPRESSING EMOTIONAL VULNERABILITY AND ALSO IT IS A SPECIAL OCCASION."

"thanks."

The crowd suddenly went quiet as a bright pink limo pulled up to the front of the building.  

"Oh, thank god," Alphys said.  She'd been sure Mettaton would be either late or a no-show.  He was trying to be a better friend - they both were - but he was constantly busy and couldn't do much about that.

Mettaton's driver got out, walked around, and opened the car door for Mettaton. Napstablook floated out another door.  

Alphys sighed, quiet, when she saw how much Mettaton had modified her costume design.  Of course it looked amazing now, so she wasn't going to say anything, but it hurt her feelings that he'd changed it.

"Darling!" Mettaton came over, arms open.  "We're here, now, so everything can start!"

"We're still waiting for Asgore, actually," Alphys said.  She accepted the hug from Mettaton.  "And the doors haven't opened."  They were meeting up with Toriel and Frisk later in the day.  The Queen wasn't interested in spending her day off with her ex, but Frisk wanted to go.

Alphys was getting nervous about Asgore showing up at all.  What if he slept through his alarm?  What if he got lost?  She was mad at Sans, but at least he had made it here.  

"I j-just want things to go right, for once," Alphys said.  "He should have been here by now!"

"Now, now.  You need to have a little drama to make the story interesting, correct? What would the show we got these outfits from be like if everything had gone right from the start?"

Alphys knew was Mettaton was saying, but it didn't improve her mood that much.  "It'd just be a nice, peaceful slice of life!  Except with robots and wizards."

"How dull. There are plenty of slice-of-life anime out there, but I notice that you aren't dressing up as a character from one of those. Action!  Adventure!  Drama!  Bright colors and sequins!  Now, that's what makes a story worth watching!"

Alphys had wanted to be in a story like that, once.  The slice of life thing sounded much better these days.  "I...guess."

"Darling, look."  Mettaton gently turned her around, so she could see Asgore jogging towards them from the parking lot.

Asgore waved when he spotted their little group.  He had on his costume, but Alphys noticed as he got closer that parts of it were off.  His hat was on backwards.  Somehow, a monster who had worn a cape for most of his adult life had decided to tie this one to his waist.  

"Howdy!" Asgore was smiling.  

"Oh no," Alphys whispered.

"Hey, buddy, who taught you to dress yourself?"  Undyne called over, laughing.  

"This isn't right?"  Asgore stopped jogging and looked himself over, confused.  

"Why would he t-tie it there?"  Alphys asked herself.  

"Oh!"  Asgore fumbled as he untied his cape.  "It wasn't easy to drive with this on.  The collar kept blocking my view."

Undyne fixed his hat for him.  The crowd around them was clearing as people started to go inside.  

"Okay," Alphys said.  "Everything's ok.  Sans will put on his costume before the contest, Mettaton looks fantastic - "

"Yes, thank you, my dear."

"- and Undyne fixed the king.  Everything's great.  It's m-my first con but...everything's going...as smoothy as can be expected.  Right?"

"Right!" Undyne said.  She squeezed Alphys' shoulder.  "Let's quit hanging around out here and go inside."

"and hang around in there," Sans said.

"OUR VERY FIRST LINE AT OUR VERY FIRST SURFACE CONVENTION.  HOW EXCITING!"  

"I'm sure I can make things move along a little faster for us, considering who I am," Mettaton said.  

"BUT THEN WE WILL NOT GET THE ENTIRE 'CON' EXPERIENCE."

"we can save that for next time, bro."  

"I have no idea what's going on!"  Asgore said, cheerful.  

"S-same," Alphys said, "But for like, everything."  She shook her head.  "Okay.  It's okay.  We're going to have a great time! Let's go in!"

Tears welled up in her eyes when she walked inside the building with her friends.  She was finally here.  

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thank you to @ungarmax for your essential contribution (papyrus calling sans a cry baby)!