Drunk on Cyberpunk

A very special thanks to my amazing younger sister, who allowed me to drag her on a wild goose chase all around the hotel to find this perfect cement stairwell, and act as my photogropher. Many of these poses were her suggestions, and she gave me directions on how to adjust my poses. She's a cosplayer of a much higher level than me, making professional-level costumes. For me this is just a hobby.

Lenses:

For Molly's lens implants, I got a pair of mirrored sunglasses from the dollar store; the lenses popped out of the frame easily. The elastic now has to be ordered online, as craft stores apparently don't sell it in-store anymore! Last time, I made duct-tape frames around the lenses, which the elastic was attached to. This time, I wanted to minimize the duct tape, and opted for the look of metallic frames on only the edges of Molly's lenses.

Unfortunately, the duct tape didn't hold up in the heat. This place had AC, but it was much weaker than I'd anticipated. From now on, I'm saving my Molly cosplays for the winter. (I only attempted it for CONvergence because the theme this year was "androids and cyborgs.")

Claws:

The claws are cardboard and duct tape. I made them retractable using wire, and duct-tape rings, which would be hidden under the fingerless gloves. However, pulling them in and out was difficult even without the gloves. In the future, I think I'll just attach the claws to the glove!

Ono-Sendai:

I used this fanmade logo created by Gary Burke, who shared it to Dribble. In hindsight I should have asked his permission to use his logo. Hopefully he doesn't mind!

I printed the logo out on regular paper, cut it out, and taped it to a plastic case that I normally use for "Star Trek" cosplays.

The Dixie Flatline:

This too is a fan logo, appearing on online merchandise like stickers and phone cases. In the future I'll order the phone case. This year I didn't think of it until it was too late to order anything else, so I printed it off a computer and hastily taped it to a black wallet from the Dollar Store.

Everything Else:

The wig was an "Emo wig," that I ordered online. The coat came from some thrift shop. The boots and leggings, I originally bought for my Maquis B'Elanna cosplay. The tanktop and bullet necklace are just regular things I own.

The fingerless gloves were bought at a gas station I worked at, long, long ago. I drew the silver trim on with a silver Sharpie.

Finally, I own a Blade Runner umbrella, that my other sister (not the photographer got me many birthdays ago. They were showing "Blade Runner" at the con, and the forecast was stormy, so I thought this would be a perfect time to bring it. Sadly no one cared. But it went perfectly with the Molly cosplay.

...I more or less gave up on the idea, largely due to my age. But this year I said screw it, and went ahead, even though I'm probably older than Y.T.'s mom by now. Hey, if the 1970s could regularly cast middle-aged adults to play "high schoolers," I can still cosplay as Y.T., right?

Well the 'poon is a complete disaster, and I need to lose more weight. And I put the label of the Liquid Knuckles on the wrong side of the water bottle, so you can't see it when it's hanging on my belt.

The saddest mishap was with my pizza box. At some point during the con, that cool timer screen on top fell off. I haven't found it yet. It was scrap parts, but such perfect scrap...

The Parts:

I collect old electronic scrap that looks cool, mainly cosplays. Many of these are parts from old flip-phones. The BSG pin that I bought somewhere is an Easter egg. I thought about including my Starfleet combadge, but couldn't find it, and it was probably too heavy for this material anyway.

For the coverall, I ordered this blue-and-orange jogging suit off of Temu. I didn't have time to make changes to the suit, so I attempted to hide the "New York" logos under the pins. Turned out that was easier said than done.

The "RadiKS" logo on the back was drawn on with a fabric marker, that sadly left smudges.

For the pizza box, I bought a plastic box from a craft store. Then I went online and picked out a fan-made logo for Uncle Enzo's pizza that I liked, and adjusted the colors digitally to better match the box I'd got. Here's the original image:

Finding the artist to credit them is difficult, as this logo appears on multiple (probably unlicensed) "Snow Crash" shirts and products. The T-shirt I wore was likewise ordered online.

The handcuffs came from the Halloween store.

The sneakers are just my regular work shoes.

The gloves are cycling gloves that I bought for the old version of this cosplay, eleven or twelve years ago. I can't remember where I got them. The Yellow Submarine guitar-pick earring is one of a pair that my sister got me a few birthdays ago. The pop-top earring, I just made quickly by taking a hook off of another earring and wiring a poptop onto it. Alas, I once owned a pair of blue poptop earrings that were perfect for this cosplay. They're lost now.

The Liquid Knuckles are just a water bottle I bought from a 4th of July sale of red, white and blue bottles. The letters are just alphabet stickers. Both from Wallmart. Sadly I didn't pay attention to where I was putting those letters on, and they ended up on the side facing inward when the bottle is hanging from my belt. I plan to buy another set of stickers and put a label on the other side.

The 'poon was the biggest disaster. I found an old nerf gun at Goodwill that had the perfect color scheme. Then I got some blue plastic bowls from the dollar store. It should've come out pretty well. But I was rushed, and relying on duct tape. Luckily I have some extra bowls, so I'll try to redo this with glue or wire this time. The plastic orange chain also came from a thrift shop.

Finally, the goggles were bought at a convention, I forget which one. I didn't make them, but whoever did likely just repainted some swimming goggles.