#kajcert

So, one of the things that I will be forever remembering from that cruise is this.

I didn't know that one could have this much fun in tax fee... Not only did the comically large 8–packet Kex Choklad make me grin like an idiot when I saw it, but there was something else, that when my eyes landed onto it, I just knew that that was coming home with me. One of the best highlights from that trip (PUN INTENDED!!), was there, on the shelf. The familiar shade of blue of a Trip juice box. BUT. This is not all. It was in a package that held many Trip juices.

I immediately went out to figure the price of it. I just had to get it. I didn't see a price tag for it (which implies that it's not even sold often like that?) so I went to ask for it from a worker. He asked if I was sure I wanted the whole package. I couldn't help but just smile and nod while trying to stay sane. I needed to get it, no matter the cost. In my heart I knew that that was the right desicion to do (it was. I know I would have been sad if I hadn't gotten it).

The worker seemed baffled that I really wanted all of it. And when I went to the registery, the man who scanned it was smiling so much. I could hear amusement in his voice when he lightheartedly asked me, "Do you like these?"

*gulp*

Haha y–yes I I do uhh like these, it's, it's because of a, a character... that I like.... al a lot and and that's why..... I got these...

I, in my Trip–filled mind, couldn't do anything but say, "yes", while trying to hold my laughter and excitement. After that I walked so proudly out of the tax free, with holding my heavy package of Trip in my hands. I felt so happy. Nothing else mattered at that point. How much happiness this brings me baffled me back then, and it baffles me now.

There's so many Trip right now. Can you guess how many? Can you guess how many Trips there are in that package?

The answer is twenty four Trip juices. In a single cardboard package. That might sound quite a small amount, but do you realize how many Trip juices that actually is for the Freppa Fridays? That freaking box holds six month's worth of Trip juice! Six months!! The nex time I have to buy Trip for Freppa Friday is on December. This is unbelievable. I am so happy. Can you believe this??

And when I walked out of the boat, everyone around me was carrying alcohol packages with the carts, and I had my Trip. My Trip juices <3

And the funniest thing here is, that to a normal person it might seem weird. But you KAJ fans, you get it, right? The KAJ fans I've seen, have drank a Trip juice too, and it's like a norm to us now. Wherever we go, the sales for Trip juices increase. I love that we all have our mutual references, these small things that bring us so much joy. I talked with someone there how even a small mention to KAJ can cheer us up for hours. And I'm so glad that they agree and that I can see other KAJ fans having such a strong attachment to them as I do.

Oh I'm gonna cry. The feeling of getting to talk to a KAJ fan in person is the best feeling ever. There is so much stuff to talk about, but so little time. So many topics and opinions and concerts/performances/interviews in the past, present and future. So many songs to talk about, their styles, the lyrics, the beat, the time they were written at. And the stories in the songs, the characters and the ships. How one got into KAJ, how other fans have met, how KAJ has affected their life, how much joy it brings them. Their whole experience as a KAJ fan.

And I love it so much that we get each other the way a non–KAJ fan wouldn't. We get it if we see a reference to denim, disco ball, construction sites, tv head, gambling, birds, volvos, blueberries, leather vests, toscakaka, tacos and literally everything we can connect to KAJ and how much it can cheer one up so much.

After the gig I went to cool down a little and also to write down the experience post. I knew that I should go back there, that there might be other KAJ fans that I'd love to talk to. But I was anxious about it, it felt awkward to go back alone after an hour the gig had ended. It felt scary, and I might have prolonged it more than necessary...

But I'm so proud of myself for going there after all, because I ended up finding two amazing cosplayers, and we clicked so well and talked until four into the morning with a few more fans and I loved it so much. I felt included. They were my people. I had never imagined a future for myself where I could actually want to seek company like this and feel so happy afterwards. I'm gonna cry, everyone was so nice.

And speAKING OF BEING NICE. LOOK WHAT ONE OF THEM GAVE MEEEE AJSNDCJNSKV

(I'm a little bit insecure about this picture, so please treat this nice thank you)

I didn't have any peonies or pink bows, so I used some of my dried rose petals (!!!!!) to put around him instead.

I think I'm slowly losing my mind. If I haven't already, that is. And in the best way possible, too. I wish that you all can experience this same kind of joy from KAJ, in your own way and time. That with them you get to experience as much as your heart desires.