This image holds a lot of personal lore, captured back in August 2010 at a going-away party for my cosplay mentor before she embarked on her travels. We started with a beach pre-game, and due to some heavy personal stuff I was dealing with at the time, I got completely smashed. Hence, this lovely photo of me being completely drunk.
I'm not proud of the state I was in, but I am eternally grateful to the friends who looked after me that night, and to my mentor for letting me crash on her floor.
She was a monumental figure in my life. It was thanks to her that I became MG—the Magical Guy—the nickname she coined for me. Without her influence, MG wouldn't exist, period.
This picture, despite the embarrassing moment, truly captures the chaotic, intense, and deeply supportive vibes of that entire era.
