#prcc 22

Let me start off by saying we got so much more than our money's worth with this con. It was incredibly surreal and fun and wonderful and we'll remember it forever.

At PRCC it's very rare that we get big name guests, and we've actually never had anyone from spn visit. Mark was the first. Even before he was announced, Adry and I had planned to meet at the con and cosplay Dean (her) and Cas (me). Mark being a guest was the most amazing cherry on top.

Right before our photo ops was the Q&A with him, and we both got to ask him questions! He roasted me for cosplaying Cas and it was hilarious. (Video of the full panel, and our part is at 57:10)

Afterwards, we're in line together for the photo ops. It was announced early on that they would only allow one person per op, so we'd each bought our own. I walk in first, and it goes something like this:

Mark, recognizing me from the panel, deadpan: "Terrible costume."

Me, genuinely: "Thanks!" :D

[Pic is taken]

Photographer: "Can we reshoot that?"

Me, confused but gladly: "Yeah!"

[Second pic is taken]

Me, to Mark: "Thank you, and thanks so much for coming!"

Mark: "Of course my darling, thank you."

Me: is dead now

I walk out, and it's Adry's turn:

Adry: "Can I stand on your other side? I want the handprint to show." (She's a genius)

Mark: "Sure!”

[Pic is taken]

Adry thanks him, but they're already bringing the next person in, so Mark only smiles and nods.

We stand in line to get our prints. Two of mine come out, turns out my eyes were closed on the first but the photographer caught it in time. This is the good one:

But then Adry's print doesn't show up.

We wait a few batches, and nothing. The photo op line empties out. The con employee knows what's up, keeps an eye out for us, is actively looking for Adry's pic with every batch that's handed to him. At some point the photographer walks out and starts helping with print handouts. The last batch of people get their prints, and we're still waiting by the table. No Adry pic.

We start joking that the pic got lost. "Imagine I have to take another one," Adry muses. "I could ask to bring you in with me and take it together!" We laugh it off.

A line forms for the next guest doing photo ops. Mark is still behind the curtain though, we can hear him and kinda see him. The photographer is the one who finally walks out with Adry's pic! But she has her eyes closed. We both brighten up because what are the fucking odds! The photographer utters the magic words once again: "Can we retake this?"

And then Adry and I have our lightbulb moment.

"Could we take it together?" Adry asks. My hopes aren't very high because of the rules that it can be only one person per op, but Adry seems a bit more optimistic. She's right to be.

Photographer contemplates for like, half a second. He's an absolute sport. "Yeah, sure!"

We both go back behind the curtain and we're shaking with excitement. We have no idea what to do because we never thought we'd get this chance. We have like 15 seconds to frantically discuss while Mark talks to a con employee. Adry, being a genius again, proposes: "you two should fight over Dean" (so, her).

Mark turns around.

Me, to both Mark and the photographer who's getting into position: "Hi! So, sorry for this—"

Mark: "It's no problem."

Me: "We were thinking, could you and I fight over Dean?" (pointing to Adry)

Mark: "I wouldn't fight over Dean. I wouldn't fight over him."

Me: "Yeah ok, that's fair." (Who am I to contest his majesty)

Adry, jokingly: “Daaamn, my heart..”

Mark, after chuckling at Adry’s comment: "What we could do is, you can reach for Dean, and I can try to stop you."

Adry and I, recognizing the absolute galaxy brain of that: "Yeah!"

[Pic is taken]

Adry, spotting her chance: “Thank you so much, Mark.”

Mark: “Thank you, darling.”

Adry: is now also dead

And that, our dear friends, is how this beauty was born: