#utfanevent2018

So to say the least, we had a blast at Atlantale! We got to meet some amazing people, like @spoopy-gaster, @maniaknight, @loverofpiggies, @alainaprana, @xedramon, @pidgerinbalt and so many more (I don’t know if it is even possible to tag everyone)! Also got to hang out with some old friends @epixcosplay321, @sora-the-syke, @mikrebyle, and some people I can’t tag on here :’(. Not only that, but we met some fantastic fans and had a blast hanging out with them.

The area was just buzzing with positive Undertale vibes. We only wish it could have lasted forever! (and that we could have bought more stuff >.>;)

Doing the cosplay contest was such a amazing experience as well! We couldn’t have done it without the help of Spoopy, Doodle, Day, and our friend Morgan. Not to mention the huge help from the rest of the Atlantale staff and the Artists that judged. You guys are freaking amazing! Congratulations to the winners as well!

We honestly want to thank everyone for being so amazing and making this event so special! There is no getting over the feeling that we felt during our time there. We left feeling inspired to push on and get back into everything we love! The event rekindled a burning love for Undertale that is stronger than ever inside us.

To top it all off we also got engaged! We are so happy to say that we got engaged at an Undertale event! The game has always meant something special to us and brought us closer together.

I know con depression is a thing people get. I have always been an artist or vendor at various events and I never ever felt what con depression may have felt like until after Atlantale happened.

I've been there from the moment I encouraged Spoopy-Gaster with a Tumblr reply all the way to me and Spoopy being the last ones out the building after Atlantale ended. It's quite the surreal roller coaster ride with various high and low points. Considering neither of us ran events like this before, there was definitely a lot of high expectations and some criticisms made about it.

All we can do is do our best, and do our best is what we did! We stayed Determined made it happened, with many people in this wonderful conmunity that supported us along the way. They may have not been there since the humble beginnings, it felt like they are.

Seeing the event happen on February 17, 2018, I can't find the words to describe my feelings. I was never good at expressing feelings with words, so I will borrow some words from our beloved Prince of the Monsters, Asriel:

"Even if they barely know you, it feels like they really love you."

I never ever been to any event in all three years I've been going where there was so much love, admiration, and good vibes everywhere. Regardless of someone's upbringing, how they choose to identify themselves, who they prefer to love, everyone was kind to each other.

I know most of the artists are unable to leave their tables at all because all of them were overwhelmed by the amount of love and appreciation from both old and new fans. I myself manned my table for all 7 hours of the event, I couldn't even say hi to my fellow artists! I appreciate everyone who made it to my table to say Howdy to me, because I definitely never experience lines like at my table before (it went out the door I felt like). I even met a few Sonic fans who followed my Sonic art for MANY years during my beginnings on deviantart.

½. Atlantale Poster, signed by @alainaprana 3. My “skull” signed my CQ aka @loverofpiggies 4. A poster I was given by a lovely friend of mine, art/signed by CQ as well 5/6/7. Lovely little pins by @xedramon 8/9. Adorable fucking cute, one in million, priceless napstablooky, THANK YOU @awakwardness I love him! 10. Huge Pins by @alainaprana -once again-

ATLANTALE 2018 - Pictures of @syensy (aka blonde, my daughter) + @momoisnotonfire (her BFF), enjoying the awesome event.  Special thanks to @segamew  and @ladynixxis!!!

I promised a few people I’d make a Tumblr blog and actually stick with it, and I’m nothing if not a bartending fireman of my word!

I had an absolute blast at Atlantale as both an artist and a bone-ified bartending (grill)bae!! I don’t want to just copy-paste from my facebook post where I got pretty sentimental about how cool Undertale and its fans really are, but I will reiterate how amazing it was to get to go and both see my close friends in person for the first time and also share some of my art and passion. Thank you all for making this an event to remember, and here’s to a lifetime of amazing things done in honor of such a loving community.

If you picked up one of my annoying dog coloring pages and colored it in, I’d love to see it!!!