As I start to write this entry, it has not yet been a full day since I attended an event called "Midwest Mirai" at Anime Nebraskon, and already I believe this is a memory that will remain with me for many years to come. To begin, this was my first ever concert experience, so... this might not have seemed that significant or spectacular of an event to "veteran" concert-goers, but it was to me.
There was a whole convention day before this concert, but it's largely irrelevant to this story and what I want to say, so this story begins in the merch line. I had pre-ordered my merch for this concert, and managed to be 3rd in line by not being particularly interested in any of the events happening for the half hour leading up to the merch booth opening and noticing them setting up. So, I stood and waited for a while as a line formed around and behind me. Now, normally, I'm not a particularly outgoing person, but I guess cons give me the confidence to stike up conversation. Maybe I just assume the people in that line must also at least be as strange as I am, if not more.