covid stories

  • Mae Mae Twin

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    There a lot to this to be honest. It’s made me step back and see that I definitely spent a lot of money and time cosplaying so I’m trying…

  • Blue.Eyed Cosplay

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    During the peak of the pandemic, my congoing went down to attending no in-person cons but I continued to attend virtual cons. However, the virtual cons never gave me…

  • KōgiHime Cosplay

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    The pandemic severely affected my energy levels. Not sure if it me getting older, but my social threshold is much lower. I get tired quicker. I give myself a…

  • faerie_fingers

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    I started a huge project at the beginning of lockdown, and I used its completion as incentive to get back into competing as the world began opening up again.…

  • Veijanikita

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    It’s made a big difference. I spend more time on my projects and am overall less motivated to crunch. I build less for other people than I used to.…

  • Dio maxwellE

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    I havent been to a con since 2020 and even though things opened up a lot this year, I didnt go to pretty much any. I was at Fanime…

  • Spidereyezzcos

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    To be honest, the pandemic has truly affected my going to conventions. I have a disease in which affects my blood vessels located in the brain and optic nerve…

  • REBECCA

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    Prior to the pandemic I was satisfied with attending cons in my cosplay and just being seen at the event but ever since the pandemic I’ve been focused on…

  • marquis_cosplay

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    I’ve been making fewer cosplays, but the ones I make I take more time with and they’re characters I care very deeply about. I’m only just starting to get…

  • ChrissyPlaysDressup

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    I am much more cautious about the cons I attend and who I room with. Dragoncon used to be the highlight of my year but I haven’t been since…