Believe it or not, despite cosplaying at virtually every convention I’ve ever attended, this was the very first time I’d ever competed in an actual contest. (True, I’d been in a few of those little competitions that Suncoast and FYE do, but that’s not QUITE the same thing)

So, how did that go? Read on and find out!

(Historical Notes: See, this was back in the days when I tried to fill up time with actual CONVENTION activity instead of just living in my van for a while and telling people about it.)