What did I do, you ask?

I won the first cosplay competition I’ve ever entered, that’s what, dressed as the Scout from Team Fortress 2.

A few months ago at a housewarming party a friend of a friend of mine suggested we all get a group of people together and go to Brisbane’s 2011 Supanova as the Red Team from Team Fortress 2.  We joked around about it, discussed who could potentially play what character and decided to go for it.  It was decided I would be the Scout.

As the weeks went by we planned and collaborated via e-mail, everyone working on their own clothes and weapons and gradually we began to resemble the red team – everything minus the spy and the pyro unfortunately.

When the day finally came we all got up early so we could arrive at Supanova with plenty of time to spare.  We queued for over an hour to get in, and then queued to sign up for the cosplay competition, some of us reluctantly, thinking it was too much effort and we couldn’t possibly win despite how happy we were with our costumes.

After two or more hours waiting to go on stage, our opportunity to present our costumes finally arrived.  I didn’t realise it was going to be in front of such a big crowd, but the cheer was enormous.  We all ran out on stage, the soldier first as he yelled “GO, GO, GO!”

Above our heads they had a screen with “They’re all spies!” as we stood there posing, waiting, watching the host stare at us in awe, as the heavy spun his mini-gun barrel.  This caught the hosts’ attention and he immediately moved down the line to talk to him first.

Host (to heavy):  “How did you make this gun?”
Heavy (in Russian accent):  “Engie is credit to team.”
Host (to engie):  “So, you tell me, how was the gun made?”
Engie (in American accent):  “I took a gun, and I added more gun.”

The crowd loved it.

The host then proceeded down the line, asking my team questions and all of them remaining in character.  I was ready with an answer, but he unfortunately skipped the last couple of us and went back to addressing the crowd.  The soldier then waved his arm, yelled, “ROLL OUT!” and we marched off stage, the crowd cheering behind us.

My boyfriend, who was dressed as the sniper, wanted to go and buy more stuff from the stalls but I told him I wanted to stay for the results, even though I doubted we would win.   I told him he could go by himself, which he did, but the venue with the stalls was closed and he came straight back which was kind of lucky.

When the results were finally announced, at first they said we had come second, which we were stoked with.  Then they said there had been a mistake and we hadn’t come second, which was disappointing, until they announced we had actually come first for the group cosplay.

It was a long, hot day with a lot of queuing, waiting and literally thousands of photos taken by hundreds of both strangers and friends, but it was so worth it.

Thanks to my amazing team.  I love you guys.

Now to plan for next year’s competition…

<3 DarkSlinky.

Team Fortress 2 Red Team

On the stage, from left to right: Engie, heavy, medic, demoman, sniper, scout, heavy, host.

Soldier, heavy, scout, sniper. Taken by Kohanna Photography.

Enjoy.

Front.

Side.

Back.

Me!

Concentrating face. Very geisha??

<3 DarkSlinky.

Photos from my wonderful weekend spending time with family in Bundaberg.

Enjoy!

Gavin, Aunty Nina and I.

Gavin, me being crushed by Aunty Lyndall and cousin Lauren.

Aunty Lyndall, Gavin, me and cousin Lauren.

Me, trying to get in the go kart: It was a mission!

Got in! Woohoo! Gavin and Dad are behind me.

Bruise on my knee from go karting: Immediately after.

WE ROCK! Get it? Get it? Haha.

What a wonderful husband he would make!

Bruise from go karting: A few hours after.

Bruise from go karting: A few hours after.

Gavin and I.

Gavin and I.

Bruise from go karting: A few days later.

Bruise from go karting: A few days later.

Gavin and I: Awwwwwww!!

Gavin and I: Why is he always licking my face??

Gavin and I.

Gavin and I.

Mum and I.

Mum and I: I love this photo so, so much.

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Enjoy.

Dad's FX Holden on the stage.

Dad's FX Holden on the stage.

Gavin and Jayne; kawaii!

Gavin and Jayne; taste the face!

Gavin and Jayne; amused with something.

Gavin and Jayne; just a normal day, haha.

Jayne; trying to figure out the camera.

Jayne; what are you looking at??

Jayne; teh hotness. Oh yeah.

Jayne; happy.

Jayne; fussing over hair. Hilarious.

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Jayne as a 1950's pin up girl; check out the hair!

Jayne as a 1950's pin up girl.

Jayne and Gavin.

Awww, kisses!

Jeff and Amy.

Jayne, Gavin and Jeff, getting up to mischief.

Gavin and Jayne and the infamous.. 'hat'.

Gavin and Jayne; mischief!

Tweed Heads beach.

Tweed Heads beach.

<3 DarkSlinky.

Total hippy.  Yay!

Full hair wrap, coiled on my head.

Full length of hair wrap; 72cm.

Hair wrap.

Hair wrap.

Hair wrap.

Jayne-Louise, Liam and Joe Satriani

Just for you, Siby.

<3 DarkSlinky.