Let's start from the beginning... Patty and I wait outside the Oregon Convention Center for the doors to open. LeakyCon Portland 2013. Starting today was my dream come true. Patty and I have been planning this since last December and planned out gifts for our favorite attendees, Team Starkid. Each one was going to get a handmade wand from us. We were first in line to enter the building, and a large man with lots of keys walked up. He unlocked the door and held it open for Patty and I. She grabbed my arm, dragging us up to the Starkid tables. They weren't scheduled for a good two hours, but Patty was determined to be the first one Brian H. sees. As for me, I was excited to meet Brian R. We sat again on the now carpeted floor, waiting for two hours to be up. Finally, after an hour a forty-five minutes, Team Starkid came out, taking their seats at the table. We gave them all there wands, getting photos and signatures along the way. It felt so surreal, being able to meet my role models. They're the reason I got into acting. We reluctantly left the line making our way through the convention, buying things here and there. We met John Green, and I almost probably wet myself. The end of day one came quicker than expected, and Patty and I went home, excited for tomorrow.
Day two of LeakyCon and Patty and I were pumped. Today, we got to watch Team Starkid perform songs from there many musicals and get to see who wins the 'Starkid experience' to spend a day with Team Starkid. We sat in the front row, barley able to keep still. We sang along to all the songs. Starship Ranger, Holy Musical Batman, Me and My Dick, and of course all the AVPM's. "Okay, now is the time you've all been waiting for!" Brian Holden's voice was full of pep as he hopped over to a large bowl full of paper. "Drum-a-roll please!" He reached his hand in as the whole room banged their feet on the ground repeatedly. "SOPHIA MCINTOSH!" My eyes went huge. There must be some kind of mistake. I never win ANYTHING. Patty pushed me up onto the stage. I immediately noticed Joe Moses looking unpleased with me as the winner. Brian Holden gave me a different piece of paper and told me to hold onto it and to not loss it. I had to be here, outside the main doors the day after LeakyCon. Easy enough.
Day three of LeakyCon and we have already done everything, even having a deep conversation about fangirling with Tessa N. We mostly walked around buys what we could with the money we had. The day ended a whole lot quicker than the other ones. And we were disappointed it was over. Once I dropped Patty at her place, I went home and flopped on my bed, falling asleep without changing out of my Harriet Potter cosplay.
I stood outside of the convention center, waiting for someone to come get me. I heard to voices, loud, it sounded like they were fighting. I looked up to see to Joey Richter and Brian Holden fighting while walking my way. It sounded like they were fighting about some script.
"Hello," I looked back up to see Joey looking down at me. I hadn't noticed they made so much distance.
"Hi," I smiled wide and spoke with a little too excitement. Why wouldn't I? I am going to spend the whole day with my idols!
They lead me to a creeper van, and opened the door. I climbed in and took a seat next to Brian Rosenthal. I smiled at him and gave him a small smile. He glanced at me, rolled his eyes, and looked out the window. Well, that was rude... We sat there in silence. I sat in the back next to Rosenthal, in the middle, sat Lauren Lopez and Holden, driving was Joey Richter, and in the passenger seat was Joe Walker. Lauren turned around and looked at me smiling.
"Do you know any good food places around here?"
"Well, there is a donut place called Voodoo Donuts. You can't come here without getting Voodoo. It is the BEST donuts you will EVER try!" I smiled back at her and talked with excitement.
"It's settled! We are going to Voodoo! Tell Joey how to get there!"
"Okay, there are two building s but one has a line that stretches around the building and the other doesn't. So let's go to the less busy one! Take a right here. It is over the bridge."
Lauren got Joey to buy the donuts. We got back into the car. And I started eating my bacon maple donut.
"Can I have a bit of that!?" Lauren was facing me with an excited look on her face. I have known her for just a few minutes and she already wanted my food.
"Here." I reached over the seat and she took a bite.
We pulled into the Hilton downtown and parked. They all got out and I soon followed. Lauren linked arms with me and pulled me ahead of the boys. She pushed the up button and we waited till the elevators ding sounded. We all stepped in and Rosenthal reached around me to push the 5th floor button. We got out of the elevator and made our way down the hall. We stopped at room 517 and Walker took out his room key, unlocking the door and walking inside. I was greeted by the unhappy faces of Dylan, Nick, Clark, Britney, Tyler, Meredith, and Jamie. Well, this will be interestingly.
They didn't even give look towards us. Well, other than Dylan who looked me up and down before smiling at me. He sat on the left side of a three person couch with Nick Lang. Dylan waved his hand, signaling me to sit. I walked over, sitting between the two. Nick looked down at me, scoffed, and then got up, only to sit back down next to Darren on the floor. Lauren hopped over and sat next to me.
American Idol had just ended and Darren quickly went for the remote on the bed. Holden quickly grabbed it. A new episode of Glee began and Darren glared at Holden. He jumped for the remote only to land face first in the fluffy blankets. The wrestled for it until Meredith cut in.
"BOYS! Stop it! There is a fan here!" She snapped rather loudly at the two boys tangled on the floor.
"Well, she gets the 'Starkid Experience' So she gets to see how we actually act together!" Holden was now standing up, face in Meredith's.
They glared at each other for what seemed to be internity. Finally, Meredith broke the contact and huffed over to her seat on the floor. I looked at my phone... 8:30pm and we haven't done anything... Why did I have to win something for once!?
"Do any of you like mexican food?" My voice piped up so I could be heard over the TV and the talking.
They looked over at me and Joey's voice was audibly loud. "Mexican food!?"
I laughed under my breath before speaking again. "Yea, there is this restaurant called Papita's and it's not to far away. We could go get dinner." I spoke unsure of what the others in the small hotel room would say.
Joey yelled a loud YES! Dylan and Lauren smiled at me shaking their head violently up and down. The rest just sort of mumbled 'no thanks' under their breaths. Looks like it will be a table for four then.
"Let's go!" Joey's voice was too excited for normal as he ran out of the room.
We got into the same white van as before, putting in the keys to the ignition. Lauren sat in the passenger seat and Dylan sat behind her with me to his left. We pulled out of the parking lot onto the busy night roads of Downtown Portland. I gave Joey the directions as we went. We soon arrived at Papita's, only my favorite restaurant since I was a kid.
We walked into Papita's and waited to be seated. It took longer than usual, and it was fairly busy tonight. After a few more minutes, we were finally seated by a woman. Joey became all huffy and puffy while we were waiting and now wouldn't stop complaining. It was about another 10 minutes before the same lady from before came back to take our orders. Lauren and Dylan finished there's, but Joey insisted he say his in Spanish. After a good few minutes, I got annoyed.
"¿Podría él tener los tacos de pollo con una coca-cola y me alguna carne asada con una fresa margarita virgen?"
"Si." She smiled and hurried to the back.
"I was going to order MY food by MYSELF." I rolled my eyes at Joey.
We got our food and we ate fairly quickly. After a few minutes waiting for my card, Josue, the manager and my old friend from school, came out with my card.
"SOPHIE! How are you!? It's been ages!"
"I know! I'm doing good. How about you?" He then went on to talking about how he got accepted to ITT Tech.
"God, to ALL Mexicans know each other!?" Joey scoffed with a smirk.
"Out. Now!" I point my hand towards the door.
"What makes you think I will do what you said!?" He leaned back and crossed his arms over his chest.
"Because I bet you don't want all your fans knowing you are a dick." I death glared him the best I could and I guessed it worked because he jumped up and waited in the car.
We all stood up and started towards the door. Dylan and Lauren went ahead of me and I waited back to say goodbye to Josue.
"Call me sometime! We don't spend enough time together!" I called over my shoulder with my hand starting to push the door open.
"Will do!" I hopped in the car and Joey drived me home.
I walked into my apartment that Patty and I shared. Plopped down on the couch and looked at the clock above our flat screen, each hour is a different Doctor and 12 is the logo, it read 10:34pm. I groaned before standing up to go to my bedroom. I changed into a gray tank top and my pj shorts covered in little Daleks. I made my way to Patty's room and walk in without knocking. There she sat read Allegiant by Victoria Lenny for the millionth time.
"Do you want to watch Philosopher's Stone with me?"
"Sure. I'll be out in a moment." I walked out of Patty's bed room and into the living room.
I popped in the disc and sat down. Patty came in a few minutes later.
