She's a box of talent. Like, a big box. Not that she looks like a box. Or is big. It's a metaphor. She has a lot of talent. Need a big box to contain it. I'm pretty sure her box isn't big, either. THIS MAKES SENSE, RIGHT?
You know what?
...Forget it.
She's talented.
So, months later... the event is 2 weeks away. Right when my class starts and I begin to balance school and work. To be frank, I almost flaked. Reason was because I had an exam on Monday, and had zero time to study -- when I wasn't in school I was working, and vise-versa.
but.. I did not flake. I called her, and she sounded distressed, so I decided to cram everything Sunday night before the test Monday morning.
... I got a C. It is what it is. but, the event was good times. Messy, but good times.
Originally, She wanted me there by 6, but I tried to get some study time in real quick before leaving.
She had instructed a specific type of look... mostly very cute. Thankfully, this is an aesthetic I excel at. Who am I kidding? I play up to it alllll the time. So. No pro! ^_^
I did just that.
It was imperative that I didn't show up looking exhausted. Mind you I had work that morning at 4AM. Guess who didn't get to bed until 3AM?
YEAH.
Cute is my thing.
"sexy" can eat shit.
There's a philosophy I have with "cute."
A deviant one.
I'm an adult, but ... there's no denying the taboos of certain attractions, amirite?
There's a thrill in it, one that Pedobear would appreciate a little more openly, but...
no denying it. Otherwise there wouldn't be a market for it ;)
It's so easy to be "sexy." Just grab some heels, show enough skin and you have eyes on you. Done.
It's so easy to be "sexy." Just grab some heels, show enough skin and you have eyes on you. Done.
Too easy.
Taboos are a bit more complicated, and also more fun!
The venue is by LAX. Traffic sucked, but once I got there it was immediately clear that I was the first to arrive. They wouldn't let me in.
Sanctuary, because of the content, are very strict about who they allow access to go into the venue. Despite my telling them I was part of the show, they weren't having it. So, I waited a bit, and Cynthia showed up with a group of girls! Poor Cynthia looked tired, and stressed. She had a lot on her plate, and this was her first time promoting and running the event.
We were led through the dark corridors, past several rooms, to a dressing room in the back. There, some of the girls unloaded their cosmetics, props, clothing, etc. Cynthia had brought with her a crazy amount of stuff including make-up and special effects stuff. Once we unloaded most of everything from her car she had us spread out large sheets of paper across the floor so as to not stain their carpet.
Then the transformations began.
I love her. She's so weird.
Since I already had my make up and hair done, I was one of the last people to get dressed. So I just sat around for like 4 hours watching everyone else prepare, while babysitting Rubberbear :D
She had some people performing that evening. One was this gorgeous lady you see here; Wicked.
She's a violinist. And she looked awesome. The transformation was incredible. Cynthia did an amazing job with her.
There was some belly dancing with wax play, burlesque, Nicki on violin, and Schno closing with a play session. There WAS supposed to be a singer... but she bailed right before it was time to start.
The crappy thing was... she waited until the MUA finished her hair and make-up, and was completely dressed and ready to go before she walked in from the other dressing room and tells Cynthia she can't do the performance anymore. You guise should've seen Cynthia's face. It was shitty.
TURNS OUT her boyfriend freaked, and didn't want to be there anymore.
Did I mention that Sanctuary is a fetish venue? It is. It's a thing. It's ... got fetish things and fetish people, and everyone's cool and awesome and nice and respectful and neato and friendly. I mean... I can't imagine what else they could've interpreted when Cynthia told her it was a fetish event.
Did they think it was like... a hip hop club? Or something? LOL. ugh.
Anyway... so that sucked, but she made it work. The show started a little later, but it all turned out fine.
My job... was to go on stage and present the performers with big written signs. Cynthia wanted me to be a mime :3
I WUB MIMES. So I totally played up to this. And yeah.
They revamped my make up to look more clown-like, but retained the cuteness. I waited for a while to get dressed into my show clothes.
BEFORE & AFTER
So as showtime neared, Cynthia also had to get changed!
We finally went out around midnight. She introduced herself on stage, having me follow behind her like a little pet, and the show began.
Here's what I wore, annnnnnd the mess in the dressing room.
You guys
the selfies
are real
There was a kiss mark on my shoulder and I didn't (and still don't) know how it got there.
Also, pink laces.
:D
She looked beautiful omg. I wanted to take her home and like give her cat food and scratch her head like a normal, stable person would do.
Unfortunately, throughout the show and event, it was forbidden to really go around and take photos unless you were given specific permission to do so by the staff.
I feel that the reasons are pretty obvious as to why this is enforced (nudists and sex and identity things) but ... I just got some photos emailed to me from one of the photographers of the event! ^_^
The evening went on smoothly, despite the circumstances and finished with an awesome performance by Schno and his sub. I wish I could remember her name, but she was incredible.
She took every blow like a boss, ironically.
Schno is always awesome to watch.
Also, my old roommate, Josh was there! I was really glad to see him ^_^
I put him on my guestlist but he had already pre-purchased a ticket. Which was cool for Cynthia I guess. He looked good! He went out and got fetish attire just for that night cuz he's awesome like that. I wish we could've taken a picture together but it didn't occur to me while I was doing stuff and running around for Cynthia. Next time!
Anyway... the night kept going and I was beat. (Not literally, I wish.)
I was starting to get really sleepy, and had a long drive ahead of me still before I could finally drop dead on my bed and pass out, so I left a little earlier.
I changed out of everything and organized the stuff I wore as much as I could, but the room was littered with all the cosmetics and props from everything that had been done that evening that it didn't seem to matter.
GIRLS! lol :P
Shady drive home.
I was falling asleep at the wheel :(
but... it was an awesome time. And there was pizza and a veggie tray!
I got to see and meet some fun people, and even go a little mini shoot thingie. Still waiting for those shots, but once I get em I'll show em.
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I have two weeks of class left before break. It'll be kinda sad to finish, as I've really come to enjoy my professors' lectures and approach to teaching. He's very traditional, and sort of just blurts everything out. And he breaks everything down. His eloquence puts long division to shame.
What's next?
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but not yet! ^_^
good niiiiiight!!!