Here's Trent, a seemingly innocent young adult. He is mild mannered and respects those around him. Like all of us, he has his little kinks. Trent is a smoker, a notoriously bad dresser and uses poor grammar on Facebook. Emily, on the the other hand, is quite the rambunctious young woman. She has the personality of a fluffy puppy and looks like she raided a closet from the 80's. These two have occasionally dated, though more for fun rather than true love. Today they choose to be friends, for today comic artist from New York are signing merchandise at JJ's Comics.
The crowd is full of Trents and Emilys. Some are tall, some are hilariously short, some are too old to be wearing a bikini in public. Comic book enthusiasts are a rare breed, yet so diverse that a single stereotype cannot cover them. While wondering the small store, some fans repel contact like two negatively charged magnets. Others, like Emily, create a spotlight and works the crowed store.
The tables set up for today house the creators of three different comics. One table looks crisp, the comics are stacked properly and the creators are wearing business suits, definitely doing so ironically. Another table is covered in pizza boxes and coffee mugs, somewhere in the mess is a stack of comic books. The writers for this table are proud owners of colorful tattoo sleeves and talk up storms even with those reclusive people. The last table is tame in comparison to the others. A few comics misplaced here and there, two sodas sitting on the end and the creators just seem like normal folk.
Sadly, the day concludes without any commotion. The crowd seemed rather sleepy after building themselves up for such an amazing day.
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