AERs: Charlotte ComiCon and Good Day to Dine

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Charlotte ComiCon

On April 13, 2014, the command shuttle of the IKV Raging Wolf dropped out of warp at the coordinates of House Mjolnir around 7:00 am. Upon arrival, I saw that the command shuttle of the IKV Fanged Wolf had already docked; its crew awaiting transfer. Loading the Raging Wolf cargo hold and boarding of all personnel took place quickly and we blasted off towards the Charlotte sector with Lt. Cmdr. Kas’Duj vestai-Mjolnir at the helm, due to me being afflicted with an inner ear disorder caused by close proximity to purring, four-legged tribbles.

After a brief stopover at a McDonalds fast-food asteroid in the Lincolnton nebula, we continued our voyage to the Charlotte sector. My data on the coordinates of our battle was corrupted and I was leading us off course. The IKV Fanged Moon navigational computer belonging to CO, Lt. BeQcha vestai-Majjas, saved the day. After the event, I checked with the convention authorities and it turns out that the coordinates for ComiCon had changed, but the name had not. Hence the confusion. It used to be where I thought it was. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.

We landed safely and disembarked around 9:00 am. The crew of the IKV Fanged Moon, with help from the IKV Executioner, set up the KAG recruitment table. Everyone put on their KAG uniforms with 2nd Lt. Nivek tai-Majjas and his CO, BeQcha, in Classic attire. Kas’Duj donned Imperial. I set up the Dark Moon Fleet banner and also armored up Imperial. The fund-raising began.

Our charity was the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. We raised funds in honor of Lt. K’Embri tai-Mjolnir who has CF. There is a Great Strides Walk on May 4th in Asheville, NC. K’Embri’s team is Bouquet of Roses. All the funds we raised will go towards that total.

The convention was rife with cosplayers, as they got in free. It was an amazingly rich experience, from little kids in their Halloween costumes all the way up to professional offerings. My holo-imager is non-functional, so I only have a few borrowed images to share, but you can check out the Charlotte ComiCon FB page for pictures as well as the IKV Executioner FB group.

During the day, Kas’Duj dubbed me the “Mouth of the Quadrant” (I hope my DaHarDeeHarHar Master Qaolin is proud) as I tirelessly called out for donations to the CF Foundation. This was good practice for Heroes Con later in the summer, which I am certainly hoping to attend. Each donor was loudly praised with a hearty “Qapla’!!!!!” from all Warriors.

A highlight of the convention was a visit from our Quadrant CO, Lt. Cmdr. Gortok sutai-QIHqem. I think he enjoyed the day. There certainly was a rich tapestry of cosplayers going past our table, which of itself was very enjoyable for me as well.

Around 3:30 pm, after the costume contest, on advice from the CO of the IKV Fanged Moon, we decided to break down the table and invade an eating establishment for A Good Day to Dine. Feeling much better, I took the conn for the journey there and home.

The report is below.

IXL Colonel Keela zantai-Septaric
CO, IKV Raging Wolf

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A Good Day to Dine?????

Typically Death Touch Squadron Battles are celebrated with a Good Day to Dine events wherein we invade, in costume, a local eating establishment. Because our Quadrant CO, Lt. Cmdr. Gortok sutai-QIHqem wanted to eat with us, I suggested we eat at the nearby McDonalds asteroiod. Boy was that a mistake!

In my defense (since I suggested it) this restaurant typically served good food, fast in my experience. Not that day, apparently. We waited forever for our orders to be processed. While waiting, BeQcha heard that they had run out of MEAT, frappe mix, and milkshake mix, among other things! So when she saw her hamburger was a single, instead of the double she ordered, she understood why. But she paid for a double….

When I finally got it, my food was good; didn’t get sick. Kas’Duj ate his; didn’t get sick. Gortok, we haven’t heard from since, but I’m hoping for the best. But poor Nivek and BeQcha got very sick from their food. Needless to say, we won’t eat there again.

And there was no TP in the ladies bathroom. Needless to say, we won’t go there again either!

The trip home was uneventful except for the braking thrusters on the IKV Raging Wolf shuttle, which were mis-firing, so we checked our seatbelts and continued to warp with caution. After showing Kas’Duj a shortcut to his Estate coordinates, we disembarked to our respective destinations. I flew back to the Lenoir sector without further incident.

IXL Col. Keela zantai-Septaric
CO, IKV Raging Wolf

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