Allison was having what was most definitely the worst day ever. She had been waiting her entire life for San Diego Comic Con, had spent five months creating her cosplay of her favorite X-Men character, and had taken all of her vacation time just for the convention. Now here she was, her mascara streaking down her cheeks, her costume dirty, and her boyfriend gone. She looked at her phone again and read the message. "Hey. I'm not going to your stupid convention. In fact, we're done. I'm sick of this obsession of yours. Good luck finding someone as good as me."
She had got the text after he had told her he was on his way. She had been in line to get an autograph from one of her favorite artists, and then she heard the notification. Even at the front of the line she couldn't stay. She barely made it to the bathroom before she broke entirely.
Half an hour later left her sitting down outside the exhibit hall, people passing her by in their own costumes, ignoring the broken girl. Allison wasn't the prettiest girl. She had literally nothing to boast of in the curves department, being extremely skinny. She had dark black hair normally, now dyed brown to match her favorite character. Her most striking feature was her blue eyes, though one was routinely covered by her hair.
Still, Devon had loved her despite her lack of what others would consider beautiful. The only issue was her geeky passions. Devon hated them. She did struggle with keeping money whenever she got it, most of it going to cosplay, collectibles, or conventions like this one, but she had become better with him at having patience and being smarter with her money. It wasn't enough for him. Soon, she began to stop collecting entirely, doing things Devon liked instead of what she enjoyed. Basketball games, camping trips, drinks at the bar; all things Allison despised. She did it for Devon, and she prayed for the day he would be open to her passions.
When San Diego Comic Con came up, and she won tickets for the two, she decided this would be it. This would be the moment she could open him up to her passions, or at least help him accept them. He seemed angry at first, but he eventually accepted. She should've known something was up when he got held back at work and asked her to go ahead of him.
Just as she recounted her misfortunes on the floor, a man stopped in front of her and knelt by her side. She looked up, and was shocked to see how detailed his costume was. She had no idea what franchise it came from, but it definitely looked medieval. It looked like wizard robes, with intricate designs sewn in. "Nice costume," she said.
"Yours too Allison." This caught Allison off guard. She looked at his face suspiciously. He was much older than expected. Not like the elderly couldn't be geeks, but you didn't see it as often. He had a long, gray beard and a round nose. His eyes matched the shade of blue she had, and she could have sworn they twinkled just then.
"How do you know my name?"
"Why, from your nametag of course!" Allison looked at her shirt in confusion. Sure enough, there was a nametag that she swore hadn't been there before. None of the booths handed them out.
"Weird...um, enjoying the convention?"
"Oh, I'm just passing by. I thought I might take a look around."
"Are you a local?"
"No, no, no. I'm not from around here, or now for that matter." Allison was growing more confused by the second. This man just happened to be passing through the convention center while wearing robes, yet he wasn't local to San Diego.
"What's your name?"
"Me? Doesn't matter. But you look like you've had a rough day. I have just the thing that will lift any spirit!" Before Allison could respond, he took a small rock from within his cloak and dropped it in her lap. "Use it wisely!" Allison looked at the rock, but when she looked up to question him he was nowhere to be seen. When she looked back down she was shocked to see the rock glowing. She picked it up, bringing it closer to her, when suddenly she blacked out, the light blinding her as she slumped over.
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