So I was trying to pay my ticket online and having issues with it when I noticed I was late for the planned meeting time. Rushing out I had to deal with a bus that ran late and a problem with the tap machine accepting my money. So when I got to the station where I got my ticket, I asked another officer about the ticket, and he said the same thing the second officer said last night, that he'd tear it up if he could. But the different thing this officer said was that I was issued this ticket by someone whose job it is to hand out tickets. So more than likely wasting time in court is a bad idea. Thankfully it won't show up on a record, unless I don't pay during the time it takes to pay. Which I have 21 days to do. Hopefully the person who gave me this ticket files it or whatever soon so I can just pay and get it over with. But the officer I talked to today was very reassuring and understanding, so at least I don't feel as stressed as before. He said it sucks I had to encounter someone a person with the job of just giving tickets. How can you do that, seriously. If they aren't willing to be a little understanding and give warnings instead of saying to go to court or to a station to try and turn the ticket you were given into just a warning, then they're acting like bullies. Accidents happen, you know? But I understand it came across like I didn't pay and just skipped but when I talked to that 2nd officer she still didn't change her mind. That worries me. I had proof, not so much a receipt, but proof I had money on the card but I didn't tap correctly. The cop I talked to today said if I wanted to go to court, the 2nd officer and him could testify. Still not sure it's worth it.

Anyway, on my way to the Con, I got a text from my mother (she did so knowing that I'd either be at the con or on a train so texting would be easier than trying to call to hear me go "What?") saying my secret hiding spot for some of my money has been tampered with. Money was missing. Almost all of it. The only evidence is a neighbor saw a kid parked in front of my garage sitting in his car waiting. The kid was somewhat chubby, had black-ish hair and one of his car windows had duck tape on it. Recognizing all those things, I realize the person who stole my money could be the same guy from: https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/3899291/ . So yeah, I wasn't sure how to pay the ticket now and I was really stressed and annoyed. My parents who were at first very annoyed I got a ticket, some of that annoyance going away when I said the ticket isn't one that shows up on your record, were now sympathetic. My coworkers were also very sympathetic, asking if I wanna go home. I'm not leaving AX, I love this con. But having some holes in your room and having some of your own money stolen is depressing. I did still have fun at AX, mostly because I think my coworkers were trying to cheer me up and I thank them for doing that.

My folks wanted me to come home and when I came home the holes were gone and they said if the ticket price stays the same and doesn't spike up like crazy, they'll cover it. So yeah. Maybe my ticket situation is handled but not my money situation. I don't want to give an exact amount because I don't want to tell people about actually cash I have as opposed to just having a credit card, if that makes any sense. If it is that guy, I really don't get why he keeps stealing from me.