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The Story of How I Got an El Chronicle Promotional Standee
6 years ago
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**Here’s a long story but with a very good ending. The tale of how I got a promotional standee. For context, I was at Anime Matsuri 2019 this weekend and didn’t expect to start drinking once I got to the parking lot. Every time I went to their booth, it was always empty.**
Ok look, listen, y’all, this standee is now a prized possession. Let me explain. When I first went to the booth I saw standees and fell in love with them but didn't know what they were. I left and came back later that day. Found out it's from El Chronicle from one of the game's assistants. Maybe it was the alcohol but I was bolder and timid than ever. Asked if I could buy a standee because I loved them so much and it's all I could think of. We talked. He took me to the owner of the booth, the head advertising manager. We talked more. She turned to her team and talked in their language for a bit. I hear them giggling. She told me to download the game, finish the tutorial and come back the next morning.
Y’all...look, I was a mess in the hotel. I deleted 4gigs of stuff, restarted the phone 3 times, and tried to keep up with the drinking party. (it's hard to concentrate while being on the verge of losing it.) I finish installing it at around 12am. Staid up till 4am playing before blacking out. Wake up at 10am as a mess and have trouble seeing.
Finally make it back to the booth at around 2pm. different assistants but the manager is still there. I show her not only the tutorial is finished, but I'm halfway through the second world. She’s beyond happy. She pulls out a handful of standees from behind the table and says to pick one. There’s the 5 that are on display + a few that are not. I'm partially conscious and admit I can't see very well without glasses or contacts. The team is laughing so they bring them right to my face. I pick the fox girl since I haven't seen her at the booth. (later found out she’s Maeho, a demon who summons other demons via her gourd.) The manager tells me they're not supposed to give out advertising material for the game. But because I was the only one who showed genuine interest in the art, the game, and made them laugh, they bent the rules. I thanked them so much I was about to cry. (or maybe it was my body losing control. idek.) The team pulls me aside and asks for a photo. I'm lost as to why. The manager says she's sending it to the devs and to the artist. I was crying and dying.
So now there's a photo of me in the hands of the devs AND the artist. I'm lost for words but so very grateful to them.
Ok look, listen, y’all, this standee is now a prized possession. Let me explain. When I first went to the booth I saw standees and fell in love with them but didn't know what they were. I left and came back later that day. Found out it's from El Chronicle from one of the game's assistants. Maybe it was the alcohol but I was bolder and timid than ever. Asked if I could buy a standee because I loved them so much and it's all I could think of. We talked. He took me to the owner of the booth, the head advertising manager. We talked more. She turned to her team and talked in their language for a bit. I hear them giggling. She told me to download the game, finish the tutorial and come back the next morning.
Y’all...look, I was a mess in the hotel. I deleted 4gigs of stuff, restarted the phone 3 times, and tried to keep up with the drinking party. (it's hard to concentrate while being on the verge of losing it.) I finish installing it at around 12am. Staid up till 4am playing before blacking out. Wake up at 10am as a mess and have trouble seeing.
Finally make it back to the booth at around 2pm. different assistants but the manager is still there. I show her not only the tutorial is finished, but I'm halfway through the second world. She’s beyond happy. She pulls out a handful of standees from behind the table and says to pick one. There’s the 5 that are on display + a few that are not. I'm partially conscious and admit I can't see very well without glasses or contacts. The team is laughing so they bring them right to my face. I pick the fox girl since I haven't seen her at the booth. (later found out she’s Maeho, a demon who summons other demons via her gourd.) The manager tells me they're not supposed to give out advertising material for the game. But because I was the only one who showed genuine interest in the art, the game, and made them laugh, they bent the rules. I thanked them so much I was about to cry. (or maybe it was my body losing control. idek.) The team pulls me aside and asks for a photo. I'm lost as to why. The manager says she's sending it to the devs and to the artist. I was crying and dying.
So now there's a photo of me in the hands of the devs AND the artist. I'm lost for words but so very grateful to them.
