Convention Conversion (TG clop)

It was the start of the con and I was out of my element. The queue to get in was hours ago and I was just beginning to realise that turning up without friends was a bad idea. There was a feeling of anxiousnessness about the place was getting to me. I felt inside myslef and, in the cavernous convention hall, was questioning why I was here. The introduction event was meant to start a while ago but here we were still in my seat waiting for the opener. The organiser had put on an all day bar and I'd already partaken, but it wasn't enough.

It was in this funk (and after a few drinks at the bar) that I decided to hit the Gents. As I headed towarsd the corridor containing the gents I saw the predictable con-goers hanging about. I nodded to them, and received a blank nod back. I pushed through the door to the male loos...

I tried to sneak past the urinals to the toilet cubicles at the back but the toilet doors were all closed. I waited outside the cubicles hoping to avoid anyone's eye. To my horror one of the patrons who had been by a urinal looked up and smiled at me. "Hey - how ya doin?" he held out his hand. I gave a half-smile and took the hand awkwardly.

"Not bad... are things always this crazy?" I noticed the door to the toilet swing to as a few more guys came through.

"Naw," he said. "It'll settle down. You new?" as I was about to reply one of the cubicles opened. I inclined my had as I headed towards it.

As I re-emerged from the cubicle and headed over to the sink, out of the corner of my eye I noticed a few guys seemingly waiting for the toilet. At the time I thought that was odd as I had thought the other cubicles were empty. As I washed my hands I had the eerie sensation of these people watching me. I glanced around for the person I'd spoken to originally, but I couldn't see him. As I went to dry my hands, I heard one of the cubicle doors behind me bang. "Oh." I heard a male voice grunt.

Soon the other was next to me at the sink, washing his hands. I knew it was the man from before from the straggly blond hair in my peripheral vision. "Oh," I responded non-commitally, wanting to get out of there. Unfortunately the other man took that as a cue to resume the conversation from before.

"I wish I was new... fandom was great back them."

I nodded and continued washing up. "Yeah." I offered.

"Yeah - fandom's just not been the same since season 3." he continued. A few of the other guys grunted in acknowledgment and went about their business.

The trouble happened when I tried to leave. As I walked towards the door I felt a meaty paw on my wrist. At the same time I felt a sharp pain in my thigh.

"Sorry newbie." the man before said as my vision went blurry...