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Korin stood outside of the building Hermitcon was in. She had just had her parents drop her off. A lot of people walked past her. She took a deep breath and walked into the con.
It was quite packed, not that she expected any different. A lot of hermitcraft fans were going to be here. Korin wasn't a fan of large crowds, but could deal with them as long as she wasn't the main focus.
She looked down at her watch and sighed. It was currently 10:18. She had wanted to get here a bit earlier so she could get to the meet and greet with the convex duo that was at 10:30 before it got too crowded. But traffic slowed them down and they arrived later, which wasn't a major set back.
Korin made her way to where the meet and greet was held, staying at the edge of the auditorium as there were less people. She quickly looked at the booths as she passed them, making mental notes to come back to a few of them. She bumped into someone as she was distracted by one of the booths and hastily apologized before rushing off, being careful not to bump into anyone else.
She briefly wondered if she would meet any other hermitpadders, as a few had made posts about coming. She hadn't replied to any so meeting another hermitpadder would be a pure coincidence.
To be honest, only a few hermitpadders probably knew her. Most were Scarian cultists, and even then she barely ever said anything on the server. She most she had ever done was the 344 queue with Shiny and the Superhero AU which she wasn't sure was even still a thing.
It was 10:24 when she got to the meet and greet, and just like the rest of the con, it was crowded. She stayed towards the back of the group and fiddled with the ring she wore. She chewed her bottom lip and cast a few nervous glances around her.
After about another minute or two, she decided to move forwards in the group a bit. She stuck to the edge, but eventually got pushed more inwards as more people arrived.
As she was moving forwards she thought she heard someone mention hermitpad. She paused for a second, which caused someone behind her to bump into her, Korin muttered an apology. She was conflicted on weather to respond, or ignore it. She could've even just imagined it as all of the voices around her just merged into one incoherent mess.
She brushed it off as her imagination and continued trying to get to the front. She had gotten a lot closer when someone bumped into her. She jumped slightly, and turned around.
It was two girls. The taller of the two had short blondish hair and was wearing a boomers hoodie and jean shorts. The other had long black hair and was wearing a tshirt and overall shorts.
"Sorry about that, c'mon Shiny," the blonde said.
"I-i's fine," Korin said, and was about to turn away and leave when the last part of what they said registered. "Shiny?"
First Hermitpad then Shiny?
"Yes-" the black haired girl, Shiny, started before pausing. She looked at Korin before continuing, "That's me."
"Um, like Shiny form the Scarian Cult?" Korin asked hesitantly.
"Yep! And I can you're on there as well!" she replied and Korin relaxed a little.
"She could be the third member of our scarian cult trio!" the other said as they nudged Shiny. Which Shiny replied with a yeah.
Korin smiled slightly. "Oh, uh, yeah I am. I'm Korin," she told them. She knew Shiny knew her but still wasn't sure about the other.
"KORIN!" the blonde exclaimed. Apparently she did.
"Music buddy!" Shiny said cheerfully, before her tone went more serious, "I still haven't recovered." It made sense. They had spend almost an entire day listening to music and ended it all with 5 hours of Caramelldansen.
the Burnett chucked slightly. "Yeah, music buddy's. Oh," Korin turned to look at the other cultist. "I still don't know who you are," she admitted.
"I'm Ella, it's great to meet ya! Anyway, to you want to join us in helping take over hermitcon?" She asked innocently.
Korin was about to respond but hesitated. She honestly hadn't expected to interact with any besides the hermits at the meet and greets. And despite them all being Scarian Cultists she barely knew them. If she went she would probably listen to them while they talked for the most part.
"Uh, sure. I guess," she replied quietly. Shiny broke into a chaotic grin.
"The Scarian Cult expansion continues!" she exclaimed, a few people gave them a weird look, "We will soon take over the rest of the fandom and no one will be able to stop us!"
They idly talked as they waited for their turn for the meet and greet. Korin was the first to go which made her a little anxious. She spent a few minutes talking with Scar and Cub before retreating back to her friends.
After they finished that they all went over to the food booths and all grabbed popcorn. Korin took a mountain dew as well. They looked at some of the booths until the next meet and greet, which was Xisuma, Keralis, and Bdubs.
After that they went to taking your builds to the next level and finished up at ZIT meet and greet.
Korin smiled as they walked to the third meet and greet. Hermitcon had been a lot more exciting than she though it would be.
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Shiny - ShinyTheWeirdo
Ella - Ella_theAngel
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