It's over!
Today was a day of drama all around. I'm a bit tired, so I'll just run it in point form.
- We arrived at the venue on time for their requested meeting point of 9:30am, but rehearsals didn't start until 11am.
- But when it started, we realised to our horror that our audio kept popping. Fortunately the third backup was ok. The soundguys insisted it was our CD, but we suspected (and it was confirmed later by Tim) that it was the bass and overboost that was causing all the problems. We leave it for then and then go change.
- While skating on the lousy slippery floor of the hall, Ivory slips a little bit and pulls a thigh muscle which gave her a lot of trouble throughout the day. There was a point where she was just sitting in a corner and squeezing her eyes shut trying to will the pain away.
- During our first performance, I missed a few cues. Nearly tripped and fell on the stage too, but recovered and didn't. But it was demoralising. The audio was still quite fucked up and there was a ton of popping all around.
- I was certain we didn't get it. The stagehands kept looking past us while tallying people and teams. I was just continually getting this terrible sinking feeling.
- The interval between round one and results announcement was really long. In between, the emcee said something along the lines of the "WCS FIVE ENTRY TEAMS AND... MAYBE A SURPRISE!" My gut feeling was that there would be a sixth team. But I didn't want to say it at that point because I didn't want to jinx it.
- On stage, Ivory and I were clenching each other's hands so tightly. First, second, third, all five qualifying teams were announced... and we weren't any of them. When Skye's team was announced as the fifth and "final team", I gritted my teeth and sincerely congratulated her, but the disappointment was a bit shattering at that point.
- But my earlier gut feeling was confirmed when the emcee said that "there was a tie" and that there would be a sixth team entering the WCS prelims. I'm surprised I didn't break Ivory's hand with how hard I was gripping it. I couldn't look at the emcee when he made the announcement (with typical panache) and when he said FOUR, AIR GEAR, I just completely broke down because I was so relieved that all our effort that we had put in for Perf Two was not gone to waste and we had a chance to show what we had put the past month of our life into.
- I managed to stay in control on stage until I got down and then I held Wai and just sobbed with relief. One of the stagehands asked me why I was so emotional, lol. She doesn't understand the kind of pain (emotional, physical, etc) that we went through for this.
- I thought Perf Two went pretty well, but I was disappointed that there was no real reaction when Ivory ripped the dress off me. I put my life and soul into making that dress rippable... and all I got to show for it was a bit of a stunned silence. Sigh. But I came off that stage feeling good, and glad that I did my best. My thanks to Takahan and Snowheart for giving us the chance to showcase our efforts. Our favourite parts of cosplay has been performance for the past few years, and I'm glad that we did get a chance to show off what we do with so much love. The reaffirmation that our performance standards are good enough for the world stage is very reassuring, and it gives me more motivation to continue performing and potentially competing.
- Although we didn't win, I accept the loss. Skye and Jill were the natural choice, and I look forward to seeing their entry at Nagoya.
- Thank you so much to Pete and Wai for being our kurokos and dealing with our PMS and general demands. We really couldn't have done it without you both supporting us both emotionally and physically throughout and we really appreciate your selfless help.
- Thanks also to our friends who came to support us and gave us their honest comments and feedback on our performances. I really appreciate every single one, and we will take all of this into consideration for the next time we do something like this. There were many who were rooting for us too, my sincere thanks. I am truly sorry that we couldn't win it to fulfill your wishes...
- And also to Ivory - IDK who it is who comes up with these lousy ideas, and while I always complain high and low about them when we're practicing or coming up with ideas, I really do love performing with you. Let's do it till the end of our cosplaying career. (which was supposed to be, er, LAST YEAR?)
- Best wishes to Skye and Jill for Nagoya, please do Singapore proud!
- We arrived at the venue on time for their requested meeting point of 9:30am, but rehearsals didn't start until 11am.
- But when it started, we realised to our horror that our audio kept popping. Fortunately the third backup was ok. The soundguys insisted it was our CD, but we suspected (and it was confirmed later by Tim) that it was the bass and overboost that was causing all the problems. We leave it for then and then go change.
- While skating on the lousy slippery floor of the hall, Ivory slips a little bit and pulls a thigh muscle which gave her a lot of trouble throughout the day. There was a point where she was just sitting in a corner and squeezing her eyes shut trying to will the pain away.
- During our first performance, I missed a few cues. Nearly tripped and fell on the stage too, but recovered and didn't. But it was demoralising. The audio was still quite fucked up and there was a ton of popping all around.
- I was certain we didn't get it. The stagehands kept looking past us while tallying people and teams. I was just continually getting this terrible sinking feeling.
- The interval between round one and results announcement was really long. In between, the emcee said something along the lines of the "WCS FIVE ENTRY TEAMS AND... MAYBE A SURPRISE!" My gut feeling was that there would be a sixth team. But I didn't want to say it at that point because I didn't want to jinx it.
- On stage, Ivory and I were clenching each other's hands so tightly. First, second, third, all five qualifying teams were announced... and we weren't any of them. When Skye's team was announced as the fifth and "final team", I gritted my teeth and sincerely congratulated her, but the disappointment was a bit shattering at that point.
- But my earlier gut feeling was confirmed when the emcee said that "there was a tie" and that there would be a sixth team entering the WCS prelims. I'm surprised I didn't break Ivory's hand with how hard I was gripping it. I couldn't look at the emcee when he made the announcement (with typical panache) and when he said FOUR, AIR GEAR, I just completely broke down because I was so relieved that all our effort that we had put in for Perf Two was not gone to waste and we had a chance to show what we had put the past month of our life into.
- I managed to stay in control on stage until I got down and then I held Wai and just sobbed with relief. One of the stagehands asked me why I was so emotional, lol. She doesn't understand the kind of pain (emotional, physical, etc) that we went through for this.
- I thought Perf Two went pretty well, but I was disappointed that there was no real reaction when Ivory ripped the dress off me. I put my life and soul into making that dress rippable... and all I got to show for it was a bit of a stunned silence. Sigh. But I came off that stage feeling good, and glad that I did my best. My thanks to Takahan and Snowheart for giving us the chance to showcase our efforts. Our favourite parts of cosplay has been performance for the past few years, and I'm glad that we did get a chance to show off what we do with so much love. The reaffirmation that our performance standards are good enough for the world stage is very reassuring, and it gives me more motivation to continue performing and potentially competing.
- Although we didn't win, I accept the loss. Skye and Jill were the natural choice, and I look forward to seeing their entry at Nagoya.
- Thank you so much to Pete and Wai for being our kurokos and dealing with our PMS and general demands. We really couldn't have done it without you both supporting us both emotionally and physically throughout and we really appreciate your selfless help.
- Thanks also to our friends who came to support us and gave us their honest comments and feedback on our performances. I really appreciate every single one, and we will take all of this into consideration for the next time we do something like this. There were many who were rooting for us too, my sincere thanks. I am truly sorry that we couldn't win it to fulfill your wishes...
- And also to Ivory - IDK who it is who comes up with these lousy ideas, and while I always complain high and low about them when we're practicing or coming up with ideas, I really do love performing with you. Let's do it till the end of our cosplaying career. (which was supposed to be, er, LAST YEAR?)
- Best wishes to Skye and Jill for Nagoya, please do Singapore proud!