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Greetings earthlings,
So I know this is a bit late but i've been a bit busy avoiding my responsibilities.
Last week on Halloween, my class and I all got into costume and do a reverse-trick-or-treating for a Children's Hospital in our city. In other words, we all got dressed in costumes and went to a hospital and gave candy to the kids who were too sick to go trick-or-treating. We would go into different floors of the hospital, and put candy in their boxes/bags.
Attached is the photo of my class and my costumes.
I dressed up as Ryu from Street Fighter. I thought that it was a relatively known character and I was short on time, so it was quick, easy and recognizable. Perfect, I thought.
So if you don't know what Ryu looks like, then here is an attached photo:
[spoiler]
So basically I got a white shirt, ripped it, then found some things to make a belt and sash on my head. It was a little bit "revealing" but no more than necessary for the sake of the costume. You could basically see middle of my sternum.
Anyway, when I got there, I got a ton of comments. But not necessarily good comments. I got a lot of:
"Woah, way to be super revealing, Chris!"
"Oh, so you're like a ninja?"
"Are you Goku?"
"Are you Lu Kang from that 'finish him' game?"
But mostly:
"I have no idea what 'Ryu' or 'Street Fighter' is"
Needless to say, I felt foolish. Here I am wearing a ripped shirt and some random stuff tied around my body to pay tribute to one of my favourite games, and no one has any idea what I am and think I'm just trying to show off my non-existent muscles. I was pretty happy with the results of the costume and it was also quite a let down that almost no one knew what I was. But of course, I couldn't just go home because I had children to give candy to. So I walked with the rest of my class to give candy to sick/dying children.
That alone was an experience in itself. Some of the kids were so happy to see us that it melted my cold-robot heart. And the parents looked so grateful/happy to see their kids so happy that it really did lift our spirits. But every so often I would pass by a classmate and get a comment like "Ah quick and easy kung-fu person right?" and my spirits would drop a little. I just kinda wish I had a change of clothes or had thought of a less embarrassing costume.
This went on for about an hour, when I finally went into this little boy's room. He was about 10 and was hooked up to nasal prongs (ventilator to help him breathe) but he was sitting up right on the bed. As I did with every room, I went inside, gave him a wagon wheel, said "Happy Halloween!" and then turned away to go to the next room (because there were tons). As I turned around I heard the little boy start shouting excitedly
"wait! He's... he's... he's... HE'S STREET FIGHTER!"
I quickly turned around, yelled "HADOUKEN" with the fireball motion, and I heard him yell "YAY! HE DID IT! HE DID IT!" I smiled, waved and then headed to the next room.
After that moment, I didn't give a flying fuck what my classmates thought. Whether they teased me or just said "I have no idea what you are", I didn't care anymore. Because i made that little guy's day. And that was the entire reason we did it, after all.
We then went to a party, where I got even more comments about what the heck I was (one girl even said I was presenting an example that "guys can dress like sluts too"), but I really didn't care. That kid totally made my day.
I don't know why I wanted to share, but basically, why the fuck does no one know who Ryu is.
I hope everyone had a nice Halloween,
Boggy
So I know this is a bit late but i've been a bit busy avoiding my responsibilities.
Last week on Halloween, my class and I all got into costume and do a reverse-trick-or-treating for a Children's Hospital in our city. In other words, we all got dressed in costumes and went to a hospital and gave candy to the kids who were too sick to go trick-or-treating. We would go into different floors of the hospital, and put candy in their boxes/bags.
Attached is the photo of my class and my costumes.
Spoiler
I dressed up as Ryu from Street Fighter. I thought that it was a relatively known character and I was short on time, so it was quick, easy and recognizable. Perfect, I thought.
So if you don't know what Ryu looks like, then here is an attached photo:
[spoiler]
So basically I got a white shirt, ripped it, then found some things to make a belt and sash on my head. It was a little bit "revealing" but no more than necessary for the sake of the costume. You could basically see middle of my sternum.
Anyway, when I got there, I got a ton of comments. But not necessarily good comments. I got a lot of:
"Woah, way to be super revealing, Chris!"
"Oh, so you're like a ninja?"
"Are you Goku?"
"Are you Lu Kang from that 'finish him' game?"
But mostly:
"I have no idea what 'Ryu' or 'Street Fighter' is"
Needless to say, I felt foolish. Here I am wearing a ripped shirt and some random stuff tied around my body to pay tribute to one of my favourite games, and no one has any idea what I am and think I'm just trying to show off my non-existent muscles. I was pretty happy with the results of the costume and it was also quite a let down that almost no one knew what I was. But of course, I couldn't just go home because I had children to give candy to. So I walked with the rest of my class to give candy to sick/dying children.
That alone was an experience in itself. Some of the kids were so happy to see us that it melted my cold-robot heart. And the parents looked so grateful/happy to see their kids so happy that it really did lift our spirits. But every so often I would pass by a classmate and get a comment like "Ah quick and easy kung-fu person right?" and my spirits would drop a little. I just kinda wish I had a change of clothes or had thought of a less embarrassing costume.
This went on for about an hour, when I finally went into this little boy's room. He was about 10 and was hooked up to nasal prongs (ventilator to help him breathe) but he was sitting up right on the bed. As I did with every room, I went inside, gave him a wagon wheel, said "Happy Halloween!" and then turned away to go to the next room (because there were tons). As I turned around I heard the little boy start shouting excitedly
"wait! He's... he's... he's... HE'S STREET FIGHTER!"
I quickly turned around, yelled "HADOUKEN" with the fireball motion, and I heard him yell "YAY! HE DID IT! HE DID IT!" I smiled, waved and then headed to the next room.
After that moment, I didn't give a flying fuck what my classmates thought. Whether they teased me or just said "I have no idea what you are", I didn't care anymore. Because i made that little guy's day. And that was the entire reason we did it, after all.
We then went to a party, where I got even more comments about what the heck I was (one girl even said I was presenting an example that "guys can dress like sluts too"), but I really didn't care. That kid totally made my day.
I don't know why I wanted to share, but basically, why the fuck does no one know who Ryu is.
I hope everyone had a nice Halloween,
Boggy
