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| The Art Storm crew try their hooves at drawing G1 Gusty |
On the Saturday afternoon, after a gentle introduction with a "Which Pony are YOU?" quiz (guess!) it was off to the Art Storm. This is a UKPC Online fixture, hosted by StormBlaze, in which half a dozen or so artists are challenged to draw (on camera) a certain character, scene or whatever. These are good artists, the likes of Jowy, StewArt etc, so there's both admiration for their efforts and amusement at some of their decisions.
At 5pm came Mastermind. As with the TV show, this consisted of a specialised subject and a general knowledge round for each competitor. It was quite impressive how much each person knew, even if Ace shocked the world by getting a Sunburst question wrong. (Sorry, Ace, but it had to be said!) The tech failed near the end, which was a shame, but it was certainly a fun game that could be continued both online and at future in-person cons.
Straight after this came what was officially billed as "Q&A with Elley-Ray" but which should really be called The Elley-Ray Show. As anyone who's ever encountered her in any setting will know, Elley-Ray is one of a kind, almost a force of nature in her own right. She spoke movingly about how much she missed two-way conversations, as well as dropping a hint or two about G5. (I got the feeling she may even be voicing someone!)
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That was about it for the formal part of Saturday's schedule for me, as Fallout: Equestria isn't my thing, though I did catch some of Chaosi's "How to Draw Cyber/Synthwave Ponies" panel and that turned out to be more interesting than I'd expected. Thankfully this quieter evening actually allowed me to do a little shopping, something I simply hadn't had the time to get done until then!
Oh, and yes, Pony Town was still very much a thing. For reasons it would be hard to explain (mainly because I don't know – and I was there!) we'd now progressed to forming long conga lines and telling each other terrible jokes. Some of these were bread-themed, since UKPC Online tends to do that. There was also some music that evening, though none of the musicians were a must for me.
As with a traditional physical convention, Sunday's schedule looked a bit quieter than Saturday's. As things turned out, that was true to an extent, but not quite as much as I had expected it to be. Once again I was confused by actually being able to sleep properly, but maybe the muffins were responsible for that. At any rate, the con had been a success so far. Would it continue that way? We'd see!
Next time: evil quizzes, cider revelations, punions and water-carrying
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