So I told the guy who's organizing one of a few different post-AE Vancouver anime cons that I could organize the masquerade ball if he wanted me. That was back in May.
In June we finally talk a bit. He asks what he needs to do to have me do the ball. I quite plainly say that all I want is a fair deal; beyond names of people I'd be working with and outlines of what he'd like, I wouldn't need much else. So that was early June.
And then for a long while I heard nothing.
Finally, July 21st, got a new e-mail with a prod for us to get some words hammered out for the convention guide and the current scheduling for the con . . .
. . . and the masquerade ball is penciled in for an hour.
And hour. For a formal ball. That people need to dress up for. Which probably takes about an hour as is.
Didn't think to poke him about THAT specific bit, but it definitely deflated my interest in getting this one done.
This week, yesterday, we get another poke to get some words out for the convention guide.
I e-mail back, bluntly saying that "a one-hour masquerade ball is going to suck," and that he may want to consider cutting his losses.
Curious to see what future e-mail may come next . . .
. . . is this kind of a dick move on my part? The worst move was that I didn't say something sooner, really. But yeah, it was occurring to me that I was kinda getting a raw deal on this whole thing. An hour for a good formal dance? No mention of who else was going to help me out, or if I'd even get extra help? I'll put it is way . . . this was an actual line he messaged me with involving his vision for this event:
"I want a masquerade that you would be proud to attend :)"
Ummmm yeah no. With what we have right now? Not so much . . .
