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THIS. This is why I love this forum. There's so much attention to detail, even outside of the Cosmere. It makes my brain so happy.

Hahahah! The Shadesmar Core is the best core.

Portal! I like to think Aperture Labs is on a minor shardworld and GladOs is the holder of Sarcasm shard. And Wheatley is a world hopper, so to speak.

I will, once I get a decent photo. The ones my friends took all ended up blurry.

Thanks! And yes, I am definitely going to ask questions next time. Now that I've had a chance to meet him (I did speak to him the day before about how well he writes female characters ), I think I'll be more inclined to ask questions. I did ask Peter a few questions, but they were more about the technical side of his work, rather than plot questions.

I was cosplaying as Ranette (I was the chick with the corset, holsters, nerf side-arm, and goggles on top of my head). It was fun, but without many other cosplayers, I was pretty self-conscious. If I'd been in just regular nerd attire, I probably would have spoken up! I love getting the extra juicy details. Maybe I'll be less star-struck the next time he's at a local-ish con. Thanks for posting your Q&A!

I've been re-reading the Mistborn trilogy, and near the end of book 2, it mentions Vin wearing her metals in her sash. My guess is that it had loops on it to hold the vials and was either tied around the waist or worn like a bandolier.

There were others of us there! I was just too nervous to ask Brandon questions. I think if I hadn't also been cosplaying that weekend, I would have been less self-conscious about it. I had a list, but they all went out of my head when the actual opportunity arose, so I'm glad you were able to get your questions answered. I heard some of the responses you got after the Social Hour, and am looking forward to catching what I may have missed!

Welcome! Be careful with that cookie... I've been told the chocolate chips in it are a bit spikey. And are also made of iron. I only just started posting here myself (though not much yet). I was also at Minicon, but most of the times I had a chance to ask Brandon anything, my brain imploded by the proximity to awesomeness, so I look forward to seeing what intel you were able to gather!

Just a little guy trying to be happy. In more specific, it's a sketch I did a while back. He's holding up his own smile. I should probably get an avatar related to Sanderson's work, though. Edit: No longer applies to my current profile pic.

He signed both sides of mine, too. I love that he is so willing to sign things for fans.

I hope to go to the reading, but I'm not sure I'll make it there.

Good! Glad there will be some backup. This will be my fifth con, but my first Sanderson meet. I'm ridiculously excited.

I will! Hopefully I won't be the only one they taking notes on Brandon panels.

Yeah, DS9 showed a much grittier side to the Federation, and definitely had longer story arcs. I'm guessing you're more of a Battlestar Galactica kind of person. So, do you have a favorite Doctor? How about you, Slowswift?

No, you're awesome. The more Doctor Who I watch, the harder time I have picking a favorite. They all have their own charm. It fluctuates, but right now I do rather have a soft spot for Matt Smith, and have been surprised at how much I like Capaldi. I liked Eccleston, especially in the rewatching. But Tennant was my first favorite Doctor. I've been watching the old Doctor Who, and I'm partway through the 4th Doctor. I like him, but am looking forward to the 5th doctor. I'm a pretty big fan of Peter Davison. I just really love all of it. I have no words for how amazing that is. I knew joining this forum was a good idea. Not everyone is into Picard, I can handle that. Now, if it's Patrick Stewart you don't like, that is definitely grounds for a duel. ( Is it Star Trek in general you don't care for, or do you have another captain preference? ) As for Ponies, Twilight needs to relax for a minute and Pinkie Pie cracks me up. It's a cute show, but I also enjoy a lot of animated stuff. (Bob's Burgers is my current cartoon of choice. Well, that and old episodes of Reboot on YouTube.) Eshoni and Jasnah are my favorite characters because I'm so excited to find out more about them. But Lopen is my favorite person, if that makes sense. He is so positive all the time. He's clever, good hearted, and master of bad puns. I think he'll end up being pretty important. Edit: My tablet kept changing Lopen to Lopez. Thought I had fixed that before I posted.

Mmm. Iron spikes. Everything tastes better with Hemalurgy. Or maybe I'm thinking of bacon. I always confuse the two. (Bacon Inquisitors are fairly useless, and tricky to make, but they smell amazing.) Either way, thanks for the welcome! I look forward to actually participating in theorizing, and I'm sure it will involve plenty of rambling on my part.

Hello, Midwestern fans of Brandon Sanderson! Will anyone else be attending Minicon in the Minneapolis, MN area on Easter weekend? Hope to see some of you there! Edited: Fixed a typo.

Delurk is a word. For sure. At any rate, I have been lurking for a while, and thought it time I said hello. I've been a fan of Brandon Sandreson's work for some time now. I was introduced to his writing by a cousin (you can never have too many cousins, amirite?) who recommended the Wheel of Time series. I'm a bit ashamed to say I flaked out on Wheel of Time halfway through, but I decided to check out the writer that finished the series, to see if he had the same style as Jordan. I quickly became a fan of everything and anything Sanderson. Cosmere stories are my special love, particularly the Stormlight Archive. However, I don't get tired of re-reading any of his work. I'm also really enjoying the Alloy of Law series thus far, and can't wait for the rest of this bonus trilogy. The Stormlight Archive is the friend you go to for deep and fascinating conversation. Alloy of Law is the buddy you take drinking. I liked it so much, in fact, I'm currently working on a Ranette cosplay for an upcoming con. I'm also working on a Silence Montane cosplay. Fortunately, it will be a con that the Sanderson himself will be attending, so there may be enough fans there to actually recognize the characters I'm doing (which will be quite the novel experience for me.). When I'm not reading, I can also be found attending fan-run comicons, making cosplay props and jewelry (a new addiction for me), playing video games (mostly puzzle and simulator games, with the odd fps) and drawing. I'm also into swing dancing, live music (folk, jazz, big band, and gypsy rock especially), 3D modeling, and the Oxford comma. I subscribe to fairly common fandoms: Doctor Who, Firefly, and Star Trek (Picard can be my captain any day). I may also have the tendency to over-inform. So, yeah. Hello, 17th Shard! Edit: Derp. Realized I managed to delete video games from my interest list. That's what I get for posting from a mobile device.

I think Lopen would be a lot of fun. What he might lack in looks/stature, he more than makes up for with his enthusiasm and optimism. He's clever and good hearted, and his atrocious puns are pretty much right up my alley. Wayne is a pretty close tie, though, for pretty much all the same reasons. I like 'em goofy.