This year was interesting. About a month before the con, I get a call from my wife's cousin, who has become one of my favorite people in the world. He asks me if I was going to Gencon, and if I was, would I mind him crashing with me. I'd only rented just a single bedroom in an Airbnb, and it was a twin bed, so I told him if he didn't mind sleeping on the floor, I didn't mind him crashing in my room. He was in. We're both military vets - we've slept on things far worse than a floor.
This was my second time staying South of the ICC, and some of the neighborhoods are a little wild. For example, the mattress in the middle of the street I encountered on my scooter ride back in 2024. But the place was close enough, and while it was kind of run down, I hardly spent any time there, so nothing to complain about really, especially given the very low price I paid for the room.
Anyway, on to the main event(s)
