Ryiajenrowen

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That is all.

I try to be upbeat. I try to stay pretty cool and chill with things. I don't always succeed at that, but I make an effort. I like to think I'm a patient person, but there is always someone that will argue with me.

So, dearest reader, I leave you to judge me on this situation. I would beg for you to tell me what you think. If I am in the wrong, I would like to know it.


There is a person, I shall call her K. K and a partner were doing prop weaponry comissions and offered to make me a sword and sheath for my Dilandau costume. This was back in August of '09, by the way. Originally,the deal was they were going to make the sword and I would pay them when I recieved it. I quite happily agreed, and we all agreed it would be ready for Onicon (October '09). We had decided on Onicon because I was going to be wearing Dilandau, while Vic premeired Folken.

Onicon came, and I went to their room (along with Vic) with the required amount of 90$. They had something that sort of looked like a sword, but told me they weren't happy with it and I wasn't allowed to keep it. I could carry it for one day at the con. Then they would take it back, fix it up, and I would have the finished product for Ikkicon (December '09). I trustingly agreed to the new terms, gave them their money, and was happy to wait.

Ikkicon came and went, they hadn't got it finished yet. Told me to just keep waiting.

And I waited.

And I waited.

And I waited.

And eventually, summer '10, I asked K's partner about it. K had seemed to fall off the edge of the world playing Warcraft and moving back home with her parents. Partner told me that they probably weren't going to get it finished and my money would be refunded to me as soon as they could make it up. I grudgingly accepted that offer, since it was obviously the best I was going to get and settled in to wait for my money.

I am still waiting to this day (February '11). I had, in my mind, wrote this off as a learning experience that I would never get my money back. Then I saw over on DeviantArt, where K was excited about having money to work on cosplay and weapons again. In fact, K was taking commissions to make weapons for people.

Now, I didn't want anyone else to fall for the same scam I fell for, so I posted a reply to it saying I was still waiting for my money back from the sword I was promised. I was met with patronizing terms (I am not, nor have I ever been anyone's "sweetie") and being informed that she couldn't afford to pay me back, but would be happy to make me a "new" one with the help from her dad.

I suppose guilt falls on me here, because I could have taken the extended offer to wait (again) and recieve a sword to replace the one I was never given. However, my reluctance to accept such an offer should be easy to understand. Instead I replied that I don't want "another" sword and instead want my money back as it was promised to me. K replied that she could not pay me, unless I wanted "the clothes off her back" and would just have to keep waiting. I of course retorted that I am tired of waiting and do not want to wait anylonger.

It was then that K got on the beast that we call facebook and started to complain about my lack of manners and patience. I call fomicry on that and had reached my limit. I was patient when I allowed them to go past the set date. I had patience when I agreed to wait for the money because they weren't going to "finish" the sword. Now I'm just mad and summoning all the backbone I have to refuse to back down.


That is my story, as it stands now. We are currently engaged in a fierce war where I am brutally honest and very clear about my feelings and opinions and K makes veiled comments about me being a stubborn bitch. I ask you sweet reader, have I went to far? Am I in the wrong for expecting someone to honor their end of a bargain?

I'm feeling particularly brave and stupid so I'll make you a deal. Ask me a question. Any question, but you only get one, and I will answer it honestly.

So school is finally out and I would say that I'm free for the next two weeks... but I'm not. I go into surgery Monday afternoon to get my wisdom teeth taken out. Guess with as big of a wise-ass that I am, they decided that was to much wisdom for me. Haha. I'm actually pretty terrified about the entire thing, but I find that cracking jokes about the size of my mouth and being a jackass about the entire thing keeps the fear at bay. So I do what I can.

Ikkicon is coming up and I have a few costumes planned out for it. Many thanks to my darlings for putting one of them together for me, cause I'm pretty worthless at working right now. BUT THEY'RE DOING IT BECAUSE I'M THE LEADER. EVEN IF WE AREN'T ON SEPERATE TEAMS. I'M STILL THE LEADER OF ALL THINGS.


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Right. So con is coming, I'm gonna have what I finish, not gonna post anything cause the moment I do everything will change on me. Plus I'm gonna be to out of it to work for a few days. Here's hoping I get it all done.

...

Screw hoping. I will get it done.


Because I'm awesome.

Demyx and Zexion went to the store. They emerged over an hour later laughing madly. Zexion was now the owner of 56 cans of Play doh and had plans for them. Be afraid world.