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I call up Stephanie to ask if she wants me to pick her up or meet her at the party. There is only ever one cosplay party this time of year, and while I've always known about it, I've never been comfortable going alone.
"Come get me, and we'll go together," she says, and I can tell that she's excited about me going. "Who are you going as? I want to see if we'll match," Stephanie asked.
"Uh-uh," I tell her while smiling, though I know she can't see me.
"You get ready, and we'll see how well we match when I get there," I replied. She protests, but in the end, I win out....
I knock on her door a short while later, and Stacy answers.
"Gambit, huh? Now I know what to dress as!" Stacy tells me, while grinning triumphantly. She's trying to pretend she's Stephanie again.
"You're going too, Stacy?" I ask, and then laugh when she pouts that I know who she is.
"How do you DO that?" she demands, but I give her an enigmatic smile in response.
