I was just spotted.... Though not as an author, just a brony.

I previously thought that I was shameless, when it comes to this fandom and what I am (A straight, hopeless, romantic, male brony)(All of my direct family and friends know. I DONT hide being a brony.). Today, that changed.

So, My iPad looks like this.

I was using it as a demonstration today about Gorilla Glass and screen protectors. I was talking to an elderly lady and her Granddaughter, who spotted Scratch and immediately knew. This was a girl in the 'target audience', but for privacy sake, I won't go deeper into that.

So, here I was having a conversation with a lady that knew nothing about it, and a young woman who knew everything (Brohoofs, bronycon, etc.) It was strange(Still pleasant), to say the least. Interest in said Vinyl Stickers was expressed. Now, tomorrow I will see at least the lady again to give them a sheet of stickers identical to the approved badge (Created by myself) on my Profile here.

But after they left, I started to lose it. I had to go sit in the back, I was shaking, I felt like I was going to vomit. I felt like I was going to collapse, like I was going to pass out.

I thought that, since Highschool, I had gotten over this fear of people (I now work in a job where I mostly meet strangers and help them by using my knowledge of computers. It means I constantly have to talk to them in a confident manner or I do not convey the message I need to. So, there's a disconnect between my brain and emotions.

I still feel like I want to just crawl into a hole and not come out for a few months.

I don't know, I'm sorry. I needed to vent, somewhere. Now, I'm going to go drink something with alcohol as fast as my throat will allow. And possibly do some typing afterwards. Yay, typing.

-M@

P.S. forgive formatting, grammar and spelling errors. I can't be bothered to proof this, atm.

Comments

[TMH]

So an elderly lady nearly gave you a heartattack?
That is ironic and hilarious, though I feel where you're coming from.

Carry On

[iloveportalz0r]

Everyone near me knows and is Spiderman dl.dropbox.com/u/31471793/FiMFiction/emoticons/shrug_Derpy_Hooves.png

[paper bag wizard]

i want those stickers i love vinyl scratch.

[Fleet Foot]

Too bad you had that kind of reaction. The other day I was at the Del Mar Fair here in California and I spotted someone with a Derpy messenger bag. I totally regretted not saying something, although I did point it out to the people I was with. Naturally, since they aren't bronies, they didn't care, but I still was stoked to see a fellow corporeal brony as opposed to just fellow internet bronies :D

As for shyness, its a shame you had that reaction, but props to you for not letting it interfere with your stranger-intensive job :)

Live on my good man!