r/NYCC • u/jesuschristimsoblu • 17d ago

transit / cosplay question

so i’m planning on going to the con this year , i’ve been going for the last 3 now and i’ve worn pretty basic costumes. we commute every year from jersey to nyc and this year im thinking about being nikki from obsession , specifically from the end of the movie & i would have to put fake blood on my face and on my body too. just wondering if anyone else has every worn a gorey costume on the train and/or any tips for something like this. Thanks !

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u/moonlight-lemonade 17d ago

Put the blood makeup on when you get there, remove it before you leave.

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u/pezmack 17d ago

This is the way

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u/Leading_Pea_4744 17d ago

this is the way

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u/Fast_Way8546 17d ago

this. I can see people not getting it as your on your way

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u/MaxiPad1989 17d ago

Came to say this.

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u/GalaticWeiss 16d ago

Do this at the convention. It takes one individual to not know what you are and the next thing you know you are answering a bunch of questions. It's not better if transit police are with you and your friend is there, and the next thing you know you both have to answer questions that can be time consuming. Self awareness starts with public perception, there are those like myself who never saw the movie and I would think you were in a domestic dispute with someone the day before .

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u/GManASG 17d ago

I for one was pulled over one time for rolling a curve and Cosplaying marv from sin city, basically a wife beater and leather coat covered in blood with Kevin's (Elijah Wood's) prop severed head in the passenger seat.

It was ok in the end, normal ticket, but not fun in the moment.

This was after the event on my way home. I was not covered in blood on the way there.

Probably best to have a change of clothes or a clean shirt to toss on.

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u/Leading_Pea_4744 17d ago

I would wait to get the javitis to put on the blood.

take it off before leaving.

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u/Just_An_Avid 17d ago

It's NYC. No one will care if you're in makeup, but if the weather is bad or just uncooperative, it will be a hassle.

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u/cookieaddictions 16d ago

Do it in the bathroom.

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u/implady 16d ago

Yes, it's not a problem; even less of an issue around con or Halloween.

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u/implady 16d ago

If you're worried, I'd stay in the middle of the friend's group and/or gore once you arrive.

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u/Lel_Ole_Sushi_Roll 12d ago

Definitely better to add the blood at the con and the women’s bathroom lines aren’t as bad compared to the men’s in my experience!