Cosplay

[SparkyRailgun]

A lot of my friends are really into it, and I don't mind it but it's not exactly a hobby like they make it out to be.
Simple outfits can be cheap, as kikatsu said, but some of the really good ones comes with downright exorbiant prices, if bought premade.

Some of the coolest stuff I've seen recently has come from the Steampunk costuming group in my town, with some really cool modded Nerf guns and such. Last con there was even a woman with mechanical legs, that was awesome.

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