On the Other Side of the Screen

[RealisticFantasy]

Flying. Eleanor had almost forgotten how much she hated flying. She was quickly reminded of how much she hated in when she remembered she had to take off her shoes. It was the actual being-in-the-air part of it that she hated. It was just everything else. The people, the noise, the emptying of pockets, the screaming children, the sitting next to strangers that insist on hitting on you, the pang of absolute dread when you realize you're in the middle seat and you're flying alone. And the list didn't end there. There was so much more - tiny bathrooms among the seemingly never-ending list of things.


It didn't help that she had to fall across the country. Flying from Pennsylvania to California took about seven hours, which for Eleanor was seven hours too long. But it was going to be worth it. Los Angeles was hosting a brand new convention this year and it was rumored to be the best one yet. A handful of the most popular YouTubers, thousands of fans, cos-play, panels; This panel was rumored to have it all. But those were just rumors. The details of what was actually going to be at the convention were kept to a minimum. They didn't even realize the names of the famous YouTubers that would be there. The suspense had surely increased interest because within hours of opening ticket sales the convention was sold out.


If that wasn't enough to make Eleanor excited, the fact that this was the first convention she was going to as ManicPhoenix had her nearly... Well, manic. She could barely contain herself at the thought of meeting her fans, people that actually watched her videos of their own free will for enjoyment. She had exactly been officially invited as a guest of the convention but a few emails before her and the event coordinators hinted that she was on the VIP list. Eleanor wasn't entirely certain of what that would entail but she was excited regardless. Almost excited enough to forget the whole flying thing...


Seven long, long hours late, Eleanor is finally off the plane and headed to the baggage claim. It was weird knowing that she had left Pennsylvania at 1:30 in the afternoon, flown for seven hours, and then arrived at 5:30 in California. She had never had to the chance to be out of state before for lack of money and lack of reason so just setting foot in California was thrilling. The first day of the convention was tomorrow so she had some time to kill. She drops onto the bed in her hotel room with a content sigh, taking it all in for a moment before pulling out her camcorder to record a vlog to post later.

 

[Wishes]

Since the gaming convention was in California, luckily he didn't have to take a plan there. Although, his love for planes grew ever since he was a little kid. His family used to travel a lot when he was just 5 years old. To Colorado, Florida, Illinois, you name it, it was one of their favorite things to do. However, they couldn't afford to travel that much since his family was running short on money, so that made his father get a job as a teacher and her mother's job was a cashier at Costco. Whenever one of the parents couldn't be home because of the jobs, they would get a low paid babysitter to take care of Matt for the time being. All this happened until he was 14 years old, but he didn't need a babysitter anymore when he was 10 years old.


The convention was all in his mind right now, since he was one of the most popular youtubers on YouTube, Matt knew there would be fans always going up to him. Although, he looked forward to meeting other youtubers as well, besides the other popular ones. Since it was rumored to be the best one yet, for some reason he believed it and was excited for it. It's been a year since the last convention, so he was happy this one was earlier in the year instead of later, because that would've bothered him if the convention took place in later of the year.


Currently, Matt was in the bathroom, brushing his teeth. He had already wash his face and done his hair the same way he usually does. Leaning on the counter, he looked in the big mirror the bathroom had, and brushed his teeth in a fast motion. Spitting out the toothpaste in the sink, he grabbed a small paper cup and filled it with water. Drinking the water but not swallowing it, he swished it around in his mouth for three minutes then spit the water out, satisfied that the taste was officially gone. When he was done in the bathroom, he rushed over to his room, finding his closet and opened it. "What to wear.." He spoke to himself, then grabbed some dark blue jeans and a white t-shirt that had a dinosaur barfing rainbows. It was one of the shirts that he liked, and luckily a lot of people liked it too.


When he was done getting dressed in his jeans and t-shirt, he grabbed some red converse low tops he had, as well as a black jacket he occasionally wore for comfort. After sliding his red shoes on, he quickly put on his jacket too. Walking out his room and running downstairs, he shouted out to their parents. "MOM! DAD! I'm going to the convention now!" Matt yelled out to the parents and they yelled back an ok. What he liked about his parents, is that they weren't the embarrassing or annoying ones. He grabbed his phone, and ran over to the front door. After walking out, he shoved the door shut and ran into his car. "Convention here I come.." Matt said to himself and started up his car, and drove to the convention.