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i paid $500 to get into this sf halloween party so you didn't have to
for those who couldn't get on the infamous guest list:
>im just a random poaster, never met tpot irl
>show up slightly nervous
>its a nice place, several stories with city views, spooky halloween decorations, ppl in costumes everywhere
>recognize a large number of pfps
>some are moots, some ive even beefed with online
>know their entire posting histories but have never met
>make eye contact with possible mutuals
>decline to break the fourth wall
>feels like watching reality tv except you're suddenly in the same room as the cast
>lots of ppl seem to know each other already, little cliques scattered around
>starting to suspect twitter and sf are just the same 200 ppl in different gcs
>everyone taking pics for the tl, end up taking a few for ppl
>people are mostly the same as their online personas but more awkward
>makes sense
>surprisingly tame inside, no spills, no messes, nobody causing a scene
>perhaps the strict guest list is working
>@laurenfrailey1 gives me a rose 🥀
>cute doggo wandering around, chill bouncers, good snacks
>pretty chill, pretty fun
>person i came with leaves early
>now alone in a room full of ppl i technically know but can't quite bring myself to approach
>had to split off from the friends i was going out with for halloween to come bc of strict guest list
>normally you bring friends, meet their friends, and the night unfolds naturally
>here everyone already seems to have their own circles
>seeing the discourse now maybe good thing i didn't bring my friends or they'd have gotten canceled online 💀
>respect the policy but it did make the night harder to navigate
>meet a few ppl
>decide to thank the hosts before leaving, get nervous again
>start circling the snack table
>eat an large number of peanut butter pretzels
>guy dressed as a minion approaches me
>says he noticed me awkwardly walking around because he does the exact same thing
>immediately start talking about some special interests like manufacturing design and random math interests
>no need to figure out who's mutuals with whom or what the social protocol due to compatible tizz levels
>finally manage to say hi and thank the hosts on my way out
>paid $500 to meet a carefully curated group of twitter users in sf
>still maintained parasocial relationship irl
>attended the same party as my mutuals without actually meeting them
>i was stella from winx club (orange fairy) if anyone saw me
ty to the hosts for putting this together, genuinely had a great time
while SF being a transient city means that people are more open and welcoming, it also makes it easy to meet everyone and know no one.
when did it become okay to meet someone once or twice and then show up at their house uninvited?
i'm not sure why we as a city tolerate showing up to a gathering uninvited and asking hosts for forgiveness as opposed to permission like they're some sort of startup
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