Now hopefully you haven't been scared away by my previous advice! Because when all is said and done, geeks are the most cosmopolitan of people.
You will be welcome, no matter your alignment - whether you are utterly nice...
...or evil...
...slightly misguided...
...or downright wicked.
You will meet all sorts - the cute and popular...
...and the snarky outsider...
...the brave and fearless...
...and the hopelessly timid.
If you'd rather leave the spotlight to the heroes and villains out there, that's okay too - there's nothing wrong with being a minion...
...or just a real person with real problems...
...and even if you're totally clueless and merely feel like walking around in a happy, giggly daze, no one will judge you any harsher for that!
If you still don't get the point of it all, just keep one simple thing in mind: geeks are passionate about their favourite characters.
Should you spot one of them wandering wide-eyed, smiling ecstatically - he might have had some sort of deeply meaningful religious experience...
...or merely a brush with a time-travelling alien...
...or a wizard perharps! Now that's always exciting, regardless of it being a humble apprentice...
...a really nice guy...
...or a not-so-nice one.
In a nutshell, the point here is: no matter what your nerdery of choice is, we can all get along just fine, as long as we respect each other. It boils down to keeping in mind that what is merely a bi-dimensional cardboard figure to you, can be an inspirational hero to someone else - this is all there is to it, really.
Maybe this is where the true appeal of such a convention lies: card gamers, manga fans, roleplayers, action figure collectors, videogamers, superhero enthusiasts - you name it - we are all friends here.
Here, in Lucca. Where East and West meet...
...magic is real...
...and pigs may fly.
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