when entering a comic book store as a naive 22 yr old female tourist, joss whedon fan, psuedo-nerd (or like me, all of the above), it is important to remember the following tips:
1) keep your wits about you. youre in their dojo now.
2) dont ask for help. appear as if you know what the fuck youre doing, even if the unfamiliar systems of organization make it take 3 times longer then you had slotted in your schedule to find season 8 vol. 3 of Buffy.
3) have your phone handy. this will be useful incase you need to deflect any human assistance by faking a call or text.
4) if somehow tips 2 and 3 still leave you face to face with another human, start throwing around phrases like “yes, but is it cannon?” and words like “issue” paired with arbitrary numbers to let them know that youre hip to it.
5) over pay for something you couldve ordered from the privacy of your own apartment.
6) blog about it.
