I was checking out of the Bubonicon hotel this morning and boarded an elevator with an elderly couple. They must have both in their 70’s; he was walking with two canes.

She saw my badge and asked if the Klingons were still around. I immediately flashed back to the masquerade MC’s (Victor Milan) comment the previous evening about an older mundane couple that had that “deer caught in the headlights” look after getting onto a elevator full of Klingons. (Bubonicon is known for having a lot of hall costumers.)

I gently told her that they were still around, somewhere.

She then commented that they all seemed to be Klingons, there weren’t any Romulans. Though she did note that one Klingon seemed to be wearing a Romulan uniform.

“I’m a Trekkie.” she called over her shoulder as she shepherded her husband off the elevator.