When people say the word convention, they are usually referring to large gatherings of the employees of companies and corporations who attend a mass assembly, usually in a big hotel somewhere, for the purpose of pretending to learn stuff when they are in fact enjoying a free trip somewhere, time off work, and the opportunity to flirt with strangers, drink, and otherwise indulge themselves. The first major difference between a business convention and a fan-dom convention is that fandom doesn't bother with the pretenses. They're just there to have a good time. The second difference is the dress code— the ensembles at a fan convention tend to be considerably more novel.

There's a time and place for everything, and I believe it's called 'fan fiction'.

You don't have any friends, your sister dumped you, you're a freak eater..and you've got some weird thing about Simon Snow.I object to every single thing you just said.Reagan chewed. And frowned. She was wearing dark red lipstick.I have lots of friends, Cath said.I never see them.I just got here. Most of my friends went to other schools. Or they're online.Internet friends don't count.Why not?Reagan shrugged disdainfully.And I don't have a weird thing with Simon Snow, Cath said. I'm just really active in the fandom.What the fuck is —the fandom'?