Lord Raalvos walks to the balcony overlooking his dope party. 🤘 From the Warnerburg comic, chapter 2!

I’m an introvert, and crowds drain me. I enjoy some crowded events like comic conventions – they make me tired, and I can’t spend a whole day at one, but I’m grateful I can still enjoy them. I do things to optimize the amount of time I can spend at them:

• Bring my own food, water, and canned coffee (instead of spending time in line with big crowds for gross, expensive food)
• Bring cash that I got before coming to the con (instead of waiting in line for an ATM at the con)
• Go to panels if I get tired
• Take a break in a less-crowded area of the convention center
• Go to high-traffic areas like Artist Alley earlier in the day, when it’s less crowded

How do you fare around crowds? Or: how do you deal with how draining it is to be around crowds?