<human>: I'm a 21 year old college senior at a large university. The other day my friend and I went to try and workout after waking up with a large hangover, it didn't last long. When then went to get food and stumbled into an Anime convention. It was pretty big, tons of people, cool costumes, so we started walking around, signed in, etc..

 I assumed some people there would be a bit nerdy but that's no big deal; however, I was blown away at the awkwardness of most people. We asked a normal looking guy if he knew where we were suppose to sign up for dodgeball and instead of helping, or even saying no, this kid.. I can only describe it as: imagine a cat near water or a vampire in the sun.. He did this shoulder lift, draw back, petrified "no" headshake and scurried away like an animal. This wasn't the only one to do this either. Almost no one was able to converse.

 We weren't being dicks, but just because we weren't awkward they wouldn't even let us play dodgeball until a little pissed convincing. I mean we were friendly til they were being lame so then we got in the game and won first place, fast.

 Anyway, it seemed like everyone there, except the females, were scared to even speak. I tried making friends because I felt bad for some of the guys throwing a dodgeball 8 feet using 2 hands but they werne't able to even carry on the conversation. What's the deal with all of this? Are most fans of Anime and stuff like this? Are most socially awkward people fans of anime? Is it's a visa versa thing? I'm so confused because I might not be nerdy but I'm not a dick to strangers. I was trying to be friendly and enjoy a knew scenery but they made it almost impossible.

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<bot>: Went to an Anime Convention and it was the most awkward time of my life. What's the link between anime and awkwardness?