#(yes there are free things that happen in this city sometimes. they're often inaccessible in a different way (location; time; etc))

[echthr0s]

the wacky intersection of being poor + having a strong desire for novelty + being socially isolated + being unsuited for certain kinds of environments, where "being poor" is the thing that wins: there's a goth event happening literally down the street from me this evening which could be fun even to just wallflower at (or it could be loud and horrible and smelly! and I'll want to leave immediately) but I won't find out because it has a cover and that feels like too high a risk for too variable a reward