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So! Without further ado, my visit to the Z2H Headquarters!
The backstory: I was on vacation on Vancouver island, the place where I grew up, which is only a hop and a skip and a ferry ride away from Vancouver proper where I thought I would stop by and see how this whole... "operation" runs.
ChiefZero sent out a call and a few of us gathered at the office itself where we were then treated to a fantabulous lunch of sushi and other Asian culinary delights. Personally, I thought it was great meeting not only (most of) the staff of Zeros 2 Heroes, but fellow Zeds as well!
So for those of you who aren't familiar with the layout of Vancouver, you should know about a section of town called East Hastings. In a nutshell, it's the wrong side of the track. A fantastic place to meet highly questionable people and sample a few of Vancouver's finer stabbings!
The Z2H office happens to be about a block on the wrong side of the track. Not far enough to reach the free-stabbings booth, mind you, but definitely far enough for you to realize you shouldn't wander too far. So I checked the address and came up to the building where this whole operation has been stashed. This was the building from outside:
It was fairly well-camouflaged among the other similar buildings. The address number I had matched, but even a look at the entrance door offered doubts:
Can you find the Z2H symbol in the above picture? At this resolution, I don't think you can actually see it very well. Here, I'll save you the trouble:
So this was the right place after all! I was glad, because I really did not feel like wandering East Hastings more than I had to.
So, in I go, and am almost immediately greeted by this:
Hooray! I made it, with no stabbings!
... And looks like I'm taking the stairs!
So although the building itself isn't exactly confusing in its layout, the little sling-slinging icon led me through all the right doors and passages, like so many bread crumbs:
And behold! The shining beacon of the Zeros 2 Heroes office opened up before me:
So pretty! I was first greeted by Seb, aka, Sebzilla, and then later by Matt, aka, ChiefZero. I got to meet the crew, all except Jessica who was feeling under the weather that day.
Eventually, the Zeds began pouring in and, for some reason, there began a "let's compare cell phones" game, starting with the Chief himself:
Greg, aka, Mekikas, would not be outdone:
"But wait!" said Tanya, aka, Sheakoshan, "I
also have a cell phone!"
"Foolish mortals," replied John, aka, DoctorNaberius, "My cell phone was made from the souls of the damned!"
He wasn't kidding. I could hear the screams of the fallen from the deepest bowels of Hell. Great reception, too! Perfectly clear!
So then for some reason I stopped taking pictures for a while as other Zeds rolled in until it was time to grab some grub. Good times were to be had, as is evidenced by Jennica, aka, Yen, and... and, uh... Kate? I'm so bad with names (sorry, Kate! ... If it's Kate). Anyway, some of you will know her from NSI:
There was also Carmen, aka, MariahTheDreamer, having a great time seated beside Greg:
And then seated beside me, apparently having
way too much fun, was Seb, aka, Sebzilla, with Ryan in the background, aka, Ryan:
And sitting at the end of the table, happily saturated with food, is our very own Morgan, aka, MorganJ (with Ryan again!):
Stuffed and happy, a few of us then proceeded to raid the local comic book store of several of its wares (leaving behind monetary compensation) before I eventually said my last good-byes and sailed back to Vancouver island:
Until next time!
