That's ultimately what I see as another of Nick's fatal flaws, He was too Idealistic and failed to prepare for any fuck ups on top of being too bitch made to handle being challenged on his principals so he quickly become a cynical, egotistical, alcoholic boomer fag.
I believe this is a very charitable view.
'Character will out', is my general motto. Absent some drastic explanation for his sudden shift, I am leabijg more toward duplicity than sullied virtue.
Anybody wanna take bets as to whether this was his last Anime Matsuri?
Based on reports I was getting from an atrendee, Nick did not really hang out with thr FNT crew too much. They were pretty self contained and had a great showing.
Thursday, Nick was with Camelot and the woman who came with him and was nowhere to be seen. He left thr bar after a few hours for a private dinner. He did not have any time at his table.
Friday, he, Cecil, Camelot, Vic, Vollmer, and Crantz went out for a private dinner and only put in the barest appearance after the main show. The FNT crew took over the bar. During the day, you saw his poor fan attendance.
Saturday, was about the same in attendance for Nick at the show, but he wandered away much more often with a group of 4 or so. He had drinks with Kurt and Vices, then they went out for karaoke.
Sunday, Nick left before noon without any word.
The ones I feel sorry for are Kurt and Aussie. I am hearing that Aussie Overlawd was excluded from Vic's dinner AND karaoke. Kurt was telling people constantly that Nick didn't answer his texts. At least Aussie had Vices for a bit after he arrived on Friday...
Nick's lack of availability and communication sounds abysmally rude. I believe he realized he was not the centre of attention and just flaked off with his coom-buddy. Most of the people who would have seen Nick were in the DISCORD, and very few LOCALS people showed up. I expect that an Anime Convention in Houston in August is not quite as attractive to them.