TA TALKS BACK: A FAN’S HOT TOPIC EXPERIENCE (NIKKI & KRISTEN)
TA Forum member TA forum member Katie shares her experience and images from meeting Nikki and Kristen.
On Thursday the 13, I woke up at three thirty in the morning to wait in line for over two hours so I could buy a thirty dollar t-shirt and wristband. But this was no ordinary t-shirt. This was a Twilight tour t-shirt and the wristband would let me in to get Kristen Stewart’s autograph.Yes, I got Kristen Stewart’s autograph. Did I mention that Nikki Reed was there also? There was so much screaming going on at Fair Oaks mall; I could barely hear the rest of the night. When I went up to the table in Hot Topic, I noticed that Kristen Stewart had HUGE circles under her eyes. When you travel around multiple states in a few weeks, you must get exhausted. On the t-shirts and posters, she kind of looks likes a chipmunk. I must tell you that she doesn’t look like a chipmunk in person. Nikki reed had brown hair for the signing and smiled the whole time. You got to have a mini conversation with them. They both commented on my friend’s hair, which looked exactly like Alice’s. Kristen Stewart was chomping on a piece of gum and looked like she had better things to do. I think it had to do with the fatigue.
I was speechless, and as I left, Nikki Reed smiled and said “Hi”. I said hi back in a wavery voice and walked out. When I walked out we just stood there speechless for a minute, because we had just met the stars of a major motion picture. After all 500 fans (I would say girls, but there were a few guys mixed in there, probably forced to come with their girlfriends) had their posters and picture of Rosalie and Emmet signed, there was a Q & A “session”. It was, at the most, seven minutes. And they had the volume turned up so loud, you couldn’t hear a word they said unless you were in the front row of screaming girls. They started to scream after every single answer (which I couldn’t hear).
But Kristen and Nikki had a plane to catch, so they left EXACTLY at seven. Some girls chased after them (hem-hem, OBSSESED). It was an amazing experience and the staff at Hot Topic handled it all very well. Shout outs to my dad, who woke up at three thirty in the mooring to take me, and my friend’s younger sister, who hasn’t read the book yet and was very patient throughout the ordeal. And to all those Twilight fans out there, remember: the stars are under a lot of stress to.
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