Dialogue in the Dark

So the Rogue Therapist collective got together to attend Dialogue in the Dark.  After purchasing tickets at the booth where Sleg said "they will pull this student I.D. card from my cold, dead hand" as we both got discounts, we began debating on whether we should Mindfold into the building or not.  It ended up with Ishkur and my's elf Mindfolding into the exhibit with Sleg playing Seer.  We actually got some cheering and applause for our entrance, which led me to believe the lights were on in the building so far.  

Surprisingly the people who came to usher us to the lockers and take our tickets were not very adept at working with sightless people as Sleg described later, 'it was pretty funny because she had a look on her face as if you were stupid for not taking the ticket from her when you couldn't see her holding the ticket stub at you.'  

So there is an interesting validation of the Mindfold training, our acuity of sightless interaction lends perspective when not Mindfolding/seeing things.

I don't want to spoil the actual exhibit by describing it here so let me just say that it is a pretty well-crafted set of experiences that you are guided through in an hour.  

At the end of it we three talked about how easy it was for us to move through.  The canes we were handed were more in the way then helpful, but that was probably from the close quarters and being in a group of people.  They take you in in groups of seven so if you can gather a crew of like minds attend in that fashion.  

Overall a great intro into being deprived of sight.  And something we will undoubtedly pull from in future Mindfold introductions.

One thing I particularly noticed was that most everyone seemed to be upright when moving (judging from where people were when I bumped into them) while the Mindfolding we've played with has led us to move lower, crouched or even on all fours for more safety and efficiency when exploring unfamiliar surroundings.