Description: A group of nerdy fanboys were on their way to a comic book convention, cosplaying as "Smith Masters", a specialized assassin featured heavily in a popular science fiction franchise. However, this has later proven disastrous after a chain of concerned reports accusing the cosplayers as potential criminals - even though they were only armed with plastic toy blades - led to the deployment of dozens of police officers and the lockdown of an entire neighbourhood.
Option: "I have never been treated more horribly!" sobs @@RANDOMNAME_1@@, one of the cosplayers implicated in the incident. "I spent days preparing my costume and myself to serve as a loyal servant of our glorious Galactic Confederation, just to have a bunch of guns pointed at my face! How can those officers be this stupid?! Maybe give them better training so they can better recognize what's an actual threat and let us live out our nerd dreams in peace."
Effect: science fiction franchises are now furiously debated in mandatory pop culture classes in police academies
Option: "You can never be too safe these days", says police officer @@RANDOMNAME_2@@, eyeing @@RANDOMNAME_1@@ suspiciously. "They actually could have been planning to launch an attack on the area with their realistic looking 'brightsabres'. Do the right thing, @@LEADER@@, ban costumed folk from using weapons as part of their costumes. Actually, ban all fake weapons in general! Better safe than sorry."
Effect: pointing finger guns at someone is now classified as an act of terrorism
Option: "My family and I were just trying to have a normal day when all of a sudden, we see these strange men in threatening-looking body armour storming down the street looking like they were up to no good!" hollers protective father @@RANDOMMALENAME@@. "So what if these weirdos were 'cosplaying'? Any sane person would think those were potential criminals! Ban all cosplays and costumes from being sold! For my family's safety."
Effect: costume parties are now illegal gatherings
Option: "Oooh, those costumes look so cool!" squeals young intern @@RANDOMNAME_3@@, who has been waiting for an opportunity to finally use @@HIS_3@@ pop culture knowledge. "You know how the police are designing a new type of body armour, right? What if we designed some of them in the style of these Smith Lords? Not only will they then be well protected with the new armour, but they will look so much cooler! Just imagine how our police officers will look now: a Smith Lord armed with a glowing brightsabre, leading a legion of pristine white stormguards to catch rebel scum...erm...I mean, criminals!" @@HE_1@@ promptly faints from excitement.
Effect: it's hard to tell the difference between a police officer and an overexcited fanboy