PAX East. A haven for gamers, a home away from home for nerds, and the site of over a hundred missed connections. Because as much as the assembled cannot form a consensus about the quality of Hydrophobia, they have come to one solid decision – that Asian girl was cute.

“I just want to watch the Scott Pilgrim trailer with her over and over,” said Ross Horsefeld. “I mean, she’d just really get it. And if she was Knives Chao, I’d never leave her for that white girl. Even if she was in Final Destination.”

That one Asian girl was captured in nearly every minute of PAX, from her command of the line to the N’Gai Croal panel to yer brief, if bouncy, turn on drums on the Rock Band freeplay station. The pictures will most likely be kept on a hundred secret flashdrives, alongside photos of that girl from high school who wore short skirts and Gillian Anderson nude Photoshops.

For one attendee, her presence was almost too much. “I mean, I saw her walking down the hall while I was waiting in the line for the panel where Gabe talked about what exactly he ate for breakfast. I mean, I was about to realize my dreams, but I almost turned around just to follow her to the The Behemoth booth.”

Another late-night conversation began, “Did you see that Asian girl?”

To which a few dozen games aficionados replied – “Oh, god. Yes.”

That Asian girl is reported to have a boyfriend who is way below her potential, a BFA in slow progress at Berklee, and a deep enjoyment of public attention. While she declined to be interviewed for this article, she was willing to share her plans for next year – “Cosplay. Bayonetta, if I’m really lonely. If not, Rei Ayanami. Those guys tend to be a little more sensitive.”