Once, a long time ago, I went to a laser quest thing in Derby with about 20 school pals. I think I was was maybe 16 so this would have been mid to late 90s. For context, I was never very cool and this was something that in my head I’d built up to be a big deal. I was always a nerd and that. But this was something fun to look forward to. I was going there with some actual nice people and some of the slightly cooler kids. I felt excited.
I put me best jumper on, and went out. I had pretty bad acne and was given some kind of dabber pen thing to dab on my face. It looked like one of those big bingo pen things. I put it on every day and didn’t really give it a second thought.
Anyway, I was at the venue for half an hour or so. Getting quite into it. Shot a few people and was having fun. I noticed people looking and staring a bit but didn’t pay it too much attention. Then a lad called Chris came over and asked what was wrong with my face. I said I didn’t know what he was on about and he suggested I look on the mirror. So I left the arena and went to the toilet. The whole building including the toilets was proper OTT neon luminous madness.
I looked in the mirror.
Whatever the fvck was in that acne cream was reacting to the UV light. My whole face was glowing. Fvcking lit up . Big spotty, nerdy luminous four eyed twat.
Don’t think I ever got over that day.