Rick Mobile Haul-Katy, TX

This year, the Rick Mobile made its first debut at Atlanta, GA on May 11. Traveling half of the America, the world’s biggest Rick which is also a truck and a portable store has finally come to its 45th stop in Katy, Texas.

為宣傳《瑞克和莫蒂》第三季，Adult Swim 頻道推出以「瑞克」為主題製作的商店小貨車，載著滿滿的《瑞克和莫蒂》限量獨家商品，親臨美國各地的城市，自三月十一號起這輛車便從西岸的亞特蘭大市踏上旅程，穿越近半個美利堅共和國土後，終於來到了它的第四十五站：德州的Katy市。

As my birthday month, September has always held a special place in my heart. Normally, in this time of the year, it would go by quietly as a year-around-self-reflection month; however, this time, it was filled with joy and excitement.

九月一直以來之於我都有著特別的意義，往年這時候，我大概都會安安靜靜的度過這一年總回顧的日子，但這個九月與眾不同的充滿新奇與驚喜！

This September has been good to me, filling in my birthday month with Rick and Morty events. Insomnia gallery hosted an Adult Swim art show which showcases a handful of amazing fan art from our very own local artists. Then it was the coolest event of the year, “Don’t even road trip with Rick Mobile!" making its stop in Houston.

不得不說今年的九月對我格外有愛，從月初開始就是一系列關於《瑞克和莫蒂》的好消息，Insomnia藝廊不久前才舉辦了Adult Swim主題的展覽，陳列當地藝術家優秀的各項作品，接著，本年度最酷的活動「瑞克行動商店小貨車環美之旅」，來到休士頓站！

Working as a Research Technician for a lab that resembles a scoop of ice cream underneath the sun,  I hardly ever look forward to a Monday, until yesterday.  I was so pumped up for this special event that I timed myself perfectly to make sure that I get off exactly at 5pm and have enough of time to change out of my unlikable business casual outfit.

By the time I made it on North line Metro, it was 5:40. I rushed myself off the light rail and on the bus to Katy. That was my first time taking the bus to Katy from downtown Houston. As the cloud got thicker and the rain hit stronger, in order to kill my regretful thoughts,  all I could think of was the Rick Mobile.

When the bus arrived at Katy, it was raining CATS and DOGS. There was no way for me to walk 14 minutes to Alamo Drafthouse from the transit center, so I called a Lyft and saw the curiosity in the driver’s eyes. “So what is going on over there? I just dropped off someone at the same location not too long ago." I told him about the event right before I went back into rain.

身為研究助理，我已經不知道有多久未曾期待過星期一，是的，我的週ㄧ特別格外尤其的「藍」，直到昨天！一大早我就開始興奮的期待著這活動，為了提早趕上排隊人潮，我還特地五點下班，匆匆換下那令人心情不美麗的上班裝，下了輕軌，衝上了客運，就這麼奮不顧身的前往距離休士頓鬧區一個小時車程的Katy。

When the bus arrived at Katy, it was raining CATS and DOGS. There was no way for me to walk 14 minutes to Alamo Drafthouse from the transit center, so I called a Lyft and saw the curiosity in the driver’s eyes. “So what is going on over there? I just dropped off someone at the same location not too long ago." I told him about the event right before I went back into rain.

不料，綿綿細雨轉為滂沱大雨，十四分鐘路程實在寸步難行，只好掏出手機叫了Lyft直達目的地，途中司機好奇地問說：「所以這邊到底是什麼活動？我不久前才接了一個客人來這邊。」說明完這只有粉絲才會明白的奇怪活動後，我再度回歸秋雨之中。

It was an insane amount of rain pouring from the sky almost ruthlessly onto the people who were anxiously waiting in line for the exclusive Rick and Morty goodies. I, for sure, underestimated the determination of “loyal fans." The line started from the entrance of Alamo, around the building, pass the parking lot, across the back alley, over the lawn, and made a U-turn on the lawn pointing to the roads. Around 8 something, I saw a glimpse of Morty with all the remaining items listed. We were out of portal guns and Get-your-shit-together-backpack for a while.

駭人的雨勢近乎無情的打在隊伍中焦急等待購買《瑞克和莫蒂》獨門商品的人們上，還以為這樣的午後暴雨能稍稍澆熄這波狂熱風潮，誰知在我抵達前，排隊人龍已經從貨車前一路排到兩三哩外的草坪上了，直到天黑八點多左右，我才瞥見列著僅存商品「莫蒂」看板出現在眼前，「蟲洞槍」和「他媽的給我打起精神書包」老早就販賣一空了。

Then it was another 30-40 minutes wait to get to the front of the line. Overall, it took me 2 hours to get to the Rick Mobile. My short shorts were still soaked in wet, my brain was drained out of energy, and my heart was telling me to get the hell out of here lolz.

之後又是半小時到四十分鐘左右的等待，正才終算擠到最前頭，前後加起來，我排了兩個鐘頭才走到行動商店的正面，當時我的熱褲早就浸在雨水，腦袋也不怎麼清楚了，一心只想要速戰速決，快快買快快走。
*Advice: Do not go to this sort of event ALONE! The wait can be DEADLY and PAINFUL. *

給排隊苦手的建議：不要自己一個人去這種熱門活動，真的會排死人＝  ＝

Once you get to the front, the staff members would hand you an iPad with all the items listed on the screen. That’s when you do your crazy Rick and Morty shopping. Make sure you have your credit or debit card with you by then. Because they only take cards and also think of the people behind you who probably waited longer than you.

 

It was mad transactions going on involved with a lot of shouting. 

These were the T-shirts they have for the “everything" line. We heard that if you want the Pickled Rick T-shirt, there was a separate line, much shorter one for it. 

[I will put up what I got from the night later tomorrow, maybe. Stay Tuned! ]