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Martin Dych from Lawrence, Indiana as Kylo Ren. Credit: Brett Phelps/Mirror Indy/CatchLight Local/Report for AmericaThis audio is translated from ASL by Jonathan Dych.
Jacob Doty as Technoblade. Credit: Brett Phelps/Mirror Indy/CatchLight Local/Report for America
Elisha Clark from Piqua, Ohio as a Tieflings from Dungeons and Dragons. Credit: Claire Nguyen/Mirror Indy
Andi as a half-dwarf, half-ork. Credit: Claire Nguyen/Mirror Indy
Brooke Burd from Indianapolis as Viera Warrior of Light from Final Fantasy XIV. Credit: Brett Phelps/Mirror Indy/CatchLight Local/Report for America
William Bundy from Ohio as Raglan from Dragon Lands. Credit: Claire Nguyen/Mirror Indy
Talon Huff from Anderson, Indiana as Inosuke Hashibira from Demon Slayer. Credit: Claire Nguyen/Mirror Indy
Lea Priest from Anderson, Indiana as a traditional Chinese dancer. Credit: Claire Nguyen/Mirror Indy
Mahala Jewett from Iowa City, Iowa as Obito Uchiha from Naruto. Credit: Claire Nguyen/Mirror Indy
Kris Kline from Anderson, Indiana as 10th Doctor from Doctor Who. Credit: Claire Nguyen/Mirror Indy
Kim Salter from Denton, Texas as a Trinket Trader. Credit: Brett Phelps/Mirror Indy/CatchLight Local/Report for America
Gregory Butorin from Louisville, Kentucky as Teruki Hanazawa from Mob Psycho 100. Credit: Claire Nguyen/Mirror Indy
Christopher Delfino and William Payne from Bloomington, Indiana dressed as Mario and Luigi. Credit: Brett Phelps/Mirror Indy/CatchLight Local/Report for America
Olivia Fox from Iowa City, Iowa as Kakashi Hatake from Naruto. Credit: Claire Nguyen/Mirror Indy
Lisa from Michigan as Alastir from Hazbin Hotel. Credit: Claire Nguyen/Mirror Indy
Sarah Popko from Louisville, Kentucky as Buff Dimple from Mob Psycho 100. Credit: Claire Nguyen/Mirror Indy
Claire Nguyen is a Dow Jones Fund digital media intern, working this summer with Mirror Indy. You can reach her at cl***********@********dy.org.
Brett Phelps is a community photojournalist for Mirror Indy in partnership with Report for America and Catchlight Local. Contact Brett by email br*********@********dy.org.
