The waffle place seems to be pretty evenly split between congoers and the type of people who probably regularly go to “boutique waffle cafes”. The congoers are easily recognizable by the gamer uniform: jeans, t-shirt, comfortable shoes, and of course, backpacks and convention badges. Most of them are clearly excited for the day, grinning and talking loudly despite the early hour.
The café is tiny and so everyone is packed in shoulder to shoulder, but you and the guys manage to slip through to the end of the line and you stand behind them, contemplating the menu.
>Notice the guys behind you.