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i need help!

i've never been to Arisia before. i'm not very familiar with Boston. my friend and i are coming in from NYC friday (the 13th) night, first dropping off stuff at a friend's dorm at MIT... so my first question is, how do you get from MIT (Random House) to the con hotel? what train, and then what direction from there? how long does it take? is there anything important i should know (about the trains, the hotel, whatever)?

second question: do the trains stop running at any point? in other words, if we want to go back to the dorm at 3 AM, will we be able to get there (and safely)?

food! where do con-goers usually eat?

i'm also a bit worried because i've never been in control of the logistics of going to a con... how exactly does registration and everything work? is it better to register online or should i just do it there? will we be totally confused (i get confused easily)?
basically what i need is a "Going to Arisia for Dummies" book.

if you answer any of these questions i will be deeply in your debt. thank you, and seeya folks at Arisia (if i don't get lost on the way).

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[ckd]

Another option for getting to the con hotel from Random would be the MBTA #1 bus toward Dudley Square, then change at Hynes/ICA for any inbound Green Line train.

Problems: it's a bus, you have to wait outside, and there's no free transfer between bus & train. Red Line to Green Line is a better bet, but knowing the bus option can come in handy at times; the bus runs later even without the late lamented Night Owl service, though not a whole lot later.