Mmmkay. Funny story, really. I'm nearly done with my first fursuit, and because I'm limited in distance I can travel locally to just randomly go suiting, I asked the second-highest manager at my Meijer (yes, the one I work at) if it would be okay for me to come in wearing a "costume." He said no. I go to the store manager. He says, "We'd have to pay you."

My first thought was "Damn. There's no way they'll do that." Then Ben tells me that he's actually interested in it, because it has some benefits for Meijer. Bwuh? Say WHAT? So I go over today, and here's the arrangement:

For Halloween and the period of time between when I finish my fursuit and the holiday itself, they're willing to let me get off a lane and go around in fursuit, passing out candy and having fun with the customers. Usually between 4 and 8 or 9 pm. I say that I'm okay with being in suit for that period of time, so long as I get reasonable periods of cool-down in our frigid bathroom stalls and plenty of water. They say "of course." I can wear plainclothes (it is a partial suit, after all) with a Meijer nametag having the character's name on it, or a Meijer workshirt with normal jeans, to show that I am a Meijer employee.

Seriously. I'm getting paid to fursuit. How cool is that? :3