So I took some damage this morning. The port-side hole for the belt loop of my tail decided it wanted to expand, and it did so in two different directions. Towards the other hole for the belt loop, it damn near severed the partition between them. The only thing holding those loops apart right now is a thin strip of orange glue. Once that snaps, the hole doubles in size.

I can try to repair the damage, but I'm not sure if it'll work. The fursuit body is heavily stressed under normal circumstances, and the 10 pounds I gained since last year hasn't helped any.

Right now my plan is to retire Shockwave for the rest of the con, and figure out repairs when I get home. I will be borrowing a fursuit to do the fursuit parade and all that, so this won't cause us to be "down one headcount".

This is a more complicated issue than all that anyway. People love Shockwave and there has been no shortage of people coming up to me looking for hugs and pictures. But the truth is that I've been left wanting for a fursuit that is easier to move around in. Something with a simple hanging tail, no body padding, and smaller ears. Something where I can really run around and play with people. Don't get me wrong though, I love Shockwave and there's nothing but happy memories with him. But that suit is large and unwieldy. I was thinking of a ferret with natural or semi-natural colors.

But, fursuiting also takes an immense amount of equipment. And keeping in mind that I'm considering going to other cons in lieu of Anthrocon, it would be a lot easier for me if I didn't have a fursuit in tow. So, I may stop fursuiting altogether. I don't know yet.

So yeah, I have a lot of things to consider when I get home from the con this year. In the meantime, I'm heading to Subway for lunch. I'll check into FA again soon. Have fun peoples!