Hi everybody! I wanted to recount my momentous experience of attending the 2025 edition of IndyFurCon!

I chose to attend this time around after having tentatively planned on doing so for the past few years; I had just never gotten around to working up the money to go with a suit of Zeta (which is now complete by  3lectroangel!). I did have Aegerter, but I was always wary of taking him as I typically want to include his armor and sword. Going alone, it is very hard to wear the armor for long periods and put on by myself, and as the sword I use isn't exactly a sharp blade, the tip is definitely pointy enough to cause harm and I do not want to violate the weapons policy of any convention. But I did bring him around with just his general clothing and belt for the first day of the convention.

My rubber sister  ~latexneko~ had also originally planned to come along, but had to cancel her trip owing to border security policies in the USA during the time of this posting. That is the main reason why I only booked one night at the hotel and to attend only Friday and Saturday, because the original plan was to get there Friday morning then leave Saturday night to get her to the Cincinnati airport on time to catch her flight home to Norway. They are six hours ahead of us and she has to report in for work very early in the week, so it was in her best interest to leave that Saturday night, had she attended. Sadly, this did not happen, but we still want to try again to IFC or another convention in the near future if/when things at the borders calm down.

But that did not stop me from going alone! I left Lexington very early on Friday morning to make it to Indianapolis at around 10-11. After checking in and settling down, I got dressed up as Aegerter and started to make my way around the convention space. I also crossed paths several times with  vajra, who was a pleasure to talk with about all sorts of things! I greatly appreciate them going out of their way to make the convention more enjoyable for me after seeing my journals about how I'd have to be going alone.

My first stop was what I THOUGHT was the main events room. I had assumed the "Your First Furry Convention" panel was here, but I had been mistaken, where it was the secondary events room and I sat down for the "Animal Work Stories" panel. This was a blessing in disguise, as I was very touched by many of the service animal stories. My former labradoodle, Baci, who passed away in March, was a former service dog for a short period of time and hearing some of these stories from the panel members and others in the audience resonated very strongly with me. Additionally, we shared a lot of pet stories in general, and I got to recount some of these tales from growing up with the two dogs that preceded Baci, Marco the labradoodle and Polo the goldendoodle.

Only after that was done did I realize I was in the wrong space! I made my way to the main events room and caught the tail end of the "Your First Furry Convention Panel". It was also informative, with details on how to look out for overheating fursuiters, what do do, how to carry yourself, etc.

After that I had a delicious Nashville chicken sandwich at the hotel's restaurant. Would definitely recommend it! Unfortunately, I don't think the restaurant is staffed enough to handle a big convention influx, as I and several others had to wait exceedingly long times for service and food.

Not long after, I picked up Zeta at the front entrance and went back immediately to try him out! I suited up in my black and orange latex catsuit and Demonia boots, putting on the tail and the head and strutting out to shop around the dealer's den and artist's alley! I did a lot of shopping in the stead of my rubber sister, where I picked up some rubber pride badges (among other things) for the both of us, and bought three Serathin books (the ones involving rubber, obviously!) Also working in the picture framing industry, I bought up two or three art prints that I already am planning to take back to the gallery to frame and mat myself! It was so wonderful seeing so many creative sparks coming together in one place to sell and showcase their wares!

After taking a brief nap in my room I had anticipated taking my 2002 Saturn SC2 to the car show, as I'd signed up for that well in advance. Apparently, the hotel was having some issues with the whole car show from the get-go, and the first night became a first come/first served kind of thing. Somehow I missed the memo that cars were supposed to be staged at 8PM with the show beginning at 9PM. I showed up at 9PM with my car, only to find all the spaces taken up. Bummer.

But that didn't stop me from having any fun! I went back in to take Zeta in his sleek latex to the dance floor, which was surprisingly (as far as temperatures go) the coolest place in the con other than the headless lounge! I was able to dance out there for about an hour, simply in awe at the amazing moves of so many other furs and attendees! I'm also proud of myself, in that in training for my 5K coming up, I can feel my stamina and energy have increased somewhat, and I was able to dance out there for a whole hour IN my latex suit and fursuit head! Not bad, if I say so myself!

Sadly, in turning 31 in a few weeks, I'm no longer the type of fur who can stay up super late! So after briefly attending the night market and buying a naughty sticker for my rubber sister abroad, I turned in, ready to tackle the next day. Immediately after eating another Nashville chicken sandwich (lol) I did a little more shopping, before going to play the Artemis Bridge Simulator! I got positioned on the weapons station of a minelayer, setting up a whole minefield upon an incoming enemy fleet and managing the loading/unloading of the vessel. Our captain was actually a friend of mine that I know via her wife, who played a lot of Kings of War when I was still into my miniatures! It was great to see them both at the convention, and I got a nice "Weapons Crew" button to go on my lanyard for completing the mission.

After this, I checked out the Furry Family Feud event. So many laughs to be had (including one where the announcer mistook "thick" as "dick" and we all laughed our heads off!) There was supposed to be another attempt at the car show that night, in which me and several other furs got together out back with my Saturn SC2, an orange Suzuki motorcycle, a nice Acura Integra, a Lincoln Towncar, and two snazzy Toyota Corollas before we took a drive on the highway to the car wash. The kind fur atop the motorcycle also took passing photos of us on the highway with his gyroscopic camera, so there is (somewhere) a picture of me zooming by in my space alien looking car!

Unfortunately, the car show for that Saturday night was cancelled because of heat, or so it was claimed. When we began talking in the telegram channel about doing our own car show in a separate lot, the channel got nuked! So if anybody knows who the fellow fur with the motorcycle was who took those photos out on the highway, I would very much appreciate knowing, as I did not get their name or identity and can no longer find out as the channel is no longer there to access information. Moreover, I'm pretty upset that I didn't get to attend the car show at all with my vehicle, especially after we all went to go get our vehicles washed, many of us had signed up way in advance, only to be told that the spots would be limited and it would be on a first come/first served basis. I know this is NOT the fault of the organizer of the event and probably lies more on the shoulders of the hotel, but still.....

I did not let that sour my experience though, as I'll take my own photos with my Zeta suit and my Saturn in the near future. At any rate, I decided to attend the "Customer Service Horror Stories" panel, where we all got around to recounting some of our most cringe and funny moments of the retail/customer service experience! After having been stuck at Hobby Lobby for six years (which that is thankfully behind me now, albeit I'm in a pretty meh job environment now too), you can only imagine how much I related to that!

Finally, I attended  serathin's writing panel as my final event. He did such a fantastic job breaking down the whole writing process into the most efficacious and effective ways, answering all sorts of questions about plot, worldbuilding, character development, and so much more! I am eternally grateful to him for putting this panel on, and know that it is going to invigorate me in continuing to write my Icasra universe and the story of the Twin Pronged Crown.

After this, I packed up and headed home! BUT, bear in mind, I had been in my latex for almost twelve hours by the time I got home! I think that's a new record for me! ;D But the shower was calling for myself and a Vivishine bath was sorely needed for my catsuit from the dance floor and for my rubber pants and tanktop from Saturday.

All in all, a great first convention experience! I can't wait to go to more, and I hope to see many new faces and/or see with those of you whom I know more closely!

If you were there and you happened to see me, please comment below! I'd love to find out who I crossed paths with!