You created a very vivid picture with this story. I liked it.

Hey, glad you enjoyed it!

Cute little story. And I see somebody else figured a bus stop could be a shelter. The dialects that the characters used were most interesting, as a non-native speaker of English I find myself amused by different dialects. In this case it seemed the way the characters talked defined part of their personality. Quite merry old chap, that red-furred raccoon. Great short story, I enjoyed reading this.

I actually JUST finished reading your story. Seems with both came to a similar concept independently... but how many times have people sought shelter from sudden downpours at bus stops? As the saying goes, "Any port in a storm,"

Anyway, I try to add things to my character... and for the life of me, I couldn't think of any other way to portray a jolly, happy soul such as the red raccoon as using a sorta Southern area dialect. There's somethin' about that accent that can seem, well, right friendly-like.

Thanks for reading, and I'm glad you enjoyed it!

You're welcome.

Who was that masked fur?

Nice little story.

A red panda, and plot device.

Haha, nice answer.

*smiles... I liked that one... there should be more cheerful old Raccoons about. Good story P.

*gives him a hug and an additional squeeze as a house warming gift...

V.

Heh... I just moved into the place, Vix. T'ain't my own or anything.

But I am glad you enjoyed...

Is the panda part of something else, or was he invented purely for this story?

Nope! Again, a red panda and plot device!