Chapter One: The Cat and the Crimson
"Look, I'm not saying I wouldn't fuck a Furry," Alice explained, trying to keep her voice low enough that none of the other convention-goers could hear. Her head even leaned in towards Jacob; whom arched an eye in curiosity at what his friend could add. "Hell, I have fucked Furries. Not like, in their fur suits, but on a one on one basis? A hotel room, a few beers, and leave the beaver suit in the trunk? Sure, we can make a few stains on the sheets."
"Charming," Jacob remarked dryly, and pointed across the convention floor. "Hey, you think we can go check out that part of the artist alley? Looks like the one guy might have some neat Final Fantasy post-" He was cut off by Alice's continuing rant, her voice carrying with such authority that it wasn't even clear she had realized he was speaking.
"It's the audacity!" she continued in a huff, and stamped her foot. "The idea that someone would just lean in, and ask if I wanted to go out tonight and yiff!"
"To be fair," Jacob offered simply, already walking in the direction of the distant artist alley. He slid in between two badly costumed Klingons, and waited for Alice to catch up before continuing. "You are dressed as a catgirl."
"Taokaka is not a slutty catgirl, I'll have you know!" The response came immediate and vicious, complete with a point with a rounded, plush paw covering the young woman's hand. In truthfulness, she was hardly the least dressed woman at the convention. Her outfit was mostly a tan hooded jacket, with overly long sleeves that went into thick paws that made heavy wool mittens look like tools of fine articulation. Her legs were bare, but thanks to the length of the jacket and the height of similarly-padded paw boots, there was little more than a pair of bare knees and an inch or two of extra skin to be seen. Even her face was obscured by a veil of black mesh underneath her tan hood, and stitched to the face was a smile of pointy teeth and two plain red dots that suggested eyes, but in reality were placed just slightly above where her real eyes gazed through the mesh.
It had been a hit with fans of the character thus far, for which Alice was thankful. Posing for pictures and imitating Taokaka's silly, playful voice was one of the high points of the convention, and the only reason she had bought the two day pass. One day to play dress-up and be silly with other cosplayers, one day to go back to her jeans and t-shirt and spend the rest of the convention talking to artists, attending panels, and spending her paycheck. She hadn't really expected day one to be sullied by an inappropriate proposition from a man in an otter suit.
Not even a recognizable, cartoon otter. Just an otter. An otter with an erection, apparently.
Jacob rolled his eyes and continued along with Alice, and was so very close to his destination when the young woman stopped him once more. A pawed hand reached out and hooked behind his arm, tugging at him to a halt amidst the sea of like-minded nerds.
"Hey, I have to go to the bathroom," she murmured, and looked from side to side, scowling underneath her mesh mask. "Looks like things are pretty busy and it's going to take me a while to get out of these paws. Want to meet up by the goat from Murdergoat 7 in twenty minutes?"
"Neigh."
"I hate you."
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