I was finally allowed to enter the United States on my third frickin' try.
Attempt the First: circa 2020 right before covid. I tried to visit Z****o before knowing that he was a MAP, before he was a weird psycho who non-chalantly slept with minors and candidly shared these accounts on social media. This was falsely reported on by a KF-run fake Antifa furry callout account as being caused by "underage material" being found on my devices. No source. It came to bro in a dream, or something. It was frustrating to see a lot of people share that around.
In truth: TSA didn't like that I was self-employed, and that I hadn't purchased a return ticket ahead of time. They told me to try again after working at a "real job" for 6 months. To be fair, this was my first time trying to fly as an adult, so I had no idea that the American transport security was so strict and paranoid. I tend to look at this failure on my part as a blessing in disguise, though. Because of this, Z****o never learned my real name, never got to see what I look like, etc. I would've also wound up meeting L*n G*****t and C****e L****y in real life, which in retrospect would've exposed me to additional risk. I used to hang out with a lot of people who don't look at me kindly for my embracing of cub art these days. ^^;
Attempt the Second: Last October to meet my mate IRL. My passport was stolen at a connecting airport, before I made it to the States. Thankfully, I was able to go home with my other ID since the connecting airport was in Canada. Combined with the first bad experience with the airport...this was very stressful. Thankfully, my mate flew up instead a few weeks later and we got to meet. It was such a magical moment. Everything translated into IRL perfectly. We cuddled for dozens of hours, we watched Redwall, and he cooked me so many delicious things. He gave me my first hug since 2008. I'll always fondly remember that encounter.
Third attempt: One replaced passport later, earlier this month I finally made it there. I met his parents and we had a blast. Lots of fancy restraunts, lots of cuddling, lots of gaming and watching stuff together. He took me to the range for my first experience with a handgun too. It took a while to get used to the sound of gunfire, lol. Gunpowder smells nice though. We also rescued a Tails plushie from a crane game using more credits than I care to admit. It's very hot down there. Uncomfortably warm for a leafpup like me. Murrhaps we'll live further north together one day.
More visits coming up later this year. I'm excited. Don't ever let anyone tell you that the right person isn't out there. They are, and they'll love you for who you are. :3
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