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PeachClover

Furry Weekend Atlanta Con Report

I recently got back from FWA and it was big, too big for my tastes.  The hotel was huge and extremely open.  I am afraid of heights so I even had problems walking up the stairs for the first two days.  To me the con was more bad than good, but I’ll try to give a good run down of highlights.

The Bad

First, the height again – this hotel was built by someone who hated people with a fear of heights. 47 stories, the first hotel rooms begin on the 3rd floor which having up to 14 foot ceilings feels like the 6th.  The elevators are circular glass and sit on the outside of a cylinder in the middle of the building and from what I am told, press both positive and negative G forces in motion: from the base floor they can hit the top floor in 14 seconds (I counted).  

I went to six regular panels.  Of these six, two were run by assholes who were trying to insult everyone so I left half way through.  Two were bait and switch, where the panelists were promoting their own agendas.  One was so panel about the fans of the fans of the fans of something… even though I am a fan of that something I have no interest in hearing the life story of a content creator who remakes videos done by other content creators, that is just asinine.  The last panel went as expected and the only complaint I have about it is this: if you are a great writer and you’ve written a speech for a panel but have a severe stuttering problem, then get someone else to read your speech.  At the end of the day, I felt like there was no point in going to panels if people are going to proudly stand up and ruin everyone’s day.

I spent most of my time in the board game room because there wasn’t much to do and everything was happening over Telegram and Twitter.  This basically made any social events invite-only, and I did not feel very invited in the first place because well… somehow it felt like if you didn’t have a fursuit at this con, you were second class.  My roommate did have a fursuit and he ended up saying the same thing even though he spent most of the con in suit.  

By the way, there are two types of Cards Against Humanity players: adults who have the intelligence to understand subtle humor and and fuckingretardchildren who measure quality strictly in levels of offensiveness.  You can always tell who the fuckingretardchildren are by the fact that they play CAH with a hand of seven cards, even when you pull the rules out of the box and point to the first line that tells everyone to draw ten cards…  It got to a point where if I was going to join a game, I would ask how many cards everyone was holding and if they did not say ten, I walked away without another word.

Oh yeah, FWA gives you a poster… just a poster.  The tshirt cost extra, the con swag is expensive, the hotel doesn’t come with microwave, fridge, or even a bathtub – just a shower, and on top of that parking was $20 a night.  If I would have bought one of everything from the con, it would have cost more than reg.  That really helped nail the coffin shut on this con.

At other cons I have attended, badges are color coded to show who is an adult/minor.  FWA didn’t do that, and not that anyone stopped long enough for a chance to flirt, but say for a moment that I was one of those lucky suiters hitting on/being hit on by another suiter, not being able to identify the other person’s age makes the whole thing a potentially hazardous endeavor.

The Good

Paws down, the best part of this con was Hutch’s Fur Scape room (an escape room).  It took me to the last day to get into the game, but the execution was perfect.  The room was based on the con’s theme of video games, where Hutch, a fox, got himself stuck inside of the First Ultra Reality System (FURS), and the players have to find all the clues and keys to unlock the abort button.  Our group was four when there are supposed to be six, so succeeding was extra sweat.  Special kudos to “The Intern” who stayed in character the entire time.  His comments were both funny and helped to make the idea that we were actually in an office trying to pull someone out of VR, much more believable.  

The second best part of the con was the dealers den; it was huge.  I didn’t see too much I wanted to buy, but I did find a few copies of Fang that weren’t currently available on Rabbit Valley.  I bought Kitsune of Foxes and Fools and because the developers were there, I got Shivo, an exclusive character for Kitsune Kon.  Then I bought a new tail.  The best part of the dealers den was the adult area.  I was again not happy because I was asked for my actual ID when I entered that area because the god damn con doesn’t color code their fucking badges, but inside, I was able to compare dozens of dildos and their various firmness levels.  I picked a horse dong called Cody.  I learned about J-Lube $14 powdered lube that makes up to six gallons.  I have to say, that is a sweet deal.

Something Special

This could have happened at any con, but my roommate, without my asking him to, insisted that I wear his fursuit so that he would know what he looked like hopping around the con.  This was the first time I have ever worn a full fursuit.  Putting it on was like running into the ocean, I started fast, but the further I got the slower I moved.  Once I got down to public space, things were interesting.  I found myself getting into character rather easily, one person who had met my roomie in and out of suit, did a double take when he started talking to me for a second then saw my roomie walk up behind me.  The fan had fallen out and CO2 was building up quickly with the way I was breathing so I wasn’t able to wear it long, but it was a wonderful experience.  I felt protected and more welcomed by the suit.  I felt bad like I was stealing time away from my roomie, but he was actually so happy about it that he offered to let me wear it again later.  Ultimately, I had to refuse because I nearly passed out twice the first time, but it does make me more eager to get my own suit.  

In Conclusion

FWA didn’t suck, but it wasn’t worth the price we paid.  It was a convention, but it did not feel Furry.  I’m not going to go back.  My next entry will explain the advantages of the other con I attend has over FWA.
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Added: 6 years, 11 months ago
 
Tycloud
6 years, 11 months ago
Did you get any Tail at least?  :3
PeachClover
6 years, 8 months ago
No, and that is another reason why I was not happy with this con.  
Tycloud
6 years, 8 months ago
Well vome to mff and hang with me :3
squeakybunny
6 years, 11 months ago
That's why I'm down to Megaplex and MFM
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