Stories: Hiss And Purr:TTU

Stories: Hiss And Purr

"Let's not jump into the deep end just yet. Does anyone out there have praise or criticism that is not related in any way to our theri policies?"

After The Changes, furry conventions find themselves facing tough logistical choices: How far can they go to welcome the therianthropes that many consider to be the cons' natural audience? As Furconium 1997 draws to a close, staff members and attendees look back at the compromises that were made to keep the event running smoothly.

Meta-Data

Author

BaxilDragon

Release date

Nov. 30, 2003

Word Count

2,925

Author Comments

Speaking from long experience, I can say that Furconium's logistical struggles aren't indicative of mismanagement -- even the best-run cons see staff members in a perpetual state of low-grade panic. Given the additional hurdles of The Changes, they turned in a truly heroic performance.

Story Data

Major Characters

Mike Snowfoot, convention director

Other Characters

Toraneko, Palu, Metal, CharacterTyphoon, Skips, Sasha, Popcat, Philosiraptor

Dates of Story Events

Unspecified; early summer 1997

Era: EraFromCausesToCrusades

Locations

Furconium: San Francisco Bay Area, CA, USA

Significant Cameos and References

It's only natural that CharacterTyphoon is behind the attempt to organize a 'TheriCon'; CulturaliaAdBattle also identifies him as a spokesman for a theri rights group.
The dragon Metal, who Dean is misidentified as in StoryTopOfTheWorld, is the con's information director.

Trivia

Furconium is loosely based on two real conventions held in the San Francisco area: Further Confusion, held every January, and BayCon, held every May. Yes, before you ask, its third year was referred to as "cubic furconium"; who could pass up that pun? ;-)