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\n So, I was introduced on the stage and asked to sit down in a chair.  I was hoping to do a rowsing speech, but instead I was asked to sit down and do an interview.  I was quite relieved to hear this, but I was still very nervous at the time.  This is quite different from CNN.  You don't see the viewers on CNN.  All you see is a camera. Also, unlike on CNN, I was being asked about rather personal things.  This reminded me of my job at Menard's.  Though I can't remember everything, I do remember some of the more important questions I was asked.  They seemed pretty amused.

\n Why did you decide to visit FuzzyCon?
Henry: I got an e-mail by MariaKitsune, and because it was close by in Minnesota I just thought I'd stop by, ya know?
\n How long have you known of the furry fandom?
Henry: Since Maria Kitsune e-mailed me in February.
\n Do you consider yourself to be a figurehead in this fandom?
Henry: How can I be the figurehead of something I hardly knew even existed?
\n Do any adjustments need to be made to your diet?
Henry: I can't eat chocolate and most fruits.
\n Do you have sweat glands?
Henry: I take cold baths during the summer and take this everywhere during the summer to avoid getting heat stroke.

\n I picked up my spray bottle and showed it to everybody.

\n Do you think there are going to be more people like you?
Henry: I don't know.
\n Would you mind if there were?
Henry: It depends.  I would support equality for such individuals, though.

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\n Do you age faster than normal or just the same?
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\n Henry: I have no idea, and neither does the university.  I'll just have to wait and see.
\n Can you produce sperm, and could they produce offspring? 
Henry: I--I don't know.  

\n It took me awhile to learn that, in this fandom, questions like this are considered normal.

\n Do you consider the people that raised you to be your family?
Henry: No.

\n It was very difficult to hold in my tears after I said that.  The con chair, a pudgy Hispanic woman with red hair, walked up to me and handed me a magic 8-ball.

Maria: Do you have any words of wisdom for us?
Henry: There is no such thing as normal.
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\n Maria: Do you have a question for the magic 8-ball?  There are no do-overs.
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\n I thought long and hard, and decided to ask about all I've wanted, something I've cared deeply about all of my life.
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\n Henry: Will I ever find true love?
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\n I shook the ball for almost a minute, almost scared to look at what it was going to say.  Someone in the audience shouted "Get on with it!"  I flipped it over.  
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\n YOU MAY RELY ON IT.
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