ENTJ | 25 rotations around the sun | ♂| Nerd | Videografur | Magician with Logistics | Business Professional | Moderna x4| Mascot🐯| Charismatic | ❤️🍣 | Type 8
So, I’m wearing the penguin suit and someone comes up to me and says, word for word, “‘not gonna lie, totally wanna give you a big fat kiss”
Ok. Which one of you wackos did I just meet. XD
It’s National mascot day! I’ve been involved in tons of mascot work since 2016…
I remember my first mascot job as a penguin while in highschool. My parents were concerned that I wanted to be a mascot, and asked if I needed therapy.
To which I responded “this is the therapy”
After six long years… it’s almost ready!
Huge shoutout to
@HomebrewedSuits
(
@ZestySnepLep
) for such an incredible experience!
Why I love Homebrewed Suits (not sponsored 😆):
-Great communication
-Incredibly fast
-Super high quality
-Reasonable prices
(Thank you, Zesty! ❤️)
Furries and normies always ask me:
“How do I become a mascot?”
What I do is google search “mascot jobs near me” or reach out to an organization I know has a character and ask if I can suit up (they usually say “yes!” pretty quickly!)
My villain origin story…
Me: “I think I’m a furry”
Parents: “lol, absolutely not”
* couple months later *
Me: “I’m going to be a mascot”
Parents; “HELL YEAH”
(Locking my account while I undergo “comprehensive background checking”)
I got two job offer letters in the same 24 hours…
1. Executive grade level, state government administrative employee
2. Goofball animal mascot for a local establishment
Difficult decisions ahead…
What’s it like back and forth between furry and mascot?
Even though I started out as a furry, I didn’t get my fursuit until recently! After wearing mascot suits for years, it was difficult talking in fursuit at first (still is!) I have to constantly remind myself I can talk 😂
* Checking my “bag” at the airport *
(Agent looking at my giant pelican case with “this case had a tracker in it” stickers all over)
-Agent: “Are these… tools?”
-Me: “Nope, $4,000 blue tiger suit”
-Agent: 😳
I just told the guy at Walmart that ice cream cones will not be for ice cream, and the shaving cream will not be for shaving.
I have 20 bottles of shaving cream, 80 ice cream cones, and National ice cream day on Sunday…
Your move 😎
Last day at work…
Facilitated my last ops meeting, received so much encouragement and kind words from colleagues… ready to drive off today with excitement for my next chapter!
* takes the lock off my account while grumbling about comprehensive background checks *
I got the job! Gonna be a government tiger 😁
(art creds - unknown)
My first fullsuiting experience! I can’t thank
@HomebrewedSuits
enough for such beautiful art, and for making me a suit that I’m proud to represent myself in ❤️
After years of being a mascot, I can’t tell you how great it feels to “not have to give the suit back” at the end 😭
I swear this legit happened - my parents were super concerned that I wanted to bounce around as a giant penguin 😅
Now I’ve helped develop mascot programs, helped with 6+ characters, over 100+ “in suit hours”, have trained mascots, helped with crazy stunts, etc.
Literally no one:
Someone trying to be funny when it’s literally 100 degrees out in the summer talking to me dressed up as a giant moose:
* nudge nudge * “is it hot in there?” 😜
I’ve always wanted to just take the head off, put it on them, and walk away XD
When your car gets stuck in the snow… and your dad comes to help you get unstuck, but you’re wearing this (on top of a big fluffy moose outfit)
✅ favorite child status
* Dunkin drive through *
Me: “hi, can I get a coffee and donut?”
Poor soul: “um… we have no donuts”
Me: “like, none at all? I have to ask for the memes” 😂
Poor soul: “literally not a single donut”
TLDR: Welcome to Dunkin’ Donuts… we have no donuts… 🤣
Thank you
@WolfDogKarma
and
@TiggerPup91
! The quality of work is incredible!
Would highly recommend to anyone looking for some practical everyday things to put their sona on to give a seratonin boost throughout the day!
I just realized… sitting here on the train for my morning commute - statistically speaking, there has to be another furry on this train. 👀
How do I find them? I can’t just “OwO” on the train XD
At one point this morning Scottie here was not covered in shaving foam. That point is long gone. Having a blast at the
#AprilFoolsDay
pie event! Thanks for the invite
@StormyFluffball
!