Z8 75mm 1/12800 sec at f/4.0, ISO 2500
This is literally the first thing I saw after walking out of the subway station when I visited Manhattan for the first time: a sysadmin convention! Jk, it furry meetup I think.
Which brings me to my takeaway… that New York is a true habitat made for modern humans. It feels more people centric and people act like others exist - at least more so than my experiences in the suburbs or small towns. Must be something about proximity or lack of car-induced separation. Or I’ve watched too many Not Just Bikes videos.
I didn’t know what the protocol was. Can you go up and ask for photos? Is that weird?

How are both Firefox and Timber Cub (right side, grey fur, blue shirt) both giving me side eye? That seems difficult to do in a fur suit, unless the eyes just sorta follow you round the room …
There’s a few ways that fursuits do eyes but the most popular method among Western furries right now gives the “Mona Lisa Effect” by setting the painted portion of the eye screen slightly behind the opening of the eye: