[Pa-furry] Please help: questions/research for a story

[Douglas Muth]

On 3/6/07, ardashir51 at hotmail.com <ardashir51 at hotmail.com> wrote:
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> Also, if you've ever done security at a furcon, especially for the art show,
> just how easy would it be for someone to get into and out of the room at
> night after it's been closed? Do people sit outside the room or what? A plot
> point of the story is that the nasty business involves someone getting into
> and out of the art show after hours.

It depends on the con.  Some cons have one or more staff members sleep
overnight in the art show.  Some just lock the doors.  Some just set
up motion sensors and very loud alarms.

> 2) Another part of the plot involves disappearances at the con. Assuming
> something like FC or AC, how many disappearances could take place before it
> became obvious something was going on? And just what would have to happen
> for the cops to get called in? I was thinking maybe 8-12 people going
> missing through the con (luggage still in their room and so forth, but just
> plain gone and no telling where), or would that be too many?

It depends on whether the person is "missed" or not.

At a recent (non-furry) convention where I was working security, we
actually did have an attendee go missing for a period of about 12
hours.  A few hours into their disappearance, a friend/roommate
stopped by the Ops Office and asked for help in locating the missing
person.  We kept our eyes open just in case they should turn up. (And
yes, the person did turn up the next day.  They happened to fall
asleep overnight in another room)

-- Giza