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

[ardashir51 at hotmail.com]

HI all,

First, Doug, thanks for the response.

>Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2007 11:39:55 -0500
>From: "Douglas Muth" <doug.muth at gmail.com>
>Subject: Re: [Pa-furry] Please help: questions/research for a story
>
>On 3/6/07, ardashir51 at hotmail.com <ardashir51 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>[snip]
> >
> > 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.

Firstly, how does AC handle it? That's more or less the base template for 
the (unnamed as of yet) furcon I'm using in the plot. I was figuring on a 
'lock the doors' policy.

So, assuming that something happens the first night (i.e., it was obvious 
that someone was creeping around the room after hours, though nothing is 
missing), is it then likely that the con committee would have someone sleep 
in the room overnight, just to be cautious?

Also -- under what circumstances would a con hold its art show in a room 
that has service doors in the back that can't be locked? (Think those broad 
swinging heavy plastic doors you see in some supermarkets; I did see a few 
of them at the AC con center last year.) I'm guessing that it would not be a 
very good or well-liked idea at all. But might it go through if the room 
originally meant to be used was being repaired and nothing else was 
available?

> > 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.
>
Let's say not just "missing" in some cases, though at first it isn't 
anything too strange, being more like the example you used -- let's say 
someone like one of the fursuiters, or an artist, is just gone. Their 
luggage is still in the room, whatever else they might need is still around, 
but they themselves are gone. Would the con call the cops or just take a 
"let's wait and see" attitude?

Thanks for all the answers they have been very helpful.

best,

Eric

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