New Furry Here

Come in and introduce yourself! Don't be shy now. We don't bite. Expect a few licks though...
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New Furry Here

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Hey everyone! I'm new to the fandom, always known about furries, but joined about 2 weeks back. i'm currently Helderberg based. I enjoy gaming and sometimes outdoorsy activities.
Looking to make friends in the community :)
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Hello there, Bahn, and welcome to the forums! :D I am Galahad - the local natural history museum escapee! If you enjoy gaming, then, well, you have most definitely come to the right place. ;) What sort of games do you enjoy playing?

If you have any questions or would just like to chat, feel free to PM me. :D
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Hey there, welcome to the forum!
Hope you’ll have a great time here
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Thanks for the welcomes Galahad and Faanvolla :)
I play most kinds of games, recently got my PC back up and running. So currently into Overwatch, a bit of Warframe, downloaded Guild Wars 2 (yet to play it) i LOVE Indie games and once Xmas money comes along i'll probably be getting FF14 Online :D
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Greetings, and welcome to the forum. :)
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Hiya and Welcome to the forum fellow CT fur
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Yay welcome welcome XP haha another WP Furry XP
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Thanks everyone :D I'm super happy to be here :P
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But here isn't real, it's just a bunch of ones and zeros on a server somewhere.
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:| Oh... Well i enjoy the ones and zeroes haha
I honestly didn't think there would be any furries in the Cape Town area. Thought i would need to move to America in order to be in the same area as another one XD
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Pffft, why stop there, Fox? We are also all just arrangements of atoms and molecules that happen to have found stability as a bunch of evolved apes sitting in front of screens!
But that doesn't stop you from having fun. ;)
Bahn_The_Tiger wrote:I play most kinds of games, recently got my PC back up and running. So currently into Overwatch, a bit of Warframe, downloaded Guild Wars 2 (yet to play it) i LOVE Indie games and once Xmas money comes along i'll probably be getting FF14 Online :D
That sounds awesome! Though I haven't played them, Overwatch and Warframe are quite popular in the community. So I am sure you can find a few people to have a game with here!
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Oh cool, someone from my area! We ought to start a club on our side, it's always such a schlep going to Cape Town itself for meets lol.
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Galahad wrote: Fri Dec 08, 2017 9:39 pm That sounds awesome! Though I haven't played them, Overwatch and Warframe are quite popular in the community. So I am sure you can find a few people to have a game with here!
Sounds really great! Will definitely try see if there are some people in the gaming section of the forum :)
Leeward wrote: Fri Dec 08, 2017 9:43 pm Oh cool, someone from my area! We ought to start a club on our side, it's always such a schlep going to Cape Town itself for meets lol.
That would be rather cool. I'm still very new to the fandom, so very unsure of a lot. So i think it would be cool to get an idea of what all goes on :D
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What goes on? It's standard social interaction, we talk about the weather, gossip about other fandoms and complain about politics.
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Well i hate politics, so i won't be joining those discussions :P but still keen to know more about the fandom. Such a if there are meets, conventions, seeing whether i could get someone to help draw my fursona and possibly eventually getting my suit made by someone :)
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Bahn_the_Tiger wrote:Such a if there are meets, conventions, seeing whether i could get someone to help draw my fursona and possibly eventually getting my suit made by someone.
To answer all of those questions: yes, you can. :)
Well, to varying degrees of difficulty, of course.

Regarding meets: Do you have a Telegram account? If not, I would recommend getting one. There are several groups that relay information about upcoming furmeets in different areas. My Telegram account is @GalahadRidire - please message me, and I can point you in their direction. :)

Regarding conventions: Because of the size of the furry fandom in South Africa, there is nothing on the scale of Anthrocon, Eurofurence or other popular overseas furry conventions. HOWEVER, there is a smaller convention being planned for the middle of next year: South Afrifur 2018. The subforum for it is HERE, and the official site for South Afrifur is HERE.

Regarding art: There are many artists in the local community, including but not limited to: Sudan Red, Ravensong, Nanukk Luik, AstroFox, Foxlite, Clarka Cordoza, Nasheera, Furocity Fox and yours truly. I'd suggest searching those names - either here, on FurAffinity or SoFurry - and seeing if one of them offers what you are looking for and appeals to you. Sudan Red can probably point you in the right direction, if you are unsure. There are also Telegram groups for local furry art.

A word of caution, however: Be selective and picky when it comes to art. Some artists are not always honest or punctual with commissions.

Regarding fursuits: Fursuits are harder to come by in South Africa, because of the high costs, reliance on import for some parts, and the shortage of interest. However, it is still quite possible to procure one. I'd suggest talking to YoteFox, Leeward, Sudan Red or IronWolfTempest about fursuits. It may be easier to reach them on Telegram.
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Bahn_the_Tiger wrote: Fri Dec 08, 2017 11:12 pm
Leeward wrote: Fri Dec 08, 2017 9:43 pm Oh cool, someone from my area! We ought to start a club on our side, it's always such a schlep going to Cape Town itself for meets lol.
That would be rather cool. I'm still very new to the fandom, so very unsure of a lot. So i think it would be cool to get an idea of what all goes on :D
I wasn't being entirely serious, just in case I scared you there. XD If you want someone nearby to talk to though I'm happy to oblige.
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Hello and welcome!
I hope that you have a good time here. ^.^
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Hello Bahn! Herewith a belated welcome! Happy New Year!

it's always great to see new Western Cape furs joining the fold. I am glad the drought hasn't started to curb our numbers yet.

Have you checked out our Steam and Telegram groups?
Hahaha! :lol:
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A big belated welcome to the forum Bahn.
As well as a happy new year! ^-^

I hope the site has been awesome to you so far. There are some incredible furs here worth meeting.
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Hey Bahn, welcome to the community. I haven't been on here in a while due to studies, but I'm glad to see another WC fur join!
Feel free to PM me for my steam details, I'll add you ^.=.^

And I think organising a Somerset West meetup sometime is a great idea!
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