Event Comic

Understanding FurryTeaParty Event Rules through Comics

Comic artists are invited each year to enrich the content of the FurryTeaParty programme book with more than just blocks of text. Through comic illustrations, participants can engage with the event rules in a more entertaining and memorable way.

The comic content from each year is revealed the following year, after the event. This tradition began with the FurryTeaParty in 2019. Website comics were added from the 2024 edition onwards.

2025Nocturnal Furade

Comic artist:

Scooter

(Thailand)

Portfolio:

https://x.com/luxury_gin

Read the comic as text

Page 1 [Establishing shot: the exterior of a large building with a banner, signed "KAOHSIUNG MAIN PUBLIC LIBRARY." A rabbit-eared visitor and her companions walk toward the entrance past other convention-goers.] Cora: We're finally here!~ Notice (rule stated on sign): Please do not queue or loiter around the convention premises before 9:00 AM. [A dragon-like character with a spiked mane, a pipe clamped in his teeth and a cape, dashes after his friends.] Vic: Cora! Art! Wait for me!! Hey don't run!! You'll hurt yourself! Notice (rule stated on sign): Running and any other activities which may endanger other people are prohibited within the venue. [Cora, a rabbit-eared girl with a flower hair ornament, clasps her hands together with a big smile. Beside her, Art, a wolf-eared companion wearing a cap with a paper talisman, glances back warily.] Cora: It's so nice to be back after a whole year~ Notice (rule stated on sign): Sponsor tier and above have priority registration. Please have your ticket and identification ready for registration. [At the registration desk, Cora leans in eagerly while staff members, drawn as small dog and cat characters, process registrations on a laptop.] Cora: What are we waiting for? Let's register! Page 2 [A dust cloud filled with flying paper and debris, suggesting something has just crashed nearby.] [Art, a fox/wolf-eared attendee with a backpack, walks down a corridor scrolling through his phone, not watching where he is going.] [Art nears a set of doors; outside, a rabbit-eared attendee and a capped onlooker turn and react with alarm.] [Wide panel: Art looks up sharply, eyes wide with alarm.] [Art and Vic collide head-on in mid-air; both are knocked backward as the contents of Art's backpack burst out and scatter everywhere — books, tools, a toy rabbit, an apple and more.] [Vic, dazed with a bandage already on his head, and Art, turned away and sweating, sit amid the wreckage.] Vic: Ow... are you ok?... Art: I'm so sorry, I wasn't looking...... [Art turns back around, laughing it off nervously.] Art: I-it's... it's alright!..... I...I uh.... I really should get going!... bye!... [Vic reaches out, startled, as Art hurries off leaving his scattered belongings behind.] Vic: B-but what about your things? I'll help you pick them u— [A cat-eared staff member wearing a cap with a paper talisman rushes up, followed by two wide-eyed rabbit-eared attendees.] Staff member: Oh gosh, are you ok?! Do you need any help?? Notice (rule stated on sign): If you or someone else is feeling unwell, please notify a nearby staff immediately. Page 3 [A pile of confiscated-looking items: a spilled can labeled "alcoholic beverages," a handgun labeled "weapons," a box cutter labeled "sharps," a toy dart gun labeled "projectile toys," a small drone labeled "*drones," and a heap of pills and coins, all apparently gathered up by Vic.] Cora: Wait, aren't these all prohibited?! Vic (small aside text): Is he playing a prohibited items bingo or what!...... Notice (rule stated on sign): Weapons including realistic reproductions and props with sharp edges or exceeding 100cm in length are strictly prohibited. [Vic, surrounded by little flower doodles, suddenly perks up.] Vic: Oh yeah, that reminds me! I've got some snacks with me if you guys are hungry~ [At the registration desk, a fox-eared staff member accepts a stack of surrendered items from Cora.] Staff: Thanks for delivering these items! Please be sure to look after your belongings at all times too~ Cora: We will~ [Vic, cradling a found bunny plush and other odds and ends, grins sheepishly.] Vic: W-well, anyways, I best give them to a staff!..... Notice (rule stated on sign): Please deliver unattended items to a member of staff at the reception desk. [A towering staff member wearing tactical goggles hefts a comically oversized sniper rifle, addressing Vic sternly. Vic sweats nervously beside a startled Cora and a small talisman-capped staff mascot.] Staff: Please be reminded that eating and drinking are not permitted within the venue~ Vic and companions: Y-...yessir. Footnote: *Unless explicitly permitted by the organizers. [applies to the drone rule above] Page 4 [Cora, Vic and Art sit at a table in a cafe, mid-meal.] Cora: Yup! I ran into them just a while ago. They say they'll meet us here~ Art: Oh, come to think of it, have any of you guys seen Nomu or Reim? Notice (rule stated on sign): Kemo cafe is time limited; please follow the staff attending the area for guidance. ["KEMO CAFE" — a plump white cat sits contentedly inside a giant teacup.] [Cora, with a musical note beside her, chats happily.] Cora: They should be here soon. They're just getting changed in the fursuit lounge. Notice (rule stated on sign): Only fursuiters are allowed in the fursuit lounge. Photography and videography within the lounge is strictly prohibited. [An arriving voice calls out off-panel; Cora and Art turn, startled and happy.] Voice (off-panel): Hey guys! Sorry for the wait! [Reim, a cat character with a paint-roller-like head marking, and Nomu, wearing a flat wooden stall-roof hat, stand together.] Reim: How are you all doing? You guys look fantastic nya! Yeah! Your costumes are always on point~ Why don't we take photos together?~ [Group photo: everyone poses together.] Caption: CHEEEESE~~ Notice (rule stated on sign): Always ask permission before taking photos of someone. Page 5 [Aerial night skyline shot of tall buildings, establishing the evening setting.] [A hand lights or hangs a paper lantern; a character's silhouette is softly lit by its glow.] Character: Well then... Notice (rule stated on sign): Please hold on to the Nocturnal Furade lantern at all times throughout the duration of the parade. [Nomu, wearing his wooden hat, grins and calls out. In the background, two small characters squabble playfully over food with chopsticks.] Nomu: It's almost time for the fursuit parade! Don't forget to bring your lantern~ Cora: Okie! Background characters: Give it back!! [A large night parade scene: Vic, Cora, Art, Nomu, Reim and other attendees march together in a cloud of mist, smiling and carrying glowing lanterns.] Caption: Let the Nocturnal Furade begin! [Nomu holds a finger to his lips in a "shh" gesture, smiling gently.] Caption/Nomu: PS: Please be reminded that the venue is a library. As such, please keep your volume down when in the library zone. Have fun!