So ~HerbalDrink and I were talking about what if we'd become anthros. We talked about what kinda stuff we'd have to deal with and all that, and some of it mostly revolved around trying to get past airport security with teeth and claws. XD

Though some of what we talked about involved stuff like: Would we be segregated against? Would we have to wear clothing? What about human rights laws or animal rights laws? (Anthros are technically both animalian and humanoid, so would both sets of laws apply or just one?) Then tehre's the issue of conformity.

Personally...

When I imagine myself as anthro, I tend to see myself as wingless and digitrade. Reproductive organs are internal and so are nicely censored by my own physiology (meaning no need for pants), but I'd probably at least wear something like khakis or cargo pants just so I can have the cubic miles of pocket space to store things and interior space (legroom) to still feel free to move as I please, and so I could have a belt to which I can hook a cell phone and PDA. I'd definitely be unafraid to pop the earbuds of my mp3 player into my ears and start dancing like a foo whenever I so please. I'd sing out loud in public (yes, I can sing well when I'm paying attention to what I'm singing or listening to music). I'd have tons and tons of music and crank the stereo up loud and dance to it until I drop (though I do that anyway as it is right now ). I'd even get drunk every once in a while (and I'm talking way-beyond-tipsy, passing-out drunk).

Every time it rains, I'd go out in the neud (before you start thinking 'AAAAH MY EYES!!', again, my own physiology censors things) and play in the rain. I'd jump and roll around in every single mud puddle I saw. I'd play games like tag in the rain. I'd just sit in the rain and get wet. I'd even sing in the rain! XD

I'd ride my bike so much that it would be pointless for me to own a car, and I'd ride my bike any time of the year. On top of that, I might go to the fitness center and actually lift weights and work out just so I have a reasonably-toned upper body that I could show off in public. I'd brush my teeth and always keep my claws razor sharp and I'd actually take a shower every night and preen my many black feathers. I'd take martial arts classes to keep myself feeling young and limbre and ready to take on the day every day. Plus, I'd strive to actually eat healthier. My teeth aren't specialized for eating nothing but flesh. There are flat molars back there, so I might as well put 'em to use.

I would have my ear pierced (maybe even several piercings). I might go so far as to getting a nose ring or getting my lip pierced or even a piercing in one of my horns. I'd get a ring to wear on my right hand, and maybe even a ring to slip over one of my horns. I'd get myself a leather collar with no snaps or buckles (in other words, I'd have a leather worker sew the thing together around my neck). I might get wrist and ankle cuffs and maybe one for my tail. I'd get a muzzle I could wear every once in a while just for the hell of it. I'd wear a necklace or two and keep a genuine pocket watch to tell me the time instead of my cell phone. I would definitely own a car, but it would be pre-1975 or just pre-1970s in general... just so I can have fun driving an old car. Hell, I'd even collect my own down whenever I go through my spring molt and use it to stuff pillows and quilts for my bed! X3 I'd actually buy a pool table and play billiards. I'd cook all my meals from scratch.

If I went to Nashville to live, I would go to the Tennessee Performing Arts Center (TPAC) as often as I could afford and watch performances on the orchestra level (the seats that are at the same level as the stage). I would go and listen to concerts at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center. I would go to the Nashville Shores waterpark along the banks of Percy Priest Lake and have fun there. I would tour Nashville Zoo at Grassmere at least once a year. I would go shopping at one of the four malls around Nashville every weekend. I'd drive around Nashville late at night and admire the city's nighttime beauty. I'd walk the beat of Broad Street and eat at the Hard Rock Cafe.

I'd waste afternoons in the shadows of the Parthenon at Centennial Park (which is a WiFi-hotspot) and walk over to the Borders Booksellers just a block away to find books to read. I'd go to the biannual Tennessee Arts and Crafts Association (TACA) craft faires that are hosted at Centennial Park. I'd play in the fountains at Bicentennial Park and bask on the marble map of the state of Tennessee and railfan the bridge. There's a reeeeally pretty white RR bridge that crosses right over the fountains at Bicentennial Park, and it's a busy line as well.

I'd attend flight school at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) in nearby Murfreesboro and learn how to fly. I'd join the band boosters organization for the high school that covers my area and go to all their concerts and even help buy music or new instruments for the band.

And if I could have magical abilities, I would want an elementally-undefined essence of pure energy; something that I could mold to my exact needs as they arise.

All in all, I'd do my best to fit in with the human race, but I'd also be a nonconformist in a way and try to show humans that they ain't the only intelligent race on the planet.

But now, here's an interesting quandary:

Where would I live? I mean, I'm a featherdragon. All those feathers would keep me comfy no matter where I go for they can insulate from the hot and the cold. I could move up to Alaska. I could fly all the way out to Hawaii. I could own a secluded beach house somewhere in the Caribbean. Or... I could move out to Nashville where I've wanted to live for the past year and own an apartment.

What would I do for a living? Well, I would first finish the computer science degree I'm going for here at TTU. Then, if I went to Alaska or Hawaii or the Caribbean, I'd most likely live off the land. I mean, I would certainly be a natural hunter. However, if I went off to Nashville, I'd try my best to find a job as a network manager.

But now, my readers, keep in mind that all of this I don't necessarily have to do only when (if) I become an anthro. A lot of this I intend to do anyway like the billiards table and the dancing 'til I drop. All I have to do is open up my USB fob, plug in "Houkiboshi" ( lyrics ) by Younha into WinAmp and have fun enjoying life as it comes to me.

I'm already Calyo Delphi, the dragon. I'm just in a differently shaped body. There's nothing to stop me from enjoying my life as I see fit.

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And now that I've rambled enough about myself, I want to ask you...

What would you do... Where would you go... How would you feel... What would you want... What would you get... ...if you became an anthro?