you wake up tomorrow and you're a furry.

[Riotguards]

So tomorrow you wake up as a random furry, but you're not alone: about 50 percent of the world's population have suddenly grown fur in places they didn't know they could. And tails! Don't forget tails.

so 50% of the world goes though puberty again

jokes aside assuming its just cosmetic and just that i'd say there'd be huge amounts of boasting going on, from people being turned into animal x that looks nice

further down the line humans and furries end up with huge discrimination between each other resulting in either reform or segregation

and further further most likely if segregation goes along most likely a war will happen

 

[SoranMBane]

As long as I turn into one of the animals that I really like, I'd be okay with this. More than okay, actually; I'd be pretty damn excited about suddenly being half animal. The only thing that would worry me slightly is whether or not my boyfriend would be okay with it if he winds up staying human, because that could create some awkward situations.

 

[Latinidiot]

probably this, it may happen in this sequence:
1: Get disappointed that I'll have to buy a new wardrobe/slash up the old one.
2: Try to explain everyone that it is not my fault.
3: try to get comfortable
4: Occasionally, maybe, every now and then, gore up a bird.

 

[II2]

Step 3... You expect humanity WOULDN'T be hostile??? It tear the fabric of society across the world. A transmogrification of half the species would be baptized in blood and tears. Globally the response would not be uniform. 'Gentle and compassionate' politically correct countries might meet the change with quarantine, detention and displacement / prison ghettos. Elsewhere, genocide would be the first order as soon as people got organized.

John Q Citizen of the global village would flip shit. They'd think it was an attack, an act of god to punish them, a disease, alien invasion. The day of the change there would be an almost global frenzy of rioting and fear, with whole regions collapsing into states without the rule of law and roaming mobs running on a fever of fear and hatred.

It's unlikely 3.x billion furries would be killed, but being immediately rejected from the human state and unfamiliar with their new bodies would leave them vulnerable and initially isolated, panicked and confused in the face of their former species anger and access to society they mean to defend.

After all the madness and death, in time, a tolerance might grow, but if they cannot breed and procreate with humans, they could simply be considered a harmful mutation nobody wants. In keeping with that thought, if the metahumans/transhumans/mutants are capable of bearing mixed children, males would likely be seen as a sexual threat, at best, by our collective animal mind. You probably noticed our species is competitive and wants to rule everything possible in the natural world and thought.

Make an interesting book maybe.

So it'd be like District 9 but on a Global Scale?

I just thought even further into it, what happens if someone SIGNIFICANT is part of the transmog. Take the President of the United States or even half of Parliament. Governments and shit would be all over trying to figure out what they should do considering half of humanity is now different completely in looks.

I don't know much in the way of furries but I've been told pregnancy is capable cross species. Taking the traits of the mother.

Having a beak over teeth would be hard to get used to.

Funny how topics about furries to an extent tend to be the most interesting on any site.

District 9 or X Men or Kafka's Metamorphosis by way of John Wyndham, yeah. The furry qualities of the affected persons is kinda incidental - more or less any abrupt, unprecedented change on that kind of level would shake out similarly. The specifics might soften or worsen the reaction, but any kind of perceptible transformation into something humanoid and bestial would create a instant pariah of anyone affected.

Regarding the 50% thing... While I guess everyone would have even odds of turning, the world's population isn't evenly distributed or represented. If someone in a position of power turned, they'd certainly have a better odds at their go. A prominent politician, or leader turned would have a better chance to appeal for acceptance, but they'd likely face a coup or removal from office, both from their peers and their own military. Congress may be a place for discussion and calls for calm, but martial offices would be quicker to organize and deploy - any of their own troops, now transfigured, would be noticeably out of uniform and likely unable to perform their duties or possibly even operate human equipment as required, which would not soothe their view of the matter.

As said, I think it would be an interesting story with a ton of angles.

 

[KOMega]

Do I get nice fur and a big tail?
I wouldn't mind if I suddenly have a soft pillow suddenly attached to me in such a way.

Personal grooming will have shot up the priority list a bit I'm sure.

But...if I were part cat, I could make terrible, terrible puns all day long and get away with it.

What a purrfectly good idea! There's meow other way to do it

Seriously though, I'd be punny all day long.

 

[Nosirrah]

Go be a super villain or something.

Or just train my tail to pick things up and sit in front of the tv and laugh at the prime minister, because he's probably a platypus or something.

captcha: giant bunny rabbit. that'd make parliament more interesting.

 

[Knight Captain Kerr]

Spoiler

I'm assuming it is level 3 on the above scale and that it has to be a real animal. What animal I end up as does matter a lot. Being fox, komodo dragon, dolphin, cat or bat would all be pretty different. Anyway I would freak out so much at first. I do like being human. Well at least looking like a human, I really would be all for getting a full cyborg body. I would probably get used to it eventually, hopefully I would end up as a less terrible animal. Better still have my fingers and thumbs.

 

[Terminate421]

District 9 or X Men or Kafka's Metamorphosis by way of John Wyndham, yeah. The furry qualities of the affected persons is kinda incidental - more or less any abrupt, unprecedented change on that kind of level would shake out similarly. The specifics might soften or worsen the reaction, but any kind of perceptible transformation into something humanoid and bestial would create a instant pariah of anyone affected.

Regarding the 50% thing... While I guess everyone would have even odds of turning, the world's population isn't evenly distributed or represented. If someone in a position of power turned, they'd certainly have a better odds at their go. A prominent politician, or leader turned would have a better chance to appeal for acceptance, but they'd likely face a coup or removal from office, both from their peers and their own military. Congress may be a place for discussion and calls for calm, but martial offices would be quicker to organize and deploy - any of their own troops, now transfigured, would be noticeably out of uniform and likely unable to perform their duties or possibly even operate human equipment as required, which would not soothe their view of the matter.

As said, I think it would be an interesting story with a ton of angles.

Actually when it comes to members of the military, things might escalated quickly.

Assuming we also gain some perks from our respective species that we are transmogged into, the military would take heavy advantage of that, imagine a sniper with the vision of an eagle/tiger. Foot Soldiers with the ferocity and stamina of a bear. Seals...that are Seals.

But the whole scenario of it actually happening is interesting enough, would I want it to happen? I wouldn't actually know, interesting and want are completely different, what use would I have for a beak and feathers covering my body? Aside from extra warmth.

Society would be fucked up for a while though.

 

[Adultism]

I just noticed that hating on furries is okay here apparently, because a lot of people are doing it and nobody is doing anything.

OT: I dunno I guess I'd start hanging out with furries if I became one. Wouldn't be too happy about it though.

 

[MrHide-Patten]

The 'Name that Animal Penis' Seth Macfarlane joke would be a lot more relevant. Speaking of which, would you only be able to mate with other furries of your species, or would dabbling in the other pool so to speak be a form of bestiality?

 

[Signa]

I don't know what I'd do (suicide being a likely outcome), but as long as no one who self identifies as a furry is turned, I'm all for that cruelly ironic scenario. Hoooboy, I can just imagine the whining now. It would be glorious!

 

[Terraniux]

While I consider myself a part of the [sub]scaly[/sub] fandom, I wouldn't want to actually be one, you know? Despite my shortcomings, I like who and what I currently am. Also, tails. I'd hate to imagine how terrible a time people who would get transformed into reptiles would have trying to use a toilet.

Spoiler: I guess after that issue was resolved I'd have to respond like this.

 

[Dethenger]

Obviously I move north with my kin and begin selling wares from a mobile trading caravan. Also I begin speaking somewhat mystically and exotically, with a slightly hissy accent and referring to myself as my name.

"Dethenger comes from a much warmer place, but no worries... Dethenger is quite used to the frozen sands. May the sun keep you warm in this land of bitter cold."

Well if I'm a cat, anyway.

 

[piinyouri]

What species? (I know you said random but this would be very important in determining if I could begin to live with it)
Exactly how anthro am I? (Full hair? animal ears? paws/hooves/claws? ect)

As long as the fur is somewhat soft and not really coarse, I probably wouldn't mind all that much.

 

[DANEgerous]

First off probably move because unless I am a lizard Texas is to damn hot, it is to damn hot as a human anything fluffy and I will be in hell.

Second I have an FA account so... Oh that answers where to move to. Colorado I know 2 people there both on the site anf from high school and a group of their friends via the internet. We will all get this human or not and the engineer in the group is dating an artist/fashion... whatever you call people that work in fashion and clothing so that may be my new job along with my current food experience for some likely abruptly changed palates. So with clothes, food and perhaps even way to eat we will get a business plan.

Me, well assuming I am not something with a massive frame or cold blooded that is fantastic. Assuming your form has a basses and is not just random I am likely a Ferret, Squeal, Chimp, Domestic dog or Fox being rather slender meaning I would likely not be say a Bear or Elephant or anything typically viewed as "athletic" like say horse or most big cats. And then shy and fairly witty which tends to go with more independent animals that are not predictors.

So yeah best case scenario. Move to Colorado open buy to adjacent storefronts one for clothes and anything else making all this human stuff better for nonhuman frames and a bar to severe both populations perhaps the bar needs two floors or at very least a notification that the people who are perhaps a little to happy about this will be all over it and well my plan is to move in with people I know over a furry site so, we are going to be rather accepting of this we may have to get the numbers for the people who are not so happy about it but I intend to make bank off the ones that ate over the moon. I mean Bacon and Pumpkin are my signature ingredients and I can work both into cocktails. I can have any changes in palate pegged with ease. Then I have a duo that can easily make pants compatible with tails (as in he has actually done this) and another that with a few plans could likely have a bike helmet that could fit a muzzle and pointy ears.

 

[Whispering Cynic]

Look into a mirror, evaluate what I see. Having quickly looked up some artwork there is a 95% chance it would go something like this:

Having this kind of thing forced onto me would not sit well with my psyche. I'd try to track down whoever or whatever is responsible, torture it to death in the most heinous and inhumane way possible, then shove a grenade down my throat. If I couldn't find the responsible party, I'd skip right to the grenade part.

 

[Sandjube]

Be either very happy or very sad depending on what I end up as.

 

[KoudelkaMorgan]

I'd be just fine with it. Hopefully I get a squirrel tail, or night vision, or a huge horse dick. Fleas would suck though.

 

[DanielBrown]

50% of the world? Would've been more fun if it was only me.
Anyways, I'd deal with it and continue my life of doing nothing. All depending on which animal I merge with.
Gief lion.

 

[Aedes]

Wake up and finally see that I have a tail? My life would be complete!
Changing the wardrobe would suck though but would be curious to see how the industry would cope with it.
However, since the transformation is random, if I get stuck with anything with fur, that would kinda suck. A lot since I live on a rather hot country so as long as I was transformed into something of the furless side of the furry community like a lizard or an aquatic mammal, I would be very ok with it.

....

Okay, someone has to say it. And it might as well be me.

Furry Orgy.

**bows**

Thank you.

I guess that would be the unavoidable consequence of half the population becoming furries.
Furry orgies. Furry orgies everywhere.