.... Furries are real, but not as they are now known.
A long long time ago myriad species became so technologically adept and enlightened that they all essentially merged into 1 race of beings all intimately connected and supportive of all in creation.
These beings developed the ability to not only shape shift, but to 'personality' shift as well. Essentially each one of these beings existed as many beings at once.
These beings, being so advanced and enlightened, were essentially immortal by our standards...
As such it became problematic raising children as the development the infant required before it was mature and enlightened enough to fully participate in their advanced society was eons.
However, they came up with a solution.
With immense resources they created a virtual holographic simulation of the universe they evolved in, creating also a vast virtual intelligence to govern this simulated universe.
This virtual intelligence had the appearance of omnipotent consciousness, but in fact was only an incredibly involved adaptive equation of cause and effect.
Newborns of this advanced race of beings were hooked up to this 'virtual reality' matrix style and were allowed to pass through countless lives (governed by the virtual intelligence) as they developed.
However, once the 'children' had developed a sufficient amount of self awareness, they began to emulate their parents by playing out different personalities and forms, even though they were essentially locked into a single form per lifetime period.
Of course the advanced race closely monitored the development of each child, and once they started exhibiting this behaviour, it was an indication the child would soon be ready to awaken fully into the true reality, leaving the virtual reality of limitation and strife behind.
On a certain planet in the virtual universe called Earth, many of the almost awakened children could be found in a sub culture known as.... the Furry Fandom...
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