Cuddly Heart of the Park Preview

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The door slammed open with a huff, a grumpy woman stepping in. She muttered under her breath as she kicked the door closed behind her, “Why do I have to fill in for Ted? Can’t this park go a day without its stupid mascot?”

The answer was no. At least, that’s what her supervisor, fellow employees, and corporate would say at least. At Snug-N-Hug Park, the lovable mascot was everything.

Snug-N-Hug wasn’t a large theme park, but it was reasonably sized. It had several rides and plenty of food & entertainment for all ages. However, its big attraction that had won the hearts of all visitors was its goofy mascot, Snuggleworth. Susan didn’t quite get it. He was just a generic bear with pink fur and a bowtie, friendly and cute, but in a market testing sort of way.

Either way, some sucker wore the Snuggleworth suit and walked around the park to entertain the little kiddies walking around. That usually was Ted, but not today. He was out sick and for some reason, Susan, a simple vendor pushing a balloon & plushie cart around, was the next best pick for the job.

Told to go “get into character”, Susan now found herself at the far back of the park where all the costumes and outfits were stored. She rubbed her forehead. She tried to tell her supervisor that it wouldn’t work, but he insisted it would be fine and help her attitude. That last remark really got to her, but she needed the job.

She stepped further in, glancing at a rack of uniforms, similar to what she wore at her cart job. Ugh… I’ll be back to you soon enough after I play dress up.

In the far back of the room, Susan found it. Mr. Snuggleworth himself. Snuggleworth in many different pieces, some on a bench and some hanging from a rack. It was a bit eerie with the soft, dim lights of the room.

That being said, the costume seemed off even with the lighting. The fur wasn’t as bright, and the pieces looked rather stiff. When she saw Ted in the costume walking around, there was so much life and energy in it. Maybe it looked better in motion and in the sunlight?

Either way, it was time to do the deed she was not looking forward to. She walked over to the rack and unhooked the main body, limbs, and head. The second she did, the costume slipped from her grasp and hit the ground with a thud, pieces falling apart.

Her heart skipped a beat at the sight, but quickly relaxed. It looked like it could all be easily reattached to the main torso, like the hand gloves and paw shoes. She let out a sigh, shaking her head. Don’t need a heart attack before the day even starts.

Putting all the pieces on the bench nearby [so many pieces. Seemed needlessly complicated personally], Susan started to undress. Just down to her shorts and t-shirt, stuff that wouldn’t get in the way or cause her to overheat in the suit.

Once dressed down, she looked at the creepy costume in its messy state again. Frickin’ weird… She grabbed the leg pieces, some plus-sized, foam-ish leggings, and the squishy paws, and sat down on the bench herself. Still don’t know how this will work…