This, here, is the character that started it all for me, the cat that got me into furry fandom (before I knew a community like that existed), the one that got me into sports mascots, which lead me to designing one in the AHL, the one that inspired me to come up with my own icecat character, Cyan, the reason I do what I love doing. This feline I'm standing next to is Scratch, the mascot of the then Worcester Icecats of the American Hockey League, here at tonight's Worcester Railers game at the DCU Center for "Icecats Night". Thanks to Scratch, getting to see this character back when I was 15, motivated me to do the art that I make and post online for the world to see!