Please be kind, I'm a very shy ladypede who is terrified of confrontation. This was a big step. My findings are that the impact of the NPC mask is likely minimal, and any effect it might have is completely nullified by having an adorable baby in tow. Comments on mask: 0. Comments on baby: 3.
[Sidebar- I love taking the baby out because he goes maskless with impunity and I think people love him not just because he's cute but because they're happy to just see a FACE. If this were such a deadly pandemic you'd think ONE person would chide me for bringing an infant out into this infected hellscape, but nobody ever has.]
Also worth noting is my "mask" was literally just a gray t-shirt sleeve big enough to fit over my head, with an NPC nose/mouth drawn on in Sharpie. I thought I might take heat for that, but NO, sleeve masks are A-OK.
I think my next attempt will be a mask with words on it, something that might spark conversation like "15 days to slow the spread." Ideas are welcome.
Then I'll try the overtly useless fishnet mask. Maskless venture will be Wal-Mart. I don't plan on buying anything anyway, so getting kicked out is no loss. 😎
https://i.maga.host/5pBYqhC.png - I went and got this but all the places I shop quit asking for masks (They left the signs up but nobody bothers you about it). Best Buy is the only store I visited recently where they send someone to confront you about masks... I walked right out.
For all of GA's other current political problems, at least we're not under statewide mask mandates and lockdowns like some other states.
Also I really should have gotten something less tryhard like a clown, horse or even My Little Pony full-head mask. Maybe a fencing mask? At least I have a conversation piece now.