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Here is an unconfirmed report of what happened thanks to Robert C.

The Pluto character was doing a friendly run around with the kid when the kid took off full tilt screaming and laughing faster than he should and not thinking the character chased behind him.

The kid supposedly called out for a family member but not in a scared way. A woman bystander stepped in and grabbed Pluto as the kid went off in another direction, and the mascot, not allowed to talk, shrugged it off and went back into character. The bystander then said something “bad” and pushed him to get him to stop and listen when the costume’s feet didn’t land straight and he lost his balance and fell over.

These mascots are often fired at the drop of a hat, so when the mascot walked away, he asked if the people across the street had seen it all and that he had done nothing to the woman.

I hope this unconfirmed report is true. I would hate for the person in the Pluto costume to lose their job because he/she was playing with the kid.