This is my first draft of the AU that I will be basing myself in. I tried to make everything fit within the canonical Fluffy Universe, but please do correct me if something simply would never fly for Fluffies. I do take critique and advice. I want this AU to fit in as much as it can while not being settled on American territory.
World Building Info - Hasbio Europe Alternate Universe
My universe is based in Europe, namely Central Europe and in a slavic country which is strongly ruled by Christianity. The main values are family, honor and god, society is made dominantly of people living in a staple âgood christian familyâ (mother, father, at least 2 children). There are people who live in the way of new lifestyles (basically anything else other than having a spouse and children), but those are a few in betweens to the regular. People here detest the idea of man-made life, only god can create and spread new life. Men should not reach for what is not meant to be in their power.
The news about Fluffy outbreak in the USA were core-shaking to those people - they created a what? And itâs a living, breathing, shitting, and even bleeding creature? The damned thing can also talk AND UNDERSTAND people? Yes, they are very limited in their intellectual capabilities. But here itâs a near miracle there is now another living being other than humans that uses language for communication and, to a degree, can see the reality like we do.
After Fluffies entered the market and wilderness in the USA, Hasbio began building offices and FluffyMarts in Europe to export Fluffies and sell them worldwide. At first Fluffies were niche and strange, as they were pricey and required understanding English and speaking English to an advanced level. They became more popular when local breeders accidentally âtaughtâ Fluffies local languages. They simply didnât know English, so they spoke around and to Fluffies in their own language. Fluffies began picking up association between heard word and action or object. Fluffies speaking native wordsš were much more desirable, so breeders put work into full on teaching Fluffies by association.
šSpeaking native words - Fluffies picked up only those words and phrases which are key to survival; some of those words are: good, bad, food, drink, poop, pee, mate, pregnant, mother, father, smart, stupid, sensitive, baby/babies, house, litterbox, monster, hurt/pain, love, like, hello, nice person, I am, please, donât hurt Fluffy/baby/babies. Their speech would be very simple: âPlease-food-drink-Fluffyâ which would normally be âPlease gib Fluffy nummies amd drinkiesâ. Only unchanged word to remain is sketties.
Later, unfortunately, people began abandoning Fluffies into the local wild which simply resulted in feral Fluffies outbreak in Europe. It wasnât as massive as the initial one in America, but it still produced vermin. Feral/vermin/wild Fluffies are much more apparent around towns and cities, it is legal to kill those Fluffies on sight. If you donât plan on taking one in, then do everyone a favor and kill it. Torture is forbidden, but if you take it to your house, itâs yours to âdeal withâ.
Fluffies are treated as the most indulgent fancy due to their nature as living toys and possibility to get a designer pet, like Twilight Sparkle Fluffy or even Zecora Fluffy. It also means you have time and resources to deal with Fluffy smarties, tantrums, unhinged sexuality, escapes and unwanted pregnancies. Busy people with âreal livesâ donât spend their hard earned resources on a âtoyâ. It brings only trouble and more expenses, and itâs going to die at some point anyway (wether it be due to age, condition, own stupidity). Not worth it.
The contrasting and polarizing mentality - âwe made them, we should care for what we have birthedâ. People who see Fluffies as a true living beings that can feel are the Hugboxers of this world. Those people run Fluffy daycares, groomers, fluffdocs², shelters, organizations catering to Fluffy care & wellbeing. Those people want to see âlittle talking horsiesâ live happy lives in sunshine and love. Fluffy Ranches began appearing over Europe - spacious farms designed to house a numbers of Fluffies with a âfix on entryâ rule. Ranches donât breed Fluffies, they are supposed to be a temporary home before abandoned Fluffies get adopted into a forever home. If they end up being abandoned again, at least they canât breed. Spaying/neutering Fluffies at Ranches is funded from donations, sold trinkets & merchandise, and Fluffy Fertilizer [shit produced by Fluffies turned out to be a great fertilizer for blooming plants]. Fluffies which die at a Ranch are buried in the ground, wrapped in some cloth, sometimes a flower is sown on top of a Fluffy grave.
²Fluffdoctor - Fluffy veterinarian, specializes only in Fluffies; does not require a medical/veterinarian license; mainly veterinary schools offer courses on Fluffies, so oftentimes people who are already vets just get additional Fluffy course and serve both animals and Fluffies.
Outright Abusers are an underground group. Overpowered by Christianity, people cannot openly admit to enjoying inflicting pain and performing tortures. It doesnât matter if itâs a Fluffy or an inanimate object, the mere display of deriving pleasure from engagement in vile and evil acts is a giant taboo and even bigger social red flag. To avoid being prosecuted for their actions, Abusers form small and tightly knitted groups where only a trusted person can enter. This turned out to be akin to mini cults or mafias dedicated to torturing and killing Fluffies. They canât really be punished for it as there are no humane laws regarding Fluffies, but being ostracized from the every day social circle isnât something people want. What people want is to see those disgusting ungodly aberrations suffer for a long time before they finally expire. They shouldnât exist in the first place, pathetic excuses for sentient life.