My attempt at an entry for the subspecies contest.
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Color changing toys are the newest trend in town and Hasbio is ready to supply for your colorful needs!
Meet the Stylish Rainbow Fluffies, your new friends in the journey of style!
These fluffies have a special fur that is extra soft that will hold any shape you want, play with the possibilities to your heart’s content! Each strand of hair react rapidly to changes in temperature, your fluffy will have at least three base colors and gradients in between! You will be able to draw cute patterns to make your forever friend happy and cute!
They also come in short hair variant to make them your perfect bath time pal!
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As the extended advertisement ended, Lara scoffed. Really? What more can they turn those abominations into? Yet, looking at her own empty home, maybe it wasn’t a bad idea having a fluffy around. She would rather have a regular pet, but something about that ad made her remember very specific things about her childhood.
You see, Lara loved dying and styling her own hair, it was probably because how much she had played with dolls which were basically styling heads. She would curl, dye, straighten the hair until she would make the mistake of using the wrong temperature and accidentally melting parts of the plastic. Considering how sad she felt for her long lost childhood and considering how much actual toys are expansive, maybe this new kind of fluffy was the best option for her.
“… This is bullshit, if I want company, I should get a pet.”
But deep down, Lara knew she wouldn’t have the funds to take care of a pet, let alone the fact many of her clients were allergic to natural fur, it would end up getting in the way of her at home business. And in the end, an actual toy would make the older ladies judge her, a headache she didn’t wanted.
”Hm… Something I can cuddle, reacts to me and it’s cheap and disposable?”
Lara also remembered how in the advertisement they mentioned the fur was easy to style, maybe a fluffy could be a new mascot for her at home saloon. Maybe clients would style the little mane to see how they hair would end up looking.
”… I’ll just give it a try.”
Reaching for her phone, Lara searched for the official website for Hasbio’s products, slowly and sluggishly scrolling through the sections until she found what she was looking for: the Stylish Rainbow Fluffies could be ordered online and featured the advertising along with the information meant to be read by the parents of the kids who would want one (or the buyer, Lara was sure almost no kid these days buys toys), she even found it strange how the language wasn’t childish and almost encouraging her to buy this product. On the contrary! Lara slowly grimaced at each line she read.
General care:
Recommended age: 8 and up.
Adult supervision is advised while handling the gimmicks of this product.
Water is needed to make the change of colors and the styling of hair to be more noticeable. Only use your hands or combs while they are wet in cold or warm water, or use a mist bottle.
The water shouldn’t be under 50°F/10°C nor above 104°F/40°C in temperature for the safety of both the handler and the product. Going beyond the boundaries may make the product have a more intense color, however it’s strongly advised to avoid doing so.
The product can change color based on the weather if the room temperature is close to the boundaries of temperature stated above.
Holding or touching the product for extended periods of time may cause stains, but this doesn’t mean your product is damaged, give it a few seconds to cool down and the fur will be in a homogeneous color in 5 minutes. If the stains remain for more than one hour, contact our services to report your problem.
Do not submerge this product in water unless it’s the short hair variant, and it’s also advisable to not leave them wet for more than 30 minutes, make sure to towel-dry the product after playtime.
Use only broad teeth comb, preferably the water-filled comb in one of our playsets, (sold separately).
The Gimmick: Thermocromic biotoy.
General information:
These fluffies have a different fur than your regular fluffy, don’t pull nor put strain on their strands, specially in the mane and tail areas. The hairs are hollowed strands filled with thermochromic fluids that will react to changes in temperature. If too much strain is applied, the hair strands can break and the liquid will spill. This can’t be repaired and Hasbio is not responsible for the consequences of rough playing. The hair can’t also be cut unless it’s done with heated metal to seal the ends of the strands, it’s advisable to go to a local Fluffmart to have it properly trimmed.
The diet is the same as the regular product, but remember to hydrate them more, or the thermochromic fluid might take longer to change color.
Available in the forms of: Young Foal, Regular Foal, Filly/Colt, Mare/Stallion, Pregnant Mare.
Unavailable in forms of: Hairless, Extra Puffy, Micro, Mini, Sea, Bowl.
Customization at Fluffmart at time of buying: Yes.
Customization for shipping: Only base color and type of choice (when available).
General Warnings:
Hasbio is not responsible for the following possible incidents:
Mares accidentally drowning her babies to make them look prettier.
Drowning of the product if used in water deeper than knee level.
The products undergoing cardiac arrest after seeing themselves in the mirror
Fights occurring due to the nature of this fluffy being able to confuse regular fluffies, it’s advisable to have just one product, or put in the company of other products that have color-changing gimmicks.
Damages to the product if the information on how to care for them is ignored.
Lara thought about it for a long period that for her felt way more than five minutes. This thing was delicate and Lara wasn’t sure if she could be delicate enough to handle, however loneliness and the prospect of having a mascot for her saloon were what lead her thumb to touch the screen right above the “add to the cart” button. Since she didn’t cared too much about the base color or the type of the fluffy, she just ordered for a Filly and a small regular play set to have that specific comb which could be filled with water and release a little mist, just like shown in the commercial.
”… What am I doing with my life?”
A few weeks went by, Lara had already forgotten the purchase, considering that she could easily make 15 bucks back in cash in a bad day at her saloon. The box which the product came was padded inside with a rainbow plush bedding and inside there was a very polite looking earthy filly. Her face was half colored, probably she came sleeping inside the plush box. The thing that mostly caught Lara’s attention was the fact the strands looked like very thick hair, it resembled of wool yarn in thickness and texture.
”Hewwo nice wady! Be nyu mummah?”
Lara didn’t knew for sure if she would love this thing, but seeing how much this biotoy smiled at her, she didn’t had the gut to deny being the new mama for this little abomination, she didn’t even noticed she immediately petted the little furry head. It was almost like Lara had seen her first doll, a wave of happiness that she knew it wouldn’t last nor fill her void, but it was… Good, fuzzy and warm.
”Yes, and mommy needs to make you look your best! After we are done, I’ll give you some spaghetti.”
”SKETTIS! YAY!”
”But on one condition: you need to sit calmly at the counter during the whole day and be nice to every person who wants to play with your hair.”
”Otay mummah!”
Little did that filly know that once she started being the mascot for Lara, the clients with kids would start to bring them to the saloon to see and play with the poor fluffy. Aquarela, the filly, wasn’t meant to be handled by kids under 8, yet for that delicious promise for skettis made it worth while, even the worst hurties. Well, the website did advised the product should be handled under adult supervision, but which adult will supervise the playtime while Lara is too busy styling the hair of her clients?
And the little Aquarela, for the promise of spaghetti, complied in staying quiet and dealing the rough playing of the kids by herself, even when some of her strands got discolored due to the fluid spilling out her split strands.
Lara didn’t exactly loved Aquarela, but she enjoyed the company of the filly, it was nice to have someone to talk to.
PHEW, I tried. Maybe in the future I’ll write more about Aquarela and her owner.
My main inspiration was the color changing toys which uses water.