[TOY] Dr. Mixup's Laboratory

[skinstealer]

ahhh yes....halloween. what a day i had! i got such an exciting request... this one will be one to remember!

oh, this guy? they're my assistant. trust me, they're needed for this one.

...the gore? well, you know- cleanup's a whole affair. not like there's bacteria for toys!



today's patient is a nameless little cat plush- nameless and brandless, no tag to be found. no matter how many searches we did, we just could not find its source...though, i have my suspicions. a small and low detail plush like this without a tag smacks of a cheaper plush being sold in an assortment- the kitten-like design being indicative of it maybe being in a "family set", either a la kitten surprise or a pet store collection. never sold alone, always in a group...



and, well, this was of course the crux of its issue. it had no name, no story, no nothing- only to be donated in the end, and separated from any family it once had...and can no longer remember. and to boot- it's small and defenseless looking, some would even say childish! it wants a life beyond that, to move on and seek a new adventure...to embrace its new status as a lone wolf, so to speak. it craved a journey. to draw eyes whenever it entered a room- to be unmistakable. i can't help but obsess over such prospects...to take on a case like this, it's why i do what i do.



enter the donors. in the gay toy apartment there are a VAST number of toys that seek to donate themselves to the cause of helping my patients find a new life- often allowing their own consciousness to be transferred into new bodies when the time is right. none of these four sought a life with our nameless patient, but were ready and raring to go on helping out. let's go into their details, shall we?

from left to right...

first off we have Puffer the Puffin- a TY Beanie Baby from 1997. this one is likely recognizable to the beanie baby fans in the audience- she's a classic. Puffer here is a fairly standard beanie secondhand price-wise, and falls firmly in the 5 to 10 USD range. beanies may have a high status among toys, but the classic ones are generally very cheap, due to just how mass-produced they were. here's puffer's poem, for posterity:

What in the world does a puffin do?  
We’re sure that you would like to know too  
We asked Puffer how she spends her days  
Before she answered, she flew away!

next up is Stinger the Scorpion- another beanie, this time from 1997 as well. this one may be less "marketable", but i've known plenty of people to clamor for this guy. how could you not? with the flat construction making his weight feel so much more notable and stimmy to play with, along with the fact that he's such a niche little animal when it comes to representation in the plush scene....you can't beat it. 2 to 10 USD on ebay, just about what you'd expect.

his poem!

Stinger the scorpion will run and dart
But this little fellow is really all heart
So if you see him don’t run away
Say hello and ask him to play!

so many shy ones today! well, in poem form- we all know how things can vary, don't we?

our third donor comes with no name, but has been a friend to the gay toy apartment for a long time.... history-wise, this is one of our older residents, and has traveled with the group for over 20 years. he is a GMA Access Floppy Friends Tiger, priced at 15 USD on eBay, and usually comes in a pair- hugging with their long, long arms. i've actually never heard of GMA access before now, but wow, they sold some incredible looking toys! this guy's from 2002, and what a lovely style there is to him!

this specific tiger was one of three pairs purchased by a certain mother figure for valentine's day...all of the others long since gone to various other homes. no, this man rides alone, and seeks a new life away from the pressures of a partner set. perhaps this is what drew him towards helping our little feline friend...

our last one is a sight those frequenting carnival games might recognize, Brody the Sea Turtle, from our good ol' friend Fiesta. fiesta primarily produces cheaper plush for arcades, carnivals, etc- the kind of stuff that businesses can buy in bulk and find ways to make people pay enough to profit for them. they're about the Experience of getting one moreso than the quality, some would say. our brody here seems to have ended up in the thrift store...but no trouble to him, really. he's pretty excited! you can find brodys of this size (there are a whole lot, in varying levels of detail!) for less than 10 USD, and the best date i could find is 2015- though frankly, i'm not sure how accurate that is.

what a lineup! onto the event!



my assistant and i disassembled the donors to their necessary levels, working with all five participants to determine the plan of action. everyone was very cooperative, with basically no issues during seam ripping. the only trouble really given was some light tearing of brody's fabric- well, he is Fiesta brand!- and a more intensive job with our GMA friend taking a good bit longer. even so- easy.

into the body pile with the remainders. don't worry- they'll be given plenty of refreshments and nice music.



our full lineup of parts for our darling cat is simple. we don't actually need a lot of editing to the cat itself- this will be a fairly noninvasive procedure to its body. the only actual removal needed will be its ears and tail, with the rest being completely additive. we won't even need to unstuff it! the parts selected are as follows:

the shell and flippers from brody for an interesting back piece...with wings!
two pieces of flat fabric from the GMA tiger for ear construction
the tail from stinger
and the beak from puffer!

easy peasy! the goal: a chimera! that'll DEFINITELY turn heads!



as for bonus materials...well, we actually didn't end up using any of the extra fabric here- we had plenty going on. but, the notions- oh, those we used. two kinds of green ribbon for vines, red embroidery floss for accents, and oh-so-beautiful plastic gems, hot glued onto the shell. chef kiss. we were going for a sort of ethereal elegance, something you'd see in between the trees and chase for more.

did we pull it off...?



YES! yes we did! our end result is a new identity for Brushfire, an incredible fairy chimera who frankly, would turn any head! look at it! look at it so! it's completely transformed! we've done a perfect job of it, i'd say! the detail work- how can you even stand it? we added embroidery around the eyes to add a distinctly bird-like look, as well as floppy ears, extra embroidery on the shell- and oough, the gems. you cannot understate the gems. and wavy vines that trail behind it as it walks? mwah! mwah! chef kiss!



brushfire was very pleased with its new form, pacing around and feeling the sheer POWER of its body. yes, to become a monster- there would be no finer fate. it felt so powerful, so beautiful....and i must agree. we shared our excitement-



-and off it went, surely ready to explore the Gay Toy Apartment and have those adventures it so craved. incredible stuff, and another case closed.


...and, ah, yes! the bonus questions. i have not forgotten.




>what's your background in the medical field? what made you choose this?

i was sewn less than a month ago during a mental breakdown and sought peace and fulfillment through solving the wishes of other toys. sure, there's a lot of gore involved- but look at those happy faces! while some may be squicked by my methods, the results don't lie.

>do you have a medical license? where does your funding come from?

ha! who needs a license to use a seam ripper? get real. funding comes from...places. this isn't a free operation to run, but the love of it all keeps me going. perhaps i'll find a way to open donations...

>what's it like in the gay toy apartment?

as mentioned, i'm new here. but- i can't complain. it's such a busy life, but i am truly thriving. there's this sense of love here...freedom as well. while i was created out of urgency and fear, i take my role here as a helper to the apartment's structure very seriously.

>do you have hobbies? horse racing, perhaps?

oh, please. i'm not all work and no play.

...spooky that you guessed horse racing, though. i am definitely one for the quibble bets, though...



one of our regular companions is quite the cheater. psychological warfare, even.



aside from that, i'm somewhat of a card collector. well- budding, anyhow. you'd be surprised at how much good stuff there is in these trick or trade packs. i'm a particular fan of lampent...

>what's your love life like?

nosy! nosy question! don't you know i'm busy gutting toys in the sake of personal fulfillment?

>who's on your mixtape?

what makes you think i'm making mixtapes?! this is a lot of assumptions!

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........generator by justice is one i'd definitely include in some kind of mix. hyperdrama is so damn good.


as always- question and comment away!