[TOY] Dr. Mixup's Laboratory

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a bonus update? you bet...we got some surprise new residents to the gay toy apartment, and my camera guy is telling me that my little forum thread is making some waves. i asked the new guys and yeah, they'd like to be introduced! so we're doing that now!

first off though, questions...

what do you consider your biggest mixtake? can you do a sick flip? favorite food?

>what do you consider your biggest mistake?

i came into existence less than a month ago buddy but i think if i had to guess, it'd be crawling into the sewing box after the first surgery documented here and making my assistants scramble all over the apartment looking for me. the allure of the sock pile was too much to bear...but it did cause issues later. let this be a lesson! of some sort!

>can you do a sick flip

if i try real hard! probably!

>favorite food?

kit kats. i have eaten like 3 things and this is my favorite so far by a long shot.


i also have some developments to post about, but we'll save that for later. let's get to the new guys.



aaaalrighty! this is a batch of new friends sent in from @king-clod, as part of a beautiful, effervescent, Bear Package! you see, it's like a care package- but full of bears. you may say, mixup, there are two bears here, but let me assure you that there are so many other bear goodies in the package that i will have to photograph another day because my knees hurt and the best photo area is on the floor. thank you so much to kc for such a wonderful package of little guys. we have yet to research all of them, and not all have revealed their names- but i'll share what i can.

from left to right!

first up is Parmesan, a Bear Ghost Diner blindbox plush. you can get the brand these guys are from on kikagoods and other storefronts, but i believe KC bought it pre-opened, at least to know what's inside. more than fine by me! he is technically a keychain, but i think he'll be just fine roaming around and rattling his chain completely bag or belt free. he has a "Caution: HOT" patch on his belly and even has a fork- ready for action, and by action, i do mean dinner. he is labeled as a "devil kitty", and we are happy to have him. very nice fur, and the embroidery is just right. he's even got toe beans!

second up is the blue bunny up front- no name yet, or even pronouns- perhaps because they're not my toy to speak for...yes, this one isn't in my territory to speak of at all...perhaps their soul lies with another...rabbit-like person (it belongs to como). in any case, this is a modified, clayface plush! i'm not sure what the source plush is, but the blue of this guy is so incredibly striking, and works so well with the colors of the clay. don't miss the side of its ear, either- this guy's got piercings! it looks so concerned...we'll see how it's fitting in.

right behind the bunny is a partially obscured Parker, who already seems to have a bizarre energy around it...i suspect some form of haunting or possession- with a strawberry scent to it no less. much to think about. it's shy, in any case- hiding most of its body and the fact that it is a modified, clay face Boyd's Bear. now there's a brand we want to research! our well known family member Tiffany is one of those- a true classic. i'll have to make sure her and parker meet! parker, though...when it's brave enough for a proper picture, i'll be sure to get its lovely lace ruffle cuffs in the shot...and heart buttons! that's right, it's a dainty clown!

then, the last of the handmade ones- good god, look at that thing. this is Thimble, a handmade teddy bear keychain with SO many eyes. it also has a little bow. you can't beat that. it has a very unique texture to it too....kc also said that this one was at a local fair, which is extra fun! a little piece of her area, all the way to ours... similarly to Parm, i don't think it'll be riding on a bag any time soon. at that size, though- i sense some trouble cooked up with miniatures in the future.

i do believe KC is asleep at this ungodly hour of 9 pm on the west coast...i'll simply have to get artist names in the morning. for our next update!

the last two...why these, i have to research. these are plushes based on some manga characters that king clod (rightfully) thought are very cute, and while i have yet to read the actual comics yet- we will have to report back! no names for them yet, or much of a read...but they are really soft and sweet, and appear to be some kind of angelic beings. adorable!




oh! parker did let me take this image of its face! isn't it just a sweetheart?



after getting everyone out of the box and settled in, i made sure to share some candy around. after all, it was halloween yesterday! what kind of a monster would i be if i didn't share? terrible! terrible and awful, that's what i'd be.

hopefully they'll settle in just fine!




now, newcomers aside, we have some business to tend to. my little forum thread seems to be making waves in the groups it's being posted to, and there has been a good bit of buzz about Donations. it's clear that there is more of a desire to donate to our cause than i expected...so thus, i'm opening some things up. these will eventually be put on a cute little webpage (on homebrewdeviants), but for now, here's our status on donations.

DONATIONS ANYONE CAN DO

if you'd like to donate supplies to our laboratory and its surrounding apartment, you can do so at the following amazon link. this is um! it's a very big list. i asked around the entire apartment and this is what i could get from the toys milling about. make sure to check the actual listing pages for color options- some of these have tons of colors to pick from.

there's keywords listed that you can search for- otherwise, it's pretty unwieldy to navigate. take it up with bezos until i make separate ones for different kinds of things. ideally this'll let you donate to us without any ~sensitive info~ being a factor, which is fine by me!

if you donate anything at all, we will guarantee at least one! part of each listing in the order being slated for use in an upcoming project. it'll still be subject to what would actually work and look good, but this does mean you can do something like throw a pair of socks based on potato chips at us and we have to go make that work. if you have a specific thing in the listing you'd want used, let us know- though those may take longer to get around to, depending on how well they mesh with our current supplies. how much you send is up to you- literally anything at all is appreciated!

DONATIONS WE'RE MORE SELECTIVE ABOUT

 to take off the Mixup character mask for a second, as soon as people saw that we were interested in people contributing to this, there was a good amount of people mentioning they want to send plushes in. i'll be honest, this is really surprising- but really exciting! our apartment is called the Gay Toy Apartment for a reason- when us and como scored this place, we both agreed that we wanted to make our life and space embody this energy and craft. it's been a part of both of our lives that we've been unable to express until now due to god knows how many reasons, but we're doing it now- and i am realizing that a good chunk of the other people we know need to declutter, and do not have a gay toy apartment to dedicate endless space for plushes. while we will not be posting an address to send stuff to publicly, you may contact us in private if you want to organize a package sent to us. we won't say yes to this for everyone (privacy and deadnames etc etc), but there's no harm in asking, so please go right ahead.

our biggest priorities are pre-owned plushes, though we are also open to whatever fabric and crafting stuff you want to send over as well. we Really are interested in clothes, blankets, sheets, etc, that people don't want anymore, too- just get our permission first. if you do send a plush, please feel free to tell us any lore you'd like us to use, along with brands, year you got them, etc etc, whatever.

THE FUTURE....?

well, if this takes off, we'll...look into a PO box or something. our system is really surprised that people are this enthusiastic and supportive...and it means a lot. i was terrified of what the reception to us playing with IRL toys would be, even if it would be a very cute way of depicting our craft projects- and both regular forum readers and those reading from other chats have been so kind to us about it. we feel so accepted and cared about right now, which probably sounds ridiculous to some people unfamiliar with us and our deal, but i mean it. thank you.

we still don't have any plans of doing commissions or anything at this time for a lot of different reasons, but after we finish this big ass batch of plushes for friends and get through the main targets of the current Blue Box for frankensteining, we'll see if we can figure out a way to safely do some kind of trades on a bigger level. it's not something we ever expected to have on the table for ways we interact with other people, and to say it's a big thing for us would be an understatement.

so...again, thank you.

mixup mask back on: as always, i am Very up for questions and comments! anything to ask the newcomers- i can pass things on! what do you think of my wishlist- how diabolical is it? does it make you get Schemes? what are your favorite highlights? what on earth did you do for your own halloween?!

i await your responses, forumgoers!