[FORGE, OPEN] Plush-a-Palooza

[cosmo]

“Right! I look forward to working with you, MJ.”

[victorianflorist]

MJ nods her head. "So? We going to make some toys or what?"

[Lilium Mortem]

"I hope I will be a good partner to you, Mince." Jocelyn said, giving her new partner a nod.

[skinstealer]

OBJECTIVE COMPLETE: Introduce yourselves!
"Well, I've got some materials here! You're going to work in pairs to make plushes- they gotta match in some ways, but don't have to in others. We'll have them all play some games at the end- open to suggestions there, I'm still figuring this stuff out. I have steps on my list here, and we'll keep at it until we've got some new friends!"

NEW OBJECTIVE: Make your Pocket Plushes!
Size (Must be shared/agreed on!)

• small
  
• medium
  
• large
  

Main Material (Must be shared/agreed on if not substituted in with own materials)

• fur
  
• plush
  
• latex
  
• fabric
  
• plastic
  
• bring your own
  

What colors? (Requires one main color and one accent, can be anything, does not have to be shared)

Tail Style (Must be agreed upon)

• short
  
• medium
  
• long
  
• none
  
• choose your own style
  

[victorianflorist]

"Well, Brisk, I've got this charming flannel that I brought with me. A nice yellow plaid." She presents the fabric towards Mince. "Now I'd like a nice small plush with a long, crooked tail. Thoughts? Don't be afraid to ask for something else, I'm all for compromise."

[cosmo]

"Long tail sounds good, could we make it fluffy so it can wrap it around itself to keep warm? If its coming home with me, I wouldn't want it to freeze. A small plush sounds just fine. I brought my own fabric too, its a bit old so it has patches in some places, but its pleasantly stripey; blue and green is a nice color-combination in my opinion.

[victorianflorist]

"I'm all for that pal! Let's make this thing. So a small plush with a long tail, fluffy blue and green fabric, that sound about right?"

[cosmo]

Brisk nods eagerly. “Sounds about right.”

[skinstealer]

"Ooh, sounds super cute!!" Hazard leans in, looking their materials over. "Can I take a look at your fabric, Brisk?"

(what color is the old fabric?)

[cosmo]

(The fabric is faded pale blue and green striped, with grey-ish white patches in places where it has begun to wear thin.)

[skinstealer]

"Looks great to me- just be real gentle with it, seeing as it's kinda old...your plush might need some extra care, but I'm sure you've got it covered!"

[cosmo]

"Got it covered, yeah."

[seppawku]

Mince nods seriously to Jocelyn, running the tip of their wing over a piece of textured, nubbly fabric as they unroll it and a few pieces of a blanket, setting out their little bag of supplies. They push the rest of them between themselves and Jocelyn, offering their use with a feathery wave. 'The same to you. Now, I think I'll use one of these, but what do you think for our creature's sizes..?' 

[Lilium Mortem]

Jocelyn put down a bag of gumballs, a package of cotton candy, various shaped pieces of hard candy, and bone by bone an entire rat skeleton. She looked at Mince before rubbing her chin in thought. 

"Well, if we can use the rat skeleton, I would say medium to large, given the scale of normal rats to TCPs" She said. "I am not sure how this process works though. While bones would normally give a creature structural integrity I do not know if these plush creatures need the extra support, being composed of who knows what kind of magic in an extra-dimensional  representation of one's mind."

[seppawku]

'I'm not certain about how bones work, but that sounds reasonable. Perhaps a tail to help them balance, as well? I find wings helpful for that, but..'

[Lilium Mortem]

"Hm... In that case..." Jocelyn separated the pelvis and tail from the rest of the skeleton, then gestured at the the tailbones "A rat's tail is mainly used for balance when climbing and walking on narrow surfaces. They also tend to drag on the ground. Rats generally thrive in filthy environments so that does not particularly matter for them but this creature is to be made of fabric, which would certainly get dirty if it had a tail that dragged along the ground."

With that Jocelyn removed a few segments of the tail and pushed the remaining segments closer together. the result was a tail made up of stockier bones that was shorter. Jocelyn gestured at the length and then put her hands apart to show the width of the proposed tail.

"I would have it so the tail was shorter, but had more mass and muscle, or whatever passes for muscle in these things. That way it becomes more dexterous as well as being more useful for general balance. that said, with this kind of tail we could make the legs a bit longer so the creature wouldn't be as close to the ground as a rat. What do you think?"

[seppawku]

Mince bobs their head casing. 'Yes, I like that! I'd like to keep the fabric clean and safe, after all - you've put some thought into this. I'm impressed.'

[Lilium Mortem]

"I believe that's all we need for the basic structure," Joycelyn said, putting excess bones back into her bag. "I have a bit of hard candy I brought, err, Complex hard candy. It has a nice pattern and color, but in the end it seems fundamentally incompatible with plushes. you have the right materials on hand, do you know how to sew? that would seem like the next logical step."

[seppawku]

'A little. Nothing too fancy, but I think I can hold our creatures together...? You could put the candy inside, if you'd like.'  They squished the cotton and feathers down, testing the give of the stuffing.

[Lilium Mortem]

Jocelyn considered the proposal before shaking her head. it would be a bad idea if the creature were to ever go through the wash. Curious, she picked up a feather. Was it from a creature type? some really small bird? Authentic feather pillows were hard to find at their scale, or so she heard. This would make a nice addition to a bed, or forgoe the bed entirely and just have a pile of pillows. For some reason that idea seemed to appeal to Jocelyn.

"Do you think you should ask Hazard for some help with sewing, or do you have it under control?" She asked, "Also, what are you planning on doing with excess materials?"