breeder 23a   >being Frank, owner of a small breeding kennel for fluffy ponies >people come to you because you try to get males that are smarter than average >that means smarter and more well-behaved foals >and because you selectively breed the three subspecies, you tend to get stronger, better, smarter versions of them >today is sales day. you have two clients lined up. >Prism’s foal is a male and he’s going to be the big breadwinner. White body, rainbow mane and tail. >he’ll bring two or three hundred bucks, easy. >Blueberry’s are a pair of matching blue females. they’ll pull about $150 each. >all three are unicorns. a lot of people like them because they average higher intelligence than the other sub-species >you’ve got the foals in your office in a box. you’ll give them a bath in a few minutes. >well, it’s not so much an office as it’s one-third of your garage. big enough for a desk and a computer. >Quickbooks FTW. >spend an hour doing paperwork. you don’t dare let it get out of control. >plus you know how to hop, skip and jump around tax laws. you know the write-offs, the loopholes, and you do okay. >nothing illegal. you can prove everything on paper, and it’s 100% legal. >shit, you could have been one of those scumbag corporate tax lawyers >but you loved animals. spent ten years at the vet’s office. brought home strays sometimes. >like snowdance. >you miss snowdance. you take the foals into your bathroom and wash them with baby shampoo. >they whine a little and keep calling for their mothers. they better not pull that shit in front of the clients >towel dry, then blow dry >feed them each a cookie. they’ve forgotten about their mothers for now and are babbling to each other >good. time for a quick sandwich. >ham and cheese. quick and easy. >yum >”go poopies!” >aw, c’mon. >go into the other room. one of the blue fluffies is taking a big dump in the box. he’s stained his fluff with it. >”GodDAMMIT!” >put the other two in another box. grab the shitty blue one. >”mo poopies!” >”Fuck!” >squeeze him over a trash can. a veritable stream comes out. you give him an extra squish. >”owies!” >”Shut the fuck up.” >hose off his rearend. quickdry with a towel. >shit… Eleven o’clock. First client arriving soon. >put him back with the others. hope they don’t have some sort of stomach flu they’re sharing >everything okay? all right… let’s make some money. give the foals a couple of strawberries to eat >client arrives. some sort of stockbroker type. sent to you by another guy in his office. >”How are you, sir?” >”Good, good… I’m told you have a rainbow-maned pony for sale.” >”Yes, sir… we were lucky to get a good rainbow-maned breeder. Here’s the baby.” >lead the client over to the box with the foals. they’re quietly nibbling on strawberries. >this is for two reasons. they look cute plus it shuts them them hell up for a while. >the client might not purchase them if they won’t shut the fuck up. >”Male or female?” >”Male. About five weeks old. Just weaned.” >”Hurm… my daughter was hoping for a female.” >”With all due respect, sir… the males tend to be smarter and more well-behaved.” >”Isn’t that the truth. Even with ponies the females are dumb and crazy, huh?” >”Hah… hadn’t thought about that. Yessir.” >the client picks up the fluffy by the tail. you grimace, afraid to tell the guy what not to do, but… >”owies! tail owies! mama! mama! wahhhhhh!” >you sigh. >”Sorry about that, sir… they don’t like to be picked up by the tail. Scruff of the neck is usually best.” >”Oh, I see.” >the client puts the fluffy back down. its bottom lip quivers and it looks up at him with big, sad eyes. >”Sorry… she wanted a female. I’ll have to try a different breeder.” >fuck. >”Sorry you had to make the trip all the way out here… just a word of advice, though?” >”What’s that?” >”Stay away from the fluffy farms.” >”Fluffy farms?” >”They’ll have a wider variety of fluffies but if they’re poorly bred they get mental and physical problems.” >”How would I know if it’s a fluffy mill?” >”If they refuse to show you where they keep the breeding fluffies… it’s probably a fluffy mill.” >”Very good. Well, thank you, anyway.” >client leaves. fucking asshole. >you could just slice the foal’s dick off… >nah. you’re not that cold. >next client arrives in a half hour. woman and her son. >you’ve gleaned enough information that the parents divorced and the mom wants to keep her kid occupied. >and he’s a fan of the pony cartoon show. >*please like rainbow dash* *please like rainbow dash* *please like rainbow dash* >”Welcome! How are you folks today?” >”Very good… Frank, isn’t it?” >”Yes ma’am. This is… Billy, right?” >”Right!” >he seems like a nice, bright little kid. >”So… who’s your favorite pony on My Little Pony?” >”Pinkie Pie!” >”Oh, wow… yeah. I like her, too. Well - take a look and see what you like.” >”Oh my god they’re adorable!” >”We’ve just got the unicorns today but they’re supposed to be the smartest.” >”This rainbow one is beautiful…” >”I like the blue ones! Mom! Can I get the blue ones?” >”You can get one. Not two.” >”Awwww…” >”Hey, sport… you can have a lot of fun with just one pony. Play ball, teach them to talk, play games… they’re great!” >”Okay - just one!” >”How much are the blue ones?” >”$175 each…” >”That sounds quite fair! And these are the smarter ones?” >”Yes ma’am.” >”Is cash okay?” >”Never a problem, ma’am.” >you get one of the specially-designed boxes you had made with your logo on it. >fits a foal just perfectly. have the kid pick out the one he wants. >to the kid it’s a game. to the foals it’s like Sophie’s Choice. >”Ummmmm… that one!” >you scoop up the foal and put it in the box. it immediately freaks out. >”why dawk? nuu want dawk! wann sista! wan mama! mama!” >”Oh, he’s noisy!” >”He’ll quiet down soon enough… just a little agitated from being separated from the others.” >you smile broadly as you close up the box. as soon as the client and the kid look away, you give the foal a whack on the ass >you lean in and whisper to it. >”Shut the fuck up or I’ll kill your mommy.” >the foal squeaks, looking up at you sadly. give it the stink-eye and close the box. >get paid. now you can pay for cable this month. >the other blue foal is crying in the display box. >”wan bwotha! wan mama!” >”Shut up.” >give it a whack on the behind. it keeps crying silently to herself. >the rainbow maned foal sadly nibbles on a strawberry. >just want to get this over with. you hate dealing with customers. >next client comes in an hour. the two remaining foals are still clean. you silently thank jesus for that. >phone call. someone responding to your Yellow Pages ad. they can be over in twenty minutes. >go for it. >woman shows up. middle-aged hippie type. ditzy. a little slow, even. >she goes apeshit over the rainbow foal, of course. >”Oh my god he’s gorgeous! How much is he?” >”We were asking $325…” >”Oh my, that’s too much.” >”I could do $275…” >”That’s still too much… what about the blue one?” >”She’s… $125?” >”Oh, I’m sorry… I just didn’t think they’d be so expensive…” >”I could do $100 on her.” >”Really? You could?” >”You’re a nice lady, I’m sure you could give her a good home.” >”Oh thank you so much!” >package up the other blue one. the hippie broad happily takes it away. >pick up the rainbow foal and stroke its head >”Just you left over.” >”wan mama.” >”Fuck you.” >toss it back in the box. One more client to go. >last one is a guy… middle-aged. dressed reasonably well but has a… smell… to him. >”It’s a beautiful pony. How much are you asking?” >”$350.” >you’re kind of hoping this guy doesn’t bite. he gives you the creeps. >”That’s quite fair for a rainbow-maned pony. Sold.” >yeesh. >you start to put together the carrying box. he stops you. >”Quite all right… I’ll carry him home. He’ll be safe.” >”Yah, sure. You have fun, now.” >”Oh yes… I will.” >the guy picks up the squirming foal from the box and cradles it, tickling its belly with a finger >you turn to fill out a receipt. >out of the corner of your eye you see him hold the foal’s mouth shut and probe its anus slightly with a finger >”He’ll do just fine.” >fuck >it’s a lot of money right now. things have been slow. you have a mortgage payment due. >the poor little pony… >you try to block the thought of this scumbag anally violating the little foal >try to tell yourself you’re overreacting. this guy isn’t a pervert… he’s checking to see if the foal is healthy >yeah, right. >you know this type. sometimes they prefer males, sometimes females. some of them don’t care what sex it is >take the cash, give the receipt. get the guy out the door. >try not to think about the guy tearing the poor little pony’s asshole apart or doing god knows what else >tell yourself he wouldn’t pay good money for something he’s going to rape to death >tell yourself the foal will be okay. >sometimes you really hate this business. >you sit in the living room for a long time, with your head in your hands. >times like this you wish you still had snowdance. >you need a drink.