come buy, come buy

[enthymeme]

The Market

Ah, a new customer! Welcome, welcome to the Market!

Not much of a name? Why, what do you mean? It's quite concise and descriptive, I assure you, for this is a place for buying-- and buying the finest specimens of, hm, indentured servitude, I assure you, that you might find anywhere in the multiverse. Yes, yes, I've heard the nicknames before, but I assure you, this is the Market and so it shall remain for as long as those of discerning tastes and, ahem, if I dare say, deep pocketbooks, require what we have to offer.

For here we can offer you whatever it is that you wish, whatever you can dream of, anything. For a price, of course, but you wouldn't be here if you weren't able to pay....

Ah, yes, I beg your pardon for today's delay. Some bleeding-heart so-called "rights group" caused a fuss, tried to release an entire pen full of stock, but not to worry, they've been, ah. Dealt with. Allowed inside, you might say, hah?

Well, then, as I was saying. The Market contains all manner of slaves for purchase, whatever your individual needs might be. Let's see what might interest you, shall we?

We'll begin with our most popular selection, the animal types. There's all manner of variety here, though, don't mistake me-- anything from intelligent beasts (with or without full awareness, that's up to you, no additional charge) to the mostly-humanoid with some altered features. See, here, these dogs make excellent guards, quick and clever as any human. Or these over here, with just that feline cast to their features, plus the ears? Quite popular and decorative.

Is that not interesting enough for you? We do have all manner of exotic types, I assure, not simply the standard breeds. Should your fancy turn to dragons or unicorns or griffins, we can certainly accommodate that. Perhaps a centaur? Quite useful, though they can be so difficult to feed...

Ah! Yes, you've noticed our more mechanical selection! Again, there's a range here, depending on your needs-- some have been fitted with cybernetic augmentation, additional strength or enhanced senses, and so forth. Or if you prefer, we have these full-cyborg models, quite useful for labor, they keep going until they run out of fuel. Oh, yes, they have full human intelligence, soul transfered over, not my specialty but I'm sure the handlers could explain to your satisfaction.

These? Oh, yes, the sculpted group is the most varied, and popular with collectors. You see, we add alterations without losing that base humanoid appearance. Improved, certainly, but usually not too exotic (unless that's to your taste, of course, of course!). They could be taller, smaller, thinner, plumper-- or we could add features, perhaps? Devil horns, maybe, or additional eyes or limbs? This lovely model was based on the standard "fairy" type (the wings, I'm afraid, do incur an additional surcharge) while over here, this one was given increased musculature and a bit of facial sculpting for attractiveness. Bound for the gladiator arena I'm certain, that one.

If your taste runs to the more decorative, however, this section is the banks of what we call "statuary", slaves molded into certain pleasing shapes. And textures, yes, see this one still feels like flesh (go on, touch!) but here we have glass, or marble. Oh, of course we provide you with keywords to allow movement when you wish, to reshape them or, well, whatever strikes your fancy.

And here we have the blanks, ready and waiting to be sculpted to your exact specifications while you watch! Anything, anything you'd like, no request too strange, and oh, well...

A bit closer, closer, a word in your ear-- should you like a bit of sculpting yourself while you're here? Some changes, improvements, we can certainly--

What? Certainly not, why would we then try to sell you? What an utterly ridiculous idea, ridiculous, I say! We'd never treat a paying customer in such a manner!

Ah, but it seems the auction is about to begin. You wouldn't want to be late! Simply let me know if you need any further assistance, and we thank you for patronizing the Market....

HOW IT WORKS:
♦ As the name implies, it's a slave market...but with a twist, in that you really can buy exactly what suits your needs. Your character could be shopping at the market, picking up a slave that had been placed on order, bringing in an unaltered slave to be modified, and/or looking for some modifications on him/herself. Or they could be a slave (choose from one of the bolded types or pick your own!) waiting in the pens, on the auction block, just purchased, etc. Body horror? Power games? Whatever strikes your fancy.
♦ Leave a comment with your character's name and fandom in the subject, and please fill out this form to help others tagging in know what you're interested in playing:
<b>Character:</b> [insert name here] <b>Age:</b> [insert age here] <b>Description:</b> [one-sentence description] <b>Role:</b> [do you want to be slave, buyer, or no preference?] <b>Want:</b> [scenes/options you would particularly like] <b>Do Not Want:</b> [scenes/options you do not want to play out]
This meme is open to smut and non-smut options, as well as other potentially triggering material, so please be sure to state what you want!
♦ Have fun, and be sure to respect others' comfort zones!

Comments

[coldhardfacts]

It's slow going for them both, and a bit of a rocky start. But still, no matter how humiliating and difficult it is, Vexen is there to make sure he won't fall. He'll give Kanji that much, at least, patiently holding and guiding him as he adjusts to his new body. Step by step, the pair emerge from the laboratories, and make the journey back to Kanji's cage. Vexen leads him inside, to one of the barred walls, so that Kanji will have something to hold onto once he locks the door behind him and leaves Kanji to his fate.

They garner a few odd looks, as they go--it's not often that Vexen emerges from the labs while still on the clock, after all. He generally doesn't bother with such frivolous things as helping someone walk back to where they belong--if anything, he either carries them, or leaves it to one of the guards or handlers. Maybe Kanji should feel lucky, given the circumstances? After all, he's exactly right. He does have it better than a great many people here. Some have been turned into animals--beasts who can't even talk, who aren't recognizable as human any longer.

He may not be one of the most fortunate, given everything that's happened..... but he's not nearly the most damned of the market, either. And he'll have plenty of time to get used to his new form. Maybe someday, he'll find that even this can become him, too.

[realmenknitplushies]

This is strange. Such a cold, heartless type, who'd taken away everything from him, actually bothering to be careful about him here? What's the point? The looks are making him uncomfortable, and there's the occasional faint "...what're you starin' at? Never seen someone in a dress before?" comment that would be far snappier had he the volume to deliver it.

Perhaps even that's a strange acknowledgement of his fate, of accepting his new form and appearance for what it is. If he's stuck with this... well, he's stuck. He'll learn to take care of himself. Learn his limits - hopefully before doing too much damage.

While he can't bring himself to thank the person who reduced him to this state, he can give a nod to the one who escorted him on unsteady feet, and watch him go as he prepares for the next step.

The beautiful, androgynous, strange doll who had once gone by the name Kanji Tatsumi lowers himself gingerly to the ground and closes his eyes to think.