“You know, Shantae, I’ve been thinking...”
Shelly was in the middle of combing out the half-genie’s hair, but paused as she began her musings. It was always a pleasure when Shantae stopped by. Sure, it was usually just for a shampoo and to take care of split ends, but the fact she’d come all the way from Sequin Land just to see her really said a lot. The koopa was honored that someone considered her craft to be worth such a long trip!
Over the course of her visits, Shelly began to learn a lot more about Shantae and what she did. Her home, her powers, all the wild adventures she had been on... It all sounded so very exciting! Of course, Shelly was an inquisitive koopa, and hearing Shantae’s tales always filled her with... very important questions. Questions that she totally needed answers to. Which was what lead to now, as Shelly began playing around with Shantae’s freshly-washed hair, now silky and radiant enough that the salon’s lights shimmered off of it.
“If we dyed your hair a different color and you used your transformation magic, would your monkey form still have purple fur, or would it change to match the dye?”
... What? It was a valid question!