#snenguins

[shadymutantmerchant]

Trying for this silly (number 4) if I get her, I'd like to name her chub!!! :3

(I hope this is what you mean by unicorn currency and I didn't do something wrong TvT)

"The purchase has been made! Chub is yours to take home."

Congratulations! You made her look adorable.

And yes, that is what I meant. I wouldn't stress too much about the rules. Mostly just added that for fun and flavor, since, you know, shady merchant. :)

[shadymutantmerchant]

Here for number four! I will name her Opal! And do accept unicorn hats?

"The purchase has been made! Opal is yours to take home."

Yes! I love the way you drew her.

[shadymutantmerchant]

Word count: 930. Written adoption attempt for #3. Character- Jay. Given name- Robyn.

She was staring directly at him, Jay just knew it. And he was staring directly back. Why? There was no need for an impromptu staring contest with a mutant penguin-? But there he was, doing just that instead of whatever the heck else he was supposed to be doing that night. Patrolling for crime? Heck that, it could wait.. Jay would know, he used to COMMIT CRIMES.

“Well-” He could hear someone else speak up, though Jay easily tuned them out. They weren't as important right then!!

The mutant didn't so much as blink, still staring at Jay with those wide, round, sparkling eyes that seemed to captivate. What did she want? The food she smelled on Jay's clothes? Jay's soul? Or maybe she was staring off into space and he was just the dork who just so happened to be the place her gaze landed to do so..

Potato potatoe. Regardless, he refused to lose. He narrowed his gaze, keeping direct eye contact. On and on the game went, with seemingly no signs of stopping. People passed by, Jay's phone buzzed, his comms had to have gone off at least three times from Tim. But none. Of it. Mattered. Because-

Jay blinked, and suddenly it was over. He threw his hands up into the air, a frustrated groan pushing its way past his lips. “Ya- cheat. Cheat!” He jabbed a finger at the mutant penguin, ignoring the shop keep and a couple others nearby. “Eveyone saw it, this little gal cheated!” He declared.

The mutant in question just tilted her head a bit to one side, all cute, all innocent- and all cheater.. somehow.

“Best out of three!” Jay exclaimed, leaning forward just as the person from before attempted to speak back up. But it was too late. The game was already back on.

Over and over and over. Jay never won. Not once. But he was determined! There was no way that he was going to lose. To a small mutant penguin.. who was staring at him like he'd hung the moon up and wanted pets and happiness-..

Jay forced out a breath, running a hand through his hair as he finally looked around the place rather than just at his staring partner.

Just then, someone cleared their throat. Jay's head whipped up.

“Interested, I take it? This one is a very unique creature! The snepenguin- part Humboldt penguin, part San Francisco garter snake!”

Jay blinked, then shifted his gaze back over. Part snake.. okay yeah, he could see where the cute factor had come in. “She's for sale?” He asked, shocked. He hadn't really thought about that much. He'd just been staring down an animal because she had started it and kept cheating- okay, and maybe planning a prison break because animals deserved freedom! But if she was for sale that.. sorta made everything easier? Not that he needed a snepenguin and-.

“How much?” He asked before the last shred of common sense could attempt to step into place.

The shopkeep smiled. “How much are ya giving?” They asked instead.

Jay hesitated before rummaging through his pockets. “Ahm, I've got..” he had a lot of stuff, mostly stolen. Yes, he had a successful career as a game designer so he had a lot of money, but he wasn't asking to be robbed, no. “Do you take random junk I found?” He offered hopefully. “Like- a trade. I don't.. really carry cash on me?”

He pulled out a few things. Some of Tim's, some Dick's- some Damian's. But what did it matter when he needed to adopt this little gal and best her properly at a staring contest?

“Ahh, wonderful items indeed! Set them down!”

Jay grinned, settling the items onto the nearest surface. Then, he stepped back to let them examine. “So.. what's her name?” He asked curiously, gaze darting between the two. He hoped he wasn't being rude-.

“Oh? Oh!” The shopkeep pointed at the sign. “No name yet, but you're welcome to choose!”

Choose. He was welcome to choose. Oh, that was perfect! Or, not! Because he didn't have a name set out! Jay had no idea what to name a little gal like that. Maybe he could text Tahmina? Or Tim? He'd ask Robin, but-..

Robin. Oh. Robin would've loved the little gal. Especially the way she stared through your very soul. Robin had always loved staring directly through you.. even if you didn't want him to. Especially if you didn't want him to. He never lost games when it came to staring someone down.

Huh.. maybe? Jay hummed a bit, then turned to the shopkeep. “How bout Robin!” he declared suddenly, catching the shopkeep off guard.

“That's a boy's name..” The shopkeep stated, causing Jay to hesitate for all of one second before-.

“RobYn,” He stated proudly, grin widening at the edges. Hah! He won this one! Even though it sounded literally no different and the shopkeep would have no way to tell he'd changed the spelling!

The shopkeep didn't quite respond to that one at first, so Jay counted himself the winner of that round and puffed out his chest. He had a name, he had a payment- technically- he was feeling good! Real good!

Sure, he should've been on patrol but he was sure John would forgive him once he got back and showed him how cute Robyn was! That- or distracted John by throwing Dick under the bus. It'd be fine! Jay had learned Dick was very resilient. Ish.

Now all he needed to do- was hope he'd be accepted.

"The purchase has been made! Robyn is yours to take home."

Looks like Azure, the shady merchant in question, appreciated your stolen goods.

[shadymutantmerchant]

"Well well well, my first attempt... didn't go as planned, so we'll see about this one. I'm here for number two and naming him Pyro."

"Hurry now, before someone sees us!"

"The purchase has been made! Pyro is yours to take home."

This is adorable. Glad you got to get one this time!

[shadymutantmerchant]

I'd like to try for this lil guy and name him Bulkhead!

(Hope I did the unicorn currency right!)

"The purchase has been made! Bulkhead is yours to take home."

I adore the naming choice,

[shadymutantmerchant]

Hi! I’d like to try and adopt #5, the royal penguin/banded sea krait snenguin! Their name would be Opo (Oh-po), and they’d help my fisherman oc do her job.

Since they’re number 5, I’d like to offer 5 unicorns as payment!

"The purchase has been made! Opo is yours to take home."

Opo is an adorable name by the way. Given their mutant power to turn things they bite into fish, that sounds like an amazing assistant to a fisherman!

[shadymutantmerchant]

Hi Hi

Going after number 5 heh [hopfully the written thing is long enough]

Micheletto knew that these were mutants the merchant was selling. Hed seen too many of them before. However that didnt stop him looking at the fifth little one that was shown off. The sneguin with the little hood? He thinks it was a hood. Does this mean they were part cobra?

They looked adorable with their big eyes and splattering of white markings. Also, its tongue being out of its mouth reminded him of his own. He hummed and looked at the merchant. The ringed octopus? He thinks they were an octopus in a cloak.

Honestly the guy was shady since he was selling mutant animals as rare exotic yokai pets. Still he would feel bad leaving the little snake penguin hybrid in his care. His brothers would probably try and talk him down from this but also Astorre already had a pet so they could use that against him.

After a bit of contemplating the yellow turtle put whatever amount of unicorns in the merchants tentacle? Before scooping up the little one hed been looking at. “I think Ill call you snow cause your markings kinda remind me of melting snow.” He cooed while making sure they couldn't bite him. He wasn't sure when snow was last fed so that was goal number one. “Also Ill have to ask Astorre what gender you are I do not know how to tell the gender of a penguin or a snake.”

"The purchase has been made! Snow is yours to take home."

I hope you enjoy! (It's a boy.) You're rather lucky. This one was popular.

Also, no minimum word count currently. Long as you follow the prompt, I'm happy. I want people to enjoy writing/drawing for their 'novelty creatures', not stress about word counts.