Collection Interview

It was just a normal day like any other. Though the Toy Fair was ongoing, Emilia had gone there and come back already multiple times, having already seen everything she wanted to see (except one event on the last day, though that wouldn’t be for quite a while longer still).

Even so, everyone else was still at the fair, so she was fully expecting a long, peaceful, and relaxing day with nobody coming by to bother her or ask her to fix their appliances again.

That was why, when she heard a knock at her door, she was so surprised she almost lost control of her doll shift she’d been lounging in.

With a shake of her head and a flick of her ears, she reluctantly extricated herself from her nest of pillows and blankets she’d made on the floor (while it was pretty standard for most succubun homes to have areas that were both doll and bun compatible, she’d been reluctant to shell out for doll-sized furniture (beyond what was needed for when she had guests over), and had settled with buying doll-sized pillows and blankets instead to layer over her plush carpets).

Whoever was at the door appeared to be using the bun entrance, to her relief, as she quickly shifted back to her bun form, running a hoof through her fur to make sure it wasn’t too messy.

After a glance in the mirror told her she looked fine, she stopped dawdling and opened the door, coming face-to-face with two reporter-looking buns, complete with a bun-sized mic and video camera.

“Good afternoon! Are you Emilia?” Asked the bun in the front, with the pinkish fur.

“Yes, that’s me. How can I help you?” Emilia asked, eyeing them both in slight suspicion. Sure there wasn’t much crime in her part of the Burrow, but that didn’t mean it wouldn’t hurt to exercise some form of caution. Not to mention, she was unfamiliar with the both of them.

“Good to meet you! We are reporters hired by the Toy Fair’s organizers to interview participants in the Toy Fair based on the raffles! Here are our IDs and our certification forms.” The bun in the front said with a smile, handing over two IDs and forms.

Emilia looked them over critically. They looked legit, the photos matched, and they had the magical watermark that nobody outside the government had successfully replicated yet (though it was only a matter of time, if you asked her). Additionally the signatures of the organizers were correct and didn’t have the stiff, forged look (she could tell, as she’d worked closely with the organizers in the past on some of her commissions).

“Good to meet you both, though I am not sure how I could help either of you with an interview…? What is it, exactly, that you need?” She asked in curiosity.

“Ah, we are actually following up on the survey you submitted on the first day of the fair! Specifically, the question about the collection you mentioned you had? The Toy Fair organizers asked us to follow-up on all succubuns who answered that they had toy collections to inquire about the details of your passion and provide more ideas for Toy Fairs in the future, if that’s alright with you?”

That… actually didn’t sound too bad. Emilia loved to show off her collection whenever she got the chance. “Sure! That sounds great, please come in! I’ll take you to the back and show you both around.”

“Good to hear, thank you!” The bun said as they both followed her into her home.

After pausing to let them both turn on their mics and start the camera rolling, Emilia opened the door to her treasures.

“Here is my collection!” She said with a grin, bringing them both in after her to show off her glorious hoard of plushies in its full glory.

Every single wall of the room was covered in shelves from floor to ceiling, which were lined with small lights to illuminate each and every prize that sat comfortably in every available space.

“As you can see, I love to collect cow-shaped plushies! Everything from marshmallow shaped cows to nearly-realistic ones! As long as they’re shaped like a cow, I try to get one!”

“Amazing!” The lead bun exclaimed, taking in everything in awe, “how long did it take you to collect all of these?”

“Oh, years! I’ve been collecting them since I left the Bunnery. That’s actually where I got my first one, the Bunnery.” She explained happily.

“What a stroke of luck that the first member of your collection could also be the first toy you owned!” The bun exclaimed, the camerabun nodding along, as they circled the room to record all angles of her collection in its full glory.

“Yes! I was so happy to be able to take that part of my childhood far, far into my future, and I wouldn’t be surprised if many other buns felt the same!”

“In fact, we can confirm that this is the case!” The lead bun added, “I, myself, kept the plushie they gave me, and many other buns we’ve interviewed so far have had similar stories to tell. It’s truly a wonderful thing.”

“I agree!” Truly there was no other gift quite as great as the existence of the Bunnery and the nuns who ran it. Not to mention the patron of all succubuns, Murmur. While she, personally, couldn’t remember much beyond warmth and kindness, she still loved him all the same.

The rest of the interview went similarly well, and Emilia sent both reporters off with snacks and some of her homemade biscuits.

She hoped her input had been helpful, but she’d mostly just had a lot of fun.