A trip to the groomers

It looked like Hobbie's coat was being a little full? no that's not the right word, was it round? no that's not it either, Oh! puffy! no no that's not- oh wait! it's shaggy, his coat was looking shaggy that means it's a trip to the groomers as they lifted up hobbie but they didn't want to be carried so they were set down and after letting him pick a trucker hat from the hat rack, they were on their way, thankfully the groomers was near Hutch's place or around that general area so Eliza, the succubun owner, can remember where she was going this time instead of being lost.

She was walking by the Imporium when the two spotted the shop keep trying to catch some imps; debating on whether to help or not Eliza was already inside the store and was smacked with a chirop to the face "Reginald no!" Hutch finally caught the imp and apologized profusely for their rude behavior but they waved it off as she said she noticed his distress and came to see what was happening "oh it's grooming day and Reginald doesn't like holding still long enough to be properly brushed" the chirop in their hands flapped their lil wings happily at getting attention from being naughty.

Eliza didn't know they did grooming well, like for services personal pets are a different type of grooming after all "I don't offer it but, I do see your uniqor needs a haircut" they said with an awkward smile "I know, I was going to the groomers to get them situated but hey! you know how to groom them properly don't you imp master! can you teach me how to groom a uniqor properly?" they shuffled their feet a bit. "Oh well since you asked so nicely oh but the store-" she tugged lightly at Hutch's leash unable to resist "be a darling and help me please?" it didn't really sound like a suggestion despite that non verbal question mark at the end so hutch blushed some and agreed to help out.

Ok! time to groom the imps! Reginald will have to wait and instead Sesame will be getting theirs earlier than planned so they got the scissors for the floof out and handed a spare pair to Eliza "thank you, now where do we start?" excellent question which they started to drone on making them drift into daydream land when her eyes landed on the store across from them "hey that's a new store ain't it?....are those....is that....imps??" Hutch's hands paused a moment before huffing and puffing "THAT store isn't a proper imp shop at all, you know they over feed their imps so they're these outrageous colors!".

No she didn't, they rarely encounter imps besides their own as they started to slowly snip at her uniqors fur? fluff? Whatever it was, it was getting snipped away to show off the proper horse-like pet underneath it all. "I thought imps don't eat" Eliza started to think maybe they did have a mouth but she just didn't know it? oh no was she starving her imps?! "They don't! they don't need to eat but imps will watch us eat and then they try to copy us and somehow-" oh the rant was starting but it's ok, this time she paid attention to listen to the other in case there's new info on imps they might've missed from her day dreaming but no it was just how outrageous the other shop is with imps and dango.

Not wanting to ruffle any more fur from Hutch, they asked how they were doing with hobbie her uniqor "huh? oh right...you're doing great actually, is this your first time?" she nodded "I'm just taking it slow luckily hobbie isn't a very hyper imp" they glanced at the store across from Hutch before clearing her throat, she was just too curious not to ask despite telling herself that this would ruffle the fur of theirs she didn't want to puff up. "So like they're rainbow imps?" pouting, cutely at that, Hutch said they came in all sorts of colors! like blue or pink! but apparently there's new colors like orange and yellow, magenta even!!

"How many dango's do they have to feed an imp for them to get that color" ah, hutch paused and looked a bit sheepish which is weird he's a bunny not a sheep she thought to herself as they waited for an answer "well?" They twiddled their fingers after letting sesame hop and roll away from their grooming session "I don't actually know" they admitted but raised both fists up in the air "but i know it's not a healthy amount! I bet this as an expert impologist!" Was there such a title? Eliza guessed so as they weren't the one who went to school, in fact was there such a school even in their cozy little hole in the ground?

Wait! back to the main question at hand "you don't know but you're guessing it's a lot? huh that's a pretty silly guess but you're the expert like you said!" they pouted again at being called silly but glad they agreed with them more or less, not that Eliza actually agreed more like she is just going along with what he's saying until she learns the proper answer "have you even tried asking the person who owns the shop about the amount they eat to get that color?" she asked him "who? Quince? never! she'd probably feed me a bunch of lies like the one she tells me saying that dangos are ok for imps, no way is it safe or reasonable to ask her!"

Noted as she patted them "it's ok hutch i trust in your judgement, do you want to get some dangos after this? I'll drop hobbie off and I'll pay for your share" they sighed and realized they were tensed up from all this Quince and pet indulgence talk so relaxing with dangos for BUNNIES NOT IMPS might help them out "I'll meet you there I still gotta finish Reginald's grooming and then Miss Hiss" Eliza looked around "where's Miss Hiss?" panic, OH DEAR MURMUR where is their sceil?! They looked around and noticed their chirop had taken their sceil away for further pranks! Eliza offered to use a broom to get their imp.

"No! I mean what if you hurt them that way" Hutch said trying to get the broom away from Eliza, both tried to think when hobbie somehow, on the same shelf with Reginald and Miss Hiss, had licked the chriop which confused them and then took the sceil around their neck, being freshly groomed to their former glory they managed to get back down without being seen then headbutted gently his head to Hutch's leg "huh??? how! I mean thank you but-" they looked around trying to figure out how this happened "just accept it, the less you think about it the more it doesn't bother your psyche" ok? they just tried not to think about it as they thanked hobbie and waved Eliza out "see you at Dan's place" she waved back and walked Hobbie back home "what a day huh? hey, wonder what color you can turn into if you manage to sneak a dango from me".