FSE

Furry search engine

formerly SoFurry search engine

Outside a store, a group of four people met up. None of them really knew each other, but they could all tell they were here for the same thing; job opportunities at the new building, Miss Vee's Plush Emporium. It was a nice but small building, with a three eyed goat shown as a mascot on the signs and windows. They were all aware there were multiple positions open, and as they waited for the front door to open, they made a bit of small talk between each other.

Linda was the first to arrive; a tall lady, she'd put on the closest thing she had to formalwear for the occasion, not sure what the store really wanted. In retrospect, she realized she was overdressed as she saw the other candidates, but that was fine; she could probably get by with showing how well prepared she was with it. Brushing her blonde hair out of the way, she kept to herself for the moment and thought over her notes.

Yumi was next in line, sitting on a bench that was set up near the doors. It was long enough for multiple people to lie down on, she noted, which she took as a good sign about the owner of the property. She wiggled a little, talking about her childhood love of plush toys with John, the third applicant. He was only half paying attention, listening to some music, but he was happy to let her talk; it gave the two something to do, and there was a good chance they'd be coworkers so it was best to get on good terms early. Both were quite casual in their demeanor; simple shirts and pants were their clothes of choice, better to move around the (admittedly small) store with.

Finally, the last applicant to arrive was Shoes; still eating their breakfast, they'd almost missed their bus after sleeping in. They were clad in the classic thick sweater and puffy pants to hide their body, despite the relatively warm weather; they put up with it, fiddling with their phone while making some small talk with the others. As the minutes passed they opened up more, happy that the others were relatively relaxed about things, their own confidence growing.

Finally, the door audibly unlocked as the time hit when their interviews were to start, and a voice called out from inside. "Come in, dears! I'll be with you in a bit." The four stepped inside, and marveled at the sight; there was soft carpeting on the floor, there were indoor seats with soft covers, and there were plush toys of many shapes and sizes, original, generic, and licensed characters alike. The only hard surfaces were things like shelves and tables that needed to be hard, and some of the floor to help with dirty shoes.

However, one thing that the room noticeably lacked was the actual store manager. The registers and public repair stations were all unmanned, and they couldn't even see who was actually the one to open the door. There was a mascot suit at least; a large plush rendition of the goat, easily big enough to fit a person inside. But even then, the suit, with its four arms and thigh pockets, was left unzipped; from the neck all the way to their crotch one could see just more fabric inside, although as John felt the inside it was clear that the suit was comfortable at least.

For the time being the four looked around; Yumi eagerly looked at a bunch of the toys for older shows from her childhood, while Linda made sure she looked good in a window. Shoes and John talked a bit, settling into a soft couch and sharing their music tastes. All four wondered just when they were going to be called into an actual interview; Linda worried for a moment that this was one of those workplaces that gave unspoken tests where only whoever would get pushed around the most would get hired. Suddenly, however, Yumi realized something. "Hey, guys, where's the suit?"

Indeed, the giant plush suit had somehow vanished, without making noise and without any of the four seeing; the door to the back part of the store was open now, at least, and they could see into the backspace. It was more utilitarian back there, with wood panel floor and harder walls, but still in various goofy and warm colors to create a relaxing atmosphere. Linda was a bit concerned as she watched Shoes looking inside. "Hey, are you sure we should go back there? We haven't been invited yet..."

The others shrugged a little, stepping into the backroom to see where their employer was. Linda was still tense as she followed them, before hesitating again at the doors. John turned to her, a bit unsure himself. "It's alright, we'll come get you if we find the boss here. Alright?"

"Oh, well, alright..." Linda was still a bit nervous, settling into a grey-blue beanbag. She pulled out her phone, trying to distract herself, but she just pulled up her list of tips for interviews again. This was starting to get to her, and when the seat she was in suddenly shifted under her it made her panic for a second. She sighed, trying to relax, realizing that all her worrying wasn't helpful.

Before she could, however, she felt something soft wrapping itself around her mouth, stopping her from streaming when it also held her body. The bag shifted some more, and as she noticed a head come into view, she realized that a) she'd just sat on the mascot suit, and b) that the suit was alive! "Sorry about the scare, dear~"

This, of course, just made Linda struggle a bit more. Yeah, it was soft and comfortable, but giant plush toys weren't alive normally! The suit simply smiled, nuzzling against her, trying to make her relax while their free hand pulled their zipper down. "Shh, let Miss Vee help you relax..." As Linda was pulled in a bit more, she realized that this plush was the manager. "Um, why- why not just talk to us when we came in?"

"It's more fun for me this way! And I have a few ideas in mind for the rest~" They let out a soft laugh, before pulling Linda's legs into her belly, the soft insides of them pulling her own legs into Vee's. Linda dropped her phone as her arms started to get pulled in, but the plush helpfully bent down to pick it up... only to stuff it into their mouth, swallowing it into some internal pocket. "Sorry, dear, but Mama Vee thinks you need some time away from a screen."

Linda tried to object, but found herself unable to; not only because her chest and head were getting pulled into Vee's body, but also because, somehow, she was relaxing from this. The fabric was nice and soft, and she was getting pleasant tingling feelings as she found herself fully inside the plush. Vee was clearly in charge, deciding their joint movements, but she somehow felt that if she needed to take over for the plush she could.

She smiled a little as Vee zipped up their chest, waddling a little with the added bulk. It was a good warmth, and yet she wasn't sweating, just the right amount of dark, and with Vee's magic, she felt herself starting to sleep, oblivious to further changes to herself. "Hehe, good girl, you rest while I meet the other applicants!"

The others had gotten a fair ways in, stepping past some break room space. "So, where do you think the office is?" John asked, only to get shrugs from the others. He sighed, sitting down next to what looked like a cotton candy machine, spinning some pale pink fluff around. "I think I could use a rest, you guys go on ahead if you want." The others, naturally, did exactly that, heading into the halls before splitting up into different rooms. "Man, this new boss calls us in but isn't ready themself..."

As he sighed, he looked at the machine and had an impetuous thought. Normally he felt like a voice of reason, grounding some of the weirder friends he had a little. Even here, he was the grounded guy, who wasn't as stressed as Linda, as excited as Yumi, or as late as Shoes. But now that he was on his own, he had a strange urge to take the cotton candy for himself.

He wasn't that big of a fan of the stuff, but he hardly disliked it either, despite how unfilling it is. He found it a nice thing to snack on when he was already full, to give something to chew. Plus, if his potential employer was going to waste his time with weird pranks, he might as well waste their snack food back. And so, without looking at the label on the machine, he scooped up a bit of the soft strands, and began to promptly eat fabric stuffing.

It was actually quite sweet; in fact, he preferred it over normal cotton candy. He wondered if he could ask the owner where they got this stuff, if he ever actually met them. As he chewed, he noticed it took longer to melt in his mouth as well, but paid it little mind as he swallowed. All in all, it was far more substantial than normal, and so he grabbed some more, unaware of the camera looking over the room.

Vee giggled a little as she watched him eat, a knowing smile on her face. Her lower arms cradling her belly, she switched camera views, looking into where Shoes was. They were the one she was most interested in; the room they'd picked was bare, just a few pillows and a small rug. She could only smile in excitement as she watched them get confused about it, especially since this was labeled as the "Comfort Room".

Yumi, for her part, was exploring the storage room; it was hard for her to not bury herself in plush toys of all kinds, stacked up in far greater numbers than the front suggested the place had. She was looking around, feeling them, pressing on the interactive ones; even if she didn't get the job she'd consider this a good experience. Unfortunately, as she accidentally knocked into a shelf, she soon found herself literally buried in toys; it didn't hurt much, but she found it surprisingly hard to push their weight off her.

She could push them away, sure, but more would just land on her. She almost felt like, for every toy that fell on her, she was getting smaller and weaker, but that couldn't be right, could it? A rabbit here, a wolf there, more kept piling onto her. Above her, Vee tried to keep quiet, as she kept pouring more toys onto the poor girl, spurring on further shrinking and softening. She'd already closed the door to Shoes' room, and now wanted to make sure that the last of the four were in position for when their changes began.

Shoes, for their part, was indeed relaxing at this time; they'd settled onto one of the larger pillows, right in the center of the rug. The room was uncomfortably barren, but the decorations that were here offset it. Perhaps the room was simply unfinished? They barely even noticed the door closing, and certainly missed the blue mitt that did so. They just settled in, unaware that they were sinking deeper into the fabric.

The plush goat was excited; soon, she'd be joined by four new toys, all ready to help her spread plushy joy to people in need! Her application had worked like a charm, literally- she'd enchanted it so only those who'd enjoy this would take notice, and she managed to snag four people just in this small area! As Linda napped in her belly, clothing slowly breaking away and added to Vee's own scraps inside them, her body was already shifting.

Linda was the furthest along so far, in fact, although she was also changing a bit more slowly. Already she was getting a bit plumper, still keeping her chest definition but having much of her body swell a little. Bits of soft fabric sprouted where human hair once grew, as she became the first of several toys. Her nap was filled with pleasant dreams, or at least ones pleasant to her, exploring shops full of strange goods using fanciful powers. Though, soft toys were more prominent in it than usual, a side effect of her changes.

John was grinning a little as he had another bite of the stuffing, still unaware it wasn't candyfloss. He was starting to use both hands, getting through it a bit more quickly. He didn't initially notice as a hole opened in his pants, a black, stuffed tail sliding out slowly. His feet were swelling a little in his shoes, but he simply kicked them off; he valued his comfort over looking professional, and if the manager was upset, they'd have to deal with it. His socks, of course, were subtly melting into his skin, the material turning soft as his feet turned to paws with sewn on pads on the bottoms.

As he ate, the soft, fabric strands tasted even better to him. He wasn't sure why, he guessed for now that it was that he was getting to parts with more flavouring. As the fabric and stuffing spread, more of his body changed, black fabric overtaking his skin, ears turning into soft masses near the top of his head. His hands were swelling, fingers getting harder to move as they stitched together, but it just felt like they were getting a bit sticky. It was only when his hands had fully become paws and his mouth and nose were a soft muzzle perpetually in his view that he realized he was becoming a plush toy himself.

There were a lot of emotions going through his head, but the one winning out was an odd sort of glee in his changes. It wasn't bad, although his clothes were quite ill fitting, still only half merged into his black fur and white belly. As he looked into the stuffing machine, he shrugged internally; might as well finish the food, and with them his changes, right? He knew he should be alarmed by how quickly he was accepting this, but he figured that was a problem for future John, while present John would enjoy this meal while it lasts.

Yumi was still struggling against the massive pile of toys on top of her, having not yet noticed how she was indeed shrinking under them, better matching their size. Her bones, muscles, organs, all turning to soft scraps and stuffing, her hands adjusting themselves into soft mittens. Vee wasn't even pouring any more toys onto Yumi, simply relaxing while she waited out the change.

As Yumi began to realize that she was sliding out of her clothes, ears growing far longer and flopping into her face, she had an idea: push out to the side to get out that way. Bringing her soft mitts to her side, she began to dig, finally making progress on getting out but still having to go slowly. She completely pulled out of all her clothes as she crawled out, her toy body having no need for them anymore. Finally reaching the outside, she had about 5 seconds to look over her new, small body with stubby limbs and massive ears before getting scooped into Vee's lower arms.

"My, you turned out great! Now, let's see how the others are doing~" Yumi could only let herself fall limp a little, finding being carried a surprisingly pleasant experience, having someone else take over for a bit while she was forced to take a break. It was oddly calming, her excitement at being a plush tuned down a little as she nuzzled into the goat's belly.

Shoes had almost fallen asleep within the Relaxation Room, stretched out on the pillows. Still, they eventually realized they should probably get up and meet back up with the others, and began trying to get up. Trying being the key word, because as they soon realized, their hands and feet had been fully caught in the carpet, and as they tried to pull them away they realized they weren't simply entangled in long fibres, but were actually melting fully into it.

For a moment, they panicked; what was happening to them? Still, as their head began to get dragged inside, the fabric around them shifting to pale white and dark blue, they found themselves relaxing a little. This wasn't so bad, actually; it felt far better than their human body, in fact! It was nice, soft, and genuinely super comfortable for them. Soon, they embraced it, leaning back and feeling themselves get pulled in fully.

It was an odd sensation, spreading into not just the carpet, but the whole room; they felt an odd tingling as the entire floor, the walls, even the ceiling grew soft and fluffy. Small teeth patterns formed on the walls and a few of the growing seats and pillows, as they realized they'd adopted the motifs of a shark, one of their favourite animals. On an instinctual level, they knew if they turned back from being the room, they'd be a shark, albeit one with soft teeth instead of a dangerous bite.

Suddenly, their doors opened, and Vee walked in, carrying Yumi in her hands and pulling John by his paw. She smiled, patting their heads as she sat them down in one of the couches, before pulling down her zipper and extracting Linda. Covered in white fur, the plush wolf had kept her human size like John did, and she was no less naked than the others either. She let out a soft yawn and stretched as she looked around, taking a moment to realize what happened before gasping. Vee gave her a kiss on the forehead as she pulled the wolf out fully, setting her down with the others before pulling up a beanbag to rest on.

"Hehe, congratulations on your new jobs! Now, let's begin orientation, shall we? You can start by calling me Miss Vee~"