Prompt: Grooming
“Why do we shave our beards?” you mutter, looking at your scraggly reflection. Your hoof scratches across your prickling chin, mushing your face around as you murky mind reaches for answers.
You shrug and slowly fumble for your tooth brush still thinking about your question.
‘Is it because we’re trying to impress potential mates?’ you become more animated as the minty caulk hits your tongue as you diligently brush your teeth. ‘or was it mainly in the warmer climates that we shave?’
The water is warm and melodic as you pour coat wash onto a short hair brush. Again your mind wanders back to that question since the bleach walls do little to entertain you as you scrub yourself with the soap. ‘ Better yet, why do we clean ourselves and stuff? I remember somewhere it said that if insects didn’t clean their antennae they couldn’t smell as well so that makes sense,’
You open the curtain quickly and reach for your towel, trying to keep the chill bite of the air off your wet coat. ‘but then don’t some animals do, do it for attracting others? So am I doing it because I want to or is it all just a instinctual thing that all animals do?’ The towel rests on your lap as you sit on the toilet your mane still dripping with water.
‘If its an instinct then why haven’t dogs invented shampoo like we have? Or birds use gel for some cool hairdos?’ you smile into the mirror using your long tooth comb to style some cool do’s as you chuckle about birds in biker coats and black sun glasses.
Again you rub your hoof across your scraggly face as you stare for a bit.
“I know its supposed to be hot today but ehh, what the hell,” you trot out the bathroom looking proper even with your five o’clock shadow and begin to laugh as you think about some cows trying on some dresses.