When I got the prompt pool and into sheep I knew Balla was perfect for this TF Tuesday. Just to make it more fun I wrote a little story of her origin

If you ever wonder how Balla came into being well then here’s your answer. Balla wasn’t just born a Beachball sheep, she was originally human. She was an Asian American girl that grew up in a toxic hime with a toxic family. They had a leash on her for everything and had no freedom to do what she liked. It was only what they forced her to do. She couldn’t play any video games, watch shows that liked, or anything. It was all play sports, news, and other stuff. Whenever she asked them if she can do something she likes they insult her that hit to her emotional core. Which results in her crying to sleep a lot. After high school, she was forced to go to college to study something she hated. Even after moving out the poison from her parent still continued. The only thing that helped her ease all the weight is going out to the apartment pool to float and stare at the stars.

One day while walking home from her packed schedule, she encountered some zany guy selling weird items out of his van. A multicolored lamp, latex animal clothing, weird drinks that look like Pit, weird.molds, and so called magic sewing kit. One thing caught her interest was a odd looking coat that had a Beachball pattern and was sheeplike. The guy said that the full body coat was perfect for pool activities and makes a great flotation device. This caught her interest and she had a little money that she got from coin pickups and stuff. (Parents control her money and they only pay for her basic needs and control her class schedule). It wasn’t that expensive and the guy said it came with instructions, but didn’t know where. She just ignored it and went home.

“Balla” was up to her head in studying and with little sleep that it made her look even more like a mess than usual. She was so frustrated that she thought a calming float sounded nice and opportunity to use her new purchase. The pool area was empty so she just zipped herself into the suit and inflated it with ease with the pump in the storeroom. To her surprise it was comfortable and felt really nice after inflating a bit. She thought the little pompadour on was just too cute. She got into the water and just floated. The coat made it even more nice making her feel more tranquil. Suddenly the nozzle opened by itself and rapidly take in air, making the coat expand even more. She started to panic as the coat became tighter and freaked out when she saw her skin start to turn into pvc and become cool grey. As the changed spread to her hand her finger started to fuse together, expand,and change color. She recognized them as sheep hooves. As it happening the coat continued to expand and take on an orb like shape and her limbs are slowly being absorbed into it. Her face started to change to that as a sheep, but her mind was having mixed emotions. The human was scared/terrified the sheep part felt a certain kind of joy she never got to feel before. The coat expanded to the point that only her new hands and feet are left. As they being swallowed, her face started to freeze and become a painted on one that can’t express anything other than what’s given. With her completely round the nozzle closed on it own. She was now a giant inanimate Beachball, part of her thought it felt oddly nice but the rest of her was frightened that she’s a Beachball and that all she could do is float in the pool.

As morning came people came to pool area noticed the huge ball in pool. Balla thought help arrived until they took her out of the pool and started to play and do things with her. As they’re playing, Balla felt something she has never felt before, true joy. She forgot about all her school obligations and her parents and just spent the day in the pool area being played with by the tenants. As it hit nightfall and everyone has left the pool, Balla was left alone on the side deflated. However she started to reinflate magically but not into a Beachball but forming back into the original coat like shape but with it’s wear fused to it now and as a sheep. Balla got up and was kind of sad that the fun was over and wanted to stay a beachball. She will it but it didn’t workm and tried to pump her self back into a ball but nope she couldn’t get past a certain point thanks to her coat.

Saddened she walked back to her apartment when she noticed a note on her door. It was the instructions from the guy she got her wool coat from. It said, “Beachball sheep coat guarantied to inflated your life!”Directions: 1. put on coat. 2 inflate. 3 expose majority of coat to large area. 4. Watch yourself inflate and change before your eyes. Warning once you inflate got the first time coat fuses with subject and become permanent. Sheep will not be able to spontaneously inflate after first inflation must need second party to become a ball again. Gained Abilities: Be able to inflate into a Beachball, produce more coats to make others into Beachball sheep, and being able to locate large populated areas near water. As a Beachball: can be inflated to large sizes and can be used as a zorb ball-zipper will be produced on your back so people can enter. Can restrict the person inside and be able to see through your eyes to feel the joy of being a Beachball. Beachball form can last for an entire day if the sheep is being used/played with if the sheep is being unused or immobile for more than 3 hour subject reverts back into sheep.”

This was a lot for her to take in, but this was the first time in her life that she felt real joy. She looked around at her apartment and noticed her phone going off as her parents are texting her a barrage of mean and abusive messages. She looked at herself in the mirror that she wasn’t that unhappy girl anymore she was a sheep. The sheep has a realization that this must be a new chance for her to start over and be someone that will feel joy and have freedom. That’s when the name Balla crossed her mind, she thought it was the perfect new name for herself as she looked in the mirror poking her poofy hair. She spent the rest of the night in bed and locked up for the last time before leaving it all. All that she left for her former parents is, “goodbye forever you sorry excuses for parents!!”. To this day she wanders all over finding people to inflate and play with her as a beach ball. She is the air-headed puffy and lovable Beachball sheep known as Balla.

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