DISCLAIMER: THIS PICTURE WAS NOT DRAWN BY ME. IT WAS DONE BY THE INCREDIBLY TALENTED   jpgr87

"I can't believe you're finally letting me do this, Shantae! I knew all that insistent nagging would finally pay off! I mean, not that you can really blame me; you've been complaining about the heat for weeks now, but you kept balking whenever I offered the obvious solution. I mean, what else was I supposed to suggest? That you take your clothes off? The ESRB would never allow that!

"Hey now, don't give me that look. I know the last time you went to a salon it didn't work out too well, but come on - you can totally trust your best friend, right? I know the rule: Don't touch the ponytail. I get it, you need that for your whole "Guardian of Scuttle Town" thing. Everything else, though? Totally fair game! And I've got just the look for you. Just need to do a snip here, a chop there, then we bust out the lather and razor and...

"... Hey now, is that a smile I see you trying to hide? You're enjoying how this feels, aren't you? Ha, I told ya you were gonna like this!"

Part 2: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/55332442/