Vinanye sat cross-legged on a table in the courtyard. Scattered around her was tons of partially made rag dolls in all colors, shapes, and sizes. She had brought with her sewing needles, buttons, cute doll clothing, string for hair, and accessories such as claws, teeth, and tails. People who came about were free to take a doll and create it as they saw fit. A relaxed environment as they spoke to Vinnie and got to know her and her platform.
Vinanye was very new to this human culture, especially their strange campaigns. She enjoyed Milo's approach, a casualty, and friendliness, rather than ruthless and relentless as her people tended to be.
She cradled one of the rag dolls before deftly sewing in four blue-buttoned eyes and then long blonde hair that came down to the dolls feet. She gave it a large, goofy grin and dressed it in a pretty powder pink dress and black shoes.
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Aw... Damn. He had a soft spot for Vin, didn't he? Going out of his way to check out her things like this. Holy shit, he was a loser. Build-A-Doll seemed like an endeavor way, way creeper than Build-A-Bear, and when he got there, he was right. He took one of the ragdolls, then picked up some thread blonde hair and blue button eyes, a piece of cloth with the least offensive pattern on it. He was going to be ambitious and make this doll a super model. He took a seat near Vinanye, inspecting the needles.
"Call me hypermasculine but... I don't really know how any of these things work." He sighed.
"Call me hypermasculine but... I don't really know how any of these things work." He sighed.
Vinanye had not considered that humans might be put off by the dolls. These were standard where she was from. When Dorian sat beside her, Vinnie beamed at him and gave him a gentle nudge. Giggled when he couldn't figure out how to stylize the doll correctly.
She reached over to help him, showing him how to properly sew everything without it looking messy. "You picked the Unseelie Elf," she said, amusement evident in her tone.
She threaded the blonde hair, guiding his hand to sew it into the dolls head. Yup, much creepier than Build-A-Bear.
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This was super cute! Sherry was never one for hard competition, which is why she wanted to explore and aid others wherever she could. Because of this fact, she was checking out Vinanye's stand. She had made up such a great idea, one that she knew would be a great hit for many of the younger voters indeed. "Hello there miss!" SHe exclaimed, taking a seat a bit away from her and Dorian. "I came to see how everything was going, and maybe stay for a bit and make a doll?" It wouldn't be for herself of course, just she was planning on giving onto to her fathers, or Shay, or both. Sherry just loved to give back! "Hi to you too Dorian!"
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Now, Vinanye could get behind Sherry's enthusiasm! She turned to the young girl and gave a light clap of excitement. "Yes, hello! Please do sit and make as many dolls as you like. I am Vinanye, and it is nice to meet you!"
The Fae scooted a little closer to Sherry and offered the redhead a spot at her opposite side to Dorian, sorting through all the dolls and looking for a cute one. Most children liked the cute ones.
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"Thank you thank you!" Her smile didn't leave as she acknowledged the girl's greeting. "I am Sherry Rosales, and it is very nice to meet you too!" She moved over to where Vinanye had suggested, making herself all comfy before she would truly decide what doll she was making. "Hm... I've never done this before, but, it looks like a lot of fun!" With that, she turned her head and waited. "Do you have any tricks? on how to make a successful doll perhaps?"
Sherry and Vin. Wow, was he going to be surrounded by cute people while on this table? He gave her a small wave and a smile. Dorian lifted his doll and squinted. "Unseelie elf... Is that bad? I heard the Unseelie are malicious." He didn't want to, like, accidentally inflict voodoo on himself or something. He watched Vinanye sew the doll. He was a fast learner and nodded. Now his little dollie was getting blonde hair.
"I'm gonna name her Cindy Crawford, like that old American pop culture supermodel back in the 80's." He laughed at Sherry's question. "Maybe the real successful dolls were the friends we got along the way."
"I'm gonna name her Cindy Crawford, like that old American pop culture supermodel back in the 80's." He laughed at Sherry's question. "Maybe the real successful dolls were the friends we got along the way."
Anthia didn't even realize this was a campaign table. She was distracted by the dolls. The girl still loved the toys despite being a teenager now. She remembered Da--....that one man had given her and other girls a load of them when they were children. Well, she was a child still now, but under that "household" adult age meant about thirteen years old. It was still a bit jarring having completely changed households and rules within a short period of time, so she found a level of comfort in these creepy fae dolls. The girl absent-mindedly crafted a cute female fae with a floral aesthetic.
It took her a while to notice the other campaigners there. She was on one of the far ends putting together her doll. She just finished when her mind finally processed the fact that there were familiar voices nearby. The elf was distracted from admiring her creation to identifying the voices. That was...one...two...three! Wow, three people?! Where did she end up to recognize three voices--
--then the realization hit her as she glanced over and saw the people. Oh crap, this must have been a campaign booth! From the looks of the people's placement, this was Vin's table. ...Huh, Vin appeared to be a pale green haired female now. Not a big deal to her; after all, there were all kinds of shapeshifters that identified differently. She quietly approached and only spoke when everyone else was finished.
"You made a nice table, Vinanye. I put together this one...."
She lifted up her creation.
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It took her a while to notice the other campaigners there. She was on one of the far ends putting together her doll. She just finished when her mind finally processed the fact that there were familiar voices nearby. The elf was distracted from admiring her creation to identifying the voices. That was...one...two...three! Wow, three people?! Where did she end up to recognize three voices--
--then the realization hit her as she glanced over and saw the people. Oh crap, this must have been a campaign booth! From the looks of the people's placement, this was Vin's table. ...Huh, Vin appeared to be a pale green haired female now. Not a big deal to her; after all, there were all kinds of shapeshifters that identified differently. She quietly approached and only spoke when everyone else was finished.
"You made a nice table, Vinanye. I put together this one...."
She lifted up her creation.
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Thea, wasn't really sure about this whole going up to random people and touching things stuff. She heard that all these things were free and she could go up and meet people, but she figured there was always a catch. Still she quietly creeped up on the blue woman with two other girls and a guy. They were making dolls, she wanted to make dolls but she didn't want to just assume she could.
She awkwardly rocked back and forth waiting for everyone to say their hello's before she spoke. "Uhm...HI...I'm thea?" She said tilting her head to the side. She figured the best place to start was her name right? She didn't know if the girl was running for president but if she wasn't she would surely give the girl her vote.
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She awkwardly rocked back and forth waiting for everyone to say their hello's before she spoke. "Uhm...HI...I'm thea?" She said tilting her head to the side. She figured the best place to start was her name right? She didn't know if the girl was running for president but if she wasn't she would surely give the girl her vote.
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Vinanye had more techniques revolving around sewing than she did dollmaking. What a cute question, nonetheless! She gave a pleasant hum as she showed Sherry the correct way to sew the hair and eyes into the doll so it wasn't messing and no extra stitching showed.
Vin looked over her shoulder at Dorian and grinned. "Oh, no no. The Unseelie are.... not usually very friendly, but it is not bad that you chose one. I just found it interesting!"
She watched as Dorian got the handle of it and sewed in long strands of blonde hair. Vinnie was excited that she knew what Dorian meant by his second sentence. A doll! As in a cute person, yes? She knew that!
It was then that Anthia approached the group. The moment Vinanye saw the cute little elf, she scooted back to make room for her on the table. When shown the doll, Vin's entire face lit up, as if she'd just been offered a million dollars.
"What a beautiful creation!" In turn, Vin showed her own doll to Anthia. "I am glad you are enjoying it all, Anthia."
She'd have gone on to say that it made her smile to see Annie smile, but they were interrupted again. Vin, of course, didn't mind the interruption. That just meant more people to interact with and enjoy.
"Greetings, Thea. I am Vinanye; that is Dorian, Anthia, and Sherry." Vinanye motioned to each person as she introduced them, then offered a blank slate doll to Thea. "Would you like to sit and make dolls with us?"