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Aug 10, 2023 6:35:44 GMT -5
Post by Sophie Chang on Aug 10, 2023 6:35:44 GMT -5
This project had gotten a bit more involved with Sophie having to source more items then she had initially planned for as well as getting Gigi to approve her getting a mini dremmel tool, craft knives and a little craft drill. She also needed to source extra outfits bought new but the Barbie's were all repaints including their face. So today she could hand over the prototypes along with their oddity accessories in Gigi's case and hand made Doctor things in Sita's case. She had came to the conclusion that these couldn't be played with but giving a regular doll items might work instead. In Gigi's case she had recreated her skin tone and added a fashionable outfit along with repainting the face then sealed the whole lot with spray varnish before dressing her. The right hand had a random food items like scaled down cups and plates suitable for a kitchen scene but you could take this off as it was magnetised to the hand. Wire held all these items together so it looked like they were levitating and she had painted the wire in a blue lighting field scheme. This showed her doing magic. In Sita's case she had found a dark haired Barbie and done the repaint and new face along with the doctors outfit. A white coat, a dress and shoes. The left hand held a hand made clipboard made with plastic card and had yellow pages in miniature glued to it. She'd also made a stethoscope out of wire and painted this black. The ends were made out of modelling putty and painted silver. All was again sealed with varnish before she got dressed and outfitted. She hoped they'd like these prototypes but even if it didn't go anywhere beyond here or the hospital she would be satisfied. Even Jack had helped her out with the representation of her mother which was hers alone. Sita DaminiGigi Richards |
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Aug 10, 2023 12:23:52 GMT -5
Post by Sita Damini on Aug 10, 2023 12:23:52 GMT -5
Sita finally had some time off as she had her baby and made her way down to the orphanage. She was excited her only hope was that Sophie had done well though she did not know, she made her way and was looking around to see where exactly to go. "This place is hufe," she said as she continued to look around. Gigi RichardsSophie Chang |
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Aug 10, 2023 13:14:07 GMT -5
Post by Gigi Richards on Aug 10, 2023 13:14:07 GMT -5
"This way," she said as she seen the good doctor also when did the good doctor have a baby, look at that. "Cute kid," she said. She needed to get through and make sure all those names and genetics had been put into that database as she screamed for Sophie. "Sophie, Sophie," she said. She then turned to Sita. "A doctor and a mother? Lady aren't you career and motherly driven." Maybe she needed to be nicer to this one, maybe. Sophie ChangSita Damini |
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Aug 10, 2023 13:41:26 GMT -5
Post by Sophie Chang on Aug 10, 2023 13:41:26 GMT -5
Gigi had certainly seen what equipment Sophie had been asking for but what she had to show them would be worth it. Hearing Gigi call her in that rather loud way she’d been away from her work room and just in the garden area. So having settled this morning for a strappy red dress and her sun hat she rolled herself back in again. The intense rehab was continuing and she seen both Sita and Gigi. Then a baby. “Good morning. Cute baby” she cheerfully said seeing this group. She was also helping Carmen with her baby as well. Then she added with a smile “I’ve got the prototypes ready. One for each of you”. There was a but attached to this. “They’ll be display pieces as the paint comes off even after it’s varnished but you can pose them still”. Sophie still looked bright and bubbly. Also cheerful. Even the unused pre-loved Barbies hadn’t been lying on her work table. They were being played with just as they were. Sita DaminiGigi Richards |
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Aug 12, 2023 9:50:56 GMT -5
Post by Sita Damini on Aug 12, 2023 9:50:56 GMT -5
She followed and nodded. "Thank you," she said. She was still working but the weeks off were going to help and all of the craziness had also seemed to help as well. She waved slightly upon seeing Sophie and listened. "That doesn't sound like a problem, are they being well received?" Gigi RichardsSophie Chang |
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Aug 12, 2023 12:00:05 GMT -5
Post by Gigi Richards on Aug 12, 2023 12:00:05 GMT -5
Gigi nodded as she looked around. "It is good and yes your baby is cute. If you can get away from work sometime he is more than welcomed into the daycare." She wanted to check his genes anyway see what he had going on but no one needed that. "Sophie we need to celebrate what would you like as a prize for your hard work and it's pay off so far?" Sophie ChangSita Damini |
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Aug 12, 2023 13:59:54 GMT -5
Post by Sophie Chang on Aug 12, 2023 13:59:54 GMT -5
Sita posed a question that needed answered first. “It is a problem if you want to play with them but that can be fixed in the manufacturing process if it’s done at that level. If you just want to look it’s not an issue. I also showed some of the younger girls what I was doing and they like the idea. Though a normal Barbie can be accessorised”. Sophie happily explained and Gigi did offer her a reward. She did like to involve others given this was her home and the almost siblings here. Especially the gang and Jack. “Could we have a party? That would be fun for all who want to be there” she posed and added “if you both follow me I’ll show you what I came up with. It’s something anybody could do and even make their own accessories for an existing fashion doll or GI Joe”. To make a playable version you’d need to lock skin tone down in the base plastic but perhaps they could be made by the Ashford corporation in cooperation with Mattel. If it stayed like it was it could be an activity for children all over the island. Sita Damini Gigi Richards |
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Aug 13, 2023 8:55:53 GMT -5
Post by Sita Damini on Aug 13, 2023 8:55:53 GMT -5
Sita took a seat as she listened and picked up the baby. "I see," she said. Being a mother she was more interested in this than she showed which she had already showed a great bit and still. "A party might really help," she said as she turned to Gigi. She slowly stood up keeping her son with her and followed Sophie while she continued to listen. Gigi RichardsSophie Chang |
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Aug 13, 2023 9:05:50 GMT -5
Post by Gigi Richards on Aug 13, 2023 9:05:50 GMT -5
"It seems that you have taken all the proper steps that you need so far so I do not see a reason why we can not have the party. I might be busy that day so I will be trusting you kids to do right and more than that to clean everything up after," she said as she followed Sophie. Sophie ChangSita Damini |
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Aug 14, 2023 0:12:41 GMT -5
Post by Sophie Chang on Aug 14, 2023 0:12:41 GMT -5
“Of course we’ll clean up after ourselves” Sophie replied. Perhaps a bit naively but there was enough children here to make up a cleanup crew. Doing right was down to individuals though. Then she got to hand them their Barbies at her workshop. “They can still be posed as I didn’t lock any joints down” she added and waited for the initial impressions to be voiced. She still seen it more as a creative thing that could be used as a therapy but there was still a little potential to get a doll that looked like your own kind looking out at you in a box. Sita Damini Gigi Richards |
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Aug 14, 2023 14:16:24 GMT -5
Post by Sita Damini on Aug 14, 2023 14:16:24 GMT -5
Sita took a second and then she spoke. "Yeah that sounds like it could be extremely marketable." She hoped nothing but the best for these kids even if at times they did not see it for themselves. "What do you think Gigi?" Gigi RichardsSophie Chang |
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Aug 15, 2023 19:11:11 GMT -5
Post by Gigi Richards on Aug 15, 2023 19:11:11 GMT -5
"Sounds fine by me, I do have to wonder was this idea even more fueled by your own circumstances? I do not care where inspiration comes from my mind is just always wondering is all. Either way you had an idea and you stuck to it." Sophie ChangSita Damini |
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Aug 16, 2023 1:07:49 GMT -5
Post by Sophie Chang on Aug 16, 2023 1:07:49 GMT -5
Sophie was seeing this like looking into a future mirror. She couldn’t be sure of how things would turn out but she did see herself back on her feet and doing what she was doing before. Gigi and Sita gave their opinions bad she spoke again. “Not having a picture of my mother started this off. The younger girls here want a Sophie too but what if a company could make these? It’s the next step if you want to do more than just look at them. You’d have something more generalised rather than looking into a future mirror but how can I move the idea from a one off doll into something I could buy in a toy shop?” She could see where it might lead and already had younger residents wanting to make their own. So this would keep her busy for a while until all who wanted one got the chance. It might also give her extra pocket money. “Sita, could this idea be adapted to the hospital?” she posed. She knew this had helped her mental state but could it work for others? Sita DaminiGigi Richards |
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Aug 16, 2023 13:26:58 GMT -5
Post by Sita Damini on Aug 16, 2023 13:26:58 GMT -5
"I do not see why not. I think if they are given enough time and shown enough they could also make special ones that way kids who do not look like other kids or are born with birth defects could also see a part of themselves in the dolls. Representation is important." That was something that she never got when she was younger but she was glad it hand changed. Gigi RichardsSophie Chang |
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Aug 17, 2023 12:37:18 GMT -5
Post by Gigi Richards on Aug 17, 2023 12:37:18 GMT -5
"So are you saying that what you would like is the equal to a start up type of business?" She had to make sure that she understood it properly enough so that she could help if the time came but she also wanted Sophie to have the chance to just be a kid because that was always first and foremost. A lot of kids did not and lived to regret it. Sophie ChangSita Damini |
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