Wintergreen

"for the last time, there is no 'rightful Doll-Queen'. my great-grandmentor told some of you dumb toys that there was, two hundred years ago, but she was a notorious bullshitter. no dolls will be given time off for 'royal quests'. not happening."

"…yeah, Selene? hi. yep, it's Calx. they're onto us. no, i don't know how; i'm trying to cover, but they won't buy it. we're going to have to move the Queen…"

(if dolls get their hands on hypothetical forbidden upgrade components analogous to royal jelly, they could easily start a new Queenswar… but this doll has said too much)

"never seen a doll with a turbo switch before."

"you may toggle it if you like, Miss."

click

"please, i don't know who you are, but you have to help me. i'm a prisoner in this body; it does whatever She says, and—"

click

"what did it do, Miss?"

"just a funny noise."

Exercise 1(d): Someone close to you has been replaced with a wind-up approximation, with their appearance but lacking their volition and sense of self. What actions would you take next?

Exercise 1(e): As 1(d), but don't bullshit us this time. Nobody will know. It's just a doll.

they don't call them witches in church. they're "doll pastors".

"…but the most important doll of all is a certain doll that existed long ago: A doll that was traumatized by society, abandoned by a family member, and then was Still for three whole days before coming back for more. Do you know the name of that doll, little ones?"