Story of a Doll

duchess • 30 January 2012 at 3:52 AM

@pastelfeathers,

Benjamin considered Joshua's question, "It's true, I have lived with many dolls, but most of them leave before I get to know them very well." He paused, uncertain of how to phrase his next statement, "I've was only made a few weeks ago, so I'm not even entirely familiar with the dolls I lived with before you."

Benjamin was happy that his confusion over his ownership and looks was cleared up. He was beginning to feel sorry for Joshua; it was obvious that his status was something that weighed heavily on everything he did.

He was still curious about Joshua's step-sister, but he'd already asked so many questions, he felt a little tired from speaking.

He was glad that Joshua was being more specific about what his behaviour should be like in which situations. It made things easier for Benjamin. He smiled at Joshua, before sinking back into his seat sleepily.

hay7199 • 30 January 2012 at 6:53 AM

Lilly:"O.k"I said and grabed her hand "What is the house like?"i asked looking around

smilies • 1 February 2012 at 5:01 AM

@Celeste .x.

cqpkytty • 2 February 2012 at 8:57 PM

@pastelfeathers
Sorry!

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"I know what you think. You think we're just robots. You think so. But I know it's fake. When I was made, when Benjamin was made... When each one of us was made, we were just robots. Just life-size, humanoid robots. But now..." To prove her point, she reached to the hidden spot on her back with the control panel. She pressed a button and a small speaker blared: <PERMANENT SHUTDOWN IN TEN...NINE...EIGHT...SEVEN...SIX...> Charlotte turned to Diem and smiled. <FIVE...FOUR...> "This isn't goodbye," she told him. <THREE...TWO...ONE...SHUTTING DOWN ALL SYSTEMS> Charlotte collapsed.

(dun dun DUUUUNNN! xD)

A few seconds later, her eyelashes fluttered open. She stood up, shaken, and grinned groggily at Diem. "See?" she said blearily. "Th' perm'nint shuddown dun work. It dun work! Ah sh'd be did, but ahm jus' fine. Nuthin' hap'in t'me. Nuthin' rung. Ahm awrite," she grinned widely, then stood up. "Ahm gonna kitchen. Gon' make me a fambe."

(Translation: The permanent shutdown didn't work. It didn't work! I should be dead, but I'm just fine. Nothing happened to me. Nothing wrong. I'm all right. I'm going to the kitchen. Going to make me a flambe.)

pastelfeathers • 4 February 2012 at 4:42 AM

@duchess
Joshua paused to give Benjamin an incredulous look, when he spoke, his voice was aghast, "but you lived with them, how do you not them your fellow Dolls after a few weeks?"

He made a small noise of disbelief when it seems that Benjamin's attention was beginning to wane. Joshua stared unabashedly at his Doll and eventually muttered curiously, "do you sleep?"

He wasn't sure what to make of his Doll. While he was considerably glad for a loyal companion...so far, there didn't seem to be any particular reason for the exorbitant price he had to pay in exchange for Benjamin.


@hay7199
Roselynn smiled, "well, the Mansion is rather big I suppose, why don't you have a look around the garden?"

She lead her new Doll carefully into the grandiose back garden with a feeling of pride. "What do you think?" she murmured quietly.


@cqpkytty
The Doll Maker wanted to retire to bed.

He'd had a trying day. Too many of his children had left, and now, now his daughters were fainting and shutting themselves down all over the place.

He smiled weakly at Charlotte and nodded to her decision to cook. "Alright dear," he murmured softly, feeling rather like a fish out of water, "be safe."

With that, he began to trek to his room, unable to handle the imminent mental collapse he knew was coming.

'Oh dear,' he thought to himself, 'what are things becoming nowadays...'

duchess • 4 February 2012 at 5:15 AM

@pastelfeathers, Hmm, do I sleep?

Benjamin turned to Joshua again. He was sleepy, but not unable to answer questions, so he drew himself up into a straighter position to respond.

"I spent the first week of my existence having all of my functions tested, to be sure that I was not malfunctioning," he murmured, "then I was allowed to socialise with the other dolls. But I guess I didn't really spend much time with them. For some reason, they all preferred to be in the kitchen, and I was always upstairs playing music."

Benjamin drifted off thoughtfully, "We did play together sometimes, and we talked at mealtimes; but I spent much of my day apart from them. I think I was beginning to understand and know them better, but then I left with you"


Benjamin was definitely getting tired, especially after all of the talking, but he managed to pull it together to answer another question, "Dolls do sleep," he responded, "it is sort of like how a human sleeps, to repair the body and mind; except that when a doll sleeps, it's to run automatic circuitry tests, and ensure that all of the things I have experienced during the day are stored properly in my memory. I dream too, but my dreams aren't original, they're just replaying my memories of the day, and occasionally memories from other days that weren't transferred to my memory properly."

Satisfied that he had answered the questions properly, he leaned back once more, and allowed himself to relax in the seat.

ieatburgers • 4 February 2012 at 5:20 AM

@pastelfeathers :s Can I join?


Doll
Name: Forest
Age: She looks 15 😃
Gender:F
Appearance:blond hair with brown eyes
Personality:cheerful, but sometimes sarcastic.
Special Quality (did your Owner want you to be short? Cheerful? Be able to draw? etc. Pick two.):good at singing and loyal to friends

cqpkytty • 4 February 2012 at 11:27 AM

@ieatburgers
When you're a doll, you put the age that your doll looks. As in, if your doll looks and acts like a teenager, you might put down 15 or 16. 😊

@pastelfeathers
I'm kinda surprised that the Doll Maker didn't have a bigger reaction xD
She just shut herself down permanently (effectively killing herself) but basically nothing happened.
Also, what the heck is he thinking, letting a woozy, half-crazed (but that will wear off soon, don't worry) girl cook? XD

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About ten minutes later...

Charlotte ran out of a burning kitchen. "Help! Help! The kitchen's on fire!"

XD

pastelfeathers • 6 February 2012 at 5:03 AM

@duchess
Joshua watched his Doll with curious eyes, wondering if it was his own ideals that caused Benjamin to look so...human.

He listened quietly as the Doll spoke, feeling rather glad for the reminder that, regardless of how human Benjamin may act and talk, he was still a machine. Joshua smirked when the Doll finished, "well, if the two Dolls I meet near the kitchen were enough to go by, I'd say it's a good thing you didn't get to know them better."

Silently, Joshua thanked whatever deity that was up there that Benjamin had not socialized much with the two crazy female Dolls from before. He wasn't sure he would like the result had Benjamin gotten the chance to speak with them more...

The teen briefly nodded in response to the Doll's explanation, and upon seeing Benjamin's implicit request for sleep, Joshua allowed himself a small smile. He rummaged around briefly until he found a soft cashmere blanket, which he then placed gently over his Doll.

"Aren't you thoughtful," quipped Damien.

Joshua threw him a half-hearted glare, "shut it Gentry, I just don't want him to break before Lena gets to see him."

But even to his ears, the excuse sounded false. Joshua frowned briefly to himself, since when did he care about anything?

@ieatburgers
Sorry for the late reply, but you're definitely welcome to join. 😊
Though, I dunno if you'll be able to find an owner right away?

smilies • 6 February 2012 at 5:07 AM

@CELESTE!!!! DX

squeakers • 6 February 2012 at 5:10 AM

@smilies
Would you be interested in creating another character? 😊
I think ieatburgers might be looking for an owner if you're interested??

@cqpkytty
(( The Doll Maker's kinda in shock, he's lived his entire life thinking that his creations were, just that, creations. Not humans. He's not really in the right state of mind right now...so his decisions aren't the greatest ones...
But once he gets over the shock, he's going to achieve his life goal. ❤️ ))

The old man sat quietly at his desk, feeling empty, like a husk of the man he used to be.

A war was waging inside him, and he was equally torn between the two factions. He wanted desperately to believe that his precious daughters were saying the truth, that he could create life, but the chances of such crazy occurrences are slim...not to mention blasphemous.

He sighed when he heard Charlotte's cry, suddenly feeling very much his age when his joints ached as he stood up.

The Doll Maker made his way painfully to his door, and once opened, he poked his head out into the hallway with a rather forlorn expression.

"Charlotte dear," he began, a sad waver in his tired old voice, "could you please handle the fire? You know where the extinguisher is."

smilies • 6 February 2012 at 5:12 AM

@squeakers I'm thinking of doing so, but for now, trying to sleep ^^ Good night...

pastelfeathers • 6 February 2012 at 5:41 AM

@smilies
Sounds good, thanks for helping out regardless.
Hope you have a good night. ❤️

cqpkytty • 6 February 2012 at 9:19 PM

@squeakers / @pastelfeathers
...what about the solid evidence? What other reason could cause Charlotte to still be alive, than that dolls really ARE alive? 😋

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"Got it!" Charlotte raced to the extinguisher and broke the glass. "This counts as an emergency." She ran back to the kitchen and put out the fire.

duchess • 10 February 2012 at 4:43 AM

@pastelfeathers, Aww, Joshua can be so cute ❤️

Benjamin could feel himself beginning to fall asleep. His vision was beginning to dim, and his limbs relaxed. As his eyelids fluttered closed, he felt something warm and soft being wrapped around him. A slight smile tugged at his lips as he was ensconced in the blanket, and as he heard the brief exchange between Joshua and Damien rumble in the background, he was enveloped by sleep.

celeste • 10 February 2012 at 4:44 AM

@smilies
I'm so sorry ;^; I've been on camp ;^;

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Alicia smiled with relief "That's ok, then. Where do you want to go first? You wanna see the kitchen? I know who you can trust on getting free food."

@pastelfeathers
Patricia sighed. "Not sure. You tell me."

smilies • 10 February 2012 at 4:48 AM

@Celeste Np ^^

Cam's eyes widened to the size of dinner plates. He nodded eagerly, unable to speak.

celeste • 10 February 2012 at 4:54 AM

@smilies *whew*

With an almost hesitant totter, Alicia walked carefully to the door of the kitchen, and pushed it open ever so slightly. "Do you remember Liccie? She's one of the head chefs, and she's over there." She gestured at a rather young woman, still dressed in very formal clothes, and nothing like the other greasy chefs which surrounded her. Alicia moved onto a rather gruff-looking man "That's Pierre. I hear he worked at this fancy French restaurant. He's pretty nice once you get to know him. And that," A sweet-faced young woman with dark hair "Is Tuya. She's incredibly nice, and she's a pastry chef. Gives out cake if you're nice enough. They're the main chefs I know; for some reason, even though she can cook very well, Nancy isn't a chef. Well, she is my governess..."

smilies • 10 February 2012 at 5:03 AM

Cam blinked three times then bowed to each of the chefs. Which is his dictionary translated to GODS.
As long as they made enough cake.
Suddenly though, Cam felt so very tired. He couldn't help it; he yawned, then covered his mouth in mortification.
Cam was normally easily excited, but apparently his system had had enough and was going to go into overload. "I'm sorry, I must be sleepy," he apologized automatically.

celeste • 10 February 2012 at 5:15 AM

"Sleepy? Shall I show you to your room?" she asked, ignoring the confused stares of all three chefs, and glares from numerous other chefs. "I can get you any type of bed you want. You like fluffy beds or hard beds?"

smilies • 10 February 2012 at 5:19 AM

Cam shook his head in bewilderment. "Any... Uh, fluffy please," he was oblivious to any glares.

celeste • 10 February 2012 at 7:36 PM

@smilies
Alicia gestured for Liccie "Yes, Liccie. That'll be one fluffy mattress and a fluffy pillow and a fluffy blanket. And, do you have any cake from Tuya? I think Cam might like it." she curtsied, as she did so often very day. Liccie smiled, and replied "Of course. I can get it in about half an hour. Will Cam be able to wait?"

cqpkytty • 12 February 2012 at 12:57 PM

Charlotte was bored. She decided to bake cookies.

smilies • 13 February 2012 at 2:53 AM

@Celeste I don't know what to post, because it's so perfect it's icky X3

Cam blinked. "Of course." He didn't feel like mentioning the floor would be fine.

celeste • 13 February 2012 at 2:56 AM

@smilies
Ok... Let's kill off Cam! 8D (Or Liccie XD Or would you rather see one of the cooks die? XD Or a maid die? This can make a great murder mystery 😋)

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Half an hour later, the bed was set up neatly, by an army of maids. "Ok, you can get tucked in tight in this-" Suddenly, a scream came down from the hall, and Alicia automatically ran down the stairs. What had happened?

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If you don't like the idea, it could be a false alarm X3

smilies • 13 February 2012 at 3:01 AM

@Celeste It'd be a little hard to RP if Cam died.... ^^
But this is good.

The scream jolted Cam's emergency system and immediately he was wide awake, and running after Alicia. His computer was already creating possible scenarios and testing their probability.

celeste • 13 February 2012 at 3:04 AM

@smilies
Sweeeeeeet B3

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Alicia stopped at the bottom of the stairs, near the crowd of alarmed maids. Upon seeing their Mistress, they parted from each other, so Alicia could see. There, lying dead, was the maid Alicia called 'Lucie'.

smilies • 13 February 2012 at 3:07 AM

The response Cam had been programed to respond to at the sight of a dead body was to freeze and await further instructions. He stood stiffer than a plank of wood, unable to move even if he had so wished.
His eyes however, slid so he could see Alicia.

celeste • 13 February 2012 at 3:13 AM

Alicia knelled down, and slowly shook Lucie. "Amanda. Alyssa." she asked "Do you know what happened? You were downstairs at the time." Both maids, despite being scared out of their wits, managed to compose themselves. "We were helping with the laundry, only a few minutes ago, and we passed Lucie. She was carrying the dishes, and still had the contented look on her face. She uncharacteristically had one for a few days; normally she doesn't talk often, and her face is - was- expressionless. Just as we walked at the door, she screamed. We were the first at the scene." Alicia frowned, and turned to Cam "What do you think?"

smilies • 13 February 2012 at 3:17 AM

Cam was freed from his paralysis, and frowned. "I suggest an autopsy," he said out of no where.