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Mayor ox

*grins*

My name is Isaac and I'm a pretty doll. Am I welcome in your amazing village?

-🤍♟️

Hey hello there! Isaac you say?

Oh thank you, the village IS awesome indeed. We here at Uglyville welcome anyone here! No matter who they are. Why are you here, if I can ask tho, Mr. Isaac?

Me and babo are goin' to go bawling tonight, I expect you there, pretty doll~! *Winks*

Hey😈😈😈pretty doll😈😈😈😈❤

Mayor ox

*grins*

My name is Isaac and I'm a pretty doll. Am I welcome in your amazing village?

-🤍♟️

Hey hello there! Isaac you say?

Oh thank you, the village IS awesome indeed. We here at Uglyville welcome anyone here! No matter who they are. Why are you here, if I can ask tho, Mr. Isaac?

Me and babo are goin' to go bawling tonight, I expect you there, pretty doll~! *Winks*

Hey😈😈😈pretty doll😈😈😈😈❤

Mayor ox

*grins*

My name is Isaac and I'm a pretty doll. Am I welcome in your amazing village?

-🤍♟️

Hey hello there! Isaac you say?

Oh thank you, the village IS awesome indeed. We here at Uglyville welcome anyone here! No matter who they are. Why are you here, if I can ask tho, Mr. Isaac?

Me and babo are goin' to go bawling tonight, I expect you there, pretty doll~! *Winks*

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Disclaimer ! This day is a bit different from the other days, I know, but I felt like writing something dumb about three characters from my au/fic After Perfection with that prompt! I hope you guys like, if you like to read my fanfic, you can interpret this as an one shot of the Pretty Dolls part from the Fic 🤍

A doll was reading the newspaper from the pretty dolls on a bench outside in the institute, which newspaper were talking about the Interview of the uglydolls with Pretty dolls, ever since these uglies came and went back to their town, the pretty dolls were very alert, specially with the Trial that was JUST announced. The doll holding the newspaper let's go off it, putting it on top of the bench and getting up from their seat with extreme caution, having a deep breath.

Soft hands patted down their own Uniform, dusting off any imperfection visible by eye, straightening their already impeccable clothing and starting to walk pass the institute to the houses of the pretty dolls, perfectly organized in each block, not even an inch of difference between the houses of the normal and common pretty dolls

The doll heard the sound of the trees, leaves falling to the ground, which cleaning robots quickly broomed away, and the sound of machinery around the neighborhood. After walking down some ground, that doll for in front of the door from a very well big house.

It looked different from the other doll's house....of course, not as huge and amazingly beautiful mansion their leader Lou has, but surely different. The doll knocked gently on the door, almost hesitant knocks on the wood that covers the other side of the wall.

Exactly three seconds later, the doll standing could hear the noise of keys unlocking the door, that opens slowly, just for the peek of an eye reach out to look through the other side

"uh... Who's there?" The doll from behind he door mutters

The doll, sighed and smiled a tad, opening their arms lightly "hey, hi! It's Meghan! Can I bother you for a second?"

Meghan, of course. Lavander colored curls that lay perfectly on her head and soft features that look almost ethereal, that Meghan.

"You always bother me, but go ahead..." The other says, opening the door wide now with a bored look on her face. Lydia, certainly an almost perfect doll, another pleasant sight to the eye... Unless she opens her mouth.

Meghan steps up further, hands messily gripping the hem of her skirt and fidgeting with it "I heard about Lou... And the trial, and everything that has been happening with you and the other... Uh- dolls!" She starts, grinning instantly

"yes, and?" Lydia answers, and eyebrow going up as she further notices the other doll's nervous actions and mannerisms... Or as she also likes to call: Defects. "If this is another dumb question about Lou or Tuesday, so no. Lou WONT be going to jail and we have everything under control without that traito-"

"t-thats where you're wrong!" Meghan works out her words, hands shivering closer to Lydia's figure, but Meghan quickly puts her hands to herself. "...do you know how a trial works? Who will be the lawyer? Who will do Lou's defence? Who will use argumentation as a gun against the others in favor of Lou???" Meghan grips her hands into fists and smiles

"I know you and Kitty can handle it all, you girls even sent those bunch of dolls to vandalize their town....but my role, as a doll, is to also be a lawyer and I think I could do an easy job to help and discuss with the uglydolls!" She keeps on

Lydia just crosses her arms, listening further

Meghan closes her eyes and speaks up in a lower tone "I know why you decided to... Send other dolls to curse and vandalize their city, but with a trial in game, they could use aggression as something against us...and we don't need that! I can use words as a sword, I will protect Lou and I will defend him to help in our institute!"

"let me be Lou's Lawyer, I promise I won't disappoint.... I will follow the rules and will make a great job at using their OWN actions against them..we won't loose this game if I'm in it!" Meghan finished, reaching her hand out for a handshake

Lydia stays silent for some few moments, eyes drifting back and forth from Meghan's hands to her eyes... If it's a bad idea? Good idea? No idea... But Lydia knows that they don't have a real lawyer for Lou. Until then, their lawyer was Lydia herself... So putting a real doll with the Lawyer role to replace her? Sure...not that much of a terrible idea. What worst could happen?

"hmp, you got me..." Lydia answers. "You can be the Lawyer, I will talk to Kitty, you better not mess it up! And I won't shake your hand"

"oh! Uhm- sure!" Meghan steps back, grinning "I won't dissapoint! Thank you so much for the opportunity, Lydia~!" Meghan finished, winking and starting to turn around to head off.

Lydia, just replied with a head shake, moving backwards on her way to close the door... But before she can do it, Meghan points out, calling Lydia again "Oh! And.. I apologize, but what happened to Tuesday?"

Meghan's innocent eyes shining with curiosity, that won't pass through the back walls around that house, with Lydia gripping the door tightly and huffing out "that's..!! That's none of your business!!" And smacks the door close.

"oh?" Meghan mutters out

I wanna talk about how I think that Lou's view on love is very innocent and even childlike 🤔. Disclaimer: This isn't me trying to infantilize him. I want to try to analyze how his lack of experience due to being trapped in the institute shaped his perception on how love works

Now Lou is undoubtedly the oldest doll in the doll universe (that includes the Institute and UglyVille). We're not really sure when he was made, but he's supposed to be this golden American boy doll. Imo, he could've been created for 30 or even 50 years before the events of the movie. Lou was created for one purpose only: to help the other dolls pass the gauntlet and go to the Big World. He was surely the first doll who was taught about love because, in order to help the dolls pass, he needs to know how to keep their child from throwing the dolls away.

But he doesn't know about mutual love. Every doll has to be loved by a child, but every doll must love a child back. We see how Lou doesn't really harbor that mindset. An example is how he treats the pretty dolls:

He demands their love and crave their attention but doesn't give the same back. Because he only knows about taking but not giving. I mean, it's also because he never had anyone he can fully trust. So he couldn't give love to any other dolls (except for Ox before their breakup)

And I like to talk about a scene that always confuses me

Now, it could just be plot convenience, but for the sake of this analysis, let's assume this was on purpose. I always thought the reason Lou kicked the baby here is because he's truly has had enough and was too tired to deal with it. But, then I saw a tumblr post talking about how what if Lou actually didn't know he should've comforted the baby? I mean, isn't it the obvious answer? Yes, winning the gauntlet gives you the pass to go to the Big World, but the true purpose of a doll is to give love

So, then I thought, what if...he actually really didn't know. We even get to see Moxy's reaction here because from her expression, she thought that Lou would know this, right? Could the prototype who's spent years building a perfect image lost composure at the moment when it was needed the most? It was so easy for him to be manipulative again and comfort the baby, or, at the very least, not kick it. Also, he'd keep the dolls admiration for him if he didn't kick the baby, so even if he had lost, he still would've gotten some form of sympathy from them

And again, Lou is the first doll in the institute. He's their leader and is very old, so how come he doesn't know the most basic knowledge for a doll to know? Because he was never taught that

Now we're jumping into the realm of headcanon here for a bit to give more depth onto the story for the parts that lacked it. I think Lou was given a bunch of materials and books to help guide the dolls (or maybe just that one rule book, and it has everything). But it's missing the part where you have to love a child back.

NOW REMEMBER this is still headcanon territory. I know what the robots said at the end, "Love and compassion are the dolls true purpose" (honestly I hate the robots they don't make narrative sense sometimes and add more plot holes into the story but ANYWAYS) I think that's something that the robots kept from Lou or maybe didn't tell Lou because he didn't need to know? Cause he's not going to the Big World anyway. Again, this part bugs me so much, but okay, let's go back to canon territory

I think that physically and mentally, Lou is an old grandpa who acts like a child throwing a tantrum. Old people tend to become more childish the older they get (I know because my grandpa was like this). So no, I don't think that he's a child, I think the form of love that he understands and craves is one that a child would think.

Lou is also very emotional. Like- very. His love for Ox was so intense that he couldn't bear to keep him in the institute because of the fear and pain of letting him go to the Big World. Ironically, he abandoned him first before Ox could. AND ALSO, he never waited for Ox to get recycled. You're telling me that this mentally insane dude who threw Mandy and Moxy into the recycling didn't even wait to make sure that Ox even got to the recycling. REMINDER that the pipes lead to different places. What could Lou have gained from not waiting for Ox to get to recycle or even throw him in there himself? (It's cus he loved him, duh)

I read one of @0perfectimperfections0 's fics. Unfortunately, I forgot which one it is, but it's the one where Ox said to Mandy how Lou was the best kid he ever had (made me cry, btw). I really love a post UglyDolls movie idea that Ox knows that Lou doesn't understand love the way other dolls do, so he teaches him about it by sharing his experiences (and the others) in the Big World. Almost like a storytime. I don't think Ox sees Lou as his kid. I think Ox sees him as this old coot who's never been given a hug his whole life (or a kicked and abandoned puppy found on the streets)

Fun Segment: Lou's Sexuality (Headcanon)

"We'll meet each other again soon.

You'll be brand new!

You'll be perfect."