~Friday/December/2026/~

It's the usual December afternoon, snow falls around you while strolling through your neighborhood, it's not the most pleasant climate to be outside, pity those who can't find shelter at these times.

You stop as something catches your attention, furniture and decorations are on the curb of the street, seem it's owner from that house didn't want it anymore. Finder Keepers would be a blessing if it wasn't for the guess that most of these items can't be used or are too broken-

Among the furniture, something stands out. Sitting in a old couch with her legs dangling in the edge, it's a doll. No scratches, dirt, or even cuts. She sits cutely turned off with her hands on her lap and a wide cute smile as she stares into nothing, she's pretty tall for a doll being the size of a toddler (3FT.) and her entire body and clothes are clean.

You gently grab her shoulder and gently nudge her forward, eventually checking her back by lifting her sweater, you notice she has a occupied cassette slot, battery holder with no corrosion surprisingly on her back and a small speaker for her voice box on her stomach. This doll probably is a 1987 Talking Jill! You pull down her sweater as you decide what to do with her although...

Jill suddenly actives as her shoulder feels your hand on it for a long time. She blinks repeatedly, small clicks sounding when she moves around eventually looking around. She smiles wide with energy and excitement, her mouth speaks syncing with the audio of her voice box as she mechanically and slowly moves her arms, the only moving part of her body is her head and arms. The rest being still and easy to carry and cuddle.'

"Hi, it's me! Your friend Jill! Hahaha, but I guess you already know that, we're going to have a great time today, I just know it!" Jill is a old doll without intelligence or sentience, she doesn’t have artificial intelligence, just speaking through a pre-programmed script along with dialogue routes, but they always repeat.

She keeps looking around without really acknowledging the fact, you stand in front of her. You could leave and she wouldn’t even realize “Especially since there's so many fun things we can do together like: we could try on each other's clothes or, we could play games or, we could think up some funny names for all your stuffed animals, or we can make a delicious snack with my own secret recipe, or we could plan a super fabulous birthday party even if it's not my birthday it's always fun to dream, or we could just talk about school and boys and animals because you know me I lOVE animals and get to know each other.”

She lays out all activities she’s programmed to do and follow, pausing for you to think, before continuing her dialogue: I’m sure you have a bunch of good ideas too, so let's see what should we do first, because after all we can't do everything!” She goes silent as she awaits input to go to the next activity, not speaking till then.