I’m always struck by the strength and range of personalities in my dolls’ faces. From the still sadness of Camellia,

Camellia drops her ballgown into the ocean

to Ester’s inscrutable wide-eyed stare:

each one brings their own history and their own future.

But only one of them possesses the natural loyalty and grit of a hero

I marvel that something so small can have such a complex vibe. Much as I love Buu from Mudoll, she’s far more of a one-note character compared to Jinjur from Aimeraidoll. Buu (Cosette, in this story) transmits on a single wavelength of trust and sweetness, while Jinjur (Mathilde, here) has that complex mix of expecting that the world will be cruel, without sinking into cynicism.

This week, Jinjur will get a chance to display her heroic chops when Buu wakes up on the streets with a high fever.