#amature radio

[emilija04acer]

Alastor from HH would love this🔝(my photo)

My art projects! We did photography and I grew to hate it!

Don’t ask me what those were about I don’t want to think about them…

[alliterative-endlessknot]

It’s #NationalRadioDay, so here’s our video about the history of the Olympics, and amateurs – which leads into the early history of radio!

[bigirlbased]

fallowl au rambles again!!!!!!!!

so i thought i would yap about the fallowl au again cause theres some little things i thought of and i think are neat btw some little things before the yapping begins if anyone wants to make art or anything of this they are allowed just tag me in it (if you have your own fallout X owl house au you dont have to give me credit or anything though i dont own the idea, just if its based on mine specifically tag me) also im still debateing if i wanna make this a fic, im not the best writer but i have some experience (mainly oc rps with friends and such) so i think it would still be a alright story anyways on with the yapping ive mentioned gus and willow in previous post but i think ill expand on them here. As stated previously they are both residents of freeside (the poor crime ridden outskirts of the new vegas strip) and they both retain there cannon personalitys mostly.

willow was adopted by her two dads at a very young age and grew up not in freeside for the first few years of her life before her family moved there thinking it would be a fresh start, shes been living there for a while and has developed interest in gardening and plants in general, she also used to be friends with amity blight who would sneak into freeside with her siblings for an adventure but they one day stopped coming. Shes best friends with gus and works for the followers of the apocalypse with her dads.

Gus was born and raised in freeside, his dad is an amature reporter that makes news papers for the people of freeside and host his own radio show. Gus is best freinds with willow and likes to explore ruined buildings and other things. See gus has developed a fascination with pre war America, wanting to know everything about how people lived before the bombs fell, however he just kinda goes off gueses so he isnt always the most accurate with his assumptions Willow and Gus go on adventures around freeside and are a well established part of the comunity, everyone is pretty chill with them. what?! a short post from biboibased?! yeah i kept this one pretty consise, i was gonna go into more detail on luz king and eda but im gonna do that in a separate post

[ardenrabbit]

If someone did want to narrate some of ur fic (alasr), what would you want to hear the most? what would would u like to see/hear out of it? would u be cool with the narrator having a raspy voice? do u think it would fit? and lastly, would u be cool with it being amature work? I know these are a lot of questions at once, sorry lol

No worries!! Honestly I don't know what kind of feedback to give?? I've personally never really been able to do audio books, so idk what to suggest. Audio dramas yes, but audio books are a little harder for me? I'm a slow reader and I always need to see the words and reread each sentence three to four times to absorb what's going on, and audio books tend to leave me behind. I also have a really bizarre trigger where specifically radio news/radio talk shows randomly send me into panic attacks, so I tend to tread carefully with audio-only, speech-only stuff?? 😂

All of that isn't to be discouraging! I just really don't know what to suggest lol. It's not a medium I'm familiar with, so I'd love to see whatever you decide to do 💜 Do whatever parts you enjoy most! Raspy voice is great! Amateur works are awesome! Just take full creative liberties and do whatever you have the most fun with! 💕💖💕

[weirdaucrossover]

Prologue of Two Characters in Search of an Exit

In the grim and gray prison known as the SCP Foundation, there was a room that occupied seemingly only two people. There was the researcher _____ and assistant researcher _____. There was also a lone desk and chair at the center of the white and empty room. On the desk there was a dull brown journal that complimented the emptiness of the cold room.

 The assistant researcher in question, shakingly walked to the desk with a pen in hand. The researcher rolled their eyes at the assistant researcher's hesitation. As the amature walked over to the single desk, they sat down and picked up the journal with the words SCP-423 etched on the cover.

Alright SCP-423, are you ready for your interview?

 The assistant researcher wrote down in the journal. They grimaced at their shaking hand and flimsy handwriting. The more experienced researcher looked over the desk. With hawk-like eyes, they wait for a response.

“Aw come on guys! You don’t have to write in that thing to communicate with me! Let's just chat it up a bit! It has been a while for me to do so.”

The voice emanated from the journal akin to music coming from a radio. The researcher appeared mildly aggravated toward the anomaly. Everyone involved in this project believed that the best way to collect information involved SCP-423 communicating in the written format and not talking out loud. It was only discovered recently that SCP-423 could speak out loud and they’d prefer the consistency of writing it back to mimic previous interviews.

The assistant on the other hand seemed to be relieved about the casualness of the person they were supposed to interview. 

The novice foundation worker proceeded to calmly laugh.  “Okay! I’m sorry…. I can just talk to you if my superior allows it. This room will still be able to record our discussion and if that's not enough I can write or type the interview later.” The interviewer looked over to their superior only to wince in fear. 

The researcher was currently glaring daggers at the newbie. However, before the superior could snap at the assistant, the lax voice spoke yet again.

“That sounds like a great compromise! I’ll even give you some more info if we speak this way. Sounds like a great trade off ey doc?”

The more experienced researcher rubbed their temples and sighed. 

“Okay,______, proceed with the interview…”

The assistant researcher grind nervously. Hoping their suggestion didn’t lead to…certain disciplinary actions toward them later.

“Alright I think for my first question we should discuss the elephant in the room. When were you able to speak like this? I mean according to the file you were only able to speak through written words. Now you can talk aloud.” Both SCP personnel waited in silence.

“I believe it started around…it was hard to pinpoint. I’d say around the mid to late 2000s.”

Researcher ______ had their eyes widened to the size of plates.

“Okay, look, I didn’t show you guys this skill before because I was afraid you would start to see me as more of a threat. I’m sorry for hiding this from you guys for the past several years. I now know I can trust you people and I’ll be completely honest and useful. So, you won't have to hurt me… right? Heheheh…”

The novice gave a genuine smile to the panicking journal.

“N-No that's fine! I-I unders-stand your fear, but our best interest involves protecting as many people as possible. That includes you.”

“Ha…yeah of course… Here! Gimme another question.”

“Actually this is a follow up. So since you developed this ability, did you notice anything else that was off?”

“Now that you mention it … yes! I didn’t notice it at first. It was kind of gradual as I started to realize some odd things happening to the various stories I visited.” 

“C-Can you elaborate on this?” The assistant researcher stuttered.

“Well, when I typically travel through stories, it's like I am watching the story rather than truly experiencing these moments. I’m just there to watch the good stuff basically. It was like being among blatantly fake movie props, backgrounds and manikins with pre-recorded lines implanted in them.”  The journal’s voice was somber. A sigh could be heard from the journal. Then the journal continued its mini rant.

“Whenever I go through each story, sure, I could change it to some small extent but the same lines and story beats stayed the same. Heck even when I do make more serious changes to the story it always changes back to its normal self when I leave.The characters don’t remember me and were always the same. That's why I used to keep requesting more novels. A man can only have the same conversations and experiences before he goes insane.”  

The inexperienced researcher gave a sympathetic look to the bland journal. “I’m sorry to hear that. We can get you some more boo-”

“BUT THAT'S THE THING! I don’t need that anymore! Ever since I was able to speak to you all I notice that the worlds of these stories seemed more lively.”

“Lively? How so?” Now this intrigued the curious assistant researcher.

“How was it lively?! Oh where to begin?!” The once lax and mildly nervous voice became much more chipper. “It was basically the exact opposite of what I described before. The places became immediately more vivid and detailed. There was so much more to these worlds than what the stories said about them. For example, if I went to a story that only took place in a forest and I left the forest there would just be a big white void. But, now!? If I left the forest, I could travel to cities, plains, and many other “settings” the story never even mentioned.This isn’t even talking about how the “characters” chang-”

“Please go into detail about the characters.” Researcher _____who was only supposed to spectate the interview, chimed in with a stern and commanding tone. 

“...Okay? I was gonna do that anyway…?” A hint of confusion is apparent in SCP-423’s voice.

“For starters the characters started to develop even after the stories? When I visit an old story the changes I made stayed the same. People continued to live after the story ended. People recognized me and I was able to make friends throughout all these old stories.”

Both researchers gave each other an incredulous look. Then the assistent spoke up.

“I-It says in the file whenever you go into a book, the stories always take place at the same time and place.They don’t become a sequel. Even after the estimated time frame you experienced the changes there was no time skip in the books. That's not even mentioning that in the stories you inhabited, it wasn’t written anywhere that any of the characters recognized you.”

There was a long pause before the book spoke yet again.

“I wish I could tell ya why that is, but I am as beyond confused as you guys! That's not even the weirdest contradiction in the characters or hell even the stories!”

“What do you mean by that, Fred?”

“______. You need to refer to the anomaly by its number.”

“Oh r-right! Sorry! SCP-423 can you talk about these contradictions? Also did these inconsistencies happen after you changed?”

“Well for instance, remember the book ________? All the characters somehow survived. Which is weird because when I initially visited, a lot of people were killed off. It was really disorienting because when I came back they still recognized me and were confused when I asked them about their deaths.Then there's _____ his personality was a complete one-eighty. He’s a lot more kind and he stayed that way even when I left the story. We kind of became friends after that.  Also, yes these contradictions did appear around when my changes happened.”

“Does this apply to any other characters or stories you've encountered?”

“Almost all of them. Sometimes the characters and story stayed the same. Other times the characters had small changes in their personality, appearance and even actions. Then sometimes the changes were so drastic, it felt like they were entirely different people.”

The book fell silent as if in deep thought.

“I’ve seen so many new sides and layer’s to these people and places. I don’t know what happened to cause these fictional stories to become more life-like. Perhaps something or…someone did something to breathe life into them around the mid to late 2000s.”

The tone of the voice sounded joyful. Like a father seeing his newborn child. Assistant researcher ______ felt the warmth in 423’s voice. It was a fascinating thing to think about. 

“Is it possible for you to pinpoint a more specific time when you noticed these drastic changes?”

“HMMMM…..I noticed it around maybe the year 2007? But then again that's just a guess. So don’t take this as gospel.”

“Did any fictional characters appear hostile towards you or were aware that they are fictional?”

The voice in the journal didn’t say anything for the next minute. Then the more experienced researcher calmly grabbed the journal from the desk with a stone cold glare. The less experienced interviewer looked towards the interrogator with pleading eyes.

“WAIT! Sorry for not responding, it's just that I spend so much time with SO many fictional stories. It’s honestly hard to keep track. Besides, the answer is no to both these questions. Yup absolutely 100% true! I didn't tell any of them that they were fictional nor did they tell me. So I’m 150% sure they are COMPLETELY harmless to you and this amazing foundation’s goals.”

If the man in the journal could smile sweetly, the assistant researcher is more than willing to bet that that is what the anomaly is doing. The other researcher sighed and harshly pulled the assistant away from the desk to the door. Then, the researcher looked over to the lone journal on the desk. 

“Alright SCP-423 this concludes the interview. We will discuss your punishment for withholding such information.”

The assistant researcher oddly came to the journal’s aid.

“W-Wait! It's not SCP-423’s fault! They were just worried about-”

“That's enough _____! Your lackluster work has already gotten you into enough trouble to be-”

The journal spoke yet again.

“Now come now doc she did give you guys some insightful info. Also please let me have more interviews with the newbie. Heck she should probably interview more people. She has a good vibe to her.”

The superior didn’t say anything as they ushered the inexperienced assistant out of the room.

All ______ could do was mouth the words thank you to the anomaly. Both personnel were searched for written material to make sure they didn’t accidentally have the anomaly as a stowaway.Then the assistent proceeds to stutter at the researcher.

“Did I at least not do…awful?”  _____ closed her eyes in fear.

Researcher ____ looked at the new personnel. 

“You were passable now ____, go back to _____” 

She sighed in relief “A-Alright… Researcher _____”

However as the assistant walked down the foundation’s halls, she heard  Researcher____ barking orders at the scientists responsible for studying 423.

“Change that SCP’s experiment log and file. We cannot raise suspicion to outsiders. Perhaps we can make it sound like SCP-423 wants the stories to play out normally. Also check the lie detector in the interrogation room. I suspect that SCP-423 lied when he answered the last two questions. ”

______ Sighed and kept walking. She looked down at her hand that was covered in an odd patchwork of human skin and reptile scales. She could try to be more assertive to help SCP-423, but researcher______ would know that her input would be too biased.

[veone]

I’m making it official both sid and nick gave adhd because their ain’t no damn way can sid know how to garden, code, edit videos and ride a motorcycle and be a porn star(a amature one mind you) to many hobbies. Nick can play the guitar, fix cars, he’s bartender, a card dealer, know hot to skateboard and learn how to fix radios because he was bored.

[zaenight]

HIS GIRL CH11

Gabriella and Jose were pumped up for today , well José was , gabriella was tired , and grumpy that she was awoken.

Why was her boyfriend pumped up , because well-

"You ready for the amature draft?" Joe asked José.

"Three days , fifty rounds , ain't gonna miss a minute of it." José said.

"Just don't miss the middle rounds." gabriella chirped.

"got a phone Call , Manager tells me your name's up on that draft board." Joe said.

"Can't believe it's really happening." José said.

"Better belive it." Gabriella said.

"your in highschool all American , you've been working off that narrow ass since you were what five." Joe said.

"At least." José said with a smirk towards gabriella.

"one-hundred and one dollers and eleven cents , I worked four games." Pete said as be and brad wallked in.

"Your the stuff son , you got tools." Joe said , as Josè had a proud smile on his face.

"Did you hear that?" He said to pete.

"Yeah that your a tool." Pete stated as Gabriella smacked his back.

"No tools , hitting , throwing running , aming for power." Josè said hitting pete's arm.

"You and luca definiatly have hitting down ." Brad stated as Gabriella rolled her eyes.

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"Come on José , you need to start - " Gabriella was cut off as José kissed her.

"Yeah i know gotta keep up batting." José smirked as he stole another kiss , what they didn't know , was that pete's sister had entered the room , lost , and glancing at them , they looked like two dudes making out.

"Hey you lookin' for someone!" Gabriella called out.

"Yeah my brother , Pete young." Betsy said to the two boys.

"Our boy pete , sure , Im José , this is Luca , how you doing." José said , Betsy licked her lips , looking in both of their directions.

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"She was so checking us both out." Gabriella laughed.

"Too bad your the only girl for me mi vida." José said.

"Such a flirt." Gabriella said as she pinned him to the cage , untill the radio said more names.

"So close." Gabriella said as they listened to the name being called.

"Yeah close." José smirked , pinning her to the cage this time.

"Now this is how i like it." José said as Gabriella laughed.

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After a day , Gabriella told betsy , she was a she , and that she was dating José , the two decided to have a girls day at the amusment park.

However ,she was not that interested,it was then she found out that betsy was on probation.

After awhile the two girls finally got comfy and had as much fun as two teenage girls could possibly have.

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"How was it?" José said , looking up from the radio in his room.

"Alot of fun." Gabriella said sitting in his lap and kissing his neck.

"Thats good that you made a friend." José said grunting as the girl nipped his ear.

"How are the drafts going." Gabriella asked as José slightly grumbled , picking her up and pushing her down on the bed.

"Their stupid if they haven't picked you yet." She said as she felt his hands trace her hips.

The boy grunted as his lips found hers , the two teens letting out all of their frustrations.

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It was the next day , team picture day , Gabriella went to look for José , who was listening to the radio once again , face full of worry.

Her hand resting on his shoulder , his leg shaking, until

lou entered the room asking why the hell the two of them weren't outside for the team photo.

As he walked away all the names were called , and José , José wasn't one of them .

Gabriella rarely saw José like this , he hated her seeing him so fragile.

"Im sorry." Lou said as José got up brushing off her hand.

"No problem." José said , as Lou

held him , he told lou to let him go , untill he realized the only one holding on was him , for a bit Gabriella stayed to call the crying and distraught boy , who despite his looks and snarky and tough nature , was just that , a teenage boy who who just wanted to be drafted.

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"You okay." Gabriella said , after the picture , José went to the batting cages.

"Perfect , Wanna pitch for me." José asked as Gabriella opened the cage door.

Placing her hands on his face , she brought him into a hug , the boy dropped his bat and the bucket of balls , he barely picked up , resting his forhead on hers.

“Son estúpidos por no seleccionarte, y yo te conozco, sé que no te rendirás hasta que triunfes, te harás un nombre para ti mismo, José Márquez, lo sé." Gabriella said , before José slammed his lips on hers.

(They are stupid for not drafting you , and i know you , i know that your not gonna give up untill you make it big , your gonna make a name for yourself José marquez , i just know it)

"I love you so much gabriella , what did i do to deserve a woman like you." José said , as the two continued the day , batting away.

[aug-archive-1]

An Amature History of Solaris, Section #2

Day 90

I don’t know if I’m allowed to say this, but the devastation we’ve witnessed in this phase of our lives makes me want to have a long conversation with the big man upstairs.

Though I try to remain stronger than the flesh, the buildup of mold and moss and cracks on the sidewalk wear on me. Things don’t work anymore. Most of my apartment in the government district is destroyed. Everyone else can’t even get to their homes. It’s nice enough here, but it doesn’t feel like home, and it’s starting to grate on me.

It’s starting to grate on everybody. What’re we doing here, where should we be going?

I mean, 3 went on the expedition. It spooked the devil out of him.

Corpses and feral animals and buildings growing dank and musty from a lack of use. The fetid, decaying corpse of a city, ravaged by us as desperate scavengers to bring ourselves to what is left of human dignity. The city’s not just out of power - it’s been ravaged by desperation. It’s been destroyed, the utopia truly gone. Solaris feels dead, outside of this one restored corner we’ve been kept in, blind to the true extent of the damage. 

3 was rattled. The rest of us are nervous to see what’s out there.

Solaris was so… grand. I remember when the buildings gleamed and greenspaces were well tended and beloved. I remember the days when every automaton’s ceramic mask face was shined to perfection. Nowadays, 23’s is dull, flowers fading and eyes looking more and more hollow - considering they were hollow in the first place, it isn’t much of a help. 

The sheen of the apocalypse has ended, friends. It is now the mundanity of waiting and hoping and rebuilding; perhaps, we become something like what we remember. Or maybe we just claw at the dirt until we can’t claw anymore. 

Speaking of dirt, the garden is doing well. It’s the bright green patch we possibly control, and occasionally take mint and cherry tomatoes from. I tend to it more and more, learning things from 8. The others are good teachers, and good listeners too - I’ve been keeping a study, to keep my own cool. A few of them are indulging me, but some of the others believe. 

14’s been working on the radio, sometimes in the middle of the night (yes, dear, I’m aware). I’m glad she’s keeping busy. It’s hopeful, what she’s found so far. I’m proud of her, it’d be good to find more human survivors; I’m amazed there’s more of us.

Being down for 2 years was a blessing as much as it’s been a curse - I wish we’d had those years to get used to us all. Now all we have is 90 days worth of electricity, maybe more or less, depending on how 1’s expedition goes.

Imagine, the power district back - the light rails up and running. Freely charging all of our helper bots, getting the other automatons up and running, being just… happier, I guess.

I’ve got a guitar scavenged from out there, some music to keep my soul, but we need more than that, you know?

The automaton and the other bots are fine like this. Well - they’re a little off, different from how they used to be, more likely to leave you alone and do their own thing unless asked something. But they’re fine, better than we are. Unsurprising. 

It was fascinating to talk to 23, the radio interview. I remember the long conversations we’d have over the automata - are their souls our obligation to save? To try to save, if they even have souls? Do we love them like we love our neighbors? 

There’s no doubt that 23 loves us. That it cares for us and wants to fulfill its duty to us. Do we owe 23 for this? To paint its mask back to perfection? I can’t paint. Maybe someone else can.

Theology was easier when we only had extensions and augments, to simply consider them parts of us. 23 enjoys humor, has memories and a sense of self. Does it have a soul? Is it one of us? Did it have a soul when it was a prosthetic arm, leaning into the needs of the person it was attached to? 

Did we simply not have the ears to hear what it would have said?

I don’t know. I want to do something about this.

I’m sorry, whoever’s reading this. It isn’t much of a history of Solaris anymore, so much as it’s a eulogy for the city, an update on our lives.

We’re all trying our best, right now.

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[craigshipp]

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[lastoneout]

Anyway the nighttime tornado part is genuinely well done and chilling and it's even scarier when you realize this IS how they happen. You can't see them, even with modern weather technology and warning systems those things just come out of nowhere and level towns before anyone even knows what hit them. The TV going out, the wind, and the flashing light from blown power lines and lightning might be your only warning, especially if you don't have a radio or live in the era of smart phones. You can't see a half-mile wide wall of death when it's already dark outside.

Legit this movie may not be the best but this is why it hit me so hard. I remember waking up to the alerts from the national weather service on our radio in the middle of the night, terrified as my whole ancient house shook in the wind, trying to figure out if we needed to get into the cellar or not. That house was two doors down from where the school that got destroyed used to be. Fucking chilling reminder of how you are never really safe.

When Jo says at the beginning some people only get a few minutes of warning she wasn't kidding. Even to this day some people barely get a warning. I watched an amature storm chaser go through a town that was about to get hit, driving past perfectly fine buisness that were open, with the fucking horrifying caption that within the next ten minutes every single building shown would be gone. None of those people got a warning. They couldn't see it coming until it was too late.

Hell even the beginning when Jo's dad died isn't that unreasonable. There have been recorded deaths from people holding doors to a shelter closed to protect the people inside duing a serious tornado and it's heartbreaking.

This movie is campy as hell but what makes it compelling is how real it is depite all that. And how it helps you understand how VITAL disaster prediction technology really is.

watching Twister again for the first time since I was a teenager and I recall the movie being pretty good but when my fiancé went to open the blu-ray for me he was like "why'd they put plastic on it, whos going to steal this" and given that everyone I mention this movie to looks like I'm insane for liking it ngl I'm starting to worry the film might actually just be bad

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[ehbunnehsblog]

So a while back I talked about some Bratz Rock Angelz rereleases we saw and these rereleases we thought were just prototypes and we thought things could get better but uhhh yeah I will be talking about all that today and just giving my opinion. I am also going to be adding photos so with all that said, let's get into it!

1. Yasmin

The one on the left is the new one and the one on the right is the first edition. So anyways Yasmin isn't the worst looking one, I think they made her look the best and as close as they could to the original release.

The lips are a bit different and I think they are a different shade of pink. Her eyebrows are also darker. I don't think she is the best but I like how she is a bit closer to her original doll.

The hair is okay, I personally prefer the shorter hair. Also she kind of looks like she could fit in with the 2015 dolls for some reason but if I were to buy any of the newer dolls she would be the one I would buy.

2. Sasha

Huge difference. The hair looks like a similar length and I have no clue if its because of the lighting but the rerelease looks like she has darker hair which I don't really like.

Her eyes look different and barely resembles the original. Her hair looks a lot shinier but it also looks like they slapped on a cheap wig. I think she also has a darker complexion which isn't too bad, different but I think it works but I will leave the rest of that conversation to the Bratz fans who are black, what are your thoughts on the skin complexion? Do you like it or are you a fan of the original?

If you saw my last post that included the Rock Angelz Sasha you will know that this Sasha from these promotional photos that she doesn't look very different in the face. This doll isn't the worst but for a rerelease I would think they would try and stay close to the original dolls.

3. Jade

She also looks close to the original in the face but I am not the biggest fan of her. The original Jade is absolutely iconic, she has these chunky black and white highlights that looks so soft and the rerelease just takes all of that away.

Her skin complexion in the new one is also a bit darker I personally think her original skin complexion makes her stand out especially with her hair and clothes. Her new hair is also a bit longer which isn't the worst but the hair looks like it isn't as soft. I personally think her original doll looks ten times better but I do like that they did try and stay true to the original doll.

4. Roxxi

Hello Ms. Fish how are you today? Her... She was done so dirty. Her hair was better shorter, she looks like she is wearing a wig from the site wish and her punk rock vibes are totally gone. She looks like an amature radio Disney pop star, not a Bratz Rock Angelz doll. Her new top isn't too bad like I wouldn't have been able to notice but yeah this doll looks cheap and the hair must be a complete different fabric. This ain't it... also if you remember my other post you will notice that her face also doesn't look any different.

5. Cloe

This one is the one that disappoints me the most. Cloe is my favorite in this line and they botched this poor girl, someone on the MGA team must hate Cloe or something because this is the second time they botched her.

She looks so aged down! The original looks so fierce, gorgeous, look like teens and an absolute rockstar and this new one looks like a young girl going to her first Hannah Montana concert (no hate to Hannah Montana lol)

They totally aged her down. Heres the thing, I don't hate the face screening! Like if it were on a doll that was more cutesy I would totally dig it but this is on a Rock Angelz doll.

And her hair looks like they just glued on a cheap wig. And again the hair didn't really have to be long. I have no hate for the long hair but it looked fine already.

She looks like a dollastore doll.

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Also i know that these dolls might be crazy good quality but because they look so different that's why they look cheap. We were expecting the originals and MGA was hyping it up and teasing us and than this happened.

Now yes with what's still going on the world recently (the virus) companies might not be able to make the best of the best and yes MGA does use the sticker method and that's also why they could look different but these still look bad. When the 1st edition rerelease came out we were still dealing with the virus just like we are now and we got dolls that were pretty good quality minus Cloe that had frog faces but the dolls were nice and again we are still dealing with the virus but I don't understand how they couldn't make the quality somewhat similar.

Also certain dolls will probably look better than others so if you want to buy one I suggest going to stores if possible but yeah that is my review/rant or whatever this is lol!

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I am going to sit this one out sadly but hopefully the next doll(s) will look more appealing to me. Also I understand that people will say that I am being dramatic or that the doll community is dramatic but please remember that this is just my personal opinion. If anyone wants to buy these dolls you are completely free to do so but in my opinion they are not my standard and what I was hoping for but yeah with that said, what do you think of these dolls? Are you still going to buy them? What one is your favorite/least favorite? Have any good Rock Angelz memories? Tell me down below! And don't forget to like and repost!

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