*waits for everyone to wake up from the shock-faint*
Waaaaaay back in 2007ish, Megumi, my very first Obitsu ever, was stolen from me. Somebody lifted her carrying case probably thinking it was a purse or something, so I lost her and all of her stuff all in one go. I looked and looked but never found her. (I checked the dumpster behind my workplace for DAYS.) I got a replacement for her--after all, the doll is the personality, not the hunk of plastic, for me--but I couldn't replace the head because it was no longer in production and the doll that made her was suddenly collectible and three figures. For what I would have to spend to replace Meg's lost head, I could buy a resin doll. >.< So I purchased a new Barbie with the same mold, but it was never quite right. It was too big (yes, I know, Cherry's head is ginormous, but that's beside the point), the hair was wrong, and the color was too pale for normal Obitsu and too dark for OB white. >.< But I had my Megumi back, so I coped.
Last night in Wally World I saw a relatively inexpensive doll, but her skin was faultless, very pale, the head was about the size of an Obitsu head, and she was almost the spitting image facepaint-wise of Meg's long-lost head.
Did I snatch it up? Pshyeah!
A quick switch, a little restyle of the hair, and there she is, my long-lost darling. The only thing missing is the bangs, but I like the way she looks as is. She looks even more like the lead character in her favorite manga (the one Ghaleon sent her oh so long ago that she still treasures).
This almost makes up for the chilling discovery of non-articulated Fashionistas.
I am a very, very happy Emby. And I'm bonding with my first girl again. <3
PS: Don't feel bad for Riri. Not only is she not jealous, she's thrilled that I'm connecting with Megumi again. And never fear, the pink-haired one still rules my heart.
Her hair reminds me on the nose of the manga character Alita...not sure why, I'm thinking it's the face. 
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