Ally was grateful that Amy's idea of punishment was to force her to sit quietly in a corner for a "time-out." Well, she was just a child after all. What did Ally expect? Still, she was glad that was all that Amy did to punish her.
While Ally waited out her punishment facing a blank white wall, Amy made preparations for their "playtime" behind her. Amy gathered up some of her other dolls and set them around a small table, preparing an imaginary tea party. She took great care to select the right clothes for each doll. Although Ally didn't relish the idea of anyone dressing her, she did wish that Amy had at least given her something to wear. She felt uncomfortable sitting nude on the floor. But Ally guessed that maybe it was part of her punishment. Or maybe Amy just didn't think it mattered - she was just a doll in Amy's eyes. What did it matter if her doll was dressed?
Ally could hear Amy playing with the dolls behind her. They were discussing what a 'bad dolly' Ally had been and how rude she had been to their kind host Amy. It reminded Ally a little bit of her own grade school days, when the girls would gossip about one another. Ally had to suppress her laughter. She had already pressed her luck with Amy when she tried to run away - she didn't want to make her angry again and earn an even worse punishment.
After all, Ally would need Amy's help and she needed to get on her good side. Ally realized that at her size it would be almost impossible to get back to the Chronivac and reverse the changes she had made. And with Jeff out of the picture - as he thought of her as just a toy - Ally decided that she would have to rely on Amy. So Ally decided to change tactics and came up with a new plan. She would play along with Amy, befriend her, then convince her to let Ally use the Chronivac. It wouldn't be too hard - a toy like that would be very tempting to a child.
But first came the hard part - she would have to play with Amy.
"Okay, Ally. Your punishment is over. Why don't you come over here and join your friends for some tea? I have just the perfect dress picked out for you to wear!" said Amy with some excitement.
Ally sighed, not looking forward to 'tea time' with Amy, much less playing the part of a vulnerable doll in her game. But what choice did she have? Ally put on her best fake smile for Amy, turned around, and jumped up to join the other dolls at the toy table.