Stitch Team 4 ("The Fluffers")
Final stuffing and hug-testing.
"Fluff is a feeling."
Elf Teams and Departments
Every toy passes through many hands. Here are the teams who build, test, wrap and pack it, and the departments that keep the whole place running.
Leaked: the Elf Personnel Files. Heights, shoe sizes, cocoa orders and official stats for 24 elves. Compliance would like everyone to stop reading them.
Workshop teams
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The Sanding Circle
Sanding, smoothing, apologizing.
"Again, but gentler."
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Mane Brigade
Mane brushing, horn polishing, glow calibration.
"Glow responsibly."
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Circuit Choir
Wiring, testing, singing to the circuits.
"If it hums, it's happy."
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The Spine Society
Binding, gluing, read-alouds.
"Every book deserves a good spine."
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The Bounce Committee
Bounce certification for every ball in the building.
"Insufficient boing."
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Containment Unit 7
Glitter handling, crayon sharpening.
"Contain the sparkle."
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The Riddle Cellar
Puzzle cutting, riddle proofreading.
"The answer is always in the question."
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The Snap Squad
Brick sorting, instruction-booklet proofreading.
"Click means correct."
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The Hemline Society
Doll outfits, tiny furniture, dollhouse wiring.
"Small things, done properly."
Departments
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Quality Assurance
Final checks before wrapping.
"Checked twice. Then once more, for luck."
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Ribbon Engineering
Bow geometry and ribbon tension.
"A bow is a promise."
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Sleigh Loading & Ballast
Packing the sleigh, balanced to the gumdrop.
"Balanced to the gumdrop."
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The Night Shift
Overnight production in every workshop.
"Quiet hands, bright lanterns."
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Office of Compliance
Memos, forms and worrying.
"Per Form 27-B…"
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The Intake Desk
Logging every letter.
"RECEIVED WITH JOY."