one time i lost the doll that was meant to be the mom for the doll family, so in order to account for this massive plothole in my otherwise beautifully crafted story, i acted out a scene where the phone in the dollhouse kitchen starting ringing and the older daughter went to go pick it up. when she answered, it was her mom on the other end saying she was trapped inside a volcano and couldnt go back to the house. and then the daughter just went like "oh ok" and hung up. 10/10 world building, hollywood could never.