I wish I had lady-friends like your Bestie, who would buy me dolls as gifts, Hanna. He’s a very lucky man.
I am pretty sure that you do. You just have to figure out who and then have the right bait and good story.
You see, my bestie has all of his doll stories in print form and shows them to people to critique. If a person takes interest and say something like "Wow dolls. That's so cool. Can I come over to see them sometime?" then the bait has worked. Then when they see me for the first time, My bestie doesn't say anything. Acts like it's no big deal. Most of the time, their first comment is, "Wow, she's cute." I obvious they want to know more so my bestie says something like, Oh that's Hanna. She's a game store fugitive." Most women have been in a game store and have seen the life-sized female fantasy/superhero figures. This worked particularly well when I was dressed as M3GAN. Then it became, "Oh. I see that you been to Sprit Halloween." without me having to say anything.
Well, you heard the expression Hidden in Plain Sight. The phrase encapsulates the idea of something being overlooked despite its obvious presence
. It works beautifully.