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I just had a thought....the toys in playtime are all hungry because the factory has been closed for years and food is running short, and if we're assuming that the size of the toy plays into how much food they need to sustain themselves, the bigger bodies surely need more food than a small toy would since the bigger bodies would have bigger digestive tracks
With that in mind: can you imagine the restrain Doey must have had to put himself through when he took charge of Safe Haven to not snap and go on a starving rampage?? Like- he's in an environment where he is surrounded by smaller toys. It would be too easy for Doey to just...grab them, kill them, eat them, it's not like the smaller toys can fight back
Doey has the strength to crush them like a plastic bottle, and he is so hungry, so hungry it's painful. The smaller toys in Safe Haven surely wouldn't notice if one of them just disappeared, and it wouldn't be difficult...but they trust him. They know how powerful Doey is, they know Doey could overpower them, but they trust him
They smile at him, laugh with him, wish him safety when he leaves Safe Haven to scout for supplies. They try to share the small amount of food they have with him, they lower their guard around him. They feel safe to sleep near him, trusting him to protect them
Imagine Doey being in constant pain cuz he's so hungry, training himself to hide it all behind a smile cuz he can't let it show to the little ones that he's in pain