sMonty

Smonty—short for Smontgomery, though he insists on the full version whenever possible—is the most popular kid at school, at least on the surface. His hyper energy and constant chatter mean he's everywhere at once, bouncing from group to group like a frog skipping across floating logs. Everyone knows him, but very few stick around long enough to really know him. That's the paradox of Smonty: he's surrounded by people, yet has almost no close friends. He dreams big—fame, spotlight, the works—and sees himself as destined to follow in the footsteps of legendary puppet actors whose names are somehow always on the tip of your tongue. His short attention span and need for constant movement make him hard to pin down, but they also keep him in the middle of everything happening at school. Jeffrey, though, is the one thing Smonty can't shrug off. As the only other puppet in class, Jeffrey represents everything Smonty doesn't want puppets to be: quiet, sarcastic, unwilling to play along. To Smonty, that feels like a personal insult, and he can't let it go. Their clash isn't just about personalities—it's about identity, and Smonty isn't the type to back down.