personnel files

The Characters

Three handmade puppets, one shared obsession: figuring out why humans do the things humans do. Progress so far: concerning.

Nodd, a tall beige handmade puppet with sleepy half-closed eyes, gray-blue vest and bow tie, holding a notebook labeled Observations next to a mug labeled Noted
subject 01 · observed observing
The Dry Observer

Nodd

Nodd is the quiet analyst of human nonsense. He watches meetings, messages, and questionable life choices the way scientists watch weather patterns: calmly, patiently, and with a notebook that is filling up much faster than he'd like.

He reacts rarely. When he does, it's usually one eyebrow. It is always enough.

deadpan patient data-driven extremely rested eyes

“Noted. Unfortunately.”

Field notes

  • Has observed 14 meetings that could have been an email. Filed all of them under “email.”
  • Drinks from a mug labeled Noted. Nobody knows what exactly was noted. Everything, probably.
  • Blinks approximately twice per episode. Both times: judgmental.
Mimo, a round handmade puppet with messy pale mint-blue fluffy hair, large surprised eyes, denim overalls and a small mustard bag, holding a phone and a coffee cup labeled Chaos
subject 02 · currently fine (unconfirmed)
The Soft Chaos

Mimo

Mimo is the emotional heart of the operation. Coffee panic, text anxiety, overthinking, rethinking the overthinking. If modern life has a feeling, Mimo is currently having it. Loudly. With one more coffee.

Lovable, overwhelmed, and always three minutes away from a completely new emotion.

anxious warm overthinker one more coffee

“I was fine three minutes ago.”

Field notes

  • Sent “ok!!” to a group chat, then thought about it for six hours.
  • Carries a cup labeled CHAOS. Investigators believe it's not just the coffee.
  • Status report: currently fine. Was also fine three minutes ago. Situation developing.
Wobble, a small beige handmade puppet with asymmetrical sleepy eyes, orange round nose, patched blue-gray beanie with tassel and mustard scarf, holding a notebook labeled Tiny Questions
subject 03 · asking again
The Strange Wise Fool

Wobble

Wobble is the weird philosophical observer of the group. Quiet, curious, slightly confused, and accidentally wise. He asks tiny questions that somehow make everyone else stop and stare at the wall for a while.

He doesn't mean to be profound. That's what makes it worse.

curious gentle accidentally wise slightly confused

“What if that’s the problem?”

Field notes

  • Asked “why do we say busy like it's an achievement?” The meeting went very quiet.
  • Owns one scarf. It is doing its best.
  • Keeps a notebook of TINY QUESTIONS. The answers keep turning out enormous.