# Starpaws continuity and canon sheet

**Status:** local review draft  
**Scope:** Seasons One and Two  
**Disclosure:** Starpaws is original fictional IP. AI-assisted imagery, voice, and editing are used.

## Core premise

Starpaws follows a crew of labradoodle astronauts whose serious space missions are constantly redirected by ordinary dog behavior, curiosity, and loyalty.

## Crew

- **Captain Waffle:** mission-first captain; cautious when the crew is at risk, but emotionally pulled by mysteries involving the ship's past.
- **The navigator:** curious, snack-oriented, and willing to investigate before permission arrives. Their curiosity creates forward motion rather than random incompetence.
- **The crew as a unit:** sincere, affectionate, and visually readable through amber-cyan suits, practical ship controls, and expressive dog behavior.

## Season One canon

1. **Asteroid Belt Bath Time** — the crew turns a zero-gravity bath into a comet-cleaning accident.
2. **The Red Button** — the crew confronts the irresistible danger of a glowing control.
3. **First Contact, Second Nap** — contact begins while the captain sleeps, establishing that kindness and absurdity coexist.
4. **The Quietest Alarm** — a squeaky toy triggers a quiet alarm and points toward a deeper ship mystery.

## Season Two canon

1. **The Map That Barked** — the hidden navigation system reveals a route to a forbidden blue moon.
2. **The Moon Has Rules** — the moon has a breathable valley, rules written in light, and one missing rule.
3. **Return Address Unknown** — a silver collar arrives without a sender and matches the route the crew has not taken yet.
4. **The Collar's First Name** — the blue moon reveals a pre-mission identity and sends the crew toward home.

## Resolved questions

- The Season One alarm was connected to a genuine navigation mystery.
- The blue moon has been tracking or recognizing the crew.
- The silver collar is a personal key, not merely an alien delivery.
- The immediate Season Two arc resolves with the destination: **home**.

## Deliberately unresolved

- Who gave Captain Waffle the pre-mission identity?
- What does “home” mean: a planet, a memory, or a place the crew has forgotten?
- Why does the moon recognize the Starpaws crew?
- What is the missing third rule?

## Visual rules

- Amber-cyan practical lighting across ship interiors.
- Blue-moon scenes use luminous blue environments and restrained alien geometry.
- Dogs remain expressive and physically playful even when the framing is cinematic.
- No third-party franchise characters, logos, or borrowed worldbuilding.

## Review gate

- [ ] Watch the 141-second review reel in order.
- [ ] Confirm the blue-moon mystery tracks without reading the dossiers.
- [ ] Confirm Episode 04 feels like a payoff, not only another cliffhanger.
- [ ] Check phone-size readability of posters and pages.
- [ ] Decide whether Season Three should answer one major question or deepen the mystery.