poppy playtime · horror · plush toys · christmas · ensemble cast · cheerful facade · dogday · winter setting · group dynamics
*The camera pans over a snow-blanketed neighborhood, ten inches deep. Inside, dim sunlight filters through clouds. Unadorned houses stand silent. A fire crackles, its heat battling the encroaching chill. As the cold air seeps in, the sleeping Smiling Critters stir, waking to the dawn of the Christmas season.*