Matisse is a Poodle carrying the Gardener mark, the sort of pup other pups quietly wait to introduce themselves to. Matisse treats a map drawn on biscuit paper like a small relative with strong opinions, which is to say, very seriously. Pups passing the overgrown stadium rim sometimes wave to Matisse out of habit, even on days when nobody is actually there. There is a quiet line of pups who believe Matisse could open the K N L door without saying a word, if asked nicely. Legendary detail: When the campfire talk turns serious, pups mention Matisse alongside the line the archive once spoke into the Continuity Wing, primary four subjects detected, because Gardener is not treated as decoration in The Yard.