Montana Starr

Montana Starr is a major character in the "Maternal Matrimony" series, being the best friend of its protagonist, Carlton Kristain, and like him a rejuve. There is a special bond between the two of them, since in her previous adulthood she was suffering from deadly Kelvaron radiation poisoning and was treated for it by Carlton, at the time a Starfleet medical officer, who risked his own life—and ended up needing three rejuves to recover from the radiation's effects, just as she did—in order to save hers.

Physiologically Montana is marginally older than Carlton, being five years and ten months old when first appearing as a character in "Comrades-in-Rejuves," although she's referred to briefly in the previous story, "Skyward Bound." She serves as his close companion, confidant and comforter, seemingly believing that he can do very little wrong—a concept clearly not shared by most of the other females in his rejuved life—and usually being upset when he ends up being spanked for various reasons. Her affectionate form of address for him is "sweet boy," which pretty much sums up her supportive and caring attitude toward him—however, she isn't a wimpy child. (His form of address to her, besides "Mon," is "lovely lady," indicating his admiration and fondness for her.) Physically she's quite attractive, with curly brown hair and a pretty face. Her character is loosely modeled after that of Jessica Peterson in the "Seth Stories", in that she's sweet and supportive toward the protagonist, a male rejuve who's slightly younger than herself.

Montana is also friends with Greta Jurgensen, who like Carlton and herself is in Miss Katrina Kemp's kindergarten class on Starbase Seventeen. She lives with her guardian Amanda Starr, whom she calls her aunt, and she has an adult cousin (Bryan Starr) who's a local entrepreneur on the space station.

Civilian (non-military) characters/families living on Starbase Seventeen have the last names of National Football League quarterbacks from the 1960s-70s period; Montana and her other family members are named after Bart Starr (Green Bay Packers).