central other people who work at the same animal boarding place she works at, people with pets that stay there overnight or just come in for grooming, co-workers from assorted jobs she's gotten fired from before, other natives who went to school in the bronx for forever friendships, another mad scientist to accidentally set some stuff on fire with, and is the person who wanted a gallagher type family a few days ago still out there? me and dunno are here for it so please step forward