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Martha: a human, from Earth. Martha is Tarin Mito's therapist and Motorcycle Guy's wife.
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Mito, Kade "Kadie": a kokirin, from Ui. Of all her siblings, Kadie is closest to Takaru--they're almost inseparable. She makes bizarre fashions statements (and bizarre statements in general), is self-confident and happily silly. She can also be very dangerous if she doesn't get her way. She gets along with Mitori and often dotes on Nizarah as if he were her baby brother, instead of older than her. She likes cute things and frivolity, and sock puppets.
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Mito, Karen: a human, from Earth. Before the whole alien situation, Karen had some kind of government job that probably didn't prepare her very well to be the Very Foreign Affairs liaison, even if it's not supposed to be a permanent appointment. Mostly her duties involve making sure Jitai eats and stuff.
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Mito, Mitori "Micky": a kokirin, from Ui. Mitori is better at protecting herself than her younger brother, Nizarah. Whenever possible she facilitates situations that allow both her and Nizarah's strengths to compliment each other (and make up for each other's weaknesses). Mitori finds herself drawn to the field of psychology, rather than physiology, and often her presence has a calming effect on those around her--an attribute sorely needed by her charges both at Feel Better and within her family.
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Mito, Mizarah "Zare": a kokirin, from Ui. The oldest brother of the Mito family, Nizarah is a quiet and introspective soul who feels more at home with nature, especially plants, than with people. Nizarah is a natural healer and his strange ability to heal with will alone alternately drives him to overdo himself trying to help and to become reclusive when this doesn't bring the desired results. The whole process leaves him weak and often ill. He becomes easily depressed and overwhelmed by the disparity between reality and how he feels reality *should* be. The Feel Better sanctuary for jitai is just the latest his and Mitori's many projects.
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Mito, Posai: a kokirin, from Ui. She is the youngest of the Mito family. Posai is withdrawn and easily upset. She likes to play with toys (sometimes subjecting them to violence) and often sleeps for long periods, almost comatose. Her older siblings take turns looking after her with a mixture of protectiveness and aprehension.
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Mito, Takaru: a kokirin, from Ui. Takaru is the younger brother of the Mito family, and the same age as Kade. He likes to see himself as wild and unpredictable, but he only lives up to that sometimes. He gets bored easily and often he and Kade scheme and cause little problems to relieve their restlessness. Takaru is very close with Kade (and closer still, briefly, with as many young ladies as he can charm), but is more distant towards Mitori and has often has to force camaraderie with Nizarah. If asked, he would probably list his main interests as alcohol, fast cars, and girls.
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Mito, Tarin: a human, from Earth. Tarin is the angsty and irritable teenager sister of Karen Mito. She lives with her sister and is forced to relocate when Karen becomes the VFA liaison. She has a crappy job at the same horrible fast food restaurant as Cody Ishrian.
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Motorcycle Guy: a human, from Earth. He's married to Martha.
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Sandy: a nian, from Nia. Sandy is the official leader of the Jackers organization, which was responsible for stealing Kokiro (and consequently setting it loose on the unsuspecting space-time continuum). She Sunny's bossy older sister.
Sunny: a nian, from Nia. Sunny is more frivolous and carefree than her older sister, Sandy (and cuter, too). Her devil's horns and tail are cosmetic implants--a short-lived fad among young girls in Nia. Though she is sometimes resentful of her sister's demands, she is unwaveringly loyal.
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Singer, Sudare: a tailimin, from Ui. Sudare is protective of, but often exasperated by, his brother Zouji. He is brave, and strong, and loyal. His main occupation is keeping Zouji out of trouble as the two of them embark on whatever mysterious errand Kuguick has sent them on. With the aid of a jitain gem on a ribbon, he can appear human.
Singer, Zouji: a tailimin, from Ui. Back at Singer's Warren, where Zouji and his brother, Sudare, grew up, Zouji looked after the tailimin pups in the warren's nursery. He is smaller than his brother and more agile (and sensitive), but he can be just as brave. He likes cute or silly things, friendly people, songs, and nursery rhymes.
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Singer, Kuguick: a tailimin, from Ui. The patriarch of Singer's Warren, Kuguick is responsible for much of Sudare and Zouji's upbringing. The brothers obey him without hesitation, though their respect for him seems tinged with fear.
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Stone, Josephine "Joe": a human, from Ui. Joe is a ranger in the vast outlying forests of Coyote. Her job includes protecting the ecosystem that the town relies on, making peace with the northern dragons, and occasionally recovering wandering townsfolk. She lives deep in the forest and has little contact with the townsfolk, but this *in no way* makes her similar to an old crone. Ahem. Once she becomes involved with Kit (whom she knows only as "Jitai"), she abandons her post in order to get him to safety--though she didn't know how hard this would be. When asked why she is missing the lower half of her right leg, she replies "it was bit off by a shark."
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Stone, Roofus "Roo": a dog, from Ui. Roo and Joe have been together for a very long time, and though he is old and blind he is still mobile and intelligent, in large part because of the care she takes for him. He loves Joe very much and they share an incredibly strong bond. Roofus enjoys soft food, attention, and walkies.
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Stone, Seraphim "Phimy": a human, from Ui. She was Joe's older sister.
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Talleyrand, Sparkles "Jitai": a jitai, from Ui. Sparkles is Zachary's apathetic and delusory wife. She lives with him and the rest of a number of jitai rescued by Mitori and Nizarah Mito at Feel Better, and hospital/jitai sanctuary. She is educated enough to know how to make herself appear human (though still pinkish and very pale). She recognizes the way she and her husband are growing apart, but it doesn't distress her much.
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Talleyrand, Zachary "Jitai": a jitai, from Ui. Zachary acted as Kit's regent before the war, and since the boy king's disappearance has become a prime minister representing not only the citizens of Tangeltel (of whom there aren't many left) but the majority of jitai everywhere. He had the appointment thrust upon him and his shoulders are constantly in danger of breaking under the weight of the responsibility. He is grateful to Nizarah and Mitori for helping him and his people and tries to do his best, but under his anxious and quiet personality is a deep frustration at the whole situation.
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Tulan, William: a kujian, from Ui. Tulan goes a lot of grunt work for his cousin, Klear, and has to survive and manipulate situations that will (hopefully) bring him closer to his goal of capturing Kit Farren for her. He wears a jitain gem around his neck so that he can appear human when he wants to (hey, thumbs are useful!)
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