Dramatis Personae - Slant

• Jack Giffey - 51, greying, "not a nice person", very smart, up to something.
• Alice Grale - LitVid sex actress, 29, born in ~2025, now past her prime
• Minstrel - actor, friend/co-worker of Alice
• Francis - producer, director of Vid.
• Ahmed - Francis' assitant director
• Leni - Francis' AI "camera"
• Twist - friend of Alice
• David - Twist's possessive boyfriend
• Martin Burke - special mental therapist
• Arnold - Martin's receptionist
• Kim - Martin's assistant
• Dana Carrilund - head of Workers Inc Northwest
• Stephanie - Martin's daughter
• Carol - Martin's ex-wife
• Terence Crest - conservative billionaire, kills self
• Nathan Rashid - 35, chief engineer and friend of Jill
• Ayesha Kale - 40, Nathan's fiancee
• Jill - AI Thinker, restored to awareness after a Feedback Fine Detail Collapse
• Unknown AI, "child", Roddy - contacts Jill through "back" channels
• Mary Choy - 35, PD in Seattle
• Ernie Nussbaum - Full First, PD, chief investigator in Mary's division
• Francey Loach - Full Second, PD
• Stanley Broom - caretaker of Corridor neighbor hood
• Yvonne - waitress at the Bullpen in Moscow, Idaho.
• Lisa Pauli - Alice's temp rep
• Ken Jenner - militia type, supplier to Giffey
• Jonathan Bristow - Ambitious
• Chloe Bristow - unsatisfied housewife
• Hiram Bristow - 13
• Penelope Bristow - 15
• Paul Collins - PD
• Vikram Dahl - PD
• Dr. Edward Jung - works at Mind Designs in Taipei
• Marcus Reilly - Jonathan's sponsor in the Stoics
• Jerome Torino - Speaker at Stoic meeting, scientist
• Chao Luke - a Stoic
• Carl Grale - Older brother of Alice, died on moon 5 years ago at 26.