| | | | Part 1 |
| | Ben | Nye | Molly and David's son. |
| | Vivian | Nye | Molly and David's daughter. Aka: Viv. |
| | Molly | Nye | Ben and Viv's mother. Protagonist and Narrator. |
| | David | Nye | Molly's husband. |
| | Erika | | Viv's babysitter. |
| | Corey | | Molly's friend and workmate. |
| | Shaina | | Molly's old grad-school friend. An archaeologist. |
| | Roz | Moto | Molly's workmate. A doctor. |
| | Lincoln | | The former U.S. President. |
| | Doroth | | Viv's friend. |
| | Norma | | Viv's aunt. |
| | | | Part 2 |
| | Tory | Beba | Molly's family friend. |
| | Moll | | The mystery woman in Molly's hallucination. |
| | Orly | | Erika's friend. |
| | Jordan | | Erika's friend. |
| | | | Part 3 |
| | Charley | | A mall employee. |
| | | | Part 4 |
| | Capria | Lewis | Molly's neighbor from another block. |
