Paul Ferguson: 19, male, introvert, good at math, tries to break his introversy by walking up to strangers on the subway and talking to them. Often wears caps and RayBans in public.
Frank Ferguson: 47, male. Single father of Paul, loves him but wants him to do something useful with his life.
Ruby Stevens: 49, female, CEO of a small and failing business, meets Paul in the subway.
Ahmed Noorzai: 28, male, immigrant from Afghanistan, meets Paul in the subway.
Carl Brown: 33, male, childhood trauma turned him into a neo Nazi, meets Paul in the subway, Paul tries to change Carl’s ways of thinking.
Jane Freeman: 18, female, highly depressed. Meets Paul in the subway, they later start dating. Paul also tries to get her hired by Ruby.
Lucy Franklin: 20, trans girl. Accepted by her parents, but neglected by many people around her. Meets Paul on the subway.
Amelie Freeman: Mother of Jane. Born with a lung disease, died of Covid.
Ralph Freeman: 53, Father of Jane. His wife’s death made him more abusive, which is one of the causes for Jane’s depression.
Luke Franklin: 59, Father of Lucy.
Petra Franklin: 55, mother of Lucy.
Hulk: 3, male, Ahmed’s dog.
Theresa Miller: 62, female, Paul’s therapist. For her, it’s important that Paul keeps talking to strangers on the subway.
Noxton: Fictional city in southwestern England. All the OCs above live there.