What It's Like Being Alone - Characters

Characters

The storylines of What It's Like Being Alone revolve around the residents of the fictional Gurney Orphanage, a dark, run-down building. The orphanage has been described by a columnist as Victorian, and it may be set in a bog on the Canadian island of Newfoundland.

• Aldous is the eldest of the orphans. She is tall, depressed, very gothic and obsessed with her own death, and carries a black umbrella. She spends most of her time moping about the orphanage and writing depressing poetry. It is insinuated that she actually cares for the other orphans, without letting this on too much. Aldous is voiced by Stacey DePass.
• Armie is a boy with no limbs, except for his left arm. He glides around on a skateboard, and often falls over when he uses his arm for something. He is happy and hopeful, despite his obvious handicap. Armie is voiced by Adam Reid.
• Brian Brain is an incredibly intelligent 9-year-old boy with two brains and three eyes. He is often seen inventing things, or gloating about his superiority. His voice is provided by Andrew Sabiston.
• Byron and Beasly is a blue baby with two heads. Byron is constantly teased by Beasly, the more demonic head. They vomit acid, and are nearly impossible to bathe. No one is credited with voicing this character.
• Charlie is a somewhat homosexual boy who is always on fire. Though he tries not to harm other people, someone or something always ends up burning. Like the other orphan characters, Charlie was part of the story from the beginning, and was specifically inspired by one of Peyton's jokes, "What’s it like being alone? Like a sunset, but only if you're on fire." Charlie is voiced by Peter Cugno.
• Princess Lucy is a short, fat, warty and grey girl who believes she is a princess. She is ego-centric, and quite crude, and has a long, lizard-like tongue; she often carries a lollipop. She firmly believes that she is the most deserving of parents. Princess Lucy is voiced by Dwayne Hill, who was also part of the "Story Department." Peyton has said that she is his favourite character.
• Sammy Fishboy resembles a swamp monster. Outside of his tank, he must always keep a running hose over his head. He often is very rude, especially when he is drunk. He is in love with Isabella, a stone mermaid aquarium decoration, and becomes depressed when it is not around. Sammy is voiced by Julie Lemieux.
• Seymore Talkless is an eleven-year-old boy with no mouth and one giant eye. He expresses his emotions through his violin or a variety of signs that have a word or phrase written on them, and expresses panic through crazed hand gestures. No one is credited with voicing this character.
• Nanny Goodapple is the orphans' caretaker. She never speaks, and glides around the other characters. When out, she leaves the welfare of the other children in Aldous' hands. Nanny Goodapple is also something of a souse. No one is credited with voicing this character.