Characters
- Jay Johnstone, the everyman programmer. Years with the company have made him a bit cynical, and not a bit richer.
- Roy Hobbs, the engineer/repair guy. An expert with computers and machines, but he doesn't have a clue how to deal with people.
- Rita McMann, the evil manager. She thinks "rock bottom line" - unless it would mean her suffering.
- Dana Powers, the overworked office manager. Don't cross her - if you want to go home unharmed. She has strange powers.
- Ed Kennedy, the lazy veteran programmer. He expends far more energy avoiding work than working.
- Carolina Lopez, web guru. She's smart and pretty and she knows it. Bilingual, and her second language isn't Klingon.
- Kathy Moon, Roy's girlfriend, and fellow geek. Their relationship has its ones and its zeroes, but it's a real love.
- Sal Bandi, a weasel: he's not good with people or machines, so of course he's in customer service.
- Andrew Norton, graphic designer, office cool guy. Good with people; not so good with computers.
- Sue Smith, tech writer and office busybody. Jealous that others have more power or are more popular.
- Medusa, the gorgon, who also works for MacroMicroMedia. She can turn you to stone with her glare. Don't annoy her.
- CJ Rapps, an intern. She was once the favorite niece of the CEO, but he's since left, so she's on her own.
- Elena Belloff, a professional hypnotist hired by Rita to motivate the staff. This character is based on a real hypnotist of the same name, and was added to the strip as part of a contest.
- Lila Powers, Dana's mother, and more dangerously powerful. She had a crush on Ed but got bored with him.
- Mrs. Jenson, an elderly woman working in the archives. Nobody remembers to whom she reports, so they're stuck with her.
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