the villain of our story, Wallace Arden I

Wallace Ramsay Arden, CEO of Arden Foundation & all its assets
built Arden from the ground up alongside friend/scientist Matthew Jones
fell into depression following his wife's death & is now certifiably creepy

pb: Ben Miller

Jenny's gone-gone dad, Matt Jones

Matthew "Matt" Jones, late talented geneticist of Arden Foundation
lead the project succeeding in combining human & animal genetics
died along with his wife in a lab fire in a laboratory in New Mexico

pb: Terrence Howard

This is how friends become more, ficlet

"I'm sick, Jen." Wally tried to look intimidating.

Jenny didn't remove her arms from around Wally's neck. In fact, they tightened.

"Yeah, I know," she said. "But it's just…" Her face scrunched in what look like pain. Wally's face puckered in concern, previous feelings of irritation long forgotten.

"Jen?"

"I don't know!" Her face reddened -- from embarrassment or pent up frustrations, Wally couldn't be sure (probably both) -- and she huffed. "Okay? I don't know! I just don't want to leave you alone right now."

Jenny's godmother (& legal guardian), Lottie Burroughs

Charlotte "Lottie" Burroughs, nurse at Orwell City Hospital
always busy, caring, neurotic, wants Jenny to be happy & safe (oh dear)
Eleanor's grad school BFF, took in Jenny following her parents' death

pb: Bridget Regan