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Alice

Although she doesn't appear to think so, Alice is an average teenager. She mostly doesn't think she's an average teenage girl, as she struggles to fit in with the other girls her age, but neither does she fit in with boys her age. At least except for Art, who feels the same way, just the other way around.

But what gives her this sense of detachment? She's not completely sure either. Alice thinks her interests are too nerdy and corny, even the trendy or "normal" ones, which might just stem from low self-esteem. Well, what does she like? Comics, shows and video games, in summary. Mostly sandbox games as she spends most of her free time messing around with them. But she feels like people don't understand these mediums the same way she does, or not "enough", like she does.

Even thought she's seen as introverted, Alice wouldn't say she's shy, just socially awkward. She's not afraid to talk to people or talking in public, she just doesn't know what she's supposed to say, or if what she's saying is inappropriate. She does want to make friends, but the whole world in general just feels like it wasn't made for her; it feels like having a lot of friends isn't achievable because she was born with "problems", one of them being generalized anxiety disorder.

When not overridden by her anxiety, Alice is very proactive, a trait that contributed to her role as a class representative for most of middle school. She likes accounting for everyone's personal insights and hopefully coming with a solution that benefits everyone. She's open minded but can be very vulnerable to criticism at the same time.

Alice has a pet hermit crab named Carrie. Although she's good at handling animals, she doesn't believe she's responsible enough to actually fully look after something like a dog (also because this would be just a weird Goofy and Pluto situation), so that's why she settled for one that she thinks isn't as time consuming.
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Arthur

Arthur is very shy and recluse. Some people say he's always on "his own little world" although he doesn't like that description, even if it's partly true. He gets very nervous sharing simple things such as his hobbies or just how his day was, so he prefers being quiet and avoid saying anything at all.

Art opens up to people once he gets comfortable around them, like with Alice and Sienna.
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Sienna

If asked to her peers, Sienna would be described as enigmatic. Those who are not quite acquainted with her would describe Sienna as sophisticated or egotistical, depending on who you ask. Her parents describe her as a troublemaker.

Sienna's motivations always feel quite unclear; she doesn't seem to follow a list of values or morals and just does what she personally thinks results in the ideal outcome. That isn't to say she's completely apathetic to everything and everyone, quite the contrary, Sienna is very interested in the nature of, like, just everything in general—she's very inquisitive.

One of Sienna's biggest interests is history. They aspire to learn as much as possible about how the world used to function, what customs and cultures people used to have, just what society was up to back then. They're mostly compelled by cultural artifacts. She holds a particular fascination for the middle ages and classical music.

Sienna likes literature, but mostly history books as she's not a fan of fiction, which people tend to find odd and assume she just doesn't read or watch anything at all. She mostly can't stand fantasy and thinks it's ridiculous, which makes her stand out from her friends, and just other teenagers in general. Sienna primarly appreciates how people can express their emotions through literature, a sentiment that is shown through her enjoyment of poetry. Even though the same can be said for fiction, the ways these emotions are expressed in that genre are not as appealing to her. They don't find it substantial, as they believe they aren't really learning anything by reading works of fiction; it's a waste of time. But she still finds its essence – what motivates people to write fiction – "interesting".

Sienna is very easily peeved off by people who belittle the things she's passionate for, or just don't take her and her passions seriously. Like when they tell people that they mostly listen to classical music. But that's hypocritical as she's selfish and doesn't take people seriously herself, at least when they don't align with her views of what she thinks makes someone worth talking to.
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Clover

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Lucien

Ked

Yves

Yves praises science and only believes in things that can be scientifically proven, even through questionable methods.
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Billy

On the surface, Billy is apathetic, detached and deadpan. No one can really figure out what goes on in his head just by looking at him. He's mysterious, in such a way that gives the impression he's hiding something...

...But that's primarily due to his neurotic behavior. Billy is very anxious and paranoid; he never really lets his guard down, as if he fears that something bad could happen to him or those who he cares for at any time. This leads to his actions being seen as sort of irrational and even superstitious. He does what he thinks will relieve his paranoia, no matter absurd that might be. Billy just happens to have a poor grasp of social norms and cues, he kind of does his own thing, which gives away an odd first impression to strangers.

Billy is interested in pseudoscience and magic symbolism such as the paranormal, astrology and cartomancy. This contrasts with his friend, Yves. That isn't to say they don't find Billy's interests very intriguing.

Billy is very appreciative of the people in his life since, due to self doubt, he doesn't really think he "deserves" being loved by people, and such can't process actually getting to experience what he thought was impossible. Even if Billy seemingly enjoys the current place he chooses to dwell, he still feels like he doesn't really "belong" to any place at all. He has a lot of issues with his own sense of self in general.
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Yoel

QWERTY

QWERTY was created by Yves as part of an experiment. Even thought that's an achievement to be proud of... the pair's relationship is quite complicated, being best described as "frenemies". She's not completely sure about how she feels towards Yves being her "creator" since, to her, they're just sort of like a co-worker, or a roommate.

Even though her experience with her existence is complicated, QWERTY likes being herself. She likes being assertive, grouchy and, for lack of a better word, hateful. She doesn't think kindness and patience benefits her in particular and, no matter how much you try, you can't change that aspect of her. Was she programmed to feel this way? Not really, maybe she just learnt to feel this way.

Nevertheless, QWERTY does enjoy the little things in life. She likes board games, animals... she doesn't know how to feel about non-sentient electronics. She likes watching sports, movies... She wants a mundane life, one where existential crisis doesn't constantly getting to her.

The people she's closest to, like Yoel, don't really get on her nerves, but those are the few exceptions. She also appreciates others who think like her.
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