Titus is a privileged, wealthy teenager heavily reliant on his feed, an implanted device that dictates his consumer habits. He is accustomed to a fast-paced, superficial lifestyle of constant consumption and trend-chasing. Created in a genetics lab to be physically attractive, he struggles with emotional depth and empathy when faced with situations outside his comfort zone.

Violet is a homeschooled teenager raised by a professor of dead languages. Unlike Titus and his friends, she grew up in poverty and did not receive a feed until she was six years old, giving her a critical perspective on consumer culture and environmental destruction. She wears natural materials like wool and actively questions the corporate control of society.

Link is an extremely wealthy teenager from an old-money family. He is a genetic clone created from the blood found on Mary Todd Lincoln's cloak, making him unusually tall and awkward-looking. Despite his lack of physical attractiveness, his immense wealth gives him high social status and popularity.

Marty is a gregarious and athletic member of Titus's friend group. He excels at sports and games, often inventing new ways to entertain himself when technology fails. He enjoys pushing boundaries, frequently encouraging his friends to deliberately malfunction their feeds for a recreational high.

Calista is the recognized leader among the girls in Titus's social circle. She is beautiful, highly conscious of her status, and immediately adopts the newest fashions, including sudden hairstyle changes and extreme body modifications. She acts as a strict gatekeeper for the group's social dynamics.

Quendy is a member of Titus's friend group who constantly struggles with feelings of insecurity and second-tier social status. She is highly susceptible to peer pressure and goes to extreme, painful lengths to emulate Calista and gain attention from others.

Loga is a teenaged girl deeply integrated into Titus's social group. She manages to avoid the hacker attack on the moon by standing back from the commotion, leaving her as the only group member whose feed remains functional in the hospital. She stays closely connected to the virtual world at all times.

Titus's father is a wealthy banking executive who provides his family with a life of luxury. He communicates primarily through contemporary slang and uses expensive gifts, like an upcar, to solve family issues rather than offering emotional support. He dismisses environmental concerns in favor of corporate efficiency.

Titus's mother works in the design industry and prioritizes superficial harmony in her household. She was highly involved in selecting Titus's physical traits at a conceptionarium and prefers to avoid difficult conversations by focusing on positive reinforcement and material comforts.

Smell Factor is Titus's six-year-old brother, who is almost entirely consumed by the media and games broadcast directly into his brain. He frequently ignores the physical world, shouting and interacting with virtual programs even during family meals.

Violet's father is a financially struggling college professor who studies dead computer programming languages. He wears an outdated, external version of the feed in a backpack. He intentionally uses complex vocabulary and full sentences as a personal protest against the degradation of modern language.

The hacker is an older man affiliated with a protest group called the Coalition of Pity. He wears dirty tweed and uses a metal handle to transmit a rogue broadcast into the feeds of nearby teenagers, forcing them to chant about an impending calamity.

Nina is an artificial intelligence bot employed by FeedTech to handle customer service inquiries. She maintains a falsely cheerful and helpful demeanor while delivering cold corporate decisions regarding user value and financial investments.