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Cast of Characters

These are some of the most important characters in Philosophy Bites.
There are some plot spoilers here, but it's not like this comic was
ever really about the plot anyway.

	Macaw Calder Just your average high school senior with some crazy friends, Macaw is the voice of reason in the group. Somehow, Macaw always manages to get dragged into everything, probably because he hangs around with Ress too much. He can always be counted on when you need a favor - if you don't mind the occasional sarcastic jab, which really isn't much to ask for when you consider how much he has to put up with from the others. Just like his shirt, Macaw is 'Kool' with whatever comes. He takes life one zany adventure at a time.

	Ress Silks Ress Silks is a very complicated young lady. Ress has an uncanny knack for seeing the big picture, but a complete inability to see the small picture. This lack of foresight leads her to more than her share of unfortunate situations and zany escapades. Ress is interested in deep matters such as politics and philosophy, but always has time for a good prank or joke. And at other times, she feels compelled to act like a giggly teenage girl. It's a busy life.

	Brett Marsh Brett Marsh rounds out Macaw's posse with his total devotion to studying and computers. Brett is the classic nerd, he likes LAN parties, pizza pockets, video games, classic sci-fi, and Dungeons and Dragons. He's quite a compulsive, tending to be extremely involved in whatever has caught his attention. Of course, any derisive comments others make about him merely slide right off, because Brett knows he's smarter and more cool than everyone else.

	Steve Steve is the head of the Student Council, and he's the perfect man for the job - he's kind, well-liked, and solely interested in what's best for the school. He also has school spirit to spare, which puts him at odds with Ress, who thinks school spirit is lame and will do whatever it takes to get the Student Council out of the cafeteria. Steve is unfazed, however, he just knows he has to work even harder to make sure people like Ress have nothing to complain about.

	Lintor Lintor is a valiant hero fighting against the evil Lintian Alliance which threatens all life with their Lintian Death Ray. At least, that's what he says if you ask him, which no one ever does more than once. As far as everyone else is concerned, Lintor is just a crazy guy who doesn't wear shoes and yells a lot. Yet perhaps this crazy shoeless man is the last hope for humanity. It's a frightening thought.

	Professor John Calder John Calder is a professor of ornathology (he studies birds), so he spends most of his time in the basement doing research and caring for his many feathered pets. However, John is also quite the philosopher, always willing to give guidance to his son Macaw, despite the fact that his advice is frequently misused. Perhaps it's all part of his plan, because things always seem to work out.

	Bridget Silks Bridget Silks is the longsuffering mother of Ress, and the two make quite a pair. Bridget is divorced, and she worries that it's the cause of Ress's unusual behaviour (although there's nothing to indicate that it's the case), so she takes it upon herself to make Ress a better person. Only, just like her daughter, she'd rather do that through a cunning scheme than through hard work. Ress never seems to notice though, so Bridget's schemes just get even more crazy.

	Horst Von Reight Horst is the main reporter and anchorman for Public Channel 13, a low-budget channel on cable tv. Together with co-anchor Shu Sok, and the cameraman who owns their camcorder, they're the zaniest news team on tv. Still Horst never gives up, and his unconventional tactics have gotten him banned from most political appearances. But it doesn't matter, because "Public Channel 13 has the highest determination to budget ratio of any station on TV."