Cast
Christina a.k.a. “Chris”: A velociraptor from middle class Ohio. Her family disowned her when she came out as trans. When she was 18 she was arrested and the cops gave her a choice: jail or a one way bus ticket to San Francisco. She’s lived in the Mission ever since. It’s more accurate to say that she is housing insecure than truly homeless as she has had her own apartment and lost it over and over. Sometimes she sleeps in the streets, sometimes, with friends or partners. She considers herself a fashion expert and is especially interested in retro-’60s and ’80s designs.
One thing she doesn’t want anyone to know about her: She carries a vintage Nintendo Game Boy and a copy of Tetris on her person at all times. Do not call her a gamer.
Silas: A rude, crude elasmosaurus from Godzilla knows where. He has a hundred different origin stories and they’re all lies. He is a compulsive gambler, thief, and amateur insult comic. No one could ever tolerate Silas long enough to live with him and despite his incessant sarcastic humor, he suffers from chronic depression and alcoholism.
One thing he doesn’t want anyone to know about him: He cries at dog movies.
Pilgrim: Still a child, Pilgrim is an allosaurus on a mission to find God. Godzilla, that is. He was hatched from an abandoned egg in Golden Gate Park, alone from the get go. He has an insatiable curiosity and hates cops. He’s sweet in a bumbling kind of way and would give you the shirt off his back. It smells bad, but he would give it to you.
One thing he doesn’t want anyone to know about him: He is allergic to shellfish.
Abby: A successful lawyer from Chicago, Abby moved to San Francisco to practice intellectual property law. Her parents divorced when she was young and she was diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder as a teenager. She obsesses over work to avoid her problems and has trouble sleeping. She is neither homeless nor a dinosaur, but one of her few friends is her off again on again house guest, Chris. Abby has trouble keeping friends or relationships. She lies to her therapist. She is extremely skilled at Scrabble and Trivial Pursuit and was once a winner on a episode of Jeopardy! but lost when she came back for the Friday show.
One thing she doesn’t want anyone to know about her: She loves ’80s new wave music and has an extensive collection of Canadian bands like Images in Vogue and One to One. She hides the records in her closet.
Abra: A mystic or a witch, depending on who you talk to. Abra is a pterodactyl who brings dire tidings of the future. No one knows how old she is or where she comes from, not even Abra herself. But honestly, that’s because she did tons of drugs in the ’60s. She knows a lot about Japanese monster movies and will tell you about them endlessly. It’s not clear if she thinks they’re real or if she just enjoys playing with Pilgrim’s mind. Who knows, though? Maybe there really is a Godzilla!
One thing she doesn’t anyone to know about her: She has literally buried treasure in the park. Somewhere she dug a hole and it’s full of cash and costume jewelry. The cash is real. Every so often she digs it up to add more money and bury it again in another location.
Bud: He’s not a trucker, but he wears a trucker hat. Bud kind of looks like a good ol’ boy, but he’s actually very open-minded and progressive. He’s lived his entire life in San Francisco and works as a cook at a fancy Italian restaurant in North Beach and a bartender at a dive in the Tenderloin. In his free time he paints elaborate watercolors of Paris. He’s never been to Paris, but it seems nice to him. Maybe one day he’ll be able to afford to visit.
One thing he doesn’t want anyone to know about him: He loves to eat sardines.
Bertha: An elderly parasaurolophus who lives out of her car, a battered El Camino. Her best friend Alice often stays with her. She has bad eyes but a great sense of rhythm and still goes to dances and bingo night at the senior center. She has been banned by the San Francisco Rotary Club for mooning the entire club when they denied Alice entry. She loves Italian food and flirts with Bud when he lets her have the leftovers after the restaurant closes.
One thing she doesn’t want anyone to know about her: She was a combat medic in the Vietnam War.
Alice: A stegosaurus with a bad attitude hiding a big heart, Alice has a daughter named Keiko who got pregnant as teenager. Alice ended up raising Keiko’s son Wilbur, but in the years since, Keiko’s resentment and drug abuse drove a wedge between both her daughter and her grandson. She doesn’t have time for you.
One thing she doesn’t want anyone to know about her: She has a tattoo of a butterfly on her butt. It really needs to be touched up.