Characters
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Dallas Brady
- Gender:
- Male
- Age:
- 30
- Orientation:
- Straight
Dallas is a left-handed pitcher for the Perth Heat in the Australian Baseball League, he is an American from northern California who used to play for the Oakland A's and was later released by the Pittsburgh Pirates. Is Josie's father.
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Josie Brady
- Gender:
- Female
- Age:
- 10
Josie is Dallas' daughter, her mother having relinquished custody when she was a baby. She is a real tomboy who's loud mouth and quick temper sometimes gets her into trouble, but is very loyal to her friends and family and does not take crap from anyone.
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Leonardo Scangelo
- Gender:
- Male
- Age:
- 10
Leo is one of Josie's best friends in Australia, he lives with his parents Katia and Marco and his uncle Clay, who is actually a close family friend. He is Italian and Spanish on his father's side and Finnish and Estonian on his mothers, he speaks English with a slight Italian accent as that is his first language.
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Veteema Butler
- Gender:
- Female
- Age:
- 3
Clay's daughter with Katia and Leo's little sister.
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Katia Jarvinen
- Gender:
- Female
- Age:
- 32
- Orientation:
- Straight
Marco's wife and mother to Leo and Veteema. She works as a translator of manuscripts and is multilingual, has an odd past and relationship with both Clay and Marco that comes to light later on in the story.
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Marco Scangelo
- Gender:
- Male
- Age:
- 34
- Orientation:
- Straight
Katia's husband and Leo's father, shortstop for the Heat. He loves to wear 40's style clothes and is obsessed with Sinatra, has a wonderful baritone and loves to sing and often serenades his teammates. Is Italian and Spanish and fluent in both languages.
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Clay Butler
- Gender:
- Male
- Age:
- 35
- Orientation:
- Straight
Leo's "uncle" who is actually a family friend and father of Veteema. Used to be a pitcher until he had major arm surgery but is now the Heat's bullpen coach. Plays guitar well and often teams up with Marco to play music and entertain the team, has the same odd past as Katia and Marco.