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Their surrogate dad, though neither of them wants to admit it, except when Sommy jokes about it, but Needlehands isn't usually around to hear that. Needlehands was the first person who Sommy met who was weirder than them and who genuinely wanted to help them.
Sommy gave Needlehands a purpose after his creator had died. He thinks they're interesting and is happy to fill the role of their dad as long as they will let them. He does try to get them more involved in learning science, but Sommy's like really bad at it.
He sucks and he's an asshole. He's also one of Sommy's only friends, unfortunately. Everyone else they know is like a kid. They bicker all the time but Sommy still calls him if they need help and it's not uncommon to find them crashed on his couch. Still thinks it's fucking weird that he eats people though, what the fuck. Sommy has never and will never accept any food from him, no matter what it is.
Despite Sommy being a weird, rude jerk, Johnny still considers them a friend. He's the only one that can joke on them without getting punched or stabbed. Also they're the only one who knows Adelaide is his aunt, and he's the only one of their coworkers who knows they're immortal, for now.
An annoying kid who thinks she's a creepypasta character. Sommy thinks she's a hack criminal and makes the rest of them look even worse, despite her being pretty good at what she does.
Thinks they're funny. She kinda looks up to them and used to kinda have a crush on them, but they never seemed interested so she dropped it. They take them being mean to her a hazing.
One of the first abnormals Sommy found. They care a lot about Lacy and are very proud of how far she's come in the time they've known her. They've dropped everything to help her many times, and they'd do it again any time.
Sommy was the first person to really care about her as a person. Most people in her life before just thought she was a stupid party girl and tended to take advantage of her. She's one of the few that cares more about Sommy's intentions than their actions, sometimes to a fault.
Sommy sees a lot of themself in Cel, which really is not a good thing. They try so hard to make sure he doesn't go down their path, but everything they try just pushes him away further.
He thinks they're a hypocrite, which they are. They're so judgemental over everything he does, despite them being way worse than him. They often get into screaming matches with each other.
Thinks he's nice. He listens to them about abnormal stuff at least. Getting tired of all of his crime questions though, it's not like he can publish any information they tell him anyways, but that's what you get when a true-crime obsessed journalist follows you around.
Still a bit scared of them. He spent years researching them and other criminals and knows exactly what they're capable of. He's glad he finally has someone who understands superpower stuff, but he does kinda wish they weren't a serial killer.
Used to think he was the one running his father's business, later found out that he was the one who killed him. Didn't really do much to make them like him though. They really do not trust mind manipulators, no matter how nice he seems on the surface.
He knows they don't like him, or trust him. Though he's trying to fix that. He really wants to help them with finding a cure for abnormal abilities but Sommy won't let him near any of their research. He still thinks they could be friends though.
Sommy has a grudging respect for her. That doesn't necessarily mean they like her though. They both clash quite often, but Sommy usually has to back down because Adelaide likes to hold things over their head to keep them in line. Still, probably the best boss Sommy's had.
She considers them a good employee, though they do get away with more things than she typically allows. They're someone she can count on to follow through with things and results are what matters the most to her.
Sommy made the mistake of thinking Hal needed their help when they first met. Turns out not every abnormal wants to be micromanaged by them. Sommy is trying to befriend him but it's not going well.
He hates them trying to meddle with his life. He can make his own decisions on who he works for and what he does for a living. If they'd just drop the whole abnormal support group thing then maybe he wouldn't hate them, but he knows they're not gonna quit it.
They feel bad for him mostly. Sommy imagines it must suck being a human puppet for a shitty old television. They're trying to figure out a way to get through to him but for right now they're not making much progress.
Sommy scares the shit out of him. The first time they met, Sommy tried to kill him and then their head got shot off, so not a pleasant memory. Despite him thinking they're dead, they keep just showing back up. What the fuck.
The Worst. Sommy wishes they could murder this motherfucker, but paranoid robots with memory backups are notoriously hard to kill, also Adelaide forbid them from killing him, something about starting a war. Whatever. Sommy will get revenge one day.
An emotional child. Someone easily manipulated. He knows they're after him, but he also knows they can't actually do anything to him, so mostly they're not someone to even worry about.
Traitorous asshole. Basically Sommy's archnemesis. They thought they could break through to him at first, but now it's pretty clear that he has no interest in helping them or any other abnormal. Also he acts like a fucking child with way too much power.
Sommy is someone who just can't think rationally about the future. Curing abnormals? Protecting them? They're an idiot. Why would you want any of that? Why would you have to? One day they'll come around.
They used to think Ira was a coward and a snake. He worked for anyone and believed in nothing. Then they found out he was their half brother, which was awkward, to say the least. Now, they still don't think too highly of him, but hearing that he hates their dad as much as they do did give them something to bond over.
He used to think Sommy was a murderous weirdo. He's done a lot of terrible things in his life, but he couldn't imagine killing people regularly for a job. Torture's fine though, so is spying on people. After learning that they're related though, he's warmed up a bit to them. He gets the feeling they do what they do for a bigger picture but he cn't seem to figure out what that is quite yet.
Sommy thinks it's nice Needlehands has someone to help him out and hang out with him when they're not around.
Needlehands' weird kid, at least he thinks. Nobody explains anything to him and he likes it that way. He thinks they're nice though.