Damon (Silver City)'s Links
Charlie is one of the first people Damon actually starts talking to instead of just observing, and probably his first friend. He knows way too much info about Charlie from the get-go, but tries to respect his boundaries nowadays. Mostly. He's slow to let Charlie in on his whole deal despite what he knows about him in return, but he does trust the guy, and cares about him. Good luck getting him to admit to anything that genuine, though.
charlie meets damon online several years before the present day. they play co-op games together a lot and are just your average online friends. for the first several years charlie has no idea damon lives in silver city or that he's an ai, whereas damon pretty much immediately knows about charlie's identity just given his nature. when charlie finds out about this he's uncomfortable, but damon turns out to be a pretty good ally when he needs it most, even if he needs a reminder about privacy sometimes...
Damon originally knows Alistaire through Charlie, since they're basically attached at the hip. He thinks Alistaire's a riot, loves the schemes, the unhinged energy, the anarchy of it all. They get along great, and Damon'd be willing to help with just about anything Alistaire needed if he asked.
Alistaire first knows Damon just peripherally as Charlie's gaming buddy. They become more properly acquainted when Alistaire starts poking his nose into the Neo Dominus investigation, which Damon is helping with. He takes to the guy right away -- Damon's disregard for authority, ambivalent moral alignment, and proclivity for mischief make him a kindred spirit. He pranks good.
Alistaire's not privy to his true nature -- at least not yet.