Characters

Name: Alex 

Career: Actor/Comedian 

Relationship Status/Family: Dating Alyssa, Daughter Kristin, Ex-gf (Kristin’s mom) Cassie 

Health issues: light sleeper, insomniac, allergies: cats, dust, feathers, seasonal pollens, lavender, some perfumes/candles/air fresheners. Bleach wipes make him sneeze 

Background: was friends with Tim’s older brother Steve – promised Steve he’d take care of Tim; has two older brothers  

Interesting stuff: neat freak bc of dust allergy, can be photic, fussy about avoiding some allergens (dust, feathers, scents), likes sweets/chocolate only when sick, always wears contacts, rarely his glasses, will do almost anything his daughter wants, expert stifler, quiet sneeze most of the time, blonde, blue eyes 5’7” 

Name: Alyssa 

Career: college professor, biology 

Relationship Status/Family: Dating Alex 

Health Issues: sick at the end of every semester, occasional pollen allergies 

Background: From Texas 

Interesting Stuff: hates dogs, likes playing “mom” to Kristin,  

Name: Freddie 

Career: Comedian 

Relationship Status/Family: dating Jamie, will eventually get pregnant and married, dogs: Pace and Cash – labradoodles 

Health Issues: allergic to cats and dust, catches colds easily 

Background: Older brother, younger sister, business degree 

Interesting Stuff: has fetish, caretaker of the group, wishes he had more allergies, snores and sleeps soundly when getting sick, Jamie’s asthma scares him, likes to induce when alone or when he thinks he’s alone, likes to try to play with his sneeze sound, never remembers to take allergy meds before going to Tim’s, brown hair, brown eyes 

Name: jamie 

Career: policy advocate 

Relationship Status/Family: dating Freddie, eventually gets pregnant and marries him 

Health Issues: asthma, allergies: most pollens – grasses, trees, weeds, flowers, dust, some molds, anything with fur except cats, some perfumes/colognes/air fresheners, fish, shellfish, bananas, tree nuts, latex, sulfa, clindamycin, cipro  

Background: from Minnesota, catholic, wears glasses, doesn’t drink 

Interesting Stuff: sneezes change when she gets sick which isn’t often, always has Kleenex, zyrtec and Benadryl, downplays her allergies, cries when she has a fever, doesn’t let allergies stop her, suspects something with Freddie, petite, light red hair, green eyes 

Name: Tim Fitzpatrick  

Career: actor/comedian  

Relationship Status/Family: Dating Ethan, cat Cashew, former cat, Missy 

Health Issues asthma, few allergies: feathers and a cologne Alex and Ethan have occasionally worn, occasionally pollen sets him off.  Bleach wipes make him sneeze 

Background: Brothers Mark and Luke, Pete, Dave, …Brother Steve that died – was also friends with Alex.   Tim is younger than everyone else.   From Wisconsin.  Catholic.   

Interesting Stuff: loves the outdoors, loves animals, esp cats and dogs, has always had a cat, photic, doesn’t drink, Tim’s colds begin with a fit of sneezing and end with a lingering cough, sneezes in doubles one three syllable one two, order varies, sleeps sitting up when asthma is bad, loves kids, loves to cook, NyQuil knocks him out completely, not above bribing Ethan with peanut butter, laid back, can be forgetful, underplays things so people don’t worry, asthma mostly a problem when he’s sick, always cold when sick, sneezes a lot when he has a cold, red hair, blue eyes, really close to Alex; had really bad allergies and asthma as a kid; denies being allergic to dust despite how much it makes him sneeze.    

Name: Ethan O’Connor 

Career: Nurse Educator  

Relationship Status/Family: Dates Tim, godfather to Adalynn 

Health Issues Diabetic, allergies – seasonal fall and spring pollens, dust, dogs, penicillin 

Background: Was college roommates with Dustin…they lived together until Dustin moved in with Beth the year before they got married.  Older sister, Elizabeth, parents fought a lot so he avoids conflict, never had a pet until he started staying with Tim 

Interesting Stuff: Has a stereotypical sneeze sound.  Almost always sneezes once at a time, spaced out (says he has sneezed back to back before on the rare occasion), sneezes are closer together the worse his allergies are, works in diabetes education, only gets congested when sick – nose runs with allergies, sneezes more when tired, when sick, sneeze will sometimes go away then come back louder, loves peanut butter, right ear hurts when he’s getting/got a cold, sneeze changes when he has a sinus infection, doesn’t eat much when sick which makes his blood sugars drop, allergies worst in spring, sneezes the first hour he’s awake in the morning.  Gets sneezy  again at bedtime (bc sneezes more when he’s tired), loses his voice when sick, sucks at taking care of himself, Benadryl makes him a zombie, black hair, blue eyes, barely 5’6”, sneezes when eyes checked if he has a sinus infection 

Name: Dustin Jameson 

Career: ER nurse 

Relationship Status/Family: Married to Beth, daughter Adalyn 

Health Issues asthma, mild year round indoor/outdoor allergies, cats, dust, grass (the worst) feathers 

Background: Only child, mother overbearing, dad laid back, college roommates with Ethan, lived together until year before he married Beth 

Interesting Stuff: cat allergy is mild, unless he’s sick, knows Ethan’s health almost as well as his own, studying to be NP, sneezes like crazy when he gets a sinus infection, distinct sneeze pattern, doesn’t like to use his inhaler around people, allergies mirror Jamie to a lesser extent, brown hair, brown eyes, cranky when sick beyond a cold (really doesn’t feel well) esp if he has a fever, usually pretty laid back, caretaker – fusses over Beth, Ethan, a mix of both of his parents, was freaked out about being a dad, he and Beth have similar sounding sneezes 

Name: Beth Jameson  

Career: Dietitian  

Relationship Status/Family: married to Dustin, daughter Adalyn 

Health Issues asthma 

Background: Sister, parents have cats 

Interesting Stuff: maker of Ethan’s favorite peanut butter protein balls, blonde hair, blue eyes, she and Dustin have similar sounding sneezes 

Others 

Sam – coworker of Alex, Freddie and Tim, shares office with Freddie and Tim.  Ella’s roommate.  Germophobe at times.  Dog Ava 

Ella – coworker of Alex, Freddie and Tim, shares office with Freddie and Tim.  Sam’s roommate.   

Pete & Amy – Tim’s neighbors.  Stella is their two year old 

Mark Fitzpatrick: Tim’s brother; the quiet one.  Closest in age to him. The “quiet” one.  Has seasonal and cat allergies that started when he turned 40.  Wife Marisol -lawyer.  He teaches college biology and is working on his PhD.   4 daughters…oldest has allergies & asthma like Tim did as a kid  

Toby: Ethan’s coworker & teaching partner; dietitian; allergic to cats; 2 sons