Charater list with descriptions

• Moose:  Gay partier, who arrive with lecherous Santa's crew of wild boys at a Xmas party on a deck in SF.  Speaks "Mike-sican" Needs to get back to Canada, but taking his time.  Very social, and naive.  Trusting and fashionable [LOVABLE LOSER? out of this world?]
• Algebra:  the outdoor cat and roommate to Moose.  She is lonely and cold living on the deck but enjoys the free food of her rich indoor neighbor. She is intensely distrustful.  She is however confident she has things figured out.  She tries to teach Moose "the streets" in the same way she was educated by her deceased outdoor cat friend. [Neurotic/Straight, sarcastic character]  Thai bar girl-type character?  Uses the famous expression "Same Same".  Expression often means that what you want is the same as the thing I am offering for sale.  This also adds to the basement/Canada confusion.  It also echos the philosophy that your best strategy to receive assets from those that have them is to agree with anything/appear to agree with everything.  Also, showcases the divergence of true feeling which is utter disdain for their benefactors
• Manchego (cartoon name TBD): the rich indoor cat.  Shallow, free-spirited, adventurous.  Arrogant.  Shares with her friends but to a point.  Maintains her "top cat" placement.  Was also educated by Bad Cat.[Materialist]
• Raccoon (name TBD) :  Does not follow the rules or code passed down to the cats.  With his nimble fingers and paws, the raccoon open doors and takes the things that he wants and believes those who do not are weak and suckers.  Also the raccoon has not been fixed, like the cats. [Bastard]
• The Legs:  feeder of the animals.  Both cares for and tries to keep the animals in check but is basically dominate by the animals.  The animals are shown reacting to The Legs, but not much is shown about the Legs directly.
• Erin (name TBD):  the human who hangs out on the porch and makes friends with Moose.  The gossip together and smoke.  She is also young to the city but a bit more seasoned than the Moose.  She is also at the mercy of the charity of the legs.  Algebra is wary of Erin
• Bad Cat: (name TBD)  Bad Cat appears in flashback and to Algebra ala OB1.  She plays the role of the wiseman, although her advice is somewhat questionable.  Her body is shown coiled up like a Indian-style Buddha.  She is an orange cat and appears like a monk.[WiseWoman]
• The city SF itself:   The city is an exaggerated version of itself.  This version of the city is SF 20-30 years later as if the recession that has begun now just got worse and worse.  Something of a modern Havana. The city is made up of multiple layers of development and decay and the building are made up from multiple eras.  The city is consumed with itself and is consuming itself.  It is both a celebration and a destroyer. 

MINOR Characters:

•  Santa:  drunk and debauched, but somewhat benevolent and enjoying life.  Picks up hooved animals and hitches them into his sleigh as his entourage. Loves to visit the Folsom Street scene in SF as they share his appreciation of harnesses and a theatrical flair [Manizer]
•  Rats:  live in ganglike and culturally distinct and separate communities.
  
• Other Raccoons: