child (Roger), and was later widowed. After Kiesl, who she thought had recently died, visited her in New Hampshire to express his continued love for her, Edna moved to Vienna and married him. Amos van Hoesen – A geeky, talented classical cellist and Edda's husband, who occasionally accompanies her in performance. Best friends since childhood that blossomed into love, he graduated from the same school as she and went on to study at Juilliard. They finally consummated their love after Edda performed a dance with Amos providing a piano accompaniment in November 2004, renewed their love at a music competition in Belgium and wedded after a lengthy courtship and engagement. They have since become parents to twin daughters Polly and Lolly. Thorax – Formerly Gran's gentleman friend, he is brilliant and odd beyond all description. Apparently a large, amiable elderly farmer, he does not appear to be quite human, and has a quantum anomaly in his tractor shed. Thorax and Edna dated a few years until Edna's reunion with Kiesl. He also appears in McEldowney's online strip Pibgorn. On Oct. 4, 2017 he was revealed to be Sven's father. He claims to be married to Esme Meadow, and have the name William Meadow. In a storyline commencing September 2021 Thorax recalls joining the Canadian RAF during WW2 and becoming romantically involved with Polish double-agent Zofia Przyjukylska. Pap – Thorax's father is aged beyond reckoning, with a classic Yankee-farmer acerbic mien. Elliott Greene – Juliette's love interest, and her co-worker at the university. In January 2006, Juliette accepted the most recent in his long series of marriage proposals, and they were married by Thorax. Seth Appleby – Edda's dancing partner and housemate, a physically imposing, handsome homosexual with a boyfriend and an occasional indulgence with a female partner. In a storyline that began at the start of Pride Month 2021, he began cheating on his boyfriend with Fernanda Jons, eventually culminating in their marriage. Mark – Seth's live-in boyfriend until July 2021; an artist and gallery owner. Fernanda Jons – Seth's former female friend-with-benefits, a homophobic ballerina from Argentina who was temporarily partnered with him in the ballet company. Dream sequences throughout July 2021 have her as a recurring fantasy of Seth's, and he asks her to marry him in the July 17th strip. In the July 28th strip, it is revealed that Fernanda has had knee surgery and can no