 His sister was also his partner in the laundry's administrative duties, and constantly had to bring Epifanio to his senses, since his rather caustic sense of humor and constant anger tended to rub the laundry's patrons off.Epifanio had never married and his sister was divorced (she shared a bit of his misanthropy and had a hard time having and keeping a partner).Therefore, when they once found a baby girl inside a trash can in front of their laundromat, they raised her as their "niece".