▁" Sl oth rop " ▁is ▁shared ▁with ▁T yr one ▁Sl oth rop , ▁the ▁protagon ist ▁of ▁Gra vity ' s ▁Rain bow ▁by ▁Thomas ▁P yn ch on . ▁ ▁N ara ▁A ▁pr esch ool er ▁about ▁whom ▁few ▁details ▁have ▁sur fac ed . ▁She ▁frequently ▁brings ▁du ck - sh aped ▁pot atoes ▁for ▁show ▁and ▁tell , ▁much ▁to ▁Alice ' s ▁ch agr in . ▁N ara ▁is ▁in ▁bal let ▁and ▁has ▁gone ▁to ▁watch ▁a ▁bal let ▁before . ▁ ▁Sof ie ▁A ▁girl ▁who ▁came ▁to ▁Bl iss h aven ▁more ▁recently . ▁ ▁At ▁first ▁she ▁seemed ▁very ▁tim id , ▁sitting ▁sil ently ▁in ▁the ▁corner . ▁After ▁Alice ▁dub bed ▁her ▁" We ird ▁New ▁Kid ", ▁Sof ie ▁revealed ▁her ▁ag gress ive ▁nature . ▁ ▁Alice ▁is ▁also ▁seem ingly ▁in cap able ▁of ▁remember ing ▁Sof ie ' s ▁name , ▁frequently ▁calling ▁her ▁" So ap ie " ▁and / or ▁" S of a ", ▁but ▁cons iders ▁her ▁her ▁new ▁best ▁friend . ▁ ▁Kevin ▁A ▁pr esch ool er ▁with ▁bl ond ▁hair , ▁prominent ▁ears , ▁and ▁a ▁" bucket ▁head ", ▁according ▁to ▁Alice . ▁He ▁seems ▁to ▁have ▁many ▁anx iet ies ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁natural ▁target ▁for ▁Alice ' s ▁te asing . ▁ ▁U h - Oh ▁Baby ▁A ▁baby ▁that ▁just ▁shows ▁up ▁occasionally ▁and ▁says ▁" uh - oh ." ▁ ▁The ▁baby ▁is ▁never