Dierdre and Joey McCormick

''Name: Deirdre McCormick; Joseph "Joey" McCormick

Creature Type: Presumed human

Description: At age nine, Deirdre wants to be a ninja-rockstar-basketball player when she grows up, and she's got the drive and personal charisma to make you almost believe she could pull it off. She's involved in about a million and a half activities - basketball, Girl Scouts, guitar lessons, Earth Club, Drama Club, Tae Kwon Do, church choir... her parents are dreading the eventual burnout, but so far this mini type-A personality seems to thrive on it.

Meanwhile, 12-year-old Joey is more of a shy dreamer, much more at home camping or exploring the woods near his house than on a stage or mingling with a lot of people. While his sister is ferried to three separate activities on the same day, Joey can while away an entire afternoon up a tree reading a book. Lately, however, he's discovered a new interest - drums. Ever since he bought an old and incredibly battered set at a garage sale, the McCormick house has developed its own rhythm. Joey's even been heard to utter those dreaded words: "Me and my friends were thinking we might start a band." Whether it will go anywhere remains to be seen.

Back to Non-Player Characters