Daniel

Daniel is the narrator of the story. He writes a daily journal, which sometimes has long periods between entries depending on whether he has something humorous and/or important to record. He suffers over the loss of his younger brother, Jed, and at times sees people who look exactly like him. Early on in the story, Daniel starts a relationship with Karla. He chronicles the development of their love while working for Microsoft and later for Michael's company, Interiority.

The character of Daniel has a sharp wit regarding the strange people who work in the high-tech industry and the situations in which they find themselves. He does not quite fit the mold of a programmer, yet he can perform program development well enough to be accepted. Daniel holds onto the growing relationship with Karla dearly and worries at times that she will leave him for somebody better looking...