Starting with Penelope:
Born in the Cincinnati Zoo just after Harambe’s tragic assassination, Penelope has been slightly on edge since her first breath. After 4 1/2 tortuous years in captivity she managed to escape by befriending a midwestern mom named Barb. With Barb’s help she was able to escape back to New Zealand in a custom made Beis Weekender—Barb and Shay Mitchell are friends— aboard a nickelodeon cruise ship. Shortly into the journey she realized she was pregnant after that pos Darren (also a kangaroo) promised to help her escape and then cheated on her with her roommate 😒. But despite the heartbreak she was determined to make her son’s life better than her own. She found her footing after starting a successful drop shipping business and partnering with zoomu (temu for animals) even after their career ending cancellation involving fraud and minor animal labor.
A little about Barb:
Barb has been an annual pass holder at the zoo ever since her daughter and dumbass son-in-law got distracted in the gift shop and accidentally let their three year old wander off resulting in the loss of an innocent life. As a zoologist herself, Barb disowned her family and vowed to bring peace to as many of the exploited zoo animals as she could. And when she saw Penelope experiencing such obvious signs of dfa (depression for animals) she knew she had to step in.
Now onto Steve:
After being forced to go to target every single day after school with his mother for the last 3 years, Steve is grateful to finally have an extracurricular like rugby to keep him occupied. The hazing was hard at first but he's persevered through it all by imagining a future with classmate Kassandra (a koala). Penelope however is very aware of this crush and is working overtime to sabotage any relationship her precious son might find himself in. Steve doesn’t know it yet but Kassandra is under the impression that Steve is just using her to get to her more popular and talented sister Persephonie who is on track to win Koala’s got talent season 12.