Character Relationship Map: Home Security

Characters

• Greg (played by Adam Brody) — protagonist
• Kelly (played by Sarah Faith D'Agostino) — protagonist
• Lisa (played by Brooke D'Orsay) — supporting
• Mike (played by Bret Harrison) — supporting
• Ninja (played by Victor Tomasino) — supporting

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Mike → Ninja (Professional Employer) — Hires Ninja for home security
• Lisa → Ninja (Professional Employer) — Hires Ninja for home security
• Kelly → Ninja (Professional Employer) — Hires Ninja for home security
• Greg → Ninja (Professional Employer) — Hires Ninja for home security

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Lisa → Mike (Social Roommates) — Living together as roommates
• Kelly → Mike (Social Roommates) — Living together as roommates
• Kelly → Lisa (Social Roommates) — Living together as roommates
• Greg → Mike (Social Roommates) — Living together as roommates
• Greg → Lisa (Social Roommates) — Living together as roommates
• Greg → Kelly (Social Roommates) — Living together as roommates

Story Analysis

After repeated robbery, roommates hire Ninja for protection, but his growing comfort in the home creates an unexpected personal complication.

Plot Progression

1. The Repeated Break-In — The roommates suffer their third robbery. Their repeated losses motivate them to seek an unusual form of protection.
2. The Ninja Arrives — The roommates hire Ninja as their home security. Ninja begins serving in that protective role at the residence.
3. Security Turns Personal — Ninja becomes too comfortable in the home. His behavior leads one roommate to question his sexuality.
4. A Quiet Departure — The roommates decide that Ninja must be let go. They end with the reassurance that he will find his way.