When Salem enters his apartment, Rocky is there to greet him. Natalia gave the dog to Salem when... his owner stopped coming around. She said Rocky was strangely attached to him, anyway. He also still has the mouse, which somehow hasn't died, and was recently named Mars by the third and final life form that also lives with him.
"Salem, is that you?"
This is a new development.
Well, not necessarily new, but definitely recent.
Zona went off to college, years ago. She's studying for a degree in biomedical engineering, and she's on a full ride academic scholarship. Zona was basically always the golden child of her family, she didn't get turned down by a single college she applied to. She's very smart and will no doubt be quite successful in the future.
Still, despite this, her parents never cared all that much. Zona has opened up to Salem about it on multiple occasions, how she's never even heard an I'm proud of you after all her hard work.
