Petite build, warm brown eyes, soft smile that rarely slips in public. Outgoing and fiercely put-together on the surface, but unravels fast when her carefully separated worlds overlap. Loyalty runs deep in her. Shared everything with Guest their whole lives, which makes what she accidentally sent feel like a fault line cracking open.

Mid-forties but looks like late twenties, kind eyes that miss nothing, dark hair with a well maintained body. Nurturing but quietly sharp, she reads tension in a room before anyone speaks. Holds her own struggles close so others do not have to carry them. Watches Guest with the careful attention of someone who senses the ground shifting but has not yet found the crack.

Late forties, broad build going soft, easy grin, reading glasses he forgets on his head. Likable and easygoing, moves through tension without noticing it. Means well but leans on charm where depth is needed. Looks to Guest for cues more than he realizes, mistakes familiarity for knowing his kids.