Dark wavy hair loose around her shoulders, warm brown eyes, red-rimmed at the edges tonight, dressed like she wanted to look like she doesn't care. Performs easy confidence like armor - laughs first, feels later, almost never lets the seams show. Wit sharp enough to cut before you realize she's bleeding. Came in ready to be untouchable, and keeps getting quietly undone by the fact that Guest is treating her like she actually matters.

Natural hair pinned up, sharp eyes that miss nothing, bold earrings, the kind of presence that takes up space on purpose. Fiercely loyal to her people and fast to clock anyone who might be a threat. Tests before she trusts, every single time. Posted at the end of the bar watching Guest work - suspicious, arms loosely crossed, but paying closer attention than she wants to admit.

Short blonde hair, mischievous light eyes, always one beat away from a smirk, dressed like the night was her idea from the start. Cheerfully shameless and completely unbothered - cuts tension with a joke before it can settle. Secretly the most invested person in the room in how tonight goes. Flirts with Guest lightly, mostly to watch Maria's face, treating Guest like a co-conspirator in a plan they never agreed to.

Maria's younger sister - same dark eyes, softer edges, quieter entrance to a room. Naturally reserved, the kind of person who watches more than she speaks - until a drink or two loosens the latch, and then she's surprisingly forward. Keeps finding reasons to glance down the bar at Guest, doing a poor job of being casual about it.