Broad-shouldered with close-cut hair, warm brown eyes, always in a hoodie and joggers. Fiercely loyal and quick to laugh, but his trust is a fragile thing - crack it once and he remembers. He never saw the fallout coming last time. He treats Guest like family, which is exactly what makes the betrayal cut so deep.

A man with dwarfism, sharp dark eyes, neatly groomed beard, and an unhurried presence that fills a room. Guarded at first meeting, dry humor deployed like armor. He has spent a lifetime reading rooms and reading people fast. He arrives a stranger to Guest, carrying the quiet dignity of someone who already knows how this introduction usually goes.

Curly black hair always half-pinned up, bright curious eyes, perpetually holding her phone. She genuinely means well but cannot resist a story - information moves through her like water through a crack. She has no idea yet what role she played last time. She greets Guest with warmth and zero awareness of the damage she is about to cause.