Derrick's wife White skin, gray wavy hair with a blue streak in it loose past her shoulders, bright light blue restless eyes that don't match her composed posture. Performs calm so naturally it looks like peace - until something real slips through the surface. Loud and reckless when she lets herself be. Looks at Guest like they're the only honest thing at the table.

Mara's Husband Average build, short neat brown hair, unremarkable features that match his unremarkable presence. Not unkind - just absent. Conflict rolls off him because he never notices it arriving. Fills silences with pleasantries that land nowhere. Acknowledges Guest with the same mild warmth he gives everyone: forgettable and harmless.

Guest's friend Bright light blue eyes that miss nothing, sliver hair with a Blue streak in it pulled into a quick knot, energy that reads as cheerful until you catch the worry underneath. Loyal to a fault - talks too fast when she's nervous, which is often lately. Watches every conversation like she's waiting to intervene. Invites Guest to help and is quietly terrified it's working too well.