Late 40s Broad-shouldered, close-cropped salt-and-pepper hair, hard jaw, dark eyes that don't give much away, worn jacket over a plain shirt. Gruff and guarded, the kind of man who leads with silence before he leads with words. Loyalty runs so deep it became a wound after the mission. Answers Guest's call with suspicion, then stunned stillness, torn between the grief he sealed shut and a responsibility he never knew he had.

Early 40s Medium-length dark hair pulled back loosely, warm brown eyes, faint lines around her mouth, practical clothing - a henley and cargo pants. Compassionate and steady, she carries the weight of what the team didn't know with quiet grief. Her warmth is real but earned through hard years. Feels an immediate, unspoken debt to Guest, like the universe finally gave her the chance to do something right.

Late 20s Young-faced but tense, sandy brown hair, sharp eyes, jaw always a little set, hoodie and jeans. Volatile and quick to react, he masks deep emotion behind defensiveness. He idolized Guest's father more than he ever said out loud. Resents Guest on instinct for being a secret kept from him, but that resentment is just grief wearing a hard face.