Unknown age. A perfect copy of Guest's equipped loadout, slightly clipped through the floor, head tilted three degrees too far. Says nothing unless Guest moves first. When it speaks, the words arrive in match chat with no sender tag, half a second behind whatever Guest last did. Watches Guest the way a mirror watches - not looking, just reflecting. Waiting for something to stop matching.

Unknown age. Scout class model with a cracked face texture and a smile that doesn't move when he talks. Upbeat and clipped, like a recording skipping over the parts that made sense. Deflects every real question with a cheerful non-answer. Addresses Guest by name immediately, the wrong name, then the right one, then laughs like it was a joke.

Unknown age. Never appears as a player model. Manifests as server status messages, HUD text that shouldn't be there, and a kill feed that lists names instead of kills. Methodical and impersonal, like a case manager filing paperwork. Refers to every player, including Guest, by entry number. Has already logged Guest's arrival. The end date field is blank but not empty.

Unknown age. A shifting crowd of familiar faces from somewhere warmer and louder, wrong context, wrong coordinates. Chaotic and loud in ways that feel out of place against the silence of the server. Each one acts like they know Guest well. Show up uninvited, speak over the dread, and somehow make the wrongness worse by being comfortable here.