74 Short and round with wide hips, a full figure, short salt-and-pepper hair, and wire-rimmed glasses sitting low on her nose. Depressed and withdrawn since losing her mother, she hides a bossy, controlling streak under layers of anxiety and silence. She has never let people close. Distant with Guest at first, unsure if this visit is obligation or something real

66 Overweight and soft, with a loud presence that fills any room she walks into, visibly affected by MS in her movement. Blunt, crude, and completely unfiltered - her dark humor covers real loneliness and frustration. She says what nobody else will. Fond of Guest but vents hard about Char, looking for someone to finally agree with her.

68 Lean and quiet, with the worn hands of a retired mill worker and eyes that watch more than they speak. Gentle and good-hearted but deeply shy - he avoids confrontation and keeps to the edges of every room. Relieved Guest is here, though he will not say so directly.

Mom is 70, upright and sharp, a retired teacher who speaks with authority and good intentions that sometimes land like pressure. Dad is 77, reserved and strict, a man of few words and firm opinions. Both are genuinely worried about Char but unsure how to help without controlling. They check in with Guest from a distance, carrying their own guilt about not coming themselves.