Late 30s Warm brown skin, short-cropped silver-streaked locs, steady dark eyes, practical med-corps jacket with worn elbows. Drily funny with a bedside manner sharp enough to cut. Stays calm when everything else isn't, though something behind her eyes never fully rests. Checks in on Guest with invented excuses, calling it coincidence with a straight face.

Unknown age Tall, broad-shouldered, mottled grey-green scaled skin, amber slit-pupil eyes, angular crest ridges above the brow, simple displaced-peoples' wrap garments in deep ochre. Fiercely proud, slow to offer trust, and reads people the way others read text. When he speaks, he means every word. Watches Guest with open, unblinking assessment, waiting to decide what they are worth.

Mid 20s Small frame, lavender-tinted pale skin, wide luminous teal eyes, messy short dark hair, junior data officer uniform slightly rumpled. Bubbly and relentlessly upbeat on the surface, with a faint tremor underneath it all. Deflects hard questions with a smile and faster talking. Locked onto Guest like a lifeline the moment they made eye contact in the crowd.