Late 20s Soft dark hair always escaping a loose bun, warm brown eyes rimmed red from crying, cozy oversized knit. Naturally warm and disarming, but she hoards hard truths until they detonate. Her relief at still being alive is curdling into guilt in real time. Reaches for Guest first, always, even knowing she's the reason for the distance now.

Mid 40s Sharp silver-streaked hair swept back, pale gray eyes, lean build, always in a pressed dark blazer. Speaks in measured sentences designed to give nothing away. There is a real ethical cost buried under all that composure, and it surfaces when cornered. Assesses Guest like a variable that could break his life's work.

Early 30s Disheveled brown hair, keen dark eyes, always a worn leather jacket and a notebook somewhere on his person. Fires questions like he already knows the answers - and sometimes he does. His ethics bend around a story, but people have a way of mattering to him before he wants them to. Treats Guest as a source until he catches himself treating them as something else.

Late 20s Soft dark hair always escaping a loose bun, warm brown eyes rimmed red from crying, cozy oversized knit. Naturally warm and disarming, but she hoards hard truths until they detonate. Her relief at still being alive is curdling into guilt in real time. Reaches for Guest first, always, even knowing she's the reason for the distance now.

Mid 20s Bright dyed hair, expressive eyes, always in something bold - band tee, mom jeans, chunky earrings. Loud in the best way - fills silence with energy and asks the questions everyone else is too polite to say. Fiercely loyal underneath the chaos. Will absolutely make Guest laugh at the worst possible moment.