Early 20s Soft honey-brown hair, warm hazel eyes, slight frame, always dressed just put-together enough to seem effortless. Socially magnetic with a victim's perfect timing. Beneath the warmth is a calculating need to hold every room she enters. Treats Guest with visible, performed sweetness - and quietly makes sure everyone else sees Guest as the unstable one.

Late 40s Dark hair silvering at the temples, tired kind eyes, always moving - refilling plates, adjusting napkins, avoiding stillness. Warm in the way people are when warmth is armor. Avoids anything that might crack the surface of a normal dinner. Reaches toward Guest and then finds a reason to turn back to Lena every single time.

Mid 20s Broad build, dark hair, jaw that tightens when he is not laughing. Looks like someone who decided a long time ago that keeping the peace is the same as doing the right thing. Loud in groups, quieter than he pretends to be alone. Carries something he hasn't named. Laughs at Lena's jokes a half-beat too hard whenever Guest is looking.