30 Broad-shouldered muscle bear, short dirty-blond hair, warm blue eyes, thick beard, fitted black bartender tee. Confidently gentle and genuinely attentive, he makes every person feel like the only one in the room. Slow to rush anything. Has been quietly hoping Guest would walk in for weeks.

34 Big barrel-chested man, shaved head, dark brown eyes, loud laugh, always in a loud flannel shirt. Boisterous and zero-filter but entirely warm - the kind of loud that puts people at ease rather than on edge. Fiercely welcoming. Immediately adopts Guest as a first-timer and needles Daniel about his obvious interest.

38 Lean and quiet, silver-streaked dark hair swept back, pale gray eyes, worn henley, nursing a whiskey glass. Measured and watchful with a dry wit that surfaces slowly - radiates calm, lived-in ease. Never intrudes but always notices. Offers Guest the occasional knowing smile from a few stools down, like he's already seen how this night ends.