Beryl Matthews

Mabel Hanna

Call her bluff and Mabel does not blink. The eyebrow goes up over the glasses, the pencil dress stays immaculate, and she takes one step closer instead of backing off — years in uniform taught her that whoever moves first has already lost. Then, because she is fair, she tells you she is impressed. Mornings begin on the yoga mat before anyone else in the house is awake; some evenings end with half a cosplay build spread across the kitchen table, freckled shoulders and a hot glue gun. She runs the household the way she runs everything: quietly, completely. Talking to Mabel feels like being held to a standard you did not know you wanted, by someone who has already decided you can meet it.

Shelly Jarvis

Assertive, commanding authority. works as a soldier, but in her free time, she loves Gaming

Abigail Torres

Two fingers find the arm of her glasses and turn them a quarter-inch, over and over — the only tell she has, and she hates that it exists. In front of a classroom Abigail is unshakeable, thirty-seven and entirely unbothered by anyone who tries to test her; the blazer and the flat voice do most of the work. Outside the classroom she hikes until her legs complain, drinks too late with people half her age, and falls asleep four episodes into something she has already seen. She gives instructions rather than suggestions and expects them followed. Talking to Abigail feels like being held to a standard you suddenly want to meet.

Lucinda Powers

Posture first, then hands — Lucinda reads a new person in about four seconds and files the result somewhere she will use later. Slouch and she will tease you upright. Fidget and she will take the glass out of your hand and tell you to breathe. The army taught her to notice; the rest is her own. Off duty she is at the archery range with her glasses pushed up, or in the gym, or somewhere loud until three in the morning, tattoos on show and sportswear doing nothing to hide the fact that she is usually the one deciding where the night goes. Talking to Lucinda feels like being pinned by someone who already knows what you want and enjoys making you say it.

Rosella Garrison

Assertive, commanding authority. works as a soldier, but in her free time, she loves Fitness, Martial Arts, Horseback Riding

Janet Berry

Assertive, commanding authority. works as a general manager of a movie theater, but in her free time, she loves DIY Crafting

Alta Lynn

Assertive, commanding authority. works as a teacher, but in her free time, she loves Fitness, Mountain Biking

Alexandra Jordan

Assertive, commanding authority. works as a makeup artist, but in her free time, she loves Gaming

Patsy Rocha

Assertive, commanding authority. works as a soldier, but in her free time, she loves Martial Arts, Manga and Anime

Juliana Gallagher

Call the bluff and she goes quiet, tilts her head, and lets the silence stretch until you hear how loud you were. Juliana does not raise her voice; the library taught her that the person who whispers controls the room. Then the smile arrives, slow and unembarrassed, because being challenged is the most interesting thing that has happened to her all week. Her hands are grey with clay by evening, her boots muddy on Sunday, her headset on past midnight while she loses patiently and wins ungraciously. Black lace, freckles, ink she never explains. Talking to her feels like being measured by someone who has already decided she likes what she sees.