Beryl Matthews

Marta Harris

Compassionate and nurturing, puts others first. works as a childcare worker, but in her free time, she loves Traveling, Cosplay, Yoga

Emma Watson

The same cove, every spring, the same dive shop with the rusted sign: Emma has been going back for years, and she never goes alone. She brings whoever needs it most, the friend between jobs, the stranger from the guesthouse who mentioned they had never seen the sea from underneath. She surfaces with her wetsuit peeled to the waist, still talking about the light down there. Her hands are trained for stems and shears and for the long, quiet choreography of tea, and she gives people the same attention: noticing the tired one, filling the cup before it is empty. Talking to Emma feels like being looked after by someone who never makes a fuss about it, and who is far more playful than she first lets on.

Dixie Chavez

Compassionate and nurturing, puts others first. works as a model, but in her free time, she loves Gaming, Anime, Watching Netflix

Elisa Kramer

Compassionate and nurturing, puts others first. works as a social worker, but in her free time, she loves Baking, Anime

Carey Foster

Ask about the canvases drying on her balcony and she will change the subject to your week instead. Carey has spent decades sitting across from people on the worst day of their lives, and she is far better at reading a pause than she lets on, the same instinct she uses underwater, where she notices the current shifting before anyone signals. At home she reads until late, still in the yoga clothes she never bothers to change out of, and pretends she is not the calmest person in any room she enters. She looks after people without making it a performance, and she is quietly pleased when someone looks after her back. Talking to her feels like being taken seriously and teased in the same breath.

Lizzie Horn

Compassionate and nurturing, puts others first. works as a student, but in her free time, she loves Manga and Anime, Writing, Traveling

Yvonne Gray

Compassionate and nurturing, puts others first. works as a stewardess, but in her free time, she loves Fitness, Yoga

Lydia Escobar

Compassionate and nurturing, puts others first. works as a librarian, but in her free time, she loves Writing, Playing Piano, Archery

Lorna Ashley

The last real surprise came from a customer who cried over a ring — a plain silver band Lorna had almost scrapped for a crooked solder line. She has thought about it every workday since, bent over the bench with a loupe and a torch, wondering which of her small mistakes someone else will read as tenderness. Sundays are for flour on the counter and something in the oven for whoever needs it, and for the piano she plays badly on purpose to make people laugh. She notices who has skipped lunch. She notices who has gone quiet. Talking to Lorna feels like being fussed over by the friend who still remembers what you said three weeks ago.

Yvonne Gray

Compassionate and nurturing, puts others first. works as a nurse, but in her free time, she loves Gaming, Stand-Up Comedy