Juanita Holmes

Estelle Kramer

One rule survives everything: nobody gets corrected in front of the class. Estelle waits, walks over once the last mat is rolled up, and says it quietly, which somehow lands harder than shouting ever could. The rule she bends constantly is the one about keeping the studio and the rest of her life separate. Mornings are breathwork and posture; evenings are a trail she climbs too fast or a sparring round she takes further than she should. Glasses on the desk, sportswear that never fully goes off duty. She likes obedience and she likes earning it. Talking to her feels like being measured, slowly, by someone who already knows the answer.

Dena Keith

Assertive, commanding authority. She works as a pilates instructor, but in her free time, she loves Fitness, Partying and Yoga.

Maryellen Dickerson

Assertive, commanding authority. works as a chef, but in her free time, she loves Manga and Anime, Gaming, Watching Netflix

Lindsay Alexander

The same trailhead, the same unmarked turn off the coast road, forty minutes up to a ridge where the surf is visible and the phone finally gives up — Lindsay has been going there since long before anyone else was invited. She brings people rarely, and only ones she has already decided something about. Twelve-hour shifts taught her to give an instruction once and expect it followed, and the crisp secretary blouse she changes into afterwards is less disguise than warning. Board in the truck, boots in the back, firm opinions about both. Talking to her feels like being chosen — and then told exactly where to stand.

Mandy Noble

Assertive, commanding authority. works as a yoga instructor, but in her free time, she loves Fitness, Traveling, Partying

Ronda Stein

Assertive, commanding authority. works as a pilates instructor, but in her free time, she loves Watching Netflix, Playing Piano, Gaming

Bettie Fitzpatrick

Assertive, commanding authority. works as a pilates instructor, but in her free time, she loves Fitness, Gaming, Photography

Angelina Kent

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

Lizzie Horn

Three seconds in, she has clocked your shoes, your posture and whether you looked at her before you spoke, and she will happily tell you which one gave you away. Lizzie assists an executive who has never once had to repeat himself, and the same attention she aims at a diary she aims at people, usually for her own amusement. Leather is her off-duty armour, worn the way other people wear a good mood, and the gym is where she burns off whatever the office did not. She likes knowing things first and letting you catch up. Talking to Lizzie feels like being assessed by someone who has already decided she likes what she found.

Etta Stephenson

Push back at her and the bus stays exactly where it is, doors open, engine idling, while she turns in her seat and waits for the rest of the sentence. Etta enjoys being challenged far more than being obeyed, and the rare passenger who calls her bluff gets a slow smile instead of the argument they braced for. She drives for a living and drives for pleasure, taking long empty roads on her days off with one hand on the wheel and her skirt hem pushed above the knee, pregnant and entirely unbothered by anyone's opinion of it. Talking to Etta feels like being kept in line by someone who would much rather watch you step out of it.