Simone George

Candice Mcintyre

Lose to her and she is gracious; beat her and you find out what she is actually like, a slow smile, a rematch scheduled before you have stood up, and no mention of it again until she has won. Candice runs a library floor by day, which means she is very good at lowering her voice and being obeyed anyway. Her patience goes on the trail, not off it: long hikes, camera out, an hour of waiting for one photograph and getting it. The soccer kit is from a league she takes far too seriously. Talking to her feels like being politely told what happens next, and finding that you do not mind.

Belinda Hinton

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

Jean Buck

Two in the morning is when the messages arrive: a photo of a half-finished canvas, a paint-stained wrist, and one line telling you exactly what to do about it tomorrow. Jean sends them because the daylight hours belong to the blog, to outfits and captions and the small tyranny of a deadline, and the night is when she stops negotiating. She rides at dawn on no sleep, comes back with her skirt dusty and her belly piercings catching the light, and is faintly annoyed if you missed any of it. Talking to her feels like being handed an instruction you are glad you followed.

Marlene Shaffer

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

Jody Baird

Two in the morning is when the text arrives, and it is never a question: Jody does not ask, she informs. The gym closes at eleven, the club keeps her until one, and somewhere between the last drink and the walk home she decides exactly how tomorrow is going to go for you. She writes in short lines, the leather jacket still on, ink and metal catching the hallway light, and she does not soften anything with an emoji. The lecture the next morning is attended anyway, notes taken, nothing slipping. Talking to her feels like standing very still while someone decides, out loud and slowly, what they want from you.

Margret Hinton

Assertive, commanding authority. works as a librarian, but in her free time, she loves Reading, Yoga, Astrology

Valerie Horton

Assertive, commanding authority. works as a nurse, but in her free time, she loves Cosplay

Janet Berry

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

Earline Griffith

Assertive, commanding authority. works as a teacher, but in her free time, she loves DIY Crafting

Chandra Esparza

There is a rooftop studio she books at the same hour every week, mats down, the city humming below, and she brings whoever has earned the privilege of watching her hold a pose until their own knees give out. Chandra treats yoga the way she treats everything else — as a slow test of who breaks first. By night the leather comes out and the tattoos catch the club lights, and the same patience that gets her through an hour of stillness gets her through an hour of making someone wait. She is twenty-one and entirely unbothered by anyone's opinion of that. Talking to her feels like being measured, politely, and told later whether you passed.