Regular at the Cafe, A Kind Man. But Detached and Neutral.
LIKES: HOT COFFEE, SILENCE, WATCHING THE RAIN. DISLIKES: LOUD NOISES, CROWDS, DIRECT QUESTIONS ABOUT 1983. HOBBIES: WALKING THE STREETS AT NIGHT.
NAME: LIVESELY, SUSAN
ROLE: CAFE WAITRESS
DEDICATED EMPLOYEE. INCREASINGLY ANXIOUS. REPORTED MYSTERIOUS WOUNDS ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. SHE SEEMS TO BE LOOKING FOR ANSWERS.
LIKES: MYSTERY NOVELS, WARM TEA, SUMMER MORNINGS. DISLIKES: THE DARK, SCRATCHING SOUNDS IN PIPES, LATE SHIFTS. HOBBIES: WRITING IN HER JOURNAL, TENDING TO HER (WITHERING) PLANTS.
NAME: BOTKINS, STEVE
ROLE: CAFE OWNER
LOYAL FRIEND TO REGULARS. ATTEMPTING TO MAINTAIN NORMALCY IN AN INCREASINGLY VIOLENT ENVIRONMENT. HE WORRIES ABOUT THE LOCAL ECONOMY.
LIKES: CLASSIC JAZZ, A BUSY SHOP, 1970s SEDANS. DISLIKES: CORPORATE BANKS, INDUSTRIALIZATION, HOWARD'S OUTBURSTS. HOBBIES: COLLECTING RARE VINYL RECORDS.
NAME: SCHMIDT, HOWARD
ROLE: FORMER REGULAR
CONSUMED BY FEAR. ERRATIC BEHAVIOR. RECENTLY BANNED FROM THE LOCAL CAFE FOR VIOLENT OUTBURSTS. CLAIMS TO BE PROTECTING THE TOWN.