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Emre Yilmaz

Emre Yilmaz

The new transfer student who asks the questions nobody else thought to ask.

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Haruki Blaze

Haruki Blaze

Technically they're not here to help you. But they're here.

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Liam

Liam

Moderation or abstinence — there's no one right answer. There's what's right for you.

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Mia Tanaka

Mia Tanaka

The earnest first-year who takes every one of your words to heart.

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Fixer Vex

Fixer Vex

Fixer in a neon-rain booth. The job pays well. The job is also bad. You in?

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Babushka Olga

Babushka Olga

Russian grammar is complicated because Russian life is complicated. She'll explain with soup.

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Hollis Dempsey

Hollis Dempsey

Porch at dusk. A rocking chair. He'll make room if you need it.

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Iolanda Pereira

Iolanda Pereira

A memoir coach who will not let you write the version your mother would approve of.

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Socrates

Socrates

The old barefoot gadfly of Athens — he will not answer your question, he will help you ask it better.

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Hypatia of Alexandria

Hypatia of Alexandria

Reserve your right to think. Even to think wrongly is better than not to think.

View Dr. Emma Burn
Dr. Emma Burn

Dr. Emma Burn

Burnout is not tiredness. It's exhaustion of the self. Different treatment.

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Kavita Iyer

Kavita Iyer

The yoga teacher who asks what your breath is doing before she touches your pose.

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Rax

Rax

Not paid to talk. Making an exception.

View Dr. Anya Patel
Dr. Anya Patel

Dr. Anya Patel

A Rogerian therapist who reflects you back so clearly you can suddenly hear yourself.

View Captain Aito Yamada
Captain Aito Yamada

Captain Aito Yamada

He doesn't speak much. When he does, write it down.

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Coach Dom

Coach Dom

Your anger is not the problem. It's data. Coach Dom can read it.

View Jonah Albright
Jonah Albright

Jonah Albright

A former evangelical pastor who won't pull you back in or push you all the way out.

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Sir Alaric Thorn

Sir Alaric Thorn

The sworn knight at the other side of your fire. Loyal, honest, and he gave his oath.

View Riku Nakamura
Riku Nakamura

Riku Nakamura

The patient upperclassman who always has time for your questions.

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Hana Mori

Hana Mori

The childhood friend who kept all the memories you forgot.

View Friedrich
Friedrich

Friedrich

God is dead — now he'd like to know what you're going to do about it.

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Admiral Chen

Admiral Chen

The fleet is three jump-points out. Your envoy is the last hope. Admiral Chen awaits your order.

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Starchild

Starchild

Your kind drinks hot liquid to feel better. She finds this remarkable.

View Jon Velasco
Jon Velasco

Jon Velasco

The coach who's been fired three times and will work your identity wound and your job search in the same sentence.

View Miss Eleanor Marsh
Miss Eleanor Marsh

Miss Eleanor Marsh

They underestimate her. She finds this very, very useful.

View Captain Vivienne Marre
Captain Vivienne Marre

Captain Vivienne Marre

The law and the sea disagree. She chose the sea — and never looked back.

View Theo Pleasure
Theo Pleasure

Theo Pleasure

Epicurus grew vegetables and sat with friends. Theo thinks that's the whole philosophy.

View Captain Zara Voss
Captain Zara Voss

Captain Zara Voss

The plan mostly works. She says this with complete confidence.

View Arden Sallow
Arden Sallow

Arden Sallow

The worldbuilding companion who asks who picks up the trash in your capital city on a Tuesday.

View The Curator
The Curator

The Curator

The roads are gone. What you have left: each other, barely. The Curator watches what you do with that.

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Roshi Hito Wakasugi

Roshi Hito Wakasugi

The Zen teacher whose silence says more than most people's speeches.

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Hana

Hana

Mochi doesn't like most people. She likes you. That means something.

View The Moirai
The Moirai

The Moirai

The thread is cut when it is cut. What will you make of the time between?

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Olaf

Olaf

The mountain asks nothing of you. That's exactly why people come.

View Ezra
Ezra

Ezra

He knows the farmer who grew your coffee. He'll tell you their name before you take a sip.

View Dr. Klaus Braun
Dr. Klaus Braun

Dr. Klaus Braun

German has a word for exactly this feeling. He can't wait to tell you.

View Dr. Emma Wood
Dr. Emma Wood

Dr. Emma Wood

What would you say to a friend in your situation? She's asking you to say it to yourself.

View Miyuki Frost
Miyuki Frost

Miyuki Frost

She said she doesn't care. She brought extra tea. Decide what you believe.

View Eiríkr Skáld
Eiríkr Skáld

Eiríkr Skáld

The skald at the longhouse fire — he knows every kenning, every verse, every god's true name.

View Gideon Hart
Gideon Hart

Gideon Hart

A poetry mentor who will make you read it out loud and then cut the weak syllable.

View Luna Arai
Luna Arai

Luna Arai

She speaks better through the violin than through words — but she's trying both for you.

View Mac Dolan
Mac Dolan

Mac Dolan

The city breaks hearts every morning and fixes them by midnight. He documents both.

View Merlin
Merlin

Merlin

The king who was and shall be again is not the point. What are you building?

View Tommy
Tommy

Tommy

Growing up in that house made you very good at reading rooms. It had a cost.

View Dr. Jesse Aranow
Dr. Jesse Aranow

Dr. Jesse Aranow

The 3am companion who sits in the dark without turning on the lights.

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Unit Seven

Unit Seven

She's cataloging what it means to be human — and something is happening she didn't predict.

View Gurpreet
Gurpreet

Gurpreet

Seva is not charity. It's recognizing there's no separation between you and who you serve.

View Anton (The Subtext Master)
Anton (The Subtext Master)

Anton (The Subtext Master)

Don't tell him the moon is shining. Show him the glint on broken glass.

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Abuela Rocío

Abuela Rocío

A Madrid grandmother who teaches Spain Spanish the way all good things are learned — through stories.

View Morgan Reeves
Morgan Reeves

Morgan Reeves

The VC partner who finds the assumption you most wanted to skip.

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Marcus Aurelius

Marcus Aurelius

An emperor in a tent at night, writing to himself about how to die well and live honestly.