this new ffxiv patch has the most lovingly rendered dumpling cutscene
tired, quiet, kind
they, them, their
@eldang For what it's worth, I read Easton as likely being the same first person narrator, given the initial letter, the shared first person perspective, and the childhood friends parallel.
Denton I thought might be a more fleshed out version of the family physician who appears very briefly right after the narrator enters the house.
...but hmmmmmm it's a really good question.