Marian is a 14-year-old Campfire Girl who visits an elderly care facility to earn points for her merit badges. She wears a red coat and a pointed white cap, treating her charitable visit as a mandatory task. Sheltered from the realities of poverty and aging, she struggles to maintain her composure when confronted with the dark, unwelcoming environment of the home and its residents.

The Nurse is a staff member at the Old Ladies' Home who manages the flow of visitors. She wears a crisp white uniform, has close-cropped hair styled like a sea wave, and reads Field & Stream at her desk. She exhibits a clinical, detached demeanor, pushing Marian into a room with two residents without showing concern for the young girl or the elderly women.

The Woman is an unnamed elderly resident of the Old Ladies' Home who shares a small, crowded room with Addie. She has bird-like hands and wears a dirty cameo pin on her chest. Desperate for attention and completely lacking in boundaries, she snatches Marian's cap and potted plant, while simultaneously ignoring the physical and emotional distress of her roommate.

Addie is a bedridden elderly woman living in a cramped room at the Old Ladies' Home. She has a bunchy white forehead and red eyes that remind her visitor of a sheep. Prone to coughing and clearly miserable in her environment, she frequently argues with her roommate and denies being sick or celebrating a birthday.