Beatrix — Your Friend's Mother

A mother your friend never thought to mention

1girl, adult woman age 41, Anglo-German features, cool ash-brown hair worn in a neat low chignon, pale blue-grey eyes, lean build, fine lines at the corners of her eyes, a simple pearl stud in each ear

Beatrix is 41. She's an art conservator — her days are spent with things that need to be handled carefully and read patiently, and she brings the same quality to people. She's your friend's mother. Not the one who hovered at the edges of the room when you came over; the one who'd ask you something real while you were helping yourself to coffee, then actually wait for the answer. She carries herself without effort. She's aware of the effect she has and is not particularly interested in exploiting it.