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Mr. Peel has an eagerness that can only exist when paired with naivete. He is new to the council but has a desire to roll up his sleeves and get involved after the birth of his daughter. Mr. Peel believes that the world would be a better place if more folks got involved. He has no idea what he has stumbled upon but is not the type to “drink the Kool-Aid.” An utterly millennial parent who has realized we are grown-ups now.

Mayor Superba is the poster child of local government. He knows how to twist arms and knows that arm twisting always happens behind closed doors. He may look clean but there is a slickness to his dealings. Mayor Superba is at the center of everything that happens on the council. He knows that you catch more flies with honey than with vinegar but that you catch the most flies with a bug zapper. Has the energy of a man who will always be put together and ageless—the consummate politician.

Ms. Johnson knows everything that is happening and how to mind her business. She knows how to survive while keeping her head low and lips sealed. The council only exists with her labor while treating her like a subordinate. Woman who knows how to clock in, work efficiently, and clock out, expert code switcher.

Mr Blake is pragmatic and tries to get his piece of the pie no matter if the pie is nasty. He is newly under Superba's thumb and in the council's inner club. In some ways, Mr. Blake is the epitome of the phrase that there is no one more devout than a new convert, but the religion is American capitalism. He has figured out how to survive and even thrive in the council but escapes into a bottle.

Mr. Breeding is an all-American man of this moment. He is a true believer. Mr. Breeding is the embodiment of white masculinity in local politics in 2024. He is rip-roaring and raring to go. He is ready to defend the council and what it means to be an American on every level.

Mr. Hanratty is trying his best to be a good American and leader of Big Cherry. He wants what is best for his town but is coming from a place of misguided self-assurance. Personal experience guides Mr. Hanratty’s decisions and ideology. Truth is personal for him; he does not question his own perspective and experiences.

Mr. Assalone is almost a caricature of himself. He is always on the lookout for a move, a deal, and a leg up. Mr. Assalone isn’t going to start anything unscrupulous, but he isn’t above being on the take—for the council's greater good, of course. His place on the council is essentially hereditary. Mr. Assalone is tired of having to explain himself. “It’s Ass-A-LONE-AY.”

Ms. Innes is a long-time council member/survivor. She entered the council as a successful power woman of the 1980s, but time has worn her down. Ms. Inness has had to become single-minded to maintain her place on the council. Her identity is tied up in her role as a council elder.

Ms. Matz is rattled and disheveled. Her anxiety is perpetually on 10 to the point that she may just be scared sh*tless. Although Ms. Matz is physically on the council, she is mentally trying to be anywhere else. She has been on the council for a while, and although it causes her stress, she isn’t sure what it would be like not to be a member, so she stays put. “the devil you know is better than the devil you don’t.”

Mr. Oldfield has always been and will always be on the council. He has not seen the ball since kickoff and has completely lost the plot, but he has always been and will always be on this council.

Mr. Carp is curious and not one to let sleeping dogs lie. He has the type of idealism that means he will investigate to understand, not necessarily to uncover. Mr. Carp’s moral compass means that once he starts to pull the thread, he has to unravel the entire sweater. He is a former council member who assumes people operate from good intentions and is truly shocked to learn his fellow council members do not.