Character Intro // The "Witnesses"
"In our world, it's all about the results. Do whatever you need to get there; finding the killer is your top priority."
"And this time, 'do whatever you need' means getting married to each other. Don't worry, we'll pay for the wedding."
Name // Jada Swift
Age // ??
Gender // Cisgender woman; she/her
Sexuality // Bisexual
Occupation // Founder of Swift Investigations, former private detective
Role // Major supporting cast: Boss, mentor, matchmaker
The field of private investigations wasn't always as lucrative, popular or as wide-spread as they are today. Jada Swift was one of the detectives responsible for popularizing the career with her no-nonsense attitude, keen investigative skills, and sharp tongue that cut through all the waffling police detectives and guilty suspects attempting to profess their innocence. Not only did she close a staggering amount of cases back in her heyday, she gained her renown by overturning the conviction of an innocent man and finding the true culprit for one of the biggest, high-profile cases in years.
A living legend like Jada was never going to just disappear quietly. After retiring from being a full time detective, Jada transitioned into building up Swift Investigations, a private investigator agency, to train and employ younger generations of detectives. With Jada's name riding on her employees, her standards are extremely high, and she demands excellence.
Though she is a strict mentor who works everyone hard, people who work underneath her quickly discover that despite her steel backbone, intimidating demeanor, and sharp eyebrow that raises itself like no other, she's a huge softie.
Oh, and she is definitely enjoying the predicament that she is putting Victoria and Nathan into.
Name // Daniel Park
Age // 43
Gender // Cisgender man; he/him
Sexuality // Bisexual
Occupation // Managing Partner of Swift Investigations, former private detective
Role // Major supporting cast: Boss, mentor, matchmaker
Though Daniel never quite reached the same level of fame and notoriety that Jada did, he is no less capable. In fact, he prefers that he's a nobody (relatively speaking. People in the field are very aware of who he is). Daniel's style of investigation relies on him being under the radar, observing people as he lingers by the wall or carefully tailing after someone without catching their attention.
As Jada's partner, right-hand man and most trusted confidant, Daniel has been by Jada's side for most of their careers providing a second perspective, picking up on things that Jada didn't see, and also making sure that she wasn't overloading herself with cases. Daniel was Swift Investigation's first and only employee for the initial years, but eventually transitioned into becoming part of management after he also retired from full-time detective work. Daniel is undeniably the business brains of the operation who makes sure that everything is running smoothly. Though he seems too intense and serious sometimes, he has a remarkably dry sense of humor that is excellent at breaking the ice and he's rather friendly.
Sometimes, the staff speculate whether Jada and Daniel are "a thing". Both of them are single, they spend more time together than most married couples and it is abundantly clear that they are the most important people in each other's lives. But no, their relatonship transcends romance.
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