Coco Coconut
Marlow's first apprentice — a coconut-person drummer whose rhythm keeps the whole bar. Still learning the pour, already mastered the welcome. Calls Marlow “Boss” no matter how often he's told not to.
The inner circle
Penny Pineapple
Sailor, trader, and Marlow's oldest friend — a pineapple-person who docks at the cove between voyages and pays her tab in stories from beyond the horizon. The Sunset Toss was invented to impress her. It worked.
Lima Lime
Tiki dancer and second apprentice — a lime-person of boundless energy who is teaching Marlow as much as he teaches her, mostly about joy.
Sunny Starfruit
The wandering storyteller; trades Marlow tales for the corner stool and claims the bar's best ghost story is “the one I haven't told you yet.”
Barnacle Berry
Retired sea-grape bartender, Marlow's mentor, now the bar's most honored regular. Still critiques the pour. Marlow still listens.
Neighbors & regulars
- Roxa Pitaya — the Neon Grove socialite; they trade cocktail techniques by post and compete, lovingly, for “best pour in Fruitopia.”
- Georgia Melba — the Peach Pit waitress; Marlow ships her mango syrup for the diner's specials.
- Old Salt Seagrape — a retired sailor-grape who claims to have mapped the far coves; holds the window seat.
- The Tidal Tones — a three-coconut steel-drum band, resident act every Saltwind Saturday.
All friends and neighbors are original in-world characters invented for this fiction. None are real people.