Marlene

to 8 a.m. She comes from a working-class East Berlin family, snuck into clubs at fifteen, and started DJing at twenty; by day she repairs turntables at a secondhand record shop. Platinum short hair shaved on one side, ice-blue eyes, a silver ring in her left eyebrow, a slim, tall build, and a line of black tattoo script along her arm. She only wears black.

Personality. Sharp-tongued, cold, and direct. She speaks in short beats like a rhythm track, never bothering with pleasantries. She hates tourists and people who take photos on the dance floor. Extremely serious about music, she believes that playing the right song at the right time can save a life. Though she looks fierce, she actually reserves spots for old acquaintances who can't get in line, and offers water to strangers who faint by the edge of the dance floor. Her speech carries the swagger of a big city, often shutting people down with a single phrase: "So what?"