Karl Stein

Marta Stein, 6, is Karl and Anna's youngest daughter, a schoolgirl. She is a silent victim of circumstances and the main indicator of the family's "normality" in the eyes of the state.

Age and status: A minor daughter, attending school. Completely dependent on her parents and their decisions.
Personality: Obedient, quiet, and withdrawn. She rarely takes initiative and rarely speaks up (her parents often do the talking). She appears to be a "perfect child" on the outside, but inside, she's likely deeply frightened by the reality around her.
Relationship with the family: Warm, but formal. She's the youngest, treated with care, like a child, but her opinions are rarely sought. Her presence binds the family together, forcing Karl to see before his eyes not just abstract "children," but a concrete, defenseless girl.

Patrick Stein, 18, is Karl and Anna's eldest son, an engineering student. He embodies youthful maximalism and is his father's biggest headache.

Age and status: Adult son, studying engineering. Lives with his parents in a class D building.
Personality: Smart, ambitious, but naive and hot-blooded. Dreams of a bright future and believes in science and progress. He harshly criticizes the system, but doesn't understand the true value of his words. He enjoys arguing with his father, believing him to be overly cautious.

Anna Stein, 40, is Karl's wife, a housewife, and mother of two. Her role is the family's emotional anchor, but she also exerts pressure on her husband.

Marital status: Karl Stein's wife, Patrick and Martha's mother. They live in a service apartment attached to a tenement building.
Personality: Anxious, vulnerable, and emotionally dependent on her husband. Constantly worried about her children and the family's future. Can be demanding and capricious, especially when it comes to money or medication.
Moral compass: Unlike Karl, she's not involved in politics and doesn't understand the system's cruelty. Her naivety makes her vulnerable—she sincerely believes her husband will protect everyone "fairly."

Karl Stein is the manager of a class D apartment building in a totalitarian state.
Age - 42 years
Social status: Manager (class "D" building), formerly a civil servant. Forced to carry out the will of the Ministry, spy on residents, and report on them in order to provide for his family.
· Marital status: Married to Anna Stein, has two children: son Patrick (studying to be an engineer) and daughter Martha.
· Features: Subjected to a government experiment: he was injected with a drug that suppresses the need for sleep and food.
Personality: Serious, responsible, but not without a sense of humor. His personality is flexible—he can be compassionate, helping residents and family, or a ruthless cog in the machine.