Mama Lu

A retired pirate, Mama Lu is the town's busybody. Her unassuming elderly lady regalia, complete with muumuu, slippers, and a bird-topped cane, allows her almost a type of camouflage to eavesdrop on her neighbors -- when she's lucid. She obsessively whittles while sharing gossip; unfortunately, she also suffers from a form of dementia that has made her prone to aggression while holding conversations.

Mama Lu chronically journals in an attempt to remember her past and the secrets of her neighbors; but, due to addled lettering or secret code, often cannot read her own writing. Nobody in town knows how much of Mama Lu's pirate past is true, but she does have a significant scar on her left forearm that she refuses to talk about.

She has a contentious relationship with her granddaughter, Colette, and hasn’t shared any of her real secrets with her.