No, and you don’t have to recruit anyone. Nia, Carys and Bryn respond to your check-ins from day one. They’re software: that’s the point, because they’re awake at 4am, they’re warmest after your worst night, and they never get tired of you.

If you’d like someone you know alongside them later, you can invite them. Private by default, entirely your choice, and you control what they see. Nothing about getting started depends on it.