Vasevero is the father of Simi. He is a second generation resident of Kopakasot, his father being a Rimeos merchant who settled in the village in order to export honey. Vasevero was completely nativized - he had taken a local woman, Kaba, for his wife. Besides continuing his father's honey export business, Vasevero is also elected by acclaim to be the unofficial mayor of Kopakasot. Vasevero Debani Espoti is his full Rimeos name; his Gimos nickname is Veta.