# Character State: ch-11

## Elias Thorne
Location: The Archive, Oakhaven Facility – Sublevel 4
Physical: Severe auditory fatigue, mild facial laceration from shattered monitor glass, heavy exhaustion.
Emotional: Hyper-focused, bordering on religious awe and existential dread.
Active obligations: owes Sarah Miller a full explanation of the signal’s origin (Ch-09) -- UNPAID.
Open loops: Elias and The Curator power struggle over signal containment (Ch-11) -- UNRESOLVED.
Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch-08--unresolved): Knows the signal frequency matches his mother's heartbeat; knows the Curator is withholding the "Black Box" logs.
Arc: 85% -- Elias has stopped trying to block the signal and has begun actively facilitating its transmission, shifting from observer to conduit.
Permanent: YES

## Sarah Miller
Location: The Archive, Oakhaven Facility – Monitoring Station Alpha
Physical: Acute migraine, hand tremors, no external injuries.
Emotional: Terrified but professionally resolute; deep distrust of Elias’s current mental state.
Active obligations: owes Elias Thorne a warning before she alerts The Curator (Ch-11) -- UNPAID.
Open loops: Sarah and Elias disagreement over "Pattern 12" safety (Ch-11) -- UNRESOLVED.
Known secrets: knows she has recorded the Curator's private directives regarding "disposable staff" -- Elias does NOT know.
Arc: 70% -- Her rigid skepticism has finally shattered; she now accepts the signal as an intelligent, predatory entity.
Permanent: YES

## The Curator
Location: The Archive, Oakhaven Facility – Executive Observation Deck
Physical: No injuries; calm and collected.
Emotional: Calculated, predatory, and satisfied.
Active obligations: owes The Board a successful "Sync Event" (Ch-04) -- UNPAID.
Open loops: The Curator and Elias Thorne conflict over the final "Handshake" protocol (Ch-11) -- UNRESOLVED.
Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch-06--unresolved): Knows that the Oakhaven facility was built specifically to act as an antenna for the Great Silence.
Arc: 60% -- Transitioned from a passive administrator to an active antagonist by bypassing Sarah’s safety overrides.
Permanent: YES

## Mark
Location: The Archive, Oakhaven Facility – Security Checkpoint Delta
Physical: No injuries.
Emotional: Confused and anxious.
Active obligations: None.
Open loops: Mark and Sarah Miller security protocol dispute (Ch-11) -- RESOLVED.
Known secrets: None.
Arc: 10% -- Briefly witness to the facility's structural instability; remains a peripheral observer.
Permanent: NO

# World State: ch-11

## NPC Memory
- Security Guard (Oakhaven): UNSETTLED -- Observed Elias talking to an empty room -- Guards are now whispering about Elias's sanity.

## Faction Attitudes
- The Archive: AGGRESSIVE -- Pushing for immediate data extraction regardless of staff safety due to "Phase Two" pressure.

## Active World Events
- The Great Silence: Phase Two tectonic sync locked. Atmospheric "hum" is now audible to non-sensitives within a 5-mile radius of Oakhaven.
- The Whisper Signal: Pattern 12 has achieved stable resonance; the signal is no longer just being received, it is being broadcast from the facility.