# Character State: ch-07

## Sarah Miller
Location: Miller Household, Kitchen Floor
Physical: Bilateral tinnitus; bleeding from ears; neurological shock; severe headache; hands trembling.
Emotional: Hyper-focused; grimly vindicated; adrenaline-suppressed terror.
Active obligations: Owes Elias Thorne a logical explanation (ch-02) — UNPAID.
Open loops: [Sarah] Digital recorder ghost-looping (ch-02) — UNRESOLVED; [Sarah] Confronting the apparition’s vision of her death (ch-06) — UNRESOLVED.
Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch-07--unresolved): 1927 occult chant data; CARRIED (Ch-07--unresolved): Knowledge that "Whispers" manifest as physical displacement.
Arc: 55% -- Successfully weaponized acoustic feedback to repel the manifestation, transitioning from victim to engineer.
Permanent: YES

## Elias Thorne
Location: Miller Household, Kitchen/Hallway
Physical: Heightened sensory alertness; uninjured but physically drained by atmospheric pressure.
Emotional: Intensely protective; wary; sensing the "Great Silence."
Active obligations: Owes Sarah a logical explanation (ch-02) — UNPAID.
Open loops: [Elias] 1927 "Great Silence" signatures (ch-01) — UNRESOLVED; [Elias] "Wet iron" scent origin (ch-02) — UNRESOLVED; [Elias/Sarah] The Presence in the sub-structure (ch-07) — UNRESOLVED.
Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch-07--unresolved): Signal matches heartbeat/pulse; CARRIED (Ch-07--unresolved): Certainty the signal is sentient/biological.
Arc: 40% -- Validated theories through Sarah’s survival, shifting from observer to active participant.
Permanent: YES

## Mark
Location: Miller Household, Living Room
Physical: Immobile; hearing impairment from feedback spike.
Emotional: Profound shock; stunned silence.
Active obligations: None.
Open loops: None.
Known secrets: None.
Arc: 05% -- Rendered a silent, static anchor by the physical evidence of the manifestation.
Permanent: NO

# World State: ch-07

## NPC Memory
- The Whispers (Crawlspace): REPELLED — Encountered 110dB localized feedback and retreated into the floorboards; now learning the interference pattern.

## Faction Attitudes
- Archive Administration: ALERT — Detected massive acoustic and EM surges at the Miller residence; Thorne and Miller are now high-risk variables.

## Active World Events
- The Great Silence: The 14Hz hum has stopped, replaced by a heavy, nauseating, pressurized silence.
- Electronic Dead Zone: Miller residence electronics are destroyed by EM surge; only battery-operated gear remains functional.
- Ozone Leak: Atmospheric thickness characterized by scents of ozone, scorched copper, and sulfur.

## Environmental Constants
- Location: Miller Residence (Post-Shock).
- Lighting: Pitch black; limited to flashlights and glow-sticks.
- Audio: Extreme high-frequency tinnitus; zero ambient environmental noise.