# Character State: ch-08

## Lena Duval
Location: Terrebonne Siphon, Sector 4 Drainage Junction (Lower Gears).
Physical: Palm wound reopened; digital fever peaked; ears bleeding from 440Hz vibration; sensory synesthesia active.
Emotional: Primal and hyper-focused; "predator-mind" state; feeling the weight of the city as a living enemy.
Active obligations: Binds Jax’s survival to her own via salt-tithe agreement (Ch-08) -- UNPAID.
Open loops: Lena vs. The Great Flush (Ch-08) -- IN PROGRESS; The "Gator's Truth" of the Siphon’s true purpose (Ch-08) -- UNRESOLVED.
Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch-08--unresolved): The Siphon harvests the "Harmonic Bleed" to power elite districts; knows Aunt Maribelle is psychically dampening her via the locket.
Arc: 70% -- Transformed from resisting the machine to "tuning" her magic to hijack its internal frequency.
Permanent: YES

## Jax Harlan
Location: Iron catwalks above Sector 4 Siphon Junction.
Physical: High-frequency hearing loss; forearm laceration (cauterized); extreme adrenaline exhaustion.
Emotional: Absolute deference to Lena; protective instinct solidified; abandonment of tactical protocol for instinct.
Active obligations: Guard the manual override lever for Lena (Ch-08) -- IN PROGRESS.
Open loops: Jax vs. leaking safehouse intel (Ch-07) -- UNRESOLVED; Survival against the salt-water purge (Ch-08) -- IN PROGRESS.
Known secrets: Realized the "Great Flush" schedule was a diversion for a faster salt-water purge -- Terrebonne TDC doesn't know he knows.
Arc: 45% -- Full acceptance of supernatural necessity over tactical manuals.
Permanent: YES

# World State: ch-08

## NPC Memory
- The Drowned Man (Terrebonne Siphon): SATISFIED -- Salt tithe accepted; he has receded into the brine, allowing the bypass.
- Aunt Maribelle (Duval Manor): INTERFERING -- Remote psychic dampening active through the silver locket.

## Faction Attitudes
- Terrebonne Development Corp: HOSTILE -- Initiated high-pressure salt-water purge to cleanse Sector 4.
- The Duval Coven: ABANDONED -- Silence confirmed; the ancestral protections have gone cold.

## Active World Events
- The Great Flush: IMPACTING -- Corrosive salt water has entered the junctions; catwalks are slick and hazardous.
- The Siphon Cycle: OVERLOAD -- Lena's blood-oath introduced a mechanical "glitch," causing the 440Hz frequency to scream.
- The Harmonic Bleed: CRITICAL -- Boundary between machine and magic is thinning; ozone weeping from high-tension wires.

## Metadata
- Key Item: The Locket (Vibrating in sync with the city's frequency).
- Key Item: Scrambler Box (CRUSHED -- used as a mechanical wedge in gears).
- Environment: Industrial tomb; scent of scorched copper and dead sea-grass; high-frequency vibration.