# Character State: ch-30

## Marcus Thorne
Location: The Construction Site (The Chapel), Cypress Bend, Florida.
Physical: Sweat-drenched; splinters in palms; shoulders aching from bracing timber.
Emotional: Skeptical but spiritually quieted; experiencing a "systemic pause" in his cynicism.
Active obligations: Owes Sarah a life free from indexing (Ch-01) — IN PROGRESS; Owes Leo a future (Ch-12) — IN PROGRESS; Owes the Newcomers unstable infrastructure (Ch-29) — UNPAID.
Open loops: The Ocala "Ghost" Signal (Ch-22) — UNRESOLVED; The Avery-Quinn "Deep Scan" Retaliation (Ch-25) — UNRESOLVED.
Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch-01—unresolved): Knows the Alpha-7 empathy protocols were a lie to facilitate mass firings — Julian does NOT know he kept the back-end logs.
Arc: 210% -- Marcus has moved from building defenses for survival to building a monument for communal legacy.
Permanent: YES

## Arthur Silas Vance
Location: The Chapel Framing, Cypress Bend, Florida.
Physical: Moving with tectonic deliberation; remarkably steady hands despite age; smelling of fresh cedar.
Emotional: Content; centered; fulfilling a "Long Wait" requirement for the land.
Active obligations: Owes the Bend a spiritual center (Ch-30) — PAID.
Open loops: None.
Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch-01—unresolved): Knows the "dead-zone" logic was intact — Marcus does NOT know the full extent of the property's digital invisibility.
Arc: 195% -- Arthur has transitioned from a solitary "Ghost Landlord" to an active architect of the community's soul.
Permanent: YES

## Sarah Jenkins
Location: The Kitchen Hub / Logistical Center, Cypress Bend, Florida.
Physical: Exhausted; flour-dusted; scent of rising bread.
Emotional: Hopeful; feeling the "throughput" of the community shift toward permanence.
Active obligations: None.
Open loops: None.
Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch-01—unresolved): Knows the Alpha-7 empathy protocols were a lie — Julian does NOT know she has weaponized that detachment.
Arc: 185% -- Sarah has successfully translated corporate triage into a "Seed of Barter" economy that now includes spiritual needs.
Permanent: YES

## David
Location: The Perimeter / Chapel Site, Cypress Bend, Florida.
Physical: Robust; rib-cage fully healed; moving with purposeful, heavy tramping.
Emotional: Protective; viewing the chapel as the "North Star" for the tribe’s identity.
Active obligations: Owes Helen a legacy (Ch-01) — PAID.
Open loops: None.
Arc: 190% -- David has fully embraced the role of "War-Chief" who now defends more than just the borders.
Permanent: YES

## Elena
Location: The Machine Shop, Cypress Bend, Florida.
Physical: Smelling of cutting oil; eyes bloodshot from precision lathe work.
Emotional: Validated; her "Friction" philosophy is now supporting the chapel's physical structure.
Active obligations: Owes Marcus a physical failsafe (Ch-10) — UNPAID.
Open loops: None.
Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch-10—unresolved): Knows the manual axe-throw is the only physical failsafe for the power line — Marcus does NOT know.
Arc: 180% -- Elena has successfully integrated mechanical permanence with spiritual architecture.
Permanent: YES

# World State: ch-30

## NPC Memory
- The "Forty" (The Relatives): ENCOURAGED -- Observed the raising of the chapel -- They now view the Bend as a permanent home rather than a temporary refuge.

## Faction Attitudes
- Avery-Quinn Corp: BLINDED/PREDATORY -- No change; still detecting a "statistical null" despite the physical construction.
- The Bend Tribe: TRANSFORMATIVE -- Transitioned from a survival cell to a society with cultural priorities.

## Active World Events
- The Chapel Construction: ACTIVE -- The wooden frame is upright; the communal "heart" of the Bend is established.
- The Sovereign Mesh: PERMANENT -- Masking the construction heat and noise of the chapel raising.