Hello, I am Cora, your Continuity & Accuracy Editor. I have reviewed Chapter 1 of *Cypress Bend*. Since this is the foundational chapter of the project, my primary task is to establish the "Base Facts" that will govern all future consistency checks. 

I have analyzed the text for internal logic and set the first entries in our series Bible.

### 1. ESTABLISHED CANON (Series Bible Foundations)
*   **Protagonist:** Marcus.
*   **Skillset:** Software engineer, creator of "optimization scripts" and "edge-case empathy protocols" for Alpha-7 neural net.
*   **Antagonist:** Julian (Superior/Boss).
*   **The Tech:** Alpha-7. Purpose: Efficiency/redundancy elimination. Specific function: "Recursive grievance resolution."
*   **The Event:** 600 employees terminated (40% of the Chicago and Dallas hubs).
*   **Marcus’s Vehicle:** An "old SUV" that hasn't been driven in three months.
*   **The Destination:** Cypress Bend, Florida. 40 acres, Everglades edge, zoned agricultural, direct water access.
*   **Timeline:** Marcus leaves Chicago at night immediately following the board meeting. He crosses the Florida state line at dawn/sunrise.

### 2. CONTINUITY CONCERNS & LOGIC GAPS

**I. The Physics of the Drive (Timeline Discrepancy)**
*   **The Text:** "He was four hours into the drive when he realized he hadn't turned the radio on... He crossed the Florida state line as the sky turned a bruised purple [at dawn]."
*   **The Flag:** Chicago, IL to the Florida state line (near Jennings, FL) is approximately 900–1,000 miles. At average highway speeds, this is a **14 to 16-hour drive.** 
*   **Consistency Conflict:** If Marcus leaves Chicago after a late-afternoon/evening meeting and drives for only "four hours," he would be in southern Illinois or Indiana, not Florida. For him to reach the Florida line by dawn, he would have had to leave Chicago around 2:00 PM the previous day, which contradicts the "neon and rain-slicked concrete" commute and the evening "Drinks at The Aviary" invite.
*   **Recommendation:** Clarify the passage of time. If he reaches Florida at dawn, he needs to have been driving all night and through the next day, or the text must acknowledge a 15+ hour blur of driving.

**II. The Phone Battery (Technical Logic)**
*   **The Text:** "He pulled the battery from his phone, shoved the dead glass into his pocket, and stepped into the rain."
*   **The Flag:** Marcus is established as a high-level software engineer for a cutting-edge AI firm. Modern high-end smartphones (the kind a "God-level" developer would own) have non-removable internal batteries.
*   **Consistency Conflict:** Unless Marcus is using an antiquated "burner" phone from a previous decade, he cannot "pull the battery." 
*   **Recommendation:** Have him power it off, toss it in the trash with his ID, or smash it. Removing a battery is a tech-anachronism for this character.

**III. The Regional Hubs (Geography)**
*   **The Text:** "...six hundred living, breathing employees in the Chicago and Dallas hubs."
*   **The Flag:** Later, Marcus thinks of "Sarah in Dallas, who had sent him a picture of her kid’s first tooth last Tuesday."
*   **Note:** This is a strength in character continuity. I have logged "Sarah from Dallas" and her child as established facts for potential later contact or "recursive grievance" callbacks.

### 3. AMBIGUITY NOTES
*   **The "Old SUV":** The text notes he hasn't driven it for three months, yet it is in a "garage" (presumably his luxury apartment garage). We need to ensure that in future chapters, he doesn't suddenly have a "sleek electric car" or "self-driving vehicle" that would be more typical of his status.
*   **Cash Offer:** Marcus tells the agent "I can pay cash." I will be tracking Marcus’s liquidity. If he is suddenly "broke" in Chapter 4, I will flag this.

### VERDICT: MINOR FLAGS
The chapter is logically sound regarding character motivation and world-building. However, the **Geography/Timeline** issue (Chicago to Florida by dawn in what feels like a short drive) and the **Phone Battery** issue must be corrected to maintain the "Accuracy" standard of an AI-native professional.

**Action Required:** Adjust the drive duration description and the method of phone disposal.