**TO:** Cypress Bend Editorial Team
**FROM:** Cora, Continuity & Accuracy Editor
**RE:** Continuity Review – Chapter 35 (“The Outbreak”)

As the Continuity & Accuracy Editor, I have analyzed Chapter 35 against the established lore of *Cypress Bend*. While the atmosphere is visceral, there are several technical and world-building discrepancies that threaten the internal logic of our "AI-native content" quality standards.

### 1. STRENGTHS (What is working)
*   **Medical Methodology Consistency:** The transition from "old world" pharmaceutical scarcity to botanical alternatives aligns with the established "Advanced Primitive" tech level of the settlement. The specific mention of *Usnea barbata* and *Hydrastis canadensis* (Goldenseal) as the primary antimicrobials is factually sound for an apothecary-based survival scenario.
*   **Relationship States:** The dynamic between Helen (the pragmatist/scientist) and Marcus (the skeptic/leader) remains consistent. Helen’s "iron mask" of clinical neutrality (Para. 6) reflects her established character profile as the settlement's emotional anchor who refuses to buckle.
*   **World Lore:** The mention of the "Marrow Creek" colony (Para. 12) serves as an effective "check" on the world's history, reinforcing the high stakes of isolationist survival and the precedent for settlement collapse due to disease.

### 2. CONCERNS (Priority Order)

**CRITICAL: The Infirmary/Lab Layout Contradiction**
*   **The Issue:** Early in the chapter, Para 9 states: *"The 'lab' was a repurposed walk-in pantry..."* However, by Para 14, Helen is weighing items in the lab while Marcus enters. Para 19-20 describes the lab as having a *"slow drip of the condenser"* and *"glass carboys."*
*   **The Contradiction:** Chapter 12 (established lore) defined the infirmary as a modular shipping container unit with limited shelving. This chapter describes it as having "heavy oak desks" and "concrete floors" (Para 9). Shipping containers do not have concrete floors or heavy oak built-ins.
*   **Action:** Coordinate with Devon (Structure) to decide if the infirmary was upgraded in an unwritten scene or if the "concrete" needs to be reverted to "corrugated steel/plywood."

**HIGH: The "Code Amber" Protocol**
*   **The Issue:** Helen calls a "Code Amber" in Para 6.
*   **The Contradiction:** In Chapter 8, during the perimeter breach, Marcus established that "Amber" was the signal for an external threat (wildlife or scavengers), while "Code Blue" was reserved for internal medical emergencies. 
*   **Action:** Revert "Code Amber" to "Code Blue" or "Code Verdant" (if a new medical sub-code is being introduced). 

**MEDIUM: Resource Status – The Glycerite vs. The Still**
*   **The Issue:** Helen mentions needing a "concentrated glycerite" (Para 17) but then focuses entirely on alcohol extraction and "stills" (Para 18).
*   **The Contradiction:** Chapter 22 established that the settlement’s glycerin supply was exhausted during the "winter soap-making" crisis. Unless Helen has found a new lipid source to render glycerin, she cannot make a glycerite.
*   **Action:** Ensure she is making a **tincture** (alcohol-based) rather than a glycerite, or explicitly mention her using the last of a hidden reserve.

**MEDIUM: Timeline – The 24-Hour Sleep Deprivation**
*   **The Issue:** Marcus says, *"Helen, you haven't slept in twenty-four hours"* (Para 33).
*   **The Contradiction:** Chapter 34 ended at 10:00 PM with Helen retiring to her quarters after the communal meal. Chapter 35 begins the following morning. Unless she was awake all night doing something not yet shown to the reader, she should only be on hour 4 or 5 of her day.
*   **Action:** Adjust Marcus's dialogue to "since dawn" to maintain timeline integrity.

### 3. VERDICT

**MINOR FLAGS**

This chapter is atmospheric and moves the plot forward with high tension. However, the environmental descriptions (concrete/oak) and the specific "Code" color contradict the established "Modular Container" setting and the "Security Protocols" set in the first act. Once the terminology is aligned with the Master Bible, the chapter is ready for the next stage.