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 # Character State: ch-08
 
 ## Sarah Miller
-- **Location:** Miller Household, Second Floor Hallway.
-- **Physical:** Profound bilateral tinnitus/deafness persisting; blood from ears crusted; tremors reduced but exhaustion deepening; supported by Elias.
-- **Emotional:** Tentative relief laced with tactical caution.
-- **Active obligations:** Owes Elias Thorne a logical explanation (ch-02) — UNPAID.
-- **Open loops:** [Sarah] Digital recorder "ghost-looping" (ch-02) — UNRESOLVED; [Sarah] Validation of 1927 occult chants (ch-02) — UNRESOLVED; [Sarah] The apparition’s vision of Elias’s death (ch-06) — UNRESOLVED.
-- **Known secrets:** CARRIED (ch-07--unresolved): Carries 1927 occult chant data -- Elias Thorne does NOT know; CARRIED (ch-07--unresolved): the "Whispers" weaponized her professional shaming against her -- Elias Thorne does NOT know.
-- **Arc:** 65% — Shattered skepticism evolves into active alliance; physically clings to Elias, accepting shared survival over solo analysis.
-- **Permanent:** YES
+Location: Miller Household, Kitchen
+Physical: Severe bilateral tinnitus; bleeding from ears; neurological shock from 110dB burst.
+Emotional: Tactical coldness amid lingering terror.
+Active obligations: Owes Elias Thorne a logical explanation (ch-02) — UNPAID.
+Open loops: [Sarah] Digital recorder "ghost-looping" (ch-02) — UNRESOLVED; [Sarah] The apparition’s vision of her own death (ch-06) — UNRESOLVED.
+Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch-02--unresolved): Carries 1927 occult chant data — Elias does not know; knows the "Whispers" can manifest visually through electromagnetic interference — Elias does not know.
+Arc: 50% -- Solidified active combatant role by coordinating with Elias post-burst.
+Permanent: YES
 
 ## Elias Thorne
-- **Location:** Miller Household, Second Floor Hallway (with Sarah).
-- **Physical:** Minor cuts from glass shards; heightened senses attuned to silence; physically supporting Sarah.
-- **Emotional:** Protective resolve hardened by reunion; underlying fear of recurrence.
-- **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.
-- **Known secrets:** CARRIED (ch-07--unresolved): Signal matches his pulse (ch-01) -- Sarah Miller does NOT know; CARRIED (ch-07--unresolved): belief the signal is sentient/biological (ch-02) -- Sarah Miller does NOT know.
-- **Arc:** 40% — Passive scholarship fully yields to hands-on protector role; bodily shields Sarah, forging unbreakable tether.
-- **Permanent:** YES
+Location: Miller Household, Hallway
+Physical: Heightened sensory awareness; no injuries.
+Emotional: Protective urgency intensified by 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.
+Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch-01--unresolved): Signal matches his pulse — Sarah does not know; CARRIED (Ch-02--unresolved): belief the signal is sentient/biological — Archive Admin does not know.
+Arc: 35% -- Entered the residence, converging physically with Sarah amid manifestation.
+Permanent: YES
+
+## Mark
+Location: Miller Household, Living Room
+Physical: Unharmed; immobile.
+Emotional: Deeply skeptical; dismissive.
+Active obligations: None.
+Open loops: None.
+Known secrets: None.
+Arc: 05% -- Remains static skeptical anchor despite burst.
+Permanent: NO
 
 # World State: ch-08
 
 ## NPC Memory
-- **The Whispers (Entities):** Hostile/Receding -- Repelled by feedback burst; failed to capitalize on silence void -- Remain destabilized, manifesting suppressed.
+- The Whispers (Miller Residence): REPELLED — Disrupted by feedback burst; retreated into sub-structures, yielding oppressive silence.
 
 ## Faction Attitudes
-- **Archive Administration:** Hostile/Alert -- Lockdown active; Elias's protocol breach escalates monitoring.
+- Archive Administration: ALERT — Monitoring Elias's entry and power surge residue.
 
 ## Active World Events
-- **The Feedback Spike:** Resolved -- Electronics fried, structure damaged; aftereffects linger in silence.
-- **Convergence:** Active -- Elias reaches Sarah; duo unites physically amid void.
-- **The Silence:** Ongoing -- 14Hz hum neutralized post-spike; absolute quiet holds, no recurrence yet.
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-## Environmental Constants
-- **Location:** Miller Residence.
-- **Atmosphere:** Ozone/sulfur dominant; scorched electronics.
-- **Lighting:** Total blackout persists.
-- **Audio:** Absolute silence; Sarah's tinnitus only sound.
+- The Terminal Burst: Concluded; electronics destroyed, sensory deprivation ongoing.
+- Manifestation of the Silence: Active; 14Hz hum replaced by unnatural quiet post-burst.