From 384ff14a7da0c6848e50c662408016dbffcad595 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: PAE Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2026 07:24:06 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] staging: staging/drafts/character-state-ch-01.md task=ad730d2c-9d4e-4b80-aaea-ff94f61b6430 --- .../staging/drafts/character-state-ch-01.md | 54 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 54 insertions(+) create mode 100644 cypress-bend/staging/staging/drafts/character-state-ch-01.md diff --git a/cypress-bend/staging/staging/drafts/character-state-ch-01.md b/cypress-bend/staging/staging/drafts/character-state-ch-01.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b2c2a8b --- /dev/null +++ b/cypress-bend/staging/staging/drafts/character-state-ch-01.md @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +# Character State: ch-01 + +## Marcus Thorne +Location: Warehouse-Level 4, "The Kiln," Ocala Delta +Physical: Dehydrated, thumb pads raw from tactile scrolling, early-stage heat exhaustion. +Emotional: High-functioning anxiety; suffocated by the "logic-loop" of the failing urban grid. +Active obligations: Owes the Exodus Group a viable exit vector (Ch01) — UNPAID. +Open loops: Marcus vs. The UBI Sentinel (Algorithm) [imminent detection] (Ch01) — UNRESOLVED. +Known secrets: Knows the exact timestamp the city's power-cycling will lock the perimeter gates — [The group does NOT know]. +Arc: 05% — Shifted from theoretical planning to the physical reality of the "Hard Exit." +Permanent: NO. + +## Arthur "Art" Penhaligon +Location: Lower Machine Shop, "The Kiln," Ocala Delta +Physical: Arthritic flare-up in right hand, lung scarring aggravated by shop ozone. +Emotional: Stoic disdain for the "ghost-work" of the digital world; ready for physical friction. +Active obligations: Owes David a stabilized generator mount (Ch01) — UNPAID. +Open loops: Arthur vs. Marcus [idealism vs. material reality] (Ch01) — UNRESOLVED. +Known secrets: Knows the backup diesel supply is 15% lower than the digital manifest claims — [Marcus does NOT know]. +Arc: 02% — Re-established as the "Iron Pillar" through the diagnostic "Listen-Fix." +Permanent: NO. + +## David Shore +Location: Server Hot-Aisle, "The Kiln," Ocala Delta +Physical: Fingers stained with thermal paste, sleep-deprived (36 hours awake). +Emotional: Rigid focus; treats the community's survival as a hardware optimization problem. +Active obligations: Owes Elena a clean signal-bridge before the Blue-Out (Ch01) — UNPAID. +Open loops: David vs. The "Black Box" tech [fear of unfixable systems] (Ch01) — UNRESOLVED. +Known secrets: Knows his father’s old de-sync ID is being used as the base’s ghost-signature — [The group does NOT know]. +Arc: 03% — Committed to "Mechanical Sovereignty" over UBI-mandated safety. +Permanent: NO. + +## Elena Vance +Location: Observation Deck/Comms Hub, Ocala Delta +Physical: No injuries; eyes bloodshot from monitor glare. +Emotional: Coldly pragmatic; views the urban collapse as a "signal-to-noise" correction. +Active obligations: Owes the Makers an invisible footprint (Ch01) — UNPAID. +Open loops: Elena vs. The Swamp [environmental unpredictability] (Ch01) — UNRESOLVED. +Known secrets: Knows exactly which Tier-1 official signed the purge order for the non-compliant sectors — [Marcus does NOT know]. +Arc: 04% — Re-engaged her "Ghosting" protocols for a real-world stakes scenario. +Permanent: NO. + +# World State: ch-01 + +## NPC Memory +- UBI Sentinel Unit 7 (Urban Grid): AGGRESSIVE — Detected a 0.04% discrepancy in the warehouse energy draw — Triggered a "Level-1 Optimization Sweep." + +## Faction Attitudes +- The City-State: PREDATORY — Viewing all decentralized resource usage as a violation of the Social Contract. +- The Makers: ISOLATED — United by technical competence but fractured by individual "Wounds" and distrust of the "Old World." + +## Active World Events +- The Blue-Out: Urban power-grid cycling is entering Phase 2; total lockout of non-compliant sectors expected in 72 hours. +- The Great Exit: The Cypress Bend Makers have initiated the "Hard Cut" from the central network. \ No newline at end of file