From 3a454ba83cfb57d095eca25bf8e68f636b437856 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: PAE Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2026 07:29:39 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] staging: staging/drafts/character-state-ch-25.md task=14d34cf2-1e20-47fe-a966-37e5cf02ae72 --- .../staging/drafts/character-state-ch-25.md | 44 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 44 insertions(+) create mode 100644 cypress-bend/staging/staging/drafts/character-state-ch-25.md diff --git a/cypress-bend/staging/staging/drafts/character-state-ch-25.md b/cypress-bend/staging/staging/drafts/character-state-ch-25.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d2d78f9 --- /dev/null +++ b/cypress-bend/staging/staging/drafts/character-state-ch-25.md @@ -0,0 +1,44 @@ +# Character State: ch-25 + +## Marcus Thorne +Location: Site B - Thermal Processing Vent, Cypress Bend +Physical: Moderate smoke inhalation; hands grease-slicked and trembling. +Emotional: Violated; the technical sanctuary feels like a glass house. +Active obligations: Owes Elena a synchronized data-burst (Ch08) — UNPAID; Owes Arthur a manual cooling-shutter calibration (Ch17) — UNPAID. +Open loops: Marcus vs. The UBI Sentinel [Thermal spike detected] (Ch21) — UNRESOLVED; Marcus vs. Elena [The Drone ID secret] (Ch21) — UNRESOLVED. +Known secrets: Knows the drone’s flight path originated from a Tier-1 Black-Site — [The group does NOT know]. +Arc: 32% — Realized the "perfect" loop is a target, not a shield. +Permanent: NO. + +## Arthur "Art" Penhaligon +Location: Site B - External Valve Housing, Cypress Bend +Physical: Acute arthritic flare-up; right shoulder barely mobile. +Emotional: Protective and grimly vindicated in his distrust of "clean" tech. +Active obligations: Owes Marcus a reinforced manifold weld (Ch21) — UNPAID. +Open loops: Arthur vs. The Corroded Bypass [Shim is vibrating loose] (Ch17) — UNRESOLVED. +Known secrets: Knows the backup generator took a surge that shortened its lifespan by half — [Marcus does NOT know]. +Arc: 35% — Accepting that his role as the "Iron Pillar" now requires him to be a shield for the younger makers. +Permanent: NO. + +## David Shore +Location: Site B - Secondary Pump Housing, Cypress Bend +Physical: No injuries; sweating heavily from exertion. +Emotional: Frustrated; the hardware failure is an insult to his engineering. +Active obligations: Owes Elena a clean signal-bridge (Ch01) — UNPAID; Owes Arthur a diagnostic (Ch03) — UNPAID. +Open loops: David vs. Hardware Recovery [The central array is 30% foam-damaged] (Ch13) — UNRESOLVED. +Known secrets: His father’s de-sync ID was the "lure" that brought the drone in — [The group does NOT know]. +Arc: 22% — Admitting the "black box" of the UBI grid is actively hunting his specific signature. +Permanent: NO. + +# World State: ch-25 + +## NPC Memory +- UBI Sentinel Unit 7 (Urban Grid): AGGRESSIVE — Thermal spike confirmed at Site B — Sub-orbital sweepers redirected for low-altitude pass in 2.5 hours. + +## Faction Attitudes +- The City-State: PREDATORY — Classified Site B as a "Resource Dissident Node" — Kill-authorization pending for unidentified thermal sources. + +## Active World Events +- The Blue-Out: Phase 2 deepening; 30 hours to total perimeter lockout. +- The Great Exit: Data-transfer throttled to 48% due to cooling failure at Site B. +- The Breach: Probe-drones have established a geofence within 1.5km of the Ocala Delta. \ No newline at end of file