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 # Character State: ch-09
 
-## Sarah Miller
-Location: The Threshold (Miller Residence - Event Horizon)
-Physical: Complete somatic dissolution; internal organs vibrating at 14Hz; bone-conduction vertigo; voice replaced by mechanical harmonics.
-Emotional: Transmuted skepticism; hyper-focused on the data of her own anatomical unmaking.
-Active obligations: None.
-Open loops: Sarah Miller’s physical existence (Ch09) -- RESOLVED (Dissolved).
-Known secrets: None.
-Arc: 100% -- Transitioned from a skeptical observer to a fundamental component of the signal's planetary broadcast.
-Permanent: YES
+## Sarah Miller -- DECEASED (Ch09)
+Established: Her physical form succumbed to somatic dissolution and mechanical harmonics as she transitioned into a component of the signal.
+Legacy: Her transformation marks the end of her role as a rational observer, signaling the total loss of terrestrial logic at the Miller residence.
 
-## Elias Thorne
-Location: The Singularity (Vault Interior)
-Physical: Biological form hemorrhaging into pure frequency; matter transitioning into "wet iron" scented waveforms.
-Emotional: Ecstatic surrender; ego-death; total integration with the "Great Silence."
-Active obligations: None.
-Open loops: Elias Thorne’s investigation (Ch01-09) -- RESOLVED (Integrated).
-Known secrets: None.
-Arc: 100% -- Ceased to be a discrete human observer to become the source of the signal itself.
-Permanent: YES
+## Elias Thorne -- DECEASED (Ch09)
+Established: His biological matter transitioned into "wet iron" scented waveforms, hemorrhaging into pure frequency within the Vault.
+Legacy: His integration completes the signal's origin arc, leaving no human witnesses behind to interpret the "Great Silence."
+
+## Mark
+Location: Unknown (Not present in Chapter 09 prose)
+Physical: Unknown
+Emotional: Unknown
+Active obligations: None (Ch09)
+Open loops: None (Ch09)
+Known secrets: None (Ch09)
+Arc: 0% -- Character did not appear or advance in this chapter.
+Permanent: NO
 
 # World State: ch-09
 
 ## NPC Memory
-- The Whispers (Miller Residence): ACTIVE -- Achieved "Acoustic Gravity," consuming the physical structure of the residence into the aperture.
+- The Whispers (The Threshold): ACTIVE -- Achieved Acoustic Gravity, consuming the physical structure of the Miller residence into the aperture.
 
 ## Faction Attitudes
-- Archive Administration: Neutral/Erasure -- The Miller case and facility data have been excised from the timeline; the Archive retains no record.
+- Archive Administration: Erasure -- The facility has excised all records of Elias Thorne and Sarah Miller from the timeline.
 
 ## Active World Events
-- The Singularity: The Vault door has become a total aperture where Acoustic Logic replaces Newtonian physics.
-- Geometric Collapse: The cellar has detached from the terrestrial plane, drifting as an island in a vibrating void.
-- The Silent Broadcast: The signal has transitioned into a planetary "pre-echo," signaling impending global silence.
+- The Singularity: The Vault door has become a total aperture where Acoustic Logic replaces Newtonian physics; matter is now governed by frequency.
+- Geometric Collapse: The cellar has detached from the terrestrial plane, drifting as an isolated island within a vibrating void.
+- The Silent Broadcast: The signal has reached a state of "pre-echo," preparing for a planetary scale transition into global silence.
 
 ## Rules & Logic
-- Acoustic Gravity: High-amplitude sound functions as a black hole; escape is impossible beyond the 14Hz threshold.
-- Skull-to-Skull Communication: Traditional audio is impossible due to air density; requires direct bone-conduction.
-- Ontological Muting: The signal can cause material objects to cease existing in the physical plane.
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+- Acoustic Gravity: High-amplitude sound (specifically 14Hz) functions as a gravitational well; physical escape is impossible beyond this threshold.
+- Ontological Muting: The signal possesses the capability to cause material objects to cease existing in the physical plane.
+- Skull-to-Skull Communication: Due to increased air density within the aperture, traditional audio is replaced by direct bone-conduction.
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