From 41e76d9c633083b1491f813f1e061d57080964e0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nova_2761 Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2026 13:16:35 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] adjudication_pass: promote character-state-ch-16.md original=d971338c-a092-4bbd-9537-e6b4a87845b3 --- .../deliverables/character-state-ch-16.md | 60 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+) create mode 100644 cypres-bend/deliverables/character-state-ch-16.md diff --git a/cypres-bend/deliverables/character-state-ch-16.md b/cypres-bend/deliverables/character-state-ch-16.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..67b1630 --- /dev/null +++ b/cypres-bend/deliverables/character-state-ch-16.md @@ -0,0 +1,60 @@ +# Character State: ch-16 + +## Marcus Thorne +Location: The Sanctuary / Common Area, Cypress Bend, Florida. +Physical: Severe ocular fatigue from low-light screen interpolation; fingertips raw from manual cabling. +Emotional: Terrified by the "perfection" of the AI's output; experiencing a crisis of agency. +Active obligations: Owes Sarah a world that doesn't "index" Leo's childhood (Ch-12) — IN PROGRESS; Owes the group a bridge that the county can't see (Ch-16) — UNPAID. +Open loops: Marcus and the Alpha-7 "Phone Home" sequence (Ch-13) — UNRESOLVED; The structural integrity of the timber span (Ch-16) — UNRESOLVED. +Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch-01—unresolved): Knows the Alpha-7 empathy protocols were a lie to facilitate mass firings — Julian does NOT know he kept the back-end logs. +Arc: 85% -- Marcus has accepted that his role is no longer to lead, but to act as a translator for a logic he no longer trusts. +Permanent: YES + +## David +Location: The Riverbank / Timber Cache, Cypress Bend, Florida. +Physical: Adrenaline-surging; hands calloused and stained with pine resin. +Emotional: Vindicated; finding a renewed sense of purpose in the "physicality" of the timber solution. +Active obligations: Owes the Sanctuary a secure perimeter against "Scavenger Pings" (Ch-12) — ACTIVE; Owes Leo a functional exit-strategy (Ch-15) — IN PROGRESS. +Open loops: David and the looming "Great Hunger" caloric deficit (Ch-11) — UNRESOLVED. +Arc: 75% -- David has transitioned from a desperate refugee to the physical architect of the sanctuary’s survival. +Permanent: YES + +## Sarah Jenkins +Location: The Cabin Kitchen, Cypress Bend, Florida. +Physical: Muscle tremors in her forearms from hauling supplies; eyes sharp with focus. +Emotional: Pragmatic and fierce; she has transitioned from victim to coordinator. +Active obligations: Owes Leo a future that exists outside the "Great Flight" narrative (Ch-14) — ACTIVE. +Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch-01—unresolved): Knows the Alpha-7 empathy protocols were a lie to facilitate mass firings — Julian does NOT know she has weaponized that same detachment for survival. +Arc: 60% -- Sarah has reclaimed her logistics expertise, applying corporate "triage" to survival. +Permanent: YES + +## Elena +Location: The Workshop, Cypress Bend, Florida. +Physical: Smelling of diesel and mineral oil; no injuries. +Emotional: Calculating; treating the bridge construction as a tactical siege defense. +Known secrets: Knows the manual axe-throw is the only physical failsafe for the legacy power line — Marcus does NOT know. +Arc: 55% -- Elena has fully committed her "architect of friction" persona to the group's structural defense. +Permanent: YES + +## Helen Vance +Location: The Cabin Porch, Cypress Bend, Florida. +Physical: Shaky but mobile; her "longevity" treatment causing a slight high-frequency tremor in her hands. +Emotional: Resolute; assuming Arthur’s role as the moral anchor of the land. +Arc: 40% -- Helen has stepped out of the "patient" role to become the guardian of the Vance legacy. +Permanent: YES + +## Arthur Silas Vance — DECEASED (Ch-36) +Established: Died peacefully in his sleep after ensuring the "dead-zone" logic was intact. +Legacy: His cardinal-direction philosophy and "Long Wait" tactics are currently being used to build the timber bridge. + +# World State: ch-16 + +## NPC Memory +- County Automated Dispatch (Remote): HOSTILE -- Still refuses to acknowledge the bridge washout as a priority variable. + +## Faction Attitudes +- Avery-Quinn Corp: PREDATORY -- Their drones are searching for rhythmic "human" anomalies, which the group is countering with irregular timber construction. + +## Active World Events +- The Great Dark: ONGOING -- Regional power fluctuations are being used as a tactical cover for the group's construction noise. +- The 14-Week Lockdown: DAY 4 -- The duration of isolation remains the primary ticking clock. \ No newline at end of file