From 5b3432f2dc55dca8e9b75a4fa46930d739c7f7af Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nova_2761 Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2026 13:05:17 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] adjudication_pass: promote character-state-ch-13.md original=f6e33b1a-91c0-498b-bcb9-1bdf2349113e --- .../deliverables/character-state-ch-13.md | 57 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 57 insertions(+) create mode 100644 cypres-bend/deliverables/character-state-ch-13.md diff --git a/cypres-bend/deliverables/character-state-ch-13.md b/cypres-bend/deliverables/character-state-ch-13.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d5739ed --- /dev/null +++ b/cypres-bend/deliverables/character-state-ch-13.md @@ -0,0 +1,57 @@ +# Character State: ch-13 + +## Elena +Location: The Roof / Solar Array, Cypress Bend, Florida. +Physical: Sweat-slicked, smelling of sun-heated metal and ozone; no injuries. +Emotional: Fiercely territorial and focused. +Active obligations: Owes Marcus a "dead-zone" that actually stays dead (Ch-13) — IN PROGRESS. +Open loops: Elena and the county’s automated tax-assessment algorithm (Ch-13) — UNRESOLVED. +Known secrets: Knows the manual axe-throw is the only physical failsafe for the legacy power line — Marcus does NOT know she has designated him as the one to pull it. +Arc: 70% -- Elena has moved from internal infrastructure to active electronic warfare, identifying the Sanctuary as a "hard target." +Permanent: YES + +## Marcus Thorne +Location: The Barn / Server Rack, Cypress Bend, Florida. +Physical: Tapping a frantic four-beat "ping" on his thigh; eyes bloodshot from monitor glare. +Emotional: Vibrating with technical anxiety; feeling the "latency" of the physical world. +Active obligations: Owes the Sanctuary a localized "Sanctuary" LLM (Ch-12) — IN PROGRESS. +Open loops: Marcus and the Alpha-7 "Phone Home" sequence (Ch-13) — 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: 60% -- Marcus has accepted that his high-tier code is a beacon that must be shielded by Elena’s low-tier iron. +Permanent: YES + +## Sarah Jenkins +Location: The Kitchen, Cypress Bend, Florida. +Physical: Hands stained with beet juice; lower back aching; no injuries. +Emotional: Hyper-vigilant; experiencing "Domestic Siege" mentality. +Active obligations: Owes Leo a world that doesn't "index" his childhood (Ch-12) — UNPAID. +Open loops: Sarah and the moral weight of the high-tier "seeds" (Ch-12) — UNRESOLVED. +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: 68% -- Sarah has shifted from manager to quartermaster, treating the pantry as a tactical reserve. +Permanent: YES + +## David +Location: The Perimeter / Treeline, Cypress Bend, Florida. +Physical: Heavy-lidded; smelling of swamp-water and mosquito repellent. +Emotional: Grim and cynical; anchored by the tangible "work" of the land. +Active obligations: Owes the Sanctuary a secure perimeter against "Scavenger Pings" (Ch-12) — ACTIVE. +Open loops: David and the looming "Great Hunger" caloric deficit (Ch-11) — UNRESOLVED. +Arc: 50% -- David has fully committed to the "Sentry" role, viewing the sky as an enemy territory. +Permanent: YES + +## Arthur Silas Vance — DECEASED (Ch-36) +Established: Died peacefully in his sleep overlooking the cypress grove he spent his life protecting. +Legacy: His physical "dead-zone" property remains the only safe logic for the group. + +# World State: ch-13 + +## NPC Memory +- County Tax Drone (Avery-Quinn Logistics Layer): BLINDED -- Encountered localized high-frequency interference -- Logged as a "topographic anomaly/signal shadow." + +## Faction Attitudes +- Avery-Quinn Corp: AGGRESSIVE -- Utilizing county tax drones as secondary "passive" surveillance nodes to map un-indexed residents. +- The Displaced: STARVING -- Grid-locked in ration-dependent hubs. + +## Active World Events +- The Great Rationing: ONGOING -- AQ-controlled UBI credits are being throttled. +- The Analog Drift: ESCALATING -- The group at Cypress Bend is now actively jamming county-level automated infrastructure. \ No newline at end of file