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+# Character State: ch-10
+
+## Lena Duval
+Location: Industrial catwalks above the Terrebonne Siphon, Sector 4.
+Physical: Severe exhaustion; bone-deep lethargy; salt-scabbed palm; hearing muffled by pressure changes.
+Emotional: Resolute but wary; experiencing a "hollowed-out" clarity.
+Active obligations: Owes Jax Harlan a survival debt (salt-tithe) (Ch-09) -- UNPAID.
+Open loops: Terrebonne Corporation retaliation (Ch-10) -- UNRESOLVED; Reconciling machine-magic with the Coven (Ch-10) -- UNRESOLVED.
+Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch-08--unresolved): The Siphon’s true purpose is a "Harmonic Bleed" that captures bayou spirits to power upper districts -- Jax Harlan remains unaware.
+Arc: 90% -- Lena has transitioned from a person fleeing her heritage to the definitive guardian of the Bend, successfully merging magic and machine.
+Permanent: YES
+
+## Jax Harlan
+Location: Manual override catwalks, Sector 4 Siphon.
+Physical: Lacerations on upper arms; hands shaking from adrenaline and mechanical vibration; hearing dull.
+Emotional: Protective; struggling to process the supernatural scale of the event.
+Active obligations: Guarding Lena during her recovery (Ch-10) -- ACTIVE.
+Open loops: Identifying the source of the safehouse intel leak (Ch-09) -- UNRESOLVED.
+Known secrets: None.
+Arc: 70% -- Jax has moved from tactical skepticism to absolute acceptance of Lena’s power as his primary directive.
+Permanent: YES
+
+# World State: ch-10
+
+## NPC Memory
+- The Drowned Man (Lower Gears): DISPERSED -- The entity was dissolved back into the brine by the harmonic resonance -- The physical threat to the machinery has ended.
+- Aunt Maribelle (Duval Estate): BLOCKED -- Her spiritual connection via the locket was severed by the 440Hz frequency -- She is currently unaware of Lena's survival.
+- Terrebonne Security Teams (En route): AGGRESSIVE -- Telemetry drop-offs have triggered a rapid response -- Tactical units are converging on the Siphon.
+
+## Faction Attitudes
+- Terrebonne Development Corp: HOSTILE -- Total infrastructure failure in Sector 4 is viewed as an act of domestic terrorism/sabotage.
+- The Duval Coven: FRACTURED -- Rumors of the "Machine-Witch" are causing a schism between traditionalists and younger practitioners.
+
+## Active World Events
+- The Great Flush: TERMINATED -- The bypass valves have physically fused; the bayou will not be purged.
+- The Heartbeat: ACTIVE -- The Siphon is no longer an engine; it is a resonant chamber emitting a low-frequency pulse that stabilizes the local spirit-environment.
+- The Gear Jam: PERMANENT -- The Siphon is mechanically unsalvageable; it requires a total demolition to remove the fused components.
+
+## Metadata
+- Environment: Mist-heavy industrial cathedral; smelling of ozone and magnolia; echoes of a rhythmic metal pulse.
+- Key Conflict: Shift from mechanical survival to escaping the corporate perimeter.