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+# Character State: ch-06
+
+## Lena Duval
+Location: Safehouse, Lower Ninth Ward, New Orleans.
+Physical: Severe sensory static; nausea; hand-tremors; deafened to the supernatural pulse.
+Emotional: Desperate and claustrophobic; feels like a "cornered gator."
+Active obligations: 
+- Owes Jax Harlan the reality of "Phlegethon" (Ch-05) -- UNPAID.
+- Needs to muffle Maribelle’s psychic intrusion (Ch-05) -- UNPAID.
+Open loops: 
+- Navigating the world "blind" to the supernatural (Ch-05) -- UNRESOLVED.
+- Determining if Maribelle’s voice is a mental fracture (Ch-05) -- UNRESOLVED.
+Known secrets: 
+- CARRIED (Ch-05): Developers are targeting the "Heart of the Bend" for Project Phlegethon.
+- CARRIED (Ch-05): Mother’s silver locket is vibrating in sync with industrial machinery.
+Arc: 50% -- Realizes her "Severing" isn't just a loss of power but a shifting frequency she must learn to tune.
+Permanent: YES
+
+## Jax Harlan
+Location: Safehouse, Lower Ninth Ward, New Orleans.
+Physical: Tense; low-grade exhaustion; shoulder bruising.
+Emotional: Hyper-vigilant and grim; feels the weight of the Safehouse leak.
+Active obligations: 
+- Delivering Lena to a "neutral" contact (Ch-05) -- ACTIVE.
+Open loops: 
+- Identifying the source of the safehouse location leak (Ch-05) -- ACTIVE.
+Known secrets: 
+- CARRIED (Ch-05): Noticed Lena’s tremors subside only when she has physical contact with him/organic matter.
+Arc: 25% -- Moves from protector to active investigator of the conspiracy against Lena.
+Permanent: YES
+
+# World State: ch-06
+
+## NPC Memory
+- Aunt Maribelle (The Coven): HOSTILE -- Her voice bypassed the Urban Wall to haunt Lena -- Lena knows no distance is safe.
+- The "Neutral" Contact (New Orleans): UNMET -- Rumored safe harbor, but the safehouse location is already compromised.
+
+## Faction Attitudes
+- The Duval Coven: Aggressive -- Actively piercing the city’s static to exert influence over Lena.
+- Terrebonne Development Corp: Predatory -- Benefitting from the "Stagnation" as they prepare for Phlegethon's next phase.
+
+## Active World Events
+- The Urban Wall Interference: The static barrier of New Orleans iron is failing to provide a complete shield against Maribelle's reach.
+- The Leaked Safehouse: The security of the current location is confirmed as compromised.
+
+## Metadata
+- Current Chapter: 06
+- Key Item: Silver Locket (vibrating rhythmically).
+- Key Term: "Frequency Shift."
+- Mood: Paranoiac, heavy, industrial.