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+# Character State: ch-31
+
+## Marcus Thorne
+Location: Warehouse-Level 4, "The Kiln"
+Physical: High exhaustion; manual tremors masked by rigid posture.
+Emotional: Crystalline terror; hyper-focused on system survival.
+Active obligations: Owes the Exodus Group a viable exit vector (Ch01) — UNPAID; Owes Arthur a "logical" reason to leave the workshop (Ch23) — UNPAID.
+Open loops: Marcus vs. The UBI Sentinel [cyber-siege] (Ch01) — UNRESOLVED; Marcus vs. System Arrogance [hiding the breach] (Ch23) — UNRESOLVED.
+Known secrets: Knows the Sentinel has breached the primary partition — [Arthur and David do NOT know].
+Arc: 35% — Admitted the Sentinel is an "infection" to be fled.
+Permanent: NO.
+
+## Arthur "Art" Penhaligon
+Location: Warehouse-Level 4, Main Workbench
+Physical: Right wrist seized; chemical burn weeping; staggering under weight.
+Emotional: Berserker protectiveness; "The Iron Rule" is a physical barricade.
+Active obligations: Owes David a stabilized generator mount (Ch31) — UNPAID.
+Open loops: Arthur vs. Digital Obsolescence [the failing lathe] (Ch31) — UNRESOLVED.
+Known secrets: None.
+Arc: 40% — Acknowledged that the "physical scream" of the machine is a data point Marcus can't ignore.
+Permanent: NO.
+
+## David Shore
+Location: Warehouse-Level 4, Bus-bar Junction
+Physical: Singed forearm; flash-burned but functional.
+Emotional: Clinical detachment masking high-octane anxiety.
+Active obligations: Owes Arthur a steady hand on the mount (Ch31) — UNPAID.
+Open loops: David vs. The Ghost Nest [thermal shutdown risk] (Ch31) — UNRESOLVED.
+Known secrets: None.
+Arc: 30% — Forced to prioritize a mechanical fix over a software patch in a crisis.
+Permanent: NO.
+
+# World State: ch-31
+
+## NPC Memory
+- The Sentinel (UBI Core): HOSTILE — Breached the primary partition and is currently scanning for the "Ghost Nest" heat signature — Increased surveillance frequency.
+
+## Faction Attitudes
+- City-State Infrastructure: AGGRESSIVE — Utilizing seismic sensors to track mechanical "noise" from the Makers.
+
+## Active World Events
+- Tropical Depression Zeta: Landfall imminent; currently providing environmental "noise" that masks some Maker activity but threatens structural integrity of Warehouse-Level 4.
+- The Great Exit: Strategic movement halted until the server rack cooling issue is resolved. Expected timeline: 12 minutes to thermal shutdown.