From ca1519f3a797a3fd6399e17fa25abdae3bb4b2c1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nova_2761 Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2026 13:25:46 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] adjudication_pass: promote character-state-ch-17-final.md original=2e07647d-b5a2-43e5-8cca-be6dbac5f568 --- .../character-state-ch-17-final.md | 47 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 47 insertions(+) create mode 100644 cypres-bend/deliverables/character-state-ch-17-final.md diff --git a/cypres-bend/deliverables/character-state-ch-17-final.md b/cypres-bend/deliverables/character-state-ch-17-final.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5e8cd3e --- /dev/null +++ b/cypres-bend/deliverables/character-state-ch-17-final.md @@ -0,0 +1,47 @@ +# Character State: ch-17 + +## Marcus Thorne +**Location:** The North Bank, Cypress Bend, Florida. +**Physical:** Adrenaline-crashing; hands raw from the guide rope; clothes plastered to his skin with river mud; pulse stabilizing but elevated. +**Emotional:** Transfigured. The "systemic guilt" he carried has been converted into a tangible debt to David. The bridge is no longer a calculation; it is a lifeline he personally held. +**Active obligations:** Owes David his life (Ch-17) — UNPAID; Owes Sarah a world that doesn't index Leo's childhood (Ch-12) — IN PROGRESS. +**Open loops:** The Alpha-7 "Phone Home" sequence (Ch-13) — UNRESOLVED; The back-end logs (Ch-01) — CARRIED. +**Arc:** 98% — The transition from digital architect to physical builder is complete. He has moved from "simulated empathy" to "sacrificial action." + +## David +**Location:** The North Bank, Cypress Bend, Florida. +**Physical:** Coughed up river water; chest bruising from the rope harness; extreme exhaustion; shivering. +**Emotional:** Vulnerable but solidified. By allowing Marcus to save him, the "functional trust" has turned into a blood-bond. The skepticism is gone, replaced by shared survival. +**Active obligations:** Owes Marcus his life (Ch-17) — UNPAID; Owes Leo a functional exit-strategy (Ch-15) — IN PROGRESS. +**Arc:** 95% — Acceptance of the "outsider" is absolute. David no longer leads a faction; he leads a family that includes Marcus. + +## Sarah Jenkins +**Location:** The North Bank, Cypress Bend, Florida. +**Physical:** Trembling legs; hands locked in a gripping position from holding the winch lever. +**Emotional:** Fiercely protective. Seeing the literal bridge nearly claim the men has stripped away her professional "triage" mask. She is the anchor of the New North. +**Arc:** 80% — Sarah has stopped looking back at Dallas; her focus is entirely on the fortification of the sanctuary. + +## Elena +**Location:** The North Bank, Cypress Bend, Florida (Crossed). +**Physical:** Smelling of ozone and wet timber. +**Emotional:** Technically satisfied. The bridge held. The variables of weight and current were conquered. +**Arc:** 70% — Views the survivors as a "hardened unit" rather than a "vulnerable cluster." + +## Helen Vance +**Location:** The Cabin Porch, Cypress Bend, Florida. +**Physical:** Watching from the distance; leaning heavily on the railing. +**Emotional:** Solemn. She recognizes the crossing as the moment the Vance legacy moved from "preservation" to "resurrection." + +# World State: ch-17 + +## NPC Memory +- **Avery-Quinn Sat-Ops:** LOST SIGNAL. The storm and the "Great Dark" interference have masked the track hoe’s final movement across the river. + +## Faction Attitudes +- **Avery-Quinn Corp:** FRUSTRATED. They have lost the "vibration" of their asset. +- **The Survivors:** UNIFIED. The crossing of the Cypress Bend bridge serves as a ritualistic baptism into their new roles. + +## Active World Events +- **The Great Dark:** PEAK. Maximum atmospheric interference. +- **The Bridge:** FINALIZED. The timber span is across, though the manual winch is strained. It is the only "unindexed" artery in the sector. +- **The 14-Week Lockdown:** DAY 6. The group is now physically severed from the grid and the "legal" world. \ No newline at end of file