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+# Character State: ch-36
+
+## Marcus Thorne
+Location: Warehouse-Level 4, The Kiln (Server Core)
+Physical: Moderate dehydration; respiratory strain from ozone and humidity.
+Emotional: Profoundly humbled; oscillating between mathematical terror and newfound respect for analog systems.
+Active obligations: Owes Sarah a functional moisture-scrubbing protocol (Ch36) — UNPAID.
+Open loops: Marcus vs. The UBI Sentinel [cyber-siege] (Ch01) — UNRESOLVED; Marcus vs. The Logic of Biology [accepting chaos] (Ch36) — UNRESOLVED.
+Known secrets: Knows the Sentinel’s sub-routine has flagged the backup cooling loop — [Sarah and Helen do NOT know].
+Arc: 45% — Accepted that hardware/biology is a "negotiation," not a command.
+Permanent: NO.
+
+## Arthur "Art" Penhaligon
+Location: Warehouse-Level 4, Main Workbench
+Physical: Severe right-wrist tremor; localized chemical burns on palms.
+Emotional: Grimly satisfied; the "Iron Rule" has been successfully demonstrated but not yet fully adopted.
+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: 50% — Formally acknowledged Marcus as a "builder" rather than just an "architect."
+Permanent: NO.
+
+## Sarah Jenkins
+Location: Warehouse-Level 4, The Kiln (Peripheral Hydro-Wall)
+Physical: Minor abrasions on forearms from mycelial mat handling.
+Emotional: Protective and vigilant; views the server room as a newborn organism.
+Active obligations: Owes Marcus a stabilized thermal floor for the server racks (Ch36) — UNPAID.
+Open loops: Sarah vs. Marcus [architectural rigidity] (Ch36) — UNRESOLVED.
+Known secrets: Knows the mycelial mats are calcifying faster than predicted due to the heat — [Marcus does NOT know].
+Arc: 40% — Admitted the necessity of Marcus’s data-monitoring to keep the "kin" alive.
+Permanent: NO.
+
+## Helen Sora
+Location: Warehouse-Level 4, Bus-bar Junction
+Physical: No injuries; high alertness.
+Emotional: Calculated; assessing the caloric cost of the current cooling failure.
+Active obligations: Owes the Exodus Group a viable nutrient-reclamation plan for the backup site (Ch36) — UNPAID.
+Open loops: Helen vs. The Ghost Nest [thermal shutdown risk] (Ch31) — UNRESOLVED.
+Known secrets: None.
+Arc: 35% — Recognized the server core as the "nervous system" of the ecosystem.
+Permanent: NO.
+
+# World State: ch-36
+
+## NPC Memory
+- The Sentinel (UBI Core): HOSTILE — Actively rerouting urban compute power to brute-force the Warehouse’s external encryption — Increase in physical drone patrols expected within 48 hours.
+
+## Faction Attitudes
+- City-State Infrastructure: AGGRESSIVE — Detecting anomalous "biological noise" in the industrial sector; flagging the area for a "sanitary sweep."
+
+## Active World Events
+- Tropical Depression Zeta: Outer bands reached; pressure drop causing the warehouse’s internal humidity to spike to 92%, threatening electrical shorts.
+- The Thermal Deadlock: 8 minutes remaining until server rack 04 reaches critical 105°C threshold.
+- The Great Exit: Still stalled until the thermal signature is suppressed by Sarah’s living filters.