From ea4274fe9c72250435992ad371d6f0b5b1f5a156 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nova_2761 Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2026 13:45:57 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] adjudication_pass: promote character-state-ch-25.md original=4fe52459-182e-4bb9-a204-35b2c373ed76 --- .../deliverables/character-state-ch-25.md | 56 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 56 insertions(+) create mode 100644 cypres-bend/deliverables/character-state-ch-25.md diff --git a/cypres-bend/deliverables/character-state-ch-25.md b/cypres-bend/deliverables/character-state-ch-25.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b580bc8 --- /dev/null +++ b/cypres-bend/deliverables/character-state-ch-25.md @@ -0,0 +1,56 @@ +# Character State: ch-25 + +## Marcus Thorne +Location: The North Bank Citrus Grove, Cypress Bend, Florida. +Physical: Singed hair on forearms; smelling of kerosene and woodsmoke; frost-nipped fingers. +Emotional: Primal and grounded; experiencing the "analog high" of a successful physical defense. +Active obligations: Owes Sarah a life free from indexing (Ch-01) — IN PROGRESS; Owes Leo a future beyond the Mesh (Ch-12) — IN PROGRESS. +Open loops: The Ocala "Ghost" Signal (Ch-22) — UNRESOLVED; The Avery-Quinn "Deep Scan" Retaliation (Ch-25) — UNRESOLVED. +Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch-01—unresolved): Knows the Alpha-7 empathy protocols were a lie to facilitate mass firings — Julian does NOT know he kept the back-end logs. +Arc: 135% -- Marcus has fully transitioned from a digital architect to a physical steward, prioritizing the "biological clock" over system uptime. +Permanent: YES + +## Sarah Jenkins +Location: The Kitchen Hub / Porch, Cypress Bend, Florida. +Physical: Exhausted; soot-stained face; steady hands. +Emotional: Protective and vigilant; the "Sovereign" of the domestic interior. +Active obligations: None. +Open loops: The Seed of Barter (Ch-21) — RESOLVED. +Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch-01—unresolved): Knows the Alpha-7 empathy protocols were a lie to facilitate mass firings — Julian does NOT know she has weaponized that detachment. +Arc: 120% -- Sarah has successfully integrated the "Status: Active" life into a permanent agrarian reality, acting as the community's emotional and logistical triage lead. +Permanent: YES + +## Elena +Location: The Thermal Perimeter / Server Shed, Cypress Bend, Florida. +Physical: Shivering; eyes bloodshot from monitoring high-alpha sensor feeds in the cold. +Emotional: Tactically satisfied; wary of the heat-bloom's visibility. +Active obligations: Owes Marcus a physical failsafe (Ch-10) — UNPAID. +Open loops: The Sanctuary Integrity (Ch-25) — UNRESOLVED. +Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch-10—unresolved): Knows the manual axe-throw is the only physical failsafe for the power line — Marcus does NOT know. +Arc: 125% -- Elena has realized that physical warmth is a tactical vulnerability that requires "analog" courage to maintain. +Permanent: YES + +## David +Location: The North Bank Citrus Grove, Cypress Bend, Florida. +Physical: Back strained from hauling fuel; frost on beard; fully healed from ribs (Ch-17). +Emotional: Tectonic and steady; trusting Marcus as a peer in the muck. +Active obligations: Owes Helen a legacy (Ch-01) — IN PROGRESS. +Open loops: None. +Arc: 130% -- David has transitioned from a skeptical sentry to a collaborative patriarch, accepting the technical mesh as part of the land's "nervous system." +Permanent: YES + +## Arthur Silas Vance — DECEASED (Ch-01) +Established: Died peacefully in his sleep after ensuring the "dead-zone" logic was intact. +Legacy: His hoarded smudge pots and legacy land-knowledge provided the physical means to survive the hard freeze. + +# World State: ch-25 + +## NPC Memory +- Julian Avery (Avery-Quinn Corp): WATCHFUL -- View Cypress Bend as a "Thermal Anomaly" -- Intends to investigate the unauthorized heat bloom detected during the freeze. + +## Faction Attitudes +- Avery-Quinn Corp: PREDATORY -- Analyzing the sector for "Human Baseline" signatures. + +## Active World Events +- The Hard Freeze: ACTIVE -- Five-year anomaly testing the Sanctuary’s physical limits. +- The Sovereign Mesh: ACTIVE -- Successfully masked the technical noise, but failed to fully mask the thermal signature of the smudge pots. \ No newline at end of file