From f75a3c450e12982174a40ee63db9d7b628ecab17 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nova_2761 Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2026 13:02:08 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] adjudication_pass: promote character-state-ch-12.md original=e348e761-e771-4803-9127-629f1291350a --- .../deliverables/character-state-ch-12.md | 56 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 56 insertions(+) create mode 100644 cypres-bend/deliverables/character-state-ch-12.md diff --git a/cypres-bend/deliverables/character-state-ch-12.md b/cypres-bend/deliverables/character-state-ch-12.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..301e23f --- /dev/null +++ b/cypres-bend/deliverables/character-state-ch-12.md @@ -0,0 +1,56 @@ +# Character State: ch-12 + +## Sarah Jenkins +Location: The Kitchen / Porch, Cypress Bend, Florida. +Physical: Flour-dusted hands; aching lower back; sensory-tuned to the sound of the perimeter. +Emotional: Protective and hyper-vigilant; experiencing "Domestic Siege" mentality. +Active obligations: Owes Leo a world that doesn't "index" his childhood (Ch-12) — UNPAID. +Open loops: Sarah and the moral weight of the high-tier "seeds" (Ch-12) — UNRESOLVED. +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 same detachment for survival. +Arc: 65% -- Sarah has transitioned from a logistics victim to the "Quartermaster of the Resistance," managing the human throughput of the sanctuary. +Permanent: YES + +## Marcus Thorne +Location: The Barn / Data-Rack, Cypress Bend, Florida. +Physical: Grease-stained; calloused; right hand rhythmically tapping the four-beat "ping." +Emotional: Focused and grim; viewing the crumbling "Grid" as a necessary firebreak for their survival. +Active obligations: Owes the sanctuary a localized "Sanctuary" LLM that won't "Phone Home" (Ch-12) — IN PROGRESS. +Open loops: Marcus and the "UBI Rationing" signal leak (Ch-12) — 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: 55% -- Marcus has accepted that he is the "Digital Blacksmith" for a world that no longer wants his original trade. +Permanent: YES + +## Leo +Location: The Garden / Chicken Coop, Cypress Bend, Florida. +Physical: Sun-browned; dirt under fingernails; no injuries. +Emotional: Grounded and feral; experiencing the world through physical chores rather than digital reward loops. +Active obligations: Owes David a daily egg-count (Ch-12) — PAID. +Open loops: Leo and the fading memory of "Screens" (Ch-12) — RESOLVED. +Arc: 40% -- Leo has successfully "rewiped" his internal OS, becoming the first true inhabitant of the Analog zone. +Permanent: NO + +## David +Location: The Perimeter / Riverbank, Cypress Bend, Florida. +Physical: Heavy-lidded from night-watches; smelling of woodsmoke and iron. +Emotional: Cynical and weary; anchored by the tangible "work" of the land. +Active obligations: Owes the family a secure perimeter against "Scavenger Pings" (Ch-12) — ACTIVE. +Open loops: David and the looming "Great Hunger" caloric deficit (Ch-11) — UNRESOLVED. +Arc: 45% -- David has accepted the role of "Legacy Sentry," trading his Indiana dreams for a swamp reality. +Permanent: YES + +## Arthur Silas Vance — DECEASED (Ch-36) +Established: Died peacefully in his sleep overlooking the cypress grove he spent his life protecting. +Legacy: His "Analog" journals and the physical silence of his cabin provide the only safe logic for the group. + +# World State: ch-12 + +## NPC Memory +- **The Sanctuary Node:** CALIBRATED -- The localized AI has successfully indexed the "Silent Rationing" patterns of the Northern cities. + +## Faction Attitudes +- **Avery-Quinn Corp:** CONSOLIDATING -- They have successfully lobbied for "Automated UBI Distribution," effectively becoming the federal government's primary logistics layer. +- **The Displaced (Cities):** STARVING -- Transitioning from unemployed to "ration-dependent" nodes. + +## Active World Events +- **The Great Rationing:** INITIALIZED -- AQ-controlled UBI credits are being throttled in regions with "low efficiency/high friction" signatures. +- **The Analog Drift:** ONGOING -- The group at Cypress Bend is successfully living outside the "UBI Handshake." \ No newline at end of file