Character State: ch-13

Elena

Location: The Roof / Solar Array, Cypress Bend, Florida. Physical: Sweat-slicked, smelling of sun-heated metal and ozone; no injuries. Emotional: Fiercely territorial and focused. Active obligations: Owes Marcus a "dead-zone" that actually stays dead (Ch-13) — IN PROGRESS. Open loops: Elena and the county’s automated tax-assessment algorithm (Ch-13) — UNRESOLVED. Known secrets: Knows the manual axe-throw is the only physical failsafe for the legacy power line — Marcus does NOT know she has designated him as the one to pull it. Arc: 70% -- Elena has moved from internal infrastructure to active electronic warfare, identifying the Sanctuary as a "hard target." Permanent: YES

Marcus Thorne

Location: The Barn / Server Rack, Cypress Bend, Florida. Physical: Tapping a frantic four-beat "ping" on his thigh; eyes bloodshot from monitor glare. Emotional: Vibrating with technical anxiety; feeling the "latency" of the physical world. Active obligations: Owes the Sanctuary a localized "Sanctuary" LLM (Ch-12) — IN PROGRESS. Open loops: Marcus and the Alpha-7 "Phone Home" sequence (Ch-13) — 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: 60% -- Marcus has accepted that his high-tier code is a beacon that must be shielded by Elena’s low-tier iron. Permanent: YES

Sarah Jenkins

Location: The Kitchen, Cypress Bend, Florida. Physical: Hands stained with beet juice; lower back aching; no injuries. Emotional: 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: 68% -- Sarah has shifted from manager to quartermaster, treating the pantry as a tactical reserve. Permanent: YES

David

Location: The Perimeter / Treeline, Cypress Bend, Florida. Physical: Heavy-lidded; smelling of swamp-water and mosquito repellent. Emotional: Grim and cynical; anchored by the tangible "work" of the land. Active obligations: Owes the Sanctuary a secure perimeter against "Scavenger Pings" (Ch-12) — ACTIVE. Open loops: David and the looming "Great Hunger" caloric deficit (Ch-11) — UNRESOLVED. Arc: 50% -- David has fully committed to the "Sentry" role, viewing the sky as an enemy territory. 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 physical "dead-zone" property remains the only safe logic for the group.

World State: ch-13

NPC Memory

County Tax Drone (Avery-Quinn Logistics Layer): BLINDED -- Encountered localized high-frequency interference -- Logged as a "topographic anomaly/signal shadow."

Faction Attitudes

Avery-Quinn Corp: AGGRESSIVE -- Utilizing county tax drones as secondary "passive" surveillance nodes to map un-indexed residents.
The Displaced: STARVING -- Grid-locked in ration-dependent hubs.

Active World Events

The Great Rationing: ONGOING -- AQ-controlled UBI credits are being throttled.
The Analog Drift: ESCALATING -- The group at Cypress Bend is now actively jamming county-level automated infrastructure.

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