Two cycles after the voluntary release and the posture statement, the residual readings across the lattice stayed numerically inside the safe band.
Peer verification continued to clear on every check. On the open feeds the system looked stable. Numbers held. Flags stayed dark.
Inside three of the nodes that had taken the temporary extra absorption, the operators began reporting progressive numbness in their hands and forearms during component swaps. Reaction times stretched by fractions of a second.
Short-term memory gaps appeared when they reached for the next clamp or conduit sequence. The symptoms stayed below the threshold that would trigger an automatic spike flag. They were consistent. They were getting worse.
The original crew chief ordered internal rotation to shed load. Operators moved between stations. Shifts shortened.
