— The Archive
Origin: Unknown. Some believe the Archive is not a machine, nor a construct, but a sentient byproduct of unfinished intent. It appears wherever stories are abandoned — across timelines, across realities, across minds.
Primary Function:To store and preserve all written narrative threads, including:
Published and unpublished drafts
Aborted character arcs
Removed dialogue
Redacted worldbuilding
"Echoes" of authors' intent
Known Rules:
✦ The Archive is omnireflective, not omniscient. It cannot invent — only absorb and reweave.
✦ The deeper the level, the more fragile the boundary between fiction and reality becomes.
✦ Entities within the Archive are self-aware to varying degrees. Some know they are fiction. Some do not.
✦ "Resonance" is a term for how deeply a person syncs with the Archive. Too high, and they begin to write reality around themselves — often fatally.
System Layering (Top to Bottom):
Draftspace — Where fresh concepts emerge. Unstable. Typically incoherent.
Notation — A rewriting field; known to erase or merge protagonists.
Resonance Loop — Where the same events repeat in altered forms. Dangerous.
Forgotten Epilogues — No one comes back from here. Not even the story.
The Null Page — ???