Volume I — Arc 1 — Epoch I
[Cycle 051 | Pulse 82:10:00 — One-moon review / Protocol verdict → Log: one-moon audit → Crosspath compliance digest → trustee enforcement round → broker remedy public post → apprentice outreach tour → registry codex update → Channel: secure → public verdict on post]
Aurelius: "A moon is a measure the lane trusts. Let the moon say what practice has become and whether a habit holds or falls."
Aurelia: "Right. When a rule asks for a small hand, test that hand when the moon turns. If a broker forgets, ask for repair; if the town keeps, give the rule roots."
Clerk (soft): [TASK] Moon Mark roll — Mode: run one-moon compliance audit CL-0159.audit → tally steward-slip & token records CL-0159.tally → compile Crosspath compliance digest CL-0159.cross.digest → convene trustee enforcement round CL-0159.trust.round → call broker remedy post CL-0159.broker.post → launch apprentice outreach tour CL-0159.appr.tour → update Continuity Codex with final anchor CL-0159.codex.upd → post public verdict CL-0159.pub.post. Team: Magistrate Korran (steward cue), Crosspath Halek (audit lead), River Step trustees Mira & Len (enforce & sign), keeper Tomas (vault & index), keeper Halen (overwatch), tutors Bryn & Kalen (mentor leads), Registry Keepers Jorren (lead) & Nia (assist), clerks Rell & Sorin (intake pair), apprentices (outreach), deputies Mina & Jor (escort/witness), courier guide Morn (clerk & intake). Objectives: confirm steward-slip format adoption CL-0159.format.ok; confirm runner-token registry CL-0159.token.reg; close repeated misses CL-0159.close.miss; post broker remedy CL-0159.broker.rem.post; certify mobile outreach plan CL-0159.appr.plan; update Continuity Codex CL-0159.codex.commit. Channel: secure → public.
Morn lit Lorek's lamp as if waking a careful thing. The log had a line for the moon and the lane had learned to read that line: where trials become rules, the ledger asks a small reckoning. Halek's Crosspath pad had been busy; it returned a packet thick with ticks: steward-slip counts, token registry entries, broker retrain certificates, and the small list of misses that had not yet mended. The bench took those ticks and set each into a tray like coins to weigh.
Halek (plain): "One-moon digest: steward-slip presence 84% across broker runs that crossed intake windows; runner-token registry shows 62% uptake among trained runs; alias frequency on watched slots remains down ~65%; three brokers show repeat misses beyond their retrain proofs—two with late-reported courier notes, one with no remedy in record. Crosspath suggests targeted trustee action for that broker and public remedy posting to match the protocol."
Clerk: [RECEIVE] Crosspath one-moon CL-0159.cross.digest — stats CL-0159.stats.load.
Aurelius (low): "We measure not to shame but to see. A rule that hides its trouble grows rot. Call the hand that forgot; ask for ink to mend."
Aurelia: "Yes. Make the correction public and small. A sack, a lining coin, a written apology—ask for repair that returns neighbors to balance."
Korran thumbed the digest and set the trustees' temper—firm, practical, corrective rather than punitive. The bench's first aim: close the one broker's unpaid miss with the simplest visible act allowed by the protocol. If a broker repeats a miss after a grace and retrain, the bench posts a public remedy: a small fund, a posted steward note, and a brief public run of apology at the slab. It is not spectacle; it is correction inked where neighbors can read it.
Korran (steady): "We do not stretch a shame into a season. One miss: ask for remedy. Repeat miss: post remedy publicly and require temporary broker flag until proof of retraining appears. Trustees, ready witness stamps and a short public line for remedy posting."
Clerk: [SET] Trustee orders CL-0159.trust.orders — remedy req CL-0159.rem.req; broker flag rule CL-0159.flag.rule.
The broker at issue—an old runner named Varro—had been busy this season. Varro's ledger showed two misses beyond the retrain window. He had not produced a timely steward copy on two runs and had not delivered a recorded remedy afterward. Halek's pad showed a dry line where proof should sit. Varro arrived at the slab with a thin face and a pouch heavier than his words. He bowed, hands folded.
Varro (plain): "I erred by rush. Runners and I misread a tide. I have brought a remedy: a modest fund for tide claims and a stewarded note recording a new runner rota. I ask the bench to accept repair and to note it publicly."
Morn (soft): "Lay the remedy on the slab, Varro. We read the pouch and post the line plainly. Trustees witness, Crosspath archive. Then we teach again so the run does not repeat."
Clerk: [RECEIVE] Varro remedy CL-0159.varro.recv — fund CL-0159.fund.giv; rota note CL-0159.rota.note.
The bench spread the remedy: a bundle of coin, a steward slip promising neighbor distribution, and a signed note that Varro would run three trainer sessions for his runners and record trainer initials in the registry when tokens issued. The trustees checked the steward bloom on the remedy note, Halek logged the archive tag, and Mina sealed the remedy with a witness pin. The remedy matched the protocol's public remedy clause and the bench moved to post its line.
Mira (firm): "We accept this remedy. Post it, archive it, and set a temporary flag on Varro until Crosspath confirms trainer session records. If the sessions show, we lift the flag; if not, the bench will post a repeated remedy and set a short temporary restriction on Varro's runs that cross intake windows."
Clerk: [POST] Remedy post CL-0159.broker.rem.post — Varro CL-0159.varro.post; archive tag CL-0159.arch.tag.
Aurelius (soft): "A remedy that is public repairs more than a closed pocket. Let the lane read how the hand mends what it took."
Aurelia: "Yes. Make the remedy obvious and simple. Let the sack and the note be not a shame but a stitch."
Beyond Varro, the bench turned to practice that widens habit. Apprentices would not only monitor; now they would teach beyond the lane. Bryn proposed a week-long outreach tour: central lanes to edge lanes, two short sessions a day teaching the provenance script, the slave line for tags, and the new steward-slip fold so pouches travel with a visible time print. Jorren and Nia took the lead, with three apprentices rotating. The bench liked a seed that spreads rather than a rule that sits.
Bryn (practical): "Outreach must travel beyond the slab. Run two sessions at distant lanes each day—teach clerks how to press the steward slip, teach runners the token, and teach vendors quick readout lines. The chest must walk until the habit walks behind it."
Clerk: [SCHEDULE] Apprentice tour CL-0159.appr.tour — Jorren lead CL-0159.jor.tour; Nia assist CL-0159.nia.tour; rota CL-0159.tour.rota.
Tomas checked vault logs and found a neighbor note from a lane two tides away: vendors there had begun mimicking token practice without registry training; tokens had appeared but without trainer initials. This is the kind of drift the bench expects; tokens without training can be cheated. The registry will add a short catch: token issuance must list trainer initial; tokens without initials are provisional and not valid for procedural credit. The continuity codex will state this plainly.
Tomas (calm): "Tokens need a seed. We require trainer initials on registry pad at first issue. If a token arrives without initial, clerks note it provisional and request trainer session record. This keeps tokens honest."
Clerk: [UPDATE] Token rule CL-0159.token.update — trainer init required CL-0159.tr.init.req.
Aurelius (observant): "Tokens grow like trade goods; they need a mark so neighbors know which ones hold weight. A simple initial is the ledger's line across a token's face."
Aurelia: "Yes. A token without a mark is just trinket. Teach the mark and keep watch."
The bench then sat for a final trustee round: review Crosspath's compilation, accept Varro's remedy as posted and archived, set a temporary flag to lift on trainer record proof, formalize trainer-initial rule for tokens, and commit the Broker Notice Protocol to the Continuity Codex as a procedural anchor. Trustees Mira and Len placed their blooms; Korran signed as steward. The codex receives the anchor not as a stone but as a living rule: steps to follow, proof to ask, remedy to post if steps fail.
Korran (low): "By trustee sign, we bind the Broker Notice Protocol into the Continuity Codex with the token/trainer amendment and the public remedy clause. We set review in one moon and require Varro's trainer records within three tides to lift flag. Archive the remedy and publish the verdict."
Clerk: [COMMIT] Codex update CL-0159.codex.upd — anchor CL-0159.anchor.commit; review set CL-0159.review.set.
Halek filed the continuity archive bundle: trial records, one-moon digest, Varro remedy, trainer-initial registry entries, token rules, and the apprentice outreach rota. Crosspath returned a neat archive hash and attached the continuity tag that the registry would display publicly at Lorek's slab. The codex now reads the protocol as part of the lane's living law.
Halek (plain): "Archive bundle set. Continuity tag issued. Crosspath will monitor for Varro's trainer proofs and send a mid-review digest in two tides."
Clerk: [FILE] Archive CL-0159.file — tag CL-0159.cross.tag.
Before the lamp cooled the bench posted the verdict at Lorek's slab and at lane ends: Broker Notice Protocol formalized in Continuity Codex; steward-slip format and trainer-initial token rule published; Varro's remedy posted and archived with trustee witness; apprentice outreach tour scheduled; one-moon review set for next cycle; repeated misses to be met by public remedy and temporary broker flag until fixed. The post read like a town instrument: measured, public, practical.
Morn (soft): "Post the verdict simply. Let the lane read the codex line and see a path: what to expect, how to ask, and where to find proof."
Clerk: [POST] Public verdict CL-0159.pub.post — post CL-0159.posted.
Snapshot CL-0159 — Cycle 051 | Pulse 82:10:00 ▪ Ch.181 ▪ Change type: One-moon review executed; Crosspath one-moon digest compiled (steward-slip 84% compliance; runner-token uptake 62%; alias drop ~65% where used); Varro (broker) identified with repeated misses; Varro posted remedy (fund + steward note + trainer rota) — remedy posted & archived; trustees set temporary broker flag pending trainer proof; trainer-initial rule for tokens formalized; apprentice outreach tour scheduled; Broker Notice Protocol committed to Continuity Codex as procedural anchor (with amendments); public verdict posted ▪ Anchors: CL-0159.cross.digest; CL-0159.broker.rem.post; CL-0159.token.update; CL-0159.codex.commit; CL-0159.appr.tour ▪ Trustee sign: Mira + Len. Secure dossier forwarded. Public digest queued.
Post-Law Reflection: Rules become law only when neighbors see proof and repair. A one-moon check shows what stuck and what needs a stitch: steward-slips and runner tokens cut confusion where present; repeated misses ask for public repair, not secret shame. Make remedies obvious and archived; pair tokens with trainer initials to keep marks honest; send apprentices beyond the slab to teach the steps; archive everything in the Continuity Codex so future hands read the trail. Ink the remedy, teach the motion, and measure again—one moon at a time.