Investigator Keris Vorn did not depart immediately after the formal assessment concluded.
Officially, the additional time fell under supplementary observation protocol. An anomalous developmental signature required repeated readings across multiple cycles before a responsible report could be finalized. That explanation satisfied Tribunal procedure.
In practice, Keris stayed because Lord continued refusing to behave like a phenomenon she could comfortably categorize and archive.
By the second observation cycle, she had accumulated pages of notes.
Behavioral responsiveness remained elevated.
Environmental awareness exceeded projected neonatal baselines by increasingly irritating margins.
