The morning after global manifestations, Rodriguez convened the full investigation team with one agenda item: what do the manifestations mean and what do we do next.
The question seemed simple. The answers weren't.
Dr. Chen presented the empirical analysis first—content impossible for impersonal system to possess, simultaneous global coordination across five locations, archived reality materials assembled with sophistication exceeding Timeline Custodian demonstrated capability. She walked through each manifestation's specific knowledge claims: Elizabeth Hartley's flat, Dewi Hartono's restaurant, the unborn children's faces, Ngozi and Zara's personalities rendered with developmental accuracy.
