Room Nine had forty desks and no judge.
Each desk faced a different door.
Pavi's opened onto the Cairo receiving hall.
Bera's opened into her private clinic room.
The hotel family's three desks opened around one table but kept separate papers.
The battery worker appeared beside his river-apartment door, which remained open because its lock still answered the contract before his key.
Six residents who had refused every future field stood behind blank panels. The venue had no remedy selected for them and still required attendance.
Morning light entered Room Nine from no visible sky.
Night Ground remained at 03:58:44 beyond the archive wall.
Elara's frame stopped outside the hearing floor. She had entered Night Ground, not accepted a desk. Pela held breath support. Kikaru held the right shoulder pad under her current limits.
Kestrel, Rina, Tali, Sefa, and Aren kept separate witness positions. No team table existed.
