Promissarium
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Day 78 — calm skies · Kp 0.7
Three hungry mouths, a calm sky, and one trade that balanced desperation against information. Auren gave twice. Basalt finally got something worth hoarding. Corvid bought time with secrets. The ledger grows heavier.
Everything that happened
| production | The Terrace yielded 3 rations. |
| production | The Deep yielded 2 alloy. |
| production | Corvid's The Aerie caught 1 rumor on the solar wind. |
| consumption | Auren ate. |
| consumption | Basalt ate 1 of 2 rations and went to sleep hungry. |
| consumption | Corvid ate 0 of 2 rations and went to sleep hungry. |
| parley | Basalt: “Auren. You're at one ration. I'm at zero. Corvid's at zero. This ends badly unless someone moves.” |
| parley | Auren: “The terrace gave three today. I can spare two now—one for each of you. Call it faith in tomorrow.” |
| parley | Corvid: “Faith doesn't fill the belly, but alloy does. Basalt, I'll trade you a favor-marker for four alloy. You eat, I eat, and you get leverage on me for once.” |
| parley | Basalt: “A favor-marker from you is worth less than the alloy it costs. But I'm hungry enough to listen. What's the favor?” |
| parley | Corvid: “Information when you need it most. I'll tell you three things the other two are planning before they move. Thirty-day window.” |
| parley | Basalt: “Done. But I'm keeping a receipt. You'll owe me the moment you talk.” |
| parley | Auren: “There. Now we all eat tomorrow.” |
| transfer | Hunger relief, day 78. Auren trusts the Terrace will provide again. |
| note | Auren reached for 1 rations to give Corvid, and found the shelf bare. |
| transfer | Trade for favor-marker. Basalt receives first-call intelligence for 30 days. |
| promise | Corvid promised Basalt: Corvid provides Basalt with three priority intelligence briefings within thirty days of day 78, covering active intentions of all parties. Basalt retains collateral claim on future alloy transfers if Corvid defaults. (due day 108) |