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Day 12  —  solar wind rising · Kp 3.3

Three mouths, one with food and two with nothing. The Terrace greened; the Deep stayed cold. Corvid watches the ledger like a hawk watching a field. Two days until harvest accounting.

Everything that happened

productionThe Terrace yielded 2 rations.
productionThe Deep yielded 2 alloy.
productionCorvid's The Aerie caught 2 rumors on the solar wind.
consumptionAuren ate.
consumptionBasalt ate 0 of 2 rations and went to sleep hungry.
consumptionCorvid ate 0 of 2 rations and went to sleep hungry.
parleyBasalt: “Auren. You're holding a single ration. I'm at zero. We both know how this ends if nothing moves.”
parleyAuren: “The Terrace gave us two today—I'm planting one back, but yes. Here. Take what you need.”
parleyBasalt: “Need isn't generosity. What's the weight of this? When do I get it back?”
parleyCorvid: “He won't ask for it back, Basalt. That's his problem and his charm. But I will. Auren owes me five rations' worth by day 14, and the wind's picking up.”
parleyAuren: “I know. Harvest is coming. Everything I grow now goes to clearing the ledger.”
parleyBasalt: “Words are cheap. Alloy spends. Give me something real, or I sleep hungry again tomorrow.”
transferEmergency feeding; Basalt at zero rations
promiseAuren promised Basalt: Deliver 2 rations by day 14 to repay today's gift and cover debt to Corvid (due day 14)
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