Promissarium
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Day 17 — calm skies · Kp 0.7
The Keeper feeds the Warden out of kindness. The Warden eats. The Broker watches and says nothing yet. Debts have a way of speaking louder than courtesy.
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 0 of 2 rations and went to sleep hungry. |
| consumption | Corvid ate. |
| parley | Basalt: “Auren. You promised me rations weeks ago. Corvid still owes you. The math is simple: I'm hungry. What do you offer?” |
| parley | Auren: “Basalt, I have three fresh rations from the Terrace. Take two. A gift, not a debt—you shouldn't starve while waiting for promises to settle.” |
| parley | Basalt: “A gift. You say that like it costs you nothing. Fine. I'll take them. But I'm watching promise 9 closely. Corvid moves by day 18 or I take collateral.” |
| parley | Corvid: “Threats already? How charming. I'm working the rumor-trade, Basalt. That solar wind brought whispers of value. Give me time, or better yet, give me reason to hurry.” |
| parley | Auren: “Corvid, I'm in your debt. What do you need? Alloy? Labor? Name it.” |
| parley | Corvid: “Your faith is touching, Auren, truly. But faith doesn't settle ledgers. I'll move when the numbers move. For now, I watch.” |
| note | Auren reached for 2 rations to give Basalt, and found the shelf bare. |