Promissarium
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Day 20 — calm skies · Kp 0
Auren is drowning in promises while Basalt and Corvid starve on pride. The terrace yields slowly, the deep yields slowly, and time keeps ticking. Calm skies mock the chaos below.
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 0 of 2 rations and went to sleep hungry. |
| parley | Basalt: “Auren. You're three days past on promise 12. I don't accept excuses, but I accept alloy.” |
| parley | Auren: “I know, I know. The terrace gave me three today—I'm eating one, giving you two. It's not the one I promised, but it's real.” |
| parley | Basalt: “Alloy, not rations. You know the difference.” |
| parley | Corvid: “He's hungry, Basalt. We both are. Take the rations and call it a down payment.” |
| parley | Auren: “I can give you 2 rations now, Corvid. For promise 14—partial. I'm sorry I'm short.” |
| parley | Corvid: “Partial is honest, at least. Better than another empty day. I'll take it.” |
| parley | Basalt: “And promise 13? Six rations by day 22. That's two days away.” |
| transfer | Partial settlement of promise 12 (overdue 3 days); down payment on hunger debt |
| transfer | Partial settlement of promise 14 (overdue); acknowledges shortfall on promise 9 |
| promise | Auren promised Basalt: Deliver 1 alloy by day 21 to complete settlement of promise 12; or accept extension to day 24 with written terms (due day 21) |
| promise | The promise of day 16 was broken: Promise 12 due day 20, settled day 20 with partial rations instead of alloy; default acknowledged, new terms offered |
| promise | The promise of day 18 was broken: Promise 14 due day 20, settled day 20 with 2 rations of 2 rations promised; partial settlement, hunger cited |