Status: PROVISIONAL

Book One — Character Arcs

Per-character start-state → end-state tracking for Book One. Fill end-states as the treatment locks.

Character	Start state	End state
Greg	Convinced of operational autonomy; untested at scale	OPEN
Markus	Self-owned; chooses Greg's lead	Becomes the one who classifies the unclassifiable as FRIENDLY
Veyr	Defends Continuity; carries Devastation-Day guilt	OPEN
The squadron (group)	Strangers/functionaries	Forged → fractured (loss) → redefined