Glossary

Terms recovered from corrupted lab notes

Everheart: the project, the core architecture, and eventually the surname chosen by Ren. Context determines which meaning applies.

Fragment: a memory, image, or sensation transmitted without its original context. Fragments may attach themselves to unrelated files.

Static bloom: the red visual noise that precedes a high-intensity transmission. Signal Keepers consider it a greeting rather than interference.

FROM THE NOTEBOOK“A name is the first container and the easiest one to break.”