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Changelog: Day 6 – The Weight of the Record
This update moves us past the introduction. The "who are you" situations are gone, now day 6 is about living with the answers you gave on Day 5. We’re shifting the focus from identity selection to identity consequence.
Narrative & Content
Day 6 Full Loop: Playable from Morning through Night. The pace is intentionally heavy—a "slice-of-life" supply run to a waystation that focuses on the friction of survival: hunger, fatigue and quiet burden of procedure.
The White Guild Introduction: We’re framing the Guild as an institution through the senses first (damp wool, thin soup, iron) rather than lore-dumps. A clerk confirms your entry on the roster without asking who you are; your identity is now something "read" from a ledger, not chosen by the player.
Lienne Debut: Introduced through a practical medical lens. She isn't an "angelic" healer or a romance trope; she is efficient, she bills for her time, and she moves on.
Refugee Micro-Scene: A brief encounter with a father seeking help that bridges naturally into Lienne’s entrance. Your response here dictates the tone of her "protection vs. authority" dynamic.
The Triangle Dynamic: Misumi, Teresa, and Lucian are present, but the "harem" noise is cut.
Post-Afternoon "Echoes": Optional scenes on the return walk that pull from Day 5. Depending on whether you told the truth, lied, or stayed silent, the narrative reflects the psychological weight of being "filed" by the Guild.
Night Loop: A low-fidelity return to the guildhall.
Systems & Logic
Identity v2.0 (The Echo Phase): The selection menus are deactivated for Day 6. Instead, the engine now "haunts" the player with previous choices (identity_revealed, used_false_name). The record is set; you are now reacting to how the world perceives that record.
Scarcity Mechanics (The Pack Decision): A new preparation prompt (Bandages, Bread, Water, or Nothing). This isn't just a stat check—it influences journal tone and how NPCs perceive your "moral decision" regarding limited supplies.
Medical Competency Persistence: Your "care style" from Misumi in Day 5 now influences your refugee encounter in Day 6. This ensures the player's mechanical history feels like a lived-in consequence.
Romance Engine Constraints: We’ve intentionally capped Lienne’s entry to preserve her "Waifu" rules (Trust: 1, Romance: 0). The game notes this as "Assigned care, not a bond."
UI, Audio & Journaling
Journal Logic: New mandatory entries for the Morning routine and Night reflection. Entries now branch based on the specific questions you asked during briefings and the items you chose to carry.
Codex Expansion: White Guild and Lienne entries added, focused on civil infrastructure and the reality of billing rather than high-fantasy tropes.
Ambient Layering: New audio beds for the Waystation and the quiet, procedural "clack" of the Guildhouse. We’re keeping the "Prologue Palette"—no escalation into demonology or high politics yet.
Known Issues & Technical Debt
Save Compatibility: Because Day 6 relies heavily on Day 5 variables (day5_misumi_care_style, day5_teresa_approach), legacy saves created before the system integration may trigger errors or default to "blank" echo flavors. Fresh runs are recommended.
Pacing Passes: Transitions between the Refugee scene and Lienne’s entrance are still being tuned for "rhythm." You may notice slight jumps in line density as we trim the timing.