# Reaction-Divergence Test - Chapter 08

STIMULUS lines 17-25: Odile interrupts Theo's disposal attempt.

- DIVERGES - Theo tries to explain and fails into a partial cleanup excuse: "I was clearing the table" (line 21). Odile turns the problem into logistics: "Take it flat" and "Lights" (lines 19, 25). Card match: Theo over-explains under guilt; Odile removes choices through objects.

STIMULUS lines 33-47: Theo arrives at the defended booth.

- DIVERGES - Mara narrates inclusion and claims victory; Priya corrects the scale of the action; June uses dry gratitude around the pickle. Evidence: "We defended the booth" (line 33); "it was a head count" (line 35); "You're the only one in this city who has" (line 47).

STIMULUS lines 51-61: Mara proposes keeping Tuesdays.

- DIVERGES - Mara hosts beyond the syllabus; Ben converts it into slide-deck humor; Priya sets a boundary around the spreadsheet. Evidence: lines 51-61.

STIMULUS lines 79-97: June asks about Theo's off-rack panel.

- DIVERGES - June notices and jokes through witness-protection framing; Theo gives a partial practical truth and one honest limit. Evidence: "So it lives with you now" (line 85); "It lives in a folder" (line 87); "One part did" (line 95).

Chapter verdict: REACTIONS-DIVERGE.

REVISION ORDERS: none.
