# Chapter 04 Yes-But / No-And Outcome Audit

- YES-BUT — Theo seats the group and keeps Sonia's smooth, BUT the seating places him beside June and makes the couple-adjacent rhythm visible.
- YES-BUT — June and Theo answer Mara's question without lying outright, BUT the answer now has public details others can remember.
- NO-AND — Theo tries to settle Ruth's worry with ledger facts, AND Ruth's reply shows she is asking a different question.
- NO-AND — Theo tries to begin the Odile explanation, AND he retreats into gallery logistics, confirming June's observation that he is still at work.

Chapter verdict: OUTCOMES-ARMED.

REVISION ORDERS: none.
