# Editor-Not-Satisfied-Customer Scored Check - Chapter 12

## Scores

- Scene pressure: 8/10. The pressure is inward but concrete: memory choice, Monday handoff, tomorrow's public class.
- Character specificity: 9/10. Childhood drawing and erased wall are premise-native.
- Reader momentum: 7/10. Reflective chapter but the alternating memory exchange maintains forward motion.
- Dialogue naturalness: 8/10 pending Dialogue Doctor. The water/table exchange and June's anti-noble instruction are strong; June's long paint-back explanation is intentionally process-dense.
- Prose discipline: 8/10. Mechanical open findings repaired; watch remaining theme pressure at final card note.
- Continuity: 8/10. Strong, with offscreen Priya/Ben deadline requiring tracker attention.

## Editorial Finding

No blocking finding. The chapter is quieter than Ch11 but earns its place by making Ch13 paintable. Biggest risk is over-polished final line; route through Plain Translation rather than preemptively flattening.

## Verdict

PASS TO CLAUDE AUDITS.
