# Chapter 24 Adversarial Register Audit - Current Text

REGISTER-HOLDS with watches.

Criterion - warm book, no humiliation: PASS. The cohort read is partial and protective, not punitive. Evidence: Ruth stops at L51-L57; Mara/Luis/Priya/Ben offer ordinary care at L35-L47.

Criterion - no grand gesture / public confession: PASS. Public confession is only `"No. We didn't"` at L55, and final kiss is on a corner after the showcase at L161.

Criterion - Odile not oracle: PASS WITH WATCH. L125 is the longest Odile explanation and should not expand. It remains grounded in label correction, room, and class rather than fate.

Criterion - June painter-eye: PASS. Coats by value L3, picture read L19-L25, portrait edge/value L99, snow visibility L153.

Criterion - romance earned through agency: PASS. June chooses portrait visibility L97 and initiates/ends kiss L161; Theo corrects rescue reflex L157.

Chapter verdict: `REGISTER-HOLDS`.

REVISION ORDERS: none.
