# Immediate Continuity Check - Chapter 15

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NAMES: CLEAN — checked: June Park, Nia Torres, Asha Ibrahim, Theo, Priya, Mara, Dario, Dana, Kessler, Marco, Tasker. Near-miss considered: `Tasker Street` is consistent with canon entry 36's Tasker Philadelphia role; no conflicting spelling appears.

TIMELINE: CLEAN — chapter: `"It was eight-forty on Thursday night"` and `"Friday, December fourth, noon"` vs tracker/canon: Ch14 is Thursday, November 19; Ch15 card places the offer call after Ch14 and before Week 6. Fix target: none. Near-miss: Ch13 Nia asked June to call "tomorrow"; Ch15 admits delay: `"June had spent Wednesday on an invoice and Thursday at Marchetti Rooms..."`, so the lateness is intentional pressure, not contradiction.

KNOWLEDGE: CLEAN — checked: June knows Nia's formal terms and Asha's leads; Theo receives only chair/ground texts; June does not learn Theo's nephew identity; Nia does not know about Asha referral yet. Near-miss: Theo texts `"The ground's faced and drying"` after Ch14; he knows that because he owns the ground prep, not the offer.

OBJECTS: CLEAN — checked: all nine catalogs, paper slip, sturdy tote, mineral spirits jar, umber cuff, receipt, phone, Asha scrap. Chapter: `"nine catalogs cradled against her chest"` and `"The volume with the paper slip in it went on the bottom"` vs Ch14 continuity: June left with all nine catalogs and the paper slip pushed flush. Fix target: none.

INJURIES: CLEAN — no injuries or health clocks introduced. Near-miss: `"chin clamped on the top spine"` is carrying posture, not injury.

## Contradictions found

None.

## New facts introduced

- facts introduced: Nia's formal Tasker offer includes W-2 full-time six months funded, benefits after ninety days, likely January start with flexibility after mid-December, keys day one, after-hours studio access in writing, and a Friday, December 4 noon answer deadline.
- character state changes: June recognizes that the part of the offer pulling her is `"true up the Vandercook"`, not the after-hours wall.
- object locations: all nine catalogs are stacked on June's apartment floor by the table; the paper-slipped volume is on the bottom; the deadline receipt is propped against the catalog stack and pinned by the mineral spirits jar.
- injuries: none.
- deaths: none.
- promises made: Nia promises a real search if June says no and asks for someone good; Theo promises/continues the 9:40 chair count by text.
- unresolved mysteries: catalog acknowledgment remains unread; Theo nephew identity remains unknown to June; Odile's catalog motive remains unexplained.
- planted seeds: Asha is now textually available as the artist June may later recommend for Tasker; the December 4 deadline is physically planted.
- payoff targets: Ch22 refusal/recommendation; Ch17 acknowledgment discovery; Ch16 Theo still ignorant of the offer.

## New promises or compacts

- Nia creates a hard compact: answer by Friday, December 4 at noon, or she brings the board a search plan.
- June implicitly holds Asha's possible referral without spending it: `"It wasn't hers to spend yet."`
- Theo keeps the `After Class` chair-count compact alive without receiving the offer secret.

## Continuity log additions

Ready-to-paste:

### Chapter 15 - Keys Elsewhere

- facts introduced:
  - Chapter 15 occurs Thursday night, November 19, after Ch14 pickup/catalog loan.
  - Nia's formal Tasker Street Philadelphia offer: full-time W-2, six months funded, benefits after ninety days, likely January start with flexibility after mid-December, keys day one, written after-hours studio access, decent but not guaranteed renewal through two grants and a city line item.
  - Nia needs June's answer by Friday, December 4 at noon before the board's Monday meeting/search plan.
- character state changes:
  - June sees that the offer is good and that her own interest goes first to keeping the press/program running, not to the wall she could use after hours.
  - Nia remains respectful and practical; she does not push romance/advice logic.
  - Asha remains a possible Tasker referral but June does not yet ask or send her name.
- object locations:
  - All nine gray-spined catalogs are in June's apartment, stacked by the table; the paper-slipped volume is on the bottom and remains unread for acknowledgment purposes.
  - The mineral spirits jar is moved from the windowsill to pin the `FRI DEC 4 / NOON` receipt against the catalog stack.
  - The umber mark remains on June's jacket cuff.
- injuries: none.
- deaths: none.
- promises made:
  - Nia's answer clock: Friday, December 4 at noon.
  - Theo continues the `After Class` chair-count/ground-prep thread by text.
- unresolved mysteries:
  - Catalog acknowledgment / Theo nephew identity remains unresolved.
  - June's accept/decline decision remains unresolved.
  - Priya/Ben Suffolk outcome remains unknown.
- planted seeds:
  - Asha as eventual Tasker recommendation is strengthened.
  - The December 4 deadline becomes a visible receipt object in June's apartment.
- payoff targets:
  - Ch16: Theo still must not know the offer.
  - Ch17: June may discover Theo's nephew identity via the catalogs.
  - Ch22: June must decline Philadelphia before confession and recommend Asha only after asking.

Verdict: **CLEAN**
