# NPC Offscreen-Goals Audit — Chapter 21 Cadence

Range audited: Chapters 16-21 since the last recorded cadence report at Ch15.

`Odile Marchetti: TRAJECTORY — evidence: tracker after Ch20 says "the eight outstanding catalogs are now being returned by Ruth/Sam... Ch21 can use the catalog re-entry as archive/gallery accounting pressure"; ch21 appearance: "she wrote her own initials, *O.M.*, small and square" — last two appearances: ch19 ("From here") vs ch21 (true-partial catalog ownership). Strongest freeze-candidate considered: she still withholds the final reveal, but the mode changes from room placement to paper ownership.`

`Mara Valdez: TRAJECTORY — evidence: tracker after Ch20 says June "chooses to return the blue dish herself Tuesday"; last two appearances: ch18 ("bring the dish Tuesday") vs ch19 ("Everyone counted") with ch20/ch21 offscreen tether still live. Strongest freeze-candidate: she is absent in Ch21; passes because her blue-dish/seat route remains a live independent goal, not protagonist waiting.`

`Luis Valdez: TRAJECTORY — evidence: tracker says after Ch19 his directness cap is spent; ch18/ch19 appearances move from food leftovers to material absence verdict. Strongest freeze-candidate: absent in Ch21; passes because the tracker intentionally rests him after a capped material verdict.`

`Priya Nair: TRAJECTORY — evidence: tracker after Ch19 says she replaces clementines with dal and keeps Suffolk unknown; last two appearances: ch16 flyer/clementine pressure vs ch19 welfare question/dal. Strongest freeze-candidate: no Ch21 on-page motion; passes because her protected lease payoff is explicitly reserved for Ch23 and not accidentally solved.`

`Ben Adler: TRAJECTORY — evidence: tracker after Ch19 says he folds the rotation paper and must not leak Suffolk; last two appearances: ch16 flyer-distribution zones vs ch19 folded rotation plan. Strongest freeze-candidate: absent in Ch21; passes because the lease outcome remains protected, not forgotten.`

`Ruth Kim: TRAJECTORY — evidence: tracker after Ch20 says she helps return catalogs by a non-Theo route; Ch21 confirms "Ruth carried the box." Last two appearances: ch19 silent sign-in/sheet-squaring vs ch20/21 privacy-respecting material return.`

`Sam Rivera: TRAJECTORY — evidence: tracker after Ch20 says Sam carries the eight catalogs out; Ch21 confirms "Sam carried Ruth's bag and complained about the stairs." Last two appearances: ch19 snack-table/rack-slot spatial care vs ch20/21 chair/box/bag logistics.`

`Nia Torres: TRAJECTORY — evidence: tracker after Ch20 says Nia accepted June's no and moved to Asha before travel next week; last two appearances: ch15 formal offer vs ch20 candidate handoff. Strongest freeze-candidate: absent in Ch21; passes because the program-staffing goal now points at Asha, not June.`

`Asha Ibrahim: TRAJECTORY — evidence: tracker after Ch20 says she consents to the Tasker referral only on qualification terms and gives June Dana/Kessler steps; last two appearances: ch18 Kessler/Dana hold vs ch20 Tasker referral consent plus New York scaffolding. Strongest freeze-candidate: absent in Ch21; passes because her independent job pursuit is now offscreen-active.`

Schrödinger count: 0 of 9 recurring secondary characters are frozen or prop-shaped. World-level FAIL flag: no.

Revision orders: none. Tracker update recommended before Ch22: add Odile's Ch21 initials/true-partial movement, Ruth/Sam catalog-delivery completion, and Asha/Nia offscreen follow-through as pending rather than solved.
