# Zoom-Out Audit - Chapter 12

Trigger: every 4 chapters.

## Current Arc Check

Chapters 09-12 move correctly from material stay/leave pressure to Theo's art-making wound to category/access pressure to entrusted memory. The act is not sagging; each chapter introduces a different pressure source.

## Chapter 12 In Architecture

- Pays Phase 6 decision: Week 5 is June-focalized in Ch13, but Ch12 lets Theo choose the memory beforehand.
- Arms Ch13 memory paintings without overloading Ch13 with backstory.
- Seeds Ch16 erased-wall fear reworking.
- Keeps Ch14 catalog loan and Ch17 rupture untriggered.

## Risks Forward

- Ch13 must not re-explain both memories; it should paint from them.
- Ch13 must originate `After Class` and land the cover-kiss/social-photo pressure without becoming overstuffed.
- Priya/Ben deadline should get a brief status beat soon.

## Verdict

PASS. Continue to Ch12 audits, then Ch13 packet after commit.
