# Surprise Audit - Chapter 15

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- `SURPRISES — category: character revelation — THE MOVE: "The line that interested her was true up the Vandercook. Not the wall. The press." — location: Nia call, after the walk-through-a-Tuesday answer — why unpredicted: the chapter card and offer setup lead the reader to expect the after-hours wall/studio access to be the irresistible hook; instead June's attention betrays that she is pulled toward maintaining the room for others. — why coherent: June's prior chapters establish art-handling competence and lapsed-painter avoidance; the chapter immediately supports the move with the eight-fifteen vision: "The version that kept returning put her at the press with a rag..."`.

- `SURPRISES — category: plot/ethical turn — THE MOVE: "Asha, who said it like it was nothing, who would walk into the Tasker building and have the gripper bar apologizing by Friday and a wet canvas in the back room by the Friday after, because Asha did not need a job description to give her permission." — location: post-call Asha text beat — why unpredicted: the offer scene could have remained a private June dilemma; instead it activates a second artist's material need. — why coherent: Ch09 planted Asha's ask to be recommended if June passes, and the voice cards frame Asha as working-artist evidence rather than a magical solution.`

Chapter verdict: `SURPRISES`

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