The Archive of Small Promises

The archive has three empty bays, not unlimited space. Noel’s owners will accept a renewal station only if each owner can choose separately. Imi’s clerks need a legible procedure and one working bay. Gus represents absent owners and needs a protected waiting bay that nobody can sign out for them. The third bay can become an open renewal station, producing the full settlement, or remain storage for a closed-intake appointment service. Rhea’s garden model is her personal promise: she may request a change, while her sister’s reply remains pending. Never reward players for choosing RELEASE over KEEP. The negotiation is about access to decisions, not making everyone abandon a commitment.

Truth and opening

Rhea filed unresolved promises as permanent deposits. Owners therefore cannot revise them. Renewal cards permit KEEP, CHANGE or RELEASE, while absent owners require a dated waiting shelf. Closing intake protects everything but leaves the old promises unresolved.

120-minute route

Compare cards with the old index 25m → Negotiate present and absent ownership 40m → Apply the policy to Rhea and choose service scale 35m

Earn the renewal procedure at the desk and apply it to Rhea’s request. Appointments retain one bay but give up new intake; extra discussion creates no extra shelf space.

People

Noel: wants Recover the right to revise a promise Offers Owners willing to try individual cards. Boundary: No mass RELEASE and no compulsory CHANGE.

Imi: wants Make a procedure another clerk can follow Offers Three stamps and a staffed desk. Boundary: Needs one working bay and legible choices.

Gus: wants Protect unanswered promises Offers Dated invitation deliveries. Boundary: No volunteer signs for an absent person.

Rhea: wants Request a garden promise she can keep Offers Her own renewal request and the intake key. Boundary: Her sister’s answer cannot be assumed.

Events and costs

Closures

Room for a different promise: Present owners accept is true and Clerks accept procedure is true and Absent owners protected is true

A quieter archive: New intake paused is true

Safe behind the glass: Available

Recovery

If any group refuses, pause intake with every deposit intact. A missing renewal card can be dictated by Imi after reading the desk; a missing owner can only be placed in WAITING. Do not clear shelves by invented consent.