Meridian Wells: The Instrument Between

Mandate: Thermal blooms reveal cities absent from Concord registries. Federation municipalities want recognition without having their water, elections, or tax compacts rewritten by distant clerks. Route: Khesret → Thul'vaneh → Zatheeri Reach → Harbor-Call → Beacon Junction → Meridian Wells. The clock closes before the next thermal survey publishes the city coordinates to claim speculators. The crew is hired as a neutral hull, witnessed courier of drafts, and working mediation team. Passenger comfort is part of the trip; it is not the contract.

At Civic Recognition Rotunda, the clean problem gets teeth. The cities are unquestionably Solaris. Zatheeri transit changes nothing. The dispute is whether a rushed recognition packet validates a private utility compact that has charged three districts for water they already own. Every side has enough law to make a mess and enough standing to punish a lazy answer. The crew must hear the parties, protect the record, test side claims, and keep the table open when walking out would be easier.

Terms: ₡46,500 gross, 11% board cut, Rank 2, HIGH threat. Full payment requires a witnessed, enforceable instrument and a clean return copy. Convene the city delegates, sever the utility rider, and file municipal recognition with a lawful water compact and an audit clock. Nobody pays this kind of money for dropping off a diplomat and waving from the ramp.