The High Seat's Stamp

Job: protective escort for Gunda Lock-Measure, High Seat lock-line auditor, from Khesret to Tramlock Stamp Hall in Tramlock Hold. Route is Khesret → Hardfell Core → Deep Rise → Rail Cut → Tramlock Hold. Keep the named specialist safe, present, and able to complete the posted work. The fee is ₡60,000 gross; 15% board cut leaves ₡51,000 before expenses.

Briefing: Thora calls it a routine crown audit. Gunda needs visible protection through a poorly supervised corporate relay, then access to the stamp hall for one shift. The combine closes the passenger tram as unsafe and offers Gunda remote audit access through a curated mirror. The crew must move her by maintenance line, protect the physical gauges, and keep the hold from becoming collateral damage. This is escort work, not passenger delivery. The person under contract must remain able to inspect, consent, testify, stamp, claim, or count. A warm body dragged across the finish line after somebody else made the decision does not satisfy terms.

Completion: Gunda reaches the stamp hall, compares live lock components to the restricted spec vault, and stamps the original sales ledger before the combine can purge it. The crew may expose the whole chain or force a controlled shutdown that preserves worker transit. Opposition is expected to use delay, substitution, bad paper, infrastructure, or local law before it uses weapons. Preserve the protectee's tools and judgment. Payment releases on authenticated completion from the destination site, with reductions for broken custody, coerced substitution, containment failure, or a clock missed because the crew decided every closed door was a shooting problem.