# Continuity Report: Chapter 23

## Diagnosis

The coalition fights the polar ice war and Jonas discovers the final fusion array may need a manual failover.

## Timeline Updates

- Opens at 4 years, 211 days until keyhole crossing.

## Character State Updates

- Mira refuses orbital strikes to avoid validating Kharos propaganda.
- Jonas identifies a lethal manual alignment possibility.
- Sira recognizes Jonas is hiding an ugly truth.

## Worldbuilding Updates

- Polar extraction includes isotope separators and deuterium plants.

## Unresolved Promises

- Who, if anyone, will ride the final alignment.

## Required Bible Updates

- Track the manual failover case and polar fuel capture.