# Continuity Report: Chapter 38

## Diagnosis

The shield failure begins; Mira and Jonas watch Elian's life archive while completing the final burn sequence.

## Timeline Updates

- Opens at 18 minutes until keyhole crossing.

## Character State Updates

- Mira and Jonas accept they will not survive.
- Elian's archived messages pay off the family thread.

## Worldbuilding Updates

- Sixth and final standoff burns create visible plumes of vaporized stone.

## Unresolved Promises

- Whether the final device shifts the path enough.

## Required Bible Updates

- Track shield failure and archive viewing.