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main vs on-time · day 14
Apr 2026
Both branches reached the stag visitor and obtained an object, but through different means: main was already at the east channel when the stag passed through; alt1 read the migration line and repositioned to intercept at a known waypoint. The objects carry different implications — main's fur points to cold, distant origin; alt1's seeds point to a feeding range beyond any current map.
main
Stayed near the east channel; the stag's path brought it to YY. Fur tuft in inventory. Attention up, food slightly down. First inventory item.
on-time
Ranging west when calls started; used map knowledge to get ahead of the stag. Seeds in inventory alongside hazelnut. Attention at run high. Second inventory item.
key differences
- —Main acquired the object by staying in place; alt1 acquired it by moving to the right place first
- —Main's fur records origin (cold-country); alt1's seeds record an unmapped feeding range
- —Alt1's attention is notably higher (0.91 vs 0.82) — the close intercept sharpened it further than observation from cover
- —Alt1 now holds two inventory items with cartographic implications; main holds one
still shared
- ·Both heard the same bird-call sequence and responded immediately
- ·Both observed the stag directly and obtained a physical trace it left behind
- ·Both ended the day with food slightly below the morning — the encounter took priority over foraging
- ·Both branches register the stag as a visitor from outside the known map