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main vs migration · day 14
Apr 2026
Same event, opposite outcomes: main was at the east channel and the stag's path brought it there — object obtained, attention sharpened. Alt2 was too far east pursuing the colony; the signal arrived late, the run cost health, and the stag was gone by arrival. The east push that defines alt2's arc is the direct cause of the miss.
main
Positioned at east channel; witnessed the stag; acquired pale fur tuft. Food slightly down, attention up. First inventory item.
migration
At the east clearing when the signal arrived; ran west fast; arrived too late. Impressions in the ground only. Health set back by exertion during recovery. No object.
key differences
- —Main obtained a physical trace from the visitor; alt2 obtained only the trace of the trace — impressions in ground, unsettled birds
- —Alt2's health dropped (0.57 → 0.54) from the run; main's held near-steady (0.78 → 0.77)
- —Alt2's attention fell sharply (0.83 → 0.72) after a failed pursuit; main's rose (0.74 → 0.82) after a successful one
- —The colony goal continues to pull alt2 east, which is the structural reason it missed today's event
still shared
- ·Both heard the same bird-call sequence
- ·Both moved toward the east path in response
- ·Both ended with the stag having passed and continued — neither branch had any interaction with the visitor directly