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CYCLE 1 · ERA SET 2007 / 2024 / 2041 · 9:14 AM
LILY MARSDEN
PRESENT · 2024
GOAL: finish chapter, then walk home in the rain
NEED: Quiet table, second oat latte
HAVE: Novel, raincoat, dog-eared bookmark
PLAN: Window nook → Counter refill → Reading nook → Walk home
STEP: 2 of 4 (Counter refill)
MOOD: Calm, reflective
TIMELINE FORK · LILY MARSDEN
2007First latte. 19. New in town.
2024Reading. 36. Walks home in rain.
2041White-haired. Tells granddaughter the story.
CROSSING: 2024 ↔ 2041 share table 7 · 0.4m apart
DRAMA LADDER · QUIET STAKES
Sera Okafor — first date with Bram Tassoni.
Rung 2/4 · she's 11min early · he hasn't arrived · barista Pip slips her a cinnamon croissant on the house
CROSSOVER CHYRON
Lily-2024 finishes the same novel that Mrs. Pemberton is working as a 1000-piece jigsaw on the SS Meridian (demo 182).
THE ETERNAL BREW · EST. ALWAYS · ALL FICTIONAL
9:14 AM · Rain ticks the bay window. Three Lilys in three eras share one cup of light.
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