Power returned unequally. Some blocks achieved steady cycles; others took months. There were mistakes: an automation that locked a communal gate at noon, cutting off a vendor’s ability to fetch produce; a pump that siphoned too much from a private well. Each problem demanded listening and local governance: a group would convene, people would tell their stories, and they’d modify the protocols. The city learned to code its machines with human negotiation.

The figure’s eyes — small, bright — caught the light. “A living archive. We preserve items, not stories. Bring us the oral histories of this quarter: who tended which rooftops, where rain collectors were once installed, what seeds folk favored in the market. We cannot rebuild the city alone; our memory is brittle. If you can bring us human memory, we can give you durable protocols.”

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