False Technical Custody Default

false_clean_technical_claim: true
source_patch_cable_or_absence: required
hidden_or_stale_operator_hand: required
capturing_reader: required
harmed_technician_or_audience_claimant: required
technical_custody_state_after: false_clean_default
future_reader_effect: recovery_only
counter_deltas_min: 3
durable_mutation: true

If the player lets a patch cable become clean sponsor proof, the game records a durable false-clean scar. Future routes may only repair, reopen, or quarantine the technical custody claim.