Cen Wei / Temporary Chain Runner / 岑微
岑微 is a low-rank backstage runner who can move fragile proof between inspection, unauthorized public memory, sponsor stop-loss desks, fan oxygen witnesses, black-box editing, and archive custody tables.
Her dedicated progression lives in 岑微临时交接跑腿线 and is observed by 岑微临时交接跑腿 Lens.
Her design purpose is to prevent high-rank handlers from solving custody without a physical chain. She is not decorative lore and not a scheduled chapter reward. She enters when Inspection Shadow Crew Custody detects movable contested proof and a carrier/absence slot.
The bound game id remains card-storyteller-cen-wei-temporary-chain-runner for data compatibility.
Recruitable / missable states
| State | Meaning | Play consequence |
|---|---|---|
crew_offer_ready | A contested proof transfer needs a carrier. | The player can authorize, publicize, mask, suppress, bypass, or abandon her. |
runner_authorized | She is assigned with a permit or cover. | Shadow Evidence Transfer can use her. |
lawful_chain_witness | 韩砚霜, inspector cover, or archive oath protects the handoff. | Proof admissibility improves; inspection/bureau/runner risk rises. |
public_receipt_carrier | 郁蓝, fan witnesses, or public receipt pressure protects the handoff. | Private capture is harder; sponsor/fan/public exposure rises. |
editor_masked_carrier | 白鸦 or black-box work hides her identity/source. | Retaliation risk drops; edit/archive/source ambiguity rises. |
neutral_route_asset | She survives a transfer without being fully captured by a faction. | Future small-chain delivery can become available with payroll or exposure cost. |
suppressed_carrier | Sponsor, inspector, production desk, or player blocks her access. | Immediate pressure may fall; future carrier options are unavailable or costlier. |
hostile_leak_source | She is unpaid, exposed, abandoned, or coerced. | Shadow Crew Custody Leak becomes live and future custody worsens. |
captured_carrier | A faction controls her or the packet she carried. | Future use requires rescue, exchange, counterproof, or sacrifice. |
sacrificed_permit | Her permit or role is burned to preserve stronger proof. | Short-term collapse is prevented; long-term witness/legitimacy debt rises. |
Handler relations
- 韩砚霜 can make岑微 lawful but costly.
- 郁蓝 can make岑微 public but exposed.
- 白鸦 can hide岑微 but contaminate source clarity.
- 沈洛 can broker cover but risks contract capture.
- Sponsor cover can keep her housed or silent but may capture the route.
- Production can keep her neutral but creates handler burden and payroll leak.
Miss and recovery
岑微 is missed when the player refuses to name a carrier, treats a high-rank actor as a substitute for field custody, or lets a proof transfer resolve without recording carrier/absence.
Recovery is possible only through visible cost: witness payroll, lawful oath, public receipt, edit mask, rescue/exchange, or accepting recovery-only transfer state.
Dedicated character-state contract
Cen Wei’s carrier state must remain separate from the proof packet state. A transfer can protect the packet while harming her, or protect her while narrowing the packet’s future reader.
Valid dedicated states include runner_authorized, lawful_chain_witness, public_receipt_carrier, editor_masked_carrier, neutral_route_asset, suppressed_carrier, captured_carrier, hostile_leak_source, sacrificed_permit, and explicit_absence.
She is invalid as content if a high-rank handler silently replaces the carrier slot, if the permit moves proof without person-state, or if a future route consumes the packet without reading her state.
Non-goals
- Not a fixed-turn recruit.
- Not a free permanent route key.
- Not a generic crew member.
- Not valid unless her state changes future route access, proof movement, claimant pressure, or cost.