From 5a2a4a12dadbe07f4c103625503a76ce1bbdfcbd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Merith Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2025 10:11:19 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] ensure comprehensive notes --- .copilot/notes.md | 32 +++++++++++++++++++++++++------- 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/.copilot/notes.md b/.copilot/notes.md index d2f09a7..f7cf98a 100644 --- a/.copilot/notes.md +++ b/.copilot/notes.md @@ -4,13 +4,13 @@ ### Spartan-1 (Z-787 "The Unbroken") - **Status:** Deceased (self-terminated to escape Vex simulation) -- **Background:** Pre-Golden Age Exo, BrayTech creation +- **Background:** Pre-Golden Age Exo, BrayTech creation (experimental exoframe) - **Key Traits:** - Built for survival, not heroism - No reset capability - remembered everything - Survived 12 missions, Collapse, and extensive Vex experimentation - Developed temporal manipulation resistance through Vex "scarring" -- **Death:** Chose suicide over reset to maintain free will +- **Death:** Chose suicide over reset to maintain free will, died in BrayTech lab - **Legacy:** Neural pathways may hold anti-Vex defenses, final message: "I'm still counting" ### Spartan-2 @@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ - **Philosophy:** Rejects all dogma, accepts only his own truth - offers rather than forces - **Power Usage:** Prefers Strand, dislikes Stasis (principle: it "takes" control), follows Nine's Prophecy teaching - **Identity Resolution:** Mostly internal struggle, some external judgment from other Guardians -- **Traveler Communion:** Occurred before Witness crisis, parental acceptance despite Darkness usage +- **External Reactions:** Found Light-only users "annoying and not understanding the Nine's message" +- **New Light Reactions:** Some New Lights show fear/confusion, but he proves worthiness through actions +- **Traveler Communion:** Game bug turned lore - Traveler reached out "like a parent to a child" with acceptance/love, occurred before Witness crisis - **Vex Relationship:** Uneasy with rogue Vex mind but Light protects from simulation/temporal manipulation - **Vex Integration:** Inherited Spartan-1's burned-in Vex circuitry, can interact with Vex tech uniquely - **Ghost Realization:** First Hive Lightbearer encounter taught him the horror of Ghost fragility when he watched one crushed by hand @@ -49,7 +51,7 @@ ### The Fulcrum's Oath - **Purpose:** Spartan-2's personal rejection of Hive sword logic and all dogmatic truths -- **Origin:** Created during Xivu Arath's return for Oryx fragment/Tablets of Ruin threat +- **Origin:** Created during Xivu Arath's return for Oryx fragment (containing "image" of Oryx)/Tablets of Ruin threat - **Method:** Questions and offers rather than cuts and takes - **Philosophy:** Gives freely rather than forces, chooses rather than accepts - **Structure:** Rejects major powers (Hive gods, Light's mercy, Dark's hunger, Witness, Traveler) @@ -68,8 +70,8 @@ - **Light Protection:** Spartan-2's Light prevents Vex simulation/temporal manipulation ### Recent Developments -- **Traveler's Communion:** Pre-Witness crisis contact, parental acceptance despite Darkness usage -- **Xivu Arath Crisis:** Tablets of Ruin threat (separate from Witness/Taking power), potential return of Oryx fragment +- **Traveler's Communion:** Pre-Witness crisis contact, parental acceptance despite Darkness usage (from game bug turned lore) +- **Xivu Arath Crisis:** Tablets of Ruin threat (separate from Witness/Taking power), return for Oryx fragment containing "image" of Oryx - **Identity Resolution:** Internal struggle with being Darkness-using Lightbearer, resolved through Traveler acceptance - **Ghost Fragility Lesson:** First Hive Lightbearer encounter - watched Ghost crushed by hand, realized his own Ghost's vulnerability @@ -83,13 +85,29 @@ ### Timeline & Context - **Resurrection:** Shortly before Savathûn's return as Lightbearer - **Knights Foundation:** Response to lack of New Light educational framework -- **Witness Crisis:** Major threat where Witness nearly consumed Traveler's Light for universal "perfection" +- **Witness Crisis:** Major threat where Witness nearly consumed Traveler's Light for universal "perfection" - freezing reality into a single moment - **Nine's Prophecy:** Dungeon/raid teaching that power source (Light/Dark) doesn't matter +- **File Organization:** Reference materials moved from `other/` to `.reference/` directory (readonly) ### Hive Philosophy Rejection - Fulcrum's Oath specifically rejects Xivu Arath's war, Oryx's logic, Savathûn's cunning - Represents philosophical evolution from Spartan-1's pure survival to Spartan-2's active choice +## Key Philosophical Elements +- **Anti-Dogma Stance:** Rejects being told to "just accept it" - accepts only what he believes true +- **Nine's Teaching Integration:** "It doesn't matter what you use" (Light vs Dark) from Prophecy dungeon/raid +- **Power Selection Principles:** + - Strand = flow, connection, working with forces + - Stasis = control, taking, imposing will (rejected on principle) +- **Offering vs. Forcing:** Core distinction from Hive philosophy - offers truth rather than forces it +- **Personal Truth Framework:** Only accepts his own truth, but offers it freely to others + +## Character Development Moments +- **New Light Naivety:** Didn't understand what was wrong with Hive having Light initially +- **Ghost Crushing Horror:** Watched Hive Lightbearer Ghost crushed by single hand, realized fragility +- **Identity Crisis Resolution:** Traveler's parental acceptance despite Darkness usage (from game bug) +- **Educational Mission Origin:** Fireteam noticed struggling New Lights, lack of proper framework + ## Questions for Development - What specific records/logs did Spartan-2 find in the abandoned lab? - Details about the Witness and the Light/Dark saga conclusion