What this identity feels like
Close pressure, exit control, breath damage, resource extortion, and payback.
Thug
Thug
Close-range pressure, practical clothing, and a look that clears the sidewalk.
Mechanical focus
Close pressure, exit control, breath damage, resource extortion, and payback.
Death keeps the story moving.
When the body drops, the city opens a lower layer. Butterworth receives the dead. The Office handles return. The journal keeps the shape of what happened.