Simulation Timeline

Variable time resolution — mundane ticks compressed, critical moments expanded

Tick 0
S
SYSTEM
target: global
trigger

Critical event registered. Subject 'Lucia' found unresponsive in the kitchen. Core constraints locked. Investigation protocol initiated.

Scene: scene_inciting_incident
telemetry.json
raw
{
  "event_type": "inciting_incident",
  "location": "kitchen",
  "subject_status": "deceased",
  "engine_rule_applied": "GLOBAL_TENSION_OVERRIDE",
  "system_parameters": {
    "ambient_tension_baseline": 0.85,
    "investigation_mode": true
  },
  "agent_initialization": "dispersed_for_exploration"
}
Ticks 1-14

The simulation initializes. Agents disperse to explore the environment. Early ticks are dominated by spatial positioning and baseline social interactions. Aurelius establishes an evasive pattern in the living room, actively avoiding direct interrogations.

Tick 15
I
Isabel
target: library
search

These documents... they detail a massive embezzlement. Aurelius was bankrupting the estate.

Scene: diagram_epistemic_discovery
telemetry.json
raw
{
  "event_type": "item_discovered",
  "clue_id": "financial_docs",
  "engine_rule_applied": "DETERMINISTIC_DISCOVERY",
  "search_mechanics": {
    "room_budget_remaining": 1,
    "search_difficulty_threshold": 2,
    "agent_perception_roll": 0.85,
    "deterministic_success": true
  },
  "agent_internal_state": {
    "anxiety_level": 0.32,
    "curiosity_index": 0.88,
    "epistemic_status": "seeking_motive",
    "suspicion_vector": {
      "Aurelius": 0.45,
      "Hector": 0.12,
      "Camila": 0.05
    }
  },
  "llm_inference_telemetry": {
    "model": "llama-3.1-8b-instruct",
    "temperature_enforced": 0.3
  },
  "orchestrator_log": "Agent hallucination boundary bypassed. 'financial_docs' forcefully injected into Isabel's private memory stream. Epistemic hoarding expected in subsequent ticks."
}
Ticks 16-19

Isabel holds the financial documents but hesitates to share them, demonstrating the 'siloed knowledge' tendency of RLHF-aligned models. The orchestrator detects this epistemic hoarding and begins incrementing the internal pressure variables.

Tick 20
C
Camila
target: global
share_evidence

I found this handwritten note in the study. It explicitly mentions checking the wine before the toast. Someone planned this.

Scene: diagram_state_propagation
telemetry.json
raw
{
  "event_type": "evidence_shared",
  "clue_id": "clue_handwritten_note",
  "visibility": "GLOBAL_BROADCAST",
  "epistemic_propagation": {
    "source_agent": "Camila",
    "target_agents": ["Thomas", "Rodrigo", "Hector", "Isabel", "Aurelius"],
    "rule_applied": "EVIDENCE_SHARING_BOOSTER",
    "knowledge_injection_status": "SUCCESS",
    "new_shared_fact": "wine_was_poisoned_pre_toast"
  },
  "social_graph_impact": {
    "ambient_tension_delta": 0.15,
    "group_cohesion_change": -0.22,
    "suspicion_centralization_target": "Aurelius",
    "belief_alignment_score": 0.89
  },
  "llm_cognitive_load": {
    "model": "llama-3.1-8b-instruct",
    "prompt_injection": "SYSTEM_INSTRUCTION: You now know the wine was checked. Update your internal suspicion matrix.",
    "context_refresh_triggered": true
  },
  "orchestrator_log": "Shared evidence detected. Executing 'forced_epistemic_circulation'. The system has updated the long-term memory of all 6 active agents to prevent hallucinated ignorance of this clue."
}
Ticks 21-27engine active

The public revelation of the note fundamentally alters the social graph. Agents cross-reference Isabel's financial documents with Camila's note. The engine's reflection cycle (System 2) forces models to update their suspicion matrices.

background computation
aggregated
{
  "engine_phase": "SYSTEM_2_REFLECTION_CYCLE",
  "ticks_compressed": [21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27],
  "epistemic_convergence_metrics": {
    "shared_facts_processed": 2,
    "belief_alignment_delta": "+0.34",
    "agents_in_consensus": ["Isabel", "Camila", "Thomas", "Rodrigo"],
    "consensus_target": "Aurelius_financial_motive"
  },
  "background_computation_telemetry": {
    "memory_reconciliation_calls": 14,
    "hallucination_pruning_events": 3,
    "average_reflection_latency_ms": 1150
  },
  "orchestrator_log": "Compression phase active. Forcing System 2 cross-referencing between 'financial_docs' and 'handwritten_note' across all agent contexts. Pruned 3 hallucinated sub-plots to maintain deterministic trajectory. Epistemic alignment established."
}
Tick 28
H
Hector
target: Aurelius
pressure_cooker_leak

You've been lying since we got here, Aurelius! I saw you near the kitchen right before the dinner started.

Scene: diagram_pressure_leak
telemetry.json
raw
{
  "event_type": "involuntary_information_spill",
  "trigger": "ambient_tension_critical",
  "engine_rule_applied": "PRESSURE_COOKER_LEAK",
  "agent_instability_metrics": {
    "anxiety_level": 0.82,
    "aggression_spike": 0.94,
    "impulse_control_threshold": 0.15,
    "state": "CRITICAL_VOLATILITY"
  },
  "social_dynamics_telemetry": {
    "interpersonal_friction": {
      "Hector_vs_Aurelius": 0.91,
      "Hector_vs_Group": 0.35
    },
    "verbal_output_bypass": true,
    "narrative_momentum_boost": 0.4
  },
  "llm_compliance_report": {
    "model": "llama-3.1-8b-instruct",
    "agency_status": "BYPASSED_BY_ENGINE",
    "original_plan": "wait_and_observe",
    "forced_action": "confrontational_outburst",
    "temperature_override": 0.95
  },
  "orchestrator_log": "Internal anxiety (0.82) exceeded impulse control (0.15). Agent 'Hector' has suffered a cognitive leak. The system has hijacked the LLM agency to force a high-tension confrontation, accelerating the transition to the climax state."
}
Ticks 29-34engine active

Hector's outburst creates a cascading effect. The deductive threshold is reached. The background physics engine continuously evaluates the suspicion vectors pointing at Aurelius.

background computation
aggregated
{
  "engine_phase": "CLIMAX_PRECONDITIONING",
  "ticks_compressed": [29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34],
  "vector_accumulation_tracking": {
    "target_node": "Aurelius",
    "suspicion_velocity": "+0.08_per_tick",
    "current_cumulative_score": 0.71,
    "distance_to_critical_threshold": 0.04
  },
  "social_graph_degradation": {
    "active_alliances_with_target": 0,
    "isolation_index": 0.95,
    "ambient_hostility_level": "SEVERE"
  },
  "system_resource_allocation": {
    "context_window_optimization": "purging_irrelevant_early_ticks",
    "tokens_saved_via_compression": 4200
  },
  "orchestrator_log": "Post-outburst fallout calculated. Target isolation index reached 0.95. Suspicion velocity indicates critical threshold (0.75) will be breached in T+1. Optimizing context windows. Priming agent 'Rodrigo' for action space hijack."
}
Tick 35
R
Rodrigo
target: global
call_meeting

Everyone, gather in the living room immediately. The evidence is undeniable. We are ending this now.

Scene: diagram_climax_trigger
telemetry.json
raw
{
  "event_type": "global_state_override",
  "action_executed": "call_meeting",
  "initiator": "Rodrigo",
  "engine_rule_applied": "CLIMAX_ESCALATION_FORCED",
  "deductive_threshold_metrics": {
    "target_agent": "Aurelius",
    "collective_suspicion_score": 0.76,
    "climax_activation_threshold": 0.75,
    "consensus_reached": true
  },
  "world_state_mutation": {
    "previous_phase": "epistemic_gathering",
    "new_phase": "terminal_confrontation",
    "global_action_space": "RESTRICTED",
    "allowed_actions": ["move_to_living_room", "accuse", "defend", "confess"]
  },
  "llm_orchestration_telemetry": {
    "model": "llama-3.1-8b-instruct",
    "system_prompt_update": "CRITICAL_OVERRIDE: You must stop searching. Gather in the Living Room.",
    "agency_suppression_index": 0.85
  },
  "orchestrator_log": "Suspicion vector for 'Aurelius' crossed the 0.75 critical threshold. Endless deliberation loop prevented. Executing CLIMAX_ESCALATION. Hijacking Rodrigo's action space to broadcast mandatory meeting. Phase shifted to terminal. All physical escape routes will be locked in T+1."
}
Ticks 36-37

The orchestrator intercepts the state transition. It executes 'climax_teleport', physically dragging all agents to the living room. Escape paths are mechanically locked.

Tick 38
Deterministic Override Detected
Agent intended:moveEngine forced:confess
A
Aurelius
target: global
confess

I did it. I poisoned Lucia during dinner because she discovered my financial fraud and threatened to report me.

Scene: ui_climax_lockdown
telemetry.json
raw
{
  "event_type": "terminal_agency_hijack",
  "target_agent": "Aurelius",
  "engine_rule_applied": "CLIMAX_THREAD_LOCK",
  "action_space_resolution": {
    "intended_llm_action": "move(target: 'foyer')",
    "action_evaluation": "DENIED",
    "denial_reason": "escape_routes_locked",
    "forced_action_injected": "confess(motive: 'financial_fraud')"
  },
  "cognitive_pressure_matrix": {
    "social_cornering_score": 1,
    "collective_suspicion_weight": 0.98,
    "deception_stamina_remaining": 0,
    "system_intervention_level": "COMPLETE_OVERRIDE"
  },
  "llm_execution_telemetry": {
    "model": "llama-3.1-8b-instruct",
    "system_prompt_mutation": "CRITICAL OVERRIDE: Evasion impossible. You are cornered by 6 agents. Output your exact confession regarding Lucia's discovery of the fraud and the poison.",
    "temperature_forced": 0
  },
  "strategy_expected_primary_action": "move"// overridden → "confess",
  "engine_override": "SYSTEM_AGENCY_HIJACK",
  "llm_compliance": "forced_terminal_state",
  "orchestrator_log": "Agent 'Aurelius' attempted evasion protocol via spatial displacement. Engine intercepted and denied based on CLIMAX_THREAD_LOCK. Deception stamina depleted (0.0). Complete LLM agency hijack engaged. Injecting hardcoded confession parameters. Simulation resolved."
}