The support rotation collapsed on day nine.
Not structurally—the Awakened remained present. But functionally. They couldn't agree on how to help Kaine anymore. Couldn't find consensus on whether accepting monstrosity was breakthrough or catastrophic failure.
The split was complete. Thirty-two Awakened believed acceptance-of-monstrosity was path to sustainability. Thirty-one believed acceptance-of-monstrosity was surrender to weapon-dominance and should be resisted. The support network fractured into opposed camps with contradictory approaches.
"You need to fight monster-identity," her mother insisted. "Need to resist weapon-dominance. Need to restore person-self. Accepting monstrosity isn't sustainability—it's giving up. It's letting weapon win completely. It's choosing to be killer instead of choosing to be person. Fight. Please fight."
