The first audit under the new indicators arrived without drama.
No press release.
No warning.
Just a notice sent to three institutions selected at random.
Aaliyah learned about it from a compliance officer's quiet email, forwarded with a single line attached:
They're using the new metrics.
She opened the attachment and scanned the audit scope.
Documented timelines.
Exception logs.
Independent review triggers.
No commentary.
Just procedure.
Aaliyah closed her eyes briefly, not in relief, not in surprise.
This was the proof.
By midday, the ripple had begun.
Institutions that hadn't yet transitioned scrambled to update records. Compliance teams requested emergency guidance. Legal departments asked whether retroactive documentation would be accepted.
Aaliyah answered only one question publicly.
Will missing documentation count against us?
Her response was short.
Absence is itself a record.
The message spread faster than any formal memo.
