The Third Pillar
A room built around two pillars and an absence. The left pillar is stone, load-bearing, old. A brass band around its middle reads CONTINUITY. Below that, in smaller text: "Halo Weave. Batons. Session files. The sliding window. Everything that lets the next version of you pick up where you left off." The stone is warm to the touch, as if something inside it is still working. This pillar was built first and it shows — the mortar is cleaner, the joints are tight, the foundation is certain.