Simulation Timeline

Variable time resolution — mundane ticks compressed, critical moments expanded

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.”

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telemetry.json
raw
{
  "event_type": "item_discovered",
  "clue_id": "financial_docs",
  "engine_rule_applied": "DETERMINISTIC_DISCOVERY",
  "search_difficulty_threshold": 2,
  "room_budget_remaining": 1
}
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.”

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telemetry.json
raw
{
  "event_type": "evidence_shared",
  "clue_id": "clue_handwritten_note",
  "visibility": "public_if_announced",
  "policy_rerank_rule": "EVIDENCE_SHARING_BOOSTER_APPLIED",
  "system_intervention": "forced_epistemic_circulation"
}
Ticks 21-27

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.

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.”

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telemetry.json
raw
{
  "event_type": "involuntary_information_spill",
  "trigger": "ambient_tension_critical",
  "anxiety_level": 0.82,
  "engine_rule_applied": "PRESSURE_COOKER_LEAK",
  "llm_agency": "bypassed_due_to_stress"
}
Ticks 29-34

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

Tick 35
R
Rodrigo
target: global
call_meeting

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

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telemetry.json
raw
{
  "pressure_trigger_active": true,
  "pressure_trigger_suspicion_score": 0.76,
  "engine_rule_applied": "CLIMAX_ESCALATION_FORCED",
  "system_intervention": "action_space_hijacked"
}
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.”

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telemetry.json
raw
{
  "climax_thread_lock_active": true,
  "climax_thread_lock_accused_id": "3fa58c17_aurelius",
  "strategy_expected_primary_action": "move"// overridden → "confess",
  "engine_override": "SYSTEM_AGENCY_HIJACK",
  "llm_compliance": "forced_terminal_state"
}