Felix reached the comparison yard early enough to stop the banner.
The supporter holding its second pole looked disappointed.
“Complete vindication,” he read. “Too much?”
Felix took the pole before the cloth could tangle in the independent reference.
“We haven’t switched it on.”
They rolled it away. Lyra put the actual purpose on the board: show the documented lens effect, then compare return delay under selected conditions.
The supporter asked where to put the rolled banner.
“Somewhere it won’t fall on the stop,” Felix said.
