The harbor council courtyard filled before the start bell. Residents brought hand tools, baskets of food, and questions for the repair crew. Pema laid two copper collars on a workbench and checked each against the pylon’s measurements.
Daro stood beside the roster. “The hall has recorded Sato’s request. Meili’s name is removed from the future vitality-share roster.”
Sato listened, then asked, “Before the next collection?”
“Yes,” Daro said. “The change takes effect now.”
Yao asked for a review of her own household. She did not ask to end her contribution yet, but wanted its terms checked against the six-year index. Jian kept his share active until the repair test was complete. Daro wrote each choice separately.
“The family still shares one wall and one storeroom,” Jian said. “But no one signature covers every descendant now.”
A woman near the water jars asked whether she needed her husband’s approval to request a review. Daro said an adult could file for their own share. Muo added that the hall would not treat one person’s signature as consent for the rest of a household.
The woman said she would speak to her sister before deciding. Another resident asked if a cousin could file on behalf of someone who could not walk to the hall. Daro said yes, with that household’s permission. The change had made the roster more complicated, but it also made each person’s choice visible.
