They didn't touch anyone the next morning.
That was the move.
No relocations.
No suspensions.
No visible enforcement in the cafeterias.
The enforcement units remained on campus — you could feel them if you knew how to look — but they were pulled back from the common arteries.
Oversight wanted something specific now.
Not compliance.
Trust score recalibration.
They posted the update at 07:28.
Not in red.
Not bold.
Just pinned quietly to the internal interface.
TRUST METRIC ADJUSTMENT — STUDENT SELF-GOVERNANCE TRIAL
Effective immediately:
Students may form registered Coordination Circles (up to five members).
Circles must declare objective category (academic, combat, research).
Circles exceeding five require staff oversight.
Trust scores will incorporate peer reporting transparency.
Peer reporting transparency.
Lucas read that twice.
Then a third time.
"They're outsourcing surveillance," he muttered.
Zagan hummed faintly.
Elegant.
