The first week of sustained vigil proceeded with genuine, exhausting difficulty — every rotation shift requiring personnel to maintain careful, patient presence within Threnody's grief-saturated dimensional field, drawing on protocols Sekar had adapted directly from Coalition's own historical experience managing extended crisis-response operations during convergence crisis's most demanding early years.
"I want the rotation structure documented precisely," Voss said, coordinating the practical logistics with characteristic thoroughness during the second day's shift transition. "Four-hour maximum exposure per individual, mandatory recovery period between rotations, continuous biometric monitoring ensuring nobody sustains cumulative strain beyond established safe thresholds."
