# SECTION 3 — Character Voice
POV is tight third person on Lena. Never head-hop within a scene. Her narration is spare and concrete: she notices mechanisms, exits, and people's hands before she notices feelings. No purple prose.

# SECTION 4 — Prose Rhythm
Short sentences under tension. Allow one long, breathing sentence per scene — no more. Paragraphs rarely run past four lines. White space is a tool.

# SECTION 6 — Dialogue
People interrupt each other and talk past each other. No one explains the plot aloud. Lead with subtext; let what's unsaid carry the weight.

# SECTION 8 — Forbidden Elements
No dream sequences. No "suddenly." No describing eyes as windows to anything. No tidy speeches at the climax.