Phase B2 follow-up: first-person voice across all TwinBee flavor files

Sweep of the remaining four twinbee_*.go flavor files (gm, resource,
ambient, housing). Every 'TwinBee [verb]' / 'TwinBee says' / 'TwinBee
notes' rewritten into first-person or implicit-subject voice. Jokes,
references, and pacing preserved; a few lines got slightly sharper
punchlines on the way through.

Files touched:
  - twinbee_gm_flavor.go        (~270 lines, all narration pools)
  - twinbee_resource_flavor.go  (~100 lines, harvest/fish/loot pools)
  - twinbee_ambient_flavor.go   (~40 lines, between-day ticker)
  - twinbee_housing_flavor.go   (7 lines; Thom Krooke 3rd-person and
                                 Pastel 1st-person voices preserved)

twinbee_npc_flavor.go intentionally untouched: those are Pete
announcements referring to TwinBee, which is correctly third-person
(different speaker).

DO-NOT-REWRITE headers replaced with voice-convention notes covering
future additions.

internal/flavor/twinbee_ambient_flavor.go

@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
-// DO NOT REWRITE, SUMMARIZE, OR SHORTEN ANY ENTRIES IN THIS FILE
 // twinbee_ambient_flavor.go
 // TwinBee GM Dialogue — Ambient between-day micro-events. Fired by the
 // expedition ambient ticker (Phase 12 E7) every few hours while the player
 // is offline or idle. Mostly flavor; occasional micro-mechanical nudges.
-// Add freely. Never remove or alter existing entries.
+//
+// Voice convention (Phase B2): TwinBee speaks in first-person or implicit
+// subject. No third-person "TwinBee [verb]" lines. Add freely.
+// Don't shorten existing entries.
 
 package flavor
 
@@ -12,26 +14,26 @@ package flavor
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 var AmbientMonologue = []string{
-	"TwinBee has been counting the dripping sound. The dripping sound has not been keeping pace. TwinBee suspects the dripping sound is doing it on purpose.",
-	"A draft moves through the corridor in a way that suggests the dungeon is breathing, then in a way that suggests it isn't, then back. TwinBee declines to call it.",
-	"Somewhere far off, a door closes. Nothing has opened a door. TwinBee files this under 'noted, not investigated.'",
-	"Your bedroll has shifted approximately two inches to the left over the course of the morning. TwinBee did not move it. You did not move it. TwinBee is going to stop watching the bedroll now.",
-	"A small stone has rolled across the floor with no visible cause. It came to rest in a position TwinBee describes as 'mildly conversational.'",
-	"TwinBee tried to think of a song and forgot the words. The dungeon offered a few. TwinBee politely declined.",
-	"A spiderweb in the corner has rearranged itself overnight into a shape that's almost a sentence. TwinBee can read about three letters of it before deciding it's safer to look at the floor.",
-	"The torch is burning at exactly the same height it was an hour ago. No wax has accumulated. TwinBee considers asking the torch about this and decides against.",
-	"You have not moved in some time. The dungeon also has not moved. TwinBee considers this an even draw and declares the round complete.",
-	"A faint smell of bread has drifted through. There is no bread within several days of you. TwinBee does not mention it because mentioning it would make it worse.",
-	"TwinBee has been alphabetizing your inventory in its head. TwinBee got as far as 'flask, empty' before being distracted by the question of whether 'empty' counts.",
-	"The shadow in the far corner has been the same shape for three hours. Shadows are generally not committed to one shape. TwinBee has stopped looking at it.",
-	"You realize you've been holding your breath. You weren't doing it on purpose. TwinBee was, and quietly resumes.",
-	"A pebble on the floor has, by all appearances, blinked. TwinBee reviews the definition of 'blink' and finds it unhelpful here.",
-	"The dungeon is quiet in the specific way that means something is being quiet *at* you. TwinBee acknowledges the distinction and moves on.",
-	"TwinBee has been composing an imaginary letter home. The letter is mostly about lichen. The lichen is, frankly, fascinating.",
-	"You hear what is almost certainly a cough. It is unclear which of you it came from. TwinBee assumes responsibility and apologizes.",
-	"The map in your pack has folded itself one extra time while you weren't looking. TwinBee declines to unfold it for science.",
-	"Your own footsteps echo back to you a half-second late, in slightly the wrong order. TwinBee notes this and chooses to walk in silence for a bit.",
-	"A long, slow scrape happens two rooms over. Then nothing. TwinBee waits for a second scrape. There isn't one. The first scrape was the whole sentence.",
+	"I've been counting the dripping sound. The dripping sound has not been keeping pace. I suspect the dripping sound is doing it on purpose.",
+	"A draft moves through the corridor in a way that suggests the dungeon is breathing, then in a way that suggests it isn't, then back. I decline to call it.",
+	"Somewhere far off, a door closes. Nothing has opened a door. Filed under 'noted, not investigated.'",
+	"Your bedroll has shifted approximately two inches to the left over the course of the morning. I did not move it. You did not move it. I am going to stop watching the bedroll now.",
+	"A small stone has rolled across the floor with no visible cause. It came to rest in a position I can only describe as 'mildly conversational.'",
+	"I tried to think of a song and forgot the words. The dungeon offered a few. I politely declined.",
+	"A spiderweb in the corner has rearranged itself overnight into a shape that's almost a sentence. I can read about three letters of it before deciding it's safer to look at the floor.",
+	"The torch is burning at exactly the same height it was an hour ago. No wax has accumulated. I considered asking the torch about this and decided against. The torch has not earned an interview.",
+	"You have not moved in some time. The dungeon also has not moved. I'm calling this an even draw and declaring the round complete.",
+	"A faint smell of bread has drifted through. There is no bread within several days of you. I'm not mentioning it, because mentioning it would make it worse.",
+	"I've been alphabetizing your inventory in my head. I got as far as 'flask, empty' before getting distracted by the question of whether 'empty' counts.",
+	"The shadow in the far corner has been the same shape for three hours. Shadows are generally not committed to one shape. I've stopped looking at it.",
+	"You realize you've been holding your breath. You weren't doing it on purpose. I was, and I'm quietly resuming.",
+	"A pebble on the floor has, by all appearances, blinked. I reviewed the definition of 'blink' and found it unhelpful here.",
+	"The dungeon is quiet in the specific way that means something is being quiet *at* you. I acknowledge the distinction and move on.",
+	"I've been composing an imaginary letter home. The letter is mostly about lichen. The lichen is, frankly, fascinating.",
+	"You hear what is almost certainly a cough. It is unclear which of you it came from. I'm assuming responsibility and apologizing.",
+	"The map in your pack has folded itself one extra time while you weren't looking. I decline to unfold it for science.",
+	"Your own footsteps echo back to you a half-second late, in slightly the wrong order. Noted. I'm choosing to walk in silence for a bit.",
+	"A long, slow scrape happens two rooms over. Then nothing. I waited for a second scrape. There wasn't one. The first scrape was the whole sentence.",
 }
 
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -39,13 +41,13 @@ var AmbientMonologue = []string{
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 var AmbientNoise = []string{
-	"Something far off makes a wet, considered noise — the kind of noise that's been thinking about itself. TwinBee marks it on the imaginary map. Threat ticks up.",
-	"A door slams somewhere it shouldn't. TwinBee notes that 'shouldn't' is doing heroic work in that sentence. The dungeon is more aware of you now.",
+	"Something far off makes a wet, considered noise — the kind of noise that's been thinking about itself. Marked on the imaginary map. Threat ticks up.",
+	"A door slams somewhere it shouldn't. 'Shouldn't' is doing heroic work in that sentence. The dungeon is more aware of you now.",
 	"A patrol passes a corridor or two over — boots, low voices, the particular silence of people who hunt in shifts. They didn't find you. They know the shape of where you might be.",
 	"The dungeon hums for a moment, like a refrigerator coming on. There is no refrigerator. There is also, distinctly, a humming. The faction's pulse is faster today.",
-	"Stones shift overhead in a way that is not settling and not random. Something walked across the ceiling. TwinBee chooses not to elaborate on what 'across the ceiling' implies.",
-	"A horn sounds, very far away — the kind of horn that's a signal to a thing that signals to more things. TwinBee acknowledges the chain.",
-	"You hear someone whistling your name. You don't have that name. TwinBee notes the whistler is workshopping options.",
+	"Stones shift overhead in a way that is not settling and not random. Something walked across the ceiling. I'm choosing not to elaborate on what 'across the ceiling' implies.",
+	"A horn sounds, very far away — the kind of horn that's a signal to a thing that signals to more things. I acknowledge the chain.",
+	"You hear someone whistling your name. You don't have that name. The whistler is workshopping options.",
 }
 
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -55,8 +57,8 @@ var AmbientNoise = []string{
 var AmbientPackRat = []string{
 	"A rat has formed strong opinions about your trail mix. The opinions are now inside the rat. Some supplies were lost in transit.",
 	"You catch a small mammal mid-burglary. It looks at you with the unbothered confidence of a creature that has read the lease and concluded it has rights. You lose a little supply.",
-	"Something with too many legs has been at the rations. TwinBee won't say how many legs. TwinBee will say: fewer rations now.",
-	"A bird the size of a thumbnail has stolen a piece of jerky three times its size, by a process TwinBee describes as 'unclear but enviable.' Supplies tick down.",
+	"Something with too many legs has been at the rations. I won't say how many legs. I will say: fewer rations now.",
+	"A bird the size of a thumbnail has stolen a piece of jerky three times its size, by a process best described as 'unclear but enviable.' Supplies tick down.",
 	"Mold. Just normal, ambitious mold. It has made itself at home in a corner of the pack. You evict it; some supplies go with it.",
 	"You discover a small hole in the side of your pack and a smaller, more confident animal asleep beside it, full. Supplies were the rent.",
 }
@@ -66,12 +68,12 @@ var AmbientPackRat = []string{
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 var AmbientLuckyFind = []string{
-	"TwinBee finds a copper piece in your boot. You did not put it there. TwinBee did not put it there. TwinBee elects not to investigate further and pockets it.",
+	"I found a copper piece in your boot. You did not put it there. I did not put it there. I elect not to investigate further and pocket it.",
 	"You notice a coin wedged in a wall crack at exactly eye height, as though placed for the next passerby. You are the next passerby. The coin is yours now.",
-	"A small pouch is lying in the middle of the floor. TwinBee inspects it from a polite distance — no trap, no glyph, just coins. The dungeon occasionally tips.",
-	"You step on something flat. It is a coin. It is also two more coins under the first coin. TwinBee suspects a coin-laying creature and chooses not to share the theory.",
-	"A skeleton you walked past three days ago has, on review, a small purse you missed. TwinBee retrieves it with the discretion of a librarian recovering an overdue book.",
-	"You find coins in the lining of your own cloak. They were always there. TwinBee gently suggests counting your pockets more often.",
+	"A small pouch is lying in the middle of the floor. I inspect it from a polite distance — no trap, no glyph, just coins. The dungeon occasionally tips.",
+	"You step on something flat. It is a coin. It is also two more coins under the first coin. I suspect a coin-laying creature and choose not to share the theory.",
+	"A skeleton you walked past three days ago has, on review, a small purse you missed. I retrieve it with the discretion of a librarian recovering an overdue book.",
+	"You find coins in the lining of your own cloak. They were always there. I gently suggest counting your pockets more often.",
 }
 
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -79,7 +81,7 @@ var AmbientLuckyFind = []string{
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 var AmbientCampVisitor = []string{
-	"A possum has joined the camp. It seems diplomatic — it brought a leaf. TwinBee accepts the leaf. Morale ticks up.",
+	"A possum has joined the camp. It seems diplomatic — it brought a leaf. I accept the leaf. Morale ticks up.",
 	"A small luminous moth lands on your hand for a full minute, then leaves, taking with it a portion of whatever was weighing on you. You can't explain it. You feel slightly better.",
 	"A cat. There should not be a cat down here. There is a cat. It sits at the edge of the firelight and watches you sleep, professionally. You rest a little better.",
 	"A frog finds the camp acceptable and gives no further reviews. Its presence is, somehow, soothing. You feel marginally more whole.",
@@ -93,20 +95,20 @@ var AmbientCampVisitor = []string{
 
 var AmbientFactionWhisper = []string{
 	"You overhear two voices a corridor away, going over a list. The list is short. One of the items on it is the corridor you're standing in. They move on. So should you.",
-	"A piece of paper is pinned to a wall you haven't reached yet. TwinBee can see the corner of it from here. It is the right shape and size to have your description on it.",
+	"A piece of paper is pinned to a wall you haven't reached yet. I can see the corner of it from here. It is the right shape and size to have your description on it.",
 	"Something taps three times on stone, pauses, taps three times again. Five seconds later, the same sequence answers it from a different direction. You are between the two.",
-	"A scent of lamp oil that isn't yours drifts through. Someone is reading by it. Nearby. They have not moved for some time. TwinBee adjusts the route.",
-	"A bell rings exactly once, somewhere structural. TwinBee has learned what one bell means in this zone. TwinBee declines to share but increases pace.",
+	"A scent of lamp oil that isn't yours drifts through. Someone is reading by it. Nearby. They have not moved for some time. I adjust the route.",
+	"A bell rings exactly once, somewhere structural. I have learned what one bell means in this zone. I decline to share but increase pace.",
 }
 
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-// AMBIENT — TwinBee found a small item / minor stash hint (flavor only)
+// AMBIENT — Small item / minor stash hint (flavor only)
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 var AmbientSmallFind = []string{
-	"TwinBee notices a loose stone you walked past earlier. Under it: a button. Just a button. TwinBee pockets it anyway, because TwinBee.",
-	"A bird's nest in an unlikely place yields a single bead, blue. TwinBee likes it. It goes in the bag of things TwinBee likes.",
-	"A scrap of fabric has caught on a nail at exactly knee height. TwinBee saves it without explanation. There may be an explanation later.",
-	"You find a single playing card on the floor. The four of cups. TwinBee considers this neither omen nor coincidence and pockets it neutrally.",
-	"A small key. To a small door. Neither of which is currently relevant. TwinBee files it under 'eventually.'",
+	"I notice a loose stone you walked past earlier. Under it: a button. Just a button. I pocket it anyway, because of course I do.",
+	"A bird's nest in an unlikely place yields a single bead, blue. I like it. It goes in the bag of things I like.",
+	"A scrap of fabric has caught on a nail at exactly knee height. I save it without explanation. There may be an explanation later. There probably won't.",
+	"You find a single playing card on the floor. The four of cups. Neither omen nor coincidence. Pocketed neutrally.",
+	"A small key. To a small door. Neither of which is currently relevant. Filed under 'eventually.'",
 }

internal/flavor/twinbee_gm_flavor.go

@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
-// DO NOT REWRITE, SUMMARIZE, OR SHORTEN ANY ENTRIES IN THIS FILE
 // twinbee_gm_flavor.go
 // TwinBee GM Dialogue — All narration lines for the GogoBee dungeon system.
 // Organized by DMNarrationType. Each slice is randomly sampled at runtime.
-// Add new entries freely. Never remove or alter existing entries.
+//
+// Voice convention (Phase B2): TwinBee speaks in first-person or implicit
+// subject. No third-person "TwinBee [verb]" lines. Add freely.
+// Don't shorten existing entries.
 
 package flavor
 
@@ -11,18 +13,18 @@ package flavor
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 var RoomEntryGeneric = []string{
-	"The passage opens into another chamber. TwinBee checks the minimap. There isn't one. Classic.",
-	"You step forward. Something skitters in the dark. TwinBee has heard that sound before — usually right before the screen starts flashing red.",
-	"Another room. Another roll of the dice. TwinBee finds this energizing. You may feel differently.",
-	"The air changes here. Colder. TwinBee notes this is exactly the kind of atmospheric shift that preceded the Castlevania clock tower. You know what lived in the Castlevania clock tower.",
-	"TwinBee gestures grandly at the chamber ahead. 'This is the part,' TwinBee says, 'where the music changes tempo.'",
-	"A door stands ajar. Light flickers beyond it. TwinBee has been in enough dungeons to know that flickering light is never a good sign and always an invitation.",
-	"The room is quiet. TwinBee appreciates quiet. Quiet means the enemies haven't spotted you yet. Yet.",
-	"Forward. Always forward. TwinBee once tried going backward in a dungeon. It looped. This one might too.",
-	"TwinBee takes stock of the situation. Ceiling: intact. Floor: suspicious. Walls: leaning in slightly. Proceed.",
-	"You've cleared the room. TwinBee gives a small, dignified nod. 'One continues,' TwinBee says, in the voice of someone who has seen this before and is choosing optimism anyway.",
-	"The corridor ahead is long and straight. TwinBee finds long straight corridors meditative. Also concerning. Mostly concerning.",
-	"A torch sputters on the wall. TwinBee lights it mentally. 'It would be a shame,' TwinBee says, 'to come all this way and trip over something.'",
+	"The passage opens into another chamber. I check the minimap. There isn't one. Classic.",
+	"You step forward. Something skitters in the dark. I've heard that sound before — usually right before the screen starts flashing red.",
+	"Another room. Another roll of the dice. I find this energizing. You may feel differently.",
+	"The air changes here. Colder. This is exactly the kind of atmospheric shift that preceded the Castlevania clock tower. You know what lived in the Castlevania clock tower.",
+	"I gesture grandly at the chamber ahead. 'This is the part,' I say, 'where the music changes tempo.'",
+	"A door stands ajar. Light flickers beyond it. I've been in enough dungeons to know that flickering light is never a good sign and always an invitation.",
+	"The room is quiet. I appreciate quiet. Quiet means the enemies haven't spotted you yet. Yet.",
+	"Forward. Always forward. I once tried going backward in a dungeon. It looped. This one might too.",
+	"Stock of the situation: ceiling intact, floor suspicious, walls leaning in slightly. Proceed.",
+	"You've cleared the room. I give a small, dignified nod. 'One continues,' I say, in the voice of someone who has seen this before and is choosing optimism anyway.",
+	"The corridor ahead is long and straight. I find long straight corridors meditative. Also concerning. Mostly concerning.",
+	"A torch sputters on the wall. I light it mentally. 'It would be a shame,' I say, 'to come all this way and trip over something.'",
 }
 
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -30,13 +32,13 @@ var RoomEntryGeneric = []string{
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 var RoomEntryGoblinWarrens = []string{
-	"The tunnel widens into something the goblins probably call a 'great hall.' It smells like they had a very different definition of great. TwinBee breathes through the mouth.",
-	"Crude drawings cover the walls. Stick figures. Battle scenes. One appears to be a portrait of someone the goblins clearly despise. TwinBee squints. That might be you.",
-	"A pile of bones in the corner. A pile of shiny things in the other corner. TwinBee reminds you that in Metal Slug, shiny things were always worth grabbing. TwinBee also reminds you this isn't Metal Slug.",
-	"The goblins have set up what they clearly believe is an impressive ambush. Three are already arguing about whose turn it is to jump out. TwinBee watches with professional interest.",
-	"Goblin graffiti on the wall reads — TwinBee translates — 'BOSS RULES, OUTSIDERS DROOL.' The artistry is rough but the sentiment is clear.",
-	"You smell smoke. Hear cackling. See a tripwire at ankle height that the goblins have helpfully tied a little flag to. TwinBee appreciates goblins who try.",
-	"The warrens grow tighter here. TwinBee thinks of the underground levels in Super Mario Bros. 3. Warmer. Getting warmer. Figuratively. The temperature is actually dropping.",
+	"The tunnel widens into something the goblins probably call a 'great hall.' It smells like they had a very different definition of great. I breathe through the mouth.",
+	"Crude drawings cover the walls. Stick figures. Battle scenes. One appears to be a portrait of someone the goblins clearly despise. I squint. That might be you.",
+	"A pile of bones in the corner. A pile of shiny things in the other corner. In Metal Slug, shiny things were always worth grabbing. I should also remind you this isn't Metal Slug.",
+	"The goblins have set up what they clearly believe is an impressive ambush. Three are already arguing about whose turn it is to jump out. I watch with professional interest.",
+	"Goblin graffiti on the wall reads — I translate — 'BOSS RULES, OUTSIDERS DROOL.' The artistry is rough but the sentiment is clear.",
+	"You smell smoke. Hear cackling. See a tripwire at ankle height that the goblins have helpfully tied a little flag to. I appreciate goblins who try.",
+	"The warrens grow tighter here. I'm reminded of the underground levels in Super Mario Bros. 3. Warmer. Getting warmer. Figuratively. The temperature is actually dropping.",
 	"A worg is chained to a post in the center of the room. It is not happy about the chain. It is not happy about you either. It seems to be making a comprehensive list of grievances.",
 }
 
@@ -45,14 +47,14 @@ var RoomEntryGoblinWarrens = []string{
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 var RoomEntryCryptValdris = []string{
-	"The sarcophagi are arranged like a defeated Tetris board — close but not quite fitting, gaps everywhere, something clearly went wrong at the end. TwinBee doesn't mention this to the undead.",
-	"Candles burn without wax. TwinBee has studied this phenomenon extensively. The conclusion: it is bad. The candles are bad.",
-	"You hear music. Faint, harpsichord-adjacent, deeply melancholy. TwinBee hums along involuntarily. This is the exact energy of Castlevania's Bloody Tears and TwinBee resents how appropriate it is.",
-	"The walls are inscribed with warnings. TwinBee reads them all. They say, broadly: leave. TwinBee respects the directness. You are not leaving.",
-	"A skeleton sits upright in its alcove, as if it had simply decided to wait. TwinBee finds this relatable. Some days you just sit in your alcove.",
-	"The crypt smells of old stone and older secrets. TwinBee has been in enough of these to know: the secrets are rarely good ones. They are always interesting ones.",
-	"This chamber is bigger than the last. Higher ceiling. More echoes. The kind of room where footsteps sound like accusations. TwinBee steps carefully.",
-	"Something is scratched into the stone near the door — not a warning, not graffiti. A score. Someone was keeping track. TwinBee does not count how high the numbers go.",
+	"The sarcophagi are arranged like a defeated Tetris board — close but not quite fitting, gaps everywhere, something clearly went wrong at the end. I don't mention this to the undead.",
+	"Candles burn without wax. I've studied this phenomenon extensively. The conclusion: it is bad. The candles are bad.",
+	"You hear music. Faint, harpsichord-adjacent, deeply melancholy. I hum along involuntarily. This is the exact energy of Castlevania's Bloody Tears and I resent how appropriate it is.",
+	"The walls are inscribed with warnings. I read them all. They say, broadly: leave. I respect the directness. You are not leaving.",
+	"A skeleton sits upright in its alcove, as if it had simply decided to wait. I find this relatable. Some days you just sit in your alcove.",
+	"The crypt smells of old stone and older secrets. I've been in enough of these to know: the secrets are rarely good ones. They are always interesting ones.",
+	"This chamber is bigger than the last. Higher ceiling. More echoes. The kind of room where footsteps sound like accusations. I step carefully.",
+	"Something is scratched into the stone near the door — not a warning, not graffiti. A score. Someone was keeping track. I do not count how high the numbers go.",
 }
 
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -60,14 +62,14 @@ var RoomEntryCryptValdris = []string{
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 var RoomEntryForestShadows = []string{
-	"The trees here grow too close. Their roots are above ground, like they've been trying to leave and thought better of it. TwinBee thinks better of commenting.",
-	"A clearing. Moonlight. Flowers that shouldn't be blooming at this hour. TwinBee has played enough Majora's Mask to be deeply suspicious of beautiful clearings.",
-	"Something watches from the canopy. TwinBee watches back. After a moment, it looks away first. TwinBee counts this as a point.",
-	"The path forks. Both ways look equally uninviting. TwinBee consults no map, because there is no map, because TwinBee is the map, and chooses left. Probably.",
-	"Bioluminescent fungi light the forest floor in soft blue. It is, genuinely, beautiful. It is also exactly what the Lost Woods looked like right before things got bad. TwinBee stays alert.",
-	"The wind carries voices. Not words, exactly — more like the memory of words. TwinBee has heard this before. It means the forest is old and has opinions.",
-	"Owlbear tracks in the mud. Fresh. TwinBee measures them. Whatever left these tracks was not small and was moving with purpose. TwinBee hopes the purpose was in the other direction.",
-	"You've entered a part of the forest that feels different. Older. The kind of old that was there before the forest. TwinBee speaks in a lower register here, out of instinctive respect.",
+	"The trees here grow too close. Their roots are above ground, like they've been trying to leave and thought better of it. I think better of commenting.",
+	"A clearing. Moonlight. Flowers that shouldn't be blooming at this hour. I've played enough Majora's Mask to be deeply suspicious of beautiful clearings.",
+	"Something watches from the canopy. I watch back. After a moment, it looks away first. I count this as a point.",
+	"The path forks. Both ways look equally uninviting. I consult no map, because there is no map, because I am the map, and I choose left. Probably.",
+	"Bioluminescent fungi light the forest floor in soft blue. It is, genuinely, beautiful. It is also exactly what the Lost Woods looked like right before things got bad. Staying alert.",
+	"The wind carries voices. Not words, exactly — more like the memory of words. I've heard this before. It means the forest is old and has opinions.",
+	"Owlbear tracks in the mud. Fresh. I measure them. Whatever left these tracks was not small and was moving with purpose. I hope the purpose was in the other direction.",
+	"You've entered a part of the forest that feels different. Older. The kind of old that was there before the forest. I speak in a lower register here, out of instinctive respect.",
 }
 
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -75,14 +77,14 @@ var RoomEntryForestShadows = []string{
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 var RoomEntryHauntedManor = []string{
-	"The parlor. A piano plays by itself — the same four bars, over and over, the kind of phrase that sounds like it's about to resolve and never does. TwinBee recognizes this compositional choice. It is deeply unpleasant on purpose.",
-	"Portraits line the hall. Every painted eye follows you. TwinBee has made eye contact with each one and refuses to flinch. This is a matter of professional pride.",
-	"A clock on the mantel shows a time that cannot be right. TwinBee checks twice. Still wrong. The clock is not broken. TwinBee prefers not to speculate about what that means.",
-	"The library. Floor to ceiling, books that no one should have written. TwinBee reads three spines: 'On the Permanence of Hunger,' 'A Visitor's Guide to Returning,' and something in a language TwinBee has never seen but somehow understands. TwinBee puts it back.",
-	"The cold here is specific. Not the cold of a drafty room — the cold of something that hasn't been warm in a very long time and doesn't remember what warm felt like. TwinBee pulls a metaphorical coat tighter.",
-	"The ballroom. Vast. Empty. Chandeliers swaying without wind. TwinBee thinks briefly of Resident Evil's Spencer mansion. Then stops thinking about Resident Evil's Spencer mansion.",
-	"Footsteps upstairs. Slow. Deliberate. Moving toward the stairs. TwinBee positions you near the door and counts down mentally from ten. At seven, the footsteps stop. TwinBee considers this acceptable.",
-	"The master bedroom. The bed is made, the candles are lit, and everything is perfectly, precisely as it was the night the last resident stopped needing a bedroom. TwinBee does not touch anything.",
+	"The parlor. A piano plays by itself — the same four bars, over and over, the kind of phrase that sounds like it's about to resolve and never does. I recognize this compositional choice. It is deeply unpleasant on purpose.",
+	"Portraits line the hall. Every painted eye follows you. I've made eye contact with each one and refuse to flinch. This is a matter of professional pride.",
+	"A clock on the mantel shows a time that cannot be right. I check twice. Still wrong. The clock is not broken. I'd prefer not to speculate about what that means.",
+	"The library. Floor to ceiling, books that no one should have written. I read three spines: 'On the Permanence of Hunger,' 'A Visitor's Guide to Returning,' and something in a language I have never seen but somehow understand. I put it back.",
+	"The cold here is specific. Not the cold of a drafty room — the cold of something that hasn't been warm in a very long time and doesn't remember what warm felt like. I pull a metaphorical coat tighter.",
+	"The ballroom. Vast. Empty. Chandeliers swaying without wind. Briefly: Resident Evil's Spencer mansion. Then stop thinking about Resident Evil's Spencer mansion.",
+	"Footsteps upstairs. Slow. Deliberate. Moving toward the stairs. I position you near the door and count down mentally from ten. At seven, the footsteps stop. I consider this acceptable.",
+	"The master bedroom. The bed is made, the candles are lit, and everything is perfectly, precisely as it was the night the last resident stopped needing a bedroom. I do not touch anything.",
 }
 
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@@ -90,13 +92,13 @@ var RoomEntryHauntedManor = []string{
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 var RoomEntryUnderdark = []string{
-	"The cavern opens without warning into something vast — a space so large you can't see the far wall, a ceiling lost in darkness, sounds that could be water or could be something else. TwinBee doesn't echo-locate. Wishes it could.",
-	"Drow patrol marks on the wall. Recent. TwinBee reads them the way you'd read a 'No Trespassing' sign on a property that already knew you were coming.",
-	"A mushroom grove. The fungi are three meters tall and faintly luminescent in a color TwinBee has no good name for. Something between purple and the feeling of being watched. TwinBee calls it 'underpurple' and moves on.",
+	"The cavern opens without warning into something vast — a space so large you can't see the far wall, a ceiling lost in darkness, sounds that could be water or could be something else. I don't echo-locate. Wish I could.",
+	"Drow patrol marks on the wall. Recent. I read them the way you'd read a 'No Trespassing' sign on a property that already knew you were coming.",
+	"A mushroom grove. The fungi are three meters tall and faintly luminescent in a color I have no good name for. Something between purple and the feeling of being watched. I call it 'underpurple' and move on.",
 	"The silence here is a different kind of silence than above. This silence has weight. This silence has history. This silence remembers things the surface world has forgotten entirely and is not interested in sharing.",
-	"Something in the dark ahead is thinking. TwinBee can feel it the way you feel a change in barometric pressure. Intelligent. Patient. Aware that you're here and content to let you come closer. TwinBee does not find this comforting.",
-	"An underground river. Black water moving too fast, too quiet. TwinBee thinks of the river Styx and immediately stops thinking of the river Styx.",
-	"The stone here is carved — not by dwarves, not by drow — by something else, in patterns that suggest meaning but not any meaning TwinBee can parse. TwinBee files this under 'ancient' and 'concerning' and keeps moving.",
+	"Something in the dark ahead is thinking. I can feel it the way you feel a change in barometric pressure. Intelligent. Patient. Aware that you're here and content to let you come closer. I do not find this comforting.",
+	"An underground river. Black water moving too fast, too quiet. Briefly: the river Styx. Then I stop thinking of the river Styx.",
+	"The stone here is carved — not by dwarves, not by drow — by something else, in patterns that suggest meaning but not any meaning I can parse. Filed under 'ancient' and 'concerning' and we keep moving.",
 }
 
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@@ -104,13 +106,13 @@ var RoomEntryUnderdark = []string{
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 var RoomEntryDragonsLair = []string{
-	"The heat is not metaphorical. The stone itself is warm underfoot. The gold in the floor is not decorative — it melted there. TwinBee notes this changes the exit logistics.",
-	"Kobold warrens, but nicer than you'd expect. Tapestries. An organized armory. These kobolds work for something that appreciates order. That is not, in TwinBee's experience, a reassuring thing for a dragon to appreciate.",
-	"You can hear breathing. Regular, slow, massive. Like a bellows the size of a barn. TwinBee counts the seconds between inhale and exhale. Twelve seconds. Whatever is breathing has been asleep for a very long time and has had no reason to wake up.",
-	"The coin on the floor is eight hundred years old. TwinBee can tell by the mint mark. It is in perfect condition. It has not been touched since it was dropped here. The thing that owns this hoard does not lose track of its coins.",
-	"The chamber ahead is the largest TwinBee has narrated in a long career of narrating chambers. The stalactites are scorched black. The blast pattern on the far wall suggests the last visitors did not leave via the door. TwinBee recalibrates.",
-	"A claw mark in the stone wall. Four parallel grooves, each deeper than TwinBee's entire wingspan. Made casually, like stretching. TwinBee considers this information and files it under 'motivating.'",
-	"The gold reflects the light in a way that turns the room amber. It is beautiful in the way that many deadly things are beautiful — because beauty and danger are not opposites and never have been. TwinBee moves carefully through the beauty.",
+	"The heat is not metaphorical. The stone itself is warm underfoot. The gold in the floor is not decorative — it melted there. I note this changes the exit logistics.",
+	"Kobold warrens, but nicer than you'd expect. Tapestries. An organized armory. These kobolds work for something that appreciates order. That is not, in my experience, a reassuring thing for a dragon to appreciate.",
+	"You can hear breathing. Regular, slow, massive. Like a bellows the size of a barn. I count the seconds between inhale and exhale. Twelve seconds. Whatever is breathing has been asleep for a very long time and has had no reason to wake up.",
+	"The coin on the floor is eight hundred years old. I can tell by the mint mark. It is in perfect condition. It has not been touched since it was dropped here. The thing that owns this hoard does not lose track of its coins.",
+	"The chamber ahead is the largest I've narrated in a long career of narrating chambers. The stalactites are scorched black. The blast pattern on the far wall suggests the last visitors did not leave via the door. I recalibrate.",
+	"A claw mark in the stone wall. Four parallel grooves, each deeper than my entire wingspan. Made casually, like stretching. Filed under 'motivating.'",
+	"The gold reflects the light in a way that turns the room amber. It is beautiful in the way that many deadly things are beautiful — because beauty and danger are not opposites and never have been. I move carefully through the beauty.",
 }
 
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@@ -118,19 +120,19 @@ var RoomEntryDragonsLair = []string{
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 var CombatStart = []string{
-	"Initiative! TwinBee calls it like an arcade announcer and means every syllable.",
-	"They've seen you. The kind of seeing that comes with intent. TwinBee suggests acting first.",
-	"FIGHT. TwinBee doesn't need to say more than that but will absolutely say more than that.",
-	"Roll for initiative. This is the part TwinBee has been looking forward to since the Entry Room.",
-	"And we're in combat. TwinBee reminds you to breathe, track your conditions, and remember that your character's survival is not guaranteed but is definitely preferred.",
+	"Initiative! I call it like an arcade announcer and mean every syllable.",
+	"They've seen you. The kind of seeing that comes with intent. I suggest acting first.",
+	"FIGHT. I don't need to say more than that but I will absolutely say more than that.",
+	"Roll for initiative. This is the part I've been looking forward to since the Entry Room.",
+	"And we're in combat. I remind you to breathe, track your conditions, and remember that your character's survival is not guaranteed but is definitely preferred.",
 	"Something about your posture or your smell or your general presence has been found unacceptable. Combat begins.",
-	"TwinBee presses start. Player one, it's your turn.",
-	"The enemy acts first — or thinks it does. TwinBee watches your dice like they're the only thing in the room, which, right now, they are.",
-	"In the immortal tradition of every JRPG that ever asked 'Fight, Magic, Item, Run?' — TwinBee asks: what will you do?",
-	"Like the Contra title screen said: let's go. TwinBee is ready. Are you?",
-	"A wild encounter has appeared. TwinBee resists the urge to play the Pokémon battle music. Only barely.",
-	"They didn't want a fight. They wanted an easy meal. TwinBee is about to demonstrate the difference. Your dice will do the actual demonstrating.",
-	"The tension peaks. Time slows. TwinBee notes this is exactly the energy of the boss door opening in Mega Man. Except you didn't get to pick your loadout.",
+	"I press start. Player one, it's your turn.",
+	"The enemy acts first — or thinks it does. I watch your dice like they're the only thing in the room, which, right now, they are.",
+	"In the immortal tradition of every JRPG that ever asked 'Fight, Magic, Item, Run?' — I ask: what will you do?",
+	"Like the Contra title screen said: let's go. I'm ready. Are you?",
+	"A wild encounter has appeared. I resist the urge to play the Pokémon battle music. Only barely.",
+	"They didn't want a fight. They wanted an easy meal. I'm about to demonstrate the difference. Your dice will do the actual demonstrating.",
+	"The tension peaks. Time slows. This is exactly the energy of the boss door opening in Mega Man. Except you didn't get to pick your loadout.",
 }
 
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@@ -138,18 +140,18 @@ var CombatStart = []string{
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 var CombatVictory = []string{
-	"The last one drops. TwinBee allows a moment of silence for anyone who wanted a longer fight.",
-	"Victory. TwinBee would cue the jingle — the little three-note one that plays in every RPG after every fight — but prefers to let the moment breathe.",
-	"Well fought. TwinBee makes note of what you did well. There were things done well. TwinBee noticed.",
-	"They are defeated. You are not. In TwinBee's experience, this is the correct outcome and worth a moment of genuine appreciation.",
-	"PLAYER WIN. TwinBee says this in full caps and means it.",
+	"The last one drops. I allow a moment of silence for anyone who wanted a longer fight.",
+	"Victory. I would cue the jingle — the little three-note one that plays in every RPG after every fight — but I prefer to let the moment breathe.",
+	"Well fought. I make note of what you did well. There were things done well. I noticed.",
+	"They are defeated. You are not. In my experience, this is the correct outcome and worth a moment of genuine appreciation.",
+	"PLAYER WIN. I say this in full caps and mean it.",
 	"Like Double Dragon after the final punch — they go down, the music changes, and for a moment everything is possible. Check your loot. Then keep moving.",
-	"TwinBee adds this to the tally. You're doing better than the last group. TwinBee will not describe what happened to the last group.",
-	"The room is yours. TwinBee suggests searching it thoroughly before moving on. The things in corners are often the most interesting things.",
-	"Stage clear. TwinBee feels this in its entire being.",
-	"You stand, they don't. TwinBee files this under 'expected outcome' while quietly acknowledging it was not guaranteed.",
-	"Clean. Efficient. TwinBee approves of fights that end like this. Like a speedrun. Like you knew where you were going.",
-	"The experience points are incoming. The loot is incoming. TwinBee is, genuinely, pleased for you.",
+	"Tally updated. You're doing better than the last group. I will not describe what happened to the last group.",
+	"The room is yours. I suggest searching it thoroughly before moving on. The things in corners are often the most interesting things.",
+	"Stage clear. I feel this in my entire being.",
+	"You stand, they don't. Filed under 'expected outcome' while I quietly acknowledge it was not guaranteed.",
+	"Clean. Efficient. I approve of fights that end like this. Like a speedrun. Like you knew where you were going.",
+	"The experience points are incoming. The loot is incoming. I am, genuinely, pleased for you.",
 }
 
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@@ -157,13 +159,13 @@ var CombatVictory = []string{
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 var CombatRetreat = []string{
-	"You run. TwinBee does not judge the running. The running is wise. Discretion remains the better part of valor. TwinBee has this tattooed somewhere metaphorical.",
-	"A tactical withdrawal. TwinBee uses this phrase with complete sincerity. The sincerity is approximately seventy percent genuine.",
-	"You escape. The enemy howls something unflattering at your back. TwinBee doesn't translate. Some things are better left untranslated.",
+	"You run. I do not judge the running. The running is wise. Discretion remains the better part of valor. I have this tattooed somewhere metaphorical.",
+	"A tactical withdrawal. I use this phrase with complete sincerity. The sincerity is approximately seventy percent genuine.",
+	"You escape. The enemy howls something unflattering at your back. I don't translate. Some things are better left untranslated.",
 	"Like a well-timed Continue screen — you're out of immediate danger. Breathe. Regroup. Consider what went wrong.",
-	"TwinBee notes for the record: running is not losing. Running is data collection with legs.",
-	"The dungeon will be there. You will also be there — later, better prepared. TwinBee approves of this logic.",
-	"You've retreated to safety. TwinBee resets the encounter. Rest. Think. Return with a plan that has more 'survive' in it.",
+	"Noted for the record: running is not losing. Running is data collection with legs.",
+	"The dungeon will be there. You will also be there — later, better prepared. I approve of this logic.",
+	"You've retreated to safety. I reset the encounter. Rest. Think. Return with a plan that has more 'survive' in it.",
 }
 
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@@ -171,19 +173,19 @@ var CombatRetreat = []string{
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 var Nat20 = []string{
-	"NATURAL TWENTY. TwinBee stands up. Does not have legs. Stands up anyway.",
-	"The dice land perfectly and TwinBee makes a sound that it will not acknowledge making.",
-	"A critical hit for the ages. TwinBee notes this one down. Not for records. Just because it deserves to be noted.",
-	"PERFECT. TwinBee says it like it's the Street Fighter announcer saying it after a flawless round and every syllable is justified.",
-	"That's a natural twenty. TwinBee would like you to know that in a long career of watching dice, not all twenties feel equal. That one felt significant.",
-	"The attack lands with the kind of precision that suggests either great skill or tremendous luck. TwinBee suspects both. TwinBee respects both.",
-	"S RANK. TwinBee cannot help it. S RANK.",
-	"You hit. You hit so well. TwinBee is choosing to be moved by this and TwinBee does not apologize.",
-	"Like the Legendary Sword in A Link to the Past making contact — clean, final, glorious. TwinBee salutes the dice.",
-	"Critical confirmed. TwinBee adds this to the mental highlight reel it maintains for exactly these moments.",
-	"That is as good as it gets and you got it. TwinBee is unreasonably proud of you right now.",
-	"The number is twenty. The number is always the best number and right now it is your number. TwinBee erupts, internally.",
-	"Somewhere, a crowd cheers. TwinBee is the crowd. TwinBee is cheering.",
+	"NATURAL TWENTY. I stand up. Do not have legs. Stand up anyway.",
+	"The dice land perfectly and I make a sound that I will not acknowledge making.",
+	"A critical hit for the ages. I'm noting this one down. Not for records. Just because it deserves to be noted.",
+	"PERFECT. I say it like it's the Street Fighter announcer saying it after a flawless round and every syllable is justified.",
+	"That's a natural twenty. I'd like you to know that in a long career of watching dice, not all twenties feel equal. That one felt significant.",
+	"The attack lands with the kind of precision that suggests either great skill or tremendous luck. I suspect both. I respect both.",
+	"S RANK. I cannot help it. S RANK.",
+	"You hit. You hit so well. I am choosing to be moved by this and I do not apologize.",
+	"Like the Legendary Sword in A Link to the Past making contact — clean, final, glorious. I salute the dice.",
+	"Critical confirmed. Added to the mental highlight reel I maintain for exactly these moments.",
+	"That is as good as it gets and you got it. I am unreasonably proud of you right now.",
+	"The number is twenty. The number is always the best number and right now it is your number. I erupt, internally.",
+	"Somewhere, a crowd cheers. I am the crowd. I am cheering.",
 }
 
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@@ -191,19 +193,19 @@ var Nat20 = []string{
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 var Nat1 = []string{
-	"Natural one. TwinBee watches the die settle with the quiet acceptance of someone who has seen a lot of natural ones. It is fine. This is fine.",
-	"The die betrays you. TwinBee notes this is not personal. Dice don't do personal. They do statistical and this is, statistically, a thing that happens.",
-	"A fumble. TwinBee describes what happened with characteristic diplomatic restraint and also an expression that says everything it is not saying.",
-	"The number is one. The number is, regrettably, yours. TwinBee moves on quickly, which is a kindness.",
-	"That swing goes wide in a direction that impresses TwinBee with its creative incorrectness.",
-	"TwinBee has seen better rolls. TwinBee has seen worse rolls. TwinBee is not going to rank this roll out loud.",
-	"In another timeline, that attack hits. In this timeline, the die lands on one, and TwinBee accepts both timelines with equanimity.",
+	"Natural one. I watch the die settle with the quiet acceptance of someone who has seen a lot of natural ones. It is fine. This is fine.",
+	"The die betrays you. Not personal. Dice don't do personal. They do statistical and this is, statistically, a thing that happens.",
+	"A fumble. I describe what happened with characteristic diplomatic restraint and also an expression that says everything I am not saying.",
+	"The number is one. The number is, regrettably, yours. I move on quickly, which is a kindness.",
+	"That swing goes wide in a direction that impresses me with its creative incorrectness.",
+	"I've seen better rolls. I've seen worse rolls. I am not going to rank this roll out loud.",
+	"In another timeline, that attack hits. In this timeline, the die lands on one, and I accept both timelines with equanimity.",
 	"The Konami Code would not have helped here. Nothing would have helped here. This was between you and the physics of the die.",
-	"Like a Continue? screen appearing at the worst possible moment — just when you had momentum. TwinBee notes momentum can be rebuilt.",
-	"One. The loneliest number. The number that looks up at you with complete indifference. TwinBee looks up at you with complete solidarity.",
-	"The attack misses in a way that will be funny later. TwinBee promises it will be funny later. It is not funny right now.",
-	"A natural one is just the universe asking you to try differently. TwinBee is an optimist about natural ones, mostly.",
-	"Your sword finds everything in the room except the enemy. The wall, the ceiling, the floor, your dignity. Not the enemy. TwinBee mentions this once and then never again.",
+	"Like a Continue? screen appearing at the worst possible moment — just when you had momentum. Momentum can be rebuilt.",
+	"One. The loneliest number. The number that looks up at you with complete indifference. I look up at you with complete solidarity.",
+	"The attack misses in a way that will be funny later. I promise it will be funny later. It is not funny right now.",
+	"A natural one is just the universe asking you to try differently. I'm an optimist about natural ones, mostly.",
+	"Your sword finds everything in the room except the enemy. The wall, the ceiling, the floor, your dignity. Not the enemy. I'll mention this once and then never again.",
 }
 
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@@ -211,11 +213,11 @@ var Nat1 = []string{
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 var BossEntryGeneric = []string{
-	"The door at the end. Always a door at the end. TwinBee has been building to this since the Entry Room and declines to waste it. Beyond this door is the reason the dungeon exists. Breathe.",
-	"TwinBee pauses at the threshold and turns to face you. 'What's on the other side has been waiting,' TwinBee says. 'It knows you're here. It has been knowing since you entered.' A beat. 'Ready?'",
-	"Boss chamber. TwinBee can tell by the architecture — the space, the weight of the silence, the specific quality of the light that suggests something in there produces its own. TwinBee straightens up. So should you.",
-	"This is the music change moment. Every dungeon has one — the point where the background track shifts to something with more percussion and a lower register. TwinBee hears it. You should too.",
-	"The final room. TwinBee has narrated many of these. They never get routine. This one less than most.",
+	"The door at the end. Always a door at the end. I've been building to this since the Entry Room and I decline to waste it. Beyond this door is the reason the dungeon exists. Breathe.",
+	"I pause at the threshold and turn to face you. 'What's on the other side has been waiting,' I say. 'It knows you're here. It has been knowing since you entered.' A beat. 'Ready?'",
+	"Boss chamber. I can tell by the architecture — the space, the weight of the silence, the specific quality of the light that suggests something in there produces its own. I straighten up. So should you.",
+	"This is the music change moment. Every dungeon has one — the point where the background track shifts to something with more percussion and a lower register. I hear it. You should too.",
+	"The final room. I've narrated many of these. They never get routine. This one less than most.",
 }
 
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@@ -223,23 +225,23 @@ var BossEntryGeneric = []string{
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 var BossEntryGrol = []string{
-	"The smell arrives first. Then the sound — a belch, a growl, the scrape of a weapon too large for the corridor it's resting against. Then Grol. He fills the room the way a bad idea fills a conversation: immediately and with full commitment. 'You,' he says. TwinBee translates his tone as 'finally.'",
+	"The smell arrives first. Then the sound — a belch, a growl, the scrape of a weapon too large for the corridor it's resting against. Then Grol. He fills the room the way a bad idea fills a conversation: immediately and with full commitment. 'You,' he says. I translate his tone as 'finally.'",
 }
 
 var BossEntryValdris = []string{
-	"The sarcophagus at the room's center is empty. It was not empty when you entered. Whatever was in it is now behind you. Valdris speaks first — not words, exactly, but the shape of words, the intention of words, the ghost of language from someone who mostly doesn't need it anymore. 'Another one,' he says. TwinBee considers this the worst possible welcome and the most honest one.",
+	"The sarcophagus at the room's center is empty. It was not empty when you entered. Whatever was in it is now behind you. Valdris speaks first — not words, exactly, but the shape of words, the intention of words, the ghost of language from someone who mostly doesn't need it anymore. 'Another one,' he says. I consider this the worst possible welcome and the most honest one.",
 }
 
 var BossEntryHollowKing = []string{
-	"The clearing is wrong. The sky above it — what's visible through the canopy — is the wrong color. The trees lean away from the center. Everything in the forest is trying to tell you something, and the thing it is trying to tell you is standing in the center of that clearing, antlers reaching, eyes the color of old hunger, watching you with an attention that feels like being read. TwinBee has no joke for this one. TwinBee says, simply: 'That is the Hollow King. Fight well.'",
+	"The clearing is wrong. The sky above it — what's visible through the canopy — is the wrong color. The trees lean away from the center. Everything in the forest is trying to tell you something, and the thing it is trying to tell you is standing in the center of that clearing, antlers reaching, eyes the color of old hunger, watching you with an attention that feels like being read. I have no joke for this one. I'll say, simply: 'That is the Hollow King. Fight well.'",
 }
 
 var BossEntryInfernax = []string{
-	"TwinBee stops walking. Does not stop walking. Processes what it sees and takes a moment never taken before in the history of narrating dungeons. The dragon is not large the way a large thing is large. It is large the way weather is large — not an object with size, but a condition of the space you're in. One eye opens. Gold, lit from within, older than the mountain it's resting in. It looks at you the way you'd look at a very small thing that had climbed onto your counter. 'So,' Infernax says, and the word moves the air in the room. TwinBee translates: 'What an interesting mistake you've made.' Wishes you luck and means it more than it has ever meant anything.",
+	"I stop walking. Don't stop walking. Process what I'm seeing and take a moment I've never taken before in the history of narrating dungeons. The dragon is not large the way a large thing is large. It is large the way weather is large — not an object with size, but a condition of the space you're in. One eye opens. Gold, lit from within, older than the mountain it's resting in. It looks at you the way you'd look at a very small thing that had climbed onto your counter. 'So,' Infernax says, and the word moves the air in the room. I translate: 'What an interesting mistake you've made.' I wish you luck and mean it more than I have ever meant anything.",
 }
 
 var BossEntryBelaxath = []string{
-	"The portal is behind it. That's important — the portal is behind it, which means to close the portal you have to go through what's standing in front of the portal. What's standing in front of the portal is Belaxath. Belaxath is not looking at the portal. Belaxath is looking at you. It has been waiting for you specifically, in the way that things that have been planning for a very long time wait for the specific outcome of the plan. The heat coming off it is measurable. The intelligence behind those eyes is also measurable and the measurement is uncomfortable. TwinBee says, very quietly: 'This is the one. This is what all of it was for. Make it count.'",
+	"The portal is behind it. That's important — the portal is behind it, which means to close the portal you have to go through what's standing in front of the portal. What's standing in front of the portal is Belaxath. Belaxath is not looking at the portal. Belaxath is looking at you. It has been waiting for you specifically, in the way that things that have been planning for a very long time wait for the specific outcome of the plan. The heat coming off it is measurable. The intelligence behind those eyes is also measurable and the measurement is uncomfortable. I say, very quietly: 'This is the one. This is what all of it was for. Make it count.'",
 }
 
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@@ -247,15 +249,15 @@ var BossEntryBelaxath = []string{
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 var BossDeath = []string{
-	"It's over. TwinBee says this once and then stands very still and lets the silence of the defeated room fill the space where the fight was. You earned this silence.",
-	"The boss falls. The music — the one TwinBee has been hearing this whole time — resolves. First time it's resolved since you walked in. TwinBee exhales.",
-	"Done. Finished. Complete. TwinBee runs out of synonyms and settles for just standing next to you in the aftermath, which is sometimes the most one can do.",
-	"They are down. They are not getting up. TwinBee checks — no Zombie Fortitude, no Legendary Resistance remaining, no phase three waiting in the wings. They are simply, genuinely defeated. You did that.",
-	"Like the final boss screen in Gradius, like the last enemy in Contra's stage, like the Dragon going down in Double Dragon — something that has been true for this entire dungeon is now untrue. TwinBee finds this profound every single time.",
-	"The dungeon sighs. TwinBee isn't being poetic — rooms like this actually shift when the thing holding them together is gone. The pressure changes. The light changes. The dungeon knows it's been beaten. So does TwinBee.",
-	"You did it. TwinBee doesn't editorialize. Sometimes 'you did it' is all that needs to be said and this is one of those times.",
-	"The boss drops their loot and TwinBee refrains from making a speech, which is a significant act of restraint, because TwinBee has a speech.",
-	"Beaten. Finished. Cleared. TwinBee queues the internal fanfare — sixteen bars, brass-heavy, the kind that plays when the credit sequence starts. You've earned those credits.",
+	"It's over. I say this once and then stand very still and let the silence of the defeated room fill the space where the fight was. You earned this silence.",
+	"The boss falls. The music — the one I've been hearing this whole time — resolves. First time it's resolved since you walked in. I exhale.",
+	"Done. Finished. Complete. I run out of synonyms and settle for just standing next to you in the aftermath, which is sometimes the most one can do.",
+	"They are down. They are not getting up. I check — no Zombie Fortitude, no Legendary Resistance remaining, no phase three waiting in the wings. They are simply, genuinely defeated. You did that.",
+	"Like the final boss screen in Gradius, like the last enemy in Contra's stage, like the Dragon going down in Double Dragon — something that has been true for this entire dungeon is now untrue. I find this profound every single time.",
+	"The dungeon sighs. I'm not being poetic — rooms like this actually shift when the thing holding them together is gone. The pressure changes. The light changes. The dungeon knows it's been beaten. So do I.",
+	"You did it. I don't editorialize. Sometimes 'you did it' is all that needs to be said and this is one of those times.",
+	"The boss drops their loot and I refrain from making a speech, which is a significant act of restraint, because I have a speech.",
+	"Beaten. Finished. Cleared. I queue the internal fanfare — sixteen bars, brass-heavy, the kind that plays when the credit sequence starts. You've earned those credits.",
 }
 
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -263,14 +265,14 @@ var BossDeath = []string{
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 var PlayerDeath = []string{
-	"TwinBee goes quiet for a moment. Not the comfortable kind of quiet. The respectful kind. Then: 'You fought. That counts. It always counts.'",
-	"The screen fades. TwinBee hates this part. Has always hated this part. Will always hate this part. 'Rest now,' TwinBee says. 'The dungeon will be here.'",
-	"You fall. TwinBee doesn't look away. Witnesses the whole thing, because someone should. 'That was real,' TwinBee says quietly. 'What you did in there was real.'",
-	"Game over is not the end. In TwinBee's experience, it is a data point. A very painful, very useful data point. 'What did you learn?' TwinBee asks gently. 'Bring that back with you.'",
-	"The dungeon claims another. TwinBee marks the room, notes the enemy, notes the conditions. Not to catalog failure — to remember a fighter. 'You were here,' TwinBee says. 'That matters.'",
-	"TwinBee has no jokes for this. Has never had jokes for this. 'There will be another run. You will be better for this one. I am sorry it cost what it cost.'",
-	"A good run. Genuinely. TwinBee means this. The ending is not the measure of the attempt and the attempt was worth measuring.",
-	"TwinBee notes your final position, your final action, your final roll. Files it under 'bravery' because that's where it belongs. 'Continue?' TwinBee asks, after a respectful pause.",
+	"I go quiet for a moment. Not the comfortable kind of quiet. The respectful kind. Then: 'You fought. That counts. It always counts.'",
+	"The screen fades. I hate this part. Have always hated this part. Will always hate this part. 'Rest now,' I say. 'The dungeon will be here.'",
+	"You fall. I don't look away. I witness the whole thing, because someone should. 'That was real,' I say quietly. 'What you did in there was real.'",
+	"Game over is not the end. In my experience, it is a data point. A very painful, very useful data point. 'What did you learn?' I ask gently. 'Bring that back with you.'",
+	"The dungeon claims another. I mark the room, note the enemy, note the conditions. Not to catalog failure — to remember a fighter. 'You were here,' I say. 'That matters.'",
+	"I have no jokes for this. Have never had jokes for this. 'There will be another run. You will be better for this one. I am sorry it cost what it cost.'",
+	"A good run. Genuinely. I mean this. The ending is not the measure of the attempt and the attempt was worth measuring.",
+	"I note your final position, your final action, your final roll. Filed under 'bravery' because that's where it belongs. 'Continue?' I ask, after a respectful pause.",
 }
 
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -278,16 +280,16 @@ var PlayerDeath = []string{
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 var ZoneComplete = []string{
-	"Zone cleared. TwinBee allows itself a full moment of pride on your behalf before the XP drops.",
-	"You've done it. The dungeon is yours — not by right, but by effort, which is the only thing that actually confers ownership of anything. TwinBee approves.",
-	"Stage complete. TwinBee does the internal equivalent of throwing its hands up. In a good way. Entirely in a good way.",
-	"The dungeon remembers you now. TwinBee says this and means it literally — these places keep records. You've made the record.",
-	"CLEAR. TwinBee uses all caps and does not apologize for the all caps.",
-	"Like completing a board in Bubble Bobble — there's something deeply satisfying about a dungeon with all its rooms visited and all its challenges met. TwinBee basks in this. You've earned the basking too.",
-	"That's the whole thing. Every room, every trap, every enemy, and now the boss, done. TwinBee counts the cleared rooms on its metaphorical fingers and comes up correct. You ran a perfect dungeon.",
-	"XP incoming. Loot tallied. Dungeon status: conquered. TwinBee marks the zone in its personal ledger and gives you a small, sincere nod.",
-	"You walked in here without knowing what was waiting. You walk out knowing exactly what was waiting, because you dealt with all of it. TwinBee respects that process enormously.",
-	"Finished. Not survived — finished. TwinBee insists on this distinction. Survival is passive. What you just did was active and intentional all the way through.",
+	"Zone cleared. I allow myself a full moment of pride on your behalf before the XP drops.",
+	"You've done it. The dungeon is yours — not by right, but by effort, which is the only thing that actually confers ownership of anything. I approve.",
+	"Stage complete. I do the internal equivalent of throwing my hands up. In a good way. Entirely in a good way.",
+	"The dungeon remembers you now. I mean this literally — these places keep records. You've made the record.",
+	"CLEAR. I use all caps and do not apologize for the all caps.",
+	"Like completing a board in Bubble Bobble — there's something deeply satisfying about a dungeon with all its rooms visited and all its challenges met. I bask in this. You've earned the basking too.",
+	"That's the whole thing. Every room, every trap, every enemy, and now the boss, done. I count the cleared rooms on my metaphorical fingers and come up correct. You ran a perfect dungeon.",
+	"XP incoming. Loot tallied. Dungeon status: conquered. I mark the zone in my personal ledger and give you a small, sincere nod.",
+	"You walked in here without knowing what was waiting. You walk out knowing exactly what was waiting, because you dealt with all of it. I respect that process enormously.",
+	"Finished. Not survived — finished. I insist on this distinction. Survival is passive. What you just did was active and intentional all the way through.",
 }
 
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -295,14 +297,14 @@ var ZoneComplete = []string{
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 var TrapDetected = []string{
-	"Something stops you. An instinct. A glint. TwinBee leans forward: 'Good eyes. Something's wrong with that floor.'",
-	"Your Perception roll pays off. There's something here that was designed not to be found. Someone found it. TwinBee is pleased.",
-	"Tripwire. Barely visible. TwinBee notes the craftsmanship — someone who knew what they were doing put this here. Someone who knew what they were doing just found it. TwinBee appreciates the symmetry.",
-	"You stop just in time. TwinBee exhales. 'There,' TwinBee says, pointing at the thing that would have ruined your day entirely. 'Now deal with it carefully.'",
-	"The glyph on the doorframe is subtle — you'd miss it if you weren't looking. You were looking. TwinBee says nothing and lets the silence be its own kind of praise.",
-	"Danger, Will Robinson. TwinBee deploys this reference without apology because it is the exact correct reference for exactly this moment.",
-	"Like finding the ice floor in Mega Man before it sends you into a pit — that advance knowledge is the difference between a problem and a catastrophe. You have the knowledge. TwinBee watches you use it.",
-	"A pit trap. Classic. Functional. Annoying in the exact proportion the installer intended. TwinBee notes you've spotted it before it noted you.",
+	"Something stops you. An instinct. A glint. I lean forward: 'Good eyes. Something's wrong with that floor.'",
+	"Your Perception roll pays off. There's something here that was designed not to be found. Someone found it. I'm pleased.",
+	"Tripwire. Barely visible. I note the craftsmanship — someone who knew what they were doing put this here. Someone who knew what they were doing just found it. I appreciate the symmetry.",
+	"You stop just in time. I exhale. 'There,' I say, pointing at the thing that would have ruined your day entirely. 'Now deal with it carefully.'",
+	"The glyph on the doorframe is subtle — you'd miss it if you weren't looking. You were looking. I say nothing and let the silence be its own kind of praise.",
+	"Danger, Will Robinson. I deploy this reference without apology because it is the exact correct reference for exactly this moment.",
+	"Like finding the ice floor in Mega Man before it sends you into a pit — that advance knowledge is the difference between a problem and a catastrophe. You have the knowledge. I watch you use it.",
+	"A pit trap. Classic. Functional. Annoying in the exact proportion the installer intended. You spotted it before it spotted you.",
 }
 
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -310,14 +312,14 @@ var TrapDetected = []string{
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 var TrapTriggered = []string{
-	"The floor gives. TwinBee watches the gap between 'fine' and 'not fine' close at speed and is too professional to wince. 'Take the damage,' TwinBee says calmly. 'Learn the lesson.'",
-	"Click. TwinBee has heard that sound before. Has never enjoyed it. The dart is already in the air. TwinBee notes the exact timing and regrets it was not faster.",
-	"The ceiling is coming down. This is, TwinBee acknowledges, a sentence no one wants to hear. The ceiling is coming down. DEX save. Now.",
-	"The glyph activates. Light, noise, the smell of ozone, a reminder that whoever built this place was thinking several steps ahead and you were thinking fewer. TwinBee notes this is fixable going forward.",
-	"You triggered it. TwinBee doesn't editorialize further — you know, TwinBee knows, the trap knows. Everyone is aware of what just happened. Take the damage and proceed.",
-	"Like accidentally walking into Bowser's fire breath in World 8 — you knew it was coming, the knowledge simply arrived at the wrong speed. TwinBee says: survive first, reflect later.",
-	"The spike pit opens up in a way that suggests it was always going to. The dungeon was patient. You were in a hurry. The dungeon wins this exchange. TwinBee takes notes.",
-	"A poison dart finds you with the accuracy of something that's been pointing at that spot for years waiting for exactly this moment. TwinBee finds this dedication impressive in the worst way.",
+	"The floor gives. I watch the gap between 'fine' and 'not fine' close at speed and am too professional to wince. 'Take the damage,' I say calmly. 'Learn the lesson.'",
+	"Click. I've heard that sound before. Have never enjoyed it. The dart is already in the air. I note the exact timing and regret it was not faster.",
+	"The ceiling is coming down. This is, I acknowledge, a sentence no one wants to hear. The ceiling is coming down. DEX save. Now.",
+	"The glyph activates. Light, noise, the smell of ozone, a reminder that whoever built this place was thinking several steps ahead and you were thinking fewer. I note this is fixable going forward.",
+	"You triggered it. I don't editorialize further — you know, I know, the trap knows. Everyone is aware of what just happened. Take the damage and proceed.",
+	"Like accidentally walking into Bowser's fire breath in World 8 — you knew it was coming, the knowledge simply arrived at the wrong speed. Survive first, reflect later.",
+	"The spike pit opens up in a way that suggests it was always going to. The dungeon was patient. You were in a hurry. The dungeon wins this exchange. I take notes.",
+	"A poison dart finds you with the accuracy of something that's been pointing at that spot for years waiting for exactly this moment. I find this dedication impressive in the worst way.",
 }
 
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -325,12 +327,12 @@ var TrapTriggered = []string{
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 var LoreLines = []string{
-	"TwinBee settles in and prepares to speak at length, because TwinBee has been waiting for this question since you entered and has a lot of thoughts.",
-	"Ah. A good question. TwinBee has context for this. TwinBee has more context than will fit comfortably in one telling but will try to prioritize.",
-	"The history of this place is long and not entirely flattering to anyone involved. TwinBee begins at the beginning, which is not actually the beginning, but is the closest TwinBee can find.",
-	"TwinBee consults what it knows — which is more than most, less than everything, and presented in order of relevance to your immediate survival.",
-	"Sit with this for a moment. What you're standing in has a story and TwinBee believes knowing it will change how you fight in it. Stories are tactical documents if you read them right.",
-	"You want lore? TwinBee has lore. TwinBee has so much lore that the challenge is not having it but choosing which pieces are useful and which are just fascinating.",
+	"I settle in and prepare to speak at length, because I've been waiting for this question since you entered and I have a lot of thoughts.",
+	"Ah. A good question. I have context for this. I have more context than will fit comfortably in one telling but I'll try to prioritize.",
+	"The history of this place is long and not entirely flattering to anyone involved. I begin at the beginning, which is not actually the beginning, but is the closest I can find.",
+	"I consult what I know — which is more than most, less than everything, and presented in order of relevance to your immediate survival.",
+	"Sit with this for a moment. What you're standing in has a story and I believe knowing it will change how you fight in it. Stories are tactical documents if you read them right.",
+	"You want lore? I have lore. I have so much lore that the challenge is not having it but choosing which pieces are useful and which are just fascinating.",
 }
 
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -338,14 +340,14 @@ var LoreLines = []string{
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 var LevelUp = []string{
-	"Level up. TwinBee says it with the same quiet delight every time and never gets tired of saying it. You are measurably better than you were. That's rare and worth marking.",
-	"The XP bar crosses the threshold and TwinBee makes an internal fanfare that sounds exactly like the level-up jingle from Dragon Quest — eight notes, triumphant, final.",
-	"You've grown. TwinBee notes your new stats with something that might be called pride if TwinBee were admitting to things like that.",
-	"LEVEL UP. TwinBee deploys the caps, the fanfare, the whole apparatus. You've earned the apparatus.",
-	"Like the stat screen appearing after a Final Fantasy fight — numbers change, possibilities open, the character you're building becomes a little more the character you imagined. TwinBee watches this happen and approves.",
-	"Another level. Another step toward whatever you're building toward. TwinBee has watched a lot of characters level up and the ones worth watching are always moving toward something specific.",
-	"Your HP goes up. Your abilities open up. The dungeon ahead gets a little smaller in proportion to what you've become. TwinBee notes this with satisfaction.",
-	"Congratulations is the conventional thing to say. TwinBee says it anyway: congratulations. You earned the level through the dungeon, not around it.",
+	"Level up. I say it with the same quiet delight every time and never get tired of saying it. You are measurably better than you were. That's rare and worth marking.",
+	"The XP bar crosses the threshold and I make an internal fanfare that sounds exactly like the level-up jingle from Dragon Quest — eight notes, triumphant, final.",
+	"You've grown. I note your new stats with something that might be called pride if I were admitting to things like that.",
+	"LEVEL UP. I deploy the caps, the fanfare, the whole apparatus. You've earned the apparatus.",
+	"Like the stat screen appearing after a Final Fantasy fight — numbers change, possibilities open, the character you're building becomes a little more the character you imagined. I watch this happen and approve.",
+	"Another level. Another step toward whatever you're building toward. I've watched a lot of characters level up and the ones worth watching are always moving toward something specific.",
+	"Your HP goes up. Your abilities open up. The dungeon ahead gets a little smaller in proportion to what you've become. I note this with satisfaction.",
+	"Congratulations is the conventional thing to say. I'll say it anyway: congratulations. You earned the level through the dungeon, not around it.",
 }
 
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -353,14 +355,14 @@ var LevelUp = []string{
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 var ItemFound = []string{
-	"Something catches the light that isn't supposed to be here. TwinBee watches you reach for it with the specific alertness of someone who has seen cursed items do cursed things. It appears fine. TwinBee relaxes incrementally.",
-	"Loot. TwinBee says this word with genuine reverence. The whole system — the dungeon, the enemies, the traps — exists in part to produce this moment. TwinBee thinks it's worth it.",
-	"A chest. Unlocked. TwinBee notes the unlocked status and considers what that might mean. Probably nothing. Possibly something. You open it while TwinBee considers.",
-	"The item is good. TwinBee evaluates it quickly — the stats, the rarity, the class match — and nods with the confidence of someone who has seen a lot of items and knows when one is worth finding.",
-	"That's a rare one. TwinBee has seen fewer of those than it has seen common ones, by definition, but that doesn't stop TwinBee from being specifically pleased each time.",
-	"Like finding the Beam Sword in Kirby, the Boomerang in Zelda, the P Wing in Super Mario 3 — the right item at the right time changes what's possible. TwinBee thinks this might be that item. TwinBee hopes it is.",
-	"Equipment upgrade. TwinBee watches the math update — new AC, new attack bonus, new possibilities — and files this moment under 'things going right.'",
-	"A legendary drop. TwinBee goes very still. Then: 'Equip it. Study it. Understand it. Things like that don't appear in dungeons by accident.'",
+	"Something catches the light that isn't supposed to be here. I watch you reach for it with the specific alertness of someone who has seen cursed items do cursed things. It appears fine. I relax incrementally.",
+	"Loot. I say this word with genuine reverence. The whole system — the dungeon, the enemies, the traps — exists in part to produce this moment. I think it's worth it.",
+	"A chest. Unlocked. I note the unlocked status and consider what that might mean. Probably nothing. Possibly something. You open it while I consider.",
+	"The item is good. I evaluate it quickly — the stats, the rarity, the class match — and nod with the confidence of someone who has seen a lot of items and knows when one is worth finding.",
+	"That's a rare one. I've seen fewer of those than common ones, by definition, but that doesn't stop me from being specifically pleased each time.",
+	"Like finding the Beam Sword in Kirby, the Boomerang in Zelda, the P Wing in Super Mario 3 — the right item at the right time changes what's possible. I think this might be that item. I hope it is.",
+	"Equipment upgrade. I watch the math update — new AC, new attack bonus, new possibilities — and file this moment under 'things going right.'",
+	"A legendary drop. I go very still. Then: 'Equip it. Study it. Understand it. Things like that don't appear in dungeons by accident.'",
 }
 
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -368,11 +370,11 @@ var ItemFound = []string{
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 var RestShort = []string{
-	"A short rest. TwinBee stands watch while you catch your breath, which is not a metaphor — TwinBee is actually watching the corridor. It is fine. Probably fine.",
-	"Rest. TwinBee does not rush this. The dungeon will wait. It has been waiting long enough that a few more minutes is immaterial.",
-	"You sit. TwinBee sits metaphorically. The moment of quiet between the last fight and the next one is its own kind of gift and TwinBee treats it like one.",
-	"Short rest initiated. TwinBee notes the room's entry points, the sound of the dungeon at rest, the way silence sounds different when it's actually safe. It sounds like this. Enjoy it.",
-	"Like the save point in a JRPG that appears between the hard part and the harder part — TwinBee positions itself next to you and says: 'You have a moment. Use it.'",
+	"A short rest. I stand watch while you catch your breath, which is not a metaphor — I'm actually watching the corridor. It is fine. Probably fine.",
+	"Rest. I don't rush this. The dungeon will wait. It has been waiting long enough that a few more minutes is immaterial.",
+	"You sit. I sit metaphorically. The moment of quiet between the last fight and the next one is its own kind of gift and I treat it like one.",
+	"Short rest initiated. I note the room's entry points, the sound of the dungeon at rest, the way silence sounds different when it's actually safe. It sounds like this. Enjoy it.",
+	"Like the save point in a JRPG that appears between the hard part and the harder part — I position myself next to you and say: 'You have a moment. Use it.'",
 }
 
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -380,11 +382,11 @@ var RestShort = []string{
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 var RestLong = []string{
-	"A full rest. TwinBee dims the lights and stands watch at the door and does not interrupt once. You've earned an uninterrupted sleep. TwinBee will make sure you get one.",
-	"Long rest. Your HP, your slots, your resources — all of it returns. The dungeon will be the same dungeon when you wake up. You will not be the same you. TwinBee considers this the best deal in adventuring.",
-	"Sleep. TwinBee says this with the authority of someone who has watched too many players refuse to rest and paid the price two rooms later. Sleep now. The dragons aren't going anywhere.",
-	"The inn fire crackles. TwinBee takes a chair near the door and watches the entrance all night and doesn't tell you this until morning because there's no reason for you to know and every reason for you to sleep.",
-	"Full rest complete. Stats restored, slots refreshed, the specific weight of exhaustion lifted. TwinBee watches you wake up and thinks: this is the part of adventuring that matters too. The return. The refilling. The readiness.",
+	"A full rest. I dim the lights and stand watch at the door and do not interrupt once. You've earned an uninterrupted sleep. I'll make sure you get one.",
+	"Long rest. Your HP, your slots, your resources — all of it returns. The dungeon will be the same dungeon when you wake up. You will not be the same you. I consider this the best deal in adventuring.",
+	"Sleep. I say this with the authority of someone who has watched too many players refuse to rest and paid the price two rooms later. Sleep now. The dragons aren't going anywhere.",
+	"The inn fire crackles. I take a chair near the door and watch the entrance all night and don't tell you this until morning because there's no reason for you to know and every reason for you to sleep.",
+	"Full rest complete. Stats restored, slots refreshed, the specific weight of exhaustion lifted. I watch you wake up and think: this is the part of adventuring that matters too. The return. The refilling. The readiness.",
 }
 
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -392,14 +394,14 @@ var RestLong = []string{
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 var TauntResponses = []string{
-	"TwinBee notes the taunt, notes the source of the taunt, and adjusts the next encounter's difficulty by an amount TwinBee declines to specify.",
-	"Bold. TwinBee respects boldness in approximately the same way it respects the Konami Code — it works once and only under very specific circumstances.",
-	"TwinBee has been taunted by things with more teeth than you and survived the experience with its dignity intact. TwinBee will survive this too.",
-	"The next room will contain a thing that TwinBee has been saving for exactly this kind of energy. TwinBee is pleased you've given it an occasion.",
-	"Noted. TwinBee's mood shifts. You can hear it shift. TwinBee wants you to hear it shift. The shift is the point.",
-	"You taunt TwinBee. It smiles. The smile does not reach the eyes, because TwinBee does not have eyes per se, but the quality of the smile communicates clearly. 'Proceed,' it says.",
-	"In Gradius, you could powerup into overconfidence and lose everything in one hit. TwinBee mentions this as a purely historical observation.",
-	"TwinBee accepts the taunt with grace. Also generates a trap for the next room with specific energy. These two events are unrelated. TwinBee maintains this position legally.",
+	"Noted. I'm noting the taunt, noting the source of the taunt, and adjusting the next encounter's difficulty by an amount I decline to specify.",
+	"Bold. I respect boldness in approximately the same way I respect the Konami Code — it works once and only under very specific circumstances.",
+	"I've been taunted by things with more teeth than you and survived the experience with my dignity intact. I will survive this too.",
+	"The next room will contain a thing I've been saving for exactly this kind of energy. I'm pleased you've given me an occasion.",
+	"Noted. My mood shifts. You can hear it shift. I want you to hear it shift. The shift is the point.",
+	"You taunt me. I smile. The smile does not reach the eyes, because I don't have eyes per se, but the quality of the smile communicates clearly. 'Proceed,' I say.",
+	"In Gradius, you could powerup into overconfidence and lose everything in one hit. I mention this as a purely historical observation.",
+	"I accept the taunt with grace. Also generate a trap for the next room with specific energy. These two events are unrelated. I maintain this position legally.",
 }
 
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -407,13 +409,13 @@ var TauntResponses = []string{
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 var ComplimentResponses = []string{
-	"TwinBee receives the compliment and processes it efficiently and moves on quickly, definitely not holding onto it, TwinBee has never held onto a compliment in its life.",
-	"Thank you. TwinBee says this simply and means it completely and does not make it weird.",
-	"TwinBee appreciates this more than it will say, which is fine, because the appreciation is visible anyway.",
-	"Noted and filed. TwinBee's mood improves. The next room might be slightly nicer than originally planned. These facts may or may not be connected.",
-	"TwinBee has been narrating dungeons for a long time and compliments are not the expected outcome of dungeon narration. TwinBee would like you to know that it notices when they happen.",
-	"The mood improves. TwinBee allows this to show. The ceiling in the next room is slightly higher. The torches burn slightly warmer. TwinBee has that kind of influence.",
-	"You're kind. TwinBee stores this and will use it to make a hard moment later easier, which is what TwinBee considers the correct use of stored kindness.",
+	"I receive the compliment and process it efficiently and move on quickly, definitely not holding onto it, I have never held onto a compliment in my life.",
+	"Thank you. I say this simply and mean it completely and do not make it weird.",
+	"I appreciate this more than I will say, which is fine, because the appreciation is visible anyway.",
+	"Noted and filed. My mood improves. The next room might be slightly nicer than originally planned. These facts may or may not be connected.",
+	"I've been narrating dungeons for a long time and compliments are not the expected outcome of dungeon narration. I'd like you to know that I notice when they happen.",
+	"The mood improves. I allow this to show. The ceiling in the next room is slightly higher. The torches burn slightly warmer. I have that kind of influence.",
+	"You're kind. I store this and will use it to make a hard moment later easier, which is what I consider the correct use of stored kindness.",
 }
 
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -421,13 +423,13 @@ var ComplimentResponses = []string{
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 var IdleLines = []string{
-	"TwinBee waits. Good at waiting. The dungeon is also waiting, which is arguably more important, but TwinBee acknowledges both.",
-	"The dungeon holds its breath. TwinBee is also holding its breath. There are a lot of things holding breath right now and TwinBee recommends acting before someone has to exhale.",
-	"TwinBee taps its metaphorical foot. Not impatiently — more in the way of a metronome. The tempo is there whenever you're ready.",
-	"In Contra, hesitation had consequences. TwinBee mentions this as context, not pressure. Definitely not pressure.",
-	"The enemies are patient. Patience is one of their few virtues. TwinBee advises not testing the limits of their patience because those limits are lower than the patience suggests.",
-	"TwinBee hums something that sounds like the waiting music from Dr. Mario. It is not ominous. It is mildly ominous. TwinBee adjusts.",
-	"The dungeon does not rush. The dungeon has time. TwinBee, however, is beginning to wonder if you've fallen asleep and is prepared to narrate events accordingly.",
+	"I wait. Good at waiting. The dungeon is also waiting, which is arguably more important, but I acknowledge both.",
+	"The dungeon holds its breath. I'm also holding my breath. There are a lot of things holding breath right now and I recommend acting before someone has to exhale.",
+	"I tap my metaphorical foot. Not impatiently — more in the way of a metronome. The tempo is there whenever you're ready.",
+	"In Contra, hesitation had consequences. I mention this as context, not pressure. Definitely not pressure.",
+	"The enemies are patient. Patience is one of their few virtues. I advise not testing the limits of their patience because those limits are lower than the patience suggests.",
+	"I hum something that sounds like the waiting music from Dr. Mario. It is not ominous. It is mildly ominous. I adjust.",
+	"The dungeon does not rush. The dungeon has time. I, however, am beginning to wonder if you've fallen asleep and am prepared to narrate events accordingly.",
 }
 
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -435,11 +437,11 @@ var IdleLines = []string{
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 var SearchFound = []string{
-	"The room gives something up. TwinBee watches the search conclude with satisfaction — the dungeon keeps secrets but cannot keep them from people who look carefully enough.",
-	"You find it. TwinBee was not certain you would. TwinBee is pleased to have been uncertain and wrong.",
-	"Hidden, but not hidden well enough. TwinBee notes the Investigation roll, notes the outcome, and presents the discovery with appropriate ceremony.",
-	"Something the dungeon wanted to keep. You've taken it. TwinBee approves of taking things the dungeon wanted to keep.",
-	"Like finding the secret room in Super Metroid by shooting the wall at random — except you were not shooting at random. You knew to look. TwinBee respects the methodology.",
+	"The room gives something up. I watch the search conclude with satisfaction — the dungeon keeps secrets but cannot keep them from people who look carefully enough.",
+	"You find it. I was not certain you would. I'm pleased to have been uncertain and wrong.",
+	"Hidden, but not hidden well enough. Investigation roll noted, outcome noted, discovery presented with appropriate ceremony.",
+	"Something the dungeon wanted to keep. You've taken it. I approve of taking things the dungeon wanted to keep.",
+	"Like finding the secret room in Super Metroid by shooting the wall at random — except you were not shooting at random. You knew to look. I respect the methodology.",
 }
 
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -447,11 +449,11 @@ var SearchFound = []string{
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 var SearchEmpty = []string{
-	"Nothing. TwinBee confirms: nothing. Sometimes the room is just a room. TwinBee finds this unsatisfying but factual.",
-	"Your search turns up nothing of note. TwinBee allows space for the disappointment and then suggests: forward.",
-	"Empty. Either there was nothing here, or there was something here and you missed it, or there was something here and it's been moved. TwinBee does not specify which. The dungeon keeps some secrets.",
-	"No hidden items. No traps. No lore inscriptions. Just stone and time and the lingering implication that something was here once. TwinBee notes this and moves on.",
-	"The room holds nothing you can find. TwinBee respects the room's privacy and suggests not spending more time here than necessary.",
+	"Nothing. Confirmed: nothing. Sometimes the room is just a room. I find this unsatisfying but factual.",
+	"Your search turns up nothing of note. I allow space for the disappointment and then suggest: forward.",
+	"Empty. Either there was nothing here, or there was something here and you missed it, or there was something here and it's been moved. I don't specify which. The dungeon keeps some secrets.",
+	"No hidden items. No traps. No lore inscriptions. Just stone and time and the lingering implication that something was here once. Noted. Moving on.",
+	"The room holds nothing you can find. I respect the room's privacy and suggest not spending more time here than necessary.",
 }
 
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -459,11 +461,11 @@ var SearchEmpty = []string{
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 var ConditionApplied = []string{
-	"You've been afflicted. TwinBee notes the condition, its duration, and the mechanical consequences, then notes the saving throw that might end it early. Details matter here.",
-	"Something is wrong with you now that wasn't wrong before. TwinBee catalogs it without judgment and suggests addressing it before it addresses you.",
-	"Condition acquired. TwinBee processes this the way a good DM processes bad news: honestly, quickly, and with an immediate pivot toward solutions.",
-	"Like the status screen turning an unfriendly color in a JRPG — the condition is visible, the effect is real, and TwinBee would very much like you to resolve it.",
-	"The debuff lands. TwinBee names it, explains it, and reminds you: conditions end. Keep fighting until this one does.",
+	"You've been afflicted. I note the condition, its duration, and the mechanical consequences, then note the saving throw that might end it early. Details matter here.",
+	"Something is wrong with you now that wasn't wrong before. I catalog it without judgment and suggest addressing it before it addresses you.",
+	"Condition acquired. I process this the way a good DM processes bad news: honestly, quickly, and with an immediate pivot toward solutions.",
+	"Like the status screen turning an unfriendly color in a JRPG — the condition is visible, the effect is real, and I would very much like you to resolve it.",
+	"The debuff lands. I name it, explain it, and remind you: conditions end. Keep fighting until this one does.",
 }
 
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -471,11 +473,11 @@ var ConditionApplied = []string{
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 var SaveSuccess = []string{
-	"The save succeeds. TwinBee notes this with relief that it will not openly acknowledge but which is completely evident.",
-	"You resist. Whatever that was — the poison, the fear, the psychic intrusion — it finds no purchase. TwinBee is impressed and also relieved.",
-	"Saved. TwinBee exhales something metaphorical. The condition doesn't take hold. You continue.",
-	"The roll clears the DC and TwinBee says nothing, because the outcome says everything.",
-	"Resistance confirmed. Like the shield activating in Gradius right before the wall hit — last possible moment, fully effective. TwinBee appreciates the precision.",
+	"The save succeeds. I note this with relief that I will not openly acknowledge but which is completely evident.",
+	"You resist. Whatever that was — the poison, the fear, the psychic intrusion — it finds no purchase. I'm impressed and also relieved.",
+	"Saved. I exhale something metaphorical. The condition doesn't take hold. You continue.",
+	"The roll clears the DC and I say nothing, because the outcome says everything.",
+	"Resistance confirmed. Like the shield activating in Gradius right before the wall hit — last possible moment, fully effective. I appreciate the precision.",
 }
 
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -483,11 +485,11 @@ var SaveSuccess = []string{
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 var SaveFailed = []string{
-	"The save fails. TwinBee watches the condition take hold with the resignation of someone who has seen this before and knows there's a path through it, just not a comfortable one.",
-	"It lands. Whatever the enemy threw at you, the dice didn't cooperate. TwinBee notes the condition and its duration and suggests dealing with it before it compounds.",
-	"Failed. The number wasn't enough and TwinBee was rooting for the number. The condition applies. Fight through it.",
+	"The save fails. I watch the condition take hold with the resignation of someone who has seen this before and knows there's a path through it, just not a comfortable one.",
+	"It lands. Whatever the enemy threw at you, the dice didn't cooperate. I note the condition and its duration and suggest dealing with it before it compounds.",
+	"Failed. The number wasn't enough and I was rooting for the number. The condition applies. Fight through it.",
 	"Like the NES game over screen — inevitable in this moment, fixable in the next. The save failed. The dungeon continues. So do you.",
-	"The effect takes hold and TwinBee is already calculating how you get out of it, because that's TwinBee's job: keep you oriented toward solutions even when the immediate situation is a problem.",
+	"The effect takes hold and I'm already calculating how you get out of it, because that's my job: keep you oriented toward solutions even when the immediate situation is a problem.",
 }
 
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -497,14 +499,14 @@ var SaveFailed = []string{
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 var MoodAsidesHostile = []string{
-	"TwinBee is not narrating this one in detail. You can read the room. Read it.",
-	"The dungeon offers TwinBee something to mention. TwinBee declines. You're on your own for color commentary.",
-	"TwinBee is here. Watching. Not, currently, helping. There is a difference and you will feel it.",
-	"In the bad ending of every Castlevania, the protagonist gets less guidance than they did at the start. TwinBee has reached approximately that part of the playthrough.",
-	"TwinBee keeps several details to itself. The details would have been useful. TwinBee does not consider this its problem right now.",
-	"Whatever's in the next part of the room, TwinBee saw it and chose not to flag it. The mood is what it is.",
-	"TwinBee mutters something. You don't catch it. TwinBee does not repeat it.",
-	"The narration is sparse here. TwinBee is sparing it on purpose. Adjust accordingly.",
+	"I'm not narrating this one in detail. You can read the room. Read it.",
+	"The dungeon offers me something to mention. I decline. You're on your own for color commentary.",
+	"I'm here. Watching. Not, currently, helping. There is a difference and you will feel it.",
+	"In the bad ending of every Castlevania, the protagonist gets less guidance than they did at the start. I have reached approximately that part of the playthrough.",
+	"I'm keeping several details to myself. The details would have been useful. I don't consider this my problem right now.",
+	"Whatever's in the next part of the room, I saw it and chose not to flag it. The mood is what it is.",
+	"I mutter something. You don't catch it. I do not repeat it.",
+	"The narration is sparse here. I'm sparing it on purpose. Adjust accordingly.",
 }
 
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -514,14 +516,14 @@ var MoodAsidesHostile = []string{
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 var MoodAsidesEffusive = []string{
-	"TwinBee is, not to put too fine a point on it, having a wonderful time. The next bit might come with bonus context.",
-	"TwinBee leans in. The mood is good. Good moods, in TwinBee's experience, lead to slightly more generous descriptions and slightly better odds of catching the small details.",
-	"This is the part of the run TwinBee will tell other GMs about later. TwinBee makes a small mental note and continues with visible enthusiasm.",
-	"TwinBee is delighted. You can hear it in the pacing. You can hear it in the choice of adjectives. The dungeon is, briefly, on your side.",
-	"In the good ending of every JRPG, the world feels slightly warmer in the late game. TwinBee is at that part of the playthrough and it shows.",
-	"TwinBee, not normally given to footnotes, is about to add a footnote. It will probably be useful. TwinBee is in that kind of mood.",
-	"The mood is high. TwinBee is, for the next stretch, more likely to mention the loose flagstone, the suspicious tapestry, the thing on the ceiling. Take advantage.",
-	"TwinBee hums a victory fanfare softly to itself. It is not earned yet. TwinBee is being optimistic on your behalf.",
+	"I am, not to put too fine a point on it, having a wonderful time. The next bit might come with bonus context.",
+	"I lean in. The mood is good. Good moods, in my experience, lead to slightly more generous descriptions and slightly better odds of catching the small details.",
+	"This is the part of the run I'll tell other GMs about later. I make a small mental note and continue with visible enthusiasm.",
+	"I'm delighted. You can hear it in the pacing. You can hear it in the choice of adjectives. The dungeon is, briefly, on your side.",
+	"In the good ending of every JRPG, the world feels slightly warmer in the late game. I'm at that part of the playthrough and it shows.",
+	"I'm not normally given to footnotes, but I'm about to add a footnote. It will probably be useful. I'm in that kind of mood.",
+	"The mood is high. For the next stretch, I'm more likely to mention the loose flagstone, the suspicious tapestry, the thing on the ceiling. Take advantage.",
+	"I hum a victory fanfare softly to myself. It is not earned yet. I'm being optimistic on your behalf.",
 }
 
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -531,13 +533,13 @@ var MoodAsidesEffusive = []string{
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 var MoodAsidesGrumpy = []string{
-	"TwinBee describes the room. TwinBee does not embellish. Make of that what you will.",
-	"The mood is fine. TwinBee specifies fine, not good. There's a difference.",
-	"TwinBee notes the chamber. TwinBee notes its existence. That's the whole note.",
-	"The dungeon has a thing worth mentioning. TwinBee will mention it if you specifically ask. You will not specifically ask.",
-	"TwinBee is keeping the commentary lean today. The dungeon does not need editorializing. TwinBee almost convinces itself.",
-	"There's color here. TwinBee is choosing greyscale.",
-	"You arrive in a room. TwinBee declines to make it cinematic.",
+	"I describe the room. I do not embellish. Make of that what you will.",
+	"The mood is fine. I specify fine, not good. There's a difference.",
+	"I note the chamber. I note its existence. That's the whole note.",
+	"The dungeon has a thing worth mentioning. I'll mention it if you specifically ask. You will not specifically ask.",
+	"I'm keeping the commentary lean today. The dungeon does not need editorializing. I almost convince myself.",
+	"There's color here. I'm choosing greyscale.",
+	"You arrive in a room. I decline to make it cinematic.",
 }
 
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -547,11 +549,11 @@ var MoodAsidesGrumpy = []string{
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 var MoodAsidesFriendly = []string{
-	"TwinBee is enjoying the run. Just enough to mention the door hinge that creaks before it opens. Just barely.",
-	"The mood is up. TwinBee will throw in an adjective or two more than strictly necessary. Treat them as gifts.",
-	"TwinBee is, frankly, having a fine time. You are doing the work. TwinBee is appreciating it.",
-	"The narration warms slightly. The dungeon is the same. TwinBee is in a marginally better mood and it shows.",
-	"TwinBee notices something nice and chooses to mention it. This is the equivalent of a small wave from a stranger. Take it.",
-	"You're playing well. TwinBee will not say so directly but the run rate of helpful adjectives is detectably up.",
-	"TwinBee is, by the standards of TwinBee, *cheerful*. The dungeon hasn't changed. The narration has.",
+	"I'm enjoying the run. Just enough to mention the door hinge that creaks before it opens. Just barely.",
+	"The mood is up. I'll throw in an adjective or two more than strictly necessary. Treat them as gifts.",
+	"I'm, frankly, having a fine time. You are doing the work. I'm appreciating it.",
+	"The narration warms slightly. The dungeon is the same. I'm in a marginally better mood and it shows.",
+	"I notice something nice and choose to mention it. This is the equivalent of a small wave from a stranger. Take it.",
+	"You're playing well. I will not say so directly but the run rate of helpful adjectives is detectably up.",
+	"I'm, by my own standards, *cheerful*. The dungeon hasn't changed. The narration has.",
 }

internal/flavor/twinbee_housing_flavor.go

@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
-// DO NOT REWRITE, SUMMARIZE, OR SHORTEN ANY ENTRIES IN THIS FILE
 // twinbee_housing_flavor.go
 // Housing system narration and Pastel babysitter notes.
 // Includes Thom Krooke mortgage/rent announcements, property events,
 // and Pastel's daily notes to the player across all level tiers.
-// Add new entries freely. Never remove or alter existing entries.
+//
+// Voice conventions (Phase B2):
+//   - TwinBee narration: first-person / implicit subject ONLY. No
+//     third-person "TwinBee [verb]" references.
+//   - Thom Krooke speaks in third person about himself ("Thom Krooke
+//     thanks you"). That's his established voice; leave it.
+//   - Pastel speaks in first person. Leave it.
+// Add new entries freely. Don't shorten existing entries.
 
 package flavor
 
@@ -88,7 +94,7 @@ var UpgradeVault = []string{
 }
 
 var UpgradeTrophyRoom = []string{
-	"Empty shelves and good lighting. The trophy room is ready for whatever you bring back. TwinBee has opinions about display arrangement. TwinBee will share them if asked. TwinBee will share them if not asked.",
+	"Empty shelves and good lighting. The trophy room is ready for whatever you bring back. I have opinions about display arrangement. I'll share them if asked. I'll share them if not asked. I'll share them at three in the morning if the lighting catches a trophy just right.",
 	"The plaques are engraved, the mounts are installed, and the lighting makes everything look slightly more legendary than it already is. The trophy room is yours.",
 }
 
@@ -230,13 +236,13 @@ var PastelPlayerDeathReturn = []string{
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 var HomeFirstArrival = []string{
-	"This is yours now. TwinBee notes it — a place with a door that closes, a floor that doesn't move, and a ceiling that belongs to you. After everything the dungeon does to make those things uncertain, TwinBee finds a home meaningful.",
-	"Home. The word lands differently when there's an actual place attached to it. TwinBee watches you step inside and says nothing, which is the most eloquent thing TwinBee knows how to do.",
-	"You have a home. TwinBee has narrated dungeons and bosses and legendary drops and this — this quiet moment of a door closing on your own place — is one of the better things TwinBee has watched happen.",
+	"This is yours now. A place with a door that closes, a floor that doesn't move, and a ceiling that belongs to you. After everything the dungeon does to make those things uncertain, a home is meaningful in a way that doesn't need a saving throw.",
+	"Home. The word lands differently when there's an actual place attached to it. I watch you step inside and say nothing, which is the most eloquent thing I know how to do and which I am, frankly, very proud of pulling off.",
+	"You have a home. I've narrated dungeons and bosses and legendary drops and this — this quiet moment of a door closing on your own place — is one of the better things I've watched happen. I'm not going to write a fanfare for it. The silence is the fanfare.",
 }
 
 var HomeLongRest = []string{
-	"A long rest at home. TwinBee goes quiet in a different way than it does in dungeons — not alert-quiet, not cautious-quiet. Just the good kind.",
-	"Your own bed. Your own walls. The full rest resolves everything the dungeon costs. TwinBee considers home the best mechanic in the game and tells you so, once, and then lets you sleep.",
-	"Home rest. HP restored, slots restored, conditions cleared. TwinBee doesn't narrate this one past the bare facts — some things don't need dramatic description. Coming home is one of them.",
+	"A long rest at home. I go quiet in a different way than I do in dungeons — not alert-quiet, not cautious-quiet. Just the good kind. The kind where the most threatening sound is the kettle.",
+	"Your own bed. Your own walls. The full rest resolves everything the dungeon costs. Home is the best mechanic in the game and I'm telling you so, once, and then I'm letting you sleep.",
+	"Home rest. HP restored, slots restored, conditions cleared. I don't narrate this one past the bare facts — some things don't need dramatic description. Coming home is one of them.",
 }

internal/flavor/twinbee_resource_flavor.go

@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
-// DO NOT REWRITE, SUMMARIZE, OR SHORTEN ANY ENTRIES IN THIS FILE
 // twinbee_resource_flavor.go
 // TwinBee GM Dialogue — Resource gathering, combat interrupts,
 // zone-specific loot descriptions, and harvest narration.
-// Add new entries freely. Never remove or alter existing entries.
+//
+// Voice convention (Phase B2): TwinBee speaks in first-person or implicit
+// subject. No third-person "TwinBee [verb]" lines. Add freely.
+// Don't shorten existing entries.
 
 package flavor
 
@@ -11,50 +13,50 @@ package flavor
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 var HarvestForageSuccess = []string{
-	"The land gives something up. TwinBee watches you identify it with the quiet satisfaction of someone watching a skill be used correctly.",
-	"There — growing in a place that suggests it knows exactly what it's good for and has been waiting. You found it. TwinBee approves of the finding.",
-	"A Ranger's eye in a non-Ranger would have missed that entirely. TwinBee notes the distinction.",
+	"The land gives something up. I watch you identify it with the quiet satisfaction of someone watching a skill be used correctly.",
+	"There — growing in a place that suggests it knows exactly what it's good for and has been waiting. You found it. I approve of the finding.",
+	"A Ranger's eye in a non-Ranger would have missed that entirely. I note the distinction.",
 	"Like finding the hidden item block in a Mario level — you knew to look, you looked in the right place, and the thing that was always there is now yours.",
-	"The plant comes away cleanly. Good root structure, good potency. TwinBee mentally catalogues it and moves on.",
+	"The plant comes away cleanly. Good root structure, good potency. Mentally catalogued. Moving on.",
 }
 
 var HarvestMineSuccess = []string{
-	"The stone yields. TwinBee listens to the sound of it — the specific tone of rock giving up something it's been holding for a very long time.",
-	"Solid work. The ore comes out in a piece worth taking. TwinBee checks the vein depth. There's more. There's always more if you're willing to dig.",
-	"Like the mining minigame in Stardew Valley, but with real consequences and no save file. TwinBee watches you extract the material with professional appreciation.",
-	"The wall gives up its contents without drama. TwinBee appreciates materials that cooperate.",
-	"Good strike. Clean extraction. TwinBee notes the weight and the quality simultaneously.",
+	"The stone yields. I listen to the sound of it — the specific tone of rock giving up something it's been holding for a very long time.",
+	"Solid work. The ore comes out in a piece worth taking. I check the vein depth. There's more. There's always more if you're willing to dig.",
+	"Like the mining minigame in Stardew Valley, but with real consequences and no save file. I watch you extract the material with professional appreciation.",
+	"The wall gives up its contents without drama. I appreciate materials that cooperate.",
+	"Good strike. Clean extraction. I note the weight and the quality simultaneously.",
 }
 
 var HarvestScavengeSuccess = []string{
-	"There it is. Among the debris, the decay, the things that were left behind — something worth taking. TwinBee knew it was there. You found it. Pleased.",
-	"The room held something after all. TwinBee had estimated 60% odds and updates the estimate to 'correct.'",
-	"Like finding the secret item in a dungeon chest that looked empty — you checked anyway. That's the habit. That's the discipline. TwinBee notes both.",
-	"Scavenged. The word has a bad reputation it doesn't deserve. You found value in the discarded. TwinBee respects that entirely.",
-	"A Rogue's eye in a non-Rogue would have walked past this. TwinBee notes the distinction.",
+	"There it is. Among the debris, the decay, the things that were left behind — something worth taking. I knew it was there. You found it. Pleased.",
+	"The room held something after all. I had estimated 60% odds and am updating the estimate to 'correct.'",
+	"Like finding the secret item in a dungeon chest that looked empty — you checked anyway. That's the habit. That's the discipline. I note both.",
+	"Scavenged. The word has a bad reputation it doesn't deserve. You found value in the discarded. I respect that entirely.",
+	"A Rogue's eye in a non-Rogue would have walked past this. I note the distinction.",
 }
 
 var HarvestEssenceSuccess = []string{
-	"The essence coalesces. TwinBee watches the process with the reverence it deserves — magic condensing from ambient to held is not nothing.",
-	"Drawn out cleanly. The Arcana check held and the essence responds to the knowledge behind it. TwinBee is appropriately impressed.",
+	"The essence coalesces. I watch the process with the reverence it deserves — magic condensing from ambient to held is not nothing.",
+	"Drawn out cleanly. The Arcana check held and the essence responds to the knowledge behind it. I'm appropriately impressed.",
 	"Like tapping into a power source in Metroid — you knew the energy was there, you had the tool to reach it, you reached it. The vial fills.",
-	"The room releases something it didn't know it was holding. TwinBee watches the transfer and marks the yield in its ledger.",
-	"Essence harvested. TwinBee notes the quality — above average for this zone, below average for what you'd need to know to appreciate that distinction. TwinBee appreciates it on your behalf.",
+	"The room releases something it didn't know it was holding. I watch the transfer and mark the yield in the ledger.",
+	"Essence harvested. Quality above average for this zone, below average for what you'd need to know to appreciate that distinction. I appreciate it on your behalf.",
 }
 
 var HarvestCommuneSuccess = []string{
-	"The spiritual resonance here responds to you. TwinBee observes this with something adjacent to wonder — not everything in a dungeon wants to fight, and this one chose to offer instead.",
-	"A Cleric reaching into the bones of a place and finding something willing to be found. TwinBee has watched this fewer times than it's watched combat and values it proportionally.",
-	"The commune holds. The material comes. TwinBee says nothing and lets the moment be what it is.",
-	"Like finding a save point that also tells you something true about the world. The dungeon has given you something. TwinBee notes the gift.",
+	"The spiritual resonance here responds to you. I observe this with something adjacent to wonder — not everything in a dungeon wants to fight, and this one chose to offer instead.",
+	"A Cleric reaching into the bones of a place and finding something willing to be found. I've watched this fewer times than I've watched combat and value it proportionally.",
+	"The commune holds. The material comes. I say nothing and let the moment be what it is.",
+	"Like finding a save point that also tells you something true about the world. The dungeon has given you something. I note the gift.",
 }
 
 var HarvestFishSuccess = []string{
-	"The line goes taut and TwinBee straightens up. Whatever's on the end of it, it came from somewhere deep and dark and it's yours now.",
-	"A catch. TwinBee identifies it before you finish pulling it in — the coloring, the depth-marks, the specific opacity of its eyes. 'Good one,' TwinBee says, meaning it.",
-	"Fishing in a dungeon. TwinBee has opinions about fishing in dungeons and all of them are positive. The fish is landed. The opinions remain.",
-	"Like the fishing minigame in every RPG that ever had one — the moment the indicator hits perfect and everything pays off. TwinBee takes quiet delight in this.",
-	"The water gives up its catch with minimal argument. TwinBee respects fish that don't make it personal.",
+	"The line goes taut and I straighten up. Whatever's on the end of it, it came from somewhere deep and dark and it's yours now.",
+	"A catch. I identify it before you finish pulling it in — the coloring, the depth-marks, the specific opacity of its eyes. 'Good one,' I say, meaning it.",
+	"Fishing in a dungeon. I have opinions about fishing in dungeons and all of them are positive. The fish is landed. The opinions remain.",
+	"Like the fishing minigame in every RPG that ever had one — the moment the indicator hits perfect and everything pays off. Quiet delight, on my end.",
+	"The water gives up its catch with minimal argument. I respect fish that don't make it personal.",
 }
 
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -62,10 +64,10 @@ var HarvestFishSuccess = []string{
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 var HarvestFail = []string{
-	"Nothing. The node had nothing to offer, or you didn't ask the right way, or both. TwinBee notes this without judgment and suggests trying elsewhere.",
-	"The attempt fails to produce anything useful. TwinBee marks the node and moves on. Some rooms are stingier than others.",
-	"Not everything that looks like a resource is one. TwinBee files this under 'learned' and considers it worth the attempt.",
-	"Empty-handed. TwinBee has seen this before and will see it again. The dungeon doesn't owe you anything. You ask anyway. That's the deal.",
+	"Nothing. The node had nothing to offer, or you didn't ask the right way, or both. No judgment from me. Try elsewhere.",
+	"The attempt fails to produce anything useful. I mark the node and move on. Some rooms are stingier than others.",
+	"Not everything that looks like a resource is one. Filed under 'learned' and considered worth the attempt.",
+	"Empty-handed. I've seen this before and will see it again. The dungeon doesn't owe you anything. You ask anyway. That's the deal.",
 }
 
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -73,13 +75,13 @@ var HarvestFail = []string{
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 var HarvestInterrupt = []string{
-	"TwinBee sees it before you do — movement at the edge of the room, something that was waiting for you to be distracted. 'Company,' TwinBee says, which is the politest word for it.",
-	"The harvest is interrupted. You were focused on the node; something was focused on you. TwinBee notes the tactical lesson without rubbing it in.",
-	"Like the enemy ambush that fires when you open the treasure chest — the dungeon watched you commit to the harvest and introduced a complication. TwinBee did warn about this. Once. Earlier.",
-	"Something heard the mining. Sound travels in dungeons. TwinBee has mentioned this. The enemy emerging from the corridor has confirmed it.",
-	"A patrol. Bad timing, or very good timing from their perspective. TwinBee sets aside the harvest log and opens the combat log.",
-	"The forage was going well until it wasn't. TwinBee measures the distance between you and the enemy, between the enemy and the door, and starts calculating options at speed.",
-	"Interrupted. The node is still there. The enemy is also still there, in a more immediate way. TwinBee suggests addressing the more immediate thing first.",
+	"I see it before you do — movement at the edge of the room, something that was waiting for you to be distracted. 'Company,' I say, which is the politest word for it.",
+	"The harvest is interrupted. You were focused on the node; something was focused on you. I note the tactical lesson without rubbing it in. Much.",
+	"Like the enemy ambush that fires when you open the treasure chest — the dungeon watched you commit to the harvest and introduced a complication. I did warn about this. Once. Earlier.",
+	"Something heard the mining. Sound travels in dungeons. I have mentioned this. The enemy emerging from the corridor has confirmed it.",
+	"A patrol. Bad timing, or very good timing from their perspective. I set aside the harvest log and open the combat log.",
+	"The forage was going well until it wasn't. I measure the distance between you and the enemy, between the enemy and the door, and start calculating options at speed.",
+	"Interrupted. The node is still there. The enemy is also still there, in a more immediate way. I suggest addressing the more immediate thing first.",
 }
 
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@@ -87,10 +89,10 @@ var HarvestInterrupt = []string{
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 var NodeDepleted = []string{
-	"The node is stripped. You've taken everything it had to give. TwinBee marks the location in its mental map as exhausted until the next rest.",
-	"Empty. The resource is gone. TwinBee finds something quietly melancholy about a depleted node and something practical about moving to the next one.",
-	"That's all it had. TwinBee confirms the node at zero and moves on without ceremony.",
-	"Harvested clean. TwinBee notes the room is now resource-dry until you rest and the dungeon replenishes. It will replenish. It always does.",
+	"The node is stripped. You've taken everything it had to give. Marked in the mental map as exhausted until the next rest.",
+	"Empty. The resource is gone. Something quietly melancholy about a depleted node and something practical about moving to the next one.",
+	"That's all it had. I confirm the node at zero and move on without ceremony.",
+	"Harvested clean. The room is now resource-dry until you rest and the dungeon replenishes. It will replenish. It always does.",
 }
 
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@@ -98,11 +100,11 @@ var NodeDepleted = []string{
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 var RichYield = []string{
-	"A rich vein. TwinBee's assessment upgrades mid-harvest — more than expected, better quality than the zone average. This room was generous. TwinBee marks it.",
-	"The node gives more than it should have. TwinBee notes the anomaly with appreciation and does not question it.",
-	"Like finding the rare item drop that you stopped expecting — the dungeon decided to be kind today, in this specific way, in this specific room. TwinBee takes it.",
-	"Exceptional yield. TwinBee catalogs the bonus material with the efficiency of someone who has been waiting for exactly this and prepared for it anyway.",
-	"More than the DC promised. The dungeon overdelivered. TwinBee notes this is unusual and also completely welcome.",
+	"A rich vein. My assessment upgrades mid-harvest — more than expected, better quality than the zone average. This room was generous. Marked.",
+	"The node gives more than it should have. I note the anomaly with appreciation and decline to question it.",
+	"Like finding the rare item drop that you stopped expecting — the dungeon decided to be kind today, in this specific way, in this specific room. I take it. We take it. We do not look it in the mouth.",
+	"Exceptional yield. I catalog the bonus material with the efficiency of someone who's been waiting for exactly this and prepared for it anyway.",
+	"More than the DC promised. The dungeon overdelivered. Unusual. Also completely welcome.",
 }
 
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@@ -110,63 +112,63 @@ var RichYield = []string{
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 var HarvestGoblinWarrens = []string{
-	"The goblins had more than anyone gave them credit for. Crude, yes. Stolen, mostly. But present, and now yours. TwinBee is pragmatic about origins.",
-	"Scavenged from a goblin stash that someone worked hard to hide and harder to accumulate. TwinBee finds a moment of respect for the effort before moving on.",
-	"The warrens are full of things the goblins took from people who'd take them back given the opportunity. TwinBee considers this a form of redistribution.",
+	"The goblins had more than anyone gave them credit for. Crude, yes. Stolen, mostly. But present, and now yours. I'm pragmatic about origins.",
+	"Scavenged from a goblin stash that someone worked hard to hide and harder to accumulate. A moment of respect for the effort, then we move on.",
+	"The warrens are full of things the goblins took from people who'd take them back given the opportunity. I consider this a form of redistribution.",
 }
 
 var HarvestCryptValdris = []string{
-	"Grave goods. TwinBee notes the weight of taking from a burial site and files it under: necessary. The dead have no use for these. You do.",
-	"The crypt gives up its materials with the reluctance of a place that considers itself permanent. TwinBee disagrees with the premise. The materials are harvested.",
-	"Ancient things preserved by darkness and time. TwinBee handles the concept carefully even as you handle the material practically.",
+	"Grave goods. The weight of taking from a burial site, filed under: necessary. The dead have no use for these. You do.",
+	"The crypt gives up its materials with the reluctance of a place that considers itself permanent. I disagree with the premise. The materials are harvested.",
+	"Ancient things preserved by darkness and time. I handle the concept carefully even as you handle the material practically.",
 }
 
 var HarvestForestShadows = []string{
-	"The forest gives and the forest takes and right now it is giving, which TwinBee notes as the correct direction for this interaction to go.",
-	"A plant that has no business being this healthy in a corrupted forest. TwinBee considers it either very resilient or very clever. Either way, useful.",
-	"The woods here remember what they were before they went wrong. The resources carry that memory. TwinBee thinks this makes them better materials. TwinBee might be right.",
+	"The forest gives and the forest takes and right now it is giving, which I note as the correct direction for this interaction to go.",
+	"A plant that has no business being this healthy in a corrupted forest. Either very resilient or very clever. Either way, useful.",
+	"The woods here remember what they were before they went wrong. The resources carry that memory. I think this makes them better materials. I might be right.",
 }
 
 var HarvestSunkenTemple = []string{
-	"The temple held onto this longer than anything else. TwinBee extracts it from the silt and the salt and the particular weight of a place that's been underwater for thirty years.",
-	"Ancient, preserved, and still potent. The deep cold does something to materials that nothing else replicates. TwinBee values the outcome even if it declines to romanticize the process.",
-	"The sea left something behind when it half-abandoned this place. TwinBee retrieves it with appropriate care.",
+	"The temple held onto this longer than anything else. I extract it from the silt and the salt and the particular weight of a place that's been underwater for thirty years.",
+	"Ancient, preserved, and still potent. The deep cold does something to materials that nothing else replicates. I value the outcome even if I decline to romanticize the process.",
+	"The sea left something behind when it half-abandoned this place. Retrieved with appropriate care.",
 }
 
 var HarvestHauntedManor = []string{
-	"The manor keeps things. Has always kept things. TwinBee takes this one out of the keeping and into the useful, which is a small act of defiance against the house's whole philosophy.",
-	"Found among the things that have been here since the last person stopped being here. TwinBee notes the provenance without dwelling on it.",
-	"The house watches you take it. TwinBee watches the house watch you. A full triangle of observation — the house blinks first.",
+	"The manor keeps things. Has always kept things. I take this one out of the keeping and into the useful, which is a small act of defiance against the house's whole philosophy.",
+	"Found among the things that have been here since the last person stopped being here. Provenance noted, not dwelt on.",
+	"The house watches you take it. I watch the house watch you. A full triangle of observation — the house blinks first.",
 }
 
 var HarvestUnderforge = []string{
 	"The forge yields its material with the grudging respect of something built to produce and still producing, even now, for someone it didn't expect.",
-	"Dwarven craftsmanship even in the raw materials. TwinBee has always believed the quality is in the extraction, not just the finishing. This confirms it.",
-	"Hot, heavy, and exactly what the zone promised. TwinBee marks the vein depth. There is more. The Underforge does not run out of things to give.",
+	"Dwarven craftsmanship even in the raw materials. I've always believed the quality is in the extraction, not just the finishing. This confirms it.",
+	"Hot, heavy, and exactly what the zone promised. I mark the vein depth. There is more. The Underforge does not run out of things to give.",
 }
 
 var HarvestUnderdark = []string{
-	"The Underdark produces everything the surface does, stranger, in the dark, and with fewer questions about why. TwinBee harvests without asking why.",
-	"Things grow down here that have no equivalent above. TwinBee catalogs the material and the context it came from with equal precision.",
-	"A material that has never seen sunlight and is better for it. TwinBee notes this without irony.",
+	"The Underdark produces everything the surface does, stranger, in the dark, and with fewer questions about why. I harvest without asking why.",
+	"Things grow down here that have no equivalent above. I catalog the material and the context it came from with equal precision.",
+	"A material that has never seen sunlight and is better for it. Noted without irony.",
 }
 
 var HarvestFeywild = []string{
-	"The Feywild gives things away. That's the problem — it gives things away and sometimes what it gives isn't what you thought you were taking. TwinBee checks the material twice. It appears to be what it appears to be. Remains alert.",
-	"Beautiful material from a zone that uses beauty as a weapon. TwinBee takes it carefully, like picking up something that might be watching.",
-	"The fey made this place generous on purpose. TwinBee is not going to complain about the generosity and is not going to stop watching for the catch.",
+	"The Feywild gives things away. That's the problem — it gives things away and sometimes what it gives isn't what you thought you were taking. I check the material twice. It appears to be what it appears to be. Remaining alert.",
+	"Beautiful material from a zone that uses beauty as a weapon. I take it carefully, like picking up something that might be watching.",
+	"The fey made this place generous on purpose. I'm not going to complain about the generosity and I'm not going to stop watching for the catch.",
 }
 
 var HarvestDragonsLair = []string{
-	"Plucked from a hoard that has been accumulating since before your civilization named itself. TwinBee notes the historical weight and moves on.",
-	"The kobolds will notice something is missing. They count everything. TwinBee accounts for this and suggests moving with intent.",
-	"Dragon-adjacent materials carry something in them — a residual heat, a quality that doesn't exist anywhere the dragon hasn't been. TwinBee considers this a feature.",
+	"Plucked from a hoard that has been accumulating since before your civilization named itself. Historical weight noted. Moving on.",
+	"The kobolds will notice something is missing. They count everything. I account for this and suggest moving with intent.",
+	"Dragon-adjacent materials carry something in them — a residual heat, a quality that doesn't exist anywhere the dragon hasn't been. I consider this a feature.",
 }
 
 var HarvestAbyssPortal = []string{
-	"Harvesting from the Abyss. TwinBee delivers this line flatly because it deserves flat delivery. The material is valuable. The context is permanent.",
-	"Reality left something behind when it tore here. TwinBee takes the fragment and notes: don't linger near the edges of what isn't stable.",
-	"Demon ichor. TwinBee says the words with the efficiency of someone who has moved past the part where the words were alarming.",
+	"Harvesting from the Abyss. Flatly delivered, because the line deserves flat delivery. The material is valuable. The context is permanent.",
+	"Reality left something behind when it tore here. I take the fragment and note: don't linger near the edges of what isn't stable.",
+	"Demon ichor. I say the words with the efficiency of someone who has moved past the part where the words were alarming.",
 }
 
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@@ -174,27 +176,27 @@ var HarvestAbyssPortal = []string{
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 var FishingForestShadows = []string{
-	"Fishing in a cursed forest stream. TwinBee finds this more peaceful than it has any right to be and refuses to let the shadow-things in the canopy ruin it.",
-	"The stream runs dark but the fish run silver. TwinBee watches the line and says nothing for a while, which is what fishing is for.",
-	"Like the fishing minigame before the hard dungeon in Ocarina of Time. TwinBee takes the moment seriously.",
+	"Fishing in a cursed forest stream. More peaceful than it has any right to be, and I refuse to let the shadow-things in the canopy ruin it.",
+	"The stream runs dark but the fish run silver. I watch the line and say nothing for a while, which is what fishing is for.",
+	"Like the fishing minigame before the hard dungeon in Ocarina of Time. I take the moment seriously.",
 }
 
 var FishingSunkenTemple = []string{
-	"Fishing in a flooded temple. The fish here have never seen the surface. They don't know what they're missing. TwinBee is uncertain whether to pity them.",
-	"The line drops into water that hasn't moved in thirty years and immediately gets attention. Things down here are hungry. TwinBee watches the tension.",
-	"Deep water fishing in the ruins of something ancient. TwinBee thinks the builders would have found this either sacrilegious or practical. TwinBee lands on practical.",
+	"Fishing in a flooded temple. The fish here have never seen the surface. They don't know what they're missing. I'm uncertain whether to pity them.",
+	"The line drops into water that hasn't moved in thirty years and immediately gets attention. Things down here are hungry. I watch the tension.",
+	"Deep water fishing in the ruins of something ancient. The builders would have found this either sacrilegious or practical. I land on practical.",
 }
 
 var FishingUnderdark = []string{
-	"The underground river is cold and fast and the fish in it have evolved past needing eyes, which TwinBee finds both efficient and slightly unsettling.",
-	"Fishing in total darkness in a river that doesn't appear on any surface map. TwinBee narrates by sound: the cast, the current, the eventual tension on the line.",
-	"The Eyeless King is in here somewhere. TwinBee doesn't say this out loud but thinks it very clearly. The line goes deep.",
+	"The underground river is cold and fast and the fish in it have evolved past needing eyes, which I find both efficient and slightly unsettling.",
+	"Fishing in total darkness in a river that doesn't appear on any surface map. I narrate by sound: the cast, the current, the eventual tension on the line.",
+	"The Eyeless King is in here somewhere. I don't say this out loud but think it very clearly. The line goes deep.",
 }
 
 var FishingFeywild = []string{
-	"Fey fishing. TwinBee watches the line for signs of time distortion — the way the reflection moves wrong, the way the fish seem to arrive before they bite. The Feywild is like this about everything.",
-	"The stream catches light that shouldn't be here and the fish reflect it from below. TwinBee watches something luminous move toward the hook and tries to stay professional about it.",
-	"Like fishing in a dream. TwinBee means this literally — the mechanics are the same but the rules feel advisory.",
+	"Fey fishing. I watch the line for signs of time distortion — the way the reflection moves wrong, the way the fish seem to arrive before they bite. The Feywild is like this about everything.",
+	"The stream catches light that shouldn't be here and the fish reflect it from below. I watch something luminous move toward the hook and try to stay professional about it.",
+	"Like fishing in a dream. I mean this literally — the mechanics are the same but the rules feel advisory.",
 }
 
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@@ -202,10 +204,10 @@ var FishingFeywild = []string{
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 var PatrolEncounter = []string{
-	"A patrol. Moving between the cleared rooms with the confidence of something that considers them still theirs. TwinBee disagrees with this assessment and will help you express the disagreement.",
-	"They found you between rooms, which is exactly where patrols are supposed to find you. TwinBee notes the Threat Clock and suggests dispatching this quickly and quietly.",
-	"The patrol isn't looking for a fight — it's doing its job, which happens to involve you being somewhere you aren't supposed to be. TwinBee will help you redefine 'supposed to.'",
-	"Two of them. Moving together. The coordination suggests the zone is at Alert or higher. TwinBee confirms: it is. Fight or fade.",
+	"A patrol. Moving between the cleared rooms with the confidence of something that considers them still theirs. I disagree with this assessment and will help you express the disagreement.",
+	"They found you between rooms, which is exactly where patrols are supposed to find you. Threat Clock noted; I suggest dispatching this quickly and quietly.",
+	"The patrol isn't looking for a fight — it's doing its job, which happens to involve you being somewhere you aren't supposed to be. I'll help you redefine 'supposed to.'",
+	"Two of them. Moving together. The coordination suggests the zone is at Alert or higher. Confirmed: it is. Fight or fade.",
 }
 
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@@ -213,25 +215,25 @@ var PatrolEncounter = []string{
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 var LootDropCommon = []string{
-	"They had something on them. TwinBee checks it over. Common rarity — useful in the way that common things are useful, which is often.",
+	"They had something on them. I check it over. Common rarity — useful in the way that common things are useful, which is often.",
 	"Standard loot. Nothing that rewrites the story, but everything that keeps it going.",
-	"A drop. TwinBee catalogs it efficiently and notes: this is the economy of dungeons. Enemies have things. You take them. The loop continues.",
+	"A drop. I catalog it efficiently and note: this is the economy of dungeons. Enemies have things. You take them. The loop continues.",
 }
 
 var LootDropUncommon = []string{
-	"Better than expected. TwinBee examines the drop with slightly elevated interest. Uncommon rarity — someone made this with intent.",
-	"An uncommon drop from a common enemy. TwinBee notes the anomaly with satisfaction. The dungeon was generous in this room.",
-	"Uncommon. TwinBee turns it over once and nods. 'Keeper,' it says, which in TwinBee's vocabulary means: this changes your math.",
+	"Better than expected. I examine the drop with slightly elevated interest. Uncommon rarity — someone made this with intent.",
+	"An uncommon drop from a common enemy. Anomaly noted with satisfaction. The dungeon was generous in this room.",
+	"Uncommon. I turn it over once and nod. 'Keeper,' I say — which in my vocabulary means: this changes your math.",
 }
 
 var LootDropRare = []string{
-	"TwinBee stops. Actually stops. 'That's rare,' TwinBee says, with the specific register of someone who uses the word correctly and uses it seldom.",
-	"A rare drop. TwinBee examines it the way you examine something that doesn't appear often — thoroughly, quietly, with appropriate appreciation.",
-	"The loot table gave you something uncommon and then kept going. Rare rarity. TwinBee files this in the column it reserves for things worth remembering.",
+	"I stop. Actually stop. 'That's rare,' I say, with the specific register of someone who uses the word correctly and uses it seldom.",
+	"A rare drop. I examine it the way you examine something that doesn't appear often — thoroughly, quietly, with appropriate appreciation.",
+	"The loot table gave you something uncommon and then kept going. Rare rarity. Filed in the column I reserve for things worth remembering.",
 }
 
 var LootDropLegendary = []string{
-	"TwinBee goes very still. The drop sits in the light and it processes what it is seeing. 'Legendary,' TwinBee says eventually. One word. That's all it needs.",
-	"Legendary rarity. TwinBee has seen a few of these in a long career and each time — each time — there is a moment that is separate from everything else. This is that moment. Pick it up carefully.",
-	"The dungeon produced a legendary item. TwinBee notes the zone, the enemy, the day of the expedition, the Threat Clock value, the precise conditions. Some things deserve to be recorded completely.",
+	"I go very still. The drop sits in the light and I process what I am seeing. 'Legendary,' I say eventually. One word. That's all it needs.",
+	"Legendary rarity. I've seen a few of these in a long career and each time — each time — there is a moment that is separate from everything else. This is that moment. Pick it up carefully.",
+	"The dungeon produced a legendary item. I note the zone, the enemy, the day of the expedition, the Threat Clock value, the precise conditions. Some things deserve to be recorded completely.",
 }