Field agents and Genesis Wing staff mark case files, containment doors, and subject tags in a compressed shorthand — faster to read at a glance than English, and deliberately illegible to anyone outside the Directorate. Most Grafts never learn it either. That's policy, not accident.
◍ stability glyphs
Stamped first on any file — the fastest thing a case worker needs to know.
Cooperative
Dormant
Monitored / Stable
Deteriorating
◍ strain glyphs
One mark per Wheel strain — stacked on the file when a subject overlaps more than one.
Vital
Tidal
Cinder
Hollow
Veil
Still
Root
◍ directive glyphs
The instruction, not the description — what a staff member is meant to do.
Observe Only
Approach Unescorted OK
Custodial Response
Silent Office Only
TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE
Numeric and case-year glyphs are still being catalogued from the source scans. If a later chapter of the project needs a full numeral set, it'll go here.
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