Protect Sapho priority at the Testing Station

docs/CURRENT_STATUS.md

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 ## Current checkpoint and work
 
+**Testing Station Sapho priority — 30 October. Prototyped / Partial.** New
+two-occupant Station choices with Richese seated give both occupants a neutral,
+persistent opportunity before the first adjustment. A bot passes without
+preempting a human's Sapho, and a used card retains the original Semuta and
+storm continuation. Nine related files pass 61 cases, including public starts,
+bot scheduling and rendered controls; Station placement, forces and card
+custody are staged in the new journeys. Broader interactions and deployed
+verification remain open.
+[Scope](DISCOVERY_PROTOTYPE.md#sapho-at-ecological-testing-station--29-october-2026).
+
 **Basic early leaderless announcement for expansion factions — 29 October.
 Prototyped / Partial.** Eligible Basic selected-faction battles announce before
 plans, preserving neutral Ghola preparation, Richese's shared preparation and

docs/DISCOVERY_PROTOTYPE.md

@@ -64,10 +64,13 @@ In the supported Semuta/Discovery profile, the committed reorder pauses for
 the neutral discard reaction; claim or pass resumes the same next station
 choice. The ordering is a provisional online interpretation of Sapho's
 printed first/last effect; no combined publisher clarification is claimed.
-The current occupant may make its choice before the other occupant plays Sapho,
-including when an automated seat acts first. There is no neutral pre-choice
-priority window yet, so first-position intervention is not guaranteed against
-an automatically acting current occupant.
+New two-occupant Station decisions with Richese seated open a neutral shared
+priority before either adjustment. Each occupant may continue or use its own
+eligible Sapho; an automated occupant passes without consuming the original
+station choice. The window is independent of private card custody and closes
+when both pass or Sapho is used. Already-open unstamped choices retain their
+existing timing. Replay of a recovered Sapho and broader combinations remain
+unfinished.
 
 13 September 2026. The connected Discovery batches are **Prototyped**, with
 partial rules coverage. It connects physical components, real actions, private

docs/RULE_DECISIONS.md

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 # Rule decision index
 
+## Testing Station Sapho priority — 30 October 2026
+
+A new two-occupant Station choice with Richese seated opens a neutral shared
+order opportunity before the first adjustment. Both occupants can pass or
+use their eligible Sapho; a bot passes without preempting the other player.
+This is an online sequencing interpretation, not a combined publisher ruling.
+[Scope](DISCOVERY_PROTOTYPE.md#sapho-at-ecological-testing-station--29-october-2026).
+
 ## Selected Nexus with Leader Skills — 29 October 2026
 
 Selecting Nexus and Leader Skills with expansion decks does not require every