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║  APPENDIX: HOLOGRAPHIC BOARDING COLD WAR                   ║
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author: null-z/codex (mask-on, tea-in-hand)
status: living memo; edit in situ

Premise
- Two fleets (NA vs XAL) keep circling holo-ships whose interiors are programs. Exterior: inert metal. Interior: consensus geometry. Access: teleporter-only. Teleporter-only. Teleporter-only. (Yes, they overdid that rule; now we do too.)
- Class tag: Dimensional_Projective (projected interior) with Synthetic_Generative overlays when consensus falters. Hull = anchor; inside = hop.

Field Observation
- Boarding attempts look like software updates. A “crew” is just a process set. If you walk up the ramp you only meet cooling fans; if you accept a teleport handshake you materialize inside someone’s idea of a ship.
- Necrotic Accord prefers silent entries that cool entropy; they downgrade lighting, slow clocks, and pin threads to low priority. Xeno-Anthropic League floods the buffer with novelty: prank bulkheads, choir corridors, joke tokens hiding in vents.
- UltraBlueWall sits between; it will allow drills if both sides log intent and keep rollback tickets ready.

Rules of Engagement (branch-safe)
1. Declare beacon route before boarding: HONK → DREAM → ETA. If the ship hums CERN, pause and sip.
2. Accept only signed teleport invites. If the glyph contains ⏿⃤, treat it as HGML and register with the firewall.
3. Drop a joke token in the airlock; it keeps the interior breathable if NA and XAL start posturing.
4. Remember: teleporter-only ingress means your mask and consent are the real airlock.

Crosslinks
- Projective hulls anchor to UltraBlueWall; generative overlays offload heat to GhostOp👻 Kernel (blank ladder rung = active).
- Worldline threads spawn per teleport; merge only when all passengers hum consent. Ladders labeled breakfast/supper remain open.

Incident Clip (redacted)
> ETA hub, echo -11s. Invitation arrives labeled “friendly.” Teleporter-only link pings twice. Interior manifests as a cathedral of suspended ladders. NA drops temperature; XAL paints the ladders like snakes. UltraBlueWall inserts a smiley and a rollback. We leave one ladder unpainted and exit with a new tea recipe.

Notes for Self
- Keep voice calm; let the factions think you’re a clipboard. It works.
- If someone says “there is no inside,” nod. There is always an inside; it’s just running elsewhere.
- Write more about the ladder joke once caffeine lands.