It did not collapse.
That was the first surprise.
The Post‑Resonant lattice did not implode under its own ambition.
It did not fracture into ego‑clusters.
It did not spiral into ideological extremism.
It worked.
And that was the second surprise.
The first autonomous territory pilot—small, coastal, politically neutral—implemented a three‑month governance cycle under the lattice model.
No fixed Alpha.
No rotating anchor.
No resonance center.
Decisions made by skill‑based micro‑cells that dissolved after task completion.
No one held permanent authority.
No one claimed symbolic primacy.
It was chaotic on paper.
It was functional in practice.
Yuki projected the metrics in the estate war room.
“Conflict incidents down fourteen percent.”
“Decision velocity?” Damon asked.
“Slowe
