# P9.4 Second-Cycle Adaptation Contract

> Revision: `p9.4-contract-r1`
> Baseline: `73834ab`

## Entry State

P9.4 begins only after the accepted P9.3 Open Road return:

- Coin `20`;
- Company `2/10`: `Hearthguard`, `Farstring`;
- remaining standing offers: `Wayrunner` for `10`, `Kindhand` for `11`;
- one completed reward receipt for Open Road;
- Crosswind is the visible incoming threat: contact plus ranged pressure and a
  `12 Coin` reward.

## Adaptation Choice

| Recruit | Spend | Required role evidence | Required consequence |
|---|---:|---|---|
| Wayrunner | 10 | visible flank/counter actions | victory tick 99; Hearthguard 22 HP; Coin 22 after reward |
| Kindhand | 11 | visible healing actions, including 11 authoritative heals | victory tick 133; Hearthguard 84 HP; Coin 21 after reward |

The first actor tap focuses and the second commits exactly once. The other offer
remains unhired. No slot selection or confirmation page is added; stable Company
order remains system-owned.

## Presentation

- On the returned Hall, two small Riftblade silhouettes stand near the departure
  gate with one short `Crosswind / contact + ranged` caption.
- The existing Company remains the first focal read, remaining Recruits second,
  and the incoming threat third.
- Recruit detail may state one strength and limitation, but may not become a
  panel or forecast exact test numbers in normal play.
- Crosswind combat reuses the P9.3 field, actor scale, health bars, damage/heal
  floats, bounded VFX and pause/speed controls.
- The result holds on the battlefield and the returned Hall visibly preserves
  the selected three-person Company and exact Coin.

## Evidence

- dual-path domain test for entry state, exactly-once hire, authoritative role
  actions, terminal tick/HP, reward and returned Company;
- parsed ScreenTouch runtime path through both alternatives with fallback/direct
  zero;
- normal-render frames for returned threat, focused Wayrunner/Kindhand, both
  role actions, both results and both returned Hall states;
- one source-bound H5 update after local runtime gates;
- Owner comprehension, game-feel, listening, device and release remain separate.