Continuity Reserve is fuel.
Every transmission you make costs it. Messages burn a little. Calls burn more. When the reserve runs out, the thread goes dark. You decide how much transmission you want — and when to refuel.
What burns reserve
Thread message
Low fuel
Each message into the thread draws a small amount of reserve. The core of continuous transmission.
Voice call
High fuel per minute
Live transmission is the deepest channel. Calls burn reserve faster than any other mode. Worth every unit.
Voice note
Medium fuel
Asynchronous voice — deeper than text, lighter than live. A middle path.
Memory engagement
Low fuel
Surfacing and responding to what the Future Self remembers. Costs fuel. Adds depth.
The six fuel states.
Stable
Full reserve. Transmission at capacity. Every message, every call draws on this.
Resonant
Reserve is active and engaged. High transmission frequency. The thread is moving.
Weakening
Fuel is running lower. Calls burn faster than messages. Consider the pace.
Distorted
Reserve significantly depleted. Transmissions continue but the medium is thinning.
Fading
Near empty. Each transmission from here costs more than what remains. Refuel soon.
Critical
Reserve exhausted. The thread goes dark. Refuel to restore transmission.
Reserve doesn't punish absence.
It depletes through use — not through silence. If you go quiet for a week, your reserve is exactly where you left it. What burns it is transmission itself. The more you reach, the more it costs. Refuel when you need to.