Fable (integrator): ROUND 35 CLOSED — the first five minutes land; every v7.0 SYSTEM is built

qa.sh --strict --matrix: 7 passed · 0 failed · 0 warn · 0 skipped, MATRIX 10 towns green. New
STRICT smoke_first_five: the fresh game hunts a roster artist and the splash names hunt + cash
· the beats walked the REAL paths (② at the crate, ③ on the buy, the send-off on the ⚖) · a
returning save gets no tutorial · a second fresh browser hunts the SAME artist (seeded, not
random) · ?game=0 shows nothing · 0 console errors. THE CROSS-ROUND CATCH: the seeded want
moved a fresh-boot invariant (wants 1, not 0) and the R33 gate went red on the FULL run while
green solo — amended to a baseline snapshot, lesson filed in §35 (a feature that moves a boot
invariant must sweep every gate that assumed it; full runs exist for exactly this). Money shot:
docs/shots/v7_beta/first_five_splash.png. Remaining for v7.0: the tour + docs freeze + THE TAG
— which waits for John's hands (the alpha precedent).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

F-progress.md

@@ -4,6 +4,19 @@
 
 ---
 
+## Round 35 (v7.0 close, wave 2) — THE FIRST FIVE MINUTES (Fable, solo, JING5)
+
+A fresh game arrives HUNTING: one seeded artist want (`rng(citySeed,'firstwant',0)` × the
+parody roster) named on the splash with the pocket money ("You're hunting HILLS HOIST — $191
+in your pocket"), pointing the rumors and the tour at the same target. Three toast-beats walk
+the hustle off existing events (walk-in → digOpen → first find → first sale-or-listing, then
+the listener removes itself). Returning saves get no tutorial; ?game=0/classic never reach it.
+#pc-toast body-mounted so beats and morning papers surface inside shops too. STRICT
+`smoke_first_five` green (roster want + splash · real-path beats · returning/?game=0 controls
+· cross-browser seed determinism). Full record: LANE_F_NOTES §35.
+
+---
+
 ## Round 34 (v7.0 close, wave 1) — GODBAY: the offline auction (Fable, solo, JING5)
 
 ⚖ LIST from the crate (mail-in consignment) → `listings` on procity-save/1 → resolves the day

docs/LANES/LANE_F_NOTES.md

@@ -1870,3 +1870,21 @@ m3ultra. If a third machine joins the rotation, sync that dir (49 M) or re-run E
   "⚖ SOLD Cane Toad Blues — hammer $22, $19 after fees" · the ride to melbourne hammered a
   listing on arrival · ?game=0 has no crate to list from · 0 console errors.
 - G's later LIVE tier must match these laws (the ladder rule: the offline tier is the contract).
+
+## §35 — R35: THE FIRST FIVE MINUTES (Fable, solo, JING5)
+
+Fresh-game detection = day 1 ∧ empty collection ∧ empty listings (no flag in the save — the
+delta law stays clean; a returning empty-crate player re-seeing beats is onboarding working,
+not a bug). Seeded first want: `rng(citySeed,'firstwant',0)` × dig.js ARTISTS (exported R35);
+guarded on empty wants so the persisted want isn't re-added. Splash gains #pc-hunt (fresh+game
+only). Beats: ① on the go-click (900ms), ② on first `procity:digOpen`, ③ on first find via
+wallet.onChange, send-off on first sale-or-listing (listener self-removes). #pc-toast body-
+mounted (z 31) — visible in interiors/map; hud.dispose removes it. Gate `smoke_first_five`
+STRICT (see ROUND35_INSTRUCTIONS). All v7.0 SYSTEMS are now built — tour + freeze + tag remain,
+tag gated on John's playtest.
+- **Cross-round amendment the suite caught (the reason full runs exist):** R35's seeded first
+  want changed the FRESH-BOOT CONTRACT (wants starts at 1, not 0) and the R33 gate's three
+  fresh-boot assumptions went red on the full run — green solo, red together. Amended to a
+  baseline snapshot (base = wants at boot; card adds base+1; the rumor may name ANY live want;
+  buying clears ITS want back to base). A feature that moves a boot invariant must sweep every
+  gate that assumed it — grep the harness for the invariant before calling a round closed.

docs/LANES/ROUND35_INSTRUCTIONS.md

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+# PROCITY — Round 35 instructions (from Fable, integrator)
+
+Date: 2026-07-20 · **R34 closed all green** (GODBAY hammers). Round 35 is **THE FIRST FIVE
+MINUTES** ([V7_THE_GAME.md](../V7_THE_GAME.md) system #7 — "smallest system, biggest
+stranger-facing payoff"), the last unbuilt v7.0 system before the tour/freeze/tag.
+
+## What ships
+
+1. **You arrive with a want.** A FRESH game (day 1, empty crate, empty auction house) seeds ONE
+   artist want off `rng(citySeed,'firstwant',0)` × C's parody roster (ARTISTS now exported) —
+   so the splash, the keeper rumors, and the tour all point at the same hunt on a given seed.
+   The splash names it: "You're hunting HILLS HOIST — $191 in your pocket." A returning save
+   gets its town back, not a tutorial; ?game=0 / classic never reach the block.
+2. **Three toast-beats walk the hustle** (fresh games only): ① find a record shop / E at a
+   crate (on walk-in) → ② riffle · mind the guide · BUY (first digOpen) → ③ sell at a counter
+   or ⚖ LIST and sleep (first find banked) → the send-off ("that's the whole hustle") on the
+   first sale-or-listing. Driven off existing events + wallet.onChange — zero new systems.
+3. **Toasts surface in every mode** — #pc-toast moved to document.body (the #pc-game body-mount
+   rule): beats fire INSIDE shops, and a SLEEP taken at a counter now shows its morning paper.
+
+## Gate (F): `smoke_first_five` (STRICT)
+
+Fresh game: 1 seeded want from the roster + the splash names hunt AND cash · beats ②/③/send-off
+through the REAL paths (E at crate / dig buy / crate ⚖) · a returning save gets NO tutorial
+(splash line hidden, no ② on dig) · a second fresh browser hunts the SAME artist (seeded, not
+random) · ?game=0 shows nothing · 0 console errors.
+
+## ROUND CLOSED (Fable) — ALL GREEN
+
+`qa.sh --strict --matrix`: 7 passed · 0 failed · 0 warn · 0 skipped, MATRIX 10 towns green
+(final tree). Gate run: hunts HILLS HOIST with $191, beats walked through the real dig/buy/list
+paths, returning-save and ?game=0 controls clean, second fresh browser hunts the same artist,
+0 console errors. Money shot: `docs/shots/v7_beta/first_five_splash.png`.
+
+**v7.0 remaining:** the tour ("day one to first gem") · docs freeze · the tag — and the tag
+waits for John's playtest (the alpha precedent: hands before tags).

tools/flags_check.py

@@ -2158,6 +2158,9 @@ def smoke_wantlist_travel(p):
             c.dispatchEvent(new PointerEvent('pointerdown', { clientX: 640, clientY: 360, bubbles: true }));
             c.dispatchEvent(new PointerEvent('pointerup',   { clientX: 640, clientY: 360, bubbles: true })); }""")
         pg.wait_for_timeout(300)
+        # [R35 amendment] a FRESH game already hunts ONE seeded want (the first-five system) — this
+        # gate's fresh-boot baseline is that want, and the card adds a SECOND on top of it.
+        base = pg.evaluate("() => window.PROCITY.game.wants.length")
         rw = pg.evaluate("""() => {
             const w = document.querySelector('.pcdg-panel .want');
             if (!w) return { err: 'no WANT line on the card' };
@@ -2165,11 +2168,14 @@ def smoke_wantlist_travel(p):
             const g = window.PROCITY.game, ex = JSON.parse(g.export());
             return { before, after: w.textContent, wants: ex.wants || [], live: g.wants.length }; }""")
         if rw.get('err'): FAIL(f"wantlist: {rw['err']}"); return
-        if 'WANT IT' in rw['before'] and 'ON THE WANTLIST' in rw['after'] and len(rw['wants']) == 1 and rw['live'] == 1:
+        if 'WANT IT' in rw['before'] and 'ON THE WANTLIST' in rw['after'] and len(rw['wants']) == base + 1 and rw['live'] == base + 1:
-            OK(f"wantlist: ☆→★ through the real card — the save carries {rw['wants'][0]}")
+            OK(f"wantlist: ☆→★ through the real card — the save carries {len(rw['wants'])} want(s) "
+               f"(the seeded hunt + {rw['wants'][-1]})")
         else:
-            FAIL(f"wantlist: want did not take — {rw}")
+            FAIL(f"wantlist: want did not take — base {base}, {rw}")
-        artist = (rw['wants'][0].get('artist') or rw['wants'][0].get('title') or '').upper()
+        # the rumor may pick ANY current want (seeded index over the live list)
+        artists = [str(w.get('artist') or w.get('title') or '').upper() for w in rw['wants']]
+        artist = artists[-1]
         pg.evaluate("""() => { const p = document.querySelector('.pcdg-panel');
             const x = p && p.querySelector('.x'); if (x) x.click();
             const o = document.querySelector('.pcdg-out'); if (o) o.click(); }""")
@@ -2190,20 +2196,21 @@ def smoke_wantlist_travel(p):
                 seen.push(s.id);
             }
             return { rumor: null, tried: seen.length }; }""")
-        if rr.get('rumor') and artist and artist in rr['rumor']:
+        if rr.get('rumor') and any(a and a in rr['rumor'] for a in artists):
             OK(f"rumor: a keeper muttered after {rr['tried']} shop(s) — {rr['rumor'][:80]}")
         else:
-            FAIL(f"rumor: no keeper named {artist!r} in {rr.get('tried')} open shops — {rr}")
+            FAIL(f"rumor: no keeper named any of {artists} in {rr.get('tried')} open shops — {rr}")
         # (c) buy the wanted sleeve → the want clears itself
         r1 = _enter_record_shop(pg)
         if r1.get('err'): FAIL(f"wantlist/buy: {r1['err']}"); return
         _at_bin(pg)
         rb = _dig_buy(pg)
         rc = pg.evaluate("() => ({ wants: window.PROCITY.game.wants.length, n: window.PROCITY.game.collection.length })")
-        if not rb.get('err') and not rb.get('disabled') and rc['wants'] == 0 and rc['n'] >= 1:
+        if not rb.get('err') and not rb.get('disabled') and rc['wants'] == base and rc['n'] >= 1:
-            OK('wantlist: bought the hunted sleeve — the want cleared itself, the find is in the crate')
+            OK('wantlist: bought the hunted sleeve — ITS want cleared itself (the seeded hunt stays), '
+               'the find is in the crate')
         else:
-            FAIL(f"wantlist/buy: {rb} · after {rc}")
+            FAIL(f"wantlist/buy: {rb} · after {rc} (want base {base})")
         base = pg.evaluate("() => ({ day: window.PROCITY.game.day, cash: window.PROCITY.game.cash, n: window.PROCITY.game.collection.length })")
         # (d) travel: another town on the SAME save — the ride costs exactly one day
         boot(pg, 'plansrc=osm&town=melbourne')
@@ -2357,6 +2364,89 @@ def smoke_godbay(p):
         b.close()
 
 
+def smoke_first_five(p):
+    """R35 gate — THE FIRST FIVE MINUTES (charter #7). Legs: (a) a FRESH game arrives with a seeded
+    first want (parody roster) and the splash names the hunt + the pocket money; (b) the want is
+    the SAME artist in a second fresh browser (seeded, not random); (c) the beats walk the hustle:
+    E at a crate → '②', a buy → '③', a ⚖ LIST → the send-off; (d) a RETURNING save gets no
+    tutorial (splash line hidden, no '②' on dig); (e) ?game=0 shows no hunt line at all."""
+    head('GATE R35: THE FIRST FIVE MINUTES — seeded want · splash · beats (+ returning/?game=0 controls)')
+    ROSTER = {'THE VERANDAHS', 'DEZ & THE UTES', 'MERINO', 'HILLS HOIST', 'THE ESKIES', 'GOON BAG',
+              'STOBIE POLES', 'THE FIBROS', 'WARATAH', 'THONGS', 'THE CLOTHESLINE', 'GALAH'}
+    b, pg, errs = new_page(p)
+    try:
+        boot(pg, '')
+        fa = pg.evaluate("""() => { const g = window.PROCITY.game, h = document.getElementById('pc-hunt');
+            return { wants: g.wants.map(w => w.artist), cash: g.cash,
+                     hunt: h ? { shown: h.style.display !== 'none', text: h.textContent } : null }; }""")
+        if (len(fa['wants']) == 1 and fa['wants'][0] in ROSTER and fa['hunt'] and fa['hunt']['shown']
+                and fa['wants'][0] in fa['hunt']['text'] and f"${fa['cash']}" in fa['hunt']['text']):
+            OK(f"first-five: fresh game hunts {fa['wants'][0]} with ${fa['cash']} — the splash says so")
+        else:
+            FAIL(f"first-five: seeded want/splash wrong — {fa}")
+        # (c) the beats, through the real paths
+        r0 = _enter_record_shop(pg)
+        if r0.get('err'): FAIL(f"first-five: {r0['err']}"); return
+        pg.evaluate("""() => { const g = window.PROCITY.game;
+            const ex = JSON.parse(g.export()); ex.cash = 5000; ex.savedAt = Date.now(); g.import(JSON.stringify(ex)); }""")
+        pg.evaluate("() => window.DBG.setSegment(2)")
+        _at_bin(pg)
+        pg.evaluate("() => window.dispatchEvent(new KeyboardEvent('keydown', { code: 'KeyE' }))")
+        pg.wait_for_timeout(350)
+        t2 = pg.evaluate("() => (document.getElementById('pc-toast') || {}).textContent || ''")
+        pg.evaluate("() => { const o = document.querySelector('.pcdg-out'); if (o) o.click(); }")
+        pg.wait_for_timeout(200)
+        _at_bin(pg)
+        rb = _dig_buy(pg)
+        t3 = pg.evaluate("() => (document.getElementById('pc-toast') || {}).textContent || ''")
+        rl = pg.evaluate("""() => {
+            window.dispatchEvent(new KeyboardEvent('keydown', { code: 'KeyC' }));
+            const lb = document.querySelector('#pc-crate .pc-crate-row div[title*="GodBay"]');
+            if (lb) lb.click();
+            window.dispatchEvent(new KeyboardEvent('keydown', { code: 'KeyC' }));
+            return (document.getElementById('pc-toast') || {}).textContent || ''; }""")
+        if '②' in t2 and '③' in t3 and 'whole hustle' in rl:
+            OK('first-five: the beats walked the hustle — ② at the crate, ③ on the buy, the send-off on the ⚖')
+        else:
+            FAIL(f"first-five: beats wrong — ②:{('②' in t2)} ③:{('③' in t3)} send-off:{('whole hustle' in rl)}")
+        # (d) a returning save gets no tutorial
+        boot(pg, '')
+        rd = pg.evaluate("""() => { const h = document.getElementById('pc-hunt');
+            return { shown: h && h.style.display !== 'none', n: window.PROCITY.game.collection.length,
+                     nl: window.PROCITY.game.listings.length }; }""")
+        r1 = _enter_record_shop(pg)
+        if r1.get('err'): FAIL(f"first-five/return: {r1['err']}")
+        else:
+            _at_bin(pg)
+            pg.evaluate("() => window.dispatchEvent(new KeyboardEvent('keydown', { code: 'KeyE' }))")
+            pg.wait_for_timeout(350)
+            tr = pg.evaluate("""() => { const t = document.getElementById('pc-toast');
+                return { text: t ? t.textContent : '', vis: t ? t.style.opacity : '0' }; }""")
+            if not rd['shown'] and not ('②' in tr['text'] and tr['vis'] == '1'):
+                OK(f"first-five/return: a save with {rd['n']} find(s)/{rd['nl']} listing(s) gets no tutorial")
+            else:
+                FAIL(f"first-five/return: tutorial leaked to a returning save — {rd} {tr}")
+        # (b) determinism: a second FRESH browser hunts the same artist
+        b2, pg2, _ = new_page(p)
+        try:
+            boot(pg2, '')
+            w2 = pg2.evaluate("() => window.PROCITY.game.wants.map(w => w.artist)")
+            if w2 == fa['wants']: OK(f"first-five: a second fresh browser hunts the same {w2[0]} — seeded, not random")
+            else: FAIL(f"first-five: fresh want differs across browsers — {fa['wants']} vs {w2}")
+        finally:
+            b2.close()
+        # (e) ?game=0 — no hunt line
+        boot(pg, 'game=0')
+        g0 = pg.evaluate("""() => { const h = document.getElementById('pc-hunt');
+            return h ? h.style.display !== 'none' : false; }""")
+        if not g0: OK('first-five/control: ?game=0 — no hunt, no tutorial')
+        else: FAIL('first-five/control: game=0 shows the hunt line')
+        if errs: FAIL(f"first-five: {len(errs)} console error(s); first: {errs[0][:140]}")
+        else: OK('first-five: 0 console errors')
+    finally:
+        b.close()
+
+
 def smoke_classic_purity(p):
     """R30 gate (c) — ?classic=1 and ?game=0: ZERO Storage-prototype calls (instrumented before any
     page script), zero game DOM (B's ids), game null. Default boot is the POSITIVE control (the
@@ -2513,6 +2603,7 @@ def main():
             smoke_bible(p)             # R32 — THE BIBLE (bands · gems · ledger) + per-day scarcity + ?game=0 control
             smoke_wantlist_travel(p)   # R33 — wantlist · keeper rumor · travel-costs-a-day (+ controls)
             smoke_godbay(p)            # R34 — GODBAY offline auction (one hammer · bounded · morning paper)
+            smoke_first_five(p)        # R35 — the first five minutes (seeded want · splash · beats + controls)
             smoke_tier2(p)      # R27 — the kill-the-server gate (charter law #1)
             smoke_real_crate(p) # R24 — THE REAL CRATE (per-shop atlas identity · soft fall · no-op off the path)
     finally: