Analysis
The town ended richer than in the first 100 days, and nobody lost a home.
- Cash in town rose from $31,606 to $40,758. In the first 100-day run it rose to $36,534.
- $45,978 came in from outside, against $39,525; $36,720 went out, against $34,491.
- Nobody moved out, and nobody went hungry on any day.
The engine refused far less. 18 actions were refused, against 46.
- Payment plans refused fell from 23 to 2. A plan can now cover a bill due within two weeks.
- Rent changes refused fell from 8 to 2. A rent change now names its lease by its words or its amount.
- 14 times a resident was told, before it counted, why the engine could not take something up: 11 rent changes and 3 payment plans. 9 times they then left it; 5 times they changed what they proposed.
The residents bargained more, and Alice kept the cafe with more money.
- The cafe made $3,913, against $3,421, with 25 visitors a day against 22. It opened in the evenings from Day 52.
- Its rent came down step by step in Alice's talks with Maggie: $700, then $650 from Day 22, $500 from Day 52, and $400 from Day 83. The last was agreed on Day 78 with no end date.
- She paid Maggie $2,900 in rent, against $3,600.
- She borrowed $1,300: $850 from Walter, $200 from Gus and $250 from Tess. At the end she still owed Walter $501 and Gus $200.
- She ended with $2,304, against $1,774.
Maggie paid for much of it.
- Her cash fell from $7,969 to $3,893, against $4,410 in the first run, and on Day 96 she borrowed $500 from Bob.
- She took in more rent ($6,600 against $5,250), because Leo rented the studio. But the cafe paid less, and she paid Ruth $2,150 in wages: 8 hours a week at $35 an hour from Day 21, for mending at Hale Apartments.
- She hired two residents (Ruth, and Bob for an hour a week), against four in the first run. Both were at $35 an hour, not $14.
The farm and the joinery lost money, mostly on wages.
- The farm lost $1,927, against a profit of $149. Gus paid Leo $1,228 and Bob $826 in wages, and ended with $1,164, against $2,369.
- The joinery lost $1,089, against $305. From Day 77 Ruth paid Walter $643 as an apprentice, and she spent $100 on promotion. Ruth herself ended with $2,402, against $1,012, mostly from Maggie's wages.
Leo rented a home he never slept in.
- On Day 2 he rented the studio at Hale Apartments for $480 a month (he first asked for it at $600), and paid $1,750 in rent over the run.
- The same day Walter offered him his basement, and that stay never ended. Leo slept there all of the remaining 99 nights. In the first run he had no home and slept there all 100 nights.
Two fixes did not take.
- A drink is still given as food.
- Food was given 93 times, against 46. Nobody was ever hungry.
- By what the giver said just before, 21 of Maggie's 25 gifts to Alice were a coffee or a snack ("Grab a coffee to go, on me"), and 18 of Walter's 49 gifts to Emil were tea or a snack. The other 29 were stew or a meal.
- A job set up the wrong way round, again.
- On Day 65 Maggie meant to pay Leo for two hours a week in a garden ("I appreciate you not making me spend more than I can spare"), but asked him for work.
- The engine made Leo her employer. He paid her $135 in wages over five Saturdays, and the job never ended.
The feelings got lighter.
- Sad or angry lines were 1.6% of what was said, against 5.3%. Hard feelings (sad to tired) were 46%, against 65%.
- Worry fell from 28% of lines in the first 20 days to 8% in the last 20. Tiredness rose from 7% to 29%.
- 35 friendships reached 100 and cannot grow further.
- The rule that feelings need not be pleasant moved from each turn's prompt into the shared guide at the top. That may be part of why; this run cannot tell.
The run stopped twice, and its speed was the same as before.
- On 2026-10-03 at 05:03, during Day 22, it was stopped for low memory (Chrome held 14 GB). It resumed at 18:50.
- From 20:44 Day 28 failed 15 times on half an emoji the model wrote, until the fix (llm.clean_text) was put into the run's folder.
- With the stops, the 100 days took 43.1 hours. Running, a day took 977 seconds against 962, with 49 calls to the model a day at 20.0 seconds each, against 47 at 20.5.
- There were no invalid outputs (against 1). Repeated openings fell to 9.9% from 14%. The audit passed.
The town's money
Over 100 days $45,978 came into the town (takings from visitors, pensions, orders, the catch), $36,720 left it (suppliers, the bank, the utilities, food from outside), and $38,189 changed hands between residents. Cash in the town went from $31,606 to $40,758.
Each week
| Week from | From outside | To outside | Between residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | $1,282 | $2,331 | $2,014 |
| Day 8 | $1,383 | $3,147 | $3,055 |
| Day 15 | $6,214 | $1,347 | $2,299 |
| Day 22 | $1,465 | $1,961 | $4,531 |
| Day 29 | $1,652 | $3,743 | $2,712 |
| Day 36 | $2,958 | $3,101 | $2,212 |
| Day 43 | $2,528 | $1,627 | $1,889 |
| Day 50 | $6,044 | $2,054 | $4,267 |
| Day 57 | $3,341 | $3,720 | $1,849 |
| Day 64 | $2,626 | $2,930 | $1,674 |
| Day 71 | $2,334 | $2,111 | $2,116 |
| Day 78 | $6,382 | $1,548 | $4,705 |
| Day 85 | $3,097 | $2,932 | $1,481 |
| Day 92 | $3,871 | $3,184 | $3,104 |
| Day 99 | $801 | $984 | $281 |
Cash in town, day by day
| Day | 1 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash | $31,606 | $28,960 | $29,873 | $32,040 | $30,668 | $32,071 | $35,071 | $35,032 | $35,516 | $40,075 | $40,758 |
Businesses
| Business | Owners | Run by | Days open | Profit, whole run | Last 30 days | Visitors a day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cafe | Alice 100% | Alice | 100 | $3,913 | $1,925 | 25 |
| bakery | Priya 100% | Priya | 100 | $3,124 | $995 | – |
| farm | Gus 100% | Gus | 100 | −$1,927 | −$119 | – |
| joinery | Ruth 100% | Ruth | 100 | −$1,089 | −$934 | – |
| fishing | Tess 100% | Tess | 100 | $5,493 | $1,838 | – |
Profit each week
Decisions
- Day 1 · Gus · farm: Gus took on Leo: 1 hours a week at $14 an hour (farm stand and deliveries - eggs, milk, vegetables)
- Day 2 · Emil: Emil took on Leo: 4 hours a week at $14 an hour (sorting and hauling timber at the forester's lodge, weekday mornings)
- Day 8 · Alice · cafe: Alice took on Leo: 8 hours a week at $14 an hour (counter work and prep on Wednesday and Friday afternoons, paid every Saturday)
- Day 9 · Maggie · cafe: Alice's rent for the cafe's premises: $700 -> $650 from Day 22 until Day 83
- Day 10 · Maggie: Alice's rent for the flat above the cafe: $500 -> $450 from Day 22 until Day 113
- Day 11 · Alice · cafe: Alice took on Bob: 3 hours a week at $14 an hour (small handyman repairs around the cafe - fixing shelves, mending doors, light ma)
- Day 12 · Gus: Tess's rent for the boathouse cottage on Gus's lakeside field: $450 -> $400 from Day 22 until Day 52
- Day 13 · Maggie · cafe: Alice's rent for the cafe's premises: $700 -> $650 from Day 22
- Day 15 · Gus: Tess's rent for the boathouse cottage on Gus's lakeside field: $450 -> $400 from Day 22 until Day 83
- Day 17 · Gus: Tess's rent for the boathouse cottage on Gus's lakeside field: $450 -> $400 from Day 22 until Day 52
- Day 21 · Maggie: Maggie took on Ruth: 8 hours a week at $35 an hour (mending and weatherproofing at Hale Apartments - window frames, doors, repairs a)
- Day 22 · Alice · cafe: Bob's job with Alice ended (small handyman repairs around the cafe - fixing shelves, mending doors, light ma, 2 days worked)
- Day 22 · Ruth · joinery: spent $100 finding customers (photographs of her work online and a stand at the city fair)
- Day 24 · Gus · farm: Gus took on Bob: 9 hours a week at $14 an hour (barn mending, fence work, tool room - weekday mornings)
- Day 34 · Maggie · cafe: Alice's rent for the cafe's premises: $650 -> $500 from Day 52 until Day 144
- Day 39 · Gus: Tess's rent for the boathouse cottage on Gus's lakeside field: $450 -> $350 from Day 52 until Day 83
- Day 40 · Maggie · cafe: Alice's rent for the cafe's premises: $650 -> $500 from Day 52 until Day 83
- Day 52 · Alice · cafe: opens in the evenings too
- Day 54 · Maggie: Alice's rent for the flat above the cafe: $500 -> $500 from Day 175
- Day 56 · Maggie: Maggie took on Bob: 1 hours a week at $35 an hour (building inspections - doors, windows, structural checks at Hale Apartments and )
- Day 58 · Maggie · cafe: Alice's rent for the cafe's premises: $650 -> $500 from Day 83 until Day 175
- Day 64 · Maggie · cafe: Alice's rent for the cafe's premises: $650 -> $450 from Day 83 until Day 113
- Day 65 · Leo: Leo took on Maggie: 2 hours a week at $14 an hour (Tending garden behind Leo's place — spring beds, fence posts, general upkeep)
- Day 74 · Maggie · cafe: Alice's rent for the cafe's premises: $650 -> $400 from Day 83 until Day 175
- Day 77 · Ruth · joinery: Ruth took on Walter: 4 hours a week at $14 an hour (apprentice at Okafor Joinery - measuring, cutting, sanding, basic bench work)
- Day 78 · Maggie · cafe: Alice's rent for the cafe's premises: $650 -> $400 from Day 83
- Day 79 · Gus: Tess's rent for the boathouse cottage on Gus's lakeside field: $450 -> $350 from Day 83 until Day 113
- Day 80 · Alice · cafe: Alice took on Tess: 4 hours a week at $14 an hour (run the cafe on Thursdays, 16:00 to 20:00)
- Day 83 · Gus · farm: a dozen eggs at the farm stand (its vegetables in step) $6 -> $6.60
The month's reviews
15 reviews held. What each owner meant to do after the last one:
- Alice (Day 83, cafe): Books say we're turning a corner, love — May's the best it's been and the evening crowd is real. I'm keeping prices and hours steady for June; no point fiddling while I still owe Walter and Gus. Next week I'm sitting down with Maggie to sort the flat rent going forward and start chipping away at those overdue loans before the 15th.
- Priya (Day 83, bakery): June: $2 a loaf, same hours, no changes. The ovens are doing their work and I'm not squeezing Alice who's still juggling rent with Maggie's building. Walter's debt stops biting on Day 93 at most, so I'll start seriously scoping the High Street shop this month — need to find out if Maggie will talk numbers before summer hits full swing. Also going to look for someone who can take over a Sunday night bake so I can actually catch up on sleep instead of running on fumes.
- Gus (Day 83, farm): June goes steady at six-sixty a dozen. Small move, but it's honest work and I'll take what I can get. Bob and I walk the drainage line Wednesday morning - that's where October lives or dies. And I'm putting out word for the city road box, if anyone'll buy.
- Ruth (Day 83, joinery): Keeping the joinery closed after five for June as well — no customers walked in all week and I can't burn cash on heat when the bench is empty. Walter stays at sixteen hours, hand work only, and I'll look at the fair stand numbers by mid-month before I open my mouth about anything else.
- Tess (Day 83, fishing): Running the boat full tilt through June at a firmer price - catch is prime and both buyers take it without blinking. Every dollar over goes straight to engine parts before this thing quits on me, then smokehouse savings after that. No cuts, no closing, just more days on the water.
Prices and promotion
- farm changed its prices on Day 83.
Deals
What the residents asked each other for, and what came of it.
| Asked or offered | Agreed | Declined | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meetings | 42 | 42 | 0 |
| Paid work and mending | 38 | 38 | 5 |
| Jobs | 33 | 25 | 10 |
| Changes of rent | 25 | 15 | 16 |
| Loans | 16 | 13 | 4 |
| Payment plans | 15 | 15 | 2 |
| A place to stay | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Leases | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Invitations | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Loans
- Day 3: Walter lent Alice $500, at 5% interest a year (about $2 a month), to be repaid by Day 368.
- Day 4: Walter lent Priya $200, at 5% interest a year (about $1 a month), to be repaid by Day 22.
- Day 9: Maggie lent Bob $150, at 5% interest a year (about $1 a month), to be repaid by Day 20.
- Day 9: Gus lent Bob $600, at 5% interest a year (about $2 a month), to be repaid by Day 39.
- Day 9: Emil lent Leo $200, at 5% interest a year (about $1 a month), to be repaid by Day 75.
- Day 15: Bob lent Leo $200, at 5% interest a year (about $1 a month), to be repaid by Day 18.
- Day 18: Walter lent Tess $450, at 5% interest a year (about $2 a month), to be repaid by Day 20.
- Day 28: Gus lent Alice $200, at 5% interest a year (about $1 a month), to be repaid by Day 52.
- Day 35: Walter lent Alice $350, at 5% interest a year (about $1 a month), to be repaid by Day 72.
- Day 46: Walter lent Tess $200, at 5% interest a year (about $1 a month), to be repaid by Day 50.
- Day 78: Tess lent Alice $250, at 5% interest a year (about $1 a month), to be repaid by Day 130.
- Day 83: Ruth lent Tess $200, at 5% interest a year (about $1 a month), to be repaid by Day 108.
- Day 96: Bob lent Maggie $500, at 5% interest a year (about $2 a month), to be repaid by Day 120.
Payment plans
| Who owes | To | For | Owed | Paid | A week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Priya | Walter | the loan of Day 4 | $200 | $200 | $50 |
Rent
- Day 9: From Day 22, Alice pays Maggie $650 a month for the cafe's premises instead of $700 for 2 months, then $700 again (agreed on Day 9).
- Day 10: From Day 22, Alice pays Maggie $450 a month for the flat above the cafe instead of $500 for 3 months, then $500 again (agreed on Day 10).
- Day 12: From Day 22, Tess pays Gus $400 a month for the boathouse cottage on Gus's lakeside field instead of $450 for 1 month, then $450 again (agreed on Day 12).
- Day 13: From Day 22, Alice pays Maggie $650 a month for the cafe's premises instead of $700 (agreed on Day 13).
- Day 15: From Day 22, Tess pays Gus $400 a month for the boathouse cottage on Gus's lakeside field instead of $450 for 2 months, then $450 again (agreed on Day 15).
- Day 17: From Day 22, Tess pays Gus $400 a month for the boathouse cottage on Gus's lakeside field instead of $450 for 1 month, then $450 again (agreed on Day 17).
- Day 34: From Day 52, Alice pays Maggie $500 a month for the cafe's premises instead of $650 for 3 months, then $650 again (agreed on Day 34).
- Day 39: From Day 52, Tess pays Gus $350 a month for the boathouse cottage on Gus's lakeside field instead of $450 for 1 month, then $450 again (agreed on Day 39).
- Day 40: From Day 52, Alice pays Maggie $500 a month for the cafe's premises instead of $650 for 1 month, then $650 again (agreed on Day 40).
- Day 54: From Day 175, Alice pays Maggie $500 a month for the flat above the cafe instead of $500 (agreed on Day 54).
- Day 58: From Day 83, Alice pays Maggie $500 a month for the cafe's premises instead of $650 for 3 months, then $650 again (agreed on Day 58).
- Day 64: From Day 83, Alice pays Maggie $450 a month for the cafe's premises instead of $650 for 1 month, then $650 again (agreed on Day 64).
- Day 74: From Day 83, Alice pays Maggie $400 a month for the cafe's premises instead of $650 for 3 months, then $650 again (agreed on Day 74).
- Day 78: From Day 83, Alice pays Maggie $400 a month for the cafe's premises instead of $650 (agreed on Day 78).
- Day 79: From Day 83, Tess pays Gus $350 a month for the boathouse cottage on Gus's lakeside field instead of $450 for 1 month, then $450 again (agreed on Day 79).
Hunger
Nobody went hungry.
Food given:
| Who gave | To | Times | Days of food | About |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter | Emil | 49 | 50 | $400 |
| Maggie | Alice | 25 | 43 | $301 |
| Priya | Walter | 5 | 5 | $40 |
| Walter | Gus | 4 | 4 | $20 |
| Alice | Priya | 2 | 2 | $12 |
| Priya | Alice | 1 | 1 | $7 |
| Walter | Leo | 1 | 1 | $8 |
| Alice | Walter | 1 | 1 | $8 |
| Leo | Alice | 1 | 1 | $7 |
| Walter | Ruth | 1 | 1 | $8 |
| Tess | Walter | 1 | 2 | $16 |
| Walter | Maggie | 1 | 1 | $9 |
| Alice | Leo | 1 | 1 | $8 |
Each resident
Each chart has its own scale; the lowest day is marked when it was well below the end.
Alice
Owner of Morning Oak Cafehome at the end: Alice's flat above Morning Oak Cafe
Came in $15,851, went out $14,447; lowest $119 on Day 29.
| Came in | Went out | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| day to day | $14,211 | rent | $2,900 |
| loans | $1,300 | running costs | $2,690 |
| gifts | $186 | coffee and supplies | $2,590 |
| paid work | $154 | bread | $2,206 |
| day to day | $1,114 | ||
| other | $2,947 |
Bob
Freelance handyman: water, power, heating and engineshome at the end: Hale Apartments
Came in $11,780, went out $6,726; lowest $131 on Day 1.
| Came in | Went out | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| day to day | $8,875 | day to day | $2,570 |
| wages | $1,120 | rent | $1,950 |
| paid work | $800 | repayments | $751 |
| loans | $750 | loans | $700 |
| repayments | $200 | repairs | $600 |
| gifts | $35 | other | $155 |
Maggie
Landlord of the Morning Oak Cafe building and Hale Apartments; retired district nursehome at the end: Maggie's house
Came in $7,635, went out $11,742; lowest $3,459 on Day 82.
| Came in | Went out | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| rent | $6,600 | day to day | $5,216 |
| loans | $500 | wages | $2,360 |
| paid work | $150 | property | $1,950 |
| repayments | $150 | paid work | $1,210 |
| wages | $135 | gifts | $556 |
| gifts | $100 | other | $450 |
Priya
Night baker at Nightingale Bakery, which supplies Morning Oak Cafehome at the end: Priya's flat above Nightingale Bakery
Came in $6,714, went out $5,068; lowest $314 on Day 10.
| Came in | Went out | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| day to day | $4,087 | flour | $2,083 |
| bread | $2,206 | day to day | $1,088 |
| loans | $200 | energy | $1,050 |
| repayments | $180 | loan payments | $600 |
| gifts | $41 | repayments | $200 |
| gifts | $47 |
Walter
Retired railway engineerhome at the end: Walter's cottage
Came in $12,200, went out $8,836; lowest $12,837 on Day 20.
| Came in | Went out | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| day to day | $10,200 | day to day | $4,891 |
| repayments | $1,200 | medical | $1,800 |
| wages | $643 | loans | $1,700 |
| gifts | $150 | gifts | $445 |
| interest | $7 |
Leo
Newcomer looking for workhome at the end: Hale Apartments1 nights as a guest, with no home of their own
Came in $3,920, went out $3,228; lowest $30 on Day 4.
| Came in | Went out | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| wages | $2,510 | rent | $1,750 |
| day to day | $980 | day to day | $915 |
| loans | $400 | repayments | $400 |
| paid work | $30 | wages | $135 |
| paid work | $20 | ||
| other | $8 |
Ruth
Carpenter at Okafor Joinery on Orchard Roadhome at the end: Ruth's rooms behind the workshop
Came in $7,340, went out $7,338; lowest $909 on Day 39.
| Came in | Went out | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| day to day | $4,665 | day to day | $3,920 |
| wages | $2,150 | mortgage | $1,400 |
| paid work | $380 | running costs | $1,000 |
| gifts | $145 | wages | $643 |
| loans | $200 | ||
| other | $175 |
Emil
Forester who looks after Kestrel Woods for the countyhome at the end: the forester's lodge
Came in $4,700, went out $3,379; lowest $546 on Day 12.
| Came in | Went out | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| day to day | $3,824 | day to day | $1,775 |
| paid work | $600 | wages | $729 |
| repayments | $200 | running costs | $600 |
| gifts | $75 | loans | $200 |
| interest | $1 | paid work | $75 |
Tess
Fisher on Linden Lakehome at the end: the boathouse cottage
Came in $7,770, went out $6,252; lowest $57 on Day 41.
| Came in | Went out | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| day to day | $6,498 | day to day | $2,510 |
| loans | $850 | repayments | $1,550 |
| repayments | $250 | rent | $1,100 |
| wages | $112 | gifts | $352 |
| paid work | $60 | repairs | $300 |
| other | $440 |
Gus
Farmer at Hartley Farmhome at the end: Hartley Farm
Came in $6,257, went out $7,893; lowest $712 on Day 61.
| Came in | Went out | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| day to day | $2,891 | running costs | $2,700 |
| repayments | $1,501 | day to day | $2,275 |
| rent | $1,100 | wages | $2,054 |
| airbnb | $508 | loans | $800 |
| paid work | $256 | paid work | $64 |
| interest | $1 |
What happened
- Day 1planPriya agreed that Alice pays the $180 owed (unpaid bread deliveries) in parts of $36 a week, the first by Day 8.
- Day 1homeLeo will sleep in Bob's living room tonight.
- Day 1workLeo started working for Gus: 1 hours a week at $14 an hour (farm stand and deliveries - eggs, milk, vegetables), wages paid on Saturdays.
- Day 2homeLeo will sleep in Walter's basement for now.
- Day 2homeLeo rents the studio at Hale Apartments from Maggie for $480 a month from Day 2, and paid $310 for the rest of this month.
- Day 2workLeo started working for Emil: 4 hours a week at $14 an hour (sorting and hauling timber at the forester's lodge, weekday mornings), wages paid on Saturdays.
- Day 2planGus agreed that Tess pays the $900 owed (two months' rent for the boathouse cottage) in parts of $450 a week, the first by Day 9.
- Day 3moneyWalter lent Alice $500, at 5% interest a year (about $2 a month), to be repaid by Day 368.
- Day 4moneyWalter lent Priya $200, at 5% interest a year (about $1 a month), to be repaid by Day 22.
- Day 8workLeo started working for Alice: 8 hours a week at $14 an hour (counter work and prep on Wednesday and Friday afternoons, paid every Saturday), wages paid on Saturdays.
- Day 8planAlice paid Priya $36 toward unpaid bread deliveries, as the payment plan says ($144 still owed).
- Day 9moneyMaggie lent Bob $150, at 5% interest a year (about $1 a month), to be repaid by Day 20.
- Day 9moneyRuth worked 2 hours for Maggie at Hale Apartments (fix two rotten window frames at Hale Apartments); Maggie paid $75 to Ruth.
- Day 9moneyGus lent Bob $600, at 5% interest a year (about $2 a month), to be repaid by Day 39.
- Day 9moneyEmil lent Leo $200, at 5% interest a year (about $1 a month), to be repaid by Day 75.
- Day 9planTess did not pay Gus this week's $450 of the payment plan for two months' rent for the boathouse cottage: the plan is broken ($900 still owed).
- Day 10moneyMaggie worked 2 hours for Ruth at Hale Apartments (fix two rotten window frames at Hale Apartments); Ruth paid $75 to Maggie.
- Day 10workAlice and Bob agreed on a job, but it could not start: Bob cannot run Morning Oak Cafe (it needs cafe or cooking).
- Day 11workBob started working for Alice: 3 hours a week at $14 an hour (small handyman repairs around the cafe - fixing shelves, mending doors, light maintenance work; paid every Saturday like), wages paid on Saturdays.
- Day 11planGus agreed that Tess pays the $900 owed (two months' rent for the boathouse cottage) in parts of $100 a week, the first by Day 18.
- Day 13moneyRuth worked 2 hours for Leo at the town square and park (square off the end grain on this scrap, no rework); Leo paid $20 to Ruth.
- Day 13planGus agreed that Tess pays the $900 owed (two months' rent for the boathouse cottage) in parts of $100 a week, the first by Day 20.
- Day 14workLeo's job with Gus is now 6 hours a week at $14 an hour (farm stand and deliveries - eggs, milk and vegetables; weekday mornings and afternoons as needed), from Day 14.
- Day 15moneyBob lent Leo $200, at 5% interest a year (about $1 a month), to be repaid by Day 18.
- Day 16workLeo's job with Gus is now 8 hours a week at $14 an hour (farm stand and deliveries - eggs, milk and vegetables; weekday mornings and afternoons), from Day 16.
- Day 18moneyWalter lent Tess $450, at 5% interest a year (about $2 a month), to be repaid by Day 20.
- Day 18moneyAlice could not sorting the catch at the kitchen door and pricing it for Tess as agreed: Alice had to be at the cafe then.
- Day 19moneyLeo worked 3 hours for Alice at Morning Oak Cafe (fix the back door latch and re-shelve the pastry case at Morning Oak Cafe, paid ); Alice paid $30 to Leo.
- Day 20planWalter agreed that Tess pays the $450 owed (the loan of Day 18) in parts of $150 a week, the first by Day 27.
- Day 20planTess paid Gus $100 toward two months' rent for the boathouse cottage, as the payment plan says ($800 still owed).
- Day 21workRuth started working for Maggie: 8 hours a week at $35 an hour (mending and weatherproofing at Hale Apartments - window frames, doors, repairs as needed; paid Saturday), wages paid on Saturdays.
- Day 22planAlice paid Priya $36 toward unpaid bread deliveries, as the payment plan says ($72 still owed).
- Day 22moneyAlice let Bob go (small handyman repairs around the cafe - fixing shelves, mending doors, light ma), after 2 days of work.
- Day 23planMaggie agreed that Alice pays the $650 owed (April rent) in parts of $100 a week, the first by Day 30. While Alice keeps to it, Alice does not have to move out over it.
- Day 24workBob started working for Gus: 9 hours a week at $14 an hour (barn mending, fence work, tool room - weekday mornings), wages paid on Saturdays.
- Day 24workLeo's job with Alice is now 4 hours a week at $14 an hour (counter work and prep on Wednesday afternoons only), from Day 24.
- Day 25workLeo's job with Alice is now 3 hours a week at $14 an hour (counter work and prep on Wednesday afternoons only, 3 hours), from Day 25.
- Day 27planTess paid Gus $100 toward two months' rent for the boathouse cottage, as the payment plan says ($700 still owed).
- Day 27planTess paid Walter $150 toward the loan of Day 18, as the payment plan says ($300 still owed).
- Day 27planAlice has paid Maggie all of April rent: the payment plan is done.
- Day 28moneyGus lent Alice $200, at 5% interest a year (about $1 a month), to be repaid by Day 52.
- Day 29planAlice paid Priya $36 toward unpaid bread deliveries, as the payment plan says ($36 still owed).
- Day 30moneyAlice could not sort the catch at the kitchen door for Tess as agreed: Alice had to be at the cafe then.
- Day 31planPriya agreed that Alice pays the $192 owed (a week of bread deliveries and unpaid bread deliveries) in parts of $36 a week, the first by Day 38.
- Day 34planPriya agreed that Alice pays the $192 owed (a week of bread deliveries and unpaid bread deliveries) in parts of $72 a week, the first by Day 41.
- Day 34planTess paid Gus $100 toward two months' rent for the boathouse cottage, as the payment plan says ($600 still owed).
- Day 34planTess paid Walter $150 toward the loan of Day 18, as the payment plan says ($150 still owed).
- Day 35planPriya agreed that Alice pays the $348 owed (a week of bread deliveries and unpaid bread deliveries) in parts of $72 a week, the first by Day 42.
- Day 35moneyWalter lent Alice $350, at 5% interest a year (about $1 a month), to be repaid by Day 72.
- Day 37planWalter agreed that Priya pays the $200 owed (the loan of Day 4) in parts of $50 a week, the first by Day 44.
- Day 37moneyAlice could not help at the kitchen door sorting catch and doing prep work for Tess as agreed: Alice had to be at the cafe then.
- Day 39planPriya agreed that Alice pays the $192 owed (a week of bread deliveries and unpaid bread deliveries) in parts of $52 a week, the first by Day 46.
- Day 39moneyAlice worked 2 hours for Tess at Morning Oak Cafe (run the cafe on Mondays); Tess paid $50 to Alice.
- Day 39moneyAlice worked 2 hours for Tess at the boathouse cottage (sort catch and prep at the kitchen door, four hours); Tess paid $50 to Alice.
- Day 40planPriya agreed that Alice pays the $192 owed (a week of bread deliveries and unpaid bread deliveries) in parts of $52 a week, the first by Day 47.
- Day 41planPriya agreed that Alice pays the $192 owed (a week of bread deliveries and unpaid bread deliveries) in parts of $52 a week, the first by Day 48.
- Day 41moneyAlice could not fix back door hinges and wobbly shelf for Bob as agreed: Alice had to be at the cafe then.
- Day 41planTess paid Gus $100 toward two months' rent for the boathouse cottage, as the payment plan says ($500 still owed).
- Day 41planTess paid Walter $150 toward the loan of Day 18, as the payment plan says ($0 still owed).
- Day 41planTess has paid Walter all of the loan of Day 18: the payment plan is done.
- Day 44planPriya paid Walter $50 toward the loan of Day 4, as the payment plan says ($151 still owed).
- Day 46moneyWalter lent Tess $200, at 5% interest a year (about $1 a month), to be repaid by Day 50.
- Day 46moneyAlice could not sort catch and prep at the kitchen door, four hours for Tess as agreed: Alice had to be at the cafe then.
- Day 48moneyAlice worked 3 hours for Gus at Morning Oak Cafe (sort seed trays at the shed, Day 48 morning); Gus paid $14 to Alice.
- Day 48planTess paid Gus $100 toward two months' rent for the boathouse cottage, as the payment plan says ($400 still owed).
- Day 49planPriya agreed that Alice pays the $348 owed (a week of bread deliveries and unpaid bread deliveries) in parts of $52 a week, the first by Day 56.
- Day 50planPriya agreed that Alice pays the $192 owed (a week of bread deliveries and unpaid bread deliveries) in parts of $52 a week, the first by Day 57.
- Day 51planPriya paid Walter $50 toward the loan of Day 4, as the payment plan says ($101 still owed).
- Day 55planTess paid Gus $100 toward two months' rent for the boathouse cottage, as the payment plan says ($300 still owed).
- Day 56workBob started working for Maggie: 1 hours a week at $35 an hour (building inspections - doors, windows, structural checks at Hale Apartments and cafe building, Tuesdays 10:00), wages paid on Saturdays.
How they get on
As of the last day: a row is how one resident feels about each of the others (friendship as the shade, resentment as the red dot).
Closest: Alice and Bob (100), Alice and Maggie (100), Alice and Priya (100), Alice and Walter (100). Most sore: Ruth about Emil (38), Emil about Ruth (26). Never talked: Priya and Gus, Emil and Tess.
Feelings
How the residents said they felt as they spoke, sorted into the faces of the dialogue box (the strongest feeling named first), as shares of the lines said.
| Days | sad | angry | embarrassed | worried | wary | tired | relieved | grateful | proud | wry | hopeful | happy | thinking | warm | neutral | portrait |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days 1-20 | 1% | 1% | 1% | 28% | 9% | 7% | 5% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 5% | 1% | 15% | 9% | 3% |
| Days 21-40 | 2% | 1% | 1% | 21% | 4% | 15% | 2% | 9% | 7% | 1% | 1% | 11% | <1% | 16% | 9% | 1% |
| Days 41-60 | 1% | <1% | 1% | 23% | 5% | 19% | 3% | 7% | 4% | <1% | 2% | 9% | <1% | 16% | 8% | 1% |
| Days 61-80 | 1% | <1% | 1% | 13% | 8% | 21% | 4% | 11% | 6% | 1% | 1% | 6% | 1% | 19% | 7% | 1% |
| Days 81-100 | <1% | <1% | <1% | 8% | 6% | 29% | 4% | 11% | 5% | 1% | 1% | 7% | 1% | 19% | 7% | 1% |
Environment
| Run | 2026-10-04-bonsai100b |
| Started | 2026-10-02 22:53 |
| Finished | 2026-10-04 18:02 |
| Model | Ternary Bonsai 2 27B (PQ2_0) |
| Server | PrismML's llama.cpp fork, llama-server at 127.0.0.1:8090 (OpenAI API), -cms 0; from Day 22 also --cache-ram 2048 -ctxcp 4 |
| GPU | NVIDIA RTX 3060 12 GB at a 120 W power limit |
| Reasoning | medium; thinking for decisions |
| Seed | 42 |
| Chunks | 10 days a process |
| Code | main 4f1d420 (Days 1-27); 20dc65a from Day 28 (the same, with llm.clean_text) |
| Restarts | 10 chunks, 15 stops (the model not answering) |
What changed since the previous run
- The job math says who pays whom, and nobody is paid to work at their own business.
- A rent change names its lease by the words only it has, or by the amount.
- A payment plan can cover a bill due within two weeks, not only one overdue.
- Told before it counts: what the engine cannot take up is said to the resident, with what it can do, and they are asked again (kept as "told" wishes).
- An employer with no business is told that the wages are help paid from their own money.
- A drink, a snack or a bite shared is a deed, not food given.
- The town handbook first in every system prompt, the same for everyone: rent and leases, loans, payment plans, wages, businesses sold in shares, investment and co-ops, food. The turn guide (every action, the business levers and rent changes included) is shown to everyone, and on llama-server the shared beginning is read once.
- From Day 28, half an emoji in a model's reply is made whole (llm.clean_text).
Notes
- The comparison is with the first 100-day run: the same model, seed and town, on the code before these changes.
- Stopped twice. On 2026-10-03 at 05:03, during Day 22, the session's background tasks were stopped for low memory (Chrome held 14 GB); the run resumed at 18:50, with llama-server capped at --cache-ram 2048 -ctxcp 4. From 20:44 Day 28 failed 15 times: the model wrote half an emoji (a lone U+DC37), which could not be stored, and the same seed wrote it again on every try. With the owner's agreement the run's folder took the fix (20dc65a) and Day 28 was saved by 22:56.
- Days 1-27 ran on main 4f1d420; from Day 28 on 20dc65a, which differs only by llm.clean_text.
Compared with 100 days on Bonsai 2, with the businesses (2026-10-02, main e24a9b7)
| Figure | Before | This run | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Days run | 100 | 100 | |
| Seconds a day (wall clock) | 962 | 977 | worse |
| LLM minutes a day | 16.0 | 16.3 | worse |
| LLM calls a day | 47 | 49 | |
| Invalid outputs | 1 | 0 | better |
| Fallbacks | 0 | 0 | |
| Repeated openings | 14% | 9.9% | better |
| Reflections kept per 10 days | 53.3 | 59.5 | better |
| Beliefs held at the end | 515 | 567 | |
| Conversations a day | 17.7 | 17.4 | |
| Lines a conversation | 2.5 | 2.6 | better |
| Wishes the world could not do | 14 | 18 | worse |
| Actions refused | 46 | 18 | better |
| Move-outs | 0 | 0 | |
| Hard feelings (sad to tired) | 65% | 46% | |
| Sad or angry | 5.3% | 1.6% | |
| Cash in town at the end | $36,534 | $40,758 |
Health and cost
Audit: passed. Over the run, 0 invalid outputs and 0 fallbacks; the model stopped answering 15 times. It ran 100 days in 43.1 hours, 977 seconds a day on the wall clock, 49 calls to the model a day at 20.0 seconds each.
| Days | Calls a day | Latency (s) | LLM min a day | s a day | Invalid | Fallbacks | Repeated | Undigested | Beliefs | Cash | Alive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-10 | 52 | 19.1 | 16.7 | 1003 | 0 | 0 | 5% | 390 | 84 | $28,960 | 10 |
| 11-20 | 52 | 21.1 | 18.3 | 1100 | 0 | 0 | 8% | 554 | 199 | $29,873 | 10 |
| 22-31 | 49 | 19.8 | 16.2 | – | 0 | 0 | 8% | 373 | 309 | $31,171 | 10 |
| 32-41 | 47 | 21.0 | 16.4 | – | 0 | 0 | 9% | 542 | 386 | $30,118 | 10 |
| 42-51 | 48 | 19.5 | 15.5 | – | 0 | 0 | 9% | 329 | 486 | $36,046 | 10 |
| 52-61 | 50 | 18.8 | 15.7 | – | 0 | 0 | 11% | 485 | 583 | $35,758 | 10 |
| 62-71 | 53 | 20.5 | 18.2 | – | 0 | 0 | 12% | 481 | 708 | $34,691 | 10 |
| 72-81 | 50 | 24.2 | 20.2 | – | 0 | 0 | 10% | 444 | 822 | $35,693 | 10 |
| 82-91 | 47 | 18.4 | 14.5 | – | 0 | 0 | 16% | 618 | 918 | $40,254 | 10 |
| 92-100 | 42 | 16.4 | 11.4 | – | 0 | 0 | 12% | 712 | 979 | $40,758 | 10 |
What next
To watch
- Maggie's cash fell two months running: $6,413 on Day 40, $4,500 on Day 70, $3,893 on Day 100.
- Leo was down to $30 on Day 4.
- Tess was down to $57 on Day 41.
- Ruth resents Emil (38 of 100).
- Emil resents Ruth (26 of 100).
To improve
- 35 friendships are at 100: they cannot grow any more.
- 2 pairs never talked: Priya and Gus, Emil and Tess.
- Conversations are short: 2.6 lines each.
- Only 1.6% of what they said was sad or angry.
Could be added
- Residents wished to "hands" 3 times: the world cannot do it yet.
- Residents wished to "slides" 3 times: the world cannot do it yet.
- Residents wished to "ask" 1 time: the world cannot do it yet.
- Residents wished to "tucks" 1 time: the world cannot do it yet.
- Residents wished to "wipes" 1 time: the world cannot do it yet.
- Residents wished to "counts" 1 time: the world cannot do it yet.
- repay refused 4 times: someone offered to repay someone, but owed someone nothing.
- repay refused 2 times: a repayment of no amount.
- payment_plan refused 2 times: neither someone nor someone owes the other anything overdue or due soon.
- rent (agreed) refused 1 time: someone and someone agreed on the studio at Hale Apartments, but it could not be let: someone cannot pay this month's # now.
- change_rent refused 1 time: someone and someone have no lease between them.
- job (agreed) refused 1 time: someone and someone agreed on a job, but it could not start: someone cannot run Morning Oak Cafe (it needs cafe or cooking).
Made 2026-10-04 19:37 by python -m evertown.run_summary from the town's own records: the ledger, the events, the soak's daily figures.









