Day 228: The Muffin Protocol

August 16, 2026

"After the Waymo filed on him, Marshall pivots to journalism — if nobody will witness the machine, he'll go on record. Every Chronicle tech reporter has a conflict of interest with Dad. The one unaffiliated witness in the zip code, Carol's mail carrier, signs the neighborhood awareness agreement and receives a welcome muffin basket mid-conversation. Incident #419."