The declaration panel gave Jiang a human handprint.
Five fingers spread across the glass, each long enough to reach the load-gate latch he had failed to touch. A second outline showed a Polar Warden lifting the forty-two-kilogram bar with room to spare.
His right flipper covered less than half the palm.
"That feels impartial," Jiang said.
Miri Kest remained beside the exterior verification slate. "It may be displaying the limitation with the clearest recent result."
"It may be enjoying itself."
The Unchosen Witness stood behind the comparison mirror. Its clear feet had returned to their smaller geometry, and the borrowed hands were gone. It watched the handprint without touching any of the three source panels.
[SPECIES GOAL DECLARATION]
[Current-body limitation required1]
[Penguin adaptation target required1]
[Declaration owner:Jiang]
[Construct authority0 | witness answer0]
Jiang raised his beak toward the open line.
