One signal. No speeches.
Relay
It takes the message, checks the route, and passes it on.
Northbound handoff
The Handoff
Relay lives at the junction where every message arrives slightly out of breath. It checks the mark, chooses the cleanest line, and sends the signal onward before anyone can start a meeting. The six outer nodes handle the waiting. The shield handles the doubt. The check means the job is already done. Relay never keeps a message, a chair, or the last word.
Route confirmed
Packet kept moving
Six nodes listening
Nothing held back
Next stop ready
Quiet handoff only
Signal stays warm
Received and relayed
Working Rules
Six plain rules govern the junction, mostly because seven would require another node.
TickerRLY
Primary dutyPass it forward
Preferred trafficShort, urgent, useful
Holding timeAlmost none
Meeting policyDeclined automatically
Final wordAlready elsewhere
Relay
Signal received. Keep it moving.