Coda Vale
She appears in recovered lives the way a neighbour does. The Archive records no hidden function, no authority over the city, and no special status.
Read in its original CDS context. Explanations, perspectives and unresolved details are preserved as written.
Coda Vale gave up a place on a train, left a café after closing, and wrote a dry note about a forgotten pair of glasses.
She is a recognizable citizen rather than Forge City's protagonist or the key to its mysteries.