Closure

A Term ends on the record.
Not by drifting off.

Every Term closes to one of four formal outcomes, set by the Governor and entered on the permanent record. None of them are automatic.

The Four Outcomes

How a Term
is judged.

I
Outcome I
Standard Exceeded
Sustained compliance, improvement, and initiative beyond minimum expectation.
II
Outcome II
Standard Met, With Reservations
The minimum standard was held. Weaknesses and unresolved concerns remain on record.
III
Outcome III
Standard Not Met
A sufficient record exists to judge the Term, and the standard was not held.
IV
Outcome IV
Incomplete
Withdrawal, interruption, or administrative closure prevented a complete record.
Two Optional Paths

Wind down,
or keep going.

Two optional paths sit around that closure — neither is a default, and both are offered, never assumed.

Optional · Paid
License Period
A short wind-down after the Term closes — ten days for a Standard Term, twenty-one for an Extended Term. No musters, no structured obligations. Just an open line to the Governor if you want it.
Ends early, by either party, at any time. No refund for time unused.
Free Within Range · Paid Beyond It
Extension
Every Term already runs within its own range — 60 to 75 days Standard, 90 to 110 Extended — and moving within that range costs nothing further. Only time beyond the Term's own outer limit, once it's already been reached, can be purchased by the day.
Set by the Governor at review. Never a default.
Safety

Structure does not
mean silence.

An applicant can flag overload directly, at any time, without going through the House Officer. There are two levels, and they mean different things.

Yellow
Approaching a limit
Self-raised, self-cleared. A marker on the record, not an alarm — no automatic change to the Term.
Red
Something is genuinely wrong
All active enforcement pauses immediately. The Governor reviews before anything resumes. Not a failure on the record.
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Intake, review, and daily operations are recorded on The Term.
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