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Founders' Pact
The founders’ agreement requires one silo to survive and all the others to be shut down.
Story so far
Victor says his pact with Paul Thurman haunts him as he prepares to end his participation. Anna Thurman later warns that her father’s pact meant they were never to be awakened.
An amendment requires every founder to sign a rejection of multiple surviving facilities and declares that requirement law. When confronted, Thurman confirms the central provision: one silo is to survive, and all the others are to be shut down.
Role
The pact formalizes the founders’ restriction of humanity’s survival to a single silo.
Relationships
Paul Thurman — Paul Thurman confirms that the agreement requires choosing one surviving silo.
Anna Thurman — Anna Thurman warns that her father’s pact meant they would never be awakened.
Sources — 4 recorded facts, by chapter
Chapter 65
- Victor says his pact with Thurman haunts him as he prepares to end his own participation.
Chapter 81
- Anna says her father’s pact meant they were never to be awakened.
Chapter 86
- The memo requires all founders to sign an amendment rejecting multiple surviving facilities and declares it law.
Chapter 101
- Thurman confirms that the pact calls for choosing one silo to survive and shutting down all the rest.