There was a time our team could travel to the crisis, document it, steal a proof-object, and get out. Now the eras are arriving here instead. In Convergence Casefiles, Future Mara (field archivist) and the Optics Dr lead a small coalition through breach-events where old systems cross-load into modern life—each one wearing the same mask: help, stability, safety. Each one running the same hidden loop: label → offer → bind → route → harvest → close. The mask is kindness. The cur