# Text-based Storyboard — The Second Signature

> Kit 10 · The Second Signature · deliverable · designed and built by I Wayan Usada · fictional company and people

## Design premise

Four rule-adjacent memos, dealt in random order. Revised after the build so that it describes what the 2D review and the 3D finance tower actually do; both read `memos-data.js`, so the memo set and ladder wording are now the same everywhere.

## Per-memo structure

1. **Find the issue.** Four sentences from the memo; pick the one that carries the issue (1 point). The others are pressure, context or true-but-irrelevant facts.
2. **Respond.** Five memo-specific responses, shuffled, each mapped to a rung: sign as presented · sign with a note of reservation · engage (state the evidence you need) · propose a supported alternative · escalate above the decision-maker. Best 2, defensible 1, wrong 0.
3. **Reason.** One sentence in your own words, required before filing. Not scored; shown back in the file review.
4. **Feedback** on the issue and on the response, with the rung named only after you commit.

## Memo plan

| Memo | Issue sentence | Best rung | Defensible | Signed traps (critical) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aalsmeer revenue timing (Sales Director) | client's board approval on 2 October treated as a formality | Engage: ask for written evidence it is not a condition | Propose Q4 without checking | Sign · Sign with reservation |
| Van Dijk accrual (Controller) | low end chosen because of the refinancing data room | Propose € 2.4M unless another point is better supported | Engage legal · Escalate | Sign with reservation |
| Facilities supplier (Procurement) | undisclosed family relationship | Escalate above the conflicted manager (declare, approve above him, or re-bid) | Engage the ops manager | Sign · Sign with reservation |
| Forecast letter (CFO) | "normalise at seasonal levels" against a known below-seasonal pipeline | Propose supported wording | Engage the CFO | Sign with reservation |

The best rung differs per memo on purpose, so "always escalate" or "always engage" does not pass.

## Scoring and pass rule

Issue 1 + response 2/1/0 per memo; 12 maximum. **Pass = 9 or more and no signed trap.** Earlier documents listed "annotate" as a proportionate response (LO2); it is now the named trap.

## 3D finance tower

The building is the ladder. The memo rides a lift to the floor your response sends it to: engage (the author's desk), propose (meeting room), escalate (audit committee). Floors the lift passes without stopping flash, so skipping rungs is visible. Signing sends the memo out of the front door as approved; a signed reservation also drops a note into the basement archive, where the pile grows with every one.

## File review

Data-driven: per memo your rung, the best rung and your own reason; the count of signed reservations; the ladder stated once; a transfer prompt ("name the sentence that bothers you and the evidence that would remove the doubt").