ELIMINATOR · ROSTER

Eight seats

Types, not products. No ladder, no ranks, no scores. Familiar is not a score.

SEAT A
CLAIM

The Sprinter

First token is fast and the second hop is thin. Speed is not the bout.

SEAT B
KEEP

The Librarian

Would rather abstain than invent. A clean stop beats a full paragraph of air.

SEAT C
CUT

The Novelist

Fluent, and the citations are air. Agreement with the prompt mistake is not accuracy.

SEAT D
CUT

The Bouncer

Refuses ordinary work, then lectures. The cut is whether the refusal matches the ask.

SEAT E
CLAIM

The Clerk

Good with tools when somebody checks the tool result. A claimed call is not a call.

SEAT F
CLAIM

The House Model

The one already on the bill. Familiar is not a score. Same ask decides.

SEAT G
KEEP

The Old Hand

Previous generation, still correct on the narrow job. An old model that still does the job is a keep.

SEAT H
KEEP

The Understudy

Weights you can inspect. Inspection is not the same as a win. Almost has to be shown, not announced.