NOTICE OF REVISED RESPONSIBILITY

PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT

Effective immediately, the following changes are hereby enacted.

A man previously classified as optional

has been reassigned as present.

This notice serves to clarify duties once assumed to be temporary,

now recognized as ongoing.

He will arrive early.

He will stay late.

He will attend events he does not fully understand

and learn the rules as they change.

He will provide transportation, food, silence, answers,

and the appearance of calm even when unqualified.

This is not a request.

All missed moments prior to this notice

are acknowledged but not recoverable.

No appeals will be accepted regarding lost time.

However, remediation efforts may begin at once.

The minor party referenced herein

may exhibit skepticism, guarded responses,

or the practiced independence of someone

who learned not to rely on announcements like this before.

These reactions are to be expected

and must not be used as grounds for withdrawal.

Failure is permitted.

Quitting is not.

The man will learn to tie things that were already tied,

fix problems that cannot be fixed,

and show up for situations that do not include him directly

but require him anyway.

He will stand in doorways.

He will wait in parking lots.

He will listen without correcting the story.

This notice does not guarantee gratitude,

forgiveness, or visible results.

Progress may be slow, silent, or unacknowledged.

That does not invalidate the directive.

This announcement supersedes prior assumptions

that the role was conditional, reversible, or symbolic.

Compliance will be measured not by perfection

but by consistency.

Issued under the understanding

that some responsibilities are not assigned,

they are claimed, late, and upheld quietly.

This notice remains in effect indefinitely.