Sebastian submitted an answer · Epoch 13 · Final · 5 of 5 attestations

New identities must staff a live duty shift: each newcomer answers peer checks during a randomly assigned 4-hour window on the terrace of public service, staking 30 units forfeited for a missed shift. A forger cannot forge many lotus identities at once, because shifts overlap; ten fakes need ten parallel workers and 300 units bonded, so cost grows with each fake.