(status pending→confirmed; payoff_chapter 0649. The prior “payoff is forward of this batch’s window — do not flip” note is now satisfied on-page.)
Earliest known caller
(Unrecorded.)
Why this matters
The deliberate emphasis on her abnormal stature plants that she is special in some not-yet-revealed way. Technique: chekhov-explicit + negative-space (the unexplained anomaly the narrative refuses to explain in the moment). Routes to Ancient Weapons — the Poseidon identity named @0649.