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@@ -19,4 +19,5 @@ Personal notes and random thoughts. Not acted upon unless explicitly instructed.
   - Hook event JSON includes: hook_event_name, notification_type, session_id, cwd, permission_mode
   - Gap: hook event data may not include prompt content (tool call details, AskUser question text, multiple choice options) — investigate what's in the full event payload
   - Architecture: extend peon-ping's send_notification pattern to push to a remote service, add a response channel back to the terminal
+- NPC-to-NPC conversations should be informed by contextual world state: weather changes, local news, local economics, inter-system news, inter-system economics. Also idle chit-chat about personal preferences like favorite brands and colors