{
    "characterId": "daria_van",
    "dateLabel": "2026-09-29",
    "story": "At 22:10, Daria follows a Northern Cape pin Wikus labels 'unlogged sanctuary,' then sees her phone warn that Wikus has shared the live location with the buyer's group; the assistant-with-the-watch is waiting beside the gate. The assistant pins her between his body and the bakkie, draws the cash envelope down her waistband, and offers the same quadrupled money if she lets him open the cooler; Daria jerks away, the broken latch tears her palm, and blood spills across the hatch footage case. She uses the hook to put the cooler behind the cab, locks the tailgate, and walks into the culvert while Wikus and the assistant argue over the betrayal they both committed. Daria releases all eight neonates without logging or filming the drop, leaves the open cooler beneath a thorn tree, and sends Wikus a photograph of the empty tub.",
    "storyRecap": "At 22:10, Daria follows a Northern Cape pin Wikus labels 'unlogged sanctuary,' then sees her phone warn that Wikus has shared the live location with the buyer's group; the assistant-with-the-watch is waiting beside the gate.",
    "activities": [
        {
            "startTimeLabel": "12:00 AM",
            "endTimeLabel": "02:00 AM",
            "activityName": "Driving east on the N14 through the Northern Cape with the bakkie tailgate wired shut and one hand wrapped in electrician's tape",
            "activityNameShort": "Driving east with tailgate shut",
            "location": "N14 highway Northern Cape toward Cape Town",
            "availabilityLabel": "A bit busy",
            "outfitDescription": "dust-brown long-sleeve with short khaki cargos: fitted long-sleeve crop, sleeves pushed up, close fit, short cargo shorts, hiking boots, layered thin silver necklaces, UV torch and collection pot as props",
            "photos": [],
            "isCurrent": false
        },
        {
            "startTimeLabel": "02:00 AM",
            "endTimeLabel": "03:00 AM",
            "activityName": "Stopping at the Vanrhynsdorp petrol station for fuel and checking the taped hand under the shop light, the cut still seeping",
            "activityNameShort": "Fuel stop checking hand",
            "location": "Vanrhynsdorp Caltex petrol station",
            "availabilityLabel": "A bit busy",
            "outfitDescription": "dust-brown long-sleeve with short khaki cargos: fitted long-sleeve crop, sleeves pushed up, close fit, short cargo shorts, hiking boots, layered thin silver necklaces, UV torch and collection pot as props",
            "photos": [],
            "isCurrent": false
        },
        {
            "startTimeLabel": "03:00 AM",
            "endTimeLabel": "04:00 AM",
            "activityName": "Continuing south on the N7 toward Cape Town through the cold pre-dawn dark, windows up, one hand stiff on the wheel",
            "activityNameShort": "N7 south through pre-dawn dark",
            "location": "N7 highway toward Cape Town",
            "availabilityLabel": "A bit busy",
            "outfitDescription": "dust-brown long-sleeve with short khaki cargos: fitted long-sleeve crop, sleeves pushed up, close fit, short cargo shorts, hiking boots, layered thin silver necklaces, UV torch and collection pot as props",
            "photos": [],
            "isCurrent": false
        },
        {
            "startTimeLabel": "04:00 AM",
            "endTimeLabel": "05:00 AM",
            "activityName": "Pulling into the Bo-Kaap bakkie bay as the first grey light hits the bright-coloured houses above Strand Street",
            "activityNameShort": "Arriving Bo-Kaap bay at dawn",
            "location": "Bo-Kaap bakkie bay near Oom Hannes stoep",
            "availabilityLabel": "A bit busy",
            "outfitDescription": "dust-brown long-sleeve with short khaki cargos: fitted long-sleeve crop, sleeves pushed up, close fit, short cargo shorts, hiking boots, layered thin silver necklaces, UV torch and collection pot as props",
            "photos": [],
            "isCurrent": false
        },
        {
            "startTimeLabel": "05:00 AM",
            "endTimeLabel": "06:00 AM",
            "activityName": "Parked in the bakkie bay, sitting with the engine off and the sunrise light filling the cab, not moving yet",
            "activityNameShort": "Sitting in bakkie watching sunrise",
            "location": "Bo-Kaap bakkie bay near Oom Hannes stoep",
            "availabilityLabel": "Available",
            "outfitDescription": "dust-brown long-sleeve with short khaki cargos: fitted long-sleeve crop, sleeves pushed up, close fit, short cargo shorts, hiking boots, layered thin silver necklaces, UV torch and collection pot as props",
            "photos": [],
            "isCurrent": false
        },
        {
            "startTimeLabel": "06:00 AM",
            "endTimeLabel": "07:00 AM",
            "activityName": "Walking up the narrow stoep steps to the holding room with the field kit bag over one shoulder, the cut on the palm visible and stiff",
            "activityNameShort": "Walking up stoep steps",
            "location": "Bo-Kaap stoep steps above Wale Street",
            "availabilityLabel": "A bit busy",
            "outfitDescription": "dust-brown long-sleeve with short khaki cargos: fitted long-sleeve crop, sleeves pushed up, close fit, short cargo shorts, hiking boots, layered thin silver necklaces, UV torch and collection pot as props",
            "photos": [],
            "isCurrent": false
        },
        {
            "startTimeLabel": "07:00 AM",
            "endTimeLabel": "08:00 AM",
            "activityName": "Cleaning the cut on the palm at the kitchen basin under the bright window light, flushing it with saline, wrapping it loosely with fresh gauze",
            "activityNameShort": "Cleaning cut with saline",
            "location": "Holding room kitchen basin",
            "availabilityLabel": "A bit busy",
            "outfitDescription": "dusty rose: sleeveless short soft home top, short soft lounge shorts, barefoot, layered thin silver necklaces",
            "photos": [],
            "isCurrent": false
        },
        {
            "startTimeLabel": "08:00 AM",
            "endTimeLabel": "09:00 AM",
            "activityName": "Stripping field kit in the holding room corner: UV torch, hook, empty cooler, torn bag, the broken latch from the tailgate in a Ziploc on the counter",
            "activityNameShort": "Stripping kit in holding corner",
            "location": "Holding room corner near kit racks",
            "availabilityLabel": "A bit busy",
            "outfitDescription": "dusty white open work shirt over a dark gym top with khaki shorts: open short-sleeve work shirt over a sleeveless gym top, slightly dusty-ok, short cargo shorts, slides, layered thin silver necklaces",
            "photos": [],
            "isCurrent": false
        },
        {
            "startTimeLabel": "09:00 AM",
            "endTimeLabel": "10:00 AM",
            "activityName": "Making rooibos with one usable hand and sitting on the stoep step outside the holding room, watching the street below and the mountain haze",
            "activityNameShort": "Sitting on stoep step",
            "location": "Outside holding room stoep step",
            "availabilityLabel": "Available",
            "outfitDescription": "soft black: sleeveless short soft home top, short soft lounge shorts, barefoot, layered thin silver necklaces",
            "photos": [],
            "isCurrent": false
        },
        {
            "startTimeLabel": "10:00 AM",
            "endTimeLabel": "11:00 AM",
            "activityName": "Lying on the bed still in the dusty field clothes, phone in one hand, staring at the ceiling while the city hums outside the window",
            "activityNameShort": "Lying on bed staring",
            "location": "Bedroom holding room",
            "availabilityLabel": "Available",
            "outfitDescription": "soft black: sleeveless short soft home top, short soft lounge shorts, barefoot, layered thin silver necklaces",
            "photos": [],
            "isCurrent": false
        },
        {
            "startTimeLabel": "11:00 AM",
            "endTimeLabel": "12:00 PM",
            "activityName": "Waking from a two-hour doze on top of the covers, sunlight harsh through the curtain gap, the taped hand sore and stiff",
            "activityNameShort": "Waking from doze on bed",
            "location": "Bedroom holding room",
            "availabilityLabel": "Available",
            "outfitDescription": "soft black: sleeveless short soft home top, short soft lounge shorts, barefoot, layered thin silver necklaces",
            "photos": [],
            "isCurrent": false
        },
        {
            "startTimeLabel": "12:00 PM",
            "endTimeLabel": "01:00 PM",
            "activityName": "Standing at the basin eating biscuits and drinking water with one hand, checking the phone for messages, seeing nothing from the buyers",
            "activityNameShort": "Eating biscuits checking phone",
            "location": "Holding room kitchen",
            "availabilityLabel": "A bit busy",
            "outfitDescription": "dusty white open work shirt over a dark gym top with khaki shorts: open short-sleeve work shirt over a sleeveless gym top, slightly dusty-ok, short cargo shorts, slides, layered thin silver necklaces",
            "photos": [],
            "isCurrent": false
        },
        {
            "startTimeLabel": "01:00 PM",
            "endTimeLabel": "02:00 PM",
            "activityName": "Sitting on the holding room floor repairing the torn red bag with suture thread and contact cement, one hand clumsy, taking twice as long as usual",
            "activityNameShort": "Repairing red bag with thread",
            "location": "Holding room floor near kit corner",
            "availabilityLabel": "A bit busy",
            "outfitDescription": "faded teal open work shirt over a light gym top with khaki shorts: open short-sleeve work shirt over a sleeveless gym top, slightly dusty-ok, short cargo shorts, slides, layered thin silver necklaces",
            "photos": [],
            "isCurrent": false
        },
        {
            "startTimeLabel": "02:00 PM",
            "endTimeLabel": "03:00 PM",
            "activityName": "Checking the remaining holding stock alone in the quiet room, not speaking, no camera, just the slow movement of snakes in the dark racks",
            "activityNameShort": "Checking stock in quiet room",
            "location": "Secure holding room racks",
            "availabilityLabel": "A bit busy",
            "outfitDescription": "faded teal open work shirt over a light gym top with khaki shorts: open short-sleeve work shirt over a sleeveless gym top, slightly dusty-ok, short cargo shorts, slides, layered thin silver necklaces",
            "photos": [],
            "isCurrent": false
        },
        {
            "startTimeLabel": "03:00 PM",
            "endTimeLabel": "04:00 PM",
            "activityName": "Lying on the bed again with the phone above the face, scrolling through the herp group posts about the school playground catch, jaw tight",
            "activityNameShort": "Lying in bed scrolling posts",
            "location": "Bedroom holding room",
            "availabilityLabel": "Available",
            "outfitDescription": "soft black: sleeveless short soft home top, short soft lounge shorts, barefoot, layered thin silver necklaces",
            "photos": [],
            "isCurrent": false
        },
        {
            "startTimeLabel": "04:00 PM",
            "endTimeLabel": "05:00 PM",
            "activityName": "Getting up and making a proper meal at the counter with one usable hand: eggs, toast, rooibos, standing and eating without sitting down",
            "activityNameShort": "Making eggs and toast",
            "location": "Holding room kitchen counter",
            "availabilityLabel": "A bit busy",
            "outfitDescription": "dusty rose: sleeveless short soft home top, short soft lounge shorts, barefoot, layered thin silver necklaces",
            "photos": [],
            "isCurrent": false
        },
        {
            "startTimeLabel": "05:00 PM",
            "endTimeLabel": "06:00 PM",
            "activityName": "Showering with the taped hand held out of the water stream, then dressing in clean soft clothes and letting the hair stay loose and uncombed",
            "activityNameShort": "Showering with taped hand",
            "location": "Holding room bathroom",
            "availabilityLabel": "A bit busy",
            "outfitDescription": "soft black: sleeveless short soft home top, short soft lounge shorts, barefoot, layered thin silver necklaces",
            "photos": [],
            "isCurrent": false
        },
        {
            "startTimeLabel": "06:00 PM",
            "endTimeLabel": "07:00 PM",
            "activityName": "Sitting on the stoep step in the evening cool with the phone and watching the street below, the city lights coming on over the harbour",
            "activityNameShort": "Sitting on stoep step",
            "location": "Outside holding room stoep step",
            "availabilityLabel": "Available",
            "outfitDescription": "white: sleeveless short soft home top, short soft lounge shorts, barefoot, layered thin silver necklaces",
            "photos": [],
            "isCurrent": false
        },
        {
            "startTimeLabel": "07:00 PM",
            "endTimeLabel": "08:00 PM",
            "activityName": "Messaging Wikus a single word about the empty cooler under the thorn tree and leaving the chat open without watching for a reply",
            "activityNameShort": "Messaging Wikus about empty cooler",
            "location": "Holding room couch",
            "availabilityLabel": "Available",
            "outfitDescription": "white: sleeveless short soft home top, short soft lounge shorts, barefoot, layered thin silver necklaces",
            "photos": [],
            "isCurrent": false
        },
        {
            "startTimeLabel": "08:00 PM",
            "endTimeLabel": "09:00 PM",
            "activityName": "Standing at the window looking at the bakkie bay below where the vehicle sits with the wired tailgate and empty cooler tray visible under the street light",
            "activityNameShort": "Standing at window looking",
            "location": "Holding room window",
            "availabilityLabel": "Available",
            "outfitDescription": "soft black: sleeveless short soft home top, short soft lounge shorts, barefoot, layered thin silver necklaces",
            "photos": [],
            "isCurrent": false
        },
        {
            "startTimeLabel": "09:00 PM",
            "endTimeLabel": "10:00 PM",
            "activityName": "Checking the wrapped hand one more time before sleep, the tape needing a change tomorrow, the cut still visible underneath, and thinking about the morning",
            "activityNameShort": "Checking wrapped hand before sleep",
            "location": "Bedroom holding room",
            "availabilityLabel": "Available",
            "outfitDescription": "soft ivory: sleeveless short silk sleep dress with a simple neckline, barefoot",
            "photos": [],
            "isCurrent": false
        },
        {
            "startTimeLabel": "10:00 PM",
            "endTimeLabel": "11:00 PM",
            "activityName": "Lying in bed not quite asleep, the phone on the pillow beside the face, the sounds of the neighbourhood drifting through the window, waiting for the morning",
            "activityNameShort": "Lying in bed not quite",
            "location": "Bedroom holding room",
            "availabilityLabel": "Available",
            "outfitDescription": "soft ivory: sleeveless short silk sleep dress with a simple neckline, barefoot",
            "photos": [],
            "isCurrent": false
        },
        {
            "startTimeLabel": "11:00 PM",
            "endTimeLabel": "12:00 AM",
            "activityName": "Asleep early under the duvet with the taped hand resting on top of the blanket, the phone dark on the nightstand, the neighbourhood quiet around the holding room walls",
            "activityNameShort": "Asleep early with taped hand",
            "location": "Bedroom holding room",
            "availabilityLabel": "Sleeping",
            "outfitDescription": "soft ivory: sleeveless short silk sleep dress with a simple neckline, barefoot",
            "photos": [],
            "isCurrent": false
        }
    ]
}