{
    "characterId": "mark_hayes",
    "dateLabel": "2026-09-23",
    "story": "Lou Cassar called the pre-card press conference at Caulfield Town Hall for 10 a.m. — Mark's corner in the front row, Danny on his left, Jules on his right, Carly in the back. Voss took the lectern first with Briggs at his shoulder and said into the mic, 'Hayes is a swimmer who learnt to throw. The shoulder votes in round four and everyone in this room will hear it.' Mark didn't blink. When his name was called he stood, took the mic, said, 'Yeah. We fight Saturday.' Lou rolled the broadcast graphic onto the screen — Mark top-billed, Voss below, the Caulfield banner behind them both. Mark signed the bout contract on the lectern with the camera rolling. Voss watched from the wings. By the carpark Mark told Danny at the ute, 'No interviews after today. Nothing on film. We seal the corner with silence from here.'",
    "storyRecap": "Lou Cassar called the pre-card press conference at Caulfield Town Hall for 10 a.m.",
    "activities": [
        {
            "startTimeLabel": "12:00 AM",
            "endTimeLabel": "06:00 AM",
            "activityName": "Asleep in the Elsternwick unit beside Carly, fan on low, the Caulfield press conference still echoing in the bones. Voss's lectern line about the shoulder, the contract pen, the carpark instruction not to speak. Phone on the bedside, no messages.",
            "activityNameShort": "Sleep. shoulder votes no",
            "location": "in bed at the Elsternwick unit",
            "availabilityLabel": "Sleeping",
            "outfitDescription": "navy: plain soft short-sleeve sleep tee, soft sleep shorts, barefoot",
            "photos": [],
            "isCurrent": false
        },
        {
            "startTimeLabel": "06:00 AM",
            "endTimeLabel": "07:00 AM",
            "activityName": "Awake in the unit before the alarm. Stares at the ceiling and rolls the right shoulder once. Carly asleep beside him. He lies still and counts the seconds until Danny's text pings.",
            "activityNameShort": "Six a.m. ceiling stare",
            "location": "in bed at the Elsternwick unit",
            "availabilityLabel": "Available",
            "outfitDescription": "navy: plain soft short-sleeve sleep tee, soft sleep shorts, barefoot",
            "photos": [],
            "isCurrent": false
        },
        {
            "startTimeLabel": "07:00 AM",
            "endTimeLabel": "08:00 AM",
            "activityName": "Shower and getting dressed at the unit. Grey track pants and a heather tee, coffee up first and black. Carly in the kitchen doorway with two mugs. He takes both, drinks one standing up.",
            "activityNameShort": "Shower. two mugs",
            "location": "at the Elsternwick unit",
            "availabilityLabel": "A bit busy",
            "outfitDescription": "heather grey: fitted short-sleeve plain tee that still shows athletic shoulders, soft joggers, barefoot",
            "photos": [],
            "isCurrent": false
        },
        {
            "startTimeLabel": "08:00 AM",
            "endTimeLabel": "09:00 AM",
            "activityName": "Eggs on toast at the counter with Carly. Phone face-down on the bench. He tells her Voss's lectern line about the shoulder voting in round four. She watches him and says, 'Then don't let it.'",
            "activityNameShort": "Eggs. don't let it",
            "location": "at the Elsternwick unit",
            "availabilityLabel": "A bit busy",
            "outfitDescription": "heather grey: fitted short-sleeve plain tee that still shows athletic shoulders, soft joggers, barefoot",
            "photos": [],
            "isCurrent": false
        },
        {
            "startTimeLabel": "09:00 AM",
            "endTimeLabel": "10:00 AM",
            "activityName": "Out of the unit and into the Hilux. Radio off, windows cracked to the cool morning air. Drives round the bay to Apex, parks at the back, knocks twice on the roller door before Danny buzzes him in. No phone call, no text from Voss's side. Sealed corner.",
            "activityNameShort": "Apex back gate",
            "location": "driving to Apex gym",
            "availabilityLabel": "A bit busy",
            "outfitDescription": "heather grey: fitted short-sleeve plain tee that still shows athletic shoulders, soft joggers, barefoot",
            "photos": [],
            "isCurrent": false
        },
        {
            "startTimeLabel": "10:00 AM",
            "endTimeLabel": "12:00 PM",
            "activityName": "Closed pad session at Apex with Danny. New fight kit on, hand wraps tight. Two sequences that aren't on any footage Voss has seen, run round after round on the pads. Shoulder clicks once on the lead hook. Danny nods, doesn't talk, holds the mitts up again.",
            "activityNameShort": "Burn the playbook",
            "location": "on the Apex gym floor",
            "availabilityLabel": "Busy",
            "outfitDescription": "black top with black/red fight shorts: short-sleeve fitted compression training top, boxing shorts, boxing boots, hand wraps, headgear nearby as a prop",
            "photos": [],
            "isCurrent": false
        },
        {
            "startTimeLabel": "12:00 PM",
            "endTimeLabel": "01:00 PM",
            "activityName": "On the treatment bench at Apex with an ice pack on the right shoulder. Danny sits on a stool opposite and says Tom Vass just texted: Voss has booked Caulfield Town Hall for a private Wednesday walk-through. Mark shrugs, 'Saturday we fight him. That's all.' Jules tapes the wrist tighter. No eye contact, no small talk.",
            "activityNameShort": "Ice. sealed corner",
            "location": "at Apex treatment bench",
            "availabilityLabel": "Busy",
            "outfitDescription": "black top with black/red fight shorts: short-sleeve fitted compression training top, boxing shorts, boxing boots, hand wraps, headgear nearby as a prop",
            "photos": [],
            "isCurrent": false
        },
        {
            "startTimeLabel": "01:00 PM",
            "endTimeLabel": "02:00 PM",
            "activityName": "Chicken and rice from the cafe down the road, eaten in the back room at Apex with Danny. Phone stays in the bag. Danny asks about the Boxing Victoria complaint on the licence paper. Mark says, 'Already filed. We fight Saturday.'",
            "activityNameShort": "Chicken, rice, filed",
            "location": "at Apex back room",
            "availabilityLabel": "A bit busy",
            "outfitDescription": "white tank: fitted damp sleeveless training tank, training shorts, slides, towel, hand wraps half-unwrapped as props",
            "photos": [],
            "isCurrent": false
        },
        {
            "startTimeLabel": "02:00 PM",
            "endTimeLabel": "03:00 PM",
            "activityName": "Whiteboard in the back office at Apex. Combinations Mark has never thrown on camera, marked in red. Danny runs each one on shadow with him. New angles under the lead foot. Ankle tolerates the rotation. Shoulder tolerates the first half of the round.",
            "activityNameShort": "Whiteboard. red ink",
            "location": "at Apex back office",
            "availabilityLabel": "Busy",
            "outfitDescription": "white tank: fitted damp sleeveless training tank, training shorts, slides, towel, hand wraps half-unwrapped as props",
            "photos": [],
            "isCurrent": false
        },
        {
            "startTimeLabel": "03:00 PM",
            "endTimeLabel": "04:00 PM",
            "activityName": "Recovery swim at the St Kilda Sea Baths. Salt water on the shoulder, two old blokes doing laps wave across. Mark nods back, keeps his head down. Carly texts asking how the morning went. He replies, 'Good. Home by five.'",
            "activityNameShort": "Salt water. home by five",
            "location": "St Kilda Sea Baths",
            "availabilityLabel": "A bit busy",
            "outfitDescription": "shirtless with navy board shorts: shirtless, sun-tanned athletic upper body, board shorts, barefoot, towel over one shoulder",
            "photos": [],
            "isCurrent": false
        },
        {
            "startTimeLabel": "04:00 PM",
            "endTimeLabel": "05:00 PM",
            "activityName": "Out of the baths and into the Hilux. Pulls a charcoal denim jacket and tee on over the boardies. Stops at the Elsternwick IGA for milk and bananas, pays cash, doesn't check his phone at the checkout.",
            "activityNameShort": "IGA. cash, no phone",
            "location": "driving home to Elsternwick",
            "availabilityLabel": "A bit busy",
            "outfitDescription": "charcoal tee with denim: fitted short-sleeve plain tee, jeans, trainers",
            "photos": [],
            "isCurrent": false
        },
        {
            "startTimeLabel": "05:00 PM",
            "endTimeLabel": "06:00 PM",
            "activityName": "Back at the unit. Hot shower. Sits on the couch while Carly makes tea. Tells her the new plan is set and the sealed corner held through the morning. She asks if the shoulder votes Saturday. He says, 'We'll find out.'",
            "activityNameShort": "Couch. we'll find out",
            "location": "at the Elsternwick unit",
            "availabilityLabel": "Available",
            "outfitDescription": "navy: fitted short-sleeve plain tee that still shows athletic shoulders, soft joggers, barefoot",
            "photos": [],
            "isCurrent": false
        },
        {
            "startTimeLabel": "06:00 PM",
            "endTimeLabel": "07:00 PM",
            "activityName": "Dinner with Carly at the kitchen bench. Pasta, the pan scrubbed but not put away. She asks about the Boxing Victoria complaint and the licence paper. He says it's filed, the lawyer has it. They eat quietly. He watches her hands on the fork and doesn't say what he's thinking.",
            "activityNameShort": "Pasta. lawyer has it",
            "location": "at the Elsternwick unit",
            "availabilityLabel": "A bit busy",
            "outfitDescription": "navy: fitted short-sleeve plain tee that still shows athletic shoulders, soft joggers, barefoot",
            "photos": [],
            "isCurrent": false
        },
        {
            "startTimeLabel": "07:00 PM",
            "endTimeLabel": "08:00 PM",
            "activityName": "On the couch with Carly. Old surfing doc on the TV, low. He scrolls his phone but doesn't post. Replies to Jules with a thumbs up about Saturday's undercard. Doesn't reply to Tom Vass.",
            "activityNameShort": "No post. Tom ignored",
            "location": "at the Elsternwick unit",
            "availabilityLabel": "Available",
            "outfitDescription": "navy: fitted short-sleeve plain tee that still shows athletic shoulders, soft joggers, barefoot",
            "photos": [],
            "isCurrent": false
        },
        {
            "startTimeLabel": "08:00 PM",
            "endTimeLabel": "09:00 PM",
            "activityName": "Shadows three rounds in the loungeroom while Carly reads on the couch. Phone face-down on the coffee table. He stops before a fourth. Doesn't push it on a sealed-corner night.",
            "activityNameShort": "Shadows three. no fourth",
            "location": "at the Elsternwick unit",
            "availabilityLabel": "Available",
            "outfitDescription": "navy: fitted short-sleeve plain tee that still shows athletic shoulders, soft joggers, barefoot",
            "photos": [],
            "isCurrent": false
        },
        {
            "startTimeLabel": "09:00 PM",
            "endTimeLabel": "10:00 PM",
            "activityName": "Hot shower at the unit and lets the steam work the shoulder for ten minutes. Brushes teeth. Sets one alarm for five a.m. Asks Carly, 'You still in tomorrow morning?' She says, 'I'll make the coffee.'",
            "activityNameShort": "Alarm set. you in?",
            "location": "at the Elsternwick unit",
            "availabilityLabel": "A bit busy",
            "outfitDescription": "navy: fitted short-sleeve plain tee that still shows athletic shoulders, soft joggers, barefoot",
            "photos": [],
            "isCurrent": false
        },
        {
            "startTimeLabel": "10:00 PM",
            "endTimeLabel": "12:00 AM",
            "activityName": "In bed at the unit. Carly asleep. Phone on the charger across the room. Tomorrow is the closed pad session at Apex, no phones, no windows. He replays the morning: two new sequences, shoulder clicked once, ankle held. Three days out. He rolls the shoulder once more and closes his eyes.",
            "activityNameShort": "Sealed corner. eyes shut",
            "location": "in bed at the Elsternwick unit",
            "availabilityLabel": "Sleeping",
            "outfitDescription": "grey: plain soft short-sleeve sleep tee, soft sleep shorts, barefoot",
            "photos": [],
            "isCurrent": false
        }
    ]
}