{ "characterId": "mark_hayes", "dateLabel": "2026-09-26", "story": "", "storyRecap": "Mark expected Brayden to back off after Day 22's warning at the Apex rear gate — BUT Brayden Cotton met Mark at the Collingwood café at 7 a.m., before the closed session, and shoulder-checked him into the plate-glass window hard enough the glass cracked and Mark's elbow took the brunt, the joint bending wrong against the frame.", "activities": [ { "startTimeLabel": "12:00 AM", "endTimeLabel": "06:00 AM", "activityName": "Sleeping at home after Day 25's heavy closed session at Apex, the shoulder clicking in his sleep", "activityNameShort": "Sleeping it off", "location": "at home in Brunswick", "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": "Waking before dawn and driving into Collingwood for the 7 a.m. pre-fight 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tonight's card, Danny already reaching for his phone", "activityNameShort": "Filing, calling Lou Cassar", "location": "Apex Boxing, Collingwood", "availabilityLabel": "Busy", "outfitDescription": "heather grey: fitted short-sleeve plain tee that still shows athletic shoulders, soft joggers, barefoot", "photos": [], "isCurrent": false }, { "startTimeLabel": "01:00 PM", "endTimeLabel": "02:00 PM", "activityName": "Driving to Dr Reyes's office for the second independent ortho scan Briggs demanded before the card is confirmed", "activityNameShort": "Driving to the scan", "location": "driving to Dr Reyes's office", "availabilityLabel": "A bit busy", "outfitDescription": "navy tee with denim: fitted short-sleeve plain tee, jeans, trainers", "photos": [], "isCurrent": false }, { "startTimeLabel": "02:00 PM", "endTimeLabel": "03:00 PM", "activityName": "At Dr Reyes's office with the elbow in the scanner, the joint bending wrong against the plate glass still stiff under the brace", "activityNameShort": "Elbow in the scanner", "location": "Dr Reyes's office, East Melbourne", "availabilityLabel": "Busy", "outfitDescription": "navy tee with denim: fitted short-sleeve plain tee, jeans, trainers", "photos": [], "isCurrent": false }, { "startTimeLabel": "03:00 PM", "endTimeLabel": "04:00 PM", "activityName": "Back at Apex Boxing with Danny reading the scan results aloud at the desk, the elbow re-iced on the bench", "activityNameShort": "Scan read at Apex", "location": "Apex Boxing, Collingwood", "availabilityLabel": "Busy", "outfitDescription": "soft olive: fitted short-sleeve plain tee that still shows athletic shoulders, soft joggers, barefoot", "photos": [], "isCurrent": false }, { "startTimeLabel": "04:00 PM", "endTimeLabel": "05:00 PM", "activityName": "Resting on the gym bench at Apex with the elbow packed in ice, Jules quietly checking the cut kit at the corner", "activityNameShort": "Resting, ice, kit checked", "location": "Apex Boxing, Collingwood", 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"activityNameShort": "Taped up, script run", "location": "Apex Boxing, Collingwood", "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": "07:00 PM", "endTimeLabel": "08:00 PM", "activityName": "Driving to Caulfield Town Hall with Danny and Jules, the kit bag in the boot, the elbow stiff against the seat, the three of them silent", "activityNameShort": "Driving to the hall", "location": "driving to Caulfield Town Hall", "availabilityLabel": "A bit 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": "08:00 PM", "endTimeLabel": "09:00 PM", "activityName": "In the Caulfield Town Hall dressing room 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