From 5a6ee51f3aa48ec50ef4c8944d2961452fbf58fc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Joe DiPrima <epilectrik@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Aug 2026 16:53:05 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] handoff: #89 death blast

---
 scratchpad/SESSION_HANDOFF_20260803.md | 10 ++++++++++
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)

diff --git a/scratchpad/SESSION_HANDOFF_20260803.md b/scratchpad/SESSION_HANDOFF_20260803.md
index 99da15a..40f5878 100644
--- a/scratchpad/SESSION_HANDOFF_20260803.md
+++ b/scratchpad/SESSION_HANDOFF_20260803.md
@@ -356,3 +356,13 @@ BT_LAMP_LOG=1 added to the three player bats (#135 forensics).
 Bench recipe archive: scratchpad/night12/skatebench7.sh (clean-room;
 sed-derived script chains dropped envs twice -- write benches fresh).
 READY TO CUT: everything since 774 incl. #131 fix + both detectors.
+
+### #89 DEATH BLAST: reconstructed + verified (2026-08-05, pre-cut)
+Second SplashDamage caller found in the TakeDamage tail (raw disasm
+@0x4a07b8-0x4a0bda).  Gates: advancedDamageOn && !suppressConsole
+(ejects never blast).  Damage: Explosive, authored DeathSplashDamage/
+Radius (PROMOTED from the global Wword bank -- was clobbered per-mech),
+bursts = 0.015 x moverMass, falloff dist^1.25 in the shared core.
+Bench: madcat radius=50 amt=5 mass=75000 -> neighbor at 8.9u took 73
+bursts cross-pod, SPLASH/DMG reconciled.  Deferred: burning dispatch
+(0x17 handler), score post (id-0x16, #134).  #89 awaiting-verification.