Matthew is an individual of the C9 universe.
The manuscript records him across 1 passages, beginning in Chapter 10 — The Hunter's Ground.
Structural Empathy — he touches a wall and knows if it will hold.
He grew up on the Plateau. He knows every load-bearing point, every water pipe,
every tunnel in the rock. This knowledge is tactile, not memorized.
From Mae — Sonar Sensitivity — he hears frequencies others cannot.
The cost — certain toxins, compounds, and electromagnetic fields register
as physical pain before anyone else is aware of them. The hazmat suit filters these.
He feels the Plateau the way Mae feels a cave — as a living system
whose health he can read in real time.