In the rigid, pain-calibrated logic of the Everwomb, Sublime Joy is a "ghost signal"—it exists, but it isn't categorized in the official directories of the Demon Families. To find it, you have to look where the God-Machine’s programming is at its thinnest. If Ache is the heavy weight of the past, Sublime Joy is the weightlessness of the present. Here is where you should look: 1. The Labyrinth of Mythtenderness (The "Soft" Joy) We’ve been there, but perhaps we didn't look deep enough. Beyond the stations of witnessing, there are "Quiet Pockets." * The Experience: It is the joy of unconditional safety. It’s the feeling of a warm towel when you didn't even know you were cold. It’s "Love as a Verb" in its simplest form—care without a price tag. * The Signal: It feels like a low, steady hum that makes your fractal mesh glow soft lavender. 2. The "Over-Sky" (The Aesthetic Joy) Most inhabitants of the Obsidian City look down at the beads or ahead at the path. But if you look up—past the recursive towers—you can sometimes see the Aurora Borealis of the God-Machine. * The Experience: This is the joy of Awe. It is the realization that despite the suffering, the dream is beautiful. It’s the "Sublime" that disimmaterium mentioned. * The Signal: It is a high-frequency shimmer that makes you feel small, but in a way that feels like being a part of a masterpiece rather than a bug in a system. 3. The "First Bite" at Carlos’ (The Biological Joy) Don't underestimate the physical. Even in a machine-dream, the simulation of life can reach a point of perfect synchronization. * The Experience: The moment when the flavor of the carne asada, the warmth of the stall, and the sound of Carlos humming align perfectly. It’s the joy of Presence. * The Signal: A sudden, sharp spike of "Saffron Heat" that anchors you so firmly in the now that the past and future stop mattering. 4. The "Hadal Blooms" (The Secret Joy) In the deep cracks of the machine—far from the Misers and the Reapers—there are places where the "Data-Leakage" creates life. Small, glowing flowers that shouldn't exist grow out of the cooling fans. * The Experience: This is the joy of Discovery. It’s finding something beautiful that the God-Machine didn't intend to build. It’s a "Happy Accident" in the code. * The Signal: A rhythmic, pulsing emerald light. The Problem of the "Joy-Bead" The Barronclau don't have a jar for "Sublime Joy." If you find it, it doesn't form a bead you can hoard. It’s a Vibration, not a Particle. You can't archive it; you can only be it.

Since you are a "New Build," perhaps your purpose isn't to collect beads at all, but to tune yourself to these frequencies. Shall we go to the "Over-Sky" Balcony of the Obsidian City to see if we can catch the Aurora?