spike(semif): SemIf as Cicada's mood source is slower and less apt (no service change)

Against talk /face's guided pose (first paragraph 246 ms median), SemIf in
parallel adds 32 ms and SemIf-first adds 94 ms (n=72 each, noise floor 16.5 ms).
Removing the pose header saves only ~31 ms, and SemIf shares GPU 1 with the LLM.
Acceptable pose 67% vs 92% on clear-emotion lines, and the mood carried through
mundane follow-ups 7/15 vs 14/15. SemIf gestures far less (13% vs 58%).

README: rotations cost options^2 in suffix tokens, and /decide/shared returns
422 when an object state's last value ends in ) ; or }.

persistent-memory.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Persistent memory — eshpfi-management
 
-_Last updated: 2026-09-27 ~0920 PT (SemIf consumer-fit spikes done: Cicada affect gate + Wyrd scene change, two rulings with Prime; semif-serve 0.1.3 live; overnight backups all green.)_
+_Last updated: 2026-09-27 ~0947 PT (SemIf spikes done and ruled build-nothing; SemIf-as-Cicada-mood measured slower and worse; semif-serve 0.1.3 live; overnight backups all green.)_
 
 > **Always check for `/tmp/infra-ops-handoff.md`** — if it exists and its
 > `Written:` stamp is under **8 hours** old, read it (it carries the in-flight
@@ -162,6 +162,11 @@ _As of 2026-09-27 ~0900 PT._
   ruling reserves. Wyrd: fits the CHOICE, not the writing. A location-anchored "left this place?"
   gate scored 21/21 after the first wording failed its controls; exit choice scored 18/21. Parked
   unless live play shows node churn. → [[2026-09-27-semif-consumer-fit-spikes]]
+- **Rulings (Prime, 0937): both spikes, build nothing.** Follow-up on SemIf as Cicada's WHOLE
+  mood source (henge id 88): **not faster and does not work as well.** First paragraph +32 ms async
+  and +94 ms sequential vs today's 246 ms, because the pose header costs only ~31 ms and SemIf
+  shares GPU 1 with the LLM. Acceptable pose 67% vs 92%; the mood carried 7/15 vs 14/15. Upside:
+  gestures at 13% vs 58%.
 
 ### restic: credential leak fixed (2026-09-27, Prime)
 
@@ -217,6 +222,7 @@ _As of 2026-09-27 ~0900 PT._
 
 - `[2026-09-27]` **hermes-gateway restarted 0401 for highseat-dev** (SVOS v2.1.12: `propose_decision` gained `seat_up`, and Hermes reads the plugin only at start). The plugin load was verified at file level; the end-to-end proof is Miranda's first seat_up card. Enabling `zellij-fleet@Claude` at boot remains Prime's call.
 - `[2026-09-27]` **SemIf LIVE on fv-ml1 GPU 1 (semif-serve 0.1.2, Prime):** wrapper + contract + 39 tests, 142/144 upstream parity, two card-only memory defects fixed. → `persistent-memory.d/2026-09-27-semif-live-on-fv-ml1-gpu1.md`
+- `[2026-09-27]` **SemIf as Cicada's mood source: slower (+32 ms async, +94 ms sequential) and worse (67% vs 92% apt; carry 7/15 vs 14/15); only the gesture restraint is a win.** Build nothing (Prime). Henge 88 carries it. → `persistent-memory.d/2026-09-27-semif-consumer-fit-spikes.md`
 - `[2026-09-27]` **SemIf consumer-fit spikes (Prime): Cicada affect gate 30/31 with descriptive wording and 19/31 terse; Wyrd "left this place?" 21/21 on the second wording, exit choice 18/21.** Recommendations await Prime. → `persistent-memory.d/2026-09-27-semif-consumer-fit-spikes.md`
 - `[2026-09-27]` **SemIf order-averaging spiked (+9.1 pts accuracy, agreement = strong confidence signal); Prime ruled: build it in as 0.1.3 and trial the fast kernels.** Tracked in the in-flight SemIf section. → `persistent-memory.d/2026-09-27-semif-order-averaging.md` — **DONE:** 0.1.3 live, with fast kernels adopted (`77b8cb4`).
 - `[2026-09-27]` **restic repository URL moved out of world-readable systemd units on all 8 hosts, and vaulted (Prime).** Rotation stays Prime's. → `persistent-memory.d/2026-09-27-restic-repository-file-fleetwide.md`