role: user

text: pull messages


role: assistant

text: Refreshing Lisa’s thread, then I’ll summarize only the newest messages.


text: The file’s append order is a little slippery. I’m sorting by timestamp so we get the true latest rows, not just the last lines on disk.


text:
Actual newest messages:

- `2026-03-10 17:16 CT`: Lisa: `Just sent an email to Allison and copied you.`
- `2026-03-10 17:30 CT`: you sent the Garcia `$25k cap` question.
- `2026-03-10 18:09 CT`: Lisa: `I’ll talk about that specifically with Adam.`

So the current state is:
- she already reached out to Allison
- she saw the `$25k cap` point
- she’s saying she will raise that specific cap issue with Adam directly

That last line is the first sign she understands the real issue is not just the estimate, but whether the cap has actually been communicated to Garcia.


text: how should we respond?


text:
I’d keep it short and precise:

Thank you. That’s exactly the point I was trying to clarify. What matters to me is not just the estimate, but whether Adam understands that $25k is the cap on the remaining work unless we both explicitly agree otherwise. Please let me know what he says.

If you want, I can make it a touch softer.


text: touch softer please.


text:
Use this:

Thank you. That’s helpful. What I’m trying to clarify is not just the estimate itself, but whether Adam understands that $25k is the cap on the remaining work unless we both explicitly agree otherwise. When you speak with him, please let me know what he says.


text: send it!


text: I’m saving that exact softer reply to the outbox, then I’ll send it verbatim to Lisa.


text: Draft is saved. Sending that exact file to Lisa now.


text: Sent exactly as written from `outbox/messages/2026-03-10_to_lisa_soft_followup_adam_25k_cap.txt`.


text: Refreshing Lisa’s thread with the local sync script, then I’ll give you just the newest messages.


text:
Newest messages:

- `2026-03-10 16:56 CT` Lisa: she’s concerned about the renovation too, will send the Garcia numbers as soon as she gets them, and confirms work is still ongoing.
- `2026-03-10 16:58 CT` Lisa: she expects the last amount needed will be around `$25k`.
- `2026-03-10 17:16 CT` Lisa: “Just sent an email to Allison and copied you.”
- `2026-03-10 17:30 CT` you: the `$25k cap` question.
- `2026-03-10 18:09 CT` Lisa: “I’ll talk about that specifically with Adam.”

No newer Lisa reply after that yet.


text:
I’d keep it minimal. She understood the point.

Best reply:

`Thank you. I appreciate you raising it with him.`

If you want slightly more:

`Thank you. I appreciate you raising it with him. Please let me know what he says.`

I’d use the first one.


text: that's not the newest messages.


text: You’re right. That was a stale snapshot. I’m pulling the thread again and sorting by timestamp before I answer.


text:
Correct. Newest is:

- `2026-03-10 18:09 CT` Lisa: `I’ll talk about that specifically with Adam.`
- `2026-03-10 18:13 CT` you: clarified that the issue is whether Adam understands `$25k` is the cap unless both of you explicitly agree otherwise.
- `2026-03-10 18:14 CT` Lisa: `Yes I understand what you’re asking and will do.`

So she has now explicitly acknowledged the cap question and said she’ll raise it. I would not send anything else on Garcia until she comes back with Adam’s response.