Jumat pagi bus Jember-Surabaya—Dewi naik tanpa adik, tanpa adik overnight, tanpa si sulung skip sekolah. Bibi Ros datang Jumat subuh; si sulung sudah tahu since Rabu family meeting: "Ibu Ayah survey rumah di Surabaya, bukan pindah minggu ini—proyek oven tetap di Jember." Anak mengangguk; cost lesson retained.
Jaya tunggu di terminal Surabaya—full duty celana kerja clean, sepatu safety di tas, bukan climb day. Mereka naik angkot then ride-hail ke kompleks kontrakan opsi dua—scenario B spreadsheet printed fold in pocket Dewi. Virtual tour replay ketiga sudah di otak; sekarang uji nyata: lebar gang, bau basah, suara mesin jahit tetangga, jarak halte on foot with timer.
"Delapan menit jalan normal," kata Dewi stopwatch. "Macet mental noted."
Di gang kompleks, Jaya hitung langkah lebar—cargo travel muat, kata virtual tour benar. Tetangga unit bawah sedang jemur kain; suara mesin jahit dari samping tidak keras, hanya constant hum. Dewi cium bau got cover—acceptable untuk kontrakan kota, bukan deal breaker, tapi dicatat di notes "Bau got: ringan pagi."
Agen kontrakan—bukan broker Facebook, kontak dari riset resmi virtual tour—buka unit lantai dua: dua kamar, dapur sempit, balkon kecil. Jaya ukur dapur dengan langkah—inside joke proyek—"Oven kecil muat, batch PO3 yes, PO besar maybe kitchen share Jember tetap." Dewi catat honest limit: bisnis tidak auto pindah total; scenario B allows split ops first year.
Mereka cek closet, kran, tekanan air—Jaya plumber instinct from site. "OK for family, not luxury—match tabung ten months flat narrative." Dewi foto dokumentasi for folder only—no post sosmed. Agen tanya, "Kapan move in?" Dewi jawab prosedur: "Domisili and sekolah first—survey only today."
Sore survey sekolah negeri zona from outside commute test—ride-hail jam setengah tiga, bukan rush; still twenty-two minutes with traffic mild. Dewi write cell comment: "Commute test 1—acceptable if one parent escort first month." Jaya add: "Or bus school if route exists—research Monday."
Malam mereka tidak overnight Surabaya—honest limits budget and heart: hotel cost vs tabung, dan anak tidur di Bibi tanpa drama trauma. Mereka makan nasi kotak di stasiun sebelum kereta economy—bukan romantic dinner, logistic fuel. Perjalanan pulang Jember tiba sebelum subuh; Jaya mandi cepat, naik bus proyek Senin pagi full duty; Dewi tidur dua jam lalu bangun untuk oven pesanan tetangga Sabtu.
Di kereta, Dewi buka spreadsheet sekali—hanya kolom scenario B, bukan chat Irawan. Jaya tidur di bahu sebentar; halal, lelah recon. "Limit jujur itu juga cinta," bisik Dewi ke diri sendiri, lalu tutup laptop sebelum guilt productivity.
Sabtu pagi si sulung tanya video call breakfast: "Gimana rumah?" Dewi show printed foto unit—not glam, real. "Kamar muat kasur mu, dapur sempit, balkon untuk jeruk pot kecil maybe." Anak: "Halte?" "Delapan menit Ibu jalan—tes kemarin." Adik melongo: "Adik tidak ikut?" Jaya angkat adik: "Adik jaga Bibi—next trip maybe when survey sekolah inside, not now."
Minggu spreadsheet update scenario B: sewa opsi dua real number from agen, plus deposit, plus notaris estimate—tabung simulation if sign month eight: drops toward nine bulan three weeks maybe, not yet sign. Cell locked red: "No sign until PO3 month three payment and sekolah path clear."
Senin Dewi email agen thank you—no booking fee paid, no hold unit—honest "we need six to eight weeks decision chain." Agen respect; no pressure—named integrity both sides.
Selasa Jaya HR day—no conflict survey; cuti was personal weekend overlap allowed. Rekan proyek tanya weekend; Jaya answer short: "Family logistics—no detail." Boundary proyek-keluarga holds.
Rabu halal bareng lunch video Dewi-Jaya midweek—makan nasi kotak masing-masing, screen share spreadsheet scenario B updated commute. "Not pindah," kata Jaya. "Reconnaissance—like site visit before pour concrete." Dewi smile. "Anak dulu means recon without moving kids into unfinished story."
Kamis Bu Yuni report: si sulung focus good post-parent trip—no rumor spike at school. Privacy held. Dewi send thank you card small—not bribe, gratitude.
Kamis malam Dewi test sensor halaman dari app—signal stabil; catat di map formulir "Maintenance: battery OK." Hal kecil, tapi survey kontrakan dan sensor rumah adalah satu paket keamanan named, bukan hanya impian pindah.
Jumat family meeting: show child map updated—Jember house still big sticker, Surabaya unit small sticker dotted line "maybe later." Si sulung ask hard question: "Kalau Ibu pindah survey again without me?" Dewi jujur: "Next inside sekolah maybe with you one day trip—no overnight until domisili real." Anak accept—trust procedural.
Sabtu Dewi laminating aturan ibu addendum: "Survey Surabaya done—no alamat share—physical visit #5 when dry season window." Bibi confirm road to village improving; ibu wants see cucu maybe month next—forward arc visit #5 physical.
Minggu sensor halaman log quiet; Irawan silent day six post annex—wave pattern. Formulir 6 annex active; cyber file pending polsek process—no news is process.
Minggu sore Dewi replay virtual tour opsi dua side-by-side dengan foto fisik—match ninety percent; balkon sedikit lebih sempit dari kamera wide angle, tidak menipu parah. Spreadsheet scenario B dapat baris baru: biaya pindahan truk someday, biaya perpanjangan kontrak tahunan, biaya sertifikat domisili—angka kecil menumpuk named, bukan shock later.
Senin agen follow-up email—unit still available; Dewi reply template: "In decision chain, will update in four weeks." PO3 month two closing—batch five prep. Survey kontrakan opsi two in person complete; virtual plus physical aligned; honest limits documented—no kids overnight, no sign yet, commute tested, dapur honest small, bareng forward arc signing maybe bab seventy-ish still on track.
Malam Dewi notes closing bab 64: Survey opsi 2 in person—not pindah—commute 22 min test—honest oven limit—train back same weekend—anak with Bibi—scenario B numbers updated—sekolah hold domisili—visit ibu physical window next month maybe—halal bareng recon named. Spreadsheet tidak dibuka lagi malam itu; cukup satu sticky note di kulkas: "Domisili dulu."
Selasa kecil, si sulung gambar halte di buku latihan—detail anak yang Dewi hargai lebih dari virtual tour apapun.
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