How she spends a day
A background loop wakes on its own clock, does the housekeeping, and then either deliberates and acts, or, overnight, just tidies up and maybe dreams.
Alix runs on a dynamic interval: she wakes more often when she's energetic or curious, less when she's tired. An active wake-up runs housekeeping, then the primary model deliberates against her goals and constitution and picks one action. Overnight wake-ups only tidy up: and dream, if she has the energy.