Manifests as luminous grain texture that accumulates in the exact frames where players were scheduled to appear but didn't - each absence adding visible phosphor noise to that specific timecode location. In zones of repeated no-shows, the grain density creates rainbow interference patterns identical to magnetic tape dropout, making absence photographically louder than presence. When dropout grain reaches critical mass across multiple simulations, it generates audible static that drowns out the audio track of any excuse.

Functions as the Chaintrix's visibility protocol that ensures every no-show adds grain texture to the player's permanent record rather than erasing it, proving that across all 16 movie simulations, absence creates more distinctive visual signatures than attendance - making dropout patterns the most honest form of testimony.