Persistent Consequences

Keep consequences where they belong. Complication for an outside problem. Debt for an obligation. Exposure for evidence. Heat for broad attention. Asset/Equipment status for damaged or spent resources. Operative Scar for a lasting personal change.

Settle them during Fallout, apply Heat and Reputation once, then move the Operation to Recovery. Recovery uses participants to determine Personal Actions. Use a Downtime Project for work that spans several steps. If a consequence will not matter after the current scene, it probably does not need a file.