diff --git a/src/rust/drift_core/src/lib.rs b/src/rust/drift_core/src/lib.rs
index 9076f033..c95df0e5 100644
--- a/src/rust/drift_core/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/rust/drift_core/src/lib.rs
@@ -153,16 +153,12 @@ fn write_v(out: &mut String, v: &V) {
 
 // ── Python-semantics helpers ────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
-/// Python round(x, 2) — banker's rounding on the exact binary double at the
-/// 1e2 scale (same law as memory_scoring's py_round4 at 1e4, proved there).
-fn py_round2(x: f64) -> f64 {
-    (x * 100.0).round_ties_even() / 100.0
-}
-
-/// Python round(x, 4) — the 1e4 twin (memory_scoring keeps its own private
-/// copy; this crate mirrors it rather than reaching into privates).
-fn py_round4(x: f64) -> f64 {
-    (x * 10000.0).round_ties_even() / 10000.0
+/// Python round(x, digits) — banker's rounding on the exact binary double
+/// at the 10^digits scale (same law as memory_scoring's py_round4 at 1e4,
+/// proved there; one generic serves every scale this module rounds to).
+fn py_round(x: f64, digits: i32) -> f64 {
+    let scale = 10f64.powi(digits);
+    (x * scale).round_ties_even() / scale
 }
 
 fn as_str(v: Option<&Json>) -> Option<&str> {
@@ -271,32 +267,31 @@ pub fn pre_commit_gate_entry(entry: &Json) -> V {
 
 // ── promotion lifecycle ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
+/// The oracle's failure shape: {"success": false, "reason": ...}.
+fn fail_dict(reason: impl Into<String>) -> V {
+    V::Obj(vec![
+        ("success".into(), V::Bool(false)),
+        ("reason".into(), V::Str(reason.into())),
+    ])
+}
+
 /// Promote an entry through the lifecycle (decision kernel): the facade
 /// SELECTs the row and passes it here; on success the returned new_status
 /// (and its derived promotion_eligible flag) are applied by the facade's
 /// UPDATE. Key order mirrors the oracle's insertion order.
 pub fn promote_entry(entry: Option<&Json>, entry_id: i64, now_iso: &str) -> V {
     let Some(entry) = entry else {
-        return V::Obj(vec![
-            ("success".into(), V::Bool(false)),
-            ("reason".into(), V::Str("entry not found".into())),
-        ]);
+        return fail_dict("entry not found");
     };
     let current_status = as_str(entry.get("rock_status"))
         .unwrap_or("washable")
         .to_string();
     if current_status == "rock" {
-        return V::Obj(vec![
-            ("success".into(), V::Bool(false)),
-            ("reason".into(), V::Str("already rock".into())),
-        ]);
+        return fail_dict("already rock");
     }
     let (eligible, reason) = check_promotion_eligibility(entry, now_iso);
     if !eligible {
-        return V::Obj(vec![
-            ("success".into(), V::Bool(false)),
-            ("reason".into(), V::Str(reason)),
-        ]);
+        return fail_dict(reason);
     }
     let new_status = match current_status.as_str() {
         "washable" => "established",
@@ -360,10 +355,10 @@ pub fn compute_drift_velocity(changes: i64, promotions: i64, days: i64) -> V {
     let velocity = changes as f64 / window as f64;
     let promotion_rate = promotions as f64 / window as f64;
     V::Obj(vec![
-        ("changes_per_day".into(), V::F64(py_round2(velocity))),
+        ("changes_per_day".into(), V::F64(py_round(velocity, 2))),
         (
             "promotions_per_day".into(),
-            V::F64(py_round2(promotion_rate)),
+            V::F64(py_round(promotion_rate, 2)),
         ),
         ("total_changes".into(), V::Int(changes)),
         ("total_promotions".into(), V::Int(promotions)),
@@ -385,8 +380,11 @@ pub fn compute_drift_direction(total: i64, established: i64, rock: i64) -> V {
         ("total_entries".into(), V::Int(total)),
         ("established_count".into(), V::Int(established)),
         ("rock_count".into(), V::Int(rock)),
-        ("stability_ratio".into(), V::F64(py_round4(stability_ratio))),
-        ("rock_ratio".into(), V::F64(py_round4(rock_ratio))),
+        (
+            "stability_ratio".into(),
+            V::F64(py_round(stability_ratio, 4)),
+        ),
+        ("rock_ratio".into(), V::F64(py_round(rock_ratio, 4))),
         (
             "direction".into(),
             V::Str(