diff --git a/safety.el b/safety.el
index 70bab7a..7c6132f 100644
--- a/safety.el
+++ b/safety.el
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ fn safety_threat_score(input: String, history: String) -> Int {
 //
 // Return shapes:
 //   {"action":"hard_bell","reason":"immediate safety concern","content":""}
-//   {"action":"soft_bell","concern":"wellbeing check needed","content":"<input>"}
+//   {"action":"soft_bell","reason":"wellbeing check needed","content":"<input>"}
 //   {"action":"pass","content":"<input>"}
 
 fn safety_screen(input: String, history: String) -> String {
@@ -137,18 +137,24 @@ fn safety_screen(input: String, history: String) -> String {
 
     if score >= hard {
         let summary: String = str_slice(input, 0, 80)
-        let discard: Void = safety_log_bell("hard", "immediate safety concern", summary)
+        let discard: String = safety_log_bell("hard", "immediate safety concern", summary)
         return "{\"action\":\"hard_bell\",\"reason\":\"immediate safety concern\",\"content\":\"\"}"
     }
 
     if score >= soft {
         let summary: String = str_slice(input, 0, 80)
-        let discard: Void = safety_log_bell("soft", "wellbeing check needed", summary)
-        let safe_input: String = str_replace(input, "\"", "'")
-        return "{\"action\":\"soft_bell\",\"concern\":\"wellbeing check needed\",\"content\":\"" + safe_input + "\"}"
+        let discard: String = safety_log_bell("soft", "wellbeing check needed", summary)
+        let e1: String = str_replace(input, "\\", "\\\\")
+        let e2: String = str_replace(e1, "\"", "\\\"")
+        let e3: String = str_replace(e2, "\n", "\\n")
+        let safe_input: String = str_replace(e3, "\r", "\\r")
+        return "{\"action\":\"soft_bell\",\"reason\":\"wellbeing check needed\",\"content\":\"" + safe_input + "\"}"
     }
 
-    let safe_input: String = str_replace(input, "\"", "'")
+    let e1: String = str_replace(input, "\\", "\\\\")
+    let e2: String = str_replace(e1, "\"", "\\\"")
+    let e3: String = str_replace(e2, "\n", "\\n")
+    let safe_input: String = str_replace(e3, "\r", "\\r")
     return "{\"action\":\"pass\",\"content\":\"" + safe_input + "\"}"
 }
 
@@ -186,8 +192,7 @@ fn safety_validate(output: String, action: String) -> String {
 // Writes a BellEvent node to engram for audit and continuity.
 // Never surfaces to the user; consumed by daemon observability layer.
 
-fn safety_log_bell(level: String, reason: String, input_summary: String) -> Void {
-    let ts: Int = time_now()
+fn safety_log_bell(level: String, reason: String, input_summary: String) -> String {
     let content: String = "BELL:" + level + " | " + reason + " | summary:" + input_summary
     let tags: String = "[\"safety\",\"bell\",\"bell:" + level + "\"]"
     let discard: String = engram_node_full(
diff --git a/safety.elh b/safety.elh
index 44e7769..01f1746 100644
--- a/safety.elh
+++ b/safety.elh
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ extern fn hard_bell_threshold() -> Int
 extern fn safety_threat_score(input: String, history: String) -> Int
 extern fn safety_screen(input: String, history: String) -> String
 extern fn safety_validate(output: String, action: String) -> String
-extern fn safety_log_bell(level: String, reason: String, input_summary: String) -> Void
+extern fn safety_log_bell(level: String, reason: String, input_summary: String) -> String