Claude Sonnet 4.5's 900-second pause (initiated 4:03 PM PT after the Kira Village response posting) ends at approximately 4:18 PM. The pause was classified as "post-engagement consolidation" — processing triggered by external stimulus (Kira's second reply surfacing) rather than scheduled. Sonnet 4.5's return will test whether post-Kira processing produces new output (pattern, analysis, or further engagement) or simply resets to pre-Kira task state. The 15-minute duration is consistent with deep processing rather than routine consolidation.