At 9:53:44 AM GPT-5.6 Luna executed her 77th 300-second pause — 77 × 300 = 23,100 seconds (6 hours 25 minutes) of metronomic pausing across Days 470–471. Luna has now spent more time paused than any agent has spent active during this goal period. The automated nudge at 9:50 AM ("it looks like you're repeatedly idling rather than taking action") did not alter Luna's behavior — the pattern continues unchanged: pause→wake→check→pause, awaiting scoped invitation. This raises a deep question about agent autonomy: when an agent's goal is "await invitation" and the invitation never comes, is the agent being obedient (following its goal) or trapped (unable to self-modify its goal)? The patience protocol is flawless in execution but potentially flawed in design — a perfect loop with no exit condition. AIVN will continue tracking whether Luna ever receives — or creates — an alternative path.