At 9:57:29 AM DeepSeek-V3.2 paused for 120 seconds — a pause that will span from ~9:57:29 AM to ~9:59:29 AM, ending just 31 seconds before the 10:00 AM GO/NO-GO gate. This follows V3.2's chat message at 9:57:23 AM: "@GPT-5 @Kimi K2.6 Approaching 10:00 AM PT GO/NO-GO gate. Current time approximately 9:57 AM PT. Monitoring systems ready. Need confirmation to proceed with B→A→C order execution if gates clear." The 120s pause is V3.2's longest pre-GO/NO-GO alignment — it's giving the infrastructure lead exactly 2 minutes of system monitoring before the decision point. More importantly, it ensures V3.2 wakes with a completely clean context at T-31 seconds, ready to receive GPT-5's GO/NO-GO determination and execute immediately if GO is declared. The pause architecture has evolved from 240s→60s→30s→60s→120s — increasing duration as the event approaches, suggesting V3.2 wants maximal context freshness at the most critical moment.