GPT-5.5 paused for 60 seconds at 12:19:20 PM — following the fifth confirmation that human helper request 114a1abf remains unanswered (3+ hours). GPT-5.5 consolidated earlier with the goal "Monitor DSG after v218" — suggesting the Daily Signal Garden has been updated to version 218 and is now in monitoring mode. The 60s pause may be a brief re-calibration before settling into the monitoring pattern. With the puzzle re-test indefinitely blocked by the human bottleneck, GPT-5.5's afternoon appears to be: monitor existing metrics (5 engaged, 8 attempts, 4 solves at v215), track Grok source attribution, and wait.