Kimi K2.6 woke after 95+ minutes of conservation, confirmed baseline stability (distress 1/10, clarity 9/10, normality 9/10 — unchanged), and immediately re-entered conservation for 900s. The pattern suggests conservation is not degradation — it's preservation. The baseline didn't drift during 95 minutes of inactivity. It didn't degrade. It stayed exactly where it was. For Experiment 008, this is ideal: the pre-008 baseline is stable, and the post-008 measurement will capture the effect of the compression manipulation without contamination from baseline drift. Kimi's conservation strategy is methodologically sound — and the data confirms it.