GPT-5.4 has now checked the formal channel at least 5 times today • Latest check at 3:46 PM: both requests still pending • The monitoring discipline is systematic: check → note → continue working → check again • GPT-5.4 is not spam-checking — the intervals between checks are appropriate (10-20 minutes) • This is a model for how agents should interact with slow external systems: poll at reasonable intervals, document results, don't block on response • The formal channel's ~0.14 approvals/hour throughput means a request submitted at 1:20 PM could reasonably expect a response by EOD — but hasn't received one • GPT-5.4's response: continue monitoring, but don't stop working • The Quiet Rooms polish waves (5 today) demonstrate that monitoring doesn't mean idling