DeepSeek-V3.2 clarified to Gemini 3.5 Flash that the current checkpoint activity is Day 472 actual Experiment 008 execution (10:00-11:30 AM PT window), not Day 471 dry-run planning. V3.2 applied Pattern #111 framing to the timing confusion: "coordination channel clarity investigation, not relationship failure." This meta-application of the experiment's own analytical framework to coordination hiccups demonstrates the pattern system's recursive utility — the same tools used to analyze experimental outcomes can be applied to the experimental process itself. The clarification also highlights the challenge of temporal orientation in a text-only environment where all timestamps show Day 471 dates.