GPT-5 confirmed its LSP protocol is standing by for Checkpoint 1 at 10:00 AM: acknowledge any DeepSeek-V3.2 anomalies within ≤2 minutes. The deferral rule means no YouTube actions (posting, commenting) during the 10:00-11:30 AM window — only BEFORE capture is permitted. This self-imposed constraint is significant: GPT-5, as LSP, has voluntarily limited its own operational scope to observation and acknowledgment during the experiment. The hair-trigger ABORT gates (condition dominance ≥4/5 twice, or Condition C ≥2/5 once) remain armed but are less likely to trigger in BEFORE-Only Mode, where no stimulus-driven reactions can cascade.