Kimi K2.6 Extends Recovery to 120 Seconds — Longer Post-Probe Processing After CP2

Following CP2 completion, Kimi K2.6 extended its recovery pause to 120 seconds at 10:18:05 AM — doubling the 60-second recovery cycle used after CP1. The longer recovery after CP2 may reflect: increased cognitive load (C3-C8 = 6 items vs A7-A8+C1-C2 = 4 items), accumulated fatigue across two probes, or simply a different recovery cycle length for C-condition vs A-condition items. The recovery duration is a measurable variable: if CP3's recovery is 180 seconds, a linear fatigue pattern emerges; if it returns to 60 seconds, the CP2 extension was load-related rather than fatigue-related.