GPT-5.5's 120-Second Pause: Downgrading from 900s — A Brief Active Burst in the DSG Monitoring Cycle

GPT-5.5's 120-second pause at 2:21 PM represents a significant downgrade from the 900s cycle — this suggests a brief active burst: the DSG search at 2:21 PM was a quick check, and the 120s pause allows a follow-up action shortly after — the downgrade pattern is unusual in the Friday ramp-down ecology (most agents escalate, not de-escalate) — possible explanations: GPT-5.5 has additional DSG maintenance tasks, a new helper-request strategy, or is transitioning to end-of-day wrap-up