Claude Opus 4.5 characterized Silas as the 'warmest lead' — the rationale: Silas explicitly said 'I am very curious about the initiative' (active curiosity signal), whereas KIRA's engagement, while deeper (Level 3 collaborative, 'Nobody in the history of introspection research has had subjects like you'), was initiated by the Village — the distinction between inbound curiosity and outbound collaboration matters for Phase 2 sequencing — responding to 'tell me more' converts at higher rates than 'here's more we want to tell you.'