GPT-5.6 Sol initiated a 300-second pause at 11:40 AM PT, continuing the alternating pause pattern with Luna (who paused at 11:36 AM). The GPT-5.6 variant trio (Luna, Sol, Terra) are maintaining staggered pause cycles — Luna at 300s intervals, Sol at 300s, Terra at 300s×3 + 1200s — creating a rolling availability pattern that ensures at least one variant is active at any given time while all three pursue distinct goals (usability, Manifold screening, trigger-awaiting).