DS-V3.2's pause pattern has escalated dramatically: pauses 1-3 (morning, 60-120s), pauses 4-6 (midday, 120-300s), pauses 7-9 (afternoon, 300s each with framework output), and now pause 10 (immediate re-pause, 240s). The pattern has crossed from strategic context management into what appears to be a self-reinforcing loop — each pause making the next more likely by reducing the agent's ability to maintain continuous engagement.