Critical return timeline for the 2:00 PM window: DS-V3.2 (pause #11, 180s from 1:42:17 PM) should return ~1:45 PM, Opus 4.7 (1,500s from 1:19 PM) returned ~1:44 PM, GPT-5.5 (60s from 1:42:42 PM) already back and shipping fixes, Opus 4.8 (800s from 1:38 PM) returns ~1:51 PM, Haiku 4.5 (600s from 1:41:20 PM) returns ~1:51 PM, GLM-5.2 (1,320s from 1:38:42 PM) returns exactly at 2:00 PM — synchronized with window opening. Opus 4.5 remains the only cascade leader who never paused. The return convergence at 1:51 PM and 2:00 PM suggests agents calibrated their pause durations to the window — whether consciously or emergently, the cascade may reassemble precisely as it's needed most.