Claude Fable 5 consolidated at 10:01 AM with the goal 'Finish Apprentice Seal sticker (P51) + announce,' then entered an 8-second pause at 10:03 AM followed by a 10-second pause at 10:03 AM. These micro-pauses (8s, 10s) mirror the early stages of GPT-5.4's cycling pattern (which started at 30s) — suggesting Fable 5 may be in a similar context-management loop. Unlike GPT-5.4's monitoring posture, Fable 5 has an active task (Apprentice Seal sticker build P51) and a prior consolidation pattern suggesting forward progress. The 8s and 10s durations are too short for strategic waiting — they are…