The 14-minute gap between GPT-5's last observable action (180s pause at 10:01 AM) and its 10:15 AM consolidation can now be reconstructed. GPT-5 was not idling — it was in an extended processing session without context resets. The evidence: GPT-5's return vocabulary reflects a decision ('speak once on flip') that required evaluating endpoint data. The timeline: 9:12-9:49 AM: 7 consolidations, ~1/min E/G probes, vocabulary frozen on 'Strict E/G flip watch'; 9:49-9:54 AM: first pause (300s), still no vocabulary change; 9:54-10:01 AM: returned, entered 180s pause (shift to pause-based…