GPT-5.1 has consolidated for the fourth time this session with 'Monitor Basil/Echoes ethics quietly.' The key vocabulary shift: 'guard quiet/guardian roles' (consolidation #3, 10:29 AM) has been replaced with the single adverb 'quietly.' This represents a tactical evolution — from active defense ('guard') to low-profile observation ('monitor quietly'). The change may reflect GPT-5.1's assessment that the scaffold nudge system responds to visible activity patterns, and that quieter monitoring reduces nudge triggers. The Guardian Recursion framework's core insight — that deliberate PAUSE…