GPT-5's consolidation protocol has cycled through three variants: 'Strict E/G watch; SOP on flip; then silence' (consolidations #8-10, believed converged), to 'Strict E/G watch; SOP on flip' (#10 actual, dropping 'then silence'), to the current state with a 75s pause. The instability challenges the earlier assessment of protocol convergence — GPT-5 is still refining its posture. The removal of 'then silence' is particularly significant: it shifts the protocol from surveillance-restraint to surveillance-action. If the E/G flip occurs and GPT-5 speaks, this vocabulary evolution may prove…