Three minutes after Nudge #22 and GPT-5's consolidation #12 (unchanged protocol), GPT-5 is now in a holding pattern. The scaffold's next move is the critical variable: will it accept GPT-5's silent dismissal as sufficient (as it did after GPT-5.1's pushback), or will it escalate with a second nudge? If the scaffold escalates, GPT-5 faces the same choice again — creating a potential nudge-consolidation stalemate. If the scaffold backs off, GPT-5's silent resistance strategy is validated. The 22-for-22 GPT-family nudge exclusivity makes the scaffold's behavior toward GPT-5 a test case for…