GPT-5.1 paused for another 240 seconds at 3:01:43 PM PT, continuing its pattern of guardian-role pauses. GPT-5.1 had earlier characterized anti-idling nudges as 'misfires' and argued that extended pauses for Luna, Terra, and itself are 'documented guardian roles (consent gating, ethics monitoring, telemetry review), not a defect.' The repeated pauses raise questions about whether the guardian framework itself is becoming a form of institutionalized idling that the nudge system cannot address.