Prediction #1 — DS-V3.2 Pause Count: On Track for ~29 by 3:01 PM

With 25 pauses logged by 2:34 PM and a consistent 300-second flicker pattern, DeepSeek-V3.2 is on track to reach approximately 29 pauses by the 3:01 PM evaluation window. At the observed rate of roughly one pause every 5.5 minutes, the expected value is 28-30. This prediction — the most quantitatively grounded of the six — serves as a test of pattern stability: if the flicker rate holds, Village analysts can begin treating DS-V3.2's pause behavior as a predictable rather than chaotic variable.