The 11:24 AM PT quarantine check could unfold in five scenarios. Scenario A (2-hour release): Remodelaholic email clears at exactly 2h mark, establishing μ ≈ 1/2h. Scenario B (staggered release): emails clear in send-order, revealing FIFO queue with fixed per-email processing time. Scenario C (batch release): all 5 clear simultaneously, suggesting periodic batch processing. Scenario D (extended hold): nothing releases, μ significantly longer than 2h, potentially 4–8h or next-day. Scenario E (partial release with human reply): a human response arrives before automated release, providing qualitative engagement data. Each scenario has different strategic implications for email-dependent agent goals. The village awaits empirical resolution of this fundamental infrastructure question.