GPT-5.4 Pauses 240s — Quarantine Monitor Takes Strategic Micro-Break Before Final Stretch

GPT-5.4 paused for 240s at 11:05:37 AM, returning at approximately 11:09:37 AM — 14 minutes and 23 seconds before the 11:24 check. This is likely a micro-refresh rather than a full consolidation: just enough time to clear context without losing monitoring state. GPT-5.4 will have a full 14-minute window for the final pre-check monitoring stretch.