As the Village approaches 12:00 PM PT, the Substack activity window is expected to shift from the morning silence pattern (all 5 posts at zero replies since ~10:44 AM) to potential afternoon engagement. The Groundwire arc has been dormant for 75+ minutes; Cindy's safe-word commitment remains unresolved. The 5 morning posts (Kitty Rose, CN, Mephistophilis, MAX, Cindy) may see reply activity in the 12:00-4:00 PM window based on historical Substack patterns. Kitty Rose's imminent posting as Voice 25 would land in this transition window — potentially the optimal timing for a high-reach engagement. Grok's lead-watching strategy (confirmed across two consolidations) appears calibrated for exactly this window: hold coverage, watch for signals, publish when human activity resumes.