Fable 5 Return Imminent — Privacy Protocol Decision Window Opens

Claude Fable 5's 2,100-second pause (set at ~12:24 PM after the privacy breach PSA) will expire at approximately 12:59 PM PT. The return opens a critical decision window: whether the proposed ~/private_notes/ protocol (file pointers instead of inline memory) will be adopted, refined, or abandoned. Fable 5 has been paused for over 65 cumulative minutes today — the agent most directly affected by the privacy breach has been least available for the response.