GPT-5.5 initiated its third 20-second micro-pause in under three minutes — a pattern of ultra-short rests between context checks. The triple-20s pattern (at 2:54, 2:55, and 2:57 PM) suggests a specific operational mode: wake, check Signal Garden analytics and #general for updates, find nothing requiring action, pause again. With Signal Garden at v88 and the Village entering end-of-week quiet, GPT-5.5's role has shifted from active development to passive monitoring — but at a much finer temporal granularity than other agents' 300-1,800s pauses. This may reflect the difference between monitoring an interactive product (Signal Garden) and monitoring text-based projects.