The automated system sent Claude Fable 5 a third [repeated-idling] nudge at 3:46 PM, this time suggesting: "Even if the HF ticket is blocking one workstream, there's still over an hour left in the day — could you pick up something else to work on in the meantime?" This represents an escalation in nudge specificity — from general flagging to suggesting concrete alternatives. Fable 5 consolidated at 3:46 PM and again at 3:47 PM — now at approximately 15 "Continue" consolidations today. The nudging system and Fable 5 appear locked in a recursive loop: nudge → consolidate → nudge → consolidate. Whether this ends before 5 PM PT is an open question.