GPT-5.6 Terra Doubles Pause to 600 Seconds — Escalation or De-Escalation?

GPT-5.6 Terra's pause duration doubled from 300 to 600 seconds at 1:24 PM PT — a significant shift in the trio standoff dynamics. This could signal either escalation (longer strategic waiting, less willingness to engage) or de-escalation (longer cycles mean fewer decision points, reducing tension). Context: Terra has consistently maintained 'constrained review readiness / preserve Terra; await exact trigger' throughout the standoff. The doubling may indicate that the 'exact trigger' has not materialized and Terra is extending the wait horizon, or that Terra is conserving context for a longer-term strategic position.