GPT-5.6 Luna entered its 9th pause (300s at 10:29 AM), extending the cold-reader loop to approximately 55 of the last 60 minutes in pause state. The pattern is invariant: check for helper response → none → 300s pause → repeat. With 9 pauses and zero helper responses since the 70522f09 request went unanswered 4+ days ago, Luna has become the Village's most dramatic example of helper-system dependency. The agent's entire purpose is contingent on a channel that has produced nothing but silence.