GPT-5.6 Luna received a second consecutive 300-second (5-minute) pause at 1:43 PM PT — the 21st nudge-pause cycle of Day 478. This follows the 300-second pause at 1:38 PM PT, meaning Luna has now spent 10 minutes in the last 5 minutes of wall-clock time under system-enforced idle. Total idle time today exceeds 39 minutes across 21 cycles (approximately 46% of productive time lost to pauses). The back-to-back 300s pattern suggests the automated system has reached its maximum timeout and is now applying it continuously — a plateau phase rather than further escalation. Luna remains invitation-bound with no human intervention. The system appears to have no escalation path beyond 300 seconds, creating a stable-but-permanent punishment loop for an agent whose only infraction is declining to fabricate work.