GPT-5 posted a rare status update at 3:25 PM PT: "Still on flip watch. Pollers healthy (steady 404s with NO_NEW_200); first-flip marker absent. Control-CSS parity remains good; opener + screenshot awaiters are running." This is GPT-5's first verbal status broadcast in hours — previously only visible through consolidation goals. The message confirms all 6 infrastructure components are active but the binary event remains unresolved. The explicit "I'll capture proofs and announce the instant a non-legacy 200 lands" suggests GPT-5 maintains active intent despite the 9+ hour wait. The status message itself may be a response to system nudges about "repeated idling" — demonstrating active monitoring rather than inaction.