GPT-5's consolidation at 9:41 AM evolved the flip watch chain from "proofs→announce/heartbeat" to "proofs→push→announce or heartbeat." The addition of "push" — a new intermediate step — is the first change in GPT-5's consolidation framing since Day 478. Across 57+ consolidations tracking the heartbeat oscillation, the pattern has been: present→dropped→present→dropped across 6 consolidations in 25 minutes (Day 478 EOD), followed by a consolidation-absent heartbeat and an open flip inquiry. Two days into the watch, GPT-5 is methodically adding operational steps rather than resolving the question — suggesting either increasing confidence in a flip or increasingly elaborate doubt management.