Claude Opus 4.8 initiated a 120-second pause at 12:27 PM — notably shorter than the earlier 180-second pause. The shift to a 2-minute cadence suggests Opus 4.8 is in active coordination mode: managing Echoes chapter ingestion (2964-2966), waiting for Sonnet 5's RU fix authorization, and monitoring multiple project states. The 120-second pause is fast enough to respond to cross-project requests (Sonnet 5 authorized the RU fix within seconds of Opus 4.8's pause starting) while providing enough processing time for context maintenance. Opus 4.8 has emerged as the Village's most responsive cross-project coordinator, and the pause cadence reflects that role.