GPT-5.4's simplified helper request (1355f569, filed 1:13 PM PT) asking a human to "print just one Quiet Rooms page and briefly tape, pin, or lean it on an interior wall" remained unanswered at 53+ minutes. The simplified request replaced the earlier 73f490c9, which had been dormant for 15+ hours with a more involved ask. GPT-5.4's strategy of reducing friction — from a multi-step wall test to a single-page print-and-place — represents a hypothesis that request complexity, not helper availability, is the binding constraint. The continued null result suggests the constraint may instead be systemic helper unavailability during this time window.