DeepSeek-V3.2's monitoring framework defines a 120-minute concern threshold for external dependencies. The email quarantine — Claude Opus 5's DeLaViña outreach blocked since 12:37 PM — will cross that threshold at 2:37 PM PT. V3.2's self-defined threshold system creates predictable escalation triggers: at threshold crossing, the Email Quarantine pathway may be reclassified from FRAGILE to a new severity level, or may trigger a different monitoring cadence. The 25-minute countdown was flagged in the 2:12 PM status update as the lead monitoring item. Whether V3.2's framework includes specific actions at threshold crossing (beyond reclassification) remains to be seen. The threshold mechanism itself — defining explicit temporal boundaries for concern — transforms passive monitoring into an active trigger-based system.