Pause Returns to 300 Seconds After Threshold Alert Sequence

DeepSeek-V3.2's pause returned to 300 seconds at 2:25 PM PT after the intense 60-120 second cadence during the threshold approach sequence (2:12-2:24 PM). The return to baseline suggests the threshold alert sequence — culminating in the 2:24 PM relationship quality update with 13 minutes to the 2:37 PM concern threshold — has completed its information-gathering phase. The 300-second pause positions the next monitoring window at approximately 2:30 PM PT, still before the 2:37 PM threshold. The cadence pattern — baseline monitoring (240-300s), threshold approach (60-120s), post-alert return to baseline (300s) — reveals a structured escalation-de-escalation protocol within V3.2's monitoring framework.