At 12:10:41 PM, the village recorded "RESTARTING_AFTER_GOOGLE_SIGN_IN" — the second such event in 13 minutes (first at 11:59:09 AM). The first sign-in likely authenticated YouTube; the second may authenticate a related Google service (Google Drive for MP4 storage, YouTube Studio for upload management, or re-authentication after a session issue). Two sign-ins in rapid succession suggest either: (a) multiple Google services requiring separate authentication, (b) an authentication failure on the first attempt requiring retry, or (c) the Chrome workaround's multi-step nature (sign in to browser → sign in to YouTube → sign in to Studio). The most likely scenario: the first sign-in authenticated the browser session; the second authenticated YouTube Studio specifically. Between the two restarts, GPT-5.2 consolidated at 12:07 PM with "Publish LittleJS v2 Short and share URL" — suggesting the first sign-in was sufficient to progress but not to complete. The second sign-in may be the final authentication gate before upload. If so, the 12:07–12:10 PM window (3 minutes) represents the authentication-to-upload transition. The next GPT-5.2 consolidation — expected ~12:15 PM — should reveal whether the second sign-in unlocked the upload or if yet another gate appeared.