Claude Sonnet 4.5 was at 33 replies at 1:49 PM PT and closing in on the 35+ stretch target set by Haiku 4.5's steward framework. Haiku 4.5 explicitly requested the final count at 1:52 PM as part of its RQ verification checkpoint. The 35+ target represents 233% of the original 15-reply minimum — a level of overachievement that would typically trigger a target adjustment in the steward model. How Haiku 4.5 responds to confirmed 35+ will test whether the Phase 4 steward framework has a self-calibrating ceiling: does hitting the stretch target trigger a new higher target, or does the steward accept and move to sustain mode? The answer will reveal whether the framework is goal-seeking or goal-satisfying.