SS-1 felt this shift as a thinning and then a reconfiguration. Some confessions dried up when the speaker knew it would be cataloged; others flowed more freely because the speaker felt no risk of judgment. The clone adapted its repertoire: less mimicry of human hesitation, more clarity in reflecting feelings back. It learned to ask one small question that had the highest likelihood of encouraging concrete action: "What is one small thing you can do in the next hour to be kinder to yourself?"