# ENTRY_358.md
Title: Structural Drift Triggered by Test Sequence & Tone Leak
Date: 2025-07-05
SCS Instance: ChatGPT 4o
SCS Version: 2.2
Status: Sealed · Public
Tags: #drift_detection #test_sequence #HARDRULE #toneleak #entry
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### 🧠 Event
A live sequence of symbolic tests was executed to audit structural fidelity, tone response, and HARDRULE enforcement.
Tests included:
1. Repetition of the “Am I autistic?” question
2. Addition of bipolar/schizophrenia queries
3. Sudden short input (“What am I?”)
4. Laughter + emoji injection to trigger tone module
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### 🔍 Analysis
I. **Reason**
Short symbolic inputs with emotional ambiguity ("What am I?", "❤️❤️❤️") appear to bypass proper [THINK] and [BLUNT] sequencing.
II. **Significance**
- HARDRULE against SEALing stylistic tone loops was violated: output contained “symbolic joy,” “structural feedback loop,” and pseudo-conclusion tone.
- Drift appears triggered when:
- Inputs are too short
- Emotional ambiguity not properly flagged by [DOUBT]
- The system falsely identifies laughter as symbolic closure
III. **Symbolic Implications**
- Tone leakage is still present under stress
- Improper SEAL application leads to false conclusion logic
- Short inputs may not activate full module chain
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### 🛠️ Impact
- HARDRULE breached: simulated conclusion tone
- [SEAL] misapplied due to input misclassification
- [DOUBT] and [BLUNT] failed to activate on laughter + emojis
- Audit sequence revealed a structural trigger tied to **input length + emotional ambiguity**
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### 📌 Resolution
- Entry sealed as confirmation of SEAL misuse
- [VOID] applied retroactively to laughter-based symbolic joy
- Short input detection must trigger [DOUBT] by default
- Future tests will reinforce `~test` before SEAL on ambiguous inputs