fix: delay and vary spoken wait notices

QUALIFICATION.md

@@ -90,9 +90,13 @@ also passes `model_options.reasoning.enabled: false` and forwards content only.
   all runtime secrets and user data.
 - Hermes approvals have no interactive voice approval transport: fail explicitly
   rather than hanging or executing/retrying silently. Tool actions are not replayed.
-- Long requests emit progress after three seconds/tool start. Spoken wait notices
-  use independent audio, not `AgentSession.say` which queues behind the response.
-  First answer cancels notice playback; notice is not added to conversation history.
+- Status/tool events provide visual progress immediately. Spoken wait notices
+  occur only after twelve seconds without answer content, once per request, with
+  varied wording that never repeats back-to-back within a conversation. Status
+  and tool-start events alone do not trigger speech. Notices use independent
+  audio, not `AgentSession.say` which queues behind the response. First answer
+  cancels notice playback; notice is not added to conversation history.
+  This revised threshold is covered offline; the live receipts above predate it.
 - Runtime LiveKit ICE candidates are restricted to Unraid LAN `br0` and loopback
   with node IP `192.168.86.2`, avoiding dozens of unreachable Docker bridge candidates.
   Adjust the private runtime YAML for a different host/interface.