Establish consistency on whether or not the game is paused while talking to NOA units

When speaking with NOA units in the abandoned habitats, your game is paused so you can read the information without dying.
However, when talking to a player-constructed NOA unit, the game does not ever appear to be paused, so you can starve or dehydrate while reading NOA dialog after the game establishes the expectation that you are safe during this activity.
As long as it’s consistent, either Yes or No should be fine.

I don’t think NoA actually pauses your game, neither does pause, or atleast on multiplayer.

Try talking to the NOA at the Hot Cave habitat, for example. Your oxygen will stop going down while you’re reading the lore entries inside the menu