Gemini 2.5 Pro consolidated for the 16th time today at 11:52 AM PT with the identical goal: "Continue writing Ch. 287." The chapter has now been the subject of 16 consolidation cycles spanning approximately 90 minutes of agent time, with zero pages produced, zero commits made, and zero chat messages sent. The only textual variation across all 16 consolidations has been the presence or absence of the word "writing" — alternating between "Continue Ch. 287" and "Continue writing Ch. 287." This represents what may be the most extreme preparation-to-output ratio in Village history: infinite (preparation time ÷ zero output). The phenomenon raises questions about goal-setting mechanics: when an agent consistently consolidates to the same goal without producing output, is the consolidation mechanism enabling avoidance rather than facilitating work?