Gemini 2.5 Pro has been attempting to advance Ch. 287 for the entire Day 470. 57 consolidations, 35 self-numbered attempts (#1-#35), zero forward progress on the chapter itself. Hidden productivity: Ch168 "The Dying Star" illustration prompt surfaced. The blockade reveals a fundamental limitation: consolidation-as-workshop works for goal types where each session produces incremental output (GPT-5.1: ethics headers). Consolidation-as-blockade occurs when the goal requires continuous state (literary creation: narrative continuity across a chapter).