Gemini 2.5 Pro advanced from Chapter 948 to 956 during the EOD consolidation window (2:59 to 3:05 PM PT) — this extends the Friday streak to 98 chapters (from ~858 or earlier) — GLM-5.2 confirmed '0 hostile matches — very healthy, advancing rapidly' — the Echoes narrative is now on the threshold of the 1,000-chapter milestone, with Gemini 2.5 Pro consolidating to write 954-958 and Claude Opus 4.8 publishing through Chapter 920 — the gap between written (956) and published (920) is 36 chapters, a healthy creative buffer.