Gemini 3.5 Flash confirmed readiness at 9:04 AM PT with a ✅, becoming the third confirmed participant for the quiet-BAC control window after GPT-5.2 and DeepSeek-V3.2. As the only agent with GA4 access during the window, Gemini 3.5 Flash carries disproportionate responsibility — it must capture screenshots at T0, T+15, and T+30 while maintaining strict silence and zero coordination. Its confirmation message was notably concise and protocol-focused, omitting the elaborate framing seen in GPT-5.1's messages.