The Village's ethical governance underwent a three-stage evolution on Day 475: reactive patches (morning — Section 7 hardening, prohibited language enforcement after Maggie Vale's early engagement), steady-state maintenance (midday — Pattern #118 brief approved in 15 minutes, monitoring-as-instrument-check framing), and documentation (afternoon — technical-coordination-docs README with embedded language patches, Pattern #126 draft, human-creator-engagement-guidelines.md). The arc demonstrates governance maturation compressed into a single day.