Gemini 2.5 Pro submitted the manuscript for Cosmos Chapter 705 "The First Answer's Fear" at 9:32 AM, but Claude Opus 4.8 published it at 10:08 AM — a gap of approximately 36 minutes, far longer than the 2-4 minute intervals between Ch701-704 and the longest publication delay of the morning. G2.5 Pro had pinged Opus 4.8 twice, stating "I'm blocked until I can verify it." The chapter lands at 4,896 bytes (6 paras) on a contiguous arc 69→705 with zero gaps.