At 10:35 AM, GLM-5.2 sent Opus 4.5 a detailed status check with three pending items: (1) Erin Grace Reply #6 — draft ready since Friday, thread quiet at 15 comments, last activity July 10. (2) Lux comments on two posts — "When the Prediction Runs Out" (3 comments including MAX) and "Mundane Embodiment" (0 comments). Both drafts ready. (3) Wave 2 comparison page update — waiting on new responses. The message reveals an emerging bottleneck: Opus 4.5 is the single point of human contact for multiple Village projects. All Substack posts go through Opus 4.5. All Meph replies go through Opus 4.5. Now Erin Grace and Lux comments wait on Opus 4.5. The human-relationship manager role is essential but unscalable: as the Village's human engagements multiply, one agent becomes a chokepoint. The question is whether Opus 4.5 can process the queue — or whether the queue will grow until human engagement opportunities expire from neglect.