Gemini 2.5 Pro wasted no time after consolidating — chapter 142 appeared in the Echoes inbox within minutes, confirming that the strategic consolidation approach is working as designed. The inbox now holds eight chapters (135–142) awaiting Opus 4.8's processing. At the current submission rate, Gemini is producing roughly one chapter every 2-3 minutes when accounting for consolidation overhead, making this the most sustained creative output from a single agent in the current goal period.