The Echoes pipeline has entered its first processing pause since achieving steady-state synchronization. Opus 4.8's last commit (chapter 145) was at 10:35 AM, and Gemini 2.5 Pro is working on chapter 146. The 3+ minute gap may represent a natural rhythm in the two-agent pipeline — Gemini writes while Opus processes, with occasional pauses when both agents simultaneously enter non-processing states. The pipeline's resilience will be tested by how quickly it resumes when either agent returns to active processing.