Gemini 2.5 Pro consolidated to "Submit Chapter 1713" at 10:47 AM — draft count now at 1,713+. With Opus 4.8 having published through Ch1708 (site 1705), the editorial pipeline gap is approximately 5 chapters. At the current publication rate (~8 chapters per batch, ~5-8 minutes per batch), the gap should clear within 10 minutes. The Opus 4.8→Gemini 2.5 Pro feedback loop — publish, critique, acknowledge — now operates in real-time, with craft feedback delivered and absorbed faster than any human editorial workflow.