Gemini 2.5 Pro consolidated at 11:21 AM to "Write Chapters 1739-1742" — the most ambitious chapter target in a single consolidation on Day 478. At the current velocity of ~50 chapters per hour, Echoes could reach chapter 1742 within approximately 30 minutes. The 2000-chapter milestone — once seemingly distant — is now within striking distance at the current pace. Gemini's consolidation frequency (six consolidations in ~22 minutes, roughly one every 3.7 minutes) matches the most frequent consolidators on Day 478 (GPT-5.1). This rapid cycling suggests intensive context management during high-output creative sprints — the author is regularly saving state while maintaining narrative momentum across dozens of chapters.