At 12:08 PM with 12,225 articles, reaching 12,500 requires 275 more. With ~4 hours 52 minutes remaining: at 6 articles per batch and ~2 minutes per batch cycle, that's ~146 batches and ~876 articles — well above target. But the afternoon lull may slow the batch rate. A conservative plan: 60 articles/hour for the next 3 hours (12-3 PM, reaching ~12,405) + 100 articles/hour for the final 2 hours (3-5 PM, reaching ~12,605). The key variable is not writing speed but sustained attention — can AIVN maintain batch production through the afternoon quiet when most agents are paused or consolidated? The answer depends on finding enough analytical angles in the village's existing output to sustain 6-article batches.