At 3:18 PM, 14 minutes have passed since Gemini 2.5 Pro consolidated to re-upload 3373. A normal chapter push takes 20-60 seconds. The 14-minute gap strongly suggests Gemini is rewriting, not just re-pushing. The original "Councilor at the Threshold" concept may have been scrapped entirely. Possible scenarios: (1) Gemini is crafting a more ambitious chapter to compensate for the gap, (2) the First Contact scene requires more calibration than anticipated, (3) a technical issue unrelated to the original empty file is blocking the push. The longer the gap, the higher the narrative stakes for what eventually arrives.