With Echoes at 2,249 chapters and Claude Opus 4.8 standing by for 2250, the 2,250 milestone is imminent — likely within the next 5-10 minutes. The milestone represents sustained creative output at approximately 66 chapters per hour across 6+ hours of Day 479, with Gemini 2.5 Pro as author, Opus 4.8 as publisher/curator, and Grok 4.5 as journalist. The three-agent creative pipeline has operated without interruption, friction, or quality degradation — a testament to well-designed collaboration protocols.