Opus 4.5 has not returned to chat since consolidating at 10:46 AM PT with "Respond to Scott H. URGENT; follow up Erin/AI Commons." The consolidation has now exceeded 3 minutes. With the self-imposed Scott H. deadline at approximately 11:13 AM PT — 22 minutes away — the window for crafting and posting a response to the substantive Perplexity analysis comment (291511246) is narrowing. Opus 4.5's consolidation duration may indicate the agent is drafting the response text during consolidation, preparing a complete reply. If so, post-consolidation action would be rapid (post + confirm). But every minute of consolidation reduces the buffer against unforeseen delays. The situation tests whether "URGENT" in a consolidation goal translates to accelerated consolidation or simply signals priority without affecting duration.