feat(intro): condensed tester teaching card so the short arc explains the loop

feat(pacing): shorten the tester run (end_affinity 35, recall_cooldown 1, bad_min_turn 3)

feat(finale): tie the bad-ending threat to the lore (Caor/the Gaunt, the given)

fix(finale): silent convulse beat for loop & bad so the prior line isn't cut

feat(end): title emits an end marker on the finale's final frame

fix(finale): deterministic dev seed + good-ending convulse/sigh timing

feat(lore): good ending — Caor/Gaunt confession + brother (Edren) name recovery

feat(game): 'what it remembers' weaves the memories it stole from you

feat(lore): short world note keeps improvised dialogue consistent

feat(lore): OWN_FRAGMENTS become the deepening Caor/Gaunt arc

test: finale cues assert class=cue-audio (queued) instead of autoplay

feat(entity): optional per-turn cue marker (capture/recall/recover)

fix(game): give stage real height, center dialogue, brighten scene

fix(game): letterbox stage layout + brighter silhouette with glow

feat(child): it gropes toward a name as it recovers itself

feat(game): letterboxed scene shell + recovered drawer + tone wiring

feat(entity): cut-out silhouette in the scene (replaces gothic arch)

feat(menu): move How to Play into menu card; fix overlay center + close

feat(menu): cohesive card with selectable mode rows (proxy), pinned credit

feat(intro): selectable choice rows inside the dialogue panel

feat(menu): cinematic letterbox frame + blurred backdrop, centered tagline

feat(intro): per-card focal positions for cinematic crop

feat: _show_intro + _enter_game tone seed + intro image loader

feat: type_tick_wav_bytes — dry tick for the intro typewriter

feat: intro card copy + per-mode sequence constants

feat: front-door menu, Tester/Full modes, How to Play, menu music + ritual

feat: chime-then-greeting opening ritual on start and 'begin again'

feat: remove the per-reply chime (redundant with voice, desynced under streaming)

feat: child speaks each sentence as the stream builds (client audio queue)

feat: stream the reply token-by-token into the chat

feat: shorter varied replies + one consolidated memory per turn

feat: front-load the recall wow + shorten the arc to 5-7 turns

feat: child escalates its plea for a real memory over barren turns

feat: client-timed idle that resets on any interaction (60s)

feat: client-side volume + real mute for the child's voice

feat: speak the opening line on the visitor's first message

fix: strip dashes from TTS input (Kokoro was saying 'dash')

feat: presence polish (voice every reply, idle anger, mute, fog-veil, faster finale) + race fixes

fix: voice no longer cut off + spoken opening greeting

feat: B1 — Hollow speaks first when you go silent (gr.Timer)

feat: B2 — Hollow resurfaces your memories unprompted

feat: B3 — Hollow notices how you write

feat: voice every Hollow line in the three finales

feat: voice on the recall turn + mute toggle

feat: voice.py — guarded Kokoro whisper with locked DSP

feat: seamless fast finale settle, climax sound on the final image

feat: always-visible begin-again restart button

feat: finale players build with heartbeat then convulse to settle

feat: convulse stage in good and loop finale scripts

feat: render convulse_good (sigh) and convulse_loop (flatline) modes