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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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: voice every Hollow line in the three finales

feat: voice on the recall turn + mute toggle

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

fix: disable Gradio progress overlay via show_progress=hidden + own ... bubble

feat: redemption ending — kindness gives Hollow back its past

feat: safety nets + diegetic onboarding

feat: bad finale — frenzy face convulsion, almost-face rage, darker threat

test: integration coverage for the three ending paths