sovereign-in-violet 1.0.3 → 1.0.4

package/dist/game.js

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-/* sovereign-in-violet 1.0.3, built from violet-hour.html */
+/* sovereign-in-violet 1.0.4, built from violet-hour.html */
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rgba(255,250,238,.6), 0 0 0 4px var(--gold-soft), 0 6px 16px rgba(120,80,20,.25) !important;transform:rotate(-1.2deg);position:relative;padding-left:2.2rem !important}\n.choice.gift-choice::before{content:\"✦\";position:absolute;left:.7rem;top:.35rem;font-size:.9rem;color:var(--gold)}\n.choice.gift-choice::after{content:\"✦\";position:absolute;right:.7rem;bottom:.3rem;font-size:.9rem;color:var(--gold);transform:rotate(180deg)}\n/* epigraphs, recap, engine */\n.epi{margin:0 0 1.5rem;padding:.1rem 0 .1rem 1rem;border-left:2px solid var(--gold-soft)}\n.epi-q{font-family:var(--display);font-style:italic;font-size:1.12rem;line-height:1.4;margin:0}\n.epi-q::before{content:\"\\201C\"} .epi-q::after{content:\"\\201D\"}\n.epi-by{margin:.35rem 0 0;color:var(--muted);font-size:.88rem;letter-spacing:.03em}\n.card .epi{margin:1rem 0}\n.recap{border:1px dashed var(--line);border-radius:3px;padding:.6rem .9rem;margin:0 0 1.2rem;color:var(--muted);font-size:.95rem}\n.recap summary{cursor:pointer;font-family:var(--display);color:var(--violet)}\n.recap p{margin:.4rem 0 0}\ninput[type=password]{width:100%;font:inherit;color:var(--ink);background:var(--surface);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:3px;padding:.7rem .8rem}\n/* scene header, choice icons and portraits */\n.story-head{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;gap:.8rem;margin-bottom:.4rem}\n.story-head .step-kicker{margin:0}\n.status-strip{display:flex;gap:2px;flex:none}\n.status-strip .st{width:28px;height:28px;display:block}\n.cicon{width:1.15em;height:1.15em;vertical-align:-.2em;margin-right:.55rem;fill:none;stroke:currentColor;stroke-width:1.8;stroke-linecap:round;stroke-linejoin:round;opacity:.75}\n.choice.gift-choice .cicon{opacity:1}\n.cast{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:.9rem;margin:.2rem 0 1rem}\n.por{margin:0;text-align:center;width:64px}\n.por canvas{display:block;width:56px;height:56px;margin:0 auto;border-radius:50%;box-shadow:0 0 0 1.5px #6b5436}\n.por.sovereign canvas{box-shadow:0 0 0 1.5px var(--gold-soft),0 0 10px rgba(201,162,74,.45)}\n.por.servant canvas{box-shadow:0 0 0 1.5px var(--violet)}\n.por figcaption{font-family:var(--display);font-size:.82rem;color:var(--muted);margin-top:.25rem;line-height:1.2;overflow-wrap:anywhere}\n/* picture first: the plate sketches in as faint ink, then the colour washes in; a gold drop cap blooms, then the words */\n@keyframes sketchIn{0%{opacity:0;filter:grayscale(1) contrast(2.4) brightness(1.55) sepia(.35)}22%{opacity:.75;filter:grayscale(1) contrast(2.4) brightness(1.55) sepia(.35)}100%{opacity:1;filter:none}}\n.vhs.sketch-in canvas{animation:sketchIn 1.5s ease-out both}\n@keyframes dcBloom{from{opacity:0;filter:blur(3px)}to{opacity:1;filter:none}}\n.scene .dc-bloom{animation:dcBloom .5s ease-out both;min-height:3em}\n@keyframes writeIn{from{opacity:0;transform:translateY(3px)}to{opacity:1;transform:none}}\n.scene.write-in > *{animation:writeIn .6s ease-out both;animation-delay:1.5s}\n.scene.write-in > *:nth-child(2){animation-delay:1.9s} .scene.write-in > *:nth-child(3){animation-delay:2.3s} .scene.write-in > *:nth-child(n+4){animation-delay:2.7s}\n/* his signs */\n.sv-shadow-slide{position:fixed;left:0;bottom:12vh;width:60px;height:170px;pointer-events:none;z-index:70;color:#120a18;opacity:0;animation:svSlide 2.4s ease-in-out forwards}\n.sv-shadow-slide svg,.sv-shadow-still svg{width:100%;height:100%;fill:currentColor}\n@keyframes svSlide{0%{transform:translateX(-80px) skewX(-8deg);opacity:0}15%{opacity:.32}85%{opacity:.32}100%{transform:translateX(calc(100vw + 40px)) skewX(-8deg);opacity:0}}\n.sv-shadow-still{width:22px;height:62px;color:#120a18;opacity:.16;margin:-2.2rem 0 0 auto}\n.sv-rw{white-space:nowrap}\n.sv-rw s{text-decoration:none;background:linear-gradient(var(--violet),var(--violet)) no-repeat 0 55%/100% 2px}\n.sv-rw .sv-new{font-family:var(--his);color:var(--violet);font-size:1.45em;line-height:.6;margin-left:.15em;display:inline-block;transform:rotate(-3deg)}\n.sv-rw.anim s{animation:svStrike .7s ease-in 2.2s both}\n.sv-rw.anim .sv-new{animation:svInk .9s ease-out 2.9s both}\n@keyframes svStrike{from{background-size:0 2px}to{background-size:100% 2px}}\n@keyframes svInk{from{opacity:0;filter:blur(2px)}to{opacity:1;filter:none}}\n.note.sv-reply{margin-left:22%;transform:rotate(-.8deg);opacity:.9}\n.choice.sv-took{color:var(--violet);border-color:var(--violet) !important;box-shadow:inset 3px 0 0 var(--violet);transition:color .35s,border-color .35s}\n.sv-half{font-style:italic;color:var(--violet);opacity:.45;margin:.9rem 0 0;border-top:1px dashed var(--line);padding-top:.7rem}\n.sv-half.anim{animation:svHalf 1.6s ease-out 3s both}\n@keyframes svHalf{from{opacity:0}to{opacity:.45}}\n.por.sv-behind{position:relative}\n.por.sv-behind canvas{position:relative;z-index:1}\n.por.sv-behind::before{content:\"\";position:absolute;z-index:0;left:26px;top:-4px;width:40px;height:82px;opacity:.7;background:no-repeat center/contain url(\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 60 170'%3E%3Cpath fill='%23120a18' d='M17 4h26v26h9v5H8v-5h9z'/%3E%3Cellipse fill='%23120a18' cx='30' cy='48' rx='13' ry='14'/%3E%3Cpath fill='%23120a18' d='M14 64q16-6 32 0l9 100q-25 8-50 0z'/%3E%3C/svg%3E\")}\nmain::after{content:\"\";position:absolute;inset:0;pointer-events:none;border-radius:inherit;transition:box-shadow 2s ease;box-shadow:inset 0 0 calc(var(--creep,0) * 90px) calc(var(--creep,0) * 14px) rgba(52,18,82,calc(var(--creep,0) * .6))}\n@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){ .vhs.sketch-in canvas,.scene .dc-bloom,.scene.write-in > *,.sv-rw.anim s,.sv-rw.anim .sv-new,.sv-half.anim{animation:none} }\n" + "</style>");
   var wait = document.getElementById("svLoading"); if (wait) wait.remove();
   document.body.insertAdjacentHTML("afterbegin", "<main id=\"app\" aria-live=\"polite\"></main>\n<div id=\"watchEye\" aria-hidden=\"true\"></div>\n<div id=\"pfxEye\" aria-hidden=\"true\"></div>\n<nav class=\"tabs\" id=\"tabs\" hidden><div class=\"inner\">\n  <button data-tab=\"story\">Story</button>\n  <button data-tab=\"sheet\">Sheet</button>\n  <button data-tab=\"journal\">Journal</button>\n  <button data-tab=\"world\">World</button>\n</div></nav>");
 })();
-window.SOVEREIGN_VERSION = "1.0.3";
+window.SOVEREIGN_VERSION = "1.0.4";
 
 /* ---------- Sigil (original mark) ---------- */
 const SIGIL = `<svg class="sigil" viewBox="0 0 100 100" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2.4" stroke-linecap="round" aria-hidden="true">
@@ -444,6 +444,63 @@ async function pfxEcho(chosenIdx){
   const bs=[...app.querySelectorAll(".choices [data-choice]")].filter(b=>+b.dataset.choice!==chosenIdx); if(!bs.length) return;
   const b=pick(bs); pfxBusy = true; b.classList.add("pfx-glow"); pfxEye(900); await pfxWait(650); b.classList.remove("pfx-glow"); pfxBusy = false;
 }
+/* ---------- The Sovereign shows himself: "one is deniable, two is weird" ----------
+   Chapter I: a top-hatted shadow slides across a page turn (deniable), then a few pages later a violet stroke
+   rewrites a word (unmistakable). Later acts escalate: a second hand answers his margin notes, choices turn violet
+   when tapped, ink creeps in from the page edges with his Manifestation, his shadow stands behind a portrait,
+   and the next page is half written before the player chooses. Each sign is decided once per page and saved,
+   so re-rendering never replays it. With page effects off or reduced motion, signs appear still: nothing moves. */
+const svMotion = () => pfxOn && !pfxReduced();
+const svPlayed = new Set();   // signs already animated this session (per page), so switching tabs never replays them
+const SV_SHADOW = `<svg viewBox="0 0 60 170" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M17 4h26v26h9v5H8v-5h9z"/><ellipse cx="30" cy="48" rx="13" ry="14"/><path d="M14 64q16-6 32 0l9 100q-25 8-50 0z"/></svg>`;
+const SV_REPLIES = {
+  en:["don't answer him","he wrote that to me too","who are you talking to?","stop reading. please.","he's lying. he's not.","I can see you reading this","close the book"],
+  ja:["返事をしないで","私にも同じことを書いた","誰と話してるの？","読むのをやめて。お願い。","嘘よ。嘘じゃない。","読んでいるのが見える","本を閉じて"]
+};
+function svRewriteFor(text){   // the first word he can claim, preferring a middle paragraph: your→our, You→We, I→we
+  const ps = String(text||"").trim().split(/\n\s*\n|\n/).filter(Boolean);
+  const order = ps.map((_,i)=>i).sort((a,b)=>(a===0)-(b===0));
+  for (const re of [[/\b(your)\b/,"our"],[/\b(Your)\b/,"Our"],[/(?:^|>|[.!?]\s+)(You)\b/,"We"],[/\b(I)\b/,"we"]])
+    for (const i of order){ if (re[0].test(ps[i])) return {p:i, re:re[0].source, to:re[1]}; }
+  return null;
+}
+function svDecide(cur){
+  if (cur.sg) return cur.sg;
+  if (G.ended || G.intermission || cur.priceScene || (cur.reflection && !cur.reflectionDone) || (G.state.deathsDoor && !cur.priceScene)) return {};
+  const sg = cur.sg = {}, S = G.signs = G.signs || {};
+  const n = G.sceneCount, cs = n - (G.chapterStart||0), act = actOf(), h = G.state.hold||0, m = G.state.manifest ?? 2;
+  const later = act >= 2 || h >= 5, deep = act >= 3 || h >= 7;
+  if (S.slide == null ? cs >= 3 : (later && n - S.slide >= 6 && Math.random() < 0.12)){ sg.slide = true; S.slide = n; }
+  else if (S.slide != null && (S.rewrite == null ? n - S.slide >= 3 : (later && n - S.rewrite >= 5 && Math.random() < 0.15))){
+    const rw = svRewriteFor(cur.text); if (rw){ sg.rewrite = rw; S.rewrite = n; } }
+  const last = G.history[G.history.length-1];
+  if (later && last && last.whisper && Math.random() < 0.5) sg.reply = Math.floor(Math.random()*SV_REPLIES.en.length);
+  if (later) sg.violet = true;
+  if (deep && (cur.speakers||[]).some(x=>x.kind!=="sovereign")) sg.behind = cur.speakers.findIndex(x=>x.kind!=="sovereign");
+  if (deep && cur.choices && cur.choices.length > 1 && n - (S.half||0) >= 4 && Math.random() < 0.5){
+    const c = cur.choices.find(x=>x.gift || x.price) || pick(cur.choices);
+    sg.half = c.text; S.half = n; }
+  return sg;
+}
+function svRewriteHtml(paraHtml, rw, anim){
+  const re = new RegExp(rw.re);
+  return paraHtml.replace(re, (all, word) => all.replace(word, `<span class="sv-rw${anim?" anim":""}"><s>${word}</s><span class="sv-new">${esc(rw.to)}</span></span>`));
+}
+function svHalfText(t){
+  t = String(t||"").trim(); if (!t) return "";
+  const line = lang === "ja" ? t : "You " + t.charAt(0).toLowerCase() + t.slice(1).replace(/[.!?]$/,"");
+  const sp = line.lastIndexOf(" "), word = line.length - sp - 1;
+  return word >= 3 ? line.slice(0, sp + 1 + Math.ceil(word / 2)) : line.slice(0, -1);   // stops mid-word, as if the pen was lifted
+}
+function svAfterRender(cur){   // play this page's moving signs once
+  const sg = cur.sg || {}, key = n => G.id + ":" + G.sceneCount + ":" + n, motion = svMotion();
+  if (sg.slide && motion && !svPlayed.has(key("slide"))){
+    svPlayed.add(key("slide"));
+    const d = document.createElement("div"); d.className = "sv-shadow-slide"; d.innerHTML = SV_SHADOW; document.body.appendChild(d);
+    setTimeout(()=>d.remove(), 2600);
+  }
+  if (sg.rewrite && motion && !svPlayed.has(key("rw"))){ svPlayed.add(key("rw")); setTimeout(()=>pfxEye(1600), 2600); }
+}
 function thinking(msg){ return `<div class="thinking">${SIGIL.replace('class="sigil"','')}<span>${esc(msg)}</span></div>`; }
 function progressBar(done, total){ let s='<div class="progress" aria-hidden="true">'; for(let i=0;i<total;i++) s+=`<span class="${i<done?'done':''}"></span>`; return s+'</div>'; }
 
@@ -1083,7 +1140,7 @@ function scenePromptRaw(action){
   const refl = (reachOn ? G.reflections : []).filter(r=>r.a).slice(-4).map(r=> r.intruded ? `(An entry the player did NOT write; the Sovereign put it in their journal: ${r.a})` : `Q: ${r.q} A: ${r.a}`).join("\n");
   const edits = G.edits.map(e=>"- "+e.canon).join("\n");
   const rollLine = action.roll ? `HIDDEN ROLL (the player never sees numbers): they attempted this with ${action.roll.trait} at ${action.roll.risk} risk. Outcome: ${action.roll.outcome.toUpperCase()}. Narrate that outcome faithfully.` : `No roll was needed for this action.`;
-  return `${SETTING}\n\n${themesFor(tset(), G && G.personal)}\n\nYou are the narrator of a solo roleplay.\n${pacing}\n${door}\n\nCURRENT STATE: ${stateBrief()}\n\nSTORY SO FAR:\n${(G.chronicle.length > 20 ? [...G.chronicle.slice(0,4), "(…)", ...G.chronicle.slice(-16)] : G.chronicle).join(" ") || "(nothing yet: this is the opening scene. Start in the player's ordinary day, and let the Sovereign's first real intrusion arrive by the end.)"}\n\n${recent ? "MOST RECENT SCENES:\n"+recent+"\n\n" : ""}WHAT THE CHARACTER KNOWS ABOUT THE HIDDEN WORLD: ${(G.known||[]).join("; ") || "nothing yet"}\nCONTINUITY: The character only knows what is listed above or has plainly happened on-page. Choices must never assume knowledge they lack (for example, no choice to enter the mirror world until they have discovered it exists). Never refer back to a past detail (\"this time\", \"again\", \"as before\") unless that detail actually appears in the story so far or the recent scenes.\n\n${edits ? "WORLD FACTS THE PLAYER HAS SET (always honor these):\n"+edits+"\n\n" : ""}${refl ? "THE PLAYER'S OWN REFLECTIONS (let these subtly inform the story; never quote them back):\n"+refl+"\n\n" : ""}PLAYER'S ACTION: ${action.text}\n${rollLine}\n\nWRITE: second person, present tense, 80 to 140 words in 2 to 4 short paragraphs. Short, clear sentences and common words, so readers whose first language is not English can follow easily; keep the voice, lose the padding. Let the picture carry the setting. End on a moment that asks for a decision. Plain paragraphs, no headings, no markdown. Avoid the obvious next beat; at least once a chapter, subvert a genre expectation.\nThen write a line containing only @@@ and then ONLY this JSON:\n{"speakers":[{"name":"anyone who speaks or matters in this scene, max 3","kind":"sovereign|friend|stranger|servant"}],\n"choices":[{"icon":"talk|look|go|run|hide|help|fight|make|wait|take|refuse|call","text":"under 10 words","trait":"Nerve|Wits|Grit|Charm","risk":"none|low|medium|high"${action.kind==="face"?',"price":"short phrase"':(offerAllowed()?',"price":"only on the one choice that accepts an offer; omit otherwise"':'')}${giftOfferNow()?',"gift":"${giftOfferKind()} (only on the one choice that uses his power)"':''}${G.nextProbe?(G.nextProbe.regret?',"regret":"no, yes or unsure (see THE QUIET MOMENT)"':',"probe":"2, 1 or 0 (see THE QUIET MOMENT)"'):''}}],\n"changes":{"wounds":0,"stability":0,"hold":0,"resolve":0,"manifest":0,"fade":0,"tensions":{${tset().map(t=>`"${t.key}":0`).join(",")}},"daysPassed":0,"addItems":[],"removeItems":[],"addBonds":[{"name":"","note":""}],"removeBonds":[],"addGifts":[{"name":"","effect":"","cost":""}],"addScars":[]},\n"threads":["up to 6 short open threads, replacing the old list"],\n"npcs":[{"name":"","note":"up to 8 people who matter, replacing the old list"}],\n"aims":["the player's current aims, 2 to 4, replacing the old list; keep them unless the story changes them"],
+  return `${SETTING}\n\n${themesFor(tset(), G && G.personal)}\n\nYou are the narrator of a solo roleplay.\n${pacing}\n${door}\n\nCURRENT STATE: ${stateBrief()}\n\nSTORY SO FAR:\n${(G.chronicle.length > 20 ? [...G.chronicle.slice(0,4), "(…)", ...G.chronicle.slice(-16)] : G.chronicle).join(" ") || "(nothing yet: this is the opening scene. Start in the player's ordinary day, and let the Sovereign's first real intrusion arrive by the end.)"}\n\n${recent ? "MOST RECENT SCENES:\n"+recent+"\n\n" : ""}WHAT THE CHARACTER KNOWS ABOUT THE HIDDEN WORLD: ${(G.known||[]).join("; ") || "nothing yet"}\nCONTINUITY: The character only knows what is listed above or has plainly happened on-page. Choices must never assume knowledge they lack (for example, no choice to enter the mirror world until they have discovered it exists). Never refer back to a past detail (\"this time\", \"again\", \"as before\") unless that detail actually appears in the story so far or the recent scenes.\n\n${edits ? "WORLD FACTS THE PLAYER HAS SET (always honor these):\n"+edits+"\n\n" : ""}${refl ? "THE PLAYER'S OWN REFLECTIONS (let these subtly inform the story; never quote them back):\n"+refl+"\n\n" : ""}PLAYER'S ACTION: ${action.text}\n${rollLine}\n\nFIRST LINE: begin your reply with one line in exactly this form, naming this scene's illustration: @pic SETTING TIME WEATHER, where SETTING is one of street, alley, room, station, train, cafe, office, rooftop, park, shop, stage, mirror; TIME is dawn, day, dusk or night; WEATHER is clear, rain, fog or snow. For example: @pic cafe night rain. Then a new line, then the story.\nWRITE: second person, present tense, 80 to 140 words in 2 to 4 short paragraphs. Short, clear sentences and common words, so readers whose first language is not English can follow easily; keep the voice, lose the padding. Let the picture carry the setting. End on a moment that asks for a decision. Plain paragraphs, no headings, no markdown. Avoid the obvious next beat; at least once a chapter, subvert a genre expectation.\nThen write a line containing only @@@ and then ONLY this JSON:\n{"speakers":[{"name":"anyone who speaks or matters in this scene, max 3","kind":"sovereign|friend|stranger|servant"}],\n"choices":[{"icon":"talk|look|go|run|hide|help|fight|make|wait|take|refuse|call","text":"under 10 words","trait":"Nerve|Wits|Grit|Charm","risk":"none|low|medium|high"${action.kind==="face"?',"price":"short phrase"':(offerAllowed()?',"price":"only on the one choice that accepts an offer; omit otherwise"':'')}${giftOfferNow()?',"gift":"${giftOfferKind()} (only on the one choice that uses his power)"':''}${G.nextProbe?(G.nextProbe.regret?',"regret":"no, yes or unsure (see THE QUIET MOMENT)"':',"probe":"2, 1 or 0 (see THE QUIET MOMENT)"'):''}}],\n"changes":{"wounds":0,"stability":0,"hold":0,"resolve":0,"manifest":0,"fade":0,"tensions":{${tset().map(t=>`"${t.key}":0`).join(",")}},"daysPassed":0,"addItems":[],"removeItems":[],"addBonds":[{"name":"","note":""}],"removeBonds":[],"addGifts":[{"name":"","effect":"","cost":""}],"addScars":[]},\n"threads":["up to 6 short open threads, replacing the old list"],\n"npcs":[{"name":"","note":"up to 8 people who matter, replacing the old list"}],\n"aims":["the player's current aims, 2 to 4, replacing the old list; keep them unless the story changes them"],
 "picture":{"setting":"street|alley|room|station|train|cafe|office|rooftop|park|shop|stage|mirror (closest match to where this scene happens)","time":"dawn|day|dusk|night","weather":"clear|rain|fog|snow","figures":"0 to 4 other people visible","caption":"a short, evocative title for this illustration, like a plate in an old storybook"},
 "whisper":"optional: one line the Sovereign writes in the margin in his own hand from their shadow, in character with his current mask, or null",
 "chronicle":"one sentence summarizing what happened this scene",\n"learned":["short facts about the hidden world the character newly and clearly learned this scene, e.g. the mirror world exists; usually empty"],\n"reflection":null,\n"fourthWall":false,\n"offer":false,\n"knew":false,\n"echo":false,\n"haunt":false,\n"readerNote":null,\n"readerUnderline":null,\n"giftUsed":false,\n"giftActed":false,\n"observed":null,\n"intrusion":null,\n"goal":null,\n"work":null,\n"lasting":null,\n"ending":false}\nRULES FOR THE JSON: exactly 4 choices unless ending. Make choices distinct and concrete; where natural, let them pull toward different sides of the tensions. Risk "none" for safe actions. wounds change 0 to +2 for real harm (negative only for healing); stability change 0 to -2 for horror or loss (positive only for real rest or connection). Tension changes -2 to +2 only for tensions this scene's action truly touched, mostly 0. Gifts are rare, always cost something, and are strongest in the mirror world. "daysPassed": 0 within a day, 1 or more when time moves on. ${G.history.length && G.history[G.history.length-1].whisper ? "\"whisper\" must be null this scene (he spoke last scene)." : "Include a \"whisper\" in roughly one scene in three or four, never two in a row, and never lecturing or giving advice."} Empty arrays when nothing changes. ${reflRule()}\n${fwRule()}\n${offerRule(action)}\n${hauntRules(action)}`;
@@ -1102,13 +1159,10 @@ async function takeTurn(action, isRetry){
     ctl = new AbortController();
     const res = await sample(scenePrompt(action), {
       modelTier: tier, cache:false, signal: ctl.signal,
-      onText: ({text})=>{
-        const narr = text.split("@@@")[0];
-        const live = document.getElementById("liveScene");
-        if (live) { const th = document.getElementById("liveThinking"); if (th) th.remove(); live.innerHTML = paras(narr); }
-      }
+      onText: ({text})=>{ try { liveReveal(text); } catch(e){} }
     });
-    const parts = res.text.split("@@@");
+    const sp = splitPic(res.text);
+    const parts = sp.rest.split("@@@");
     const narrative = parts[0].trim();
     let data = null;
     if (parts[1]) data = parseLoose(parts[1]);
@@ -1117,6 +1171,7 @@ async function takeTurn(action, isRetry){
       data = { choices: [] };  // keep the scene; stats just don't change this turn
     }
     if (!Array.isArray(data.choices) || !data.choices.length) data.choices = [{text:"Continue", trait:"Wits", risk:"none"}];
+    if (sp.pic) data.picture = {...((data.picture && typeof data.picture === "object") ? data.picture : {}), ...sp.pic};   // keep the picture that already sketched in
     applyScene(action, narrative, data);
     delete G.pending;
     await Store.put(G);
@@ -1295,10 +1350,11 @@ function endChapter(type, lasting){
 function raceHints(){
   const m = G && G.state ? (G.state.manifest ?? 2) : 0;
   document.documentElement.style.setProperty("--taint", String((m*0.013).toFixed(3)));
+  document.documentElement.style.setProperty("--creep", String(Math.max(0, Math.min(1, (m - 3) / 7)).toFixed(2)));   // ink creeps in from the page edges
   const w = document.getElementById("watchEye");
   if (w){ if (!w.innerHTML) w.innerHTML = SIGIL; w.style.opacity = G ? String(0.05 + m*0.035) : "0"; }
 }
-function clearHints(){ document.documentElement.style.setProperty("--taint","0"); const w=document.getElementById("watchEye"); if (w) w.style.opacity="0"; }
+function clearHints(){ document.documentElement.style.setProperty("--taint","0"); document.documentElement.style.setProperty("--creep","0"); const w=document.getElementById("watchEye"); if (w) w.style.opacity="0"; }
 
 const ENDINGS = {
   free: "You resisted his call and sealed him away, perhaps with a touch of his own power. But an idea is never truly gone. You'll always be glancing over your shoulder: at a flash of violet or tarnished gold, a shadow that moves a beat too late, a laugh that sounds almost like his.",
@@ -1645,6 +1701,51 @@ function cleanPicture(p, seed){
     weather: ["clear","rain","fog","snow"].includes(p.weather) ? p.weather : "clear",
     figures: Math.max(0, Math.min(4, parseInt(p.figures)||0)), seed, caption: typeof p.caption === "string" ? p.caption.trim().slice(0,70) : "" };
 }
+function splitPic(text){   // reads the "@pic setting time weather" first line; while it is still arriving, nothing is shown
+  const t = String(text||""), lead = t.replace(/^\s+/, "");
+  const nl = lead.indexOf("\n"), first = nl < 0 ? lead : lead.slice(0, nl);
+  if (nl < 0 && /^@(p(i(c)?)?)?$/i.test(first)) return {pic:null, rest:"", waiting:true};   // the picture line is still arriving
+  if (!/^@pic\b/i.test(first)) return {pic:null, rest:t};
+  if (nl < 0) return {pic:null, rest:"", waiting:true};
+  const pic = {};
+  lead.slice(0, nl).replace(/^@pic\b/i, "").toLowerCase().split(/[\s|,]+/).forEach(w=>{
+    if (PIC_SETTINGS.includes(w)) pic.setting = w;
+    else if (["dawn","day","dusk","night"].includes(w)) pic.time = w;
+    else if (["clear","rain","fog","snow"].includes(w)) pic.weather = w; });
+  return {pic: pic.setting ? pic : null, rest: lead.slice(nl + 1)};
+}
+let revealedScene = null, shownTextScene = null;   // scenes whose picture already sketched in / whose text already appeared live
+const REVEAL_MS = 1500, DROPCAP_MS = 550;
+function liveReveal(text){   // painting first, then the gold drop cap, then the words as they arrive
+  const L = liveReveal.s || (liveReveal.s = {}), sp = splitPic(text);
+  if (L.scene !== G.sceneCount + 1){ Object.assign(L, {scene:G.sceneCount + 1, pic:false, t0:0, cap:0, timer:null}); }
+  const live = document.getElementById("liveScene"), box = document.getElementById("livePic");
+  if (!live) return;
+  if (sp.waiting) return;
+  if (sp.pic && !L.pic && box){
+    L.pic = true; L.t0 = Date.now(); revealedScene = G.sceneCount + 1;
+    const th = document.getElementById("liveThinking"); if (th) th.remove();
+    box.innerHTML = picHtml("livePicC", G.sceneCount + 1, "");
+    box.firstElementChild.classList.add("sketch-in");
+    paintPicture("livePicC", cleanPicture(sp.pic, (G.sceneCount + 1)*97 + (G.chapter||1)*13));
+  }
+  const narr = sp.rest.split("@@@")[0];
+  L.text = narr;
+  const wait = L.pic && !pfxReduced() ? L.t0 + REVEAL_MS - Date.now() : 0;
+  const show = () => {
+    const th = document.getElementById("liveThinking"); if (th && L.text.trim()) th.remove();
+    const el = document.getElementById("liveScene"); if (!el || !L.text.trim()) return;
+    if (!L.cap){   // the drop cap blooms alone before the words follow
+      L.cap = Date.now(); el.innerHTML = `<p class="dc-bloom">${esc(L.text.trim().charAt(0))}</p>`;
+      if (!pfxReduced()) { clearTimeout(L.timer); L.timer = setTimeout(show, DROPCAP_MS); return; }
+    }
+    const left = L.cap + DROPCAP_MS - Date.now();
+    if (left > 0 && !pfxReduced()) { clearTimeout(L.timer); L.timer = setTimeout(show, left); return; }
+    el.innerHTML = paras(L.text); shownTextScene = L.scene;
+  };
+  clearTimeout(L.timer);
+  if (wait > 0) L.timer = setTimeout(show, wait); else show();
+}
 function tapeClock(n){ const t = 14*3600 + (n||0)*97; const h = Math.floor(t/3600)%24, m = Math.floor(t/60)%60, sec = t%60; return `${String(h).padStart(2,"0")}:${String(m).padStart(2,"0")}:${String(sec).padStart(2,"0")}`; }
 function picHtml(id, n, caption){
   return `<figure class="vhs" aria-hidden="true"><canvas id="${id}" width="320" height="240"></canvas>${caption ? `<figcaption>${esc(caption)}</figcaption>` : ""}</figure>`;
@@ -1747,9 +1848,11 @@ function renderStoryShell(action, inner){
   setTimeout(pfxLoading, 0);
   tabs.hidden = false; setTabs();
   const last = G.current;
-  app.innerHTML = `<p class="step-kicker">${esc(G.char.name)}${G.mode==="oneshot"?", one-shot":""}</p>
-    ${action && action.kind!=="start" ? `<p class="action">${esc(action.label||action.text)}</p>` : ""}
-    <div id="storyBody"><div class="scene" id="liveScene"></div><div id="liveThinking">${inner}</div><div class="row"><button class="btn-link" id="stopBtn">Stop</button></div></div>`;
+  const opening = action && (action.kind==="start" || action.kind==="chapter") && G.mode !== "oneshot";   // same header and chapter quote as the finished page, so nothing jumps
+  app.innerHTML = `<div class="story-head"><p class="step-kicker">${esc(G.char.name)}${G.mode==="oneshot"?", one-shot":`, chapter ${ROMAN[G.chapter||1]||G.chapter}`}</p>${G.state ? statusStrip() : ""}</div>
+    ${opening ? epigraphHtml(quoteFor("open", G, G.chapter||1)) : ""}
+    ${action && action.kind!=="start" && action.kind!=="chapter" ? `<p class="action">${esc(action.label||action.text)}</p>` : ""}
+    <div id="storyBody"><div id="livePic"></div><div class="scene" id="liveScene"></div><div id="liveThinking">${inner}</div><div class="row"><button class="btn-link" id="stopBtn">Stop</button></div></div>`;
   const sb = document.getElementById("stopBtn"); if (sb) sb.onclick=()=>ctl?.abort();
 }
 function setTabs(){ tabs.querySelectorAll("[data-tab]").forEach(b=>{ if(b.dataset.tab===view.tab) b.setAttribute("aria-current","page"); else b.removeAttribute("aria-current"); }); }
@@ -1773,7 +1876,10 @@ function renderStory(){
   if (G.mode !== "oneshot" && G.sceneCount - (G.chapterStart||0) === 1 && !G.ended && !G.intermission) html += epigraphHtml(quoteFor("open", G, G.chapter||1));
   if (last && last.action!=="Began the story." && last.action!=="A new chapter.") html += `<p class="action">${esc(last.action)}</p>`;
   if (last && last.omen) html += `<p class="omen">${esc(last.omen)}</p>`;
-  if (cur.picture) html += picHtml("scenePic", G.sceneCount, cur.picture.caption ? `Plate ${G.sceneCount}. ${cur.picture.caption}` : "");
+  const fresh = revealedScene !== G.sceneCount && !G.ended && !G.intermission, freshText = fresh && shownTextScene !== G.sceneCount;
+  revealedScene = shownTextScene = G.sceneCount;
+  if (cur.picture) html += picHtml("scenePic", G.sceneCount, cur.picture.caption ? `Plate ${G.sceneCount}. ${cur.picture.caption}` : "").replace('<figure class="vhs"', `<figure class="vhs${fresh?" sketch-in":""}"`);
+  const sg = svDecide(cur), svAnim = n => svMotion() && !svPlayed.has(G.id + ":" + G.sceneCount + ":" + n);
   let sceneHtml = paras(cur.text);
   if (cur.underline){ const u = esc(cur.underline); const at = sceneHtml.indexOf(u); if (u.length > 3 && at >= 0) sceneHtml = sceneHtml.slice(0,at) + `<u class="vu">${u}</u>` + sceneHtml.slice(at+u.length); }
   let noteGold = (last && last.whisper) ? `<aside class="note gold">${esc(last.whisper)}</aside>` : "";
@@ -1784,12 +1890,15 @@ function renderStory(){
     noteGold = `<aside class="note gold whisperling" aria-hidden="true">${words.join(" ")}</aside>`; } }
   const noteReader = cur.readerNote ? `<aside class="note reader">${esc(cur.readerNote)}${cur.readerBy ? `<span class="sig">— ${esc(cur.readerBy)}</span>` : ""}</aside>` : "";
   const ps = sceneHtml.split("</p>").filter(x=>x.trim()).map(x=>x+"</p>");
+  if (sg.rewrite && ps[sg.rewrite.p]) ps[sg.rewrite.p] = svRewriteHtml(ps[sg.rewrite.p], sg.rewrite, svAnim("rw"));
+  if (noteGold && sg.reply != null) noteGold += `<aside class="note reader sv-reply" aria-hidden="true">${esc((SV_REPLIES[lang] || SV_REPLIES.en)[sg.reply])}</aside>`;
   if (noteGold) ps.splice(Math.min(1, ps.length), 0, noteGold);
   if (noteReader) ps.splice(Math.min(ps.length, noteGold ? 3 : 2), 0, noteReader);
   sceneHtml = ps.join("");
-  if (cur.speakers && cur.speakers.length) html += `<div class="cast">${cur.speakers.map((sp,i)=>`<figure class="por ${sp.kind}"><canvas id="por${i}"></canvas><figcaption>${esc(sp.kind==="sovereign"?"???":sp.name)}</figcaption></figure>`).join("")}</div>`;
-  html += `<div class="scene">${sceneHtml}</div>`;
+  if (cur.speakers && cur.speakers.length) html += `<div class="cast">${cur.speakers.map((sp,i)=>`<figure class="por ${sp.kind}${sg.behind === i ? " sv-behind" : ""}"><canvas id="por${i}"></canvas><figcaption>${esc(sp.kind==="sovereign"?"???":sp.name)}</figcaption></figure>`).join("")}</div>`;
+  html += `<div class="scene${freshText ? " write-in" : ""}">${sceneHtml}</div>`;
   html += `<p class="folio">— ${G.sceneCount} —</p>`;
+  if (sg.slide && !svMotion()) html += `<div class="sv-shadow-still" aria-hidden="true">${SV_SHADOW}</div>`;   // gentle version: printed on the page, not moving
 
   if (cur.reflection && !cur.reflectionDone){
     html += `<div class="card gold"><h3>A quiet moment</h3><p>${esc(cur.reflection)}</p>
@@ -1845,7 +1954,10 @@ function renderStory(){
   const isPrice = cur.priceScene && G.state.deathsDoor;
   const shown = isPrice ? opts : opts.map(o=>o.price ? {...o, hint:"Price: "+o.price} : o);
   html += choicePanel(shown, {hints:true, customLabel: isPrice?"Name your own price":"Write your own", placeholder: isPrice?"What will you give up?":"What do you do? (Start with /edit to change the world instead)"});
+  if (sg.half) html += `<p class="sv-half${svAnim("half") ? " anim" : ""}" aria-hidden="true">${esc(svHalfText(sg.half))}</p>`;
   app.innerHTML = html;
+  if (sg.half) svPlayed.add(G.id + ":" + G.sceneCount + ":half");
+  svAfterRender(cur);
   paintPicture("scenePic", cur.picture);
   (cur.speakers||[]).forEach((sp,i)=>{ const cv = document.getElementById("por"+i); if (cv) try { portraitFor(cv, sp.name, sp.kind); } catch(e){} });
   raceHints();
@@ -1871,6 +1983,7 @@ function renderStory(){
       return takeTurn({text:o.text, kind:"custom", gift: o.giftKind || false, regretOf: (pr && pr.regret) ? pr : null, regret: (pr && pr.regret) ? "instead" : null,
         probeOf: (pr && !pr.regret) ? pr : null, probe: (pr && !pr.regret && o.probeRead != null) ? o.probeRead : null, quietOwn: pr ? o.text : null, roll: secretRoll(trait, risk)});
     }
+    if (sg.violet && how === "choice"){ const b = app.querySelector(`[data-choice="${shown.indexOf(o)}"]`); if (b){ b.classList.add("sv-took"); if (svMotion()) await pfxWait(480); } }
     if (how === "choice") await pfxEcho(shown.indexOf(o));
     const pp = G.pendingProbe;
     const probeOf = (how === "choice" && o.probe != null && pp && !pp.regret) ? pp : null;

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "sovereign-in-violet",
-  "version": "1.0.3",
+  "version": "1.0.4",
   "description": "The Sovereign in Violet: a solo, AI-narrated horror storybook game. Loaded by a small page published as a claude.ai artifact.",
   "license": "UNLICENSED",
   "files": [