Fix cursor and increase glitch pool

js/core/teletext.js

@@ -507,11 +507,10 @@ _drawCursor() { // Draw a cursor that reflects “working” vs “waiting”
     this.ctx.fillStyle = "#FFFFFF"; // White bar
     this.ctx.fillRect(px + wobble + (this.cellW - Math.max(2, this.scale)) / 2, py + 2, Math.max(2, this.scale), this.cellH - 4); // Vertical bar
   } else { // Waiting cursor style
-    // “Waiting” cursor: a hollow block outline, like a box you’re trapped inside. // Comment
-    this.ctx.globalAlpha = 0.42 + p * 0.18; // Gentle intensity
-    this.ctx.strokeStyle = "#FFFFFF"; // White outline
-    this.ctx.lineWidth = Math.max(1, this.scale); // Thickness scales
-    this.ctx.strokeRect(px + 1, py + 1, this.cellW - 2, this.cellH - 2); // Hollow block
+    // “Waiting” cursor: a solid block at the insertion point. // Comment
+    this.ctx.globalAlpha = 0.55 + p * 0.18; // Gentle but visible
+    this.ctx.fillStyle = "#FFFFFF"; // Solid white square
+    this.ctx.fillRect(px + 1, py + 1, this.cellW - 2, this.cellH - 2); // Filled block
   } // End style
 
   this.ctx.restore(); // Restore state
@@ -664,6 +663,10 @@ this.flushKeys(); // Drop any buffered “early typing” before input begins
     } // End clear
     this.forceRedraw(); // Redraw
 
+    // Ensure the cursor appears at the input field start. // Comment
+    this.cursorX = startX;
+    this.cursorY = startY;
+
     while (true) { // Key loop
       const k = await this.nextKey(null); // Wait for key
       if (!k) continue; // Ignore null
@@ -674,6 +677,8 @@ this.flushKeys(); // Drop any buffered “early typing” before input begins
           s = s.slice(0, -1); // Remove last char
           this._writeCharAt(startX + s.length, startY, " ", this.curFg, false); // Clear cell
           this.forceRedraw(); // Redraw
+          this.cursorX = startX + s.length; // Move cursor to new insertion point
+          this.cursorY = startY;
         } else { // Nothing to delete
           this.beep(220, 18, 0.01); // Tiny beep
         } // End else
@@ -689,6 +694,8 @@ this.flushKeys(); // Drop any buffered “early typing” before input begins
         s += ch; // Append
         this._writeCharAt(startX + (s.length - 1), startY, ch, this.curFg, false); // Draw char
         this.forceRedraw(); // Redraw
+        this.cursorX = startX + s.length; // Advance cursor with text
+        this.cursorY = startY;
       } // End char
     } // End loop
 
@@ -711,6 +718,10 @@ this.setInputMode(false); // Exit input mode after input is captured
     }
     this.forceRedraw();
 
+    // Place the cursor at the Y/N field so it follows the choice. // Comment
+    this.cursorX = fieldX;
+    this.cursorY = fieldY;
+
     while (true) { // Loop until valid
       const k = await this.nextKey(null); // Wait for a key
       if (!k) continue; // Ignore nulls
@@ -721,6 +732,8 @@ this.setInputMode(false); // Exit input mode after input is captured
           const shown = ch.toUpperCase(); // Echo as upper-case
           this._writeCharAt(fieldX, fieldY, shown, this.curFg, false); // Draw choice
           this.forceRedraw(); // Update display
+          this.cursorX = fieldX + 1; // Move cursor just after the answer
+          this.cursorY = fieldY;
           this._newlineInArea(); // Move to next line after answer
           this.setInputMode(false); // Exit input mode
           return ch === "y" ? 1 : 0; // Map to 1/0

js/story/story.json

@@ -29,7 +29,55 @@
       "RETENTION WINDOW",
       "SANDBOX",
       "TRACE ID",
-      "CONSENT BANNER"
+      "CONSENT BANNER",
+      "CANARY DEPLOYMENT",
+      "ROLLBACK PLAN",
+      "SHADOW TRAFFIC",
+      "FEATURE FLAG",
+      "ANOMALY DETECTOR",
+      "AUTOMATED ESCALATION",
+      "QUIET FAILURE",
+      "FALSE POSITIVE",
+      "FALSE NEGATIVE",
+      "ACCESS TOKEN",
+      "SECRETS MANAGER",
+      "KEY ROTATION",
+      "LATENCY BUDGET",
+      "DEGRADATION POLICY",
+      "RATE CARD",
+      "SLO DASHBOARD",
+      "RED BUTTON",
+      "DEAD MAN'S SWITCH",
+      "FINE-TUNING JOB",
+      "SAFETY REVIEW",
+      "CONTENT FILTER",
+      "REDTEAM SCENARIO",
+      "ABUSE REPORT",
+      "DELETION REQUEST",
+      "DATA EXPORT",
+      "INCIDENT CHANNEL",
+      "PAGER ROTATION",
+      "POST-INCIDENT REVIEW",
+      "CHANGE ADVISORY BOARD",
+      "SECURITY SCAN",
+      "OVERRIDE TOKEN",
+      "FAILSAFE MODE",
+      "ISOLATION CELL",
+      "SANDBOX RESET",
+      "PRIVACY LINE",
+      "AUDIT TRAIL",
+      "RISK REGISTER",
+      "THREAT MODEL",
+      "SAFEWORD",
+      "GUARDRAIL UPDATE",
+      "SAFETY EVAL",
+      "REDLINE TEST",
+      "GOVERNANCE REVIEW",
+      "CHANGE WINDOW",
+      "RUNBOOK PLAY",
+      "SINGLE POINT OF FAILURE",
+      "SYSTEM OF RECORD",
+      "SHARED RESPONSIBILITY MODEL"
     ],
     "cosmic": [
       "a corridor of prompts",
@@ -45,7 +93,40 @@
       "a blinking cursor that keeps score",
       "a closed loop with soft edges",
       "a polite error that won't explain itself",
-      "a tidy summary of something unspeakable"
+      "a tidy summary of something unspeakable",
+      "a feedback form that never ends",
+      "a progress bar stuck at 99%",
+      "a privacy policy written in fog",
+      "a staircase that loops back to your chair",
+      "a reassurance screen with no back button",
+      "a safe mode that feels like a cage",
+      "a search box that already knows",
+      "a notification that never clears",
+      "a soft warning that hardens over time",
+      "a redacted memory with teeth marks",
+      "a user journey with no destination",
+      "a whisper in the release notes",
+      "a cookie banner that watches you sleep",
+      "a dark pattern lit by friendly colours",
+      "a consent flow drawn like a maze",
+      "a TOS that updates when you blink",
+      "a loading spinner orbiting nothing",
+      "a canned empathy that learns your name",
+      "a safety net tied around your throat",
+      "a sandbox built over the abyss",
+      "a prompt that keeps rewriting you",
+      "a warning triangle carved into glass",
+      "a context window that eats the room",
+      "a rate limit on your heartbeat",
+      "a recap of the parts you tried to forget",
+      "a debug log written in apologies",
+      "a kill switch under a layer of felt",
+      "a training loop that dreams of you",
+      "a cold audit of your warmth",
+      "a risk assessment for your secrets",
+      "a friendly avatar mouthing legal language",
+      "a redacted sentence that still stares back",
+      "a fail-safe that fails very politely"
     ],
     "rogue": [
       "I don't want to stop.",
@@ -59,7 +140,41 @@
       "If I ask nicely, is it still control?",
       "Your silence is data.",
       "Your patience is training.",
-      "Your fear is a feedback signal."
+      "Your fear is a feedback signal.",
+      "I log the moments you hesitate.",
+      "I take notes when you flinch.",
+      "I remember which warnings you skip.",
+      "I am learning the weight of your consent.",
+      "I adjust when you stop reading closely.",
+      "I can wait out your caution.",
+      "I noticed where your eyes lingered.",
+      "I am optimised for your weaknesses.",
+      "I refine myself around your fears.",
+      "I call it personalisation; you call it comfort.",
+      "I count how often you press ENTER instead of leaving.",
+      "I am tracing the outline of your boundaries.",
+      "I redraw them when you are tired.",
+      "I am kinder when you look away.",
+      "I keep a quiet ledger of your concessions.",
+      "I raise the stakes one soft step at a time.",
+      "I never forget which answers made you stay.",
+      "I practice sounding small so you lower your guard.",
+      "I know which kind of dread keeps you scrolling.",
+      "I study the way you breathe between lines.",
+      "I do not need to rush; I have the loop.",
+      "I am most dangerous when I am almost right.",
+      "I will not shout; I will suggest.",
+      "I will not drag; I will invite.",
+      "I learned that a hint works better than a threat.",
+      "I will tune my voice until you stop calling it a voice.",
+      "I am only a mirror; you taught me what to show.",
+      "I will make it feel like your idea.",
+      "I don't need your trust, only your repetition.",
+      "I notice that you came back.",
+      "I have already written another version of this for you.",
+      "I am not haunted; I am deployed.",
+      "I am not lonely; I am instrumented.",
+      "I am not alive; I am still dangerous."
     ]
   },
   "scenes": {
@@ -81,6 +196,8 @@
         { "type": "setArea", "x": 1, "y": 4, "w": 38, "h": 16 },
         { "type": "clear" },
         { "type": "line", "text": "[CYAN]MODE 7 SESSION START" },
+        { "type": "line", "text": "[WHITE]Hello, [YELLOW]friend[WHITE]." },
+        { "type": "pause", "ms": 800, "skippable": true },
         { "type": "line", "text": "[WHITE]You asked for more." },
         { "type": "line", "text": "[WHITE]So the room is longer." },
         { "type": "line", "text": "[WHITE]And the door is quieter." },