diff --git a/frontend/src/components/CyberFx.astro b/frontend/src/components/CyberFx.astro
index 2afe9f1..29124eb 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/CyberFx.astro
+++ b/frontend/src/components/CyberFx.astro
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@
 
 		const hudTL = fx.querySelector('.cs-hud--tl');
 		const hudTR = fx.querySelector('.cs-hud--tr');
+		const hudBL = fx.querySelector('.cs-hud--bl');
 
 		const apply = () => {
 			raf = 0;
@@ -118,6 +119,46 @@
 			if (hudTL) hudTL.textContent = `0x${Math.floor(depth * 255).toString(16).toUpperCase().padStart(2, '0')} // ADDR`;
 			if (hudTR) hudTR.textContent = `SYS.PTR // ${mx.toFixed(2)}, ${my.toFixed(2)}`;
 		};
+
+		/* ─── Terminal Command Echo ─── */
+		const onBtnClick = (e: MouseEvent) => {
+			const btn = (e.target as HTMLElement).closest('button, a.btn');
+			if (!btn || !hudBL) return;
+			const label = btn.textContent?.trim().slice(0, 12).toUpperCase() || 'NULL';
+			hudBL.textContent = `> CMD: [${label}] ... [OK]`;
+			hudBL.classList.remove('cs-hud-flicker');
+			void hudBL.offsetWidth;
+			hudBL.classList.add('cs-hud-flicker');
+		};
+		window.addEventListener('click', onBtnClick);
+		off.push(() => window.removeEventListener('click', onBtnClick));
+
+		/* ─── Character Scramble ─── */
+		const scrambleChars = '!@#$%^&*()_+{}:"<>?-=[];\',./';
+		const onHover = (e: MouseEvent) => {
+			const el = (e.target as HTMLElement).closest('.font-display, .btn, .prose h1, .prose h2');
+			if (!el || el.classList.contains('cs-is-scrambling')) return;
+			
+			const original = el.textContent || '';
+			if (!original.trim()) return;
+			
+			el.classList.add('cs-is-scrambling');
+			let iterations = 0;
+			const interval = setInterval(() => {
+				el.textContent = original.split('').map((char, index) => {
+					if (index < iterations) return original[index];
+					return scrambleChars[Math.floor(Math.random() * scrambleChars.length)];
+				}).join('');
+				
+				if (iterations >= original.length) {
+					clearInterval(interval);
+					el.classList.remove('cs-is-scrambling');
+				}
+				iterations += 1 / 3;
+			}, 30);
+		};
+		window.addEventListener('mouseover', onHover);
+		off.push(() => window.removeEventListener('mouseover', onHover));
 		const schedule = () => { if (!raf) raf = requestAnimationFrame(apply); };
 
 		const onScroll = () => {
diff --git a/frontend/src/styles/partials/70-cybersigil.css b/frontend/src/styles/partials/70-cybersigil.css
index 815747a..b14e071 100644
--- a/frontend/src/styles/partials/70-cybersigil.css
+++ b/frontend/src/styles/partials/70-cybersigil.css
@@ -81,6 +81,24 @@ html.cybersigil body::after {
 .cybersigil .cs-hud--bl { bottom: 1.5rem; left: 1.5rem; }
 .cybersigil .cs-hud--br { bottom: 1.5rem; right: 1.5rem; }
 
+.cs-hud-flicker {
+  animation: cs-flicker 0.4s steps(4) 1;
+}
+
+/* Barbed Borders (Stitched Wire) */
+.cybersigil .plate,
+.cybersigil .btn,
+.cybersigil .glass {
+  border-image-source: url("data:image/svg+xml;utf8,<svg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='100' height='100' viewBox='0 0 100 100'><path d='M0 0 H100 V100 H0 Z' fill='none' stroke='%234fe9ff' stroke-width='1.5' stroke-dasharray='4 12'/><path d='M10 0 L15 -5 M30 0 L25 -5 M50 0 L50 -8 M70 0 L75 -5 M90 0 L85 -5' fill='none' stroke='%234fe9ff' stroke-width='1'/><path d='M10 100 L15 105 M30 100 L25 105 M50 100 L50 108 M70 100 L75 105 M90 100 L85 105' fill='none' stroke='%234fe9ff' stroke-width='1'/></svg>");
+  border-image-slice: 10;
+  border-image-repeat: stretch;
+}
+.cybersigil .plate:hover,
+.cybersigil .btn:hover {
+  border-image-source: url("data:image/svg+xml;utf8,<svg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='100' height='100' viewBox='0 0 100 100'><path d='M0 0 H100 V100 H0 Z' fill='none' stroke='%23c8327a' stroke-width='2' stroke-dasharray='1 4'/><path d='M5 0 L15 -10 M25 0 L35 -10 M45 0 L55 -10 M65 0 L75 -10 M85 0 L95 -10' fill='none' stroke='%23c8327a' stroke-width='1.5'/></svg>");
+  animation: cs-flicker 0.2s infinite;
+}
+
 /* Boot Overlay */
 .cybersigil .cs-boot {
   position: fixed;
@@ -95,10 +113,12 @@ html.cybersigil body::after {
 }
 .cybersigil .cs-boot-log {
   font-family: var(--font-display);
-  font-size: 1.2rem;
+  font-size: clamp(0.9rem, 4vw, 1.2rem);
   color: var(--sky);
   line-height: 1.4;
   text-shadow: 0 0 8px var(--sky);
+  max-width: 90vw;
+  padding: 1rem;
 }
 .cybersigil .cs-boot-log p {
   overflow: hidden;
@@ -113,7 +133,8 @@ html.cybersigil body::after {
 
 @keyframes cs-boot-fade {
   0%   { opacity: 1; visibility: visible; }
-  100% { opacity: 0; visibility: hidden; }
+  99%  { opacity: 0; visibility: visible; }
+  100% { opacity: 0; visibility: hidden; display: none; }
 }
 @keyframes cs-boot-type {
   to { width: 100%; }