diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
index 830275b..c9e3cca 100644
--- a/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -97,6 +97,19 @@ python src/manage.py test src/functional_tests
 python src/manage.py test src
 ```
 
+### Multi-user manual testing — `setup_sig_session`
+`src/functional_tests/management/commands/setup_sig_session.py`
+
+Creates (or reuses) a room with all 6 gate slots filled, roles assigned, and `table_status=SIG_SELECT`. Prints one pre-auth URL per gamer for pasting into 6 Firefox Multi-Account Container tabs.
+
+```bash
+python src/manage.py setup_sig_session
+python src/manage.py setup_sig_session --base-url http://localhost:8000
+python src/manage.py setup_sig_session --room <uuid>   # reuse existing room
+```
+
+Fixed gamers: `founder@test.io` (discoman), `amigo@test.io`, `bud@test.io`, `pal@test.io`, `dude@test.io`, `bro@test.io` — all created as superusers with Earthman deck equipped. URLs use `/lyric/dev-login/<session_key>/` pre-auth pattern.
+
 **Test tags:** The only tag in use is `channels` — for async consumer tests that require a live Redis channel layer.
 - Exclude channels tests: `python src/manage.py test src/apps --exclude-tag=channels`
 - Channels tests only: `python src/manage.py test src/apps --tag=channels`
diff --git a/src/apps/billboard/views.py b/src/apps/billboard/views.py
index e7784f9..17b2b40 100644
--- a/src/apps/billboard/views.py
+++ b/src/apps/billboard/views.py
@@ -27,7 +27,13 @@ def billboard(request):
         .first()
     )
     recent_events = (
-        list(recent_room.events.select_related("actor").order_by("-timestamp")[:36])[::-1]
+        list(
+            recent_room.events
+            .select_related("actor")
+            .exclude(verb=GameEvent.SIG_UNREADY)
+            .exclude(verb=GameEvent.SIG_READY, data__retracted=True)
+            .order_by("-timestamp")[:36]
+        )[::-1]
         if recent_room else []
     )
 
diff --git a/src/apps/drama/migrations/0003_alter_gameevent_verb.py b/src/apps/drama/migrations/0003_alter_gameevent_verb.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..001300f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/apps/drama/migrations/0003_alter_gameevent_verb.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Generated by Django 6.0 on 2026-04-12 23:38
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('drama', '0002_scrollposition'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='gameevent',
+            name='verb',
+            field=models.CharField(choices=[('room_created', 'Room created'), ('slot_reserved', 'Gate slot reserved'), ('slot_filled', 'Gate slot filled'), ('slot_returned', 'Gate slot returned'), ('slot_released', 'Gate slot released'), ('invite_sent', 'Invite sent'), ('role_select_started', 'Role select started'), ('role_selected', 'Role selected'), ('roles_revealed', 'Roles revealed'), ('sig_ready', 'Sig claim staked'), ('sig_unready', 'Sig claim withdrawn')], max_length=30),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/src/apps/drama/models.py b/src/apps/drama/models.py
index 0da1ba1..1a36ec5 100644
--- a/src/apps/drama/models.py
+++ b/src/apps/drama/models.py
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.db import models
 
+# ── Default gender-neutral pronouns (Baltimore original) ──────────────────────
+# Later: replace with per-actor lookup when User model gains a pronouns field.
+PRONOUN_SUBJ = "yo"
+PRONOUN_OBJ  = "yo"
+PRONOUN_POSS = "yos"
+
 
 class GameEvent(models.Model):
     # Gate phase
@@ -14,6 +20,9 @@ class GameEvent(models.Model):
     ROLE_SELECT_STARTED = "role_select_started"
     ROLE_SELECTED = "role_selected"
     ROLES_REVEALED = "roles_revealed"
+    # Sig Select phase
+    SIG_READY = "sig_ready"
+    SIG_UNREADY = "sig_unready"
 
     VERB_CHOICES = [
         (ROOM_CREATED, "Room created"),
@@ -25,6 +34,8 @@ class GameEvent(models.Model):
         (ROLE_SELECT_STARTED, "Role select started"),
         (ROLE_SELECTED, "Role selected"),
         (ROLES_REVEALED, "Roles revealed"),
+        (SIG_READY, "Sig claim staked"),
+        (SIG_UNREADY, "Sig claim withdrawn"),
     ]
 
     room = models.ForeignKey(
@@ -71,13 +82,36 @@ class GameEvent(models.Model):
                 "PC": "Player", "BC": "Builder", "SC": "Shepherd",
                 "AC": "Alchemist", "NC": "Narrator", "EC": "Economist",
             }
+            _chair_order = ["PC", "NC", "EC", "SC", "AC", "BC"]
+            _ordinals = ["1st", "2nd", "3rd", "4th", "5th", "6th"]
             code = d.get("role", "?")
             role = d.get("role_display") or _role_names.get(code, code)
-            return f"elects to start as the {role}, and will enjoy affinity with this Role for the remainder of the game."
+            try:
+                ordinal = _ordinals[_chair_order.index(code)]
+            except ValueError:
+                ordinal = "?"
+            return f"assumes {ordinal} Chair; yo will start the game as the {role}."
         if self.verb == self.ROLES_REVEALED:
             return "All roles assigned"
+        if self.verb == self.SIG_READY:
+            card_name = d.get("card_name", "a card")
+            corner_rank = d.get("corner_rank", "")
+            suit_icon = d.get("suit_icon", "")
+            if corner_rank:
+                icon_html = f' <i class="fa-solid {suit_icon}"></i>' if suit_icon else ""
+                abbrev = f" ({corner_rank}{icon_html})"
+            else:
+                abbrev = ""
+            return f"embodies as {PRONOUN_POSS} Significator the {card_name}{abbrev}."
+        if self.verb == self.SIG_UNREADY:
+            return f"disembodies {PRONOUN_POSS} Significator."
         return self.verb
 
+    @property
+    def struck(self):
+        """True when this SIG_READY event was subsequently retracted (WAIT NVM)."""
+        return self.data.get("retracted", False)
+
     def to_activity(self, base_url):
         """Serialise this event as an AS2 Activity dict, or None if unsupported."""
         if not self.actor or not self.actor.username:
diff --git a/src/apps/drama/tests/integrated/test_models.py b/src/apps/drama/tests/integrated/test_models.py
index 9ff87ea..b45d7ae 100644
--- a/src/apps/drama/tests/integrated/test_models.py
+++ b/src/apps/drama/tests/integrated/test_models.py
@@ -40,6 +40,49 @@ class GameEventModelTest(TestCase):
         self.assertIn("actor@test.io", str(event))
         self.assertIn(GameEvent.ROLE_SELECTED, str(event))
 
+    # ── to_prose — ROLE_SELECTED ──────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    def test_role_selected_prose_uses_ordinal_chair(self):
+        for role, ordinal in [("PC", "1st"), ("NC", "2nd"), ("EC", "3rd"),
+                               ("SC", "4th"), ("AC", "5th"), ("BC", "6th")]:
+            with self.subTest(role=role):
+                event = record(self.room, GameEvent.ROLE_SELECTED, actor=self.user,
+                               role=role, role_display="")
+                self.assertIn(f"assumes {ordinal} Chair", event.to_prose())
+
+    def test_role_selected_prose_includes_role_name(self):
+        event = record(self.room, GameEvent.ROLE_SELECTED, actor=self.user,
+                       role="PC", role_display="Player")
+        prose = event.to_prose()
+        self.assertIn("Player", prose)
+        self.assertIn("yo will start the game", prose)
+
+    # ── to_prose — SIG_READY ─────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    def test_sig_ready_prose_embodies_card_with_rank_and_icon(self):
+        event = record(self.room, GameEvent.SIG_READY, actor=self.user,
+                       card_name="Maid of Brands", corner_rank="M",
+                       suit_icon="fa-wand-sparkles")
+        prose = event.to_prose()
+        self.assertIn("embodies as yos Significator the Maid of Brands", prose)
+        self.assertIn("(M", prose)
+        self.assertIn("fa-wand-sparkles", prose)
+
+    def test_sig_ready_prose_omits_icon_when_none(self):
+        event = record(self.room, GameEvent.SIG_READY, actor=self.user,
+                       card_name="The Wanderer", corner_rank="0", suit_icon="")
+        prose = event.to_prose()
+        self.assertIn("embodies as yos Significator the The Wanderer (0)", prose)
+        self.assertNotIn("fa-", prose)
+
+    def test_sig_ready_prose_degrades_without_corner_rank(self):
+        # Old events recorded before this change have no corner_rank key
+        event = record(self.room, GameEvent.SIG_READY, actor=self.user,
+                       card_name="Maid of Brands")
+        prose = event.to_prose()
+        self.assertIn("embodies as yos Significator the Maid of Brands", prose)
+        self.assertNotIn("(", prose)
+
     def test_str_without_actor_shows_system(self):
         event = record(self.room, GameEvent.ROLES_REVEALED)
         self.assertIn("system", str(event))
diff --git a/src/apps/epic/consumers.py b/src/apps/epic/consumers.py
index 8241583..08f5a66 100644
--- a/src/apps/epic/consumers.py
+++ b/src/apps/epic/consumers.py
@@ -78,5 +78,17 @@ class RoomConsumer(AsyncJsonWebsocketConsumer):
     async def sig_reserved(self, event):
         await self.send_json(event)
 
+    async def countdown_start(self, event):
+        await self.send_json(event)
+
+    async def countdown_cancel(self, event):
+        await self.send_json(event)
+
+    async def polarity_room_done(self, event):
+        await self.send_json(event)
+
+    async def pick_sky_available(self, event):
+        await self.send_json(event)
+
     async def cursor_move(self, event):
         await self.send_json(event)
diff --git a/src/apps/epic/static/apps/epic/sig-select.js b/src/apps/epic/static/apps/epic/sig-select.js
index ca5ae7e..1f765f1 100644
--- a/src/apps/epic/static/apps/epic/sig-select.js
+++ b/src/apps/epic/static/apps/epic/sig-select.js
@@ -8,7 +8,14 @@ var SigSelect = (function () {
     var overlay, deckGrid, stage, stageCard, statBlock;
     var cautionEl, cautionEffect, cautionPrev, cautionNext, cautionIndexEl;
     var _flipBtn, _cautionBtn, _flipOrigLabel, _cautionOrigLabel;
-    var reserveUrl, userRole, userPolarity;
+    var reserveUrl, readyUrl, userRole, userPolarity;
+
+    var _isReady = false;
+    var _takeSigBtn = null;
+    var _glowTimer = null;
+    var _glowPeak = false;
+    var _countdownTimer = null;
+    var _countdownSecondsLeft = 0;
 
     var _cautionData = [];
     var _cautionIdx  = 0;
@@ -236,6 +243,7 @@ var SigSelect = (function () {
                 updateStage(cardEl);
                 _stageFrozen = true;
                 stage.classList.add('sig-stage--frozen');
+                _showTakeSigBtn();
             }
             // Thumbs-up float for all reservations — own role sees their own indicator too
             _placeReservedFloat(cardId, cardEl, role);
@@ -246,6 +254,7 @@ var SigSelect = (function () {
                 _reservedCardId = null;
                 _stageFrozen = false;
                 stage.classList.remove('sig-stage--frozen');
+                _hideTakeSigBtn();
             }
             // Remove thumbs-up float for all releases — own role included
             if (_reservedFloats[role]) {
@@ -309,6 +318,232 @@ var SigSelect = (function () {
         }
     }
 
+    // ── Reposition floats after resize ────────────────────────────────────
+    //
+    // Both reserved (thumbs-up) and hover (hand-pointer) floats are stamped with
+    // fixed pixel coords at placement time.  When the viewport changes size the
+    // cards reflow but the icons stay put.  Re-measure from the card's current
+    // bounding rect and update left/top in-place.
+
+    var _posClasses = ['--left', '--mid', '--right'];
+    var _xFractions = [0.15, 0.5, 0.85];
+
+    function _repositionFloats() {
+        if (!deckGrid) return;
+        var roles = POLARITY_ROLES[userPolarity] || [];
+
+        Object.keys(_reservedFloats).forEach(function (role) {
+            var cardEl = deckGrid.querySelector('.sig-card[data-reserved-by="' + role + '"]');
+            if (!cardEl) return;
+            var rect = cardEl.getBoundingClientRect();
+            var idx  = roles.indexOf(role);
+            var fc   = _reservedFloats[role];
+            fc.style.left = (rect.left + rect.width * _xFractions[idx < 0 ? 1 : idx]) + 'px';
+            fc.style.top  = rect.bottom + 'px';
+        });
+
+        Object.keys(_floatingCursors).forEach(function (key) {
+            var posClass = _posClasses.find(function (p) {
+                return key.slice(-p.length) === p;
+            });
+            if (!posClass) return;
+            var cardId = key.slice(0, key.length - posClass.length);
+            var cardEl = deckGrid.querySelector('.sig-card[data-card-id="' + cardId + '"]');
+            if (!cardEl) return;
+            var rect = cardEl.getBoundingClientRect();
+            var idx  = _posClasses.indexOf(posClass);
+            var fc   = _floatingCursors[key];
+            fc.style.left = (rect.left + rect.width * _xFractions[idx]) + 'px';
+            fc.style.top  = rect.bottom + 'px';
+        });
+    }
+
+    // ── TAKE SIG / WAIT NVM button ─────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    function _onTakeSigClick() {
+        if (_isReady) {
+            var body = 'action=unready';
+            if (_countdownTimer !== null) {
+                body += '&seconds_remaining=' + _countdownSecondsLeft;
+            }
+            fetch(readyUrl, {
+                method: 'POST',
+                headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded', 'X-CSRFToken': getCsrf() },
+                body: body,
+            }).then(function (res) {
+                if (res.ok) {
+                    _isReady = false;
+                    if (_countdownTimer !== null) {
+                        clearInterval(_countdownTimer);
+                        _countdownTimer = null;
+                        if (_takeSigBtn) _takeSigBtn.style.fontSize = '';
+                    }
+                    if (_takeSigBtn) _takeSigBtn.textContent = 'TAKE SIG';
+                    _stopWaitNoGlow();
+                    _stopCountdownGlow();
+                }
+            });
+        } else {
+            fetch(readyUrl, {
+                method: 'POST',
+                headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded', 'X-CSRFToken': getCsrf() },
+                body: 'action=ready',
+            }).then(function (res) {
+                if (res.ok) {
+                    _isReady = true;
+                    // countdown_start WS may arrive before this response for the
+                    // gamer who triggered the countdown — don't clobber the numeral.
+                    if (_countdownTimer === null) {
+                        if (_takeSigBtn) _takeSigBtn.textContent = 'WAIT NVM';
+                        _startWaitNoGlow();
+                    }
+                }
+            });
+        }
+    }
+
+    function _showTakeSigBtn() {
+        if (_takeSigBtn || !stage) return;
+        _takeSigBtn = document.createElement('button');
+        _takeSigBtn.id = 'id_take_sig_btn';
+        _takeSigBtn.className = 'btn btn-primary sig-take-sig-btn';
+        _takeSigBtn.type = 'button';
+        _takeSigBtn.textContent = 'TAKE SIG';
+        _takeSigBtn.addEventListener('click', _onTakeSigClick);
+        stage.appendChild(_takeSigBtn);
+    }
+
+    function _startWaitNoGlow() {
+        if (_glowTimer !== null) return;
+        _glowPeak = false;
+        _glowTimer = setInterval(function () {
+            if (!_takeSigBtn) { _stopWaitNoGlow(); return; }
+            _glowPeak = !_glowPeak;
+            if (_glowPeak) {
+                _takeSigBtn.classList.add('btn-cancel');
+                _takeSigBtn.style.boxShadow =
+                    '0 0 0.8rem 0.2rem rgba(var(--terOr), 0.75), ' +
+                    '0 0 2rem 0.4rem rgba(var(--terOr), 0.35)';
+            } else {
+                _takeSigBtn.classList.remove('btn-cancel');
+                _takeSigBtn.style.boxShadow = '';
+            }
+        }, 600);
+    }
+
+    function _stopWaitNoGlow() {
+        if (_glowTimer !== null) { clearInterval(_glowTimer); _glowTimer = null; }
+        if (_takeSigBtn) {
+            _takeSigBtn.classList.remove('btn-cancel');
+            _takeSigBtn.style.boxShadow = '';
+        }
+        _glowPeak = false;
+    }
+
+    function _startCountdownGlow() {
+        if (_glowTimer !== null) return;
+        _glowPeak = false;
+        _glowTimer = setInterval(function () {
+            if (!_takeSigBtn) { _stopCountdownGlow(); return; }
+            _glowPeak = !_glowPeak;
+            if (_glowPeak) {
+                _takeSigBtn.classList.add('btn-danger');
+                _takeSigBtn.style.boxShadow =
+                    '0 0 0.8rem 0.2rem rgba(var(--terRd), 0.75), ' +
+                    '0 0 2rem 0.4rem rgba(var(--terRd), 0.35)';
+            } else {
+                _takeSigBtn.classList.remove('btn-danger');
+                _takeSigBtn.style.boxShadow = '';
+            }
+        }, 600);
+    }
+
+    function _stopCountdownGlow() {
+        if (_glowTimer !== null) { clearInterval(_glowTimer); _glowTimer = null; }
+        if (_takeSigBtn) {
+            _takeSigBtn.classList.remove('btn-danger');
+            _takeSigBtn.style.boxShadow = '';
+        }
+        _glowPeak = false;
+    }
+
+    function _hideTakeSigBtn() {
+        if (!_takeSigBtn) return;
+        _stopWaitNoGlow();
+        _takeSigBtn.removeEventListener('click', _onTakeSigClick);
+        _takeSigBtn.remove();
+        _takeSigBtn = null;
+        _isReady = false;
+    }
+
+    // ── Polarity countdown ────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    function _showCountdown(seconds) {
+        _countdownSecondsLeft = seconds;
+        _stopWaitNoGlow();
+        if (_takeSigBtn) {
+            _takeSigBtn.textContent = _countdownSecondsLeft;
+            _takeSigBtn.style.fontSize = '2em';
+        }
+        _startCountdownGlow();
+        if (_countdownTimer !== null) clearInterval(_countdownTimer);
+        _countdownTimer = setInterval(function () {
+            _countdownSecondsLeft -= 1;
+            if (_takeSigBtn) _takeSigBtn.textContent = _countdownSecondsLeft;
+            if (_countdownSecondsLeft <= 0) {
+                clearInterval(_countdownTimer);
+                _countdownTimer = null;
+                _stopCountdownGlow();  // server drives the transition via Celery task
+            }
+        }, 1000);
+    }
+
+    function _hideCountdown() {
+        if (_countdownTimer !== null) {
+            clearInterval(_countdownTimer);
+            _countdownTimer = null;
+        }
+        _stopCountdownGlow();
+        if (_takeSigBtn) {
+            _takeSigBtn.style.fontSize = '';
+            if (_isReady) {
+                // Countdown cancelled by another gamer — restore WAIT NVM state
+                _takeSigBtn.textContent = 'WAIT NVM';
+                _startWaitNoGlow();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // ── Overlay dismiss + waiting message ─────────────────────────────────
+
+    function _dismissSigOverlay() {
+        _hideCountdown();
+        _hideTakeSigBtn();
+        var backdrop = document.querySelector('.sig-backdrop');
+        if (backdrop) backdrop.remove();
+        if (overlay) { overlay.remove(); overlay = null; }
+        // Remove all floating cursors (hover + thumbs-up) from the portal
+        Object.keys(_reservedFloats).forEach(function (role) {
+            _reservedFloats[role].remove();
+        });
+        _reservedFloats = {};
+        Object.keys(_floatingCursors).forEach(function (key) {
+            _floatingCursors[key].remove();
+        });
+        _floatingCursors = {};
+    }
+
+    function _showWaitingMsg(pendingPolarity) {
+        if (document.getElementById('id_hex_waiting_msg')) return;
+        var msg = document.createElement('p');
+        msg.id = 'id_hex_waiting_msg';
+        msg.textContent = pendingPolarity === 'gravity'
+            ? 'Gravity settling . . .'
+            : 'Levity appraising . . .';
+        var center = document.querySelector('.table-center');
+        if (center) center.appendChild(msg);
+    }
+
     // ── WS events ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
     window.addEventListener('room:sig_reserved', function (e) {
@@ -321,6 +556,33 @@ var SigSelect = (function () {
         applyHover(String(e.detail.card_id), e.detail.role, e.detail.active);
     });
 
+    window.addEventListener('room:countdown_start', function (e) {
+        if (!overlay) return;
+        _showCountdown(e.detail.seconds);
+    });
+
+    window.addEventListener('room:countdown_cancel', function (e) {
+        _hideCountdown();
+        _countdownSecondsLeft = e.detail.seconds_remaining;
+    });
+
+    window.addEventListener('room:polarity_room_done', function (e) {
+        if (!overlay) return;
+        if (e.detail.polarity !== userPolarity) return;
+        var pendingPolarity = userPolarity === 'levity' ? 'gravity' : 'levity';
+        _dismissSigOverlay();
+        _showWaitingMsg(pendingPolarity);
+    });
+
+    window.addEventListener('room:pick_sky_available', function () {
+        var msg = document.getElementById('id_hex_waiting_msg');
+        if (msg) msg.remove();
+        var btn = document.getElementById('id_pick_sky_btn');
+        if (btn) btn.style.display = '';
+    });
+
+    window.addEventListener('resize:end', _repositionFloats);
+
     // ── WS send ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
     function sendHover(cardId, active) {
@@ -376,9 +638,19 @@ var SigSelect = (function () {
         });
 
         reserveUrl  = overlay.dataset.reserveUrl;
+        readyUrl    = overlay.dataset.readyUrl;
+
         userRole    = overlay.dataset.userRole;
         userPolarity= overlay.dataset.polarity;
 
+        // PICK SKY btn is rendered hidden during SIG_SELECT; reveal on pick_sky_available
+        var pickSkyBtn = document.getElementById('id_pick_sky_btn');
+        if (pickSkyBtn) {
+            pickSkyBtn.addEventListener('click', function () {
+                if (typeof Tray !== 'undefined') Tray.open();
+            });
+        }
+
         // Restore reservations from server-rendered JSON (page-load state).
         // Deferred to 'load' so sizeSigModal() (also a 'load' listener, registered
         // in room.js before this script) has already applied paddingBottom and
@@ -390,6 +662,12 @@ var SigSelect = (function () {
                     Object.keys(existing).forEach(function (cardId) {
                         applyReservation(cardId, existing[cardId], true);
                     });
+                    // Restore WAIT NVM state if gamer was already ready before page load
+                    if (overlay.dataset.ready === 'true' && _takeSigBtn) {
+                        _isReady = true;
+                        _takeSigBtn.textContent = 'WAIT NVM';
+                        _startWaitNoGlow();
+                    }
                 };
                 if (document.readyState === 'complete') {
                     _replayReservations();
@@ -469,6 +747,11 @@ var SigSelect = (function () {
             Object.keys(_reservedFloats).forEach(function (k) { _reservedFloats[k].remove(); });
             _reservedFloats = {};
             _cursorPortal = null;
+            _isReady = false;
+            _stopWaitNoGlow();
+            _hideTakeSigBtn();
+            _hideCountdown();
+            _countdownSecondsLeft = 0;
             init();
         },
         _setFrozen: function (v) { _stageFrozen = v; },
diff --git a/src/apps/epic/tasks.py b/src/apps/epic/tasks.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9281ec7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/apps/epic/tasks.py
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+"""
+Countdown scheduler for the polarity-room TAKE SIG gate.
+
+Uses threading.Timer so no separate Celery worker is needed in development.
+Single-process only — swap for a Celery task if production uses multiple
+web workers (gunicorn -w N with N > 1).
+"""
+import threading
+import uuid
+
+from asgiref.sync import async_to_sync
+from channels.layers import get_channel_layer
+from django.core.cache import cache
+
+_LEVITY_ROLES = {'PC', 'NC', 'SC'}
+_GRAVITY_ROLES = {'BC', 'EC', 'AC'}
+
+# In-process registry of pending timers: "{room_id}_{polarity}" → Timer
+_timers = {}
+
+
+def _cache_key(room_id, polarity):
+    return f'sig_countdown_{room_id}_{polarity}'
+
+
+def _group_send(room_id, msg):
+    async_to_sync(get_channel_layer().group_send)(f'room_{room_id}', msg)
+
+
+def _fire(room_id, polarity, token):
+    """Callback run by threading.Timer after the countdown expires."""
+    # Token guard: if cancelled or superseded, cache entry will differ
+    if cache.get(_cache_key(room_id, polarity)) != token:
+        return
+
+    from apps.epic.models import Room, SigReservation
+
+    try:
+        room = Room.objects.get(id=room_id)
+    except Room.DoesNotExist:
+        return
+
+    if room.table_status != Room.SIG_SELECT:
+        return
+
+    polarity_roles = _LEVITY_ROLES if polarity == SigReservation.LEVITY else _GRAVITY_ROLES
+
+    # Idempotency: seats already assigned
+    if not room.table_seats.filter(role__in=polarity_roles, significator__isnull=True).exists():
+        return
+
+    # Safety: all three must still be ready
+    ready_reservations = list(
+        SigReservation.objects.filter(room=room, polarity=polarity, ready=True)
+        .select_related('seat', 'card')
+    )
+    if len(ready_reservations) < 3:
+        return
+
+    for res in ready_reservations:
+        if res.seat:
+            res.seat.significator = res.card
+            res.seat.save(update_fields=['significator'])
+
+    SigReservation.objects.filter(room=room, polarity=polarity).update(countdown_remaining=None)
+
+    _group_send(room_id, {'type': 'polarity_room_done', 'polarity': polarity})
+
+    if not room.table_seats.filter(significator__isnull=True).exists():
+        Room.objects.filter(id=room_id).update(table_status=Room.SKY_SELECT)
+        _group_send(room_id, {'type': 'pick_sky_available'})
+
+    cache.delete(_cache_key(room_id, polarity))
+    _timers.pop(f'{room_id}_{polarity}', None)
+
+
+def schedule_polarity_confirm(room_id, polarity, seconds):
+    """Schedule a polarity confirm `seconds` seconds from now. Cancels any prior timer."""
+    cancel_polarity_confirm(room_id, polarity)
+
+    token = str(uuid.uuid4())
+    cache.set(_cache_key(room_id, polarity), token, timeout=int(seconds) + 60)
+
+    timer = threading.Timer(seconds, _fire, args=[str(room_id), polarity, token])
+    timer.daemon = True
+    timer.start()
+    _timers[f'{room_id}_{polarity}'] = timer
+
+
+def cancel_polarity_confirm(room_id, polarity):
+    """Cancel any pending confirm for this room + polarity."""
+    timer = _timers.pop(f'{room_id}_{polarity}', None)
+    if timer:
+        timer.cancel()
+    cache.delete(_cache_key(room_id, polarity))
diff --git a/src/apps/epic/tests/integrated/test_views.py b/src/apps/epic/tests/integrated/test_views.py
index 7dba1cb..675c708 100644
--- a/src/apps/epic/tests/integrated/test_views.py
+++ b/src/apps/epic/tests/integrated/test_views.py
@@ -1605,8 +1605,10 @@ class PickSkyRenderingTest(TestCase):
         response = self.client.get(self.url)
         self.assertContains(response, "tray-sig-card")
 
-    def test_pick_sky_btn_absent_during_sig_select(self):
+    def test_pick_sky_btn_hidden_during_sig_select(self):
+        # Rendered hidden (display:none) so JS can reveal it on pick_sky_available WS event
         self.room.table_status = Room.SIG_SELECT
         self.room.save()
         response = self.client.get(self.url)
-        self.assertNotContains(response, "id_pick_sky_btn")
+        self.assertContains(response, 'id="id_pick_sky_btn"')
+        self.assertContains(response, 'style="display:none"')
diff --git a/src/apps/epic/views.py b/src/apps/epic/views.py
index aaf8bc9..17e80e6 100644
--- a/src/apps/epic/views.py
+++ b/src/apps/epic/views.py
@@ -301,10 +301,24 @@ def _role_select_context(room, user):
         elif user_role in _GRAVITY_ROLES:
             user_polarity = 'gravity'
 
+        user_reservation = SigReservation.objects.filter(
+            room=room, gamer=user
+        ).first() if user.is_authenticated else None
         ctx["user_seat"] = user_seat
         ctx["user_polarity"] = user_polarity
+        ctx["user_ready"] = bool(user_reservation and user_reservation.ready)
         ctx["sig_reserve_url"] = f"/gameboard/room/{room.id}/sig-reserve"
 
+        # Has this gamer's polarity already had significators assigned?
+        # (Other polarity still in progress — stay in SIG_SELECT but skip the overlay.)
+        if user_polarity:
+            _polarity_roles = _LEVITY_ROLES if user_polarity == 'levity' else _GRAVITY_ROLES
+            ctx["polarity_done"] = not room.table_seats.filter(
+                role__in=_polarity_roles, significator__isnull=True
+            ).exists()
+        else:
+            ctx["polarity_done"] = False
+
         # Pre-load existing reservations for this polarity so JS can restore
         # grabbed state on page load/refresh.  Keyed by str(card_id) → role.
         if user_polarity:
@@ -643,6 +657,21 @@ def sig_reserve(request, room_id):
     if action == "release":
         existing = SigReservation.objects.filter(room=room, gamer=request.user).first()
         released_card_id = existing.card_id if existing else None
+        if existing and existing.ready:
+            # Gamer released while ready — treat as an implicit WAIT NVM
+            prior = room.events.filter(
+                actor=request.user, verb=GameEvent.SIG_READY
+            ).last()
+            if prior and not prior.data.get("retracted"):
+                prior.data["retracted"] = True
+                prior.save(update_fields=["data"])
+            record(room, GameEvent.SIG_UNREADY, actor=request.user)
+            polarity = existing.polarity
+            all_ready = SigReservation.objects.filter(
+                room=room, polarity=polarity, ready=True
+            ).count() == 3
+            if all_ready:
+                _notify_countdown_cancel(room_id, polarity, seconds_remaining=12)
         SigReservation.objects.filter(room=room, gamer=request.user).delete()
         _notify_sig_reserved(room_id, released_card_id, user_seat.role, reserved=False)
         return HttpResponse(status=200)
@@ -699,8 +728,31 @@ def sig_ready(request, room_id):
     if action == "ready":
         if reservation is None:
             return HttpResponse(status=400)
+        if reservation.ready:
+            return HttpResponse(status=200)  # idempotent — already ready, don't re-trigger countdown
         reservation.ready = True
         reservation.save(update_fields=["ready"])
+        card = reservation.card
+        if card and card.arcana == TarotCard.MIDDLE:
+            _pol_prefix = "Leavened" if reservation.polarity == SigReservation.LEVITY else "Graven"
+            _card_display = f"{_pol_prefix} {card.name_title}"
+        elif card and card.arcana == TarotCard.MAJOR:
+            _base = card.name_title.removeprefix("The ")
+            _pol_suffix = "of Light" if reservation.polarity == SigReservation.LEVITY else "from the Grave"
+            _card_display = f"{_base} {_pol_suffix}"
+        else:
+            _card_display = card.name_title if card else "a card"
+        record(room, GameEvent.SIG_READY, actor=request.user,
+               card_name=_card_display,
+               corner_rank=card.corner_rank if card else "",
+               suit_icon=card.suit_icon if card else "")
+        # Retract the most recent un-retracted SIG_UNREADY (cancellation is now moot)
+        prior_unready = room.events.filter(
+            actor=request.user, verb=GameEvent.SIG_UNREADY
+        ).last()
+        if prior_unready and not prior_unready.data.get("retracted"):
+            prior_unready.data["retracted"] = True
+            prior_unready.save(update_fields=["data"])
 
         # Check if all three in this polarity are now ready
         polarity = reservation.polarity
@@ -709,6 +761,7 @@ def sig_ready(request, room_id):
             room=room, polarity=polarity, ready=True
         ).count()
         if ready_count == 3:
+            from apps.epic.tasks import schedule_polarity_confirm
             # Use saved countdown_remaining if a pause was recorded, else 12
             saved = SigReservation.objects.filter(
                 room=room, polarity=polarity
@@ -716,12 +769,21 @@ def sig_ready(request, room_id):
                 "countdown_remaining", flat=True
             ).first()
             seconds = saved if saved is not None else 12
+            schedule_polarity_confirm(str(room_id), polarity, seconds)
             _notify_countdown_start(room_id, polarity, seconds=seconds)
 
     else:  # unready
         if reservation is not None:
             reservation.ready = False
             reservation.save(update_fields=["ready"])
+            # Mark the most recent un-retracted SIG_READY event for this actor
+            prior = room.events.filter(
+                actor=request.user, verb=GameEvent.SIG_READY
+            ).last()
+            if prior and not prior.data.get("retracted"):
+                prior.data["retracted"] = True
+                prior.save(update_fields=["data"])
+            record(room, GameEvent.SIG_UNREADY, actor=request.user)
             polarity = reservation.polarity
 
             # Save remaining seconds on all polarity reservations
@@ -733,61 +795,15 @@ def sig_ready(request, room_id):
                 countdown_remaining=seconds_remaining
             )
             _notify_countdown_cancel(room_id, polarity, seconds_remaining=seconds_remaining)
+            from apps.epic.tasks import cancel_polarity_confirm
+            cancel_polarity_confirm(str(room_id), polarity)
 
     return HttpResponse(status=200)
 
 
 @login_required
 def sig_confirm(request, room_id):
-    """Client posts this when the polarity-room countdown reaches zero.
-    POST body: polarity=levity|gravity
-    Sets significators on the three seats and broadcasts polarity_room_done.
-    When both polarities are confirmed, broadcasts pick_sky_available and
-    transitions the room to SKY_SELECT.
-    """
-    if request.method != "POST":
-        return HttpResponse(status=405)
-    room = Room.objects.get(id=room_id)
-    if room.table_status != Room.SIG_SELECT:
-        return HttpResponse(status=400)
-    user_seat = _canonical_user_seat(room, request.user)
-    if user_seat is None:
-        return HttpResponse(status=403)
-
-    seat_polarity = SigReservation.LEVITY if user_seat.role in _LEVITY_ROLES else SigReservation.GRAVITY
-    polarity = request.POST.get("polarity", seat_polarity)
-    polarity_roles = _LEVITY_ROLES if polarity == SigReservation.LEVITY else _GRAVITY_ROLES
-
-    # Idempotency: if all seats in this polarity already have significators, skip
-    already_done = not room.table_seats.filter(
-        role__in=polarity_roles, significator__isnull=True
-    ).exists()
-    if already_done:
-        return HttpResponse(status=200)
-
-    # Guard: all three must be ready
-    ready_reservations = list(
-        SigReservation.objects.filter(room=room, polarity=polarity, ready=True)
-        .select_related("seat", "card")
-    )
-    if len(ready_reservations) < 3:
-        return HttpResponse(status=400)
-
-    # Set significators from reservations
-    for res in ready_reservations:
-        if res.seat:
-            res.seat.significator = res.card
-            res.seat.save(update_fields=["significator"])
-
-    _notify_polarity_room_done(room_id, polarity)
-
-    # Check if both polarities are now confirmed
-    all_done = not room.table_seats.filter(significator__isnull=True).exists()
-    if all_done:
-        room.table_status = Room.SKY_SELECT
-        room.save(update_fields=["table_status"])
-        _notify_pick_sky_available(room_id)
-
+    """No-op: polarity confirmation is now driven server-side by threading.Timer in tasks.py."""
     return HttpResponse(status=200)
 
 
diff --git a/src/functional_tests/test_billboard.py b/src/functional_tests/test_billboard.py
index fe2e346..095c415 100644
--- a/src/functional_tests/test_billboard.py
+++ b/src/functional_tests/test_billboard.py
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ class BillboardScrollTest(FunctionalTest):
         self.assertIn("deposits a Free Token for slot 2 (expires in 7 days).", scroll.text)
 
         # Role selection event is rendered as prose
-        self.assertIn("elects to start as the Player", scroll.text)
+        self.assertIn("assumes 1st Chair", scroll.text)
 
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
     # Test 3 — current user's events are right-aligned; others' are left  #
@@ -354,3 +354,149 @@ class BillscrollEntryLayoutTest(FunctionalTest):
         # events[0] is the backdated record (oldest first, ascending order)
         old_ts = events[0].find_element(By.CSS_SELECTOR, ".drama-event-time")
         self.assertRegex(old_ts.text, r"\d{2}\s+[A-Z][a-z]{2}\s+\d{4}")
+
+
+class BillscrollGearMenuTest(FunctionalTest):
+    """
+    FT: the billscroll page has a gear menu that filters events by label.
+
+    Frame  = all regular (non-struck) drama entries.
+    Redact = struck-through (retracted) entries, e.g. a WAIT NVM after TAKE SIG.
+
+    Scenario (one gamer, Role + Sig events):
+      1. Both labels checked by default — all events visible.
+      2. Uncheck Redact → OK: struck entries disappear.
+      3. Recheck Redact + uncheck Frame → OK: regular entries gone; struck
+         entries visible (but still render struck-through — they remain "redacted"
+         in the narrative sense).
+      4. Recheck Frame → OK: all entries return.
+    """
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super().setUp()
+        self.founder = User.objects.create(email="founder@geartest.io")
+        self.room = Room.objects.create(name="Gear Filter Room", owner=self.founder)
+        # Two Frame events — ROLE_SELECTED, non-struck
+        record(self.room, GameEvent.ROLE_SELECTED, actor=self.founder,
+               role="PC", slot_number=1, role_display="Player")
+        record(self.room, GameEvent.ROLE_SELECTED, actor=self.founder,
+               role="NC", slot_number=2, role_display="Narrator")
+        # Two Redact events — SIG_READY with retracted=True → event.struck is True
+        sig1 = record(self.room, GameEvent.SIG_READY, actor=self.founder,
+                      card_name="The Wanderer", corner_rank="0", suit_icon="")
+        sig1.data["retracted"] = True
+        sig1.save(update_fields=["data"])
+        sig2 = record(self.room, GameEvent.SIG_READY, actor=self.founder,
+                      card_name="Maid of Brands", corner_rank="M",
+                      suit_icon="fa-wand-sparkles")
+        sig2.data["retracted"] = True
+        sig2.save(update_fields=["data"])
+
+    def _go_to_scroll(self):
+        self.create_pre_authenticated_session("founder@geartest.io")
+        self.browser.get(
+            self.live_server_url + f"/billboard/room/{self.room.id}/scroll/"
+        )
+        self.wait_for(
+            lambda: self.browser.find_element(By.ID, "id_drama_scroll")
+        )
+
+    def _open_gear(self):
+        """Click the gear btn and return the now-visible menu element."""
+        gear = self.wait_for(
+            lambda: self.browser.find_element(
+                By.CSS_SELECTOR,
+                ".gear-btn[data-menu-target='id_billscroll_menu']"
+            )
+        )
+        self.browser.execute_script("arguments[0].click()", gear)
+        return self.wait_for(
+            lambda: self.browser.find_element(By.ID, "id_billscroll_menu")
+        )
+
+    def _visible_events(self, label):
+        """Count displayed .drama-event elements with the given data-label."""
+        els = self.browser.find_elements(
+            By.CSS_SELECTOR, f".drama-event[data-label='{label}']"
+        )
+        return sum(1 for e in els if e.is_displayed())
+
+    # ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
+    # Step 1 — gear menu opens; both labels present and pre-checked        #
+    # ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
+
+    def test_gear_menu_shows_frame_and_redact_checkboxes(self):
+        self._go_to_scroll()
+        menu = self._open_gear()
+        self.assertTrue(menu.is_displayed())
+        frame_cb  = menu.find_element(By.CSS_SELECTOR, "input[value='frame']")
+        redact_cb = menu.find_element(By.CSS_SELECTOR, "input[value='redact']")
+        self.assertTrue(frame_cb.is_selected())
+        self.assertTrue(redact_cb.is_selected())
+        self.assertIn("Frame",  menu.text)
+        self.assertIn("Redact", menu.text)
+
+    # ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
+    # Steps 2 – 4 — filter flow                                           #
+    # ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
+
+    def test_gear_menu_filter_flow(self):
+        self._go_to_scroll()
+
+        # Step 1: all 4 events visible (2 frame + 2 redact)
+        self.assertEqual(self._visible_events("frame"),  2)
+        self.assertEqual(self._visible_events("redact"), 2)
+
+        # Step 2: uncheck Redact → OK → struck entries disappear
+        menu = self._open_gear()
+        menu.find_element(By.CSS_SELECTOR, "input[value='redact']").click()
+        menu.find_element(By.CSS_SELECTOR, "button[type='submit']").click()
+        self.wait_for(lambda: self.assertEqual(self._visible_events("redact"), 0))
+        self.assertEqual(self._visible_events("frame"), 2)
+
+        # Step 3: recheck Redact + uncheck Frame → OK
+        # Redact events re-appear (still struck-through); Frame events gone.
+        menu = self._open_gear()
+        menu.find_element(By.CSS_SELECTOR, "input[value='redact']").click()  # recheck
+        menu.find_element(By.CSS_SELECTOR, "input[value='frame']").click()   # uncheck
+        menu.find_element(By.CSS_SELECTOR, "button[type='submit']").click()
+        self.wait_for(lambda: self.assertEqual(self._visible_events("frame"), 0))
+        self.assertEqual(self._visible_events("redact"), 2)
+        # Struck-through entries still carry the .struck class (visually "gone" in narrative)
+        redact_bodies = self.browser.find_elements(
+            By.CSS_SELECTOR, ".drama-event[data-label='redact'] .drama-event-body"
+        )
+        self.assertTrue(all("struck" in b.get_attribute("class") for b in redact_bodies))
+
+        # Step 4: recheck Frame → OK → all events return
+        menu = self._open_gear()
+        menu.find_element(By.CSS_SELECTOR, "input[value='frame']").click()   # recheck
+        menu.find_element(By.CSS_SELECTOR, "button[type='submit']").click()
+        self.wait_for(lambda: self.assertEqual(self._visible_events("frame"), 2))
+        self.assertEqual(self._visible_events("redact"), 2)
+
+    # ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
+    # Persistence — filter survives a full page reload                    #
+    # ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
+
+    def test_filter_selection_persists_across_refresh(self):
+        self._go_to_scroll()
+
+        # Uncheck Redact → OK: struck entries disappear
+        menu = self._open_gear()
+        menu.find_element(By.CSS_SELECTOR, "input[value='redact']").click()
+        menu.find_element(By.CSS_SELECTOR, "button[type='submit']").click()
+        self.wait_for(lambda: self.assertEqual(self._visible_events("redact"), 0))
+
+        # Hard reload — same URL, same session cookie
+        self.browser.refresh()
+        self.wait_for(lambda: self.browser.find_element(By.ID, "id_drama_scroll"))
+
+        # Struck entries still absent after reload
+        self.wait_for(lambda: self.assertEqual(self._visible_events("redact"), 0))
+        self.assertEqual(self._visible_events("frame"), 2)
+
+        # Gear menu still shows Redact unchecked
+        menu = self._open_gear()
+        redact_cb = menu.find_element(By.CSS_SELECTOR, "input[value='redact']")
+        self.assertFalse(redact_cb.is_selected())
diff --git a/src/functional_tests/test_room_sig_select.py b/src/functional_tests/test_room_sig_select.py
index 112b5d5..7e8546e 100644
--- a/src/functional_tests/test_room_sig_select.py
+++ b/src/functional_tests/test_room_sig_select.py
@@ -372,15 +372,15 @@ class SigSelectThemeTest(FunctionalTest):
         self.assertEqual(corr.text, "")
 
 
-# ── TAKE SIG / WAIT NO — ready gate ──────────────────────────────────────────
+# ── TAKE SIG / WAIT NVM — ready gate ──────────────────────────────────────────
 #
 # TAKE SIG (.btn.btn-primary) appears at the bottom-left corner of the card
 # stage preview once a gamer has clicked OK on a card (SigReservation exists).
-# Clicking it sets the gamer's status to ready and changes the btn to WAIT NO.
-# WAIT NO cancels the ready status and reverts back to TAKE SIG.
+# Clicking it sets the gamer's status to ready and changes the btn to WAIT NVM.
+# WAIT NVM cancels the ready status and reverts back to TAKE SIG.
 #
 # When all three gamers in a polarity WS room are ready, a 12-second countdown
-# starts.  Any WAIT NO during the countdown cancels it; the saved remaining time
+# starts.  Any WAIT NVM during the countdown cancels it; the saved remaining time
 # is resumed when all three are ready again.  When the countdown completes
 # (client POSTs sig_confirm) the polarity group returns to the table hex.
 # When both polarity groups have confirmed, PICK SKY btn appears in the hex
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ class SigSelectThemeTest(FunctionalTest):
 
 
 class SigReadyGateTest(FunctionalTest):
-    """Single-browser tests for TAKE SIG / WAIT NO btn."""
+    """Single-browser tests for TAKE SIG / WAIT NVM btn."""
 
     def setUp(self):
         super().setUp()
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ class SigReadyGateTest(FunctionalTest):
         )
         self.assertIn("TAKE SIG", take_sig_btn.text.upper())
 
-    # ── SRG3: TAKE SIG → WAIT NO ─────────────────────────────────────── #
+    # ── SRG3: TAKE SIG → WAIT NVM ─────────────────────────────────────── #
 
     def test_take_sig_btn_becomes_wait_no_after_click(self):
         room = self._setup_sig_room()
@@ -467,9 +467,16 @@ class SigReadyGateTest(FunctionalTest):
         wait_no_btn = self.wait_for(
             lambda: self.browser.find_element(By.ID, "id_take_sig_btn")
         )
-        self.assertIn("WAIT NO", wait_no_btn.text.upper())
+        self.assertIn("WAIT NVM", wait_no_btn.text.upper())
 
-    # ── SRG4: WAIT NO → TAKE SIG ─────────────────────────────────────── #
+        # WAIT NVM pulses a --terOr glow: btn-cancel class appears within one tick
+        self.wait_for(
+            lambda: "btn-cancel" in self.browser.find_element(
+                By.ID, "id_take_sig_btn"
+            ).get_attribute("class")
+        )
+
+    # ── SRG4: WAIT NVM → TAKE SIG ─────────────────────────────────────── #
 
     def test_wait_no_reverts_to_take_sig(self):
         room = self._setup_sig_room()
@@ -481,8 +488,8 @@ class SigReadyGateTest(FunctionalTest):
         btn = self.wait_for(
             lambda: self.browser.find_element(By.ID, "id_take_sig_btn")
         )
-        btn.click()  # → WAIT NO
-        self.wait_for(lambda: "WAIT NO" in self.browser.find_element(
+        btn.click()  # → WAIT NVM
+        self.wait_for(lambda: "WAIT NVM" in self.browser.find_element(
             By.ID, "id_take_sig_btn").text.upper()
         )
         btn = self.browser.find_element(By.ID, "id_take_sig_btn")
@@ -562,20 +569,21 @@ class SigReadyCountdownChannelsTest(ChannelsFunctionalTest):
                 )
                 b.find_element(By.ID, "id_take_sig_btn").click()
 
-            # All three browsers should now see the countdown
+            # All three browsers should now see the countdown button (numeral text)
             for b in browsers:
                 self.wait_for(
-                    lambda: b.find_element(By.ID, "id_sig_countdown"), browser=b
+                    lambda: b.find_element(By.ID, "id_take_sig_btn").text.isdigit(),
+                    browser=b,
                 )
         finally:
             for b in browsers:
                 b.quit()
 
-    # ── SRG6: countdown disappears when WAIT NO clicked ──────────────── #
+    # ── SRG6: countdown disappears when WAIT NVM clicked ──────────────── #
 
     @tag("channels")
     def test_countdown_disappears_when_any_levity_gamer_clicks_wait_no(self):
-        """Any WAIT NO during the countdown cancels it for all three browsers."""
+        """Any WAIT NVM during the countdown cancels it for all three browsers."""
         room, emails = self._setup_sig_select_room()
         levity_emails = [emails[0], emails[1], emails[3]]
         browsers = []
@@ -600,19 +608,20 @@ class SigReadyCountdownChannelsTest(ChannelsFunctionalTest):
                 )
                 b.find_element(By.ID, "id_take_sig_btn").click()
 
-            # Confirm countdown started for all
+            # Confirm countdown started for all (button text is a numeral)
             for b in browsers:
                 self.wait_for(
-                    lambda: b.find_element(By.ID, "id_sig_countdown"), browser=b
+                    lambda: b.find_element(By.ID, "id_take_sig_btn").text.isdigit(),
+                    browser=b,
                 )
 
-            # PC clicks WAIT NO
+            # PC clicks the countdown button to cancel
             browsers[0].find_element(By.ID, "id_take_sig_btn").click()
 
-            # Countdown element should disappear for all three
+            # Countdown should cancel for all three (button back to WAIT NVM)
             for b in browsers:
                 self.wait_for(
-                    lambda: len(b.find_elements(By.ID, "id_sig_countdown")) == 0,
+                    lambda: b.find_element(By.ID, "id_take_sig_btn").text == "WAIT NVM",
                     browser=b,
                 )
         finally:
@@ -666,8 +675,9 @@ class SigReadyCountdownChannelsTest(ChannelsFunctionalTest):
                 b.find_element(By.ID, "id_take_sig_btn").click()
 
             # Wait for countdown to expire or be confirmed; PICK SKY appears in hex
+            # countdown is 12 s so use wait_for_slow (MAX_WAIT=10 is not enough)
             for b in browsers:
-                self.wait_for(
+                self.wait_for_slow(
                     lambda: b.find_element(By.ID, "id_pick_sky_btn"), browser=b
                 )
         finally:
diff --git a/src/static/tests/SigSelectSpec.js b/src/static/tests/SigSelectSpec.js
index df5e215..3859d1b 100644
--- a/src/static/tests/SigSelectSpec.js
+++ b/src/static/tests/SigSelectSpec.js
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ describe("SigSelect", () => {
                  data-polarity="${polarity}"
                  data-user-role="${userRole}"
                  data-reserve-url="/epic/room/test/sig-reserve"
+                 data-ready-url="/epic/room/test/sig-ready"
+
                  data-reservations="${reservations.replace(/"/g, '&quot;')}">
                 <div class="sig-modal">
                     <div class="sig-stage">
@@ -605,4 +607,79 @@ describe("SigSelect", () => {
             expect(testDiv.querySelector(".fan-card-correspondence").textContent).toBe("");
         });
     });
+
+    // ── WAIT NVM glow pulse ────────────────────────────────────────────────────── //
+    //
+    // After clicking TAKE SIG (POST ok → isReady=true) a setInterval pulses the
+    // button at 600ms: odd ticks add .btn-cancel + a --terOr outer box-shadow;
+    // even ticks remove both.  Uses jasmine.clock() to advance the fake timer.
+
+    describe("WAIT NVM glow pulse", () => {
+        let takeSigBtn;
+
+        beforeEach(() => {
+            jasmine.clock().install();
+            // Pre-reserve card 42 as PC so _showTakeSigBtn() fires during init
+            makeFixture({ reservations: '{"42":"PC"}' });
+            takeSigBtn = document.getElementById("id_take_sig_btn");
+        });
+
+        afterEach(() => {
+            jasmine.clock().uninstall();
+        });
+
+        async function clickTakeSig() {
+            takeSigBtn.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent("click", { bubbles: true }));
+            // Flush the fetch .then() so _startWaitNoGlow() is called
+            await Promise.resolve();
+        }
+
+        it("adds .btn-cancel after the first pulse tick (600 ms)", async () => {
+            await clickTakeSig();
+            jasmine.clock().tick(601);
+            expect(takeSigBtn.classList.contains("btn-cancel")).toBe(true);
+        });
+
+        it("sets a non-empty box-shadow after the first pulse tick", async () => {
+            await clickTakeSig();
+            jasmine.clock().tick(601);
+            expect(takeSigBtn.style.boxShadow).not.toBe("");
+        });
+
+        it("removes .btn-cancel on the second tick (even / trough)", async () => {
+            await clickTakeSig();
+            jasmine.clock().tick(601);   // peak
+            jasmine.clock().tick(600);   // trough
+            expect(takeSigBtn.classList.contains("btn-cancel")).toBe(false);
+        });
+
+        it("clears box-shadow on the trough tick", async () => {
+            await clickTakeSig();
+            jasmine.clock().tick(601);
+            jasmine.clock().tick(600);
+            expect(takeSigBtn.style.boxShadow).toBe("");
+        });
+
+        it("stops glow and removes .btn-cancel when WAIT NVM is clicked (unready)", async () => {
+            await clickTakeSig();
+            jasmine.clock().tick(601);    // glow is on
+            expect(takeSigBtn.classList.contains("btn-cancel")).toBe(true);
+
+            // Click again → WAIT NVM → fetch unready → _stopWaitNoGlow()
+            takeSigBtn.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent("click", { bubbles: true }));
+            await Promise.resolve();
+
+            expect(takeSigBtn.classList.contains("btn-cancel")).toBe(false);
+            expect(takeSigBtn.style.boxShadow).toBe("");
+        });
+
+        it("glow does not advance after being stopped", async () => {
+            await clickTakeSig();
+            jasmine.clock().tick(601);    // peak
+            takeSigBtn.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent("click", { bubbles: true }));
+            await Promise.resolve();      // stop
+            jasmine.clock().tick(600);    // would be another tick if running
+            expect(takeSigBtn.classList.contains("btn-cancel")).toBe(false);
+        });
+    });
 });
diff --git a/src/static_src/scss/_applets.scss b/src/static_src/scss/_applets.scss
index 7be4513..3a8ab00 100644
--- a/src/static_src/scss/_applets.scss
+++ b/src/static_src/scss/_applets.scss
@@ -83,13 +83,15 @@
 #id_wallet_applet_menu     { @extend %applet-menu; }
 #id_room_menu              { @extend %applet-menu; }
 #id_billboard_applet_menu  { @extend %applet-menu; }
+#id_billscroll_menu        { @extend %applet-menu; }
 
 // Page-level gear buttons — fixed to viewport bottom-right
 .gameboard-page,
 .dashboard-page,
 .wallet-page,
 .room-page,
-.billboard-page {
+.billboard-page,
+.billscroll-page {
     > .gear-btn {
         position: fixed;
         bottom: 4.2rem;
@@ -102,7 +104,8 @@
 #id_game_applet_menu,
 #id_game_kit_menu,
 #id_wallet_applet_menu,
-#id_billboard_applet_menu {
+#id_billboard_applet_menu,
+#id_billscroll_menu {
     position: fixed;
     bottom: 6.6rem;
     right: 1rem;
@@ -118,7 +121,8 @@
     .dashboard-page,
     .wallet-page,
     .room-page,
-    .billboard-page {
+    .billboard-page,
+    .billscroll-page {
         > .gear-btn {
             right: 1rem;
             bottom: 3.95rem;    // same gap above kit btn as portrait; no page-specific overrides needed
@@ -131,7 +135,8 @@
     #id_game_kit_menu,
     #id_wallet_applet_menu,
     #id_room_menu,
-    #id_billboard_applet_menu {
+    #id_billboard_applet_menu,
+    #id_billscroll_menu {
         right: 1rem;
         bottom: 6.6rem;
         top: auto;
@@ -144,7 +149,8 @@
     .dashboard-page,
     .wallet-page,
     .room-page,
-    .billboard-page {
+    .billboard-page,
+    .billscroll-page {
         > .gear-btn { right: 2.5rem; }
     }
 
@@ -153,7 +159,8 @@
     #id_game_kit_menu,
     #id_wallet_applet_menu,
     #id_room_menu,
-    #id_billboard_applet_menu { right: 2.5rem; }
+    #id_billboard_applet_menu,
+    #id_billscroll_menu { right: 2.5rem; }
 }
 
 // ── Applet box visual shell (reusable outside the grid) ────
diff --git a/src/static_src/scss/_billboard.scss b/src/static_src/scss/_billboard.scss
index ca84a6f..b98c288 100644
--- a/src/static_src/scss/_billboard.scss
+++ b/src/static_src/scss/_billboard.scss
@@ -139,6 +139,11 @@ body.page-billscroll {
 
     .drama-event-body {
         flex: 0 0 80%;
+
+        &.struck {
+            text-decoration: line-through;
+            opacity: 0.5;
+        }
     }
 
     .drama-event-time {
diff --git a/src/static_src/scss/_room.scss b/src/static_src/scss/_room.scss
index f4e9886..d2dcbb8 100644
--- a/src/static_src/scss/_room.scss
+++ b/src/static_src/scss/_room.scss
@@ -546,10 +546,28 @@ html:has(.gate-backdrop) .position-strip .gate-slot button { pointer-events: aut
 
 .table-center {
     display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
     align-items: center;
     justify-content: center;
 }
 
+// "Gravity settling . . ." / "Levity appraising . . ." shown after a polarity
+// group confirms their sigs while the other group is still selecting.
+// Pulsing opacity signals active waiting without being jarring.
+#id_hex_waiting_msg {
+    font-size: 0.7rem;
+    letter-spacing: 0.06em;
+    color: rgba(var(--terUser), 0.8);
+    text-align: center;
+    margin: 0.4rem 0 0;
+    animation: hex-wait-pulse 2.4s ease-in-out infinite;
+}
+
+@keyframes hex-wait-pulse {
+    0%, 100% { opacity: 0.75; }
+    50%       { opacity: 0.3; }
+}
+
 .table-seat {
     position: absolute;
     display: grid;
diff --git a/src/static_src/tests/SigSelectSpec.js b/src/static_src/tests/SigSelectSpec.js
index df5e215..3859d1b 100644
--- a/src/static_src/tests/SigSelectSpec.js
+++ b/src/static_src/tests/SigSelectSpec.js
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ describe("SigSelect", () => {
                  data-polarity="${polarity}"
                  data-user-role="${userRole}"
                  data-reserve-url="/epic/room/test/sig-reserve"
+                 data-ready-url="/epic/room/test/sig-ready"
+
                  data-reservations="${reservations.replace(/"/g, '&quot;')}">
                 <div class="sig-modal">
                     <div class="sig-stage">
@@ -605,4 +607,79 @@ describe("SigSelect", () => {
             expect(testDiv.querySelector(".fan-card-correspondence").textContent).toBe("");
         });
     });
+
+    // ── WAIT NVM glow pulse ────────────────────────────────────────────────────── //
+    //
+    // After clicking TAKE SIG (POST ok → isReady=true) a setInterval pulses the
+    // button at 600ms: odd ticks add .btn-cancel + a --terOr outer box-shadow;
+    // even ticks remove both.  Uses jasmine.clock() to advance the fake timer.
+
+    describe("WAIT NVM glow pulse", () => {
+        let takeSigBtn;
+
+        beforeEach(() => {
+            jasmine.clock().install();
+            // Pre-reserve card 42 as PC so _showTakeSigBtn() fires during init
+            makeFixture({ reservations: '{"42":"PC"}' });
+            takeSigBtn = document.getElementById("id_take_sig_btn");
+        });
+
+        afterEach(() => {
+            jasmine.clock().uninstall();
+        });
+
+        async function clickTakeSig() {
+            takeSigBtn.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent("click", { bubbles: true }));
+            // Flush the fetch .then() so _startWaitNoGlow() is called
+            await Promise.resolve();
+        }
+
+        it("adds .btn-cancel after the first pulse tick (600 ms)", async () => {
+            await clickTakeSig();
+            jasmine.clock().tick(601);
+            expect(takeSigBtn.classList.contains("btn-cancel")).toBe(true);
+        });
+
+        it("sets a non-empty box-shadow after the first pulse tick", async () => {
+            await clickTakeSig();
+            jasmine.clock().tick(601);
+            expect(takeSigBtn.style.boxShadow).not.toBe("");
+        });
+
+        it("removes .btn-cancel on the second tick (even / trough)", async () => {
+            await clickTakeSig();
+            jasmine.clock().tick(601);   // peak
+            jasmine.clock().tick(600);   // trough
+            expect(takeSigBtn.classList.contains("btn-cancel")).toBe(false);
+        });
+
+        it("clears box-shadow on the trough tick", async () => {
+            await clickTakeSig();
+            jasmine.clock().tick(601);
+            jasmine.clock().tick(600);
+            expect(takeSigBtn.style.boxShadow).toBe("");
+        });
+
+        it("stops glow and removes .btn-cancel when WAIT NVM is clicked (unready)", async () => {
+            await clickTakeSig();
+            jasmine.clock().tick(601);    // glow is on
+            expect(takeSigBtn.classList.contains("btn-cancel")).toBe(true);
+
+            // Click again → WAIT NVM → fetch unready → _stopWaitNoGlow()
+            takeSigBtn.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent("click", { bubbles: true }));
+            await Promise.resolve();
+
+            expect(takeSigBtn.classList.contains("btn-cancel")).toBe(false);
+            expect(takeSigBtn.style.boxShadow).toBe("");
+        });
+
+        it("glow does not advance after being stopped", async () => {
+            await clickTakeSig();
+            jasmine.clock().tick(601);    // peak
+            takeSigBtn.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent("click", { bubbles: true }));
+            await Promise.resolve();      // stop
+            jasmine.clock().tick(600);    // would be another tick if running
+            expect(takeSigBtn.classList.contains("btn-cancel")).toBe(false);
+        });
+    });
 });
diff --git a/src/templates/apps/billboard/_partials/_applet-billboard-most-recent.html b/src/templates/apps/billboard/_partials/_applet-billboard-most-recent.html
index 69628f3..850ec11 100644
--- a/src/templates/apps/billboard/_partials/_applet-billboard-most-recent.html
+++ b/src/templates/apps/billboard/_partials/_applet-billboard-most-recent.html
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
             <a href="{% url 'billboard:scroll' recent_room.id %}" class="most-recent-load-more">Load more….</a>
             {% for event in recent_events %}
                 <div class="drama-event {% if event.actor == viewer %}mine{% else %}theirs{% endif %}">
-                    <span class="drama-event-body">
+                    <span class="drama-event-body{% if event.struck %} struck{% endif %}">
                         <strong>{{ event.actor|display_name }}</strong>
-                        {{ event.to_prose }}
+                        {{ event.to_prose|safe }}
                     </span>
                     <time class="drama-event-time" datetime="{{ event.timestamp|date:'c' }}">
                         {{ event.timestamp|relative_ts }}
diff --git a/src/templates/apps/billboard/room_scroll.html b/src/templates/apps/billboard/room_scroll.html
index 79c3307..c85959f 100644
--- a/src/templates/apps/billboard/room_scroll.html
+++ b/src/templates/apps/billboard/room_scroll.html
@@ -6,6 +6,76 @@
 {% block content %}
 {% csrf_token %}
 <div class="billscroll-page">
+    {% include "apps/applets/_partials/_gear.html" with menu_id="id_billscroll_menu" %}
+    <div id="id_billscroll_menu" style="display:none;">
+        <form id="id_scroll_filter_form">
+            <label><input type="checkbox" name="labels" value="frame" checked> Frame</label>
+            <label><input type="checkbox" name="labels" value="redact" checked> Redact</label>
+            <div class="menu-btns">
+                <button type="submit" class="btn btn-confirm">OK</button>
+                <button type="button" class="btn btn-cancel applet-menu-cancel">NVM</button>
+            </div>
+        </form>
+    </div>
     {% include "apps/billboard/_partials/_applet-billboard-scroll.html" %}
 </div>
+<script>
+(function () {
+    var STORAGE_KEY = 'billscroll-labels-{{ room.id }}';
+    var ALL_LABELS  = ['frame', 'redact'];
+
+    function applyFilter(checked) {
+        document.querySelectorAll(
+            '#id_drama_scroll .drama-event[data-label]'
+        ).forEach(function (el) {
+            el.style.display = checked.indexOf(el.dataset.label) !== -1 ? '' : 'none';
+        });
+    }
+
+    function saveFilter(checked) {
+        try { localStorage.setItem(STORAGE_KEY, JSON.stringify(checked)); } catch (_) {}
+    }
+
+    function loadFilter() {
+        try {
+            var raw = localStorage.getItem(STORAGE_KEY);
+            return raw ? JSON.parse(raw) : null;
+        } catch (_) { return null; }
+    }
+
+    function syncCheckboxes(checked) {
+        var form = document.getElementById('id_scroll_filter_form');
+        if (!form) return;
+        form.querySelectorAll('input[name="labels"]').forEach(function (cb) {
+            cb.checked = checked.indexOf(cb.value) !== -1;
+        });
+    }
+
+    // Restore saved filter on page load
+    var saved = loadFilter();
+    if (saved) {
+        applyFilter(saved);
+        syncCheckboxes(saved);
+    }
+
+    // Apply + save on OK
+    var form = document.getElementById('id_scroll_filter_form');
+    if (!form) return;
+    form.addEventListener('submit', function (e) {
+        e.preventDefault();
+        var checked = Array.from(
+            form.querySelectorAll('input[name="labels"]:checked')
+        ).map(function (cb) { return cb.value; });
+        applyFilter(checked);
+        saveFilter(checked);
+        // Close the menu (mirror applets.js close logic)
+        var menu = document.getElementById('id_billscroll_menu');
+        if (menu) menu.style.display = 'none';
+        var gear = document.querySelector(
+            '.gear-btn[data-menu-target="id_billscroll_menu"]'
+        );
+        if (gear) gear.classList.remove('active');
+    });
+}());
+</script>
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/src/templates/apps/gameboard/_partials/_sig_select_overlay.html b/src/templates/apps/gameboard/_partials/_sig_select_overlay.html
index 38462ce..069e2fc 100644
--- a/src/templates/apps/gameboard/_partials/_sig_select_overlay.html
+++ b/src/templates/apps/gameboard/_partials/_sig_select_overlay.html
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ Context: sig_cards, user_polarity, user_seat, sig_reserve_url, sig_reservations_
      data-polarity="{{ user_polarity }}"
      data-user-role="{{ user_seat.role }}"
      data-reserve-url="{{ sig_reserve_url }}"
+     data-ready-url="{% url 'epic:sig_ready' room.id %}"
+
+     data-ready="{{ user_ready|yesno:'true,false' }}"
      data-reservations="{{ sig_reservations_json }}">
 
     <div class="sig-modal">
diff --git a/src/templates/apps/gameboard/room.html b/src/templates/apps/gameboard/room.html
index e7de035..895a505 100644
--- a/src/templates/apps/gameboard/room.html
+++ b/src/templates/apps/gameboard/room.html
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@
                                 {% endif %}
                                 {% if room.table_status == "SKY_SELECT" %}
                                     <button id="id_pick_sky_btn" class="btn btn-primary">PICK<br>SKY</button>
+                                {% elif room.table_status == "SIG_SELECT" %}
+                                    <button id="id_pick_sky_btn" class="btn btn-primary" style="display:none">PICK<br>SKY</button>
+                                    {% if polarity_done %}
+                                        <p id="id_hex_waiting_msg">{% if user_polarity == "levity" %}Gravity settling . . .{% else %}Levity appraising . . .{% endif %}</p>
+                                    {% endif %}
                                 {% endif %}
                             </div>
                         </div>
@@ -57,8 +62,8 @@
             </div>
         </div>
 
-        {# Sig Select overlay — only shown to seated gamers in this polarity #}
-        {% if room.table_status == "SIG_SELECT" and user_polarity %}
+        {# Sig Select overlay — suppressed once this gamer's polarity sigs are assigned #}
+        {% if room.table_status == "SIG_SELECT" and user_polarity and not polarity_done %}
             {% include "apps/gameboard/_partials/_sig_select_overlay.html" %}
         {% endif %}
 
diff --git a/src/templates/core/_partials/_scroll.html b/src/templates/core/_partials/_scroll.html
index eb89c48..ec4bc03 100644
--- a/src/templates/core/_partials/_scroll.html
+++ b/src/templates/core/_partials/_scroll.html
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 {% load lyric_extras %}
 <section id="id_drama_scroll" class="drama-scroll" data-scroll-position="{{ scroll_position|default:0 }}">
     {% for event in events %}
-        <div class="drama-event {% if event.actor == viewer %}mine{% else %}theirs{% endif %}">
-            <span class="drama-event-body">
+        <div class="drama-event {% if event.actor == viewer %}mine{% else %}theirs{% endif %}" data-label="{% if event.struck %}redact{% else %}frame{% endif %}">
+            <span class="drama-event-body{% if event.struck %} struck{% endif %}">
                 <strong>{{ event.actor|display_name }}</strong>
-                {{ event.to_prose }}
+                {{ event.to_prose|safe }}
             </span>
             <time class="drama-event-time" datetime="{{ event.timestamp|date:'c' }}">
                 {{ event.timestamp|relative_ts }}