diff --git a/src/templates/apps/gameboard/my_sea.html b/src/templates/apps/gameboard/my_sea.html
index db89f14..0a94db0 100644
--- a/src/templates/apps/gameboard/my_sea.html
+++ b/src/templates/apps/gameboard/my_sea.html
@@ -157,17 +157,17 @@
                                  aria-haspopup="listbox"
                                  aria-labelledby="id_sea_spread_label"
                                  tabindex="0">
-                                <span class="sea-select-current">Situation, Action, Outcome</span>
+                                <span class="sea-select-current">{% if default_spread == 'past-present-future' %}Past, Present, Future{% elif default_spread == 'mind-body-spirit' %}Mind, Body, Spirit{% elif default_spread == 'desire-obstacle-solution' %}Desire, Obstacle, Solution{% elif default_spread == 'waite-smith' %}Celtic Cross, Waite-Smith{% elif default_spread == 'escape-velocity' %}Celtic Cross, Escape Velocity{% else %}Situation, Action, Outcome{% endif %}</span>
                                 <span class="sea-select-arrow" aria-hidden="true">▾</span>
                                 <ul class="sea-select-list" role="listbox">
                                     <li role="presentation" class="sea-select-divider">3-card spreads</li>
-                                    <li role="option" data-value="past-present-future"      aria-selected="false">Past, Present, Future</li>
-                                    <li role="option" data-value="situation-action-outcome" aria-selected="true">Situation, Action, Outcome</li>
-                                    <li role="option" data-value="mind-body-spirit"         aria-selected="false">Mind, Body, Spirit</li>
-                                    <li role="option" data-value="desire-obstacle-solution" aria-selected="false">Desire, Obstacle, Solution</li>
+                                    <li role="option" data-value="past-present-future"      aria-selected="{% if default_spread == 'past-present-future' %}true{% else %}false{% endif %}">Past, Present, Future</li>
+                                    <li role="option" data-value="situation-action-outcome" aria-selected="{% if default_spread == 'situation-action-outcome' %}true{% else %}false{% endif %}">Situation, Action, Outcome</li>
+                                    <li role="option" data-value="mind-body-spirit"         aria-selected="{% if default_spread == 'mind-body-spirit' %}true{% else %}false{% endif %}">Mind, Body, Spirit</li>
+                                    <li role="option" data-value="desire-obstacle-solution" aria-selected="{% if default_spread == 'desire-obstacle-solution' %}true{% else %}false{% endif %}">Desire, Obstacle, Solution</li>
                                     <li role="presentation" class="sea-select-divider">6-card spreads</li>
-                                    <li role="option" data-value="waite-smith"     aria-selected="false">Celtic Cross, Waite-Smith</li>
-                                    <li role="option" data-value="escape-velocity" aria-selected="false">Celtic Cross, Escape Velocity</li>
+                                    <li role="option" data-value="waite-smith"     aria-selected="{% if default_spread == 'waite-smith' %}true{% else %}false{% endif %}">Celtic Cross, Waite-Smith</li>
+                                    <li role="option" data-value="escape-velocity" aria-selected="{% if default_spread == 'escape-velocity' %}true{% else %}false{% endif %}">Celtic Cross, Escape Velocity</li>
                                 </ul>
                             </div>
                         </div>
@@ -578,6 +578,12 @@
                         // attribute intact for accessibility tooling).
                         var ts = banner.querySelector('.note-banner__timestamp');
                         if (ts && iso) ts.textContent = _formatTimestamp(iso);
+                        // No FYI on this Brief — it's an informational nudge
+                        // (locked draw status), not a navigation target. The
+                        // NVM button + timestamp slot carry all the affordance
+                        // the user needs.
+                        var fyi = banner.querySelector('.note-banner__fyi');
+                        if (fyi) fyi.remove();
                     }
                 };
                 function _postLock(hand) {
@@ -646,6 +652,18 @@
                 if (_initialOpt && hidden.value !== _initialOpt.dataset.value) {
                     hidden.value = _initialOpt.dataset.value;
                 }
+                // Mirror the hidden value onto the cross's `data-spread` +
+                // re-run syncLabels. Idempotent when server-rendered state
+                // is internally consistent; corrective if a prior page
+                // state (Firefox bfcache restoring a Celtic-Cross DOM,
+                // session left mid-draw etc.) left a stale `data-spread`
+                // that SCSS-hides the wrong subset of cells. Without this,
+                // a post-DEL reload could land on the picker w. data-
+                // spread="waite-smith" but SAO labels + SAO hidden value
+                // → all 6 cells visible, sometimes unlabeled (the user-
+                // observed bug, 2026-05-20).
+                cross.setAttribute('data-spread', hidden.value);
+                syncLabels(hidden.value);
 
                 // Exposed for iter 4b / future surfaces.
                 window._mySeaDrawOrder = DRAW_ORDER;