testing ground for beta pages and concepts before they go live on the real site. nothing here is final: expect bugs, broken links, and things that get deleted without notice. full notes on each entry live as comments in the file itself.

• agent-console
  chat directly with Agent Ø's real backend, with an editable lore payload for faster testing.
• hold6-stages
  jump to any hold6.html dread stage and tune its colors/glow live, no queue wait.

• popup-cascade
  classic pop-up-adware bit — spawns a cascade of fake error windows and banner ads.
• screen-melter
  homage to the old DOS "Cascade" virus — melts the page's own content down the screen.
• mock-ransomware
  WannaCry-flavored joke — locks the nav behind a fake ransom screen, beatable with a riddle or tic-tac-toe.
• text-rot
  worm-flavored joke — "spell check" starts an unstoppable per-character text decay.
• features
  grab-bag of 20 small visual-effect demos, each with a live preview and copy-pasteable code.

• echo (original)
  the original echo.html — just the word "Echo" on infinite scroll. Kept as a curiosity.
• a1mini
  A1_MINI_NODE fabricator page, bumped from the main nav to make room.
• sift
  static-noise puzzle — click what doesn't belong. Standalone now that core.html has its own unlock path.
• resonance
  pattern-matching signal game, bumped from the main nav — fully playable, no longer wired into site lore.
• abyssal-bloom
  deep-dive survival game, bumped from the main nav — fully playable, no longer wired into site lore.
• squirrel
  the original SQUIRREL.exe catch-and-flee game, bumped from the main nav in favor of chainsaw-squirrel.

• containment-breach
  crossover of popup-cascade and text-rot (plus 5 more effects), each independently toggleable and reversible.
• signal-recovery
  prototype transcription-tool puzzle with hidden backstory fragments — under review, may be reworked or dropped.
• homepage-nav
  testbed for the homepage nav layout — several variants to compare (grouped is now live on the real site).

• videos
  dedicated player page for the site's two videos, instead of the browser's default player.
• media
  live listing of everything in /media/ with download links — updates automatically as files are added.