diff --git a/src/app.rs b/src/app.rs
index ea9d391..28454ae 100644
--- a/src/app.rs
+++ b/src/app.rs
@@ -230,7 +230,9 @@ fn ResponsibleNote(question_id: String, responsible: Responsible) -> impl IntoVi
 
     view! {
         <p class="question-responsible">
-            "Asked by " {responsible.name.clone()} " — "
+            "Asked by " {responsible.name.clone()}
+            <br/>
+            "— "
             <a href=format!("mailto:{}", responsible.contact)>"contact them"</a>
             " if you get stuck."
             {move || {
@@ -834,6 +836,7 @@ fn ResourceFeature(
                                         feature_name=feature_name
                                         transitions=transitions
                                         value=value
+                                        data=data
                                     />
                                 }
                                     .into_any()
@@ -860,6 +863,7 @@ fn ResourceValue(
     feature_name: String,
     transitions: Vec<Transition>,
     value: serde_json::Value,
+    data: Resource<Result<serde_json::Value, ServerFnError>>,
 ) -> impl IntoView {
     if let serde_json::Value::Array(items) = &value {
         if let Ok(answers) = serde_json::from_value::<Vec<Answer>>(value.clone()) {
@@ -886,6 +890,7 @@ fn ResourceValue(
                                         feature_name=feature_name.clone()
                                         transitions=transitions.clone()
                                         answer=answer
+                                        data=data
                                     />
                                 }
                                 .into_any()
@@ -1127,6 +1132,7 @@ fn AnswerRow(
     feature_name: String,
     transitions: Vec<Transition>,
     answer: Answer,
+    data: Resource<Result<serde_json::Value, ServerFnError>>,
 ) -> impl IntoView {
     let is_open = answer.state == crate::answers::OPEN_STATE;
     let responses = answer
@@ -1139,6 +1145,19 @@ fn AnswerRow(
     let item_id = answer.id.clone();
 
     let transition = ServerAction::<TransitionAnswer>::new();
+    // Toggle-select first (which transition, if any) - nothing is sent
+    // to the server until Confirm is pressed. Previously each button
+    // fired transition_answer immediately on click with no staging
+    // step and no visible confirmation once it landed (the list never
+    // refetched), so a click barely looked like it did anything.
+    let selected: RwSignal<Option<String>> = RwSignal::new(None);
+
+    Effect::new(move |_| {
+        if let Some(Ok(())) = transition.value().get() {
+            selected.set(None);
+            data.refetch();
+        }
+    });
 
     view! {
         <article class="answer-row" class:decided=move || !is_open>
@@ -1170,44 +1189,64 @@ fn AnswerRow(
                 move || is_open && !transitions.is_empty()
             }>
                 <div class="answer-actions">
-                    <For
-                        each={
-                            let transitions = transitions.clone();
-                            move || transitions.clone()
-                        }
-                        key=|t| t.to.clone()
-                        children={
-                            let question_id = question_id.clone();
-                            let alternative = alternative.clone();
-                            let feature_name = feature_name.clone();
-                            let item_id = item_id.clone();
-                            move |t: Transition| {
-                                let question_id = question_id.clone();
-                                let alternative = alternative.clone();
-                                let feature_name = feature_name.clone();
-                                let item_id = item_id.clone();
-                                let to = t.to.clone();
+                    <div class="select-options">
+                        <For
+                            each={
+                                let transitions = transitions.clone();
+                                move || transitions.clone()
+                            }
+                            key=|t| t.to.clone()
+                            children=move |t: Transition| {
+                                let to_for_selected = t.to.clone();
+                                let to_for_click = t.to.clone();
                                 view! {
                                     <button
-                                        class="answer-action"
+                                        type="button"
+                                        class="select-option"
+                                        class:selected=move || {
+                                            selected.get().as_deref() == Some(to_for_selected.as_str())
+                                        }
                                         on:click=move |_| {
-                                            transition.dispatch(TransitionAnswer {
-                                                question_id: question_id.clone(),
-                                                alternative: alternative.clone(),
-                                                feature_name: feature_name.clone(),
-                                                item_id: item_id.clone(),
-                                                to: to.clone(),
-                                            });
+                                            selected
+                                                .update(|s| {
+                                                    *s = if s.as_deref() == Some(to_for_click.as_str()) {
+                                                        None
+                                                    } else {
+                                                        Some(to_for_click.clone())
+                                                    };
+                                                });
                                         }
-                                        disabled=move || transition.pending().get()
                                     >
                                         {t.label.clone()}
                                     </button>
                                 }
                                 .into_any()
                             }
+                        />
+                    </div>
+                    <button
+                        type="button"
+                        class="answer-confirm"
+                        disabled=move || selected.get().is_none() || transition.pending().get()
+                        on:click={
+                            let question_id = question_id.clone();
+                            let alternative = alternative.clone();
+                            let feature_name = feature_name.clone();
+                            let item_id = item_id.clone();
+                            move |_| {
+                                let Some(to) = selected.get() else { return };
+                                transition.dispatch(TransitionAnswer {
+                                    question_id: question_id.clone(),
+                                    alternative: alternative.clone(),
+                                    feature_name: feature_name.clone(),
+                                    item_id: item_id.clone(),
+                                    to,
+                                });
+                            }
                         }
-                    />
+                    >
+                        {move || if transition.pending().get() { "Confirming…" } else { "Confirm" }}
+                    </button>
                 </div>
             </Show>
         </article>
diff --git a/src/resource.rs b/src/resource.rs
index a6da68e..a25881b 100644
--- a/src/resource.rs
+++ b/src/resource.rs
@@ -133,13 +133,19 @@ async fn fetch_resource_value(
 
     let value = match &resource.source {
         ResourceSource::Kv { bucket } => {
-            let store = state
-                .jetstream
-                .get_key_value(bucket)
-                .await
-                .map_err(|e| ServerFnError::new(format!("resource bucket unavailable: {e}")))?;
-            match &resource.key {
-                Some(key) => {
+            // A bucket only ever gets created on first write
+            // (answers::store_answer's own create-on-first-use, or the
+            // event-sourcing projection upsert) - a bucket declared in
+            // content but never yet written to is a completely normal
+            // "nothing submitted here yet" state, not an error. Listing
+            // it reads the same as an empty bucket would; asking for
+            // one specific key that can't possibly exist yet still
+            // surfaces as an error, same as key-not-found.
+            let store = state.jetstream.get_key_value(bucket).await.ok();
+            match (&resource.key, store) {
+                (Some(_), None) => return Err(ServerFnError::new("resource key not found")),
+                (None, None) => serde_json::Value::Array(Vec::new()),
+                (Some(key), Some(store)) => {
                     let bytes = store
                         .get(key)
                         .await
@@ -147,7 +153,7 @@ async fn fetch_resource_value(
                         .ok_or_else(|| ServerFnError::new("resource key not found"))?;
                     serde_json::from_slice(&bytes).map_err(|e| ServerFnError::new(e.to_string()))?
                 }
-                None => {
+                (None, Some(store)) => {
                     use futures::TryStreamExt;
                     let keys: Vec<String> = store
                         .keys()
diff --git a/style/main.css b/style/main.css
index 7244669..a2ae5f2 100644
--- a/style/main.css
+++ b/style/main.css
@@ -153,6 +153,22 @@ main.loading, main.not-found {
   text-shadow: 0 2px 24px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8);
 }
 
+/* Softens the otherwise hard cut where the full-bleed canvas meets the
+   page background right below it - fades to the same --paper color
+   over the last few ems instead of stopping dead. Non-interactive so
+   it never steals clicks meant for the canvas underneath. */
+.hero-yes::after {
+  content: "";
+  position: absolute;
+  left: 0;
+  right: 0;
+  bottom: 0;
+  height: 6em;
+  background: linear-gradient(to bottom, transparent, var(--paper));
+  pointer-events: none;
+  z-index: 1;
+}
+
 /* alternatives */
 
 .alternatives {
@@ -163,6 +179,29 @@ main.loading, main.not-found {
   gap: 1.25rem;
 }
 
+.question-responsible {
+  text-align: center;
+  color: var(--ink-dim);
+  font-size: 0.85rem;
+  line-height: 1.6;
+}
+
+.question-responsible a { color: var(--ink-dim); }
+.question-responsible a:hover { color: var(--accent); }
+
+.question-report {
+  font: inherit;
+  color: var(--ink-dim);
+  background: none;
+  border: none;
+  padding: 0;
+  text-decoration: underline;
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+.question-report:hover { color: var(--accent); }
+.question-report:disabled { opacity: 0.5; cursor: wait; }
+
 .alt-card {
   background: var(--paper-raised);
   border: 1px solid var(--line);
@@ -364,23 +403,28 @@ input:focus, textarea:focus {
   color: var(--accent);
 }
 
-.answer-actions { display: flex; gap: 0.6rem; }
+.answer-actions {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  align-items: flex-start;
+  gap: 0.6rem;
+}
 
-.answer-action {
+.answer-confirm {
   font-family: var(--sans);
   font-weight: 600;
   font-size: 0.82rem;
-  color: var(--ink);
-  background: var(--paper);
-  border: 1px solid var(--line);
+  color: #0a0a0a;
+  background: var(--accent);
+  border: none;
   border-radius: 0.5rem;
-  padding: 0.4rem 0.8rem;
+  padding: 0.45rem 1rem;
   cursor: pointer;
-  transition: border-color 120ms, color 120ms;
+  transition: filter 120ms;
 }
 
-.answer-action:hover { border-color: var(--accent); color: var(--accent); }
-.answer-action:disabled { opacity: 0.5; cursor: wait; }
+.answer-confirm:hover { filter: brightness(1.08); }
+.answer-confirm:disabled { opacity: 0.5; cursor: not-allowed; filter: none; }
 
 .item-list { display: grid; gap: 0.8rem; }