feat: close the shift with a Thoreau quote in the end letterbox

content/public/portfolio-content.json

@@ -382,5 +382,9 @@
       "mp3AssetId": "soundtrack-drive-lift-mp3"
     }
   },
+  "closer": {
+    "quote": "There is more day to dawn. The sun is but a morning star.",
+    "attribution": "Henry David Thoreau, Walden"
+  },
   "sceneDescription": "A restrained retro-futuristic night drive supports the reading journey while the portfolio content remains fully available as a semantic document."
 }

src/components/AppShell.vue

@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ onUnmounted(() => removePageListeners());
     :policy="motion.policy.value"
     :quality="actualQuality"
     :scene-description="content.sceneDescription"
-    :credit="`${content.identity.name} · ${content.identity.role} · ${content.identity.location.city}, ${content.identity.location.country}`"
+    :closer="content.closer"
     :sample-frame="sampleSceneFrame"
     :sample-beam="headlight.sampleBeam"
     @state-change="updateSceneState"

src/components/SceneCanvas.vue

@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ const props = defineProps<{
   policy: MotionPolicy;
   quality: QualityTier;
   sceneDescription: string;
-  /** Closing credit for the destination letterbox: real identity facts only. */
-  credit?: string;
+  /** Closing quote for the destination letterbox (public domain, with attribution). */
+  closer?: { quote: string; attribution: string } | undefined;
   sampleFrame?: (start: number, end: number) => unknown;
   /** HIGH BEAM: the live headlight sample for the scene. */
   sampleBeam?: (now: number) => BeamSample | null;
@@ -76,8 +76,16 @@ if (posterFailed.value) recordTestFaultEvent('poster-failure');
     :data-poster-failed="posterFailed"
     :data-arrived="journey.arrived"
   >
-    <!-- Closing credit, typed into the outro letterbox (CSS generated text). -->
-    <span v-if="credit" class="journey-world__credit" :data-credit="credit" />
+    <!-- Closing quote, revealed word by word in the outro letterbox at sunrise. -->
+    <span v-if="closer" class="journey-world__credit">
+      <span class="journey-world__quote"><span
+        v-for="(word, index) in closer.quote.split(' ')"
+        :key="index"
+        class="journey-world__word"
+        :style="{ '--i': index }"
+      >{{ word }}</span></span>
+      <span class="journey-world__by">{{ closer.attribution }}</span>
+    </span>
     <picture v-if="!posterFailed">
       <source media="(max-width: 767px)" :srcset="mobilePosterUrl">
       <img :src="posterUrl" class="journey-poster" alt="" width="1440" height="900" @error="posterFailed = true">

src/content/schemas.ts

@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ const portfolioContentSchema = z.object({
     afterglow: soundtrackAssetSourcesSchema,
     driveLift: soundtrackAssetSourcesSchema,
   }).strict().optional(),
+  closer: z.object({ quote: visibleString, attribution: visibleString }).strict().optional(),
   sceneDescription: visibleString,
 }).strict().superRefine((content, context) => {
   const navigationIds = content.navigation.map((item) => item.id);

src/content/types.ts

@@ -175,6 +175,8 @@ export interface PortfolioContent {
   contact: ContactContent;
   metadata: MetadataContent;
   soundtrack?: SoundtrackContent;
+  /** Public-domain closing quote shown in the end-of-shift letterbox. */
+  closer?: { quote: string; attribution: string };
   sceneDescription: string;
 }
 

src/styles/world.css

@@ -556,57 +556,64 @@ html:is([data-dawn='sunrise'], [data-dawn='day']) .journey-world::after { backgr
   block-size: calc(var(--gantry-h, 72px) + min(5vh, 44px));
   transform-origin: top;
 }
-/* The closing credit types in, in mono, once the bars have closed. */
+/* The closing quote fades in word by word once the bars have closed. */
 .journey-world__credit {
+  --closer-delay: 0.2s;
   position: absolute;
   z-index: 2;
   /* In the lower bar: the upper one is shared with the contact avatar. */
   inset: auto 0 0;
   display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
   align-items: center;
   justify-content: center;
+  gap: 0.28em;
   block-size: min(8vh, 72px);
   padding-inline: 16px;
+  color: rgb(255 226 196 / 82%);
+  text-align: center;
   pointer-events: none;
 }
-.journey-world__credit::before {
-  content: attr(data-credit) / '';
-  color: rgb(255 226 196 / 78%);
-  font: 600 0.6rem/1.3 var(--mono, ui-monospace, monospace);
-  letter-spacing: 0.32em;
-  text-transform: uppercase;
-  white-space: nowrap;
-  clip-path: inset(0 100% 0 0);
+.journey-world__quote {
+  font: italic 400 clamp(0.95rem, 1.5vw, 1.2rem) / 1.25 Charter, 'Iowan Old Style', 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;
+  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
+  text-wrap: balance;
+}
+.journey-world__word {
+  display: inline-block;
   opacity: 0;
 }
-/* END OF SHIFT: the credit types as the sun clears the skyline
+.journey-world__word + .journey-world__word { margin-inline-start: 0.28em; }
+.journey-world__by {
+  color: rgb(255 226 196 / 68%);
+  font: 600 0.66rem/1.2 var(--mono, ui-monospace, monospace);
+  font-variant-caps: all-small-caps;
+  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
+  opacity: 0;
+}
+.journey-world__by::before { content: '\2014\00a0'; }
+/* END OF SHIFT: the quote arrives as the sun clears the skyline
    (html[data-dawn] reaches sunrise about 3.8 s after arrival). Until the
    scene reports a dawn (still loading), it keeps a fixed 3.4 s delay. */
 @media (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference) {
-  html:is([data-dawn='sunrise'], [data-dawn='day'], :not([data-dawn])) .journey-world[data-arrived='true'] .journey-world__credit::before {
-    clip-path: inset(0 -1em 0 0);
+  .journey-world__word,
+  .journey-world__by { transition: opacity 0.9s ease; }
+  html:is([data-dawn='sunrise'], [data-dawn='day'], :not([data-dawn])) .journey-world[data-arrived='true'] .journey-world__word {
     opacity: 1;
-    transition:
-      opacity 1ms linear 0.2s,
-      clip-path 1.5s steps(36, end) 0.2s;
+    transition-delay: calc(var(--closer-delay) + var(--i, 0) * 0.14s);
   }
-}
-/* Phones: the credit may wrap, so it fades in rather than types. */
-@media (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference) and (max-width: 767px) {
-  html:is([data-dawn='sunrise'], [data-dawn='day'], :not([data-dawn])) .journey-world[data-arrived='true'] .journey-world__credit::before {
-    clip-path: none;
-    transition: opacity 0.8s ease 0.2s;
+  html:is([data-dawn='sunrise'], [data-dawn='day'], :not([data-dawn])) .journey-world[data-arrived='true'] .journey-world__by {
+    opacity: 1;
+    transition-delay: calc(var(--closer-delay) + 1.9s);
   }
-}
-@media (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference) {
-  html:not([data-dawn]) .journey-world[data-arrived='true'] .journey-world__credit::before { transition-delay: 3.4s; }
+  html:not([data-dawn]) .journey-world[data-arrived='true'] .journey-world__credit { --closer-delay: 3.4s; }
   /* No scene, no dawn to wait for: the bars' own timing. */
-  html .journey-world[data-static-fallback='true'][data-arrived='true'] .journey-world__credit::before { transition-delay: 1.9s; }
+  html .journey-world[data-static-fallback='true'][data-arrived='true'] .journey-world__credit { --closer-delay: 1.9s; }
 }
-/* Reduced motion: the bars and the dimming only; the credit simply shows. */
+/* Reduced motion: the bars and the dimming only; the quote simply shows. */
 @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
-  .journey-world[data-arrived='true'] .journey-world__credit::before {
-    clip-path: inset(0 -1em 0 0);
+  .journey-world[data-arrived='true'] .journey-world__word,
+  .journey-world[data-arrived='true'] .journey-world__by {
     opacity: 1;
     transition: none;
   }
@@ -639,15 +646,10 @@ html:is([data-dawn='sunrise'], [data-dawn='day']) .journey-world::after { backgr
 
 @media (max-width: 767px) {
   .journey-world::after { block-size: min(7vh, 56px); }
-  /* Phones: the credit may wrap, so it fades in rather than types. */
-  .journey-world__credit { block-size: min(7vh, 56px); }
-  .journey-world__credit::before {
-    clip-path: none;
-    font-size: 0.5rem;
-    letter-spacing: 0.14em;
-    text-align: center;
-    white-space: normal;
-  }
+  /* Phones: the quote may wrap to two lines inside the thinner bar. */
+  .journey-world__credit { block-size: min(7vh, 56px); gap: 0.2em; padding-inline: 12px; }
+  .journey-world__quote { font-size: 0.8rem; line-height: 1.2; }
+  .journey-world__by { font-size: 0.56rem; letter-spacing: 0.16em; }
 }
 @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
   .journey-world::before,

tests/unit/SceneCanvas.test.ts

@@ -127,6 +127,45 @@ describe("SceneCanvas", () => {
     wrapper.unmount();
   });
 
+  it("renders the closing quote word by word, inside the hidden world", async () => {
+    const wrapper = mount(SceneCanvas, {
+      props: {
+        journey: journey(),
+        policy: policy(),
+        quality: "high",
+        sceneDescription: "A decorative night road behind the portfolio content.",
+        closer: {
+          quote: "There is more day to dawn. The sun is but a morning star.",
+          attribution: "Henry David Thoreau, Walden",
+        },
+      },
+    });
+    await flushPromises();
+
+    const words = wrapper.findAll(".journey-world__word");
+    expect(words.map((w) => w.text()).join(" ")).toBe(
+      "There is more day to dawn. The sun is but a morning star.",
+    );
+    expect(words[3]!.attributes("style")).toContain("--i: 3");
+    expect(wrapper.get(".journey-world__by").text()).toBe("Henry David Thoreau, Walden");
+    expect(wrapper.get(".journey-world").element.contains(wrapper.get(".journey-world__credit").element)).toBe(true);
+    wrapper.unmount();
+  });
+
+  it("omits the closing quote when the content has none", async () => {
+    const wrapper = mount(SceneCanvas, {
+      props: {
+        journey: journey(),
+        policy: policy(),
+        quality: "high",
+        sceneDescription: "A decorative night road behind the portfolio content.",
+      },
+    });
+    await flushPromises();
+    expect(wrapper.find(".journey-world__credit").exists()).toBe(false);
+    wrapper.unmount();
+  });
+
   it("forwards each complete scene frame interval to adaptive quality", async () => {
     const callbacks = new Map<number, FrameRequestCallback>();
     let nextFrameId = 1;

tests/unit/content-schemas.test.ts

@@ -113,6 +113,16 @@ describe('content schemas', () => {
       .toThrow(/unmanifested asset reference: missing-soundtrack/i);
   });
 
+  it('accepts an optional closer quote and rejects stray or empty fields', () => {
+    const content = cloneContent() as Record<string, unknown>;
+    content.closer = { quote: 'There is more day to dawn.', attribution: 'Henry David Thoreau, Walden' };
+    expect(parsePortfolioContent(content).closer?.attribution).toBe('Henry David Thoreau, Walden');
+    content.closer = { quote: '', attribution: 'Henry David Thoreau, Walden' };
+    expect(() => parsePortfolioContent(content)).toThrow();
+    content.closer = { quote: 'x', attribution: 'y', extra: 1 };
+    expect(() => parsePortfolioContent(content)).toThrow();
+  });
+
   it('requires audio assets to have null dimensions and a positive duration', () => {
     const audio = {
       id: 'soundtrack-main-opus',