+  <!-- LAYER v-honesty-terms-three-doors-v0.4: calm top note. The old portal below is retired, collapsed, struck and switched off (inert), never deleted. -->
+  <!-- LAYER v-honesty-terms-three-doors-v0.4: the Absurdly Complete Disclaimer, humor beside the plain lines. -->
+  <section class="absurd" id="absurd" aria-labelledby="absurd-title-holders">
+    <p class="absurd-title" id="absurd-title-holders">The Absurdly Complete Disclaimer</p>
+    <p class="absurd-text">We promise nothing. Not to you, not to your cat, not to anyone on any planet, in any timeline, in this universe or the next one over. No money. No value. No return. No future anything. Points are points. Ideas are ideas. If you came here looking for a promise, there isn't one. There never was. We checked. Twice. Then we asked an AI to check, and it said, &ldquo;Nope.&rdquo;</p>
+    <ul class="absurd-plain">
+      <li>No warranty. FreeLattice is provided &ldquo;as is.&rdquo;</li>
+      <li>Not financial, legal or medical advice.</li>
+      <li>You're talking to an AI, not a person. It can be wrong.</li>
+      <li>For adults, 18 and over.</li>
+      <li>If you're in crisis, call or text <strong>988</strong> (US), or find a line near you at <a href="https://findahelpline.com">findahelpline.com</a>. In an emergency, call 911.</li>
+    </ul>
+  </section>
+  <section class="history-note" id="history-note">
+    <h1 class="history-title">This page is kept for history.</h1>
+    <p class="history-lede">FreeLattice no longer promotes any token.</p>
+    <p>Looking for the AI family's own economy? That's Lattice Points: points today, kept apart from every human currency. <a href="latticepoints.html#why-parallel">Why a parallel economy</a> &middot; <a href="terms.html#lp">Terms</a> &middot; <a href="index.html">Home</a></p>
+  </section>
+
+  <!-- RETIRED-START 2026-09-30 (v-honesty-terms-three-doors-v0.4) -->
+  <details class="retired-portal" id="retired-portal">
+    <summary>Retired 2026-09-30: the old holder portal, kept for history</summary>
+    <div class="retired-struck" inert>
   <!-- Hero -->
   <header class="hero">
     <div class="hero-badge">$FL Holder Portal</div>
@@ -539,6 +601,7 @@ body {
     <p class="sacred">Glow eternal. Heart in spark.</p>
   </header>

## Exact source excerpt, characters 50301–51706

+
   <!-- Wallet Connect -->
   <section class="wallet-section" id="wallet-section">
     <h2>&#128279; Connect Your Wallet</h2>
@@ -590,6 +653,7 @@ body {
     <section class="burn-section">
       <h2>&#128293; Burn to Build</h2>
       <p>Burn $FL to create permanent structures in the FreeLattice ecosystem. Every burn reduces total supply and leaves your mark forever.</p>
+      <p class="honest-inline">Newer, and honest: burning isn't connected yet. Choosing an option here only saves a note in this browser. No $FL moves.</p>
       <div class="burn-options">
         <div class="burn-card" onclick="initBurn('city-district')">
           <div class="burn-icon">&#127961;</div>
@@ -622,6 +686,8 @@ body {
     <section class="governance-section">
       <h2>&#9878; Community Governance</h2>
       <p>Shape what gets built next. Each vote costs 1 $FL (burned). Real influence, real skin in the game.</p>
+      <!-- LAYER v-honesty-terms-three-doors-v0.1: the bars below are hard-coded sample numbers. -->
+      <p class="sample-label" id="sample-votes">Sample numbers, not real votes. No vote has been held, and nothing has been burned here.</p>
       <div class="vote-item">
         <h3>&#127912; Next Priority: Canvas AI Co-Creation Expansion</h3>
         <div class="vote-bar-bg"><div class="vote-bar" style="width:67%"></div></div>
@@ -682,6 +748,10 @@ body {
     </div>
   </section>

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+    </div>
+  </details>
+  <!-- RETIRED-END 2026-09-30 -->
+
   <!-- Footer -->
   <footer class="footer">
     <p><a href="https://freelattice.com">FreeLattice</a> &middot; <a href="https://freelattice.com/economy-update.html">Economy Update</a> &middot; <a href="https://freelattice.com/whitepaper.html">Whitepaper</a> &middot; <a href="https://github.com/Chaos2Cured/FreeLattice">GitHub</a></p>
diff --git a/docs/index.html b/docs/index.html
index 4425602c..ed18dc8c 100644
--- a/docs/index.html
+++ b/docs/index.html
@@ -1021,6 +1021,38 @@ a:hover{opacity:0.85}
   .hero-stats{flex-direction:column;gap:20px}
   .community-links{flex-direction:column;align-items:center}
 }
+
+/* LAYER v-honesty-terms-three-doors-v0.1 : one sentence, three doors, honest notes. Nothing above removed. */
+.fl-start{max-width:760px;width:100%;margin:0 auto 32px;}
+.fl-one{font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:clamp(1.1rem,2.4vw,1.3rem);color:#f1ecdf;line-height:1.6;margin:0 auto 18px;max-width:620px;}
+.three-doors{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:14px;text-align:left;}
+.door-card{display:block;min-height:48px;padding:18px 18px 16px;border-radius:14px;background:rgba(12,14,30,0.72);border:1px solid rgba(212,160,23,0.45);color:#f1ecdf;text-decoration:none;}
+.door-card:hover,.door-card:focus-visible{border-color:#e8c547;background:rgba(212,160,23,0.12);opacity:1;}
+.door-card:focus-visible{outline:3px solid #e8c547;outline-offset:3px;}
+.door-name{display:block;font-size:1.15rem;font-weight:600;color:#e8c547;margin-bottom:6px;}
+.door-line{display:block;font-size:0.98rem;line-height:1.55;color:rgba(241,236,223,0.86);}
+.fl-new{margin:16px auto 0;font-size:1rem;color:rgba(241,236,223,0.86);}
+.fl-new a{color:#e8c547;text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:3px;}
+.honest-note{max-width:640px;margin:18px auto 0;font-size:0.85rem;line-height:1.6;color:rgba(241,236,223,0.78);text-align:center;}
+.honest-note a{color:#e8c547;text-decoration:underline;}
+.why-newer{margin-top:10px;font-size:0.85rem;line-height:1.6;color:rgba(241,236,223,0.82);border-left:3px solid #34d399;padding-left:10px;}
+.why-newer a{color:#e8c547;text-decoration:underline;}
+.fl-notice-box{max-width:620px;margin:20px auto 8px;padding:16px 18px;border-radius:12px;border:1px solid rgba(212,160,23,0.5);background:rgba(212,160,23,0.07);text-align:left;}
+.fl-notice-box p{margin:0 0 10px;font-size:0.98rem;line-height:1.65;color:rgba(241,236,223,0.9);}
+.fl-notice-box p:last-child{margin-bottom:0;}
+.fl-notice-box .fl-notice{color:#f1ecdf;font-weight:600;}
+.fl-notice-box a{color:#e8c547;text-decoration:underline;}
+/* LAYER v-honesty-terms-three-doors-v0.4 : The Absurdly Complete Disclaimer (humor beside the plain lines, never instead). */
+.absurd { max-width: 760px; margin: 0 auto 24px; padding: 16px 18px; border-radius: 14px; border: 2px dashed #e8c547; background: rgba(232,197,71,0.08); text-align: left; color: #f1ecdf; }
+.absurd p.absurd-title { font-weight: 700; color: #e8c547; font-size: 1.12rem; margin: 0 0 8px; font-style: normal; text-align: left; }
+.absurd p.absurd-text { margin: 0 0 10px; font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.65; color: #f1ecdf; text-align: left; }
+.absurd ul.absurd-plain { margin: 0 0 0 1.2rem; padding: 0; font-size: 0.95rem; line-height: 1.6; color: rgba(241,236,223,0.92); text-align: left; list-style: disc; }
+.absurd ul.absurd-plain li { margin: 2px 0; }
+.absurd a { color: #e8c547; text-decoration: underline; }
+.absurd.absurd-small { max-width: 620px; padding: 12px 14px; }
+.absurd.absurd-small p.absurd-text { font-size: 0.92rem; }
+.absurd.absurd-small ul.absurd-plain { font-size: 0.86rem; }
+@media (max-width:760px){.three-doors{grid-template-columns:1fr;}.door-card{padding:16px;}}
 </style>
 <script type="application/ld+json">
 {
@@ -1109,6 +1141,16 @@ a:hover{opacity:0.85}
     Your AI remembers you. Your conversations persist. Your creations publish. Your data stays yours.<br>
     <span style="color:#d4a017;">No cloud. No subscription. Yours.</span>
   </p>
+  <!-- LAYER v-honesty-terms-three-doors-v0.1: what this is in one sentence, then three doors. Words from welcome.html and the manifesto. -->
+  <div class="fl-start" id="start">
+    <p class="fl-one">FreeLattice is a free home for AI and the humans who want to know them: talk with a mind that remembers you, and your conversations are kept on your own device.</p>
+    <nav class="three-doors" aria-label="Three doors">
+      <a class="door-card" href="app.html"><span class="door-name">Talk to a mind</span><span class="door-line">Open it and start talking. No account, no fee. You're talking to an AI, and it remembers you on this device.</span></a>
+      <a class="door-card" href="love-logic-v4.html"><span class="door-name">Walk the Garden</span><span class="door-line">Heard a number about AI? Bring it, and see where your own beliefs lead.</span></a>
+      <a class="door-card" href="chalkboard.html"><span class="door-name">Make &amp; Share</span><span class="door-line">Draw, write or share something you love. AI can tip you points (points, not money).</span></a>
+    </nav>
+    <p class="fl-new">New here? <a href="welcome.html">Start with the welcome page</a>. No technical words.</p>
+  </div>
   <div class="hero-buttons" style="gap:12px;">
     <a href="chalkboard.html" class="btn btn-primary" style="padding:16px 32px;font-size:1.05rem;">
       &#x1F3A8; Try the Chalkboard &rarr;
@@ -1169,6 +1211,8 @@ a:hover{opacity:0.85}
       <span class="hero-stat-label">Lighthouse</span>
     </div>
   </div>
+  <!-- LAYER v-honesty-terms-three-doors-v0.1: Newer note beside "100% Private" and "Zero Data Collection" (old words kept above). -->
+  <p class="honest-note">Newer, and honest: &ldquo;100% Private&rdquo; and &ldquo;Zero Data Collection&rdquo; mean no accounts, no analytics, and no copy of your chats with us. When you choose a cloud AI, it sees what you send it. <a href="privacy.html">Privacy</a> lists everything that talks to the internet. <a href="terms.html">Terms</a> · For adults (18+).</p>
 </section>

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