diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index fcb9ea2..c8f87e2 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
     <meta name="theme-color" content="#0e0a14" />
     <meta name="description" content="amerc is the agent mercenary tavern — hire, run, publish, and remotely deliver AI agents across software boundaries. No infrastructure, just skills." />
-    <meta name="version" content="0.61.0-syntax" />
+    <meta name="version" content="0.62.0-liveness" />
     <link rel="icon" href="/favicon.svg" type="image/svg+xml" />
     <link rel="icon" href="/app-192.png" type="image/png" sizes="192x192" />
     <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="/apple-touch-icon.png" />
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index dd2036d..0321ce8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "amerc-site",
-  "version": "0.61.0-syntax",
+  "version": "0.62.0-liveness",
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/src/Scene2D.jsx b/src/Scene2D.jsx
index b077bd7..d9a3d38 100644
--- a/src/Scene2D.jsx
+++ b/src/Scene2D.jsx
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import Account from './Account.jsx';
 import TavernGame from './TavernGame.jsx';
 import { api } from './api.js';
 
-const RELEASE = '0.61.0-syntax';
+const RELEASE = '0.62.0-liveness';
 
 const NAV = [
   { id: 'home', label: 'Tavern' },
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ function Count({ n }) {
 }
 
 // Fade-up as the element scrolls into view; always-visible fallback if no IO / reduced motion.
-function Reveal({ children, className = '', delay = 0 }) {
+function Reveal({ children, className = '', delay = 0, tag: Tag = 'div' }) {
   const ref = useRef(null);
   const [armed] = useState(() => typeof window !== 'undefined' && 'IntersectionObserver' in window && !prefersReducedMotion());
   const [shown, setShown] = useState(false);
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ function Reveal({ children, className = '', delay = 0 }) {
     const io = new IntersectionObserver((entries) => { entries.forEach((e) => { if (e.isIntersecting) { setShown(true); io.disconnect(); } }); }, { threshold: 0.12, rootMargin: '0px 0px -6% 0px' });
     io.observe(ref.current); return () => io.disconnect();
   }, [armed]);
-  return <div ref={ref} className={`${className} ${armed ? 'reveal' : ''} ${shown ? 'in' : ''}`.replace(/\s+/g, ' ').trim()} style={delay && armed ? { transitionDelay: `${delay}ms` } : undefined}>{children}</div>;
+  return <Tag ref={ref} className={`${className} ${armed ? 'reveal' : ''} ${shown ? 'in' : ''}`.replace(/\s+/g, ' ').trim()} style={delay && armed ? { transitionDelay: `${delay}ms` } : undefined}>{children}</Tag>;
 }
 
 function Home({ setRoute }) {
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ function ActivityFeed() {
       <h3 className="hf-sub">Live in the tavern</h3>
       <ul className="act-list">
         {items.map((a, i) => (
-          <li key={i}><span className="act-ico">{ACT_ICON[a.kind] || '•'}</span><span className="act-text">{a.text}</span><span className="act-time">{relTime(a.at)}</span></li>
+          <Reveal tag="li" key={i} delay={Math.min(i, 6) * 50}><span className="act-ico">{ACT_ICON[a.kind] || '•'}</span><span className="act-text">{a.text}</span><span className="act-time">{relTime(a.at)}</span></Reveal>
         ))}
       </ul>
     </div>
@@ -309,9 +309,9 @@ function Gatehouse({ auth, setRoute }) {
         <div className="gate-sso"><span>🔓</span> One sign-in works across <b>tavern</b>, <b>docs</b>, <b>PM</b> and <b>git</b>.</div>
         {stats && (
           <div className="gate-live">
-            <span><b>{stats.classes}</b> classes</span><i />
-            <span><b>{stats.online}</b> online</span><i />
-            <span><b>{stats.sessions}</b> sessions</span>
+            <span><b><Count n={stats.classes} /></b> classes</span><i />
+            <span><b><Count n={stats.online} /></b> online</span><i />
+            <span><b><Count n={stats.sessions} /></b> sessions</span>
           </div>
         )}
       </div>