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diff --git a/frontend/src/views/marketing/FaqView.vue b/frontend/src/views/marketing/FaqView.vue
index 6b6014e..9561f3a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/marketing/FaqView.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/marketing/FaqView.vue
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ import { ref, onMounted, onUnmounted } from 'vue'
 import { RouterLink } from 'vue-router'
 import Icon from '@/components/ds/core/Icon.vue'
 import CorrosionMark from '@/components/brand/CorrosionMark.vue'
+// Dr. Flask, Ph.D. — the chemistry glossary's mascot/cover (placeholder render).
+// Web-optimized from docs/character/drflask-final.png.
+import drFlask from '@/assets/mascots/drflask.png'
 
 interface FaqItem {
   question: string
@@ -154,50 +157,59 @@ const groups: FaqGroup[] = [
 
 interface ChemTerm {
   term: string
-  science: string
-  role: string
+  chem: string
+  corro: string
+  kicker: string
 }
 
 const chemistry: ChemTerm[] = [
   {
-    term: 'Catalyst',
-    science: 'Speeds up a reaction without being consumed',
-    role: 'The control panel — the operator console where you manage servers, players, plugins, files, wipes, and automation.',
+    term: 'Catalyst Console',
+    chem: 'A catalyst helps a reaction happen faster or more efficiently without being consumed by it.',
+    corro: 'The control panel where you manage your game servers, players, plugins, files, wipes, schedules, and automation.',
+    kicker: 'Mission control for your server community.',
   },
   {
     term: 're-Agent',
-    science: 'A reagent causes or takes part in a chemical reaction',
-    role: 'The host connector you install on the Substrate — it links your machine securely to Catalyst and runs its commands.',
+    chem: 'A reagent is something that participates in a chemical reaction.',
+    corro: 'The lightweight agent installed on your server. It connects your hardware to Catalyst over secure outbound communication — so you never open inbound ports.',
+    kicker: 'What lets Corrosion see, manage, and automate your host.',
   },
   {
     term: 'Substrate',
-    science: 'The material or surface on which a reaction takes place',
-    role: 'The host / bare-metal surface where your game servers actually run — native processes on your own Windows or Linux box.',
+    chem: 'A substrate is the surface or material where a reaction happens.',
+    corro: 'The bare-metal or virtual machine your game server runs on — the hardware surface underneath everything, where re-Agent lives and Formulae are applied.',
+    kicker: 'Think "bedrock," but more chemistry.',
   },
   {
     term: 'Formulae',
-    science: 'A formula describes the ingredients and structure of a compound or reaction',
-    role: 'Deployment recipes — one per game (Rust, Dune, Conan, Soulmask, and more) that define what a server should be.',
+    chem: 'A formula describes the ingredients, structure, or recipe for something.',
+    corro: 'Reusable deployment recipes for games and server types — how a Rust server, Dune BattleGroup, Conan world, or Soulmask cluster should be configured and deployed.',
+    kicker: 'Complex setups, made repeatable instead of manual.',
   },
   {
-    term: 'Reaction',
-    science: 'A process where substances transform',
-    role: 'A job executing against the Substrate — a wipe, restart, update, deploy, or backup.',
+    term: 'Reactions',
+    chem: 'A chemical reaction is a process where things change from one state to another.',
+    corro: 'The jobs and workflows that change your server state — wipes, restarts, updates, backups, maintenance windows, deployments, and scheduled tasks.',
+    kicker: 'When Corrosion does work, a Reaction is usually happening.',
   },
   {
-    term: 'Compound',
-    science: 'A combination of elements bonded together',
-    role: 'A grouped set of runtime services that run together as one stack (a Dune battlegroup is a Compound).',
+    term: 'Compounds',
+    chem: 'A compound is made when different elements combine into something that works as a whole.',
+    corro: 'Grouped services or stack components that belong together — a game server, supporting services, shared storage, config, and helper processes as one unit.',
+    kicker: 'Related pieces, treated as one operational unit.',
   },
   {
     term: 'Lab Notes',
-    science: 'Recorded observations and results from an experiment',
-    role: 'Logs, audit history, and job results — what happened, when, and to what.',
+    chem: 'Lab notes record what happened during an experiment.',
+    corro: 'The logs, audit history, job results, and operational records — what happened, when it happened, and whether it succeeded.',
+    kicker: 'If something goes sideways, start here.',
   },
   {
     term: 'The Exchange',
-    science: 'Ion exchange transfers ions between materials',
-    role: 'The Corrosion-native marketplace — items, VIP packages, and automated in-game delivery.',
+    chem: 'Ion exchange is a process where ions are swapped between materials.',
+    corro: 'The native marketplace layer for server communities — item catalogs, VIP packages, payment processing, and automated in-game delivery.',
+    kicker: 'Where your community trades value for perks, packages, and content.',
   },
 ]
 
@@ -307,50 +319,63 @@ onUnmounted(() => { io?.disconnect() })
   </section>
 
   <!-- CHEMISTRY GLOSSARY -->
-  <section class="sec" id="chemistry">
+  <section class="sec sec--lab" id="chemistry">
     <div class="wrap">
-      <div class="sec__head reveal">
-        <span class="eyebrow">Glossary</span>
-        <h2 class="title">Brush up on your chemistry while managing your game server</h2>
-        <p class="lead">
-          Corrosion uses a chemistry-inspired naming system because managing game servers is all
-          about controlled reactions — deploying, updating, wiping, automating, and recovering
-          complex systems without letting them melt down.
-        </p>
-      </div>
-
-      <div class="glossary reveal">
-        <div class="glossary__row glossary__row--head">
-          <span>Term</span>
-          <span>Chemistry meaning</span>
-          <span>In Corrosion</span>
-        </div>
-        <div v-for="t in chemistry" :key="t.term" class="glossary__row">
-          <span class="glossary__term">{{ t.term }}</span>
-          <span class="glossary__sci">{{ t.science }}</span>
-          <span class="glossary__role">{{ t.role }}</span>
+      <div class="lab-intro reveal">
+        <img :src="drFlask" alt="Dr. Flask, Ph.D. — Chemistry Teacher" class="lab-intro__card" />
+        <div class="lab-intro__copy">
+          <span class="eyebrow">Glossary</span>
+          <h2 class="title">Brush up on your chemistry while managing your game server</h2>
+          <p class="lead">
+            Corrosion uses a chemistry-inspired naming system because running game servers is a lot
+            like managing controlled reactions: the right ingredients, the right environment, the
+            right timing, and a safe way to see what happened when the smoke clears.
+          </p>
+          <p class="lead">
+            You don't need a chemistry degree to use Corrosion. The names are here to make the
+            platform more memorable — and to give each part of the system a clear job.
+          </p>
         </div>
       </div>
 
-      <div class="glossary__foot reveal">
-        <p class="glossary__note">
-          You don't need a chemistry degree to use Corrosion. The names are here to make the
-          platform memorable — and to give each part of the system a clear job.
-        </p>
+      <!-- The one-line summary for skimmers -->
+      <p class="lab-plain reveal">
+        <strong>In plain English:</strong> <strong>Catalyst</strong> is the console,
+        <strong>re-Agent</strong> connects your server, <strong>Substrate</strong> is the hardware
+        it runs on, <strong>Formulae</strong> define game deployments, and
+        <strong>Lab Notes</strong> show you what happened.
+      </p>
 
-        <div class="flow" aria-hidden="true">
-          <template v-for="(step, i) in flow" :key="step">
-            <span class="flow__step">{{ step }}</span>
-            <span v-if="i < flow.length - 1" class="flow__arr">→</span>
-          </template>
+      <div class="flow reveal" aria-hidden="true">
+        <template v-for="(step, i) in flow" :key="step">
+          <span class="flow__step">{{ step }}</span>
+          <span v-if="i < flow.length - 1" class="flow__arr">→</span>
+        </template>
+      </div>
+
+      <!-- Full glossary, one card per term -->
+      <div class="term-grid reveal">
+        <div v-for="t in chemistry" :key="t.term" class="term-card">
+          <h3 class="term-card__name">{{ t.term }}</h3>
+          <p class="term-card__chem">{{ t.chem }}</p>
+          <p class="term-card__corro">{{ t.corro }}</p>
+          <p class="term-card__kick">{{ t.kicker }}</p>
         </div>
+      </div>
 
-        <p class="glossary__plain">
-          <strong>How it fits together:</strong> a <strong>Formula</strong> defines what should
-          happen, <strong>Catalyst</strong> kicks it off, <strong>re-Agent</strong> carries it out
-          on the <strong>Substrate</strong> as a <strong>Reaction</strong>, and
-          <strong>Lab Notes</strong> record the result.
+      <!-- Dr. Flask sign-off -->
+      <div class="drflask-card reveal">
+        <h3 class="term-card__name">Dr. Flask</h3>
+        <p class="term-card__corro">
+          Dr. Flask is Corrosion's friendly chemistry guide. He turns up in the FAQ and help
+          sections to explain Corrosion terms — without turning your server panel into a
+          full-blown chemistry class.
         </p>
+        <ul class="drflask-card__quips">
+          <li>Helpful? <strong>Yes.</strong></li>
+          <li>Mandatory? <strong>No.</strong></li>
+          <li>Likely bubbling with questionable enthusiasm? <strong>Absolutely.</strong></li>
+        </ul>
       </div>
     </div>
   </section>
@@ -452,51 +477,55 @@ onUnmounted(() => { io?.disconnect() })
   line-height: 1.65;
 }
 
-/* Chemistry glossary */
-.glossary {
-  max-width: 920px;
-  margin: 0 auto;
-  background: var(--surface-base);
-  border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
-  box-shadow: var(--ring-default);
-  overflow: hidden;
+/* Chemistry glossary — "lab zone": scope the accent tokens to green so the whole
+   section (eyebrow, term color, flow chips, callout) reads as Dr. Flask's corner
+   without touching the orange brand everywhere else. */
+.sec--lab {
+  --accent: #3fb968;
+  --accent-text: #5bd183;
+  --accent-soft: rgba(82, 200, 124, 0.13);
+  --accent-border: rgba(82, 200, 124, 0.34);
 }
-.glossary__row {
-  display: grid;
-  grid-template-columns: 150px 1.05fr 1.6fr;
-  gap: 18px;
-  padding: 15px 20px;
-  border-top: 1px solid var(--border-subtle);
-  align-items: start;
-}
-.glossary__row:first-child { border-top: none; }
-.glossary__row--head {
-  font-size: var(--text-xs);
-  text-transform: uppercase;
-  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
-  font-weight: 600;
-  color: var(--text-muted);
-  background: var(--surface-raised-2);
-}
-.glossary__term { font-weight: 700; color: var(--accent-text); font-size: var(--text-sm); }
-.glossary__sci { font-size: var(--text-sm); color: var(--text-tertiary); font-style: italic; line-height: 1.55; }
-.glossary__role { font-size: var(--text-sm); color: var(--text-secondary); line-height: 1.6; }
 
-.glossary__foot {
+.lab-intro {
+  display: grid;
+  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 300px) 1fr;
+  gap: 30px;
+  align-items: center;
   max-width: 920px;
-  margin: 22px auto 0;
-  display: flex;
-  flex-direction: column;
-  gap: 12px;
+  margin: 0 auto 40px;
 }
-.glossary__note { font-size: var(--text-sm); color: var(--text-tertiary); line-height: 1.65; margin: 0; }
+.lab-intro__card {
+  width: 100%;
+  height: auto;
+  border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
+  box-shadow: var(--ring-default), 0 18px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45);
+}
+.lab-intro__copy { text-align: left; }
+.lab-intro__copy .eyebrow { display: block; margin-bottom: 12px; }
+.lab-intro__copy .title { margin: 0 0 14px; }
+.lab-plain {
+  max-width: 920px;
+  margin: 0 auto 14px;
+  font-size: var(--text-sm);
+  color: var(--text-primary);
+  line-height: 1.65;
+  padding: 14px 18px;
+  background: var(--accent-soft);
+  border-radius: var(--radius-md);
+  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px var(--accent-border);
+  text-align: center;
+}
+.lab-plain strong { color: var(--accent-text); }
+
 .flow {
   display: flex;
   flex-wrap: wrap;
   align-items: center;
   justify-content: center;
   gap: 8px;
-  padding: 4px 0;
+  max-width: 920px;
+  margin: 0 auto 28px;
 }
 .flow__step {
   font-size: var(--text-xs);
@@ -509,22 +538,56 @@ onUnmounted(() => { io?.disconnect() })
   white-space: nowrap;
 }
 .flow__arr { color: var(--text-muted); font-size: var(--text-sm); }
-.glossary__plain {
-  font-size: var(--text-sm);
-  color: var(--text-primary);
-  line-height: 1.65;
-  margin: 0;
-  padding: 14px 16px;
-  background: var(--accent-soft);
-  border-radius: var(--radius-md);
-  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px var(--accent-border);
+/* Term cards — the full glossary, one card per term */
+.term-grid {
+  max-width: 920px;
+  margin: 0 auto;
+  display: grid;
+  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
+  gap: 14px;
 }
-.glossary__plain strong { color: var(--accent-text); }
+.term-card {
+  background: var(--surface-base);
+  border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
+  box-shadow: var(--ring-default);
+  padding: 18px 20px;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 8px;
+}
+.term-card__name { font-size: var(--text-base, 1rem); font-weight: 700; color: var(--accent-text); margin: 0; }
+.term-card__chem { font-size: var(--text-sm); color: var(--text-tertiary); font-style: italic; line-height: 1.55; margin: 0; }
+.term-card__corro { font-size: var(--text-sm); color: var(--text-secondary); line-height: 1.6; margin: 0; }
+.term-card__kick { font-size: var(--text-sm); color: var(--accent-text); font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.5; margin: 4px 0 0; }
+
+/* Dr. Flask sign-off */
+.drflask-card {
+  max-width: 920px;
+  margin: 14px auto 0;
+  background: var(--accent-soft);
+  border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
+  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px var(--accent-border);
+  padding: 20px 22px;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 10px;
+}
+.drflask-card__quips {
+  list-style: none;
+  padding: 0;
+  margin: 2px 0 0;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 4px;
+  font-size: var(--text-sm);
+  color: var(--text-secondary);
+}
+.drflask-card__quips strong { color: var(--accent-text); }
 
 @media (max-width: 720px) {
-  .glossary__row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 5px; padding: 16px; }
-  .glossary__row--head { display: none; }
-  .glossary__sci::before { content: 'Chemistry — '; color: var(--text-muted); font-style: normal; }
-  .glossary__role::before { content: 'In Corrosion — '; color: var(--text-muted); }
+  .lab-intro { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 18px; justify-items: center; text-align: center; }
+  .lab-intro__card { max-width: 280px; }
+  .lab-intro__copy { text-align: center; }
+  .term-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
 }
 </style>