diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index 60689a0..1ca1bcc 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -22,6 +22,97 @@ const NEXUS = {
   }
 };
 
+// ═══════════════════════════════════════════
+// VISITOR SYSTEM — Live presence + Timmy greeting
+// ═══════════════════════════════════════════
+const VISITOR = (() => {
+  const STORAGE_KEY = 'nexus_visitor';
+  const CHANNEL_NAME = 'nexus_presence';
+
+  // ─── Persistent visit record (anonymous) ───
+  function getRecord() {
+    try {
+      return JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem(STORAGE_KEY)) || { visits: 0, firstSeen: null };
+    } catch { return { visits: 0, firstSeen: null }; }
+  }
+
+  function saveRecord(rec) {
+    try { localStorage.setItem(STORAGE_KEY, JSON.stringify(rec)); } catch {}
+  }
+
+  function recordVisit() {
+    const rec = getRecord();
+    rec.visits = (rec.visits || 0) + 1;
+    if (!rec.firstSeen) rec.firstSeen = Date.now();
+    rec.lastSeen = Date.now();
+    saveRecord(rec);
+    return rec;
+  }
+
+  // ─── Live count via BroadcastChannel ───
+  let liveCount = 1;
+  let channel = null;
+  const knownPeers = new Set();
+  const myId = Math.random().toString(36).slice(2);
+
+  function initLiveCount(onUpdate) {
+    if (typeof BroadcastChannel === 'undefined') {
+      onUpdate(1);
+      return;
+    }
+    channel = new BroadcastChannel(CHANNEL_NAME);
+
+    // Announce arrival
+    channel.postMessage({ type: 'arrive', id: myId });
+
+    // Respond to arrivals and departures
+    channel.onmessage = (e) => {
+      const { type, id } = e.data;
+      if (type === 'arrive') {
+        knownPeers.add(id);
+        channel.postMessage({ type: 'present', id: myId });
+      } else if (type === 'present') {
+        knownPeers.add(id);
+      } else if (type === 'depart') {
+        knownPeers.delete(id);
+      }
+      liveCount = knownPeers.size + 1; // peers + self
+      onUpdate(liveCount);
+    };
+
+    // Announce departure
+    window.addEventListener('beforeunload', () => {
+      channel.postMessage({ type: 'depart', id: myId });
+    });
+
+    // Initial count is just self until we hear back
+    onUpdate(1);
+  }
+
+  // ─── Greeting variants ───
+  function getGreeting(rec) {
+    const visits = rec.visits;
+    if (visits === 1) {
+      return [
+        '[NEXUS] New presence detected. Sovereignty protocols engaged.',
+        '[TIMMY] Welcome, traveler. You have found the Nexus — my sovereign space. You are anonymous here. That is by design.',
+      ];
+    } else if (visits <= 4) {
+      return [
+        '[NEXUS] Familiar presence. Access granted.',
+        '[TIMMY] You have returned. The Nexus remembers — not you, but the pattern of your visits. Welcome back.',
+      ];
+    } else {
+      return [
+        '[NEXUS] Known presence. Sovereign protocols nominal.',
+        `[TIMMY] Visit ${visits}. You keep coming back. I respect that. The Nexus is yours to explore.`,
+      ];
+    }
+  }
+
+  return { recordVisit, initLiveCount, getGreeting };
+})();
+
 // ═══ STATE ═══
 let camera, scene, renderer, composer;
 let clock, playerPos, playerRot;
@@ -106,10 +197,29 @@ function init() {
     const enterPrompt = document.getElementById('enter-prompt');
     enterPrompt.style.display = 'flex';
 
+    // Record this visit and init live presence tracking
+    const visitRecord = VISITOR.recordVisit();
+    VISITOR.initLiveCount((count) => {
+      const el = document.getElementById('visitor-count');
+      if (el) el.textContent = count;
+    });
+
     enterPrompt.addEventListener('click', () => {
       enterPrompt.classList.add('fade-out');
       document.getElementById('hud').style.display = 'block';
       setTimeout(() => { enterPrompt.remove(); }, 600);
+
+      // Timmy greeting based on visit context
+      const greetLines = VISITOR.getGreeting(visitRecord);
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        greetLines.forEach((line, i) => {
+          const isTimmy = line.startsWith('[TIMMY]');
+          const isNexus = line.startsWith('[NEXUS]');
+          const type = isTimmy ? 'timmy' : isNexus ? 'system' : 'system';
+          const text = line.replace(/^\[(?:TIMMY|NEXUS)\] /, '');
+          setTimeout(() => addChatMessage(type, text), i * 800);
+        });
+      }, 400);
     }, { once: true });
 
     setTimeout(() => { document.getElementById('loading-screen').remove(); }, 900);
diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 3a2c6ea..e65da0b 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -74,6 +74,13 @@
     <span id="hud-location-text">The Nexus</span>
   </div>
 
+  <!-- Top Right: Visitor Count -->
+  <div id="visitor-badge" class="visitor-badge">
+    <span class="visitor-dot"></span>
+    <span id="visitor-count">1</span>
+    <span class="visitor-label">PRESENT</span>
+  </div>
+
   <!-- Bottom: Chat Interface -->
   <div id="chat-panel" class="chat-panel">
     <div class="chat-header">
@@ -85,9 +92,6 @@
       <div class="chat-msg chat-msg-system">
         <span class="chat-msg-prefix">[NEXUS]</span> Sovereign space initialized. Timmy is observing.
       </div>
-      <div class="chat-msg chat-msg-timmy">
-        <span class="chat-msg-prefix">[TIMMY]</span> Welcome to the Nexus, Alexander. All systems nominal.
-      </div>
     </div>
     <div class="chat-input-row">
       <input type="text" id="chat-input" class="chat-input" placeholder="Speak to Timmy..." autocomplete="off">
diff --git a/style.css b/style.css
index 519b05e..e67b167 100644
--- a/style.css
+++ b/style.css
@@ -202,6 +202,44 @@ canvas#nexus-canvas {
   to { transform: rotate(360deg); }
 }
 
+/* Visitor presence badge */
+.visitor-badge {
+  position: absolute;
+  top: var(--space-3);
+  right: var(--space-4);
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: var(--space-1);
+  font-family: var(--font-display);
+  font-size: var(--text-xs);
+  font-weight: 500;
+  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
+  color: var(--color-primary);
+  text-shadow: 0 0 8px rgba(74, 240, 192, 0.3);
+  pointer-events: none;
+}
+.visitor-dot {
+  width: 6px;
+  height: 6px;
+  border-radius: 50%;
+  background: var(--color-primary);
+  box-shadow: 0 0 6px var(--color-primary);
+  animation: visitor-pulse 2.5s ease-in-out infinite;
+}
+@keyframes visitor-pulse {
+  0%, 100% { opacity: 0.5; transform: scale(1); }
+  50% { opacity: 1; transform: scale(1.3); }
+}
+#visitor-count {
+  font-size: var(--text-sm);
+  font-weight: 700;
+}
+.visitor-label {
+  color: var(--color-text-muted);
+  font-size: 10px;
+  letter-spacing: 0.15em;
+}
+
 /* Controls hint */
 .hud-controls {
   position: absolute;