diff --git a/src/components/SasquatchGuide.tsx b/src/components/SasquatchGuide.tsx
index 5b7885c..0c59b19 100644
--- a/src/components/SasquatchGuide.tsx
+++ b/src/components/SasquatchGuide.tsx
@@ -635,11 +635,26 @@ export function SasquatchGuide({ message, onDismiss }: SasquatchGuideProps) {
 
   const bubbleStyle = useMemo(() => {
     if (dragPos) {
-      return { position: 'fixed' as const, left: dragPos.x, top: dragPos.y, bottom: 'auto', right: 'auto', zIndex: 50 };
+      return { position: 'fixed' as const, left: dragPos.x, top: dragPos.y, bottom: 'auto', right: 'auto', zIndex: 60 };
     }
     return undefined;
   }, [dragPos]);
 
+  // Safety: a bubble position saved on one device/viewport (e.g. a phone) can
+  // land off-screen or hidden on another (e.g. desktop). On mount, if a saved
+  // drag position is outside the current viewport, clear it so the bubble
+  // returns to its default, always-visible corner.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!dragPos) return;
+    const maxX = window.innerWidth - 56;
+    const maxY = window.innerHeight - 56;
+    if (dragPos.x < 0 || dragPos.y < 0 || dragPos.x > maxX || dragPos.y > maxY) {
+      setDragPos(null);
+    }
+    // Only run on mount — we don't want to fight the user mid-drag.
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+  }, []);
+
   // Only auto-open the panel when the context message explicitly opts in via
   // `autoShow`. On the map (`/`) and The Lab (`/lab`) the guide stays minimized
   // until the user taps the bubble — the message content is still used to
@@ -1181,8 +1196,11 @@ Instructions:
         <div
           ref={dragRef}
           className={cn(
-            'z-50 touch-none select-none',
-            dragPos ? '' : 'fixed bottom-[9.5rem] left-4 md:bottom-6 md:left-4',
+            'z-[60] touch-none select-none',
+            // Mobile: bottom-left, clear of the bottom nav. Desktop: bottom-RIGHT
+            // so the bubble is easy to spot and never hides behind the footer
+            // (which is bottom-left on desktop).
+            dragPos ? '' : 'fixed bottom-[9.5rem] left-4 md:bottom-6 md:left-auto md:right-6',
           )}
           style={bubbleStyle}
           onPointerDown={onPointerDown}
@@ -1217,13 +1235,13 @@ Instructions:
       {shouldShowPanel && !isMinimized && (
         <div
           className={cn(
-            'fixed z-50 flex flex-col transition-all duration-300 ease-out',
+            'fixed z-[60] flex flex-col transition-all duration-300 ease-out',
             // Mobile: left-anchored, max ~65% width — leaves right side free for Quick Snap + filter pills.
             // Height is bounded to the visible viewport (dvh) with safe-area insets so the
             // header/close button never slide off the top of the screen behind the status bar.
             'bottom-[4.5rem] left-2 w-[min(calc(100vw-5rem),340px)]',
-            // Desktop: compact panel bottom-left
-            'md:bottom-6 md:left-4 md:w-[340px]',
+            // Desktop: compact panel bottom-RIGHT (matches the bubble, clears the footer)
+            'md:bottom-6 md:left-auto md:right-6 md:w-[360px]',
             isVisible ? 'opacity-100 translate-y-0' : 'opacity-0 translate-y-3 pointer-events-none'
           )}
           style={{
@@ -1305,13 +1323,17 @@ Instructions:
 
             {/* Body — scrolls internally so the card never outgrows the viewport */}
             <div className="min-h-0 flex-1 overflow-y-auto overscroll-contain p-3">
-              {/* Greeting */}
-              <p className="text-xs text-gray-300 leading-relaxed mb-3">
-                {activeMessage.message}
-              </p>
+              {/* Greeting — only shown before the user starts chatting, so the
+                  same wall of welcome text doesn't reappear on every open once
+                  a conversation is underway. */}
+              {chatMessages.length === 0 && (
+                <p className="text-xs text-gray-300 leading-relaxed mb-3">
+                  {activeMessage.message}
+                </p>
+              )}
 
-              {/* Action button */}
-              {activeMessage.action && (
+              {/* Action button — also only before chatting */}
+              {chatMessages.length === 0 && activeMessage.action && (
                 <button
                   onClick={activeMessage.action.onClick}
                   className="w-full py-2 px-3 rounded-lg text-xs font-bold text-black bg-[#ccff00] hover:bg-[#d4ff1a] transition-colors mb-3"