diff --git a/ChatTwo/Http/Processing.cs b/ChatTwo/Http/Processing.cs
index 75b0394..29e6ccd 100644
--- a/ChatTwo/Http/Processing.cs
+++ b/ChatTwo/Http/Processing.cs
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public class Processing
         if (chunk is IconChunk { } icon)
         {
             return IconUtil.GfdFileView.TryGetEntry((uint) icon.Icon, out _)
-                ? $"<span class=\"gfd-icon gfd-icon-hq-{(uint)icon.Icon}\" style=\"zoom:calc(16 * 4 / 3 / 40 * 1.4)\"></span>"
+                ? $"<span class=\"gfd-icon gfd-icon-hq-{(uint)icon.Icon}\"></span>"
                 : "";
         }
 
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public class Processing
                 // The emote name should be safe, it is checked against a list from BTTV.
                 // Still sanitizing it for the extra safety.
                 if (image is { Failed: false })
-                    return $"<span style=\"zoom:calc(16 * 4 / 3 / 40 * 1.4)\"><img class=\"emote-icon emote-icon-hq\" src=\"/emote/{Sanitizer.Sanitize(emotePayload.Code)}\"></span>";
+                    return $"<span class=\"emote-icon\"><img src=\"/emote/{Sanitizer.Sanitize(emotePayload.Code)}\"></span>";
             }
 
             var colour = text.Foreground;
@@ -92,4 +92,4 @@ public class Processing
 
         return string.Empty;
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/ChatTwo/Http/static/start.css b/ChatTwo/Http/static/start.css
index 32c2141..725ec27 100644
--- a/ChatTwo/Http/static/start.css
+++ b/ChatTwo/Http/static/start.css
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 * {
     color: var(--fg);
     font-family: Lodestone, 'Inter var', sans-serif;
-    font-feature-settings: 'tnum';
+    font-feature-settings: 'tnum', 'calt' 0;  /* calt appears to be on by default */
 }
 
 html {
@@ -52,17 +52,58 @@ body {
     background-color: var(--bg-input-hover);
 }
 
-body > main {
+body > main.chat {
     display: flex;
     flex-direction: column;
     width: 100%;
     height: 100%;
     background-color: var(--bg);
     border-radius: 20px;
-
     box-shadow: 0 0 50px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
 }
 
+body > main.auth {
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: center;
+    gap: 20px;
+    width: 100%;
+    height: 100%;
+
+    h1 {
+        font-size: 1.5rem;
+        font-weight: 400;
+    }
+
+    input { width: 150px; }
+
+    input, button {
+        padding: 5px 20px;
+        font-size: 1rem;
+        border: 3px solid transparent;
+        border-radius: 20px;
+        background-color: var(--bg-input);
+
+        &:focus {
+            outline: 2px solid var(--focus-color);
+        }
+    }
+
+    button {
+        padding: 5px 15px;
+        border: 3px solid var(--bg-input);
+        background-image: var(--gradient-clickable);
+        cursor: pointer;
+
+        &:hover {
+            border-color: var(--bg-input-hover);
+            background-color: var(--bg-input-hover);
+            background-image: var(--gradient-clickable-hover);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 /* message list */
 section#messages {
     position: relative;
@@ -84,6 +125,7 @@ section#messages {
             width: calc(100% - 200px);
             height: 200px;
             background-image: radial-gradient(50% 20% at 50% 100%, #60a0ff40, transparent);
+            pointer-events: none;
         }
     }
 
@@ -101,6 +143,10 @@ section#messages {
             color: var(--fg-faint);
             text-align: right;
         }
+
+        .message {
+            white-space: pre-wrap;
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -216,28 +262,64 @@ section#input {
     }
 }
 
+/* icons, emotes */
+.gfd-icon {
+    display: inline-block;
+    position: relative;
+    vertical-align: middle;
+    zoom: 0.75;
+
+    &::before {
+        content: '';
+        display: block;
+        position: absolute;
+        top: 0;
+        left: 0;
+        transform: translateY(-50%);
+        pointer-events: none;
+    }
+}
+
+.emote-icon {
+    display: inline-block;
+    position: relative;
+    width: 2rem;
+    vertical-align: middle;
+
+    img {
+        content: '';
+        display: block;
+        position: absolute;
+        top: 0;
+        left: 0;
+        width: 2rem;
+        transform: translateY(-50%);
+        pointer-events: none;
+    }
+}
+
 /*** mobile ***/
 @media ((max-width: 600px) and (orientation: portrait)) or (max-width: 400px) {
-body {
-    padding: 0;
-}
-
-body > main {
-    border-radius: 0;
-    box-shadow: none;
-}
-
-section#input {
-    button {
-        max-width: 0;
-        padding-left: 1.5rem;
-        padding-right: 1.5rem;
-        color: transparent;
+    body {
+        padding: 0;
     }
 
-    button::before {
-        left: 50%;
-        transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(-50%);
+    body > main {
+        border-radius: 0;
+        box-shadow: none;
+    }
+
+    section#input {
+        button {
+            max-width: 0;
+            padding-left: 1.5rem;
+            padding-right: 1.5rem;
+            color: transparent;
+        }
+
+        button::before {
+            left: 50%;
+            transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(-50%);
+        }
     }
 }
-}
diff --git a/ChatTwo/Http/static/start.js b/ChatTwo/Http/static/start.js
index 25d2d79..3655bae 100644
--- a/ChatTwo/Http/static/start.js
+++ b/ChatTwo/Http/static/start.js
@@ -1,21 +1,20 @@
 // websocket connection
 class SSEConnection {
     constructor() {
-        this.socket = new EventSource('/sse', );
+        this.socket = new EventSource('/sse');
 
-        this.socket.addEventListener('close', (event) => {
-            console.log("Closing SSE connection.")
-            this.socket.close()
+        this.socket.addEventListener('close', () => {
+            console.log('Closing SSE connection.');
+            this.socket.close();
         });
 
         this.socket.addEventListener('switch-channel', (event) => {
-            updateChannelHint(JSON.parse(event.data).channel)
+            updateChannelHint(JSON.parse(event.data).channel);
         });
 
         // New messages that are able to be directly processed
         this.socket.addEventListener('new-message', (event) => {
-            for (let message of JSON.parse(event.data).messages)
-            {
+            for (let message of JSON.parse(event.data).messages) {
                 addMessage(message);
             }
         });
@@ -23,15 +22,13 @@ class SSEConnection {
         // New messages, that require a clean message list before processing
         this.socket.addEventListener('bulk-messages', (event) => {
             clearMessages();
-
-            for (let message of JSON.parse(event.data).messages)
-            {
+            for (let message of JSON.parse(event.data).messages) {
                 addMessage(message);
             }
         });
 
         this.socket.addEventListener('channel-list', (event) => {
-            updateChannelOptions(JSON.parse(event.data).channels)
+            updateChannelOptions(JSON.parse(event.data).channels);
         });
     }
 
@@ -56,7 +53,7 @@ document.getElementById('channel-select').addEventListener('change', (event) =>
                 'Accept': 'application/json',
                 'Content-Type': 'application/json'
             },
-            body: JSON.stringify({channel: event.target.value})
+            body: JSON.stringify({ channel: event.target.value })
         });
         const content = await rawResponse.json();
 
@@ -71,30 +68,39 @@ function updateChannelOptions(channels) {
     // clear existing channels
     select.innerHTML = '';
 
-    for (let [ name, channel ] of Object.entries(channels))
-    {
+    for (const [ name, channel ] of Object.entries(channels)) {
         let option = document.createElement('option');
         option.text = name;
         option.value = channel;
-
         select.appendChild(option)
     }
 }
 
 
 // functions for handling the message list
-function scrollMessagesToBottom() {
-    const messagesContainer = document.querySelector('#messages > .scroll-container');
-    messagesContainer.scrollTop = messagesContainer.scrollHeight - messagesContainer.offsetHeight;
-}
-
 function messagesContainerIsScrolledToBottom() {
     const messagesContainer = document.querySelector('#messages > .scroll-container');
-    return messagesContainer.scrollTop == messagesContainer.scrollHeight - messagesContainer.offsetHeight;
+    return messagesContainer.scrollTop >= messagesContainer.scrollHeight - messagesContainer.offsetHeight;
+}
+
+// calculate timestamp width
+// to ensure that all timestamps have the same width. some typefaces have the same width across
+// all number glyphs, others do not. the solution below is very rudimentary; at the very least,
+// delaying it to account for font loading might make sense. perhaps there's an even better way?
+let maxTimestampWidth = 0;
+function calculateTimestampWidth(timestamp) {
+    const widthProbe = document.getElementById('timestamp-width-probe');
+    widthProbe.innerText = timestamp;
+
+    if (widthProbe.clientWidth > maxTimestampWidth) {
+        maxTimestampWidth = widthProbe.clientWidth;
+        document.body.style.setProperty('--timestamp-width', (Math.ceil(maxTimestampWidth) + 1) + 'px');
+    }
 }
 
 function addMessage(messageData) {
     const scrolledToBottom = messagesContainerIsScrolledToBottom();
+    calculateTimestampWidth(messageData.timestamp);
 
     const liMessage = document.createElement('li');
     const spanTimestamp = document.createElement('span');
@@ -102,16 +108,15 @@ function addMessage(messageData) {
     const spanMessage = document.createElement('span');
     spanMessage.classList.add('message');
 
-    // suggestions, update with actual data model
     spanTimestamp.innerText = messageData.timestamp;
-    spanMessage.innerHTML = messageData.messageHTML;  // or build HTML in here
+    spanMessage.innerHTML = messageData.messageHTML;
 
     liMessage.appendChild(spanTimestamp);
     liMessage.appendChild(spanMessage);
     document.getElementById('messages-list').appendChild(liMessage);
 
     if (scrolledToBottom) {
-        scrollMessagesToBottom();
+        liMessage.scrollIntoView();
     }
 }
 
@@ -119,7 +124,7 @@ function clearMessages() {
     document.getElementById('messages-list').innerHTML = '';
 }
 
-//
+// add indicator signaling more messages
 document.querySelector('#messages > .scroll-container').addEventListener('scroll', () => {
     const messagesContainer = document.querySelector('#messages > .scroll-container');
     if (!messagesContainerIsScrolledToBottom()) {
@@ -137,14 +142,6 @@ document.querySelector('#input > form').addEventListener('submit', (event) => {
     const chatInput = document.getElementById('chat-input');
     const message = chatInput.value;
 
-    fetch('/send', {
-        method: 'POST',
-        body: message,
-        headers: {
-            'Content-type': 'application/txt; charset=UTF-8'
-        }
-    });
-
     (async () => {
         const rawResponse = await fetch('/send', {
             method: 'POST',
@@ -152,7 +149,7 @@ document.querySelector('#input > form').addEventListener('submit', (event) => {
                 'Accept': 'application/json',
                 'Content-Type': 'application/json'
             },
-            body: JSON.stringify({message: message})
+            body: JSON.stringify({ message: message })
         });
         const content = await rawResponse.json();
 
@@ -164,26 +161,14 @@ document.querySelector('#input > form').addEventListener('submit', (event) => {
 });
 
 
-// calculate timestamp width
-// to ensure that all timestamps have the same width. some typefaces have the same width across
-// all number glyphs, others do not. the solution below is very rudimentary; at the very least,
-// delaying it to account for font loading might make sense. perhaps there's an even better way?
-window.setTimeout(() => {
-    const widthProbe = document.getElementById('timestamp-width-probe');
-    widthProbe.innerText = '88:88';  // assume 8 to be widest glyph
-    document.body.style.setProperty('--timestamp-width', Math.ceil(widthProbe.clientWidth) + 'px');
-}, 100);
-
-// From kizer
+// from kizer, gfd icons
 async function AddGfdStylesheet(gfdPath, texPath) {
     const texPromise = LoadTexAsBlob(texPath);
     const gfdPromise = LoadGfd(gfdPath);
     const texUrl = URL.createObjectURL(await texPromise);
     const gfd = await gfdPromise;
-    let width = 0;
-    let height = 0;
 
-    let stylesheets = [];
+    const stylesheets = [];
     for (const entry of gfd) {
         if (entry.width * entry.height <= 0)
             continue;
@@ -202,32 +187,30 @@ async function AddGfdStylesheet(gfdPath, texPath) {
                 `background-position: -${entry.left}px -${entry.top}px`,
                 `background-image: url('${texUrl}')`,
                 `width: ${entry.width}px`,
-                `height: ${entry.height}px`,
-                `margin-bottom: -20px`
-            ].join(";"),
+                `height: ${entry.height}px`
+            ].join(';'),
             [
                 `background-position: -${entry.left * 2}px -${entry.top * 2 + 341}px`,
                 `background-image: url('${texUrl}')`,
                 `width: ${entry.width * 2}px`,
-                `height: ${entry.height * 2}px`,
-                `margin-bottom: -40px`
-            ].join(";")
+                `height: ${entry.height * 2}px`
+            ].join(';'),
+            entry.width
         ];
     }
 
-    let stylesheet = ".gfd-icon::before { content: ''; display: inline-block; overflow: hidden; vertical-align: top; height:0; }\n";
+    let stylesheet = '';
     for (const entry of stylesheets) {
         if (!entry)
             continue;
 
         stylesheet += `\n${entry[0].map(x => `.gfd-icon.gfd-icon-${x}::before`).join(', ')}{${entry[1]};}`;
         stylesheet += `\n${entry[0].map(x => `.gfd-icon.gfd-icon-hq-${x}::before`).join(', ')}{${entry[2]};}`;
+        stylesheet += `\n${entry[0].map(x => `.gfd-icon.gfd-icon-${x}`).join(', ')}{width:${entry[3]}px;}`;
+        stylesheet += `\n${entry[0].map(x => `.gfd-icon.gfd-icon-hq-${x}`).join(', ')}{width:${entry[3] * 2}px;}`;
     }
-    stylesheet += "\n.emote-icon { content: ''; display: inline-block; overflow: hidden; vertical-align: top; }";
-    stylesheet += `\n.emote-icon.emote-icon-hq {width: ${width * 2}px; height: ${height * 2}px; margin-bottom: -40px}`;
 
-    const styleNode = document.createElement("style");
-    styleNode.type = "text/css";
+    const styleNode = document.createElement('style');
     styleNode.appendChild(document.createTextNode(stylesheet));
     document.head.appendChild(styleNode);
 }
@@ -235,7 +218,7 @@ async function AddGfdStylesheet(gfdPath, texPath) {
 async function LoadTexAsBlob(path) {
     const tex = ParseTex(await (await fetch(path)).arrayBuffer());
     if (tex.format !== 0x1450) // B8G8R8A8
-        throw "Not supported";
+        throw 'Not supported';
 
     const dataArray = new Uint8ClampedArray(tex.buffer, tex.offsetToSurface[0], tex.width * tex.height * 4);
     for (let i = 0; i < dataArray.length; i += 4) {
@@ -297,4 +280,4 @@ function ParseTex(arrayBuffer) {
     };
 }
 
-AddGfdStylesheet("/files/gfdata.gfd", "/files/fonticon_ps5.tex");
+AddGfdStylesheet('/files/gfdata.gfd', '/files/fonticon_ps5.tex');
diff --git a/ChatTwo/Http/templates/auth.html b/ChatTwo/Http/templates/auth.html
index cd3fe76..b6153a6 100644
--- a/ChatTwo/Http/templates/auth.html
+++ b/ChatTwo/Http/templates/auth.html
@@ -3,17 +3,20 @@
 <head>
     <title>Authentication</title>
 
-    <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/start.css">
-</head>
-<body>
-<div style="text-align: center;">
-    <h3 style="color: #fff">Authcode</h3>
-    <form action="/auth" method="POST">
-        <input style="color: #fff; background: #121212" type="password" id="authcode" name="authcode">
-        <input style="color: #fff; background: #121212" type="submit" value="Submit">
-    </form>
+    <meta charset="utf-8">
+    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
 
-    <img src="/emote/Sure">
-</div>
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="static/start.css">
+</head>
+
+<body>
+    <main class="auth">
+        <h1>Authcode</h1>
+        <form action="/auth" method="POST">
+            <input type="password" name="authcode">
+            <button type="submit">Submit</button>
+        </form>
+        <img src="/emote/Sure">
+    </main>
 </body>
-</html>
\ No newline at end of file
+</html>
diff --git a/ChatTwo/Http/templates/start.html b/ChatTwo/Http/templates/start.html
index e23a472..0dc0d94 100644
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