diff --git a/js/main.js b/js/main.js
index 916b5c1..95f4805 100644
--- a/js/main.js
+++ b/js/main.js
@@ -293,20 +293,21 @@ window.addEventListener('scroll', function () {
         document.body.appendChild(s);
         s.animate([
             { transform: 'translate(-50%,-50%) scale(0)' },
-            { transform: 'translate(-50%,-50%) scale(' + size + ')', offset: 0.3 },
-            { transform: 'translate(-50%,-50%) scale(' + size + ')', offset: 0.7 },
+            { transform: 'translate(-50%,-50%) scale(' + size + ')', offset: 0.08 },  // pop in almost instantly
+            { transform: 'translate(-50%,-50%) scale(' + size + ')', offset: 0.6 },
             { transform: 'translate(-50%,-50%) scale(0)' }
-        ], { duration: life, easing: 'ease-in-out' }).onfinish = function () { s.remove(); };
+        ], { duration: life, easing: 'ease-out' }).onfinish = function () { s.remove(); };
     }
 
-    function teleport(img) {
+    function teleport(img, startDelay) {
         var r = img.getBoundingClientRect();
-        var START_DELAY = 500;    // pause before anything happens
+        var START_DELAY = (typeof startDelay === 'number') ? startDelay : 500; // pause before anything happens
         var CHARGE      = 1000;   // sparkles gather along the bottom before the figure grows
         var GROW        = 2200;   // the bottom-up materialise
         var baseShadow  = 'drop-shadow(0 8px 24px rgba(0,0,0,0.35))';
         function ease(t) { return t * t; } // ease-in: gentle at the bottom, no slow-down toward the top
 
+        img.dataset.teleBusy = '1';
         // Keep it invisible (clipped) but opaque from the outset, so nothing flashes during the delay
         img.style.opacity = '1';
         img.style.webkitClipPath = img.style.clipPath = 'inset(100% 0 0 0)';
@@ -369,16 +370,74 @@ window.addEventListener('scroll', function () {
                     img.style.filter = '';                     // CSS drop-shadow returns
                     img.classList.remove('mascot-teleport');
                     img.style.opacity = '1';
+                    delete img.dataset.teleBusy;
                 }
             }
             requestAnimationFrame(frame);
         }, START_DELAY);
     }
 
+    // Reverse "beam out": dissolve top-down into a puff of sparkles, then stay hidden
+    function dematerialize(img, done) {
+        var r = img.getBoundingClientRect();
+        var DUR = 800;
+        var baseShadow = 'drop-shadow(0 8px 24px rgba(0,0,0,0.35))';
+        var start = null;
+        function frame(ts) {
+            if (!start) start = ts;
+            var p = Math.min((ts - start) / DUR, 1);
+
+            // Dissolve away from the top downwards
+            img.style.webkitClipPath = img.style.clipPath = 'inset(' + (p * 100).toFixed(2) + '% 0 0 0)';
+
+            // Energy flash that builds as it beams out
+            var bright = (1 + 1.2 * p).toFixed(2);
+            var glow   = (0.7 * p).toFixed(2);
+            img.style.filter = baseShadow + ' drop-shadow(0 0 14px rgba(255,255,255,' + glow + ')) brightness(' + bright + ')';
+
+            // Sparkles riding the dissolving edge
+            var lineY = r.top + p * r.height;
+            if (p < 0.98) {
+                for (var i = 0; i < 6; i++) {
+                    var x = r.left + Math.random() * r.width;
+                    var y = lineY + (Math.random() - 0.5) * r.height * 0.1;
+                    y = Math.max(r.top, Math.min(r.bottom, y));
+                    teleSpark(x, y, 480 + Math.random() * 360);
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (p < 1) {
+                requestAnimationFrame(frame);
+            } else {
+                // A final puff of sparkles where it stood
+                for (var j = 0; j < 16; j++) {
+                    teleSpark(r.left + Math.random() * r.width, r.top + Math.random() * r.height, 420 + Math.random() * 360);
+                }
+                img.style.opacity = '0';                       // stay hidden during the wait
+                img.style.webkitClipPath = img.style.clipPath = '';
+                img.style.filter = '';
+                if (done) done();
+            }
+        }
+        requestAnimationFrame(frame);
+    }
+
     var io = new IntersectionObserver(function (entries) {
         entries.forEach(function (e) {
             if (e.isIntersecting) { io.unobserve(e.target); teleport(e.target); }
         });
     }, { threshold: 0.25 });
-    imgs.forEach(function (im) { io.observe(im); });
+
+    imgs.forEach(function (im) {
+        io.observe(im);
+        // Click to beam out, then re-materialise after ~3s
+        im.style.cursor = 'pointer';
+        im.addEventListener('click', function () {
+            if (im.dataset.teleBusy) return;          // ignore while an effect is already running
+            im.dataset.teleBusy = '1';
+            dematerialize(im, function () {
+                setTimeout(function () { teleport(im, 0); }, 3000);
+            });
+        });
+    });
 })();