diff --git a/game.js b/game.js
index 04e77c9..81191c8 100644
--- a/game.js
+++ b/game.js
@@ -436,9 +436,9 @@ class Game {
     const hint = document.getElementById('map-talk-hint');
     const bub  = document.getElementById('npc-bubble');
     if (hint) {
+      hint.style.display = near ? 'block' : 'none';
       hint.style.left   = (viewW / 2 - 28) + 'px';
       hint.style.bottom = (viewH * 0.50) + 'px';
-      hint.classList.toggle('visible', near);
     }
     if (bub) bub.style.opacity = near ? '0' : '1';
     this._updateDirArrow(near);
@@ -492,18 +492,18 @@ class Game {
     const viewH = world ? world.parentElement.offsetHeight : 300;
 
     const p = document.getElementById('map-player');
-    const bub = document.getElementById('player-bubble');
     if (p) {
       const left   = viewW / 2 - 16;
       const bottom = viewH * 0.28;
-      p.style.left   = left + 'px';
-      p.style.bottom = bottom + 'px';
-      p.className    = 'map-player idle';
-      if (bub) { bub.style.left = (left - 4) + 'px'; bub.style.bottom = (bottom + 64) + 'px'; }
+      p.style.left      = left + 'px';
+      p.style.bottom    = bottom + 'px';
+      p.className       = 'map-player idle';
+      const bub = document.getElementById('player-bubble');
+      if (bub) { bub.style.left = (left - 4) + 'px'; bub.style.bottom = (bottom + 66) + 'px'; }
     }
     this._applyCamera();
     const hint = document.getElementById('map-talk-hint');
-    if (hint) hint.classList.remove('visible');
+    if (hint) hint.style.display = 'none';
   }
 
   /* ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
diff --git a/style.css b/style.css
index c9c36b7..5b33665 100644
--- a/style.css
+++ b/style.css
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ html, body {
   bottom: -9999px;
 }
 /* NPC lives inside .map-inner, positioned in world-px via JS */
-.map-npc-wrap { position:absolute; text-align:center; z-index: 30; left: -9999px; }
+.map-npc-wrap { position:absolute; text-align:center; z-index: 30; }
 .npc-bubble   { font-size:14px; font-family:var(--font); color:var(--black); background:var(--yellow); border:2px solid var(--black); width:20px; height:20px; display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center; margin:0 auto 2px; animation:bounce .7s ease-in-out infinite; }
 .map-npc      { font-size:clamp(36px,10vw,52px); filter:drop-shadow(2px 3px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.35)); cursor:pointer; }
 /* Player is fixed to the viewport centre horizontally; only Y moves */
@@ -550,13 +550,8 @@ html, body {
   padding: 3px 6px;
   white-space: nowrap;
   z-index: 11;
-  pointer-events: none;
-  display: none;
-  bottom: -9999px;
-}
-.map-talk-hint.visible {
-  display: block;
   animation: talkBubble .6s ease-in-out infinite;
+  pointer-events: none;
 }
 /* Desktop: show "Press E", hide "Press A" */
 .hint-touch { display: none; }