diff --git a/media/church.png b/media/church.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4ecf6cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/media/church.png
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:c654930a72f5948cbcc07c93fb3de6c77e24682f2db39971a61b2031a93ceb54
+size 8014
diff --git a/media/hand.png b/media/hand.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f943df0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/media/hand.png
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:669a1ee8a1c0a3389a41e71fc847dd8351d8a3d483751d7fbdfbfb0b68675f26
+size 705
diff --git a/media/tail.png b/media/tail.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f883571
--- /dev/null
+++ b/media/tail.png
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:61a24968a025a4c723732c14957481405186fa74f17f5568435c423a7dfe876e
+size 1017
diff --git a/style/base.css b/style/base.css
index 02b4d41..6198e23 100644
--- a/style/base.css
+++ b/style/base.css
@@ -21,8 +21,13 @@ actually exists
     min-height: 100lvh;
     margin: 0;
     scrollbar-gutter: stable;
+
+    cursor: url("../media/tail.png") 34 1, auto;
+    --pointer: url("../media/hand.png") 31 1, auto;
   }
 
+  a { cursor: var(--pointer); }
+
   :root {
     font-size: large;
 
@@ -50,12 +55,14 @@ actually exists
     }
 
     --shadow-hsl: 330deg 40% 40%;
-    --base-background: var(--gradient) fixed;
+    --base-background: url(../media/church.png), var(--gradient) fixed;
     background: var(--base-background);
 
     font-family: Muller, sans-serif;
     font-weight: 500;
+
     @media (prefers-reduced-data: reduce) {
+      --base-background: var(--gradient) fixed;
       font-family: sans-serif;
       font-weight: normal;
     }
@@ -90,7 +97,7 @@ actually exists
       }
     }
 
-    input, label { cursor: pointer; }
+    input, label { cursor: var(--pointer); }
 
     input {
       appearance: none;
@@ -536,7 +543,7 @@ actually exists
 }
 
 @layer faces.six {
-  #six, #six ::selection {
+  #six {
     --hue: 250deg;
     --bg-angle: 130deg;
 
diff --git a/style/properties.css b/style/properties.css
index 0a3c261..a3fefe4 100644
--- a/style/properties.css
+++ b/style/properties.css
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+@property --base-background {
+  syntax: "*";
+  inherits: false;
+  initial-value: transparent;
+}
+
 /* face backgrounds */
 
 @property --hue {