diff --git a/src/pages/dashboard.astro b/src/pages/dashboard.astro
index 1587925..0e63a01 100644
--- a/src/pages/dashboard.astro
+++ b/src/pages/dashboard.astro
@@ -58,6 +58,12 @@ const base = import.meta.env.BASE_URL.replace(/\/+$/, "");
       </Panel>
     </section>
 
+    <aside class="dash-note">
+      DATA NOTE &mdash; ALL VALUES ARE REAL: <b>1</b> SUPPORT TICKET, VERIFIED MANUALLY BY THE AUTHOR. WITH A SINGLE
+      CASE THERE IS NO SPREAD, SO PERCENTILES ARE FLAT AND THE RESPONSE RATE READS <b>0%</b>. THE FLATNESS OF THE
+      CHARTS IS EXPECTED, NOT A BUG.
+    </aside>
+
     <section class="bottom-row" aria-label="Case details breakdown">
       <Panel title="COMMENTS LOG">
         <div class="panel-body">
diff --git a/src/styles/global.css b/src/styles/global.css
index df1a529..991fdc9 100644
--- a/src/styles/global.css
+++ b/src/styles/global.css
@@ -113,6 +113,8 @@ h1 em { color: var(--gold); font-style: italic; }
 .gauge-center { position: absolute; inset: 0; display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; justify-content: center; pointer-events: none; }
 .gauge-center span { font: 600 34px/1 var(--font-mono-local); color: #ff6a5b; }
 .gauge-center small { margin-top: 6px; font: 8.5px var(--font-mono-local); letter-spacing: .16em; color: #5a5952; }
+.dash-note { position: relative; z-index: 1; margin: 0 0 12px; padding: 10px 14px; font: 9px/1.7 var(--font-mono-local); letter-spacing: .12em; color: #8b8a83; background: rgba(185,154,98,.045); border: 1px solid rgba(185,154,98,.22); border-left: 3px solid rgba(185,154,98,.7); border-radius: 3px; }
+.dash-note b { color: #e9e4d9; font-weight: 600; }
 .bottom-row { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.2fr 1fr 1fr; gap: 12px; }
 .bottom-row .panel { display: flex; flex-direction: column; }
 .log-list { font: 10px/1.7 var(--font-mono-local); max-height: 280px; overflow-y: auto; }