diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index a29ea0823..b7bdac6f7 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -57,5 +57,10 @@
     "appimage",
     "localforage"
   ],
-  "vitest.disableWorkspaceWarning": true
+  "vitest.disableWorkspaceWarning": true,
+  "editor.quickSuggestions": {
+    "comments": "off",
+    "strings": "off",
+    "other": "off"
+  }
 }
diff --git a/apps/stage-tamagotchi/src/renderer/pages/index.vue b/apps/stage-tamagotchi/src/renderer/pages/index.vue
index 8c98d5da9..d489f3deb 100644
--- a/apps/stage-tamagotchi/src/renderer/pages/index.vue
+++ b/apps/stage-tamagotchi/src/renderer/pages/index.vue
@@ -328,11 +328,10 @@ const { activeTranscriptionModel, activeTranscriptionProvider } = storeToRefs(he
 const hearingPipeline = useHearingSpeechInputPipeline()
 const { removeStreamingTranscriptionConsumer, transcribeForMediaStream, stopStreamingTranscription } = hearingPipeline
 const { error: transcriptionError, supportsStreamInput } = storeToRefs(hearingPipeline)
+const transcriptionConsumerId = 'stage-tamagotchi:voice-input'
 const chatStore = useChatStore()
 const chatSession = useChatSessionStore()
 const streamingTranscriptionUnavailable = ref(false)
-/** Identifies this page in the shared streaming transcription session. */
-const transcriptionConsumerId = 'stage-tamagotchi:voice-input'
 const shouldUseStreamInput = computed(() => supportsStreamInput.value && !!stream.value && !streamingTranscriptionUnavailable.value)
 const voiceTranscriptBuffer = createTranscriptBuffer({
   flushDelayMs: 1200,
@@ -575,7 +574,7 @@ function handleStreamingSentenceEnd(delta: string) {
   void sendVoiceInputTextToChat(finalText)
 }
 
-/** Replaces the speaker caption with the provider's current volatile transcript. */
+/** Replaces the caption with the provider's current volatile transcript. */
 function handleStreamingTranscriptionUpdate(text: string) {
   if (isVoiceInputSuppressed())
     return
@@ -648,14 +647,12 @@ async function startAudioInteractionConsumers() {
     })
 
     if (inspectVoiceInputStreamingRequestGate().skip) {
-      removeStreamingTranscriptionConsumer(transcriptionConsumerId)
       await stopStreamingTranscription(true)
       return
     }
 
     if (transcriptionError.value) {
       streamingTranscriptionUnavailable.value = true
-      removeStreamingTranscriptionConsumer(transcriptionConsumerId)
       await stopStreamingTranscription(true)
       console.warn('[Main Page] Streaming transcription unavailable; using recorder-backed fallback:', transcriptionError.value)
     }
@@ -674,7 +671,6 @@ async function stopAudioInteractionConsumers(options: StopAudioInteractionOption
   clearAssistantSpeechResumeTimer()
   clearHearingInput()
   voiceInputGeneration += 1
-  removeStreamingTranscriptionConsumer(transcriptionConsumerId)
 
   await Promise.all([
     stopStreamingTranscription(true),
@@ -742,6 +738,7 @@ onMounted(() => {
 })
 
 onUnmounted(() => {
+  removeStreamingTranscriptionConsumer(transcriptionConsumerId)
   for (const [timer, sourceId] of hearingInputClearTimers) {
     clearTimeout(timer)
     clearHearingInput(sourceId)