diff --git a/web/audio/achievement-unlocked.mp3 b/web/audio/achievement-unlocked.mp3
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9940318
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diff --git a/web/index.html b/web/index.html
index 1ceb0e7..add0d6d 100644
--- a/web/index.html
+++ b/web/index.html
@@ -37,8 +37,14 @@
 						<input id="volume-slider" type="range" min="0" max="100" step="1" />
 					</div>
 				</div>
+
 			</main>
 
+			<aside role="alert" id="notification">
+				<p id="notification-title">a little chatty</p>
+				<p id="notification-body">make milo meow 100 times</p>
+			</aside>
+
 			<img id="cat" src="./images/cat-0.png">
 			<img id="eeping-cat" src="./images/eeping-cat.png">
 			<img id="heart" src="./images/heart.png">
@@ -54,6 +60,7 @@
 		<audio id="click-audio" preload="auto" src="./audio/click.wav"></audio>
 		<audio id="click-release-audio" preload="auto" src="./audio/click-release.wav"></audio>
 		<audio id="meow-audio" preload="auto" src="./audio/cat-meow.mp3"></audio>
+		<audio id="achievement-unlocked-audio" preload="auto" src="./audio/achievement-unlocked.mp3"></audio>
 
 		<script type="module" src="./bg.js"></script>
 		<script type="module" src="./script.js"></script>
diff --git a/web/script.js b/web/script.js
index f931f58..6e37fb1 100644
--- a/web/script.js
+++ b/web/script.js
@@ -8,10 +8,17 @@ const catImg = document.getElementById("cat");
 const heartImg = document.getElementById("heart");
 const volumeSlider = document.getElementById("volume-slider");
 const currentVolumeLabel = document.getElementById("current-volume-label");
+const listenerCountLabel = document.getElementById("listener-count");
+const notificationContainer = document.getElementById("notification");
+const notificationTitle = document.getElementById("notification-title");
+const notificationBody = document.getElementById("notification-body");
+
 const clickAudio = document.getElementById("click-audio");
 const clickReleaseAudio = document.getElementById("click-release-audio");
 const meowAudio = document.getElementById("meow-audio");
-const listenerCountLabel = document.getElementById("listener-count");
+const achievementUnlockedAudio = document.getElementById(
+	"achievement-unlocked-audio",
+);
 
 let isPlaying = false;
 let isFading = false;
@@ -19,6 +26,7 @@ let currentAudio;
 let maxVolume = 100;
 let currentVolume = 0;
 let saveVolumeTimeout = null;
+let meowCount = 0;
 let ws = connectToWebSocket();
 
 function playAudio() {
@@ -134,7 +142,9 @@ function enableSpaceBarControl() {
 }
 
 function connectToWebSocket() {
-	const ws = new WebSocket(`ws://${location.host}/ws`);
+	const ws = new WebSocket(
+		`${location.protocol === "https:" ? "wss:" : "ws:"}//${location.host}/ws`,
+	);
 	ws.onmessage = (event) => {
 		console.log(event.data);
 
@@ -189,6 +199,34 @@ function loadInitialVolume() {
 	document.getElementById("volume-slider-container").style.display = "flex";
 }
 
+function loadMeowCount() {
+	const lastMeowCount = localStorage.getItem("meowCount");
+	if (!lastMeowCount) {
+		meowCount = 0;
+	} else {
+		const n = Number.parseInt(lastMeowCount);
+		if (Number.isNaN(n)) {
+			meowCount = 0;
+		} else {
+			meowCount += n;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+function showNotification(title, content, duration) {
+	notificationTitle.innerText = title;
+	notificationBody.innerText = content;
+	notificationContainer.style.display = "block";
+	notificationContainer.style.animation = "0.5s linear 0s notification-fade-in";
+	setTimeout(() => {
+		notificationContainer.style.animation =
+			"0.5s linear 0s notification-fade-out";
+		setTimeout(() => {
+			notificationContainer.style.display = "none";
+		}, 450);
+	}, duration);
+}
+
 playBtn.onmousedown = () => {
 	clickAudio.play();
 	document.addEventListener(
@@ -231,8 +269,19 @@ meowAudio.onplay = () => {
 		heartImg.style.display = "none";
 		heartImg.style.animation = "";
 	}, 900);
+
+	meowCount += 1;
+	localStorage.setItem("meowCount", `${meowCount}`);
+
+	if (meowCount === 100) {
+		showNotification("a little chatty", "make milo meow 100 times", 5000);
+		achievementUnlockedAudio.play();
+	}
 };
 
+// don't wanna jumpscare ppl
+achievementUnlockedAudio.volume = 0.05;
+
 window.addEventListener("offline", () => {
 	ws = null;
 });
@@ -241,6 +290,7 @@ window.addEventListener("online", () => {
 	ws = connectToWebSocket();
 });
 
+loadMeowCount();
 loadInitialVolume();
 animateCat();
 enableSpaceBarControl();
diff --git a/web/style.css b/web/style.css
index c9383c1..6698108 100644
--- a/web/style.css
+++ b/web/style.css
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 :root {
   font-family: monospace;
   --text: #4c4f69;
+  --surface0: #ccd0da;
   --surface1: #bcc0cc;
   --base: #eff1f5;
   --lavender: #7287fd;
@@ -149,17 +150,6 @@ a {
   display: flex;
 }
 
-#volume-slider-container {
-  display: none;
-  justify-content: start;
-  align-items: center;
-}
-
-#volume-slider-container > output {
-  color: var(--text);
-  margin-right: 1rem;
-}
-
 @media screen and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 0) {
   input[type="range"] {
     overflow: hidden;
@@ -333,3 +323,55 @@ input[type="range"]::-ms-fill-upper {
   right: 50%;
   height: 15px;
 }
+
+#volume-slider-container {
+  display: none;
+  justify-content: start;
+  align-items: center;
+}
+
+#volume-slider-container > output {
+  color: var(--text);
+  margin-right: 1rem;
+}
+
+aside#notification {
+  display: none;
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 0;
+  right: 0;
+  background: var(--surface0);
+  padding: 1rem 2rem;
+  margin: 2rem;
+  border: 2px solid var(--text);
+}
+
+aside#notification > p {
+  margin: 0;
+}
+
+aside#notification > #notification-title {
+  font-weight: 700;
+  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
+}
+
+@keyframes notification-fade-in {
+  0% {
+    display: block;
+    opacity: 0;
+  }
+
+  100% {
+    opacity: 1;
+  }
+}
+
+@keyframes notification-fade-out {
+  0% {
+    opactiy: 1;
+  }
+
+  100% {
+    opacity: 0;
+  }
+}