diff --git a/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Models/RemoteStore.swift b/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Models/RemoteStore.swift
index 0b2fe2b..3578223 100644
--- a/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Models/RemoteStore.swift
+++ b/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Models/RemoteStore.swift
@@ -837,6 +837,9 @@ final class RemoteStore: ObservableObject {
         diffLoading = false
         markOpened(sessionID)
         if demoMode { seedDemoTranscript(sessionID); return }
+        // Seed from the on-device cache so the transcript shows instantly — including fully offline,
+        // where the subscribe below is a no-op. Live events merge on top by seq (dedup).
+        loadCachedTranscript(sessionID)
         // Tell the owning connection so it forwards the snapshot/events (and dedupes them), re-derive
         // the context host (capabilities/scope/catalog/connectivity now follow it), then subscribe.
         connection(owningSession: sessionID)?.openSessionID = sessionID