diff --git a/TODO.md b/TODO.md
index 842418f..03766be 100644
--- a/TODO.md
+++ b/TODO.md
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 - [x] When you get a gat, there should be a pop up to enter a description of it, as with your name
 
-- [ ] In between scenes, there really only needs to be one panel with the roster and voting status. There doesn't need to be a whole extra panel to inform players that the deep will later get to refresh their hands.
+- [x] In between scenes, there really only needs to be one panel with the roster and voting status. There doesn't need to be a whole extra panel to inform players that the deep will later get to refresh their hands.
 
 ## UI Polish
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/assets/css/upkeep.css b/frontend/src/assets/css/upkeep.css
index 8e14e1d..9880808 100644
--- a/frontend/src/assets/css/upkeep.css
+++ b/frontend/src/assets/css/upkeep.css
@@ -6,6 +6,14 @@
     margin: 2rem 0;
 }
 
+/* Between scenes there's only the voting/roster panel — center it. */
+.between-grid.single {
+    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
+    max-width: 640px;
+    margin-left: auto;
+    margin-right: auto;
+}
+
 @media (max-width: 800px) {
     .between-grid {
         grid-template-columns: 1fr;
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/UpkeepPhase.svelte b/frontend/src/components/UpkeepPhase.svelte
index 3bef644..ffedfb3 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/UpkeepPhase.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/components/UpkeepPhase.svelte
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@
                 <p style="margin: 0;">🐀 A fresh recruit is on the way! Once upkeep wraps up, you and the crew will create your new Pi-Rat together.</p>
             </div>
         {/if}
-        <div class="between-grid">
+        <div class="between-grid" class:single={state.game.phase !== 'deep_upkeep'}>
         <!-- Ranks and Voting Card -->
         <div class="card glass-panel voting-card">
             <h3>1. Pirate Ranking (Voting)</h3>
@@ -250,19 +250,30 @@
                 </div>
             </div>
             {/if}
+
+            <div class="roster-sheet-summary margin-top text-left glass-panel">
+                <h4>Crew Rank Ledger:</h4>
+                <ul class="ranks-ledger">
+                    {#each state.players as p}
+                        <li>
+                            <strong>{displayName(p)}:</strong> Rank {p.rank}
+                            {#if p.role === 'deep'}<span class="deep-badge">Deep</span>{:else if p.is_ghost}<span class="ghost-badge">Ghost</span>{:else}<span class="pirat-badge">Pi-Rat</span>{/if}
+                        </li>
+                    {/each}
+                </ul>
+            </div>
         </div>
-        
-        <!-- Resting Deep Player Card -->
+
+        <!-- Resting Deep Player Card — only the actual hand refresh, during deep_upkeep -->
+        {#if state.game.phase === 'deep_upkeep'}
         <div class="card glass-panel deep-rest-card">
             <h3>2. Resting Deep Upkeep</h3>
-            
+
             {#if state.player.role === "deep"}
                 <div class="deep-rest-panel glass-panel">
                     <p class="info-text">You controlled the Deep in the last scene and your Pi-Rat was resting. You will discard your current hand and redraw back up to your maximum hand size.</p>
-                    
-                    {#if state.game.phase === 'between_scenes'}
-                        <p class="info-text text-center gold-text" style="margin-top: 1rem;">Voting is currently in progress. Hand refresh will begin after voting concludes.</p>
-                    {:else if state.game.phase === 'deep_upkeep' && state.player.is_ready}
+
+                    {#if state.player.is_ready}
                         <!-- Confirmation: the refresh went through; show the freshly-drawn hand. -->
                         <div class="voted-confirmation-box glass-panel" style="margin-top: 1rem;">
                             <p class="success-text">✔️ Hand refreshed! You're holding {hand.length} card{hand.length === 1 ? '' : 's'} for the next scene.</p>
@@ -275,7 +286,7 @@
                             {/each}
                         </div>
                         <p class="info-text text-center" style="margin-top: 1rem;">Waiting for the rest of the crew to finish upkeep...</p>
-                    {:else if state.game.phase === 'deep_upkeep'}
+                    {:else}
                         <p class="info-text" style="margin-top: 1rem;">
                             <strong>Your Hand Size Limit: {maxHandSize} cards.</strong><br/>
                             Drag cards to the "Discard Pile" zone to discard them, or click them to move them.
@@ -329,25 +340,10 @@
                     {/if}
                 </div>
             {:else}
-                {#if state.game.phase === 'between_scenes'}
-                    <p class="info-text text-center">Your Pi-Rat was active. Your hand cards carry over to the next scene.</p>
-                {:else if state.game.phase === 'deep_upkeep'}
-                    <p class="info-text text-center gold-text">Waiting for resting Deep player to refresh their hand...</p>
-                {/if}
+                <p class="info-text text-center gold-text">Waiting for resting Deep player to refresh their hand...</p>
             {/if}
-            
-            <div class="roster-sheet-summary margin-top text-left glass-panel">
-                <h4>Crew Rank Ledger:</h4>
-                <ul class="ranks-ledger">
-                    {#each state.players as p}
-                        <li>
-                            <strong>{displayName(p)}:</strong> Rank {p.rank}
-                            {#if p.role === 'deep'}<span class="deep-badge">Deep</span>{:else if p.is_ghost}<span class="ghost-badge">Ghost</span>{:else}<span class="pirat-badge">Pi-Rat</span>{/if}
-                        </li>
-                    {/each}
-                </ul>
-            </div>
         </div>
+        {/if}
     </div>
     
     <!-- Next Scene Ready Up -->