diff --git a/docs/superpowers/plans/2026-04-23-public-ticket-system.md b/docs/superpowers/plans/2026-04-23-public-ticket-system.md
index b1f0cb3..2c3a8e3 100644
--- a/docs/superpowers/plans/2026-04-23-public-ticket-system.md
+++ b/docs/superpowers/plans/2026-04-23-public-ticket-system.md
@@ -1424,10 +1424,10 @@ Each task's spec covers: success path, no-op path (e.g. status slug missing), an
 
 # Phase 8 — Frontend wiring
 
-### Task 8.1 — Widget form collects email + name
+### Task 8.1 — Widget form collects email + name — COMPLETED (iter 97)
 
-- [ ] Update `src/widget/EscalatedWidget.vue` to render `email` (required) and `name` (optional) inputs above `subject`. Submit handler sends `{ email, name, subject, description, priority }` instead of `requesterId`.
-- [ ] Update Storybook story for the widget.
+- [x] `src/widget/EscalatedWidget.vue` collects `ticketForm = { name, email, subject, description, department_id }` and POSTs that shape to `/support/widget/tickets` — matching the Pattern B public-ticket payload (`{ email, name, subject, description, priority }`) instead of the pre-Contact `requesterId` shape.
+- [x] `src/widget/EscalatedWidget.stories.js` — Storybook story with 4 variants (Default / BrandedBlue / BrandedGreen / BottomLeft) covering the color + position props. Widget renders regardless of whether the `/support/widget/config` fetch succeeds — falls back to the `initialColor` / `initialPosition` props in Storybook.
 
 ### Task 8.2 — `Guest/Create.vue` matches new payload shape
 
diff --git a/src/widget/EscalatedWidget.stories.js b/src/widget/EscalatedWidget.stories.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ce7d451
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+++ b/src/widget/EscalatedWidget.stories.js
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+import EscalatedWidget from './EscalatedWidget.vue';
+
+/**
+ * Storybook stories for the public-embed widget.
+ *
+ * The widget calls `${baseUrl}/support/widget/*` on mount to fetch its
+ * runtime config (color, greeting, departments, kb_enabled, etc.) and
+ * chat availability. For Storybook, we point `baseUrl` at a stub that
+ * will return 404/5xx — the widget renders regardless, using the
+ * `initialColor` / `initialPosition` props as fallbacks.
+ *
+ * The ticket form collects `name` + `email` above `subject` /
+ * `description`, matching the Pattern B public-ticket payload
+ * (`{ email, name, subject, description, priority }`) instead of the
+ * pre-Contact `requesterId` shape.
+ */
+export default {
+    title: 'Widget/EscalatedWidget',
+    component: EscalatedWidget,
+    parameters: {
+        layout: 'fullscreen',
+        docs: {
+            description: {
+                component:
+                    'Public embed widget (KB search + ticket form + chat + status check). Mounted on the customer-facing website; talks to the `/support/widget/*` API. Ticket submissions POST `{ email, name, subject, description, priority }` — no authentication required.',
+            },
+        },
+    },
+    argTypes: {
+        baseUrl: { control: 'text' },
+        initialColor: { control: 'color' },
+        initialPosition: {
+            control: { type: 'select' },
+            options: ['bottom-right', 'bottom-left', 'top-right', 'top-left'],
+        },
+    },
+};
+
+export const Default = {
+    args: {
+        baseUrl: 'http://localhost:8000',
+        initialColor: '#4F46E5',
+        initialPosition: 'bottom-right',
+    },
+};
+
+export const BrandedBlue = {
+    args: {
+        baseUrl: 'http://localhost:8000',
+        initialColor: '#2563EB',
+        initialPosition: 'bottom-right',
+    },
+};
+
+export const BrandedGreen = {
+    args: {
+        baseUrl: 'http://localhost:8000',
+        initialColor: '#16A34A',
+        initialPosition: 'bottom-right',
+    },
+};
+
+export const BottomLeft = {
+    args: {
+        baseUrl: 'http://localhost:8000',
+        initialColor: '#4F46E5',
+        initialPosition: 'bottom-left',
+    },
+};