From 7790d9c8a823f6a547be9bd410296cc5889a5ca1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Bowie <ghostofbowie@outlook.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2021 19:57:20 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] prune pauses in ch1, add consistent intro & exit to B bonus
 chapters

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 game/audio/effects/vines.ogg                  |  Bin 0 -> 16496 bytes
 .../1.first-two-days-anon-meets-fang.rpy      | 1306 +++++++++--------
 game/script/x1-chicxulub-gutterlane.rpy       |    6 +-
 game/script/x10-raymbas-observations.rpy      |    2 +-
 game/script/x2-the-mous-pad.rpy               |   14 +-
 game/script/x4-passion-of-the-trigga.rpy      |    3 +-
 game/script/x5-passion-of-the-trigga.rpy      |    3 +-
 game/script/x6-passion-of-the-trigga.rpy      |   15 +-
 8 files changed, 756 insertions(+), 593 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 game/audio/effects/vines.ogg

diff --git a/game/audio/effects/vines.ogg b/game/audio/effects/vines.ogg
new file mode 100644
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diff --git a/game/script/1.first-two-days-anon-meets-fang.rpy b/game/script/1.first-two-days-anon-meets-fang.rpy
index 21f0980..ed43f79 100644
--- a/game/script/1.first-two-days-anon-meets-fang.rpy
+++ b/game/script/1.first-two-days-anon-meets-fang.rpy
@@ -23,14 +23,15 @@ label chapter_1:
 
     "Volcaldera Bluffs."
 
-    "Weather conditions;{w=0.5} cold as balls."
+    "Weather conditions; cold as balls."
     pause .5
 
     "It’s my first time living close to water."
 
-    "The idea of ‘marine layer’ is new to me,{w=0.4} but I do understand morning mist."
+    "The idea of ‘marine layer’ is new to me, but I do understand morning mist."
 
-    "This was like it,{w=0.2} except infinitely more shitty."
+    "This was like it, except infinitely more shitty."
+    pause .5
 
     "The heavy fog makes navigating to my new school more difficult as I fail to see anything five feet in front of me."
 
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ label chapter_1:
 
     "It’s my first time having to walk to school too."
 
-    "My new apartment is in an awkward spot.{w=0.5} Opposite side of town,{w=0.4} yet no school or public bus to take me from there."
+    "My new apartment is in an awkward spot. Opposite side of town, yet no school or public bus to take me from there."
 
     "It’s my first day at a new school."
 
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ label chapter_1:
     "I should take my mind off of it."
     pause .5
 
-    "I whip out my phone,{w=0.3} and consider the best way to make people upset online."
+    "I whip out my phone, and consider the best way to make people upset online."
 
     menu:
         "Reply to the obvious shill thread":
@@ -74,15 +75,15 @@ label chapter_1:
     play ambient1 'audio/effects/teenageCrowdFarLoop.ogg' fadein 8.0
     pause .5
 
-    "It’s the sounds that reach me first.{w=.5} The chatter of people milling about."
+    "It’s the sounds that reach me first.{w=.4} The chatter of people milling about."
     pause .5
 
     unknown "Bro"
 
     unknown "It’s been too long!"
 
-    unknown "It was only three weeks *Giggle*"
-    pause .65
+    unknown "It was only three weeks *giggle*"
+    pause 1
 
     "I can make out the building now."
 
@@ -92,53 +93,62 @@ label chapter_1:
     pause .5
 
     "{cps=*0.2}{b}{size=+10}{i}Volcano High{/i}{/size}{/b}{/cps}"
+    pause .5
 
-    scene outside school fog with fade
+    scene outside school fog with Dissolve(1.5)
     stop ambient fadeout 2
     $ renpy.music.set_volume(0.7, 2, 'ambient1')
+    pause .5
 
-    A "Perfect setting for a horror game.{w=0.5} Or maybe a shitty WAD."
-
-    window hide
-    pause 0.75
+    A "Perfect setting for a horror game. Or maybe a shitty WAD."
+    pause 0.5
 
     "The attempt at humouring myself just made me feel more alone."
+    pause .5
 
     show anonphone with easeinbottom
-
     "A check of my phone says I’m 30 minutes early."
 
     "Wonderful."
+    pause .5
 
     hide anonphone with easeoutbottom
+    pause .5
 
-    "I move to the entrance,{w=0.3} only to see all of the steps occupied by students."
+    "I move to the entrance, only to see all of the steps occupied by students."
+    pause .5
 
     $ renpy.music.set_volume(1, 0, 'ambient')
     play ambient 'audio/effects/teenageCrowdLoop.ogg' volume 1.0 fadein 4
     $ renpy.music.set_volume(0.3, 4, 'ambient1')
 
-    scene stairs at Pan((6000, 1200),(553, 169), 30.0) with fade
+    scene stairs at Pan((6000, 1200),(553, 169), 35.0) with fade
+    pause 1
 
-    "Their eyes turn to me.{w=0.4} Expressions of confusion and contemplation.{w=1} I can feel their judging stares,{w=0.3} the same that had haunted me for four months previous."
+    "Their eyes turn to me.{w=0.4} Expressions of confusion and contemplation."
+    
+    "I can feel their judging stares, the same that had haunted me for four months previous."
+    pause .5
 
     "I can already picture what they’re thinking."
 
-    "{i}\"Dude,{w=0.4} check it out!\"{/i}"
+    "{i}\"Dude, check it out!\"{/i}"
 
     "{i}\"Is that a skinnie?\"{/i}"
 
-    "{i}\"Where’s his spear?{w=0.5} Aren’t they all like,{w=0.4} spear chuckers or something?\"{/i}"
+    "{i}\"Where’s his spear?{w=0.4} Aren’t they all like, spear chuckers or something?\"{/i}"
 
     "{i}\"Bet he eats his own kind.\"{/i}"
+    pause .5
 
     "They probably see me as some kind of circus attraction and nothing more."
 
-    "Ha,{w=0.4} I’m the freakshow among this cereal box mascot crowd."
+    "Ha, I’m the freakshow among this cereal box mascot crowd."
 
-    "Taking acid is not nearly as colorful as going to Volcano High,{w=0.5} I should write that down."
+    "Taking acid is not nearly as colorful as going to Volcano High, I should write that down."
+    pause .5
 
-    "As I write \"{i}write that down{/i}\" on my phone’s note app,{w=0.3} I noticed the surrounding students stopped looking at me,{w=0.5} which is good."
+    "As I write \"{i}write that down{/i}\" on my phone’s note app, I noticed the surrounding students stopped looking at me, which is good."
 
     "I can peep around the friend circles without a problem now."
 
@@ -149,54 +159,60 @@ label chapter_1:
     window hide
     show iris:
       xalign 0.99 yalign 0.75
-    stop ambient fadeout 3
-    stop ambient1 fadeout 3
+    stop ambient fadeout 4
+    stop ambient1 fadeout 4
     with Dissolve(3)
 
     pause .5
 
     "?"
-
-    $ renpy.music.set_volume(1, 0, 'ambient1')
-    play music "audio/OST/That Monochromatic Weirdo.ogg"
-
-    scene fanglookback at Pan((0, 1080), (0, 0), 10.0) with dissolve
-
-    "{cps=*0.5}Talk about wanting to stand out,{/cps}{w=0.7} I never thought it was possible to look like you were from a black and white twenties cartoon."
-
-    "She does differ from the other technicolor students though{cps=*0.1}...{/cps}"
-
-    "...in the worst way possible."
     pause .5
 
-    "O-oh yeah.{w=0.5} She's staring at me{cps=*0.1}...{/cps}"
+    $ renpy.music.set_volume(1, 0, 'ambient1')
+    play music "audio/OST/That Monochromatic Weirdo.ogg" fadein 1.0
 
-    "...with that look.{w=0.6} {cps=*0.4}Fucking hell.{/cps}"
+    scene fanglookback at Pan((0, 3000), (0, 0), 15.0) with Dissolve(1)
+    pause 3
+
+    "Talk about wanting to stand out, I never thought it was possible to look like you were from a black and white twenties cartoon."
+    pause .5
+
+    "She does differ from the other technicolor students though{cps=*0.1}...{/cps}"
+    pause .5
+
+    "...in the worst way possible."
+    pause 1.5
+
+    "O-oh yeah.{w=0.4} She's staring at me{cps=*0.1}...{/cps}"
+
+    "...with that look.{w=0.4} {cps=*0.4}Fucking hell.{/cps}"
 
     "Has she never seen a human in her life?"
     pause .5
 
     "{cps=*0.4}I fucking hate that look.{/cps}"
-
-    "Contempt.{w} Judging."
-
-    "Everyone that has looked at me like that never proved to be anything more than an asshole."
-
-    "Like I'M the anomaly here.{w=0.6} She's just as dumb and insufferable as the rest of them."
-
-    "She’s probably no better than me,{w=0.3} miss \"my snout is so big I can land a plane on it\"."
-
-    "Go back to your friends."
     pause .5
 
-    scene fangtalkingwithtrish with Dissolve(1)
+    "Contempt."
+    
+    "Judging."
 
-    stop music fadeout 1.0
+    "Everyone that has looked at me like that never proved to be anything more than an asshole."
+    pause .5
+
+    "Like I'M the anomaly here. She's just as dumb and insufferable as the rest of them."
+
+    "She’s probably no better than me, miss \"my snout is so big I can land a plane on it\"."
+
+    "Go back to your friends."
+    stop music fadeout 4
+    pause .5
+
+    scene fangtalkingwithtrish with Dissolve(1.5)
     pause 1
-    play music "audio/OST/Beach Chill Out.ogg" fadein 1.0
 
     "Huh.{w} She did.{w} I feel like I should say something."
-
+    play music "audio/OST/Beach Chill Out.ogg" fadein 1.0
     pause 1
 
     "I notice that all this time my knees were weak and my arms were heavy."
@@ -205,30 +221,33 @@ label chapter_1:
     "My feet carry me over the soggy grass as I look for somewhere else to be."
 
     "On the side of the building is where I find sanctuary"
+    stop music fadeout 6
+    pause .5
 
-    stop music fadeout 1.0
     scene garden
     show anon neutral flip at scenter
-    play ambient 'audio/effects/outdoorNatureLoop.ogg' fadein 1.0
-    play ambient1 'audio/effects/teenageCrowdFarLoop.ogg' volume 0.4 fadein 1.0
-    with fade
+    play ambient 'audio/effects/outdoorNatureLoop.ogg' fadein 6
+    play ambient1 'audio/effects/teenageCrowdFarLoop.ogg' volume 0.4 fadein 2.0
+    with Fade(1, 0, 1)
+    pause .5
 
     "It’s a small alcove of sorts."
 
     "The pavement is cracked to bits and the shrubs surrounding it are overgrown."
 
-    "Even the bench,{w=0.3} cracked paint on rotted wood held between two concrete legs,{w=0.3} matched the ‘abandoned’ vibe of the place."
+    "Even the bench, cracked paint on rotted wood held between two concrete legs, matched the ‘abandoned’ vibe of the place."
+    pause .5
 
     "It was perfect."
 
     "I flop down on the wet bench and the violent crack from it makes my heart drop."
 
     "Almost perfect but good enough."
+    pause .5
 
-    "I feel a tightness in my chest,{w=0.4} and my lungs fight to draw air in."
+    "I feel a tightness in my chest,and my lungs fight to draw air in."
 
     show anon sad flip with dissolve
-
     pause 0.5
 
     "Head in my hands I can fully understand what I’ve done now."
@@ -238,19 +257,17 @@ label chapter_1:
     "A year on my own in some rundown apartment in a town I know nothing about."
 
     "All on my own."
-
     pause 1
 
     "Three weeks."
 
-    "It took a day for me to want to change schools,{w=0.5} and three weeks to make it happen."
+    "It took a day for me to want to change schools, and three weeks to make it happen."
 
-    "And this is my life now for the next year.{w=0.7} I think back to my old man’s ultimatum."
+    "And this is my life now for the next year. I think back to my old man’s ultimatum."
 
-    "{i}Once the lease is done,{w=0.4} Anon,{w=0.4} either college or the service.{/i}"
+    "{i}Once the lease is done,Anon, either college or the service.{/i}"
 
     "{i}{cps=*0.35}I don’t care which.{/cps}{/i}"
-
     pause 1
 
     stop ambient fadeout 2.8
@@ -277,9 +294,9 @@ label chapter_1:
     hide anon with Dissolve(0.2)
     with vpunch
 
-    pause .7
+    pause 1
 
-    "I lay on the ground,{w=0.4} ass hurt from hitting jagged concrete and splintered wood."
+    "I lay on the ground, ass hurt from hitting jagged concrete and splintered wood."
 
     "Thank god for jeans."
 
@@ -292,7 +309,8 @@ label chapter_1:
 
     play music 'audio/OST/Dragging on and on....ogg'
 
-    unknown "Oh my goodness!{w=0.75} Are you okay?"
+    unknown "Oh my goodness! Are you okay?"
+    pause .5
 
     "I groan"
 
@@ -305,7 +323,7 @@ label chapter_1:
 
     unknown "Naser!"
 
-    Nas "Right,{w=0.3} right"
+    Nas "Right, right"
 
     scene garden
     show naser neutral flip:
@@ -329,7 +347,7 @@ label chapter_1:
 
     A "Uh{cps=*0.1}...{/cps}{w=0.4} 'Sup?"
 
-    Nas "You're Anon,{w=0.4} yeah?"
+    Nas "You're Anon, yeah?"
 
     show naomi explanatory
     unknown "I'm glad we found you!"
@@ -344,8 +362,9 @@ label chapter_1:
     show naomi:
         ease 0.25 yalign 0.05
         ease 0.25 yalign 0.0
-    N "Where are my manners!{fast} My name is Naomi,{w=0.4} student council president and your guide.{w=0.6} It’s my sincere pleasure to make your acquaintance Anon!"
-    show naomi neutral with Dissolve(.25)
+    N "Where are my manners!{fast} My name is Naomi, student council president and your guide."
+    
+    N "It’s my sincere pleasure to make your acquaintance Anon!"
 
     Nas "We’re your welcoming committee."
 
@@ -366,19 +385,21 @@ label chapter_1:
 
     show naomi neutral at scloserleft with MoveTransition(0.4, time_warp=_ease_in_time_warp)
 
-    "The orange one,{w=0.3} Naomi,{w=0.3} hands me a brochure."
+    "The orange one, Naomi, hands me a brochure."
 
     show naomi neutral at sleft with MoveTransition(0.5, time_warp=_ease_in_time_warp)
     pause 0.5
 
     "{i}\"Volcano High and You:{w=0.5} A New Beginning to Adulthood.\"{/i}"
 
-    "The title alone makes me gag.{w=0.7} The pink one,{w=0.3} Naomi,{w=0.3} looks at me expectantly."
+    "The title alone makes me gag."
+    
+    "The pink one, Naomi, looks at me expectantly."
     pause .5
 
     "The brochure is full of the typical trivialities."
 
-    "College prep,{w=0.5} financial assistance,{w=0.5} after school programs."
+    "College prep, financial assistance, after school programs."
 
     "None of it matters."
 
@@ -387,14 +408,14 @@ label chapter_1:
     pause .5
     show naser considering flip with Dissolve(.25)
 
-    Nas "Babe,{w=0.4} I’ve got some things to take care of."
+    Nas "Babe, I’ve got some things to take care of."
 
-    "Naser looks back to the school entrance.{w=0.5} I follow his eyes and see some people trying to lift a large speaker up the stairs of the school."
+    "Naser looks back to the school entrance. I follow his eyes and see some people trying to lift a large speaker up the stairs of the school."
 
     show naomi sad behind naser with Dissolve(.25)
     N "O{w=.1}-oh."
 
-    N "I’ll see you at lunch,{w=0.4} right Naser?"
+    N "I’ll see you at lunch, right Naser?"
     pause .5
 
     "She looks dejected."
@@ -415,7 +436,9 @@ label chapter_1:
         easein_back 0.8 xalign 0.015 yalign 0.035
     pause .5
 
-    "Naser pulls her into a hug and nudges his muzzle against hers.{w=0.6} Is that how dinos kiss?"
+    "Naser pulls her into a hug and nudges his muzzle against hers."
+    
+    "Is that how dinos kiss?"
 
     show naomi:
         easein 0.5 yalign 0.0 xalign 0.0
@@ -430,30 +453,31 @@ label chapter_1:
     hide naser with dissolve
 
     show anon neutral with Dissolve(.25)
+    pause .5
 
-    "He leaves,{w=0.3} running quickly to assist with the heavy sound equipment."
-
+    "He leaves, running quickly to assist with the heavy sound equipment."
     pause 1
 
-    N "ahem"
+    N "Ahem."
 
     show anon neutral flip
     show naomi neutral
     with Dissolve(.25)
 
-    "I turn back to Naomi.{w=0.5} She smiles again,{w=0.4} though there is a plasticity to it."
+    "I turn back to Naomi. She smiles again, though there is a plasticity to it."
 
     show naomi explanatory
-    N "So,{w=.3} Anon,{w=0.5} why did you transfer here?"
+    N "So, Anon, why did you transfer here?"
     show naomi neutral with Dissolve(.25)
 
     "The question catches me off guard."
 
     show dimmer_light behind anon, naomi with Dissolve(1)
 
-    "I freeze like a deer caught in headlights,{w=0.4} scrambling to come up with any plausible answer."
+    "I freeze like a deer caught in headlights, scrambling to come up with any plausible answer."
+    pause .5
 
-    "It’s an innocent question,{w=0.5} she can’t have known,{w=0.3} could she?"
+    "It’s an innocent question, she can’t have known, could she?"
 
     "What did mom and pop put in the transfer request form when they shipped my ass here?"
 
@@ -462,21 +486,23 @@ label chapter_1:
     A "Uh{cps=*.1}...{/cps}{w=0.4} I{cps=*.1}...{/cps}"
 
     show naomi considering with Dissolve(.25)
-    N "You uh,{w=0.4} don’t have to answer if you don’t want to."
+    N "You uh, don’t have to answer if you don’t want to."
     pause .5
 
     "I focus my attention on the brochure out of embarrassment."
     show naomi neutral with Dissolve(.25)
     pause .25
 
-    "Lunch!{w=.4} Right!{w=.5} I’m getting kinda hungry!{w=.6} What about something to eat?"
+    "Lunch! Right! I’m getting kinda hungry!"
+    
+    "What about something to eat?"
 
-    "Yadda yadda,{w=.3} herbivore,{w=.3} vegan,{w=.3} tofu,{w=.45} {cps=*0.6}disgusting{/cps}{cps=*.1}...{/cps}"
+    "Yadda yadda, herbivore, vegan, tofu, {cps=*0.6}disgusting{/cps}{cps=*.1}...{/cps}"
     pause .5
 
-    "Wait,{w=0.3} hold on{cps=*0.1}...{/cps}"
+    "Wait, hold on{cps=*0.1}...{/cps}"
 
-    "Carnivore line,{w=.4} Filet Mignon-{w=.6} what the fuck is wrong with this school?!"
+    "Carnivore line, Filet Mignon-{w=.4} what the fuck is wrong with this school?!"
     pause .5
 
     A "Is there a soup kitchen or something around here?"
@@ -485,19 +511,19 @@ label chapter_1:
 
     N "Oh dear{cps=*0.1}...{/cps}{w=0.7}{nw}"
     show naomi explanatory
-    N "Oh dear...{fast} Anon,{w=.3} are you in need of financial assistance?"
+    N "Oh dear...{fast} Anon, are you in need of financial assistance?"
     show naomi neutral with Dissolve(.25)
 
-    A "I can figure things out on my own,{w=.4} don’t worry too much about it."
+    A "I can figure things out on my own, don’t worry too much about it."
 
     show naomi:
         ease 0.25 yalign 0.05
         ease 0.25 yalign 0.0
-    N "Oh,{w=.3} the school here has programs to help it’s less fortunate students!"
+    N "Oh, the school here has programs to help it’s less fortunate students!"
 
     show naomi happy with Dissolve(.25)
 
-    N "The principal here is great,{w=.5} come on,{w=.2} I’ll take you to him!"
+    N "The principal here is great, come on, I’ll take you to him!"
 
     show naomi neutral with dissolve
 
@@ -555,12 +581,13 @@ label chapter_1:
 
     "WAIT"
 
-    stop ambient fadeout 0.69
+    stop ambient fadeout 1.0
 
     "SHE ALREADY HAS A BOYFRIEND"
     pause .5
 
     "I AM SAFE."
+    pause .5
 
     play music 'audio/OST/Dragging on and on....ogg' fadein 1
     hide dimmer_darker with dissolve
@@ -581,17 +608,19 @@ label chapter_1:
 
     "{cps=*0.1}......{/cps}"
 
-    "It’s so soft,{w=.4} and smooth,{w=.5} and surprisingly warm for scales."
-    pause 0.6
+    "It’s so soft, and smooth, and surprisingly warm for scales."
+    pause 0.5
 
     "How lewd."
 
     "Day one and I’ve already fallen to such depraved lows as handholding."
+    pause .5
 
     scene hallway
     show naomi neutral flip at sright
     show anon neutral at acenter
-    with fade
+    with Dissolve(1.5)
+    pause .5
 
     N "Here we are Anon.{w=0.4} Principal Spears should be able to help with your money situation."
     pause .5
@@ -609,16 +638,16 @@ label chapter_1:
 
     show naomi explanatory
 
-    N "The new student needs financial help,{w=0.3} Principal Spears."
+    N "The new student needs financial help, Principal Spears."
     show naomi neutral
 
     pause 1
 
     Sp "Lend him a five!"
 
-    N "I think he means the loan program,{w=0.3} sir."
+    N "I think he means the loan program, sir."
 
-    Sp "Tell him to come in later,{w=0.4} I’m dealing with another student."
+    Sp "Tell him to come in later, I’m dealing with another student."
     pause .65
 
     play sound 'audio/effects/slapstickPunch.ogg'
@@ -631,16 +660,16 @@ label chapter_1:
     pause 0.5
     show naomi neutral with Dissolve(.25)
 
-    "The orange parasaurolophus’ expression quickly changes from{cps=*0.1}...{/cps}{w=.2} whatever that was{w=0.4} to that same smile she’s had up until now."
+    "The orange parasaurolophus’ expression quickly changes from{cps=*0.1}...{/cps}{w=.2} whatever that was to that same smile she’s had up until now."
 
     show naomi neutral flip with dissolve
     show naomi explanatory flip
 
-    N "Well Anon,{w=0.4} why don’t I show you to class?{w=0.5} Home room should be starting soon."
+    N "Well Anon, why don’t I show you to class? Home room should be starting soon."
 
     show naomi neutral flip with Dissolve(.25)
 
-    "Right.{w=.3} Home room.{w=.4} I take out my crumpled schedule from my pocket."
+    "Right. Home room. I take out my crumpled schedule from my pocket."
 
     "Naomi takes the slip from me."
 
@@ -650,14 +679,18 @@ label chapter_1:
         easein_back 0.5 xalign 0.45
 
     show naomi happy flip with Dissolve(.25)
-    N "We share first period and english together!{w=.6} Come on,{w=.3} I’ll introduce you to the class and you’ll be able to make all sorts of new friends!"
+    N "We share first period and english together!"
+    
+    N "Come on, I’ll introduce you to the class and you’ll be able to make all sorts of new friends!"
 
     show naomi neutral flip with dissolve
 
     pause 0.5
     "{cps=*.2}Yay me.{/cps}"
+    pause .5
 
-    scene black with fade
+    scene black with Dissolve(1.5)
+    pause .5
 
     # SCENE UPDATED
     # START OF OLD SCENE
@@ -703,13 +736,17 @@ label chapter_1:
     # scene black with fade
     # END OF OLD SCENE
 
-    "I follow after her to a classroom on the 2nd floor.{w=0.5} The seats were being filled with students.{w=0.5} I take one near the front,{w=0.3} knowing I’ll have to introduce myself.{w=0.5} I’ll probably be doing that for all my classes."
+    "I follow after her to a classroom on the 2nd floor. The seats were being filled with students."
+    
+    "I take one near the front, knowing I’ll have to introduce myself. I’ll probably be doing that for all my classes."
+    pause .5
 
     "{cps=*0.4}Fuck my life.{/cps}"
+    pause .5
 
-    scene classroom with fade
+    scene classroom with Dissolve(1.5)
 
-    stop music fadeout 0.5
+    stop music fadeout 4
     stop ambient
     play sound "audio/effects/schoolBell.ogg"
     pause 7
@@ -721,8 +758,9 @@ label chapter_1:
     "The artificial ring of a bell blares from a speaker on the wall.{w=0.5} With it everyone waits as the teacher finally enters the room and shuts the door."
 
     show jinflip at sleft with Dissolve(1)
+    pause .5
 
-    Tsuki "{cps=*0.6}Ohayo gozaimasu curassu.{w=0.7} Tudei yu habu e niu curassu-meito tsu Borukeino Hai{/cps}"
+    Tsuki "{cps=*0.6}Ohayo gozaimasu curassu. Tudei yu habu e niu curassu-meito tsu Borukeino Hai{/cps}"
     pause 0.5
 
     "What"
@@ -732,15 +770,16 @@ label chapter_1:
 
     "Naomi coughs and makes a subtle nod up."
 
-    stop music fadeout 1.0
-    play ambient 'audio/effects/classroomLoop.ogg' fadein 1
-    pause 0.75
+    stop music fadeout 6
+    play ambient 'audio/effects/classroomLoop.ogg' fadein 6
+    pause 1
 
     "OH!"
     pause 0.5
 
-
-    "I stand from my seat and face the class.{w=0.5} Once again all eyes on me and the tightness in my chest returns.{w} I inhale deep,{w=0.3} willing my erratic heart to slow."
+    "I stand from my seat and face the class." 
+    
+    "Once again all eyes on me and the tightness in my chest returns. I inhale deep, willing my erratic heart to slow."
 
     $ renpy.music.set_volume(0.3, 0, 'ambient1')
     play ambient1 'audio/effects/heartbeat.ogg' fadein 4
@@ -755,9 +794,9 @@ label chapter_1:
     A "Hey{cps=*0.1}...{/cps}"
     pause .5
 
-    "Again those eyes,{w=0.4} just like three weeks ago."
+    "Again those eyes, just like three weeks ago."
 
-    A "My name is Anon.{w=0.6} I uh{cps=*0.1}...{/cps}"
+    A "My name is Anon. I uh{cps=*0.1}...{/cps}"
 
     "Just like every day for the past four months."
 
@@ -779,79 +818,91 @@ label chapter_1:
 
     "My throat clenches.{w} I think back again to it all."
 
-    A "uh{cps=*0.2}...{/cps}{w=0.4} I{cps=*0.2}...{/cps}"
+    A "Uh{cps=*0.2}...{/cps}{w=0.4} I{cps=*0.2}...{/cps}"
 
-    "There’s whispers now.{w} The hushed tones,{w=0.3} silenced snickers,{w=0.3} blending with the everpresent stares."
+    "There’s whispers now.{w} The hushed tones, silenced snickers, blending with the everpresent stares."
 
-    "My heart hammers at my chest and I am sure that they all can hear it.{w=0.5} See the cold chill racing over me."
+    "My heart hammers at my chest and I am sure that they all can hear it. See the cold chill racing over me."
 
     show dimmer_darker behind anon, jinflip with dissolve
 
-    Tsuki "{cps=*0.6}Anon-kun,{w=0.5} yuu du natto habu tsu ansaa zattu{/cps}"
+    Tsuki "{cps=*0.6}Anon-kun, yuu du natto habu tsu ansaa zattu{/cps}"
 
     stop ambient1 fadeout 5
     stop ambient2 fadeout 1
     stop ambient fadeout 1
     $ renpy.music.set_volume(1, 1, 'ambient')
 
-    hide dimmer_darker with Dissolve(0.25)
+    hide dimmer_darker with Dissolve(1)
     pause 0.5
 
-    "His words snap me out of my trance.{w=0.5} Only Naomi was looking at me.{w=0.4} The rest were preoccupied."
+    "His words snap me out of my trance."
+    
+    "Only Naomi was looking at me. The rest were preoccupied."
 
-    "Either talking about their winter break.{w=0.4} Or catching up on sleep."
+    "Either talking about their winter break. Or catching up on sleep."
+    pause .5
 
     "They’ve all been ignoring me the entire time."
 
     show jinflip:
-        xalign -0.1 yalign 0.0
-    with ease
+        easein_cubic 1 xalign -0.1 yalign 0.0
 
-    Tsuki "{cps=*0.6}Puriizu retaano tsu yo shiito,{w=0.3} Anon-kun.{w=0.5} {i}Hai{/i},{w=0.3} nao curassu-{/cps}"
-    pause 0.75
+    Tsuki "{cps=*0.6}Puriizu retaano tsu yo shiito, Anon-kun.{/cps}"
+    
+    Tsuki "{i}Hai{/i}, nao curassu-"
+    pause 0.5
 
     "{cps=*0.75}That was nothing like my Japanese animes.{/cps}"
     pause 0.5
 
+    show anon:
+        easeout_cubic 1 xalign 0.9
     hide anon neutral with Dissolve(1)
 
-    "Mr. Tsuki continued on,{w=0.4} drawing what little attention there was to himself.{w} I sat down,{w=0.4} finally feeling the blood that had caught in my legs rush up,{w=0.3} leaving me lightheaded."
+    "Mr. Tsuki continued on, drawing what little attention there was to himself."
+    
+    "I sat down, finally feeling the blood that had caught in my legs rush up, leaving me lightheaded."
 
     hide jinflip with dissolve
+    pause .5
 
     "And I probably have to do this for each class today?"
-    pause 0.6
+    pause 0.5
 
     "{cps=*0.6}Double fuck my life.{/cps}"
 
     stop ambient fadeout 1
     $ renpy.music.set_volume(1, 0, 'ambient1')
     scene black with fade
+    pause .5
 
     "Awkward introduction after awkward introduction to classmates that couldn’t care less kept me anxious the whole morning."
 
     "And there’s still the rest of the day to go."
 
-    play ambient 'audio/effects/teenageCafeteriaLoop.ogg' fadein 1.5
+    play ambient 'audio/effects/teenageCafeteriaLoop.ogg' fadein 4
     scene cafeteria
-    show anon neutral at aleft
-    with fade
+    show anon neutral:
+        yalign 0.1 xcenter 0.3
+    with Dissolve(1.5)
+    pause .5
 
-    "Eventually,{w=0.4} lunch comes around."
+    "Eventually, lunch comes around."
 
-    "All the edible stuff is well outside my price range of fucking free,{w=0.3} so I settle for a pseudopizza."
+    "All the edible stuff is well outside my price range of fucking free, so I settle for a pseudopizza."
 
     "The kind that becomes a viable weapon if you leave it alone for ten minutes."
     pause .5
 
-    "No time to waste after exiting the line,{w=0.2} I scan the lunchroom for an open seat."
+    "No time to waste after exiting the line, I scan the lunchroom for an open seat."
 
     "I thought I had found a decent spot in the corner when disaster struck."
 
     #TODO: confirm if 2D flipping is OK when done for comedy occasionally
     show naser neutral behind anon with easeinleft:
         xalign -0.6 yalign 0.1
-    $ renpy.music.set_volume(0, 0.5, 'ambient')
+    $ renpy.music.set_volume(0, 1, 'ambient')
     play sound 'audio/effects/whoosh.ogg' # CC0
     show anon fear:
         xalign 0.6 yalign 0.1
@@ -883,11 +934,10 @@ label chapter_1:
     with dissolve
     pause .5
 
-    A "Yeah,{w=0.4} whose fault is that?"
+    A "Yeah, whose fault is that?"
 
     show naser considering with Dissolve(0.25)
-
-    pause 1.25
+    pause 1
 
     show naser explanatory with Dissolve(0.15)
     Nas "...Yours?{fast}"
@@ -895,14 +945,14 @@ label chapter_1:
 
     "I swear to all that is good and holy."
 
-    show naser happy with dissolve
+    show naser neutral with dissolve
     pause 0.5
 
     Nas "Wanna sit with us?"
 
     A "What?"
 
-    Nas "Wanna sit with Naomi and me?{w=0.7} Since you’re new and all."
+    Nas "Wanna sit with Naomi and me? Since you’re new and all."
 
     "He points to a table where the living pink sugar rush is waving."
     pause .5
@@ -912,16 +962,17 @@ label chapter_1:
     "I don’t want to make a scene."
     pause .6
 
-    A "{cps=*0.25}Suuuure{/cps}{cps=*0.1}..{/cps}"
+    A "{cps=*0.2}Suuuure{/cps}{cps=*0.1}..{/cps}"
+    pause .5
 
     #TODO: music variation
-    stop ambient fadeout 0.69
-    play music 'audio/OST/Dragging on and on....ogg'
+    stop ambient fadeout 3
+    play music 'audio/OST/Dragging on and on....ogg' fadein 1
     scene cafeteria
     show anon neutral at aleft
     show naomi neutral flip at sright
     show naser neutral flip behind naomi:
-      xalign 0.7 yalign 0.1
+        xalign 0.7 yalign 0.1
     with fade
 
     "Before I even sit down the barrage of questions begins."
@@ -929,6 +980,7 @@ label chapter_1:
     show naomi explanatory flip:
         ease 0.18 yalign 0.05
         ease 0.35 yalign 0.0
+        pause .25
         repeat
 
     N "SO!{w=0.5} What do you think of Volcano High!{w=0.3} How about your classes?{w=0.3} You seem-"
@@ -941,14 +993,14 @@ label chapter_1:
 
     A "Not really."
 
-    A "All these introductions,{w=0.2} you know?"
+    A "All these introductions, you know?"
 
-    Nas "I get you,{w=0.5} hard to talk to people you don’t know,{w=0.2} right?"
+    Nas "I get you, hard to talk to people you don’t know, right?"
 
-    A "Something like that,{w=0.4} yeah."
+    A "Something like that, yeah."
     pause .5
 
-    A "Hell,{w=0.4} last period I tripped in front of everyone.{w=0.6} Talk about a first impression."
+    A "Hell, last period I tripped in front of everyone. Talk about a first impression."
 
     show naser happy flip with Dissolve(.25)
 
@@ -957,15 +1009,16 @@ label chapter_1:
     show naomi explanatory flip:
         ease 0.18 yalign 0.04
         ease 0.35 yalign 0.0
+        pause .2
         repeat
-    N "Have you had any trouble since then?{w=0.5} Do you have enough money for food today?"
+    N "Have you had any trouble since then?{w=0.4} Do you have enough money for food today?"
     show naomi neutral flip at sright with ease
 
     show naomi neutral flip
     show naser neutral flip
     with Dissolve(0.25)
 
-    Nas "Oh,{w=0.25} you’re short on food money man?"
+    Nas "Oh, you’re short on food money man?"
 
     # TODO: temporarily commented out as this seems to be repeated with different wording a moment later. Intentional?
     # show naser flip unimpressed
@@ -975,23 +1028,22 @@ label chapter_1:
     # "I perk up at Naser’s interjection. Naomi looks disappointed for a second."
 
     # A "Not really,{w=0.4} just had to sign up for some handouts."
-    A "Not really,{w=0.4} just got to sign up for some handouts."
+    A "Not really, just got to sign up for some handouts."
 
     show naomi sad flip with dissolve
 
     "Naomi is starting to look disappointed I’m only picking up on Naser’s interjections"
 
-    Nas "If you need a bit more extra chow,{w=0.3} there’s going to be free refreshments at my si--{w=0.4} uh{cps=*0.1}...{/cps}"
+    Nas "If you need a bit more extra chow, there’s going to be free refreshments at my si--{w=0.4} uh{cps=*0.1}...{/cps}"
 
     show naser considering flip with Dissolve(0.25)
-    pause 0.75
-    show naser neutral flip with Dissolve(0.25)
     pause 0.5
 
     Nas "At Fang’s concert after school today"
 
     A "Your what?"
 
+    show naser neutral flip with Dissolve(.25)
     Nas "Fang."
 
     A "Your brother or{cps=*0.2}...?{/cps}"
@@ -1004,12 +1056,14 @@ label chapter_1:
 
     show naomi neutral flip with Dissolve(.25)
 
-    Nas "Fang’s gonna have some extra pizzas for the show.{w=0.5} You could take some home."
+    Nas "Fang’s gonna have some extra pizzas for the show. You could take some home."
 
-    A "I uh{cps=*0.1}...{/cps} dunno about concerts.{w=0.6} Not really one for public events like that."
+    A "I uh{cps=*0.1}...{/cps} dunno about concerts."
+    
+    A "Not really one for public events like that."
 
     show naser unimpressed flip
-    Nas "Alright man,{w=0.4} just thought you could use a few opportunities to make friends."
+    Nas "Alright man, just thought you could use a few opportunities to make friends."
     pause .5
 
     "What was that?"
@@ -1021,7 +1075,7 @@ label chapter_1:
     A "{cps=*0.5}I’ll consider it.{/cps}"
 
     show naomi explanatory flip:
-        easein 0.4 xalign 0.9
+        easein_cubic 1 xalign 0.9
 
     N "Hey!{w=0.4} Don’t leave me out of the conversation!"
 
@@ -1029,17 +1083,17 @@ label chapter_1:
 
     N "How about I help you pick out some cheap food after school?"
 
-    N "I know some great vegan shops in the area!"
-
-    "My stomach roils at the V-word."
+    N "I know some {i}great{/i} vegan shops in the area!"
     pause .5
 
-    A "{cps=*0.25}Maaaaybe{/cps} another time,{w=0.2} sorry.{w=0.6} So about that concert Naser?"
+    "My stomach roils at the V-word."
+
+    A "{cps=*0.25}Maaaaybe{/cps} another time, sorry.{w=0.4} So about that concert Naser?"
 
     show naomi sad flip with dissolve
     pause 0.5
 
-    "Dinner and a show?{w=0.5} Sign me the fuck up."
+    "Dinner and a show? Sign me the fuck up."
 
     show naomi neutral flip with Dissolve(.25)
 
@@ -1061,21 +1115,22 @@ label chapter_1:
     Nas "The good kind?"
     pause .6
 
-    A "You don’t know,{w=0.3} do you."
+    A "You don’t know, do you."
 
     show naser neutral flip
     Nas "Nope."
 
-    "Well,{w=0.3} free food is free food."
+    "Well, free food is free food."
     pause .5
 
-    "I look at my pizza,{w=0.3} noticing something is wrong."
+    "I look at my pizza, noticing something is wrong."
 
     "I test it with my plastic spork and watch the cheap utensil shatter to bits."
+    pause .5
 
     "I curse life for a third time today."
 
-    "The dreaded ten-minute mark has passed,{w=0.35} rendering my ‘pizza’ only useful as building material."
+    "The dreaded ten-minute mark has passed, rendering my ‘pizza’ only useful as building material."
 
     show naomi happy flip with Dissolve(0.25)
 
@@ -1088,26 +1143,25 @@ label chapter_1:
     show naomi:
         ease 0.25 yalign 0.05
         ease 0.25 yalign 0.0
-    N "It’s fine,{w=0.3} we can split my vegan TLT!"
+    N "It’s fine, we can split my vegan TLT!"
+    pause .5
 
     show naser sad flip with dissolve
 
     "Naser shudders and looks at his own footlong philly sub longingly."
 
-    Nas "S{w=0.2}-sure thing,{w=0.3} babe."
-
-    window hide
+    Nas "S{w=0.2}-sure thing, babe."
 
     show naomi neutral flip with dissolve
     show naser:
-      easein 0.2 xalign 0.62
+      easein_cubic 0.5 xalign 0.62
       pause 0.75
       ease 0.75 xalign 0.4
     pause 2
 
     "He tears the sandwich in two and hands me the larger half."
 
-    Nas "Here,{w=0.35} Anon."
+    Nas "Here, Anon."
 
     show naser sad flip behind naomi:
         easein 1 xalign 0.7
@@ -1118,13 +1172,15 @@ label chapter_1:
 
     "With that we all dig into our meal."
 
-    "..."
+    "{cps=*0.1}...{/cps}"
+    pause .5
 
-    stop music fadeout 1
-    scene black with fade
+    stop music fadeout 4
+    scene black with Dissolve(1.5)
+    pause .5
 
     "{cps=*0.2}-- After school --{/cps}"
-    pause 0.8
+    pause 1
 
     "My classes after lunch were the same as before it."
 
@@ -1136,25 +1192,28 @@ label chapter_1:
 
     "I just want to skate through it all."
 
-    "All that’s left for today is the concert.{w=0.5} And dinner."
+    "All that’s left for today is the concert. And dinner."
+    pause .5
 
     play music 'audio/OST/to_swagger.ogg' fadein 1
     scene door auditorium
     show naser neutral:
         xalign 0.0 yalign 0.1
     show anon neutral flip at aright
-    with fade
+    with Dissolve(1.5)
+    pause .5
 
-    "I wait outside the auditorium entrance with Naser,{w=0.3} who was checking his phone for messages."
+    "I wait outside the auditorium entrance with Naser, who was checking his phone for messages."
+
+    Nas "Right, Fang says the show is starting in a bit. See?"
 
-    Nas "Right,{w=0.3} Fang says the show is starting in a bit.{w=0.5} See?"
 
     show naser:
-        easein_quad 0.5 xalign 0.4
+        easein_cubic 1 xalign 0.4
 
     "Naser turns the screen to me."
-
-    window hide
+    pause .5
+    
     show fuckedwingretard with dissolve
     pause 2.0
 
@@ -1163,25 +1222,26 @@ label chapter_1:
     "Fang:{fast} Is the pizza here?"
 
     "Fang:{fast} You can have a slice"
-    pause 0.75
+    pause 1
 
-    "Fang:{fast} But after that you{w=0.1} {cps=*0.15}GTFO{w=0.3} FWR{/cps}"
-
-    window hide
+    "Fang:{fast} But after that you{w=0.1} {cps=*0.2}GTFO FWR{/cps}"
     pause 1
 
     hide fuckedwingretard with dissolve
+    pause .5
 
     show naser:
-        xalign 0
-    with ease
-    pause 0.5
+        easein_cubic 1 xalign 0.0
+    pause .5
 
-    A "{cps=*0.15}FWR?{/cps}{w=0.6} Like,{w=0.4} Franklin W. Roosevelt?"
+    A "{cps=*0.15}FWR?{/cps}{w=0.4} Like, Franklin W. Roosevelt?"
 
-    Nas "Nah.{w=0.6} Fucked wing retard.{w=0.7} Fang’s words,{w=0.3} not mine."
+    Nas "Nah.{w=0.4} Fucked wing retard."
+    
+    show naser unimpressed with Dissolve(.25)
+    Nas "Fang’s words, not mine."
 
-    A "Is your uh{cps=*0.1}...{/cps}{w=0.3} sibling{w=0.4} always like this?"
+    A "Is your uh{cps=*0.1}...{/cps}sibling{w=0.4} always like this?"
 
     Nas "{cps=*0.4}Fang’s{/cps}{cps=*0.1}....{/cps}"
 
@@ -1191,150 +1251,151 @@ label chapter_1:
 
     Nas "Well um{cps=*0.1}...{/cps}"
 
-    Nas "I mean,{w=0.4} kinda?"
-    pause 0.8
+    Nas "I mean, kinda?"
+    pause .5
 
     A "Glad I’m an only child."
 
     show naser angry with dissolve
-
     "Naser glares at me."
     pause .5
 
-    Nas "Fang’s still family.{fast}"
+    Nas "Fang’s still family."
 
-    A "Ah,{w=0.4} sorry.{w=0.7} Just saying is all."
+    A "Ah, sorry. Just saying is all."
 
     show naser sad with dissolve
-
     "Naser deflates."
 
-    Nas "You’re good,{w=0.3} Anon.{w=0.8} And yeah,{w=0.4} they’re family{w=0.3} but Fang’s just so{cps=*0.15}...{/cps}{w=0.5} so{cps=*0.15}...{/cps}"
+    Nas "You’re good, Anon."
+    
+    "And yeah, they’re family but Fang’s just so{cps=*0.1}...{/cps} so{cps=*0.1}...{/cps}"
+    pause .5
 
     A "Difficult?"
 
     show naser explanatory with Dissolve(0.25)
-
-    Nas "YES!{w=0.4} Difficult!{w=0.6} And I don’t know why."
+    Nas "YES!{w=0.4} Difficult!{w=0.4} And I don’t know why."
 
     A "Sounds rough."
 
     show naser considering with dissolve
-
-    Nas "It is.{w=0.7} Like,{w=0.3} I know sh-{w=0.6} THEY care{w=0.7} but Fang doesn’t even wanna be around me."
+    Nas "It is." 
+    
+    Nas "Like, I know sh-{w=0.4} THEY care{w=0.4} but Fang doesn’t even wanna be around me."
 
     A "{cps=*0.25}Hmmm.{/cps}"
+    stop music fadeout 6
+    pause .5
 
-    "Finally the doors open and I smell the cheesy,{w=0.3} heart clogging goodness within."
+    "Finally the doors open and I smell the cheesy, heart clogging goodness within."
 
     show naser happy with dissolve
-
-    Nas "Sweet.{w=0.6} Come on, Anon."
+    Nas "Sweet. Come on, Anon."
+    pause .5
 
     hide naser with dissolve
-
-    stop music fadeout 1.0
+    pause .5
 
     "{cps=*0.6}A caveman of a man holds open the door for everyone.{/cps}"
 
     show anon:
         easeout_quart 1.0 xalign 0.5
-
     pause 1
 
     play music 'audio/OST/we just turned on the microphone in our programmers_ house.ogg'
 
     unknown "Wait.{fast}"
-    pause 0.6
+    pause 0.5
 
     "His massive hand stops me."
     pause .5
 
-    A "A{w=0.2}-ah.{w=0.5} Y-yes?"
+    A "A{w=0.2}-ah. Y-yes?"
 
-    "I’m guided to the side,{w=0.4} away from the crowd that’s filtering into the auditorium."
+    "I’m guided to the side, away from the crowd that’s filtering into the auditorium."
 
     show spears neutral at sleft with Dissolve(1.5)
-    pause .3
+    pause .5
 
-    unknown "So how are you feeling about our lovely school,{w=0.3} Anon?"
+    unknown "So how are you feeling about our lovely school, Anon?"
 
     show anon:
-        xalign 0.55
-    with ease
+        easein_cubic 1 xalign 0.55
 
     A "{cps=*0.1}Uh...{/cps}"
 
     "It’s the spear-shaped pin on his lapel that reads ‘principal’ that informs me of who this giant is."
 
-    A "O{w=0.1}-oh!{w=0.4} It’s uh{cps=*0.2}...{/cps}{w=0.3} nice?{w=0.5} Cleaner than my old school."
+    A "O{w=0.1}-oh!{w=0.4} It’s uh{cps=*0.2}...{/cps}nice?!"
+    
+    A "Cleaner than my old school."
 
     "He guffaws and slaps his chest."
 
     show spears happy
-
     Sp "You can thank your classmates for that."
     pause .5
 
     "What?"
 
-    show spears neutral
-
-    Sp "Now,{w=0.3} go enjoy the show."
+    show spears neutral with Dissolve(.25)
+    Sp "Now, go enjoy the show."
 
     A "Yes sir."
     pause .5
 
-    Sp "Oh,{w=0.4} I do need you to come by my office tomorrow for some paperwork."
+    Sp "Oh, I do need you to come by my office tomorrow for some paperwork."
+    stop music fadeout 6
 
-    "I nod and go back to the door where Naser is standing,{w=0.3} holding it open for the last of the audience to go inside."
-
-    stop music fadeout 1.0
+    "I nod and go back to the door where Naser is standing, holding it open for the last of the audience to go inside."
+    pause .5
 
+    play ambient 'audio/effects/teenageCrowdFarLoop.ogg' fadein 3
     scene auditorium
     show anon neutral flip at aright
     show naser neutral at nleft
     show tablesmash behind anon, naser
     show tablesmashpizzas behind anon, naser, tablesmash
     show tablesmashpizza behind anon, naser, tablesmashpizzas
-    with fade
-
-    play music 'audio/OST/to_swagger.ogg' fadein 1
-    play ambient 'audio/effects/teenageCrowdFarLoop.ogg' fadein 1.0
+    with Fade(1, 0, 1)
+    pause .5
 
     "Naser leads me and the large crowd into the shitty school theater."
 
     "The foyer has tables with boxes of pizzas stacked taller than me."
 
+    play music 'audio/OST/to_swagger.ogg' fadein 3
     show naser happy
-
-    Nas "You can take a couple boxes after,{w=0.1} Anon.{w=0.6} That should help ya out."
+    Nas "You can take a couple boxes after, Anon. That should help ya out."
+    pause .5
 
     A "Who the hell got all these anyway?"
 
     Nas "I did."
 
-    "I take a box down from the stack.{w=0.3} Others have already started stacking their plates."
+    "I take a box down from the stack. Others have already started stacking their plates."
+    pause .5
 
     "I check the logo on the box."
 
-    A "And to get so many larges from{cps=*0.2}...{/cps}{w=0.4} \"Dino-moe’s Pizza\"?"
+    A "And to get so many larges from{cps=*0.2}...{/cps} \"Dino-moe’s Pizza\"?"
 
     A "That’s a couple hundred bucks though."
 
-    show naser unimpressed
+    show naser unimpressed with Dissolve(.25)
+    Nas "Meh, ‘bout a month’s allowance."
+    show naser neutral with Dissolve(.25)
 
-    Nas "Meh,{w=0.4} ‘bout a month’s allowance."
-
-    show naser neutral
-
-    "A month?{w=0.6} That explains that disaster of a jacket."
+    "A month? That explains that disaster of a jacket."
+    pause .5
 
     A "So about the actual show-"
 
-    Nas "I’ll check on them.{w=0.5} Be right back."
+    Nas "I’ll check on them. Be right back."
 
     hide naser with dissolve
+    pause .5
 
     "Left on my own I stack my plate up with some quality grease topped delight."
 
@@ -1344,7 +1405,8 @@ label chapter_1:
     # show anon neutral flip at sleft with move
     # show anon neutral at aleft with dissolve
 
-    "I lean against the wall,{w=0.2} chewing bits of supreme and observing the rest of the crowd."
+    "I lean against the wall, chewing bits of supreme and observing the rest of the crowd."
+    pause .5
 
     show dimmer_light behind anon with dissolve
 
@@ -1355,36 +1417,37 @@ label chapter_1:
     unknown "{cps=*0.6}-they even bother?{/cps}"
 
     unknown "{cps=*0.6}Bunch of losers-{/cps}"
+    pause .5
 
     hide dimmer_light with dissolve
+    pause .5
 
     "Everyone seems to share the same sentiment."
 
     "So why the hell did they even show up for this?"
-    pause .6
+    pause .5
 
     "Naser finally comes back and opens the door to the main hall."
 
-    stop ambient fadeout 3.0
+    stop ambient fadeout 5
 
-    "The crowd moves in,{w=0.3} though I hang back so I can talk with Naser."
+    "The crowd moves in, though I hang back so I can talk with Naser."
 
     show naser neutral at ncenter with dissolve
     pause .5
 
-    A "What’s with them,{w=0.2} Naser?"
+    A "What’s with them, Naser?"
 
     Nas "What do you mean?"
 
-    A "The crowd.{w=0.4} They were talking mad shit."
+    A "The crowd. They were talking mad shit."
 
     show naser angry flip with Dissolve(0.25)
 
     Nas "{i}What?!{/i}{fast}"
 
-    # VERY angry dinosaur vibrating at incredible high speed
     show naser angry flip:
-        linear 0.05 xalign 0.595
+        linear 0.05 xalign 0.6
         linear 0.05 xalign 0.605
         repeat
 
@@ -1413,16 +1476,15 @@ label chapter_1:
 
     show naser angry flip with Dissolve(1)
 
-    Nas "Ugh,{w=0.5} I should’ve known."
+    Nas "Ugh, I should’ve known."
 
     show anon:
         easein_quart 1 xalign 0.75
 
-    A "I don’t,{w=0.4} what are you talking about man?"
+    A "I don’t, what are you talking about man?"
 
     show naser annoyed at nleft with dissolve
 
-    window hide
     pause 1.0
 
     show naser angry with Dissolve(0.25)
@@ -1444,7 +1506,9 @@ label chapter_1:
 
     show naser considering with dissolve
 
-    "Naser’s phone rings.{w=0.5} He moves aside to answer it."
+    "Naser’s phone rings." 
+    
+    "He moves aside to answer it."
 
     show naser flip neutral with Dissolve(0.25)
 
@@ -1455,7 +1519,7 @@ label chapter_1:
     Nas "Fa-{w=0.6}{nw}"
 
     show anon:
-        easein_quart 0.5 xalign 0.8
+        easein_quart 1 xalign 0.8
     play sound 'audio/effects/slapstickPunch.ogg'
     "{i}!#&$@*\%?!{/i}" with vpunch
     pause 0.7
@@ -1466,7 +1530,7 @@ label chapter_1:
     Nas "Yeah{w=0.2} I-{w=0.5}{nw}"
 
     show anon:
-        easein_quart 0.5 xalign 0.9
+        easein_quart 1 xalign 0.9
     play sound 'audio/effects/slapstickBigPunch.ogg'
     "{b}&\%#$@*\%!@#&*\%!!{/b}" with hpunch
 
@@ -1490,7 +1554,9 @@ label chapter_1:
 
     A "Seriously?"
 
-    Nas "Yeah,{w=0.3} Fang doesn’t want me here.{w=0.6} Said I’ll ruin the show."
+    Nas "Yeah, Fang doesn’t want me here."
+    
+    Nas "Said I’ll ruin the show."
     pause .5
 
     "Harsh."
@@ -1498,49 +1564,55 @@ label chapter_1:
 
     show naser neutral with Dissolve(0.25)
 
-    Nas "Look,{w=0.5} whatever happens{w=0.3} promise you won’t hold this against them."
+    Nas "Look, whatever happens promise you won’t hold this against them."
 
     Nas "They're actually a really nice person once you get to know them"
-    pause 0.6
+    pause 0.5
 
     A "Naser why did you just murder the english language in cold blood?"
     pause .5
 
-    "Within I see the rest of the audience,{w=0.3} huddled in groups around tiny snack tables."
+    "Within I see the rest of the audience, huddled in groups around tiny snack tables."
 
     show naser sad with Dissolve(0.25)
 
-    Nas "Even went to the trouble of switching out the seats for them.{w=0.5} Naomi said it’d help."
+    Nas "Even went to the trouble of switching out the seats for them. Naomi said it’d help."
 
-    "With a huff Naser turns away,{w=0.4} begrudgingly leaving the auditorium."
+    "With a huff Naser turns away, begrudgingly leaving the auditorium."
 
     hide naser with Dissolve(1.5)
+    pause .5
 
-    "I enter the hall and take a seat in the back,{w=0.3} away from the rest of the crowd."
+    "I enter the hall and take a seat in the back, away from the rest of the crowd."
 
-    scene black with fade
-    play ambient 'audio/effects/teenageCrowdFarLoop.ogg' fadein 2.0
+    play ambient 'audio/effects/teenageCrowdFarLoop.ogg' fadein 4
+    scene black with Dissolve(1.5)
+    pause .5
 
     "The lights dim and the curtains are drawn open."
+    pause .5
 
     scene fang band playing with Dissolve(2.0)
+    pause 1
 
     "Onstage is a trio of people my age."
 
-    "I think Fang is the drummer?{w=0.5} He doesn’t look related to Naser,{w=0.4} maybe it is the main front-woman?"
+    "I think Fang is the drummer? He doesn’t look related to Naser, maybe it is the main front-woman?"
 
     "That must be Naser’s sister."
+    pause .5
 
     A "Wh-"
 
-    "Then why the whole confusion over her sex?{w=0.4} For fuck’s sake."
+    "Then why the whole confusion over her sex? For fuck’s sake."
 
-    "I’m just getting thrown around today.{w=0.5} I don’t know."
+    "I’m just getting thrown around today. I don’t know."
+    pause .5
 
     "She looks familiar."
 
-    stop ambient fadeout 1
-    pause 1.0
+    stop ambient fadeout 4
+    pause 1
 
     "The band doesn’t bother introducing themselves."
 
@@ -1556,19 +1628,19 @@ label chapter_1:
     with hpunch
     pause 2
 
-    "What I thought was a guitar sounded horrifically wrong,{w=0.5} far too heavy."
+    "What I thought was a guitar sounded horrifically wrong, far too heavy."
 
     "The lead guitarist was using a fucking bass."
     pause .5
 
     "And then the vocals kicked in."
 
-    "It’s horrific screeching,{w=0.3} combined with the amelodious shredding on a bass created a cacophony equal to hundreds of cats ritualistically sacrificed."
+    "It’s horrific screeching, combined with the amelodious shredding on a bass created a cacophony equal to hundreds of cats ritualistically sacrificed."
 
     "I fight the urge to cover my ears."
 
-    "I don’t know too much about music,{w=0.4} but even I know that you don’t use two basses in one band unless you know exactly what you’re doing."
-    pause 0.7
+    "I don’t know too much about music, but even I know that you don’t use two basses in one band unless you know exactly what you’re doing."
+    pause 0.5
 
     "{cps=*0.3}Ooooooh nooooooo.{/cps}"
 
@@ -1603,18 +1675,19 @@ label chapter_1:
 
     $ renpy.music.set_volume(0.4, 2, 'ambient')
 
-    "The crowd was standing,{w=0.3} jeering and laughing with whoever said that."
+    "The crowd was standing, jeering and laughing with whoever said that."
 
     "More words were said but the laughter eclipsed them and the music."
+    pause .5
 
-    "Wait,{w=0.4} what happened to the music?"
+    "Wait, what happened to the music?"
 
-    "On-stage,{w=0.3} the trio looked panicked."
+    "On-stage, the trio looked panicked."
 
-    "The drummer was inching off stage,{w=0.4} while the purple bassist was about to break down into tears."
+    "The drummer was inching off stage, while the purple bassist was about to break down into tears."
 
-    "But the frontwoman stood there.{w=0.7} Stood her ground."
-    pause 1
+    "But the frontwoman stood there. Stood her ground."
+    pause .5
 
     #(In-CG insult layers)
     window hide
@@ -1625,14 +1698,14 @@ label chapter_1:
 
     unknown "{b}FUCK YOU!{/b}{fast}"
 
-    "She tossed her bass aside,{w=0.3} raising both hands and proudly displaying a finger on each of them."
+    "She tossed her bass aside, raising both hands and proudly displaying a finger on each of them."
 
     unknown "FUCK ALL OF YOU!"
 
     window hide
     pause 0.5
 
-    unknown "NO ONE WOULD WANT TO FUCK YOU,{w=0.2} BITCH!"
+    unknown "NO ONE WOULD WANT TO FUCK YOU, BITCH!"
     pause .5
 
     "Pffft{cps=*0.2}...{/cps}{w=0.2} That struck a chord with her."
@@ -1649,7 +1722,7 @@ label chapter_1:
 
     $ renpy.music.set_volume(0.4, 2, 'ambient')
 
-    "I watch as she grabs her bass and takes the arm of the purple one,{w=0.3} rushing off stage with the pink drummer."
+    "I watch as she grabs her bass and takes the arm of the purple one, rushing off stage with the pink drummer."
 
     scene black with fade
 
@@ -1660,19 +1733,20 @@ label chapter_1:
         pause 1
         $ i = i + 1
 
-    "Oh God I can’t take this,{w=0.3} I’m gonna grow a 6 pack from laughing so much,{w=0.5} I’m just gonna grab my pizza and leave"
+    "Oh God I can’t take this, I’m gonna grow a 6 pack from laughing so much, I’m just gonna grab my pizza and leave"
 
     scene auditorium
     show anon neutral flip at aright
     show spears neutral at sleft
     show dimmer_darker behind anon, spears
-    with fade
+    with dissolve
 
     stop music fadeout 1
     stop ambient fadeout 1
     play music1 'audio/ost/you can_t sage here.ogg' fadein 1
+    pause 1
 
-    "I turn towards the door and see Principal Spears,{w=0.4} a fierce glare freezing me in place."
+    "I turn towards the door and see Principal Spears, a fierce glare freezing me in place."
 
     pause 0.5
 
@@ -1683,6 +1757,7 @@ label chapter_1:
     "{cps=*0.2}Oh fuck{/cps}"
 
     "His voice is even more stern than this morning."
+    pause .5
 
     A "Yes sir?"
 
@@ -1691,15 +1766,15 @@ label chapter_1:
 
     Sp "I don’t want to hear about any of this come tomorrow."
 
-    Sp "I expect some goddamned maturity from you,{w=0.3} Anon."
+    Sp "I expect some goddamned maturity from you, Anon."
 
     Sp "You’ll be an adult once you graduate."
     pause .5
 
-    A "Uh{cps=*0.1}...{/cps}{w=0.3} Why me though?"
-
-    Sp "I’ve taught many students,{w=0.4} and I can tell these things."
+    A "Uh{cps=*0.1}...{/cps} Why me though?"
 
+    Sp "I’ve taught many students, and I can tell these things."
+    pause .5
     show spears:
         easein_quad .8 xalign 0.5
     pause 1.0
@@ -1715,7 +1790,10 @@ label chapter_1:
 
     show anon neutral flip with Dissolve(1)
 
-    Sp "Listen here,{w=0.3} Anon.{w} {cps=*0.6}You are not the only person in the world.{/cps}"
+    Sp "Listen here, Anon."
+    
+    "{cps=*0.6}You are not the only person in the world.{/cps}"
+    pause .5
 
     Sp "Everyone’s fighting their own battles."
 
@@ -1731,7 +1809,7 @@ label chapter_1:
 
     Sp "I want to see you in my office first thing tomorrow."
 
-    Sp "Now get out of here,{w=0.4} this is the only warning that you’ll get from me."
+    Sp "Now get out of here, this is the only warning that you’ll get from me."
 
     Sp "Next time it will be campus clean-up."
 
@@ -1739,31 +1817,38 @@ label chapter_1:
     $ renpy.music.set_volume(1, 0, 'ambient')
     play ambient 'audio/effects/teenageCrowdFarLoop.ogg' fadein 2
     hide anon with Dissolve(1)
+    pause .5
 
-    show spears neutral flip with Dissolve(0.25)
+    show spears neutral flip with dissolve
 
     "Behind me the principal’s voice shakes the room."
 
-    show spears angry flip with Fade(.1, 0, .25, color="#fff")
+    show white:
+        alpha 1
+        easein_cubic 1 alpha 0
     stop ambient fadeout 0.69
+    show spears angry flip
     play sound "audio/effects/spearYellRumbleVoice.ogg"
     Sp "{b}{cps=*0.5}WHOSE SORRY ASS AM I GOING TO HAVE TO SUPLEX!{/cps}{/b}" with vpunch
 
-    pause 0.5
+    pause 1
 
-    play ambient 'audio/effects/school loop.ogg' fadein 1
+    play ambient 'audio/effects/school loop.ogg' fadein 5
     scene hallway
     show anon neutral at acenter
-    with fade
+    with Fade(1, 1, 1)
+    pause .5
 
     "Back in the foyer I see some boxes of partially finished pizza left."
 
     "I consolidate them all into a pair of boxes and make my exit."
+    pause .5
 
     play ambient "audio/effects/outdoorNatureLoop.ogg" fadeout 1.0 fadein 1.5
     scene outside school
     show anon neutral at acenter
-    with fade
+    with Fade(1, 0, 1)
+    pause .5
 
     "The sun is starting to set now as I make my way home."
 
@@ -1774,7 +1859,7 @@ label chapter_1:
     Sp "{i}{cps=*0.6}You are not the only person in the world.{/cps}{/i}"
     pause .5
 
-    "Pfft.{w=0.5} Like I don’t already know that.{w=0.4} There’s like{cps=*0.2}...{/cps}"
+    "Pfft. Like I don’t already know that. There’s like{cps=*0.2}...{/cps}"
 
     "The classmates that all ignored me today."
 
@@ -1783,12 +1868,12 @@ label chapter_1:
     "That fucking caveman of a principal."
     pause .5
 
-    "Naser,{w=0.4} whose been a bro."
+    "Naser, whose been a bro."
     pause .5
 
     "Naser’s Sis-"
 
-    stop music fadeout 1
+    stop music fadeout 3
     pause 0.5
 
     "Oh."
@@ -1796,14 +1881,15 @@ label chapter_1:
     "Shit."
 
     "{cps=*0.1}...{/cps}"
+    pause .5
 
-    stop ambient fadeout 1
-    scene black with fade
+    stop ambient fadeout 3
+    scene black with Dissolve(1.5)
+    pause 1
 
     #Meeting the Band
-    "{cps=*0.2}--The Next Day--{/cps}"
-
-    pause 0.5
+    "{cps=*0.2}-- The Next Day --{/cps}"
+    pause 1
 
     play sound "audio/effects/digital_alarm.ogg" # CC0
 
@@ -1814,53 +1900,57 @@ label chapter_1:
     scene room anon dark with Dissolve(2.5)
     play music "audio/OST/Beach Chill Out.ogg"
 
-    "The bane of all sleep echoes violently by my head,{w=0.3} swiftly erasing any traces of slumber."
+    "The bane of all sleep echoes violently by my head, swiftly erasing any traces of slumber."
 
-    "Still without the energy to turn the alarm off,{w=0.3} I stare at the ceiling for a bit,{w=0.4} recalling the events of the last few days as an exercise."
+    "Still without the energy to turn the alarm off, I stare at the ceiling for a bit, recalling the events of the last few days as an exercise."
+    pause .5
 
-    "The school,{w=0.3} if you could call it one."
+    "The school, if you could call it one."
 
-    "My new friends,{w=0.3} if you could call them that."
+    "My new friends, if you could call them that."
 
-    "That band,{w=0.3} if you could call it such."
+    "That band, if you could call it such."
+    pause .5
 
-    "Great idea Anon,{w=0.4} start the day by dissing everything you've done so far in your new life."
+    "Great idea Anon, start the day by dissing everything you've done so far in your new life."
 
     "No wonder you're so damn popular."
-    pause .6
+    pause .5
 
-    "Finally,{w=0.4} I lean out of bed and turn the alarm clock off."
+    "Finally, I lean out of bed and turn the alarm clock off."
 
-    "I have a good forty-five minutes before I need to be at school,{w=0.4} and it takes twenty to walk."
+    "I have a good forty-five minutes before I need to be at school, and it takes twenty to walk."
 
     "That leaves twenty-five minutes to get ready."
 
-    "With practiced movements I execute a proper combat roll from bed,{w=0.4} tackling the floor and headbutting it into submission."
+    "With practiced movements I execute a proper combat roll from bed, tackling the floor and headbutting it into submission."
 
     play sound "audio/effects/anonHeadbutt.ogg"
 
-    "With practiced movements I execute a proper combat roll from bed, tackling the floor and headbutting it into submission.{fast}{w=0.6} My foe defeated,{w=0.3} I groan in victory." with vpunch
+    "With practiced movements I execute a proper combat roll from bed, tackling the floor and headbutting it into submission.{fast}{w=0.6} My foe defeated, I groan in victory." with vpunch
 
-    pause 0.8
+    pause 1
 
     "My new bed is half the size of what I’m used to."
 
     "The hardwood{w=0.2} (or is it vinyl?){w=0.2} floor is cold as hell."
 
-    "From the purview of the floor,{w=0.4} I look around my room again."
+    "From the purview of the floor, I look around my room again."
 
     window hide
     pause 1.5
 
-    "A tiny one room apartment with only a computer,{w=0.3} bed,{w=0.3} television,{w=0.3} and fridge."
+    "A tiny one room apartment with only a computer, bed, television, and fridge."
 
     "A whole year in this shithole."
 
-    "{cps=*0.2}...{/cps}{w=0.2} Guess I gotta take it one day at a time."
+    "{cps=*0.2}...{/cps} Guess I gotta take it one day at a time."
+    pause .5
 
     show anon neutral at acenter with Dissolve(1)
+    pause .5
 
-    "Picking myself up, I slide into todays’{w=0.2} (and everydays’){w=0.2} clothes{w=0.4} and pour myself a bowl of off-brand cereal I picked up the day before."
+    "Picking myself up, I slide into todays’{w=0.2} (and everydays’){w=0.2} clothes and pour myself a bowl of off-brand cereal I picked up the day before."
 
     "My eyes scan over my phone while I shovel my sugary breakfast into my mouth."
     pause .5
@@ -1876,7 +1966,9 @@ label chapter_1:
     "Like a poorly oiled machine until it runs out of fuel with a noisy slurp."
     pause .5
 
-    "Soon enough it's time to leave for school.{w=0.5} I grab my backpack and slide it over my shoulders.{w} I take my jacket off the hanger and"
+    "Soon enough it's time to leave for school. I grab my backpack and slide it over my shoulders."
+    
+    "I take my jacket off the hanger and"
 
     show anon unimpressed with dissolve
 
@@ -1886,7 +1978,7 @@ label chapter_1:
 
     stop music fadeout 1
     pause 1
-    scene black with fade
+    scene black with Dissolve(1.5)
 
     # TODO: resolve accidental time warp? Anon has only been at school for a day here
     # "Opening the door blows the cool morning air in my face, and I stop to take a deep breath."
@@ -1899,17 +1991,19 @@ label chapter_1:
     play music 'audio/OST/Appreciating the Atmosphere.ogg'
     show outside school fog with fade
 
-    "I approach the grand building,{w=0.3} looking to find a place in line between the other students trundling into the front doors."
+    "I approach the grand building, looking to find a place in line between the other students trundling into the front doors."
 
-    "The halls before class are as crowded as always,{w=0.4} hundreds of students filing in unison towards their homerooms."
+    "The halls before class are as crowded as always, hundreds of students filing in unison towards their homerooms."
 
-    "By now I was starting to be able to make my way around on autopilot,{w=0.5} I've walked the same path twice already after all."
+    "By now I was starting to be able to make my way around on autopilot, I've walked the same path twice already after all."
+    pause .5
 
-    "Even after the longest sleep of my life,{w=0.4} I still feel miserably tired and ready to crash once again."
+    "Even after the longest sleep of my life, I still feel miserably tired and ready to crash once again."
 
-    "I found another entrance at the side of the school that has less students on it.{w=0.4} The less the merrier."
+    "I found another entrance at the side of the school that has less students on it. The less the merrier."
+    pause .5
 
-    "I check my clock once again -{w=0.3} I’m early.{w=0.5} Fucking hell.{w} Should have shitposted a bit more."
+    "I check my clock once again - I’m early. Fucking hell. Should have shitposted a bit more."
 
     stop music fadeout 1
     pause 1
@@ -1922,61 +2016,73 @@ label chapter_1:
 
     "Oh yeah."
 
-    "I should talk to Naser.{w=0.5} Give him my version of events."
+    "I should talk to Naser. Give him my version of events."
 
-    "That way he won’t kick {i}my{/i} ass."
+    "That way he won’t kick my ass."
+    pause .5
 
     "Wait."
 
     "Oh goddamn it."
 
-    "The principal also wanted to see me.{w=0.5} Shit,{w=0.3} probably gonna get some demerit or whatever rich schools do as punishment."
+    "The principal also wanted to see me."
+    
+    "Shit, probably gonna get some demerit or whatever rich schools do as punishment."
 
     "I had almost forgotten."
 
     "Please Raptor Jesus just let this be the last time I need to deal with stuff like this."
 
     "Get it over with so I can finally just slip my way through this year."
+    pause .5
 
     menu:
         "Naser's a bro":
             # affects dialogue with Spears when entering his office
             $ late_to_spears = True
+            pause .5
             jump .naserBro
         "I don't wanna piss off the caveman.":
             $ late_to_spears = False
+            pause .5
             jump .pissOffCaveman
 
     # Anon tries to find Naser before heading to Spear's office
     label .naserBro:
 
-    "Principal caveman can wait.{w=0.4} I want to apologize to Naser about yesterday{cps=*0.1}...{/cps}"
+    "Principal caveman can wait. I want to apologize to Naser about yesterday{cps=*0.1}...{/cps}"
 
     "I hope I can be nice to him this time."
+    pause .5
 
-    "Great job,{w=0.3} Anon!"
+    "Great job, Anon!"
 
-    "He saves you from soy poisoning by sacrificing his footlong,{w=0.4} and how do you repay him?{w=0.6} By laughing at his sister."
+    "He saves you from soy poisoning by sacrificing his footlong, and how do you repay him? By laughing at his sister."
+    pause .5
 
-    "There he is,{w=0.4} I hope he’s not too busy."
+    "There he is, I hope he’s not too busy."
 
-    "..."
+    "{cps=*.1}...{/cps}"
 
     "I just realized I don’t know what to say to him"
+    pause .5
 
     "\"I wasn’t laughing AT your sister,{w=0.4} I was laughing WITH the crowd\""
 
     "No,{w=0.3} that sounds bad"
+    pause .5
 
     "\"Weird sisters,{w=0.2} amirite?\""
 
     "I might be retarded.{w=0.5} I just told him I’m an only son yesterday."
+    pause .5
 
     "\"Can’t help it,{w=0.1} dude.{w=0.5} Some people just won’t amount to anything in life.{w=0.5} Sorry.\""
 
     "This isn’t time to be edgy,{w=0.2} Anon."
 
     "As I try and fail to find some way to explain myself to Naser I also fail at actually finding Naser."
+    pause .5
 
     "How the fuck did I even end up in the tard yard?"
 
@@ -1984,12 +2090,13 @@ label chapter_1:
 
     pause 0.5
 
-    stop music fadeout 1.0
-    scene hallway with fade
+    stop music fadeout 6
+    scene hallway with Fade(1, 1, 1)
+    pause .5
 
-    "After what feels like a space decade of walking,{w=0.4} or really just half an hour,{w=0.4} I find the crippled pteradon being accosted by a {cps=*0.1}VERY{/cps} pissed off purple midget."
+    "After what feels like a space decade of walking, or really just half an hour I find the crippled pteradon being accosted by a {cps=*0.1}VERY{/cps} pissed off purple midget."
 
-    play music 'audio/OST/That Monochromatic Weirdo.ogg' fadein 0.5
+    play music 'audio/OST/That Monochromatic Weirdo.ogg' fadein 1
 
     # show trish angry at tleft
     show trish angry:
@@ -2005,11 +2112,7 @@ label chapter_1:
     unknown "{cps=*0.4}-SAID YOU INVITED ALL THOSE ASSHOLES!{/cps}" #trish
 
     show naser explanatory flip with Dissolve(.25)
-    Nas "Wait,{w=0.3} Trish,{w=0.4} you don’t understand-!"
-
-    # show naser
-
-    # show trish at sleft
+    Nas "Wait, Trish, you don’t understand-!"
 
     show trish:
         easein_elastic 0.5 xalign 0.075
@@ -2019,7 +2122,7 @@ label chapter_1:
 
     show naser unimpressed flip with dissolve
 
-    "Students are clearing out of the way,{w=0.4} just trying to get to their classes."
+    "Students are clearing out of the way, just trying to get to their classes."
     pause .5
 
     "This must be a common occurrence."
@@ -2031,7 +2134,7 @@ label chapter_1:
         easein_quart 0.5 xalign -0.175
     pause 1.5
 
-    "The diminutive triceratops,{w=0.4} Trish,{w=0.4} bows her head and charges Naser."
+    "The diminutive triceratops, Trish, bows her head and charges Naser."
 
     show trish fury with Dissolve(0.25):
         yanchor 0
@@ -2040,6 +2143,9 @@ label chapter_1:
 
     pause 0.3
 
+    show dimmer_light behind trish, naser:
+        alpha 0
+        easein_cubic 0.5 alpha 1
     show naser handout flip behind trish:
         easein_quart 0.2 xalign 1.45
     show trish:
@@ -2050,6 +2156,7 @@ label chapter_1:
 
     "He just holds a hand out to her forehead."
 
+    hide dimmer_light
     show trish:
         easeout_quart 0.2 xalign 0.46
         pause 0.3
@@ -2067,15 +2174,14 @@ label chapter_1:
         pause 0.4
         repeat
 
-    #play sound 'audio/effects/punch.ogg'
     play sound 'audio/effects/slapstickPunch.ogg'
     T "GET YOUR HANDS OFF ME!!" with vpunch
 
-    Nas "Trish,{w=0.2} I’m not going to fight you again."
+    Nas "Trish, I’m not going to fight you again."
 
     Nas "The principal’s already gotten onto me about the lockers from last time."
 
-    Nas "Believe me,{w=0.3} I had no idea the concert would have turned out like that."
+    Nas "Believe me, I had no idea the concert would have turned out like that."
 
     T "LIAR!!"
 
@@ -2083,18 +2189,19 @@ label chapter_1:
 
     T "WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?!?"
 
-    Nas "You know what I mean,{w=0.4} come on{cps=*0.1}...{/cps}"
+    Nas "You know what I mean, come on{cps=*0.1}...{/cps}"
 
     T "Argh!"
 
-    show trish angry at scenter with Dissolve(.25)
     show naser:
-        xalign 1.6
-    with ease
-    show naser neutral flip with dissolve
+        easein_cubic 1 xalign 1.6
+    with None
+    show trish angry at scenter
+    show naser neutral flip 
+    with dissolve
+    pause .5
 
     "She stops trying to gore Naser and throws her arms to her sides."
-
     pause 0.5
 
     show trish:
@@ -2106,17 +2213,17 @@ label chapter_1:
 
     T "Even if you weren’t trying to mess with Fang!"
 
-    T "Screw!{w=0.5} You!"
+    T "Screw!{w=0.4} You!"
     pause .5
 
     "She stomps off."
 
     stop music fadeout 1.5
-    play ambient 'audio/effects/school loop.ogg' fadein 1.5
+    play ambient 'audio/effects/school loop.ogg' fadein 3
     hide trish with Dissolve(1.5)
+    pause .5
 
     show naser annoyed flip with dissolve
-
     Nas "{i}*Sigh.*{/i}"
 
     show anon neutral at aleft with dissolve
@@ -2136,7 +2243,7 @@ label chapter_1:
 
     show naser explanatory flip with Dissolve(0.25)
 
-    Nas "Y’know,{w=0.5} girl issues,{w=0.2} right?{w=0.5} {cps=*0.15}Haha...{/cps}"
+    Nas "Y’know, girl issues, right?{w=0.4} {cps=*0.15}Haha...{/cps}"
 
     pause 0.5
 
@@ -2156,9 +2263,10 @@ label chapter_1:
     show naser neutral flip
     with dissolve
 
-    A "Actually,{w=0.5} about that{cps=*0.1}...{/cps}"
+    A "Actually, about that{cps=*0.1}...{/cps}"
+    pause .5
 
-    A "I,{w=0.3} uhh{cps=*0.1}...{/cps}"
+    A "I, uhh{cps=*0.1}...{/cps}"
 
     pause 0.25
 
@@ -2188,9 +2296,9 @@ label chapter_1:
     show naser considering
     with dissolve
 
-    Nas "It can wait,{w=0.5} the office is down this hall on the right."
+    Nas "It can wait, the office is down this hall on the right."
 
-    A "I know the way,{w=0.3} but thanks."
+    A "I know the way, but thanks."
 
     "Naser waves and heads off."
 
@@ -2198,7 +2306,7 @@ label chapter_1:
     hide naomi
     with Dissolve(1.0)
 
-    "Guess it’s to the principal’s office with me.{w=0.3} Again."
+    "Guess it’s to the principal’s office with me. Again."
 
     "And thinking about him makes me think about last night."
     pause .5
@@ -2206,29 +2314,31 @@ label chapter_1:
     Sp "{cps=*0.6}{i}You are not the only person in the world.{/i}{/cps}"
     pause .5
 
-    "Poor Naser,{w=0.3} man.{w=0.5} Just wanted to help his sister."
+    "Poor Naser, man." 
+    
+    "Just wanted to help his sister."
 
     "But it’s not like he did anything wrong."
     pause 0.5
 
     stop ambient fadeout 3
-    play music 'audio/OST/Those Other Two Weirdos.ogg' volume 0.8 fadein 3
+    play music 'audio/OST/Those Other Two Weirdos.ogg' volume 0.8 fadein 5
     scene hallway
     show naomi unimpressed at sleft
     show reed neutral flip behind naomi:
         yalign 0.1 xalign 1.2
-    with fade
+    with Fade(1, 0, 1)
 
     "Just as I reach the office the sound of clinking glass draws my attention to the apricot asspain and some pink raptor."
 
     show naomi angry with Dissolve(0.25)
 
-    N "Is that contraband,{w=0.3} Reed?"
+    N "Is that contraband, Reed?"
 
     show naomi unimpressed with Dissolve(.25)
     show reed explanatory flip
 
-    Re "Bro,{w=0.4} you’ve known I’m in a band for like,{w=0.4} a year now."
+    Re "Bro, you’ve known I’m in a band for like, a year now."
 
     show reed neutral flip
 
@@ -2237,7 +2347,7 @@ label chapter_1:
         easein 0.25 xalign 0.1
     pause 0.25
 
-    N "No!{w=0.6} {cps=*.4}{i}Contra{/i}band!{/cps}{w=0.5} In your backpack!"
+    N "No!{w=0.4} {cps=*.4}{i}Contra{/i}band!{/cps}{w=0.4} In your backpack!"
     pause .5
 
     Re "{cps=*0.2}Hmmm...{/cps}{w=0.4}{nw}"
@@ -2247,11 +2357,11 @@ label chapter_1:
     show reed neutral flip
     show naomi unimpressed with dissolve
 
-    "Naomi facepalms,{w=0.4} or whatever counts as a facepalm with a snout."
+    "Naomi facepalms, or whatever counts as a facepalm with a snout."
 
     show reed shocked flip
     show naomi angry:
-        easein .25 xalign 0.45
+        easein_cubic 0.75 xalign 0.45
 
     play sound 'audio/effects/slapstickPunch.ogg'
     N "Reed!{fast}{w=0.7} You have a bong in your backpack!" with vpunch
@@ -2264,23 +2374,24 @@ label chapter_1:
     show reed neutral flip
     show naomi unimpressed with Dissolve(.75)
 
-    N "Ugh,{w=0.3} you’re impossible{cps=*0.1}...{/cps}"
+    N "Ugh, you’re impossible{cps=*.1}...{/cps}"
 
     show naomi unimpressed with Dissolve(.25)
     # hide naomi with easeoutright
     hide naomi with Dissolve(1)
 
-    "Naomi huffs and returns her focus to a stack of papers on the desk,{w=0.4} leaving a satisfied raptor in her wake."
+    "Naomi huffs and returns her focus to a stack of papers on the desk, leaving a satisfied raptor in her wake."
 
     show reed happy flip with Dissolve(.25)
 
-    Re "Heh,{w=0.4} {cps=*.5}works every time{/cps}{cps=*.1}...{/cps}"
+    Re "Heh, {cps=*.5}works every time{/cps}{cps=*.1}...{/cps}"
 
     "I need to learn how to do that."
 
     show reed neutral flip with dissolve
 
     Re "S’all ‘bout misdirection{cps=*.1}...{/cps}"
+    pause .5
 
     "What."
 
@@ -2297,34 +2408,32 @@ label chapter_1:
     "The fuck just happened?"
 
     window hide
-    pause 0.5
+    pause 1
 
     show naomi neutral flip at scenter
     with Dissolve(1.0)
 
     show naomi explanatory flip
 
-    N "Oh!{w=0.5} Anon,{w=0.3} I didn’t see you there!"
+    N "Oh! Anon, I didn’t see you there!"
 
     show naomi happy flip with Dissolve(.25)
-
     N "Just in time to finish your paperwork!"
-
     show naomi neutral flip with Dissolve(.25)
 
     A "Paperwhatsit now?"
 
     show naomi explanatory flip
-
-    N "Go inside,{w=0.4} Principal Spears will finalize it with you now."
-
+    N "Go inside, Principal Spears will finalize it with you now."
     show naomi neutral flip
 
-    "Paperwork?{w=0.5} What fucking paperwork?{w=0.5} I’m pretty sure all that stuff was finished before I even came here."
+    pause .5
+    "Paperwork? What fucking paperwork? I’m pretty sure all that stuff was finished before I even came here."
 
-    "Whatever.{w=0.6} Probably a detention slip or whatever the principal has planned."
+    "Whatever. Probably a detention slip or whatever the principal has planned."
+    pause .5
 
-    stop ambient fadeout 1
+    stop ambient fadeout 3
 
     # Branch joins up again at Spear's office, with some small dialogue differences
     jump .spears_office
@@ -2333,61 +2442,60 @@ label chapter_1:
     label .pissOffCaveman:
     "Probably best I try and not make the principal pissed at me."
 
-    "Campus beautification sounds like slave labor.{w=.4} And my arms are strictly for shitposting and gaming."
+    "Campus beautification sounds like slave labor. And my arms are strictly for shitposting and gaming."
+    pause .5
 
     "I try to recall the way that the pomelo primadonna showed me to the office."
 
     "I somehow found myself in the potato ranch at the back of the school."
+    pause .5
 
     "Fuck am I tired already."
+    pause .5
 
-    stop music fadeout 1
-    play ambient 'audio/effects/school loop.ogg' fadein 1.5
-    scene hallway with fade
-
+    stop music fadeout 4
+    scene hallway with Fade(1, 1, 1)
     pause 0.5
 
     A "How the fuck did I end up here?"
 
     pause 0.75
-    play music 'audio/ost/protestra_punk.ogg' fadein 0.5
+    play music 'audio/ost/protestra_punk.ogg' fadein 2
     show reed neutral:
         yalign 0.1 xalign 0.3
-    with Dissolve(1)
-    pause 0.5
+    with Dissolve(1.5)
+    pause 1
 
-    show reed explanatory
-
-    unknown "Don’t worry man,{w=0.5} it happens to new students all the time{cps=*.1}...{/cps}"
-
-    show reed neutral
-    pause .5
+    show reed considering with Dissolve(.25)
+    unknown "Don’t worry man, it happens to new students all the time{cps=*.1}...{/cps}"
+    show reed neutral with Dissolve(.25)
 
     A "Wha-?"
 
     "Some pink raptor smelling of very heavily burnt grass surprises me."
     pause .5
 
+    show reed happy with Dissolve(.25)
     unknown "If you’re looking for the office you’re gonna wanna go thataway."
 
     A "Oh-{w=0.3} thanks."
 
-    show reed explanatory
-
-    unknown "Yeah,{w=0.3} no problem,{w=.2} man{cps=*0.1}...{/cps}"
-
-    unknown "I’m about to go myself,{w=0.3} but I forgot something in my locker."
-
-    show reed neutral
+    show reed neutral with dissolve
+    unknown "Yeah, no problem, man{cps=*0.1}...{/cps}"
+    show reed explanatory with Dissolve(.25)
+    unknown "I’m about to go myself, but I forgot something in my locker."
 
     unknown "See ya."
+    show reed neutral with Dissolve(.25)
 
     show reed:
         easeout 0.75 xalign 0.75
     pause 0.25
     hide reed with dissolve
+    pause .5
 
     "He walks off down another hallway."
+    pause .5
 
     "I should follow the directions he gave me."
     stop music fadeout 3
@@ -2404,30 +2512,29 @@ label chapter_1:
 
     "As I near the office I can feel a heavy tension suffusing the air."
 
-    "In front of the principals’ office is Naomi and some other chick,{w=0.3} engaged in a heated conversation."
+    "In front of the principals’ office is Naomi and some other chick, engaged in a heated conversation."
 
-    stop ambient fadeout 1
     play music 'audio/ost/That Monochromatic Weirdo.ogg' fadein 1
     show naomi unimpressed at scenter
     show trish unimpressed flip at sright
-    with Dissolve(1)
+    with Dissolve(1.5)
     pause 0.5
 
     show trish indignant flip with Dissolve(.25)
 
-    unknown "Come on,{w=0.2} Naomi,{w=0.5} there’s no reason at all for you to keep us from selling merchandise at school!"
+    unknown "Come on, Naomi, there’s no reason at all for you to keep us from selling merchandise at school!"
 
     show trish unimpressed flip with Dissolve(.25)
 
-    N "Very sorry,{w=0.2} Trish,{w=0.5} but we’ve already told you before that due to your friends’{cps=*.1}...{/cps}{w=0.4} record{cps=*.1}...{/cps}{w=0.3} we can’t allow you to sell on school grounds."
+    N "Very sorry, Trish, but we’ve already told you before that due to your friends’{cps=*.1}...{/cps} record{cps=*.1}...{/cps} we can’t allow you to sell on school grounds."
 
-    N "Seven times,{w=0.3} in fact."
+    N "Seven times, in fact."
 
-    "The purple one,{w=0.3} Trish,{w=0.3} throws up her hands in frustration."
+    "The purple one, Trish, throws up her hands in frustration."
 
     show trish angry flip with Dissolve(.25)
 
-    T "Six!{w=0.5} {i}This{/i} is the seventh!"
+    T "Six! {i}This{/i} is the seventh!"
     pause .5
 
     N "Go ahead and fill out a form{w=0.2}{nw}"
@@ -2440,26 +2547,24 @@ label chapter_1:
 
     show naomi angry with Dissolve(.25)
 
-    N "It was illegible,{w=0.2} Trish.{w=0.5} You should work on your handwriting a bit."
-
-    play sound 'audio/effects/slapStickPunch.ogg'
-    T "{b}ARGH!{/b}" with vpunch
+    N "It was illegible, Trish. You should work on your handwriting a bit."
 
     show trish:
-        easein 0.5 xalign 1.05
-    pause 0.75
+        easein_quart 1.5 xalign 1.05
+    play sound 'audio/effects/slapStickPunch.ogg'
+    T "{b}ARGH!{/b}" with vpunch
+    pause .5
 
-    T "I don’t have time for this,{w=0.5} I need to go track someone down."
+    T "I don’t have time for this, I need to go track someone down."
 
     show trish angry #with Dissolve(.25)
     hide trish with easeoutright
     pause 0.5
 
-    play ambient 'audio/effects/school loop.ogg' fadein 1
-    stop music fadeout 1
-
-    "She stomps away,{w=0.3} leaving Naomi to deflate a bit."
+    play ambient 'audio/effects/school loop.ogg' fadein 4
+    stop music fadeout 4
 
+    "She stomps away, leaving Naomi to deflate a bit."
     pause 0.65
 
     A "That anything important?"
@@ -2470,84 +2575,98 @@ label chapter_1:
     show naomi considering flip with Dissolve(1)
     pause 0.5
 
-    N "Sorry you had to see that,{w=0.2} Anon."
+    N "Sorry you had to see that, Anon."
     pause .5
 
-    N "Oh,{w=0.4} I didn’t notice we were blocking the door from you,{w=0.5} my apologies."
+    N "Oh, I didn’t notice we were blocking the door from you, my apologies."
 
-    A "The principal asked to see me early,{w=0.4} I’m not really in any rush."
+    A "The principal asked to see me early, I’m not really in any rush."
 
     show naomi neutral flip with Dissolve(.25)
-    N "Very commendable of you,{w=.1} though!"
+    N "Very commendable of you, though!"
 
     N "Go right ahead on in."
+    pause .5
 
-    A "Sure,{w=.3} thanks."
-
-    stop ambient fadeout 1
+    A "Sure, thanks."
+    pause .5
+    stop ambient fadeout 3
 
 
     label .spears_office:
-    scene office spears with Fade(1, 0, 1, color="#000")
 
-    play music 'audio/OST/we just turned on the microphone in our programmers_ house.ogg'
+    play music 'audio/OST/we just turned on the microphone in our programmers_ house.ogg' fadein 3
+    scene office spears with Fade(1, 0, 1)
+    pause .5
 
-    "I open the door to the cramped office,{w=0.2} expecting to see a gruff cave of a workspace."
+    "I open the door to the cramped office, expecting to see a gruff cave of a workspace."
 
-    "Instead,{w=0.35} it was a fairly well furnished space complete with armchairs and cabinets of old photos."
+    "Instead, it was a fairly well furnished space complete with armchairs and cabinets of old photos."
+    pause .5
 
     show spears neutral flip at sright with dissolve
+    pause .5
 
-    Sp "You going to stand there forever?{w=0.4} What are you waiting for?{w=0.5} Sit."
+    Sp "You going to stand there forever? What are you waiting for? Sit."
+    pause .5
 
     show anon neutral at aleft with dissolve
 
     "I plant myself in one of the armchairs and sink a bit lower into the cushion than expected."
 
-    "Perks of being a human,{w=0.2} I guess."
+    "Perks of being a human, I guess."
+    pause .5
 
     if late_to_spears:
 
         Sp "I believe I told you last night to be here first thing this morning."
+        pause .5
 
         "Shit!"
+        pause .5
 
-        Sp "Tell me,{w=0.4} do I have a stutter?"
+        Sp "Tell me, do I have a stutter?"
 
         A "{cps=*0.1}...{/cps}"
+        pause .5
 
         Sp "Speak.{fast}"
 
-        A "N{w=0.1}-no,{w=0.2} sir."
+        A "N-no, sir."
+        pause .5
 
-        Sp "{i}*sigh…*{/i}"
+        Sp "{i}{cps=*.25}*sigh…*{/cps}{/i}"
 
-        Sp "Take this as a learning experience,{w=0.2} Anon."
+        Sp "Take this as a learning experience, Anon."
 
         Sp "Punctuality gets you far in life."
 
-        A "Yes,{w=0.1} sir."
+        A "Yes, sir."
+        pause .5
 
         Sp "I let you off the hook last night because you’re a new student."
 
         Sp "I meant what I said last night."
+        pause .5
 
     else:
-        Sp "Punctual like I asked.{w=0.5} I like that,{w=0.2} Anon."
+        Sp "Punctual like I asked. I like that, Anon."
 
         Sp "I trust that what happened last night won’t become a recurring problem with you?"
 
-        A "No,{w=0.1} sir."
+        A "No, sir."
 
-        Sp "Good.{w=0.4} I meant what I said last night."
+        Sp "Good. I meant what I said last night."
+        pause .5
 
     "Hopefully not about the whole pile driving thing."
 
-    Sp "Still,{w=.4} I didn’t bring you in here to lecture you."
+    Sp "Still, I didn’t bring you in here to lecture you."
 
     "He didn’t?"
 
     Sp "Not many people have to use the school’s financial services."
+    pause .5
 
     A "What?"
 
@@ -2555,11 +2674,14 @@ label chapter_1:
 
     Sp "All the paperwork’s done to get you a special lunch card for the semester."
 
-    Sp "You don’t have to worry about paying until after graduation.{w=0.5} No interest,{w=0.3} no down payments,{w=0.3} none of that."
+    Sp "You don’t have to worry about paying until after graduation."
+    
+    Sp "No interest, no down payments, none of that."
+    pause .5
 
-    A "I uh{cps=*0.1}...{/cps}{w=0.4} What’s happening,{w=0.2} sir?"
+    A "I uh{cps=*0.1}...{/cps} What’s happening, sir?"
 
-    Sp "You signed up for the financial services,{w=0.3} correct?"
+    Sp "You signed up for the financial services, correct?"
 
     Sp "Naomi told me you needed help with food and even had the papers filed out."
 
@@ -2611,11 +2733,13 @@ label chapter_1:
     stop sound fadeout 1
     play music 'audio/OST/we just turned on the microphone in our programmers_ house.ogg' fadein 2
 
-    Sp "-dismissed Naomi.{w=0.5} And just to be absolutely clear,{w=0.4} Anon did ask you for this,{w=0.4} correct?"
+    Sp "-dismissed Naomi."
+    
+    "And just to be absolutely clear, Anon did ask you for this, correct?"
 
     show naomi explanatory
 
-    N "Well,{w=0.4} he {i}is{/i} in need of assistance,{w=0.2} right?"
+    N "Well, he {i}is{/i} in need of assistance, right?"
 
     N "Otherwise he’s stuck with the budget meals."
 
@@ -2627,7 +2751,7 @@ label chapter_1:
 
     "I glance between the two."
 
-    "It probably wasn’t malicious,{w=0.3} but still{cps=*0.1}...{/cps}"
+    "It probably wasn’t malicious, but still{cps=*0.1}...{/cps}"
 
     "I’m not getting involved in office politics today."
 
@@ -2635,7 +2759,7 @@ label chapter_1:
 
     show naomi happy with Dissolve(.25)
 
-    N "Oh,{w=0.2} lovely!"
+    N "Oh, lovely!"
 
     show naomi:
         ease 0.25 yalign 0.05
@@ -2643,24 +2767,26 @@ label chapter_1:
 
     N "{cps=*0.5}Don’t hesitate to ask if you have any other prob-{/cps}{nw}"
 
-    Sp "You may leave now,{w=0.2} Naomi."
+    Sp "You may leave now, Naomi."
 
     show naomi neutral with Dissolve(.25)
 
-    N "Oh!{w=0.2} Yes sir!"
+    N "Oh! Yes sir!"
 
     hide naomi with Dissolve(1)
     "She leaves the office and Spears clicks the papers on his desk into a stack."
+    pause .5
 
-    Sp "Hate to do that,{w=0.4} but she goes on for ages."
+    Sp "Hate to do that, but she goes on for ages."
 
-    Sp "Anyways,{w=0.3} go ahead and sign here.{w=0.4} Here.{w=0.4} Here.{w=0.4} Initial here.{w=0.4} Date here.{w=0.4} Print your name here."
+    Sp "Anyways, go ahead and sign here.{w=0.4} Here.{w=0.4} Here.{w=0.4} Initial here.{w=0.4} Date here.{w=0.4} Print your name here."
+    pause .5
 
     "I didn’t catch any of that."
 
     A "W{w=0.1}-what?"
 
-    Sp "Just kidding.{w=0.4} You’re good to go,{w=0.2} Anon,{w=0.4} and don’t forget this."
+    Sp "Just kidding. You’re good to go Anon, and don’t forget this."
 
     show spears:
         easein 0.5 xalign 0.9
@@ -2669,72 +2795,80 @@ label chapter_1:
 
     Sp "Just keep in mind,"
 
-    Sp "As a senior,{w=0.3} this semester is your last,{w=0.4} your biggest chance to figure your future out."
+    Sp "As a senior, this semester is your last, your biggest chance to figure your future out."
 
-    Sp "Even if you’re new to all of us here at Volcano High,{w=0.4} we’re here to help you make the most of it."
+    Sp "Even if you’re new to all of us here at Volcano High, we’re here to help you make the most of it."
+    pause .5
 
     "Huh{cps=*.1}...{/cps}"
 
-    A "Thank you,{w=0.2} Mister Spears."
+    A "Thank you, Mister Spears."
 
     show spears happy flip
 
     "Mr. Spears nods and gives a small smile."
 
-    Sp "You can come in anytime.{w=0.5} I’m always here to listen."
+    Sp "You can come in anytime. I’m always here to listen."
 
     show spears neutral flip
 
     Sp "You can come in anytime. I’m always here to listen.{fast} Except for topics relating to estrus season."
+    pause .5
 
     "I sense great exhaustion in that last bit."
+    pause .5
 
     if late_to_spears:
         "I thank Mr. Spears one last time and head to homeroom."
 
         "..."
 
-        stop music fadeout 1
+        stop music fadeout 4
 
-        scene black with fade
+        scene black with Dissolve(1)
+        pause .5
 
         # Anon has already spoken with Naser and seen Trish
         jump .postCavemanConference
     else:
         "I thank Mr. Spears one last time and head out."
 
-        stop music fadeout 1
-
-        scene black with fade
+        stop music fadeout 6
+        pause .5
+        scene black with Dissolve(1)
+        pause .5
 
 
     label .finding_naser:
 
     play ambient 'audio/effects/school loop.ogg' fadein 1.5
     scene hallway with Dissolve(1.5)
+    pause .5
 
-    "Naser should be around here somewhere,{w=0.4} I wanted to talk to him before class."
+    "Naser should be around here somewhere, I wanted to talk to him before class."
 
     "There’s still a bit of time before the bell."
+    pause .5
 
     "But where would Naser be hanging out about now?"
 
-    "Maybe near the cafeteria?{w=0.5} {cps=*0.5}This place serves breakfa-{/cps}{w=.3}{nw}"
+    "Maybe near the cafeteria?{w=0.4} {cps=*0.5}This place serves breakfa-{/cps}{w=.3}{nw}"
 
-    stop ambient fadeout 1
+    stop ambient fadeout 2
     play music 'audio/ost/Fuck You I Like To Ignore Problems.ogg'
     play sound 'audio/effects/slapstickPunch.ogg'
     unknown "{cps=*0.25}WAOOOH!!{/cps}" with vpunch
 
-    "With the screech of a banshee,{w=0.3} a blur of purple launches itself onto an unsuspecting student."
+    "With the screech of a banshee, a blur of purple launches itself onto an unsuspecting student."
 
     "Everyone in the hallway pauses to watch as a midget of a triceratops attempts to bring down the taller raptor student."
     pause .5
 
     play sound 'audio/effects/slapstickBigPunch.ogg'
     unknown "{b}{cps=*2}IMMAKILLYOUTRIGGA!{/cps}{/b}" with vpunch
+    pause .5
 
-    "The student body collectively rolls their eyes and continues on,{w=0.5} choosing to ignore the pissed off trigga as she finally forces the helpless guy to the floor and sits triumphantly on his chest."
+    "The student body collectively rolls their eyes and continues on, choosing to ignore the pissed off trigga as she finally forces the helpless guy to the floor and sits triumphantly on his chest."
     pause .5
 
     "I’m pretty sure some would pay good money for this treatment."
@@ -2744,7 +2878,7 @@ label chapter_1:
 
     T "You were there last night weren’t you?!"
 
-    unknown "YES,{w=0.2} ALRIGHT,{w=0.2} I WAS!{w=0.5} GET OFF ME YOU PSYCHO BITCH!"
+    unknown "YES, ALRIGHT, I WAS! GET OFF ME YOU PSYCHO BITCH!"
 
     T "You owe my band an apology!"
 
@@ -2752,26 +2886,29 @@ label chapter_1:
 
     T "If it’s good enough."
 
-    unknown "ALRIGHT,{w=.2} ALRIGHT,{w=.2} I’M SORRY,{w=.4} JUST GET OFF!!"
+    unknown "ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT, I’M SORRY, JUST GET OFF!!"
     pause .5
 
-    "Wait,{w=0.4} she’s in the band that played yesterday?"
+    "Wait, she’s in the band that played yesterday?"
 
-    play ambient 'audio/effects/school loop.ogg' fadein 1.5
-    stop music fadeout 2
+    play ambient 'audio/effects/school loop.ogg' fadein 3
+    stop music fadeout 3
     "I{cps=*.1}...{/cps}{w=0.2} Should get out of here."
 
     "Last thing I need is whatever’s going on here."
+    pause .5
 
-    "I discreetly slip away,{w=0.3} down the nearest hall."
+    "I discreetly slip away, down the nearest hall."
+    pause .5
 
     scene hallway
     show anon neutral flip at acenter
-    with fade
+    with Fade(0.5, 1, 1)
     pause .5
 
     A "That happen often{cps=*0.1}...?{/cps}"
 
+    stop ambient fadeout 5
     play music 'audio/ost/west_coast_kicking.ogg' fadein 1
     show naser neutral flip:
         yalign 0.1 xalign 1.9
@@ -2784,23 +2921,23 @@ label chapter_1:
 
     play sound 'audio/effects/whoosh.ogg'
     show anon fear:
-        easein_quart 0.5 xalign 0.3
+        easein_quart 1 xalign 0.3
 
     A "WAH!"
 
-    show anon neutral with dissolve
+    show anon neutral with Dissolve(.75)
 
+    "Naser’s leaning against a set of lockers, along with that guy from before."
 
-    "Naser’s leaning against a set of lockers,{w=0.3} along with that guy from before."
+    show reed considering flip with Dissolve(.25)
+    "The other one’s making a throat-slashing gesture, waving a palm across his neck."
+    show reed neutral flip with Dissolve(.25)
     pause .5
 
-    "The other one’s making a throat-slashing gesture,{w=0.3} waving a palm across his neck."
-
-    pause 0.6
-
+    show anon shrug with Dissolve(.25)
     A "Uhh{cps=*.1}...{/cps}{w=0.3} nothing important."
-
-    pause 0.5
+    show anon neutral with dissolve
+    pause .5
 
     show reed neutral:
         xalign 1
@@ -2813,49 +2950,48 @@ label chapter_1:
 
     show reed explanatory
 
-    unknown "So as I was saying,{w=0.2} bro{cps=*.1}...{/cps}"
+    unknown "So as I was saying, bro{cps=*.1}...{/cps}"
 
-    unknown "BXR,{w=0.5} best tactic in the game,{w=0.2} y’know?"
+    unknown "BXR, best tactic in the game, y’know?"
 
     show reed neutral
     show naser considering flip
     with Dissolve(.25)
 
-    Nas "Erm,{w=0.3} yeah{cps=*.1}...{/cps}{w=0.3} Makes sense,{w=0.2} I guess?"
+    Nas "Erm, yeah{cps=*.1}...{/cps} Makes sense, I guess?"
 
     show naser unimpressed flip with dissolve
 
-    Nas "Anyways,{w=0.2} Reed.{w=0.5} I’m sorry for how things went last night,{w=0.5} {cps=*.7}I didn’t think those assholes would laugh at you.{/cps}"
+    Nas "Anyways, Reed. I’m sorry for how things went last night, I didn’t think those assholes would laugh at you."
 
-    stop ambient fadeout 0.5
     show dimmer_light behind anon, naser, reed with dissolve
 
     "Oh."
 
-    play ambient 'audio/effects/school loop.ogg' fadein 1
     hide dimmer_light with dissolve
 
     show naser neutral flip
     show reed unimpressed
     with Dissolve(.25)
 
-    Re "Nah man,{w=0.3} s’cool."
+    Re "Nah man, s’cool."
 
-    Re "They called me because they wanted me to kill bugs crawling on the drums with a couple sticks,{w=0.4} I don't know why a bunch of people came there to watch it"
+    Re "They called me because they wanted me to kill bugs crawling on the drums with a couple sticks, I don't know why a bunch of people came there to watch it"
+    pause .5
 
     Nas "Right{cps=*.1}...{/cps}{w=0.4} And you’re absolutely sure Trish is taking it okay?"
 
-    show reed neutral
+    show reed neutral with Dissolve(.25)
+    Re "Hell yeah, man. Nothin’ goin’ on in the Trish department at all."
+    pause .5
 
-    Re "Hell yeah,{w=0.2} man.{w=0.5} Nothin’ goin’ on in the Trish department at all."
-
-    "Reed suddenly reaches into his pocket and retrieves his phone,{w=0.3} tapping away at a shockingly long password."
+    "Reed suddenly reaches into his pocket and retrieves his phone, tapping away at a shockingly long password."
     pause .5
 
     show reed shocked:
-        easein 0.2 xalign 0.65
+        easein_quart 1 xalign 0.65
 
-    Re "Oh,{w=0.2} sick!{w=0.6} Right,{w=0.1} gotta go.{w=0.5} Catch you later,{w=0.1} amigo."
+    Re "Oh,{w=0.2} sick!{w=0.4} Right, gotta go. Catch you later, amigo."
 
     show naser considering flip behind reed
     show reed neutral
@@ -2863,7 +2999,7 @@ label chapter_1:
 
     pause 0.5
 
-    "The raptor bolts before Naser can respond,{w=0.4} undoubtedly related to the triceratops."
+    "The raptor bolts before Naser can respond, undoubtedly related to the triceratops."
 
     pause 0.75
 
@@ -2871,7 +3007,7 @@ label chapter_1:
     Nas "Weird guy."
     pause .5
 
-    A "Uh,{w=0.3} Naser,{w=0.4} {cps=*.4}I actually wanted to talk to-{/cps}{w=.3}{nw}"
+    A "Uh, Naser{w}, {cps=*.4}I actually wanted to talk to-{/cps}{w=.3}{nw}"
 
     window hide
     stop ambient fadeout 0.5
@@ -2889,16 +3025,15 @@ label chapter_1:
         easein_quad 0.5 xalign 1.7
     pause .5
 
-    play ambient 'audio/effects/school loop.ogg' fadein 1
-    play music 'audio/ost/west_coast_kicking.ogg' fadein 0.5
+    play music 'audio/ost/west_coast_kicking.ogg' fadein 1
 
-    Nas "Crap,{w=0.3} can’t miss my homeroom today."
+    Nas "Crap, can’t miss my homeroom today."
 
     show naser neutral flip with Dissolve(.25)
-    Nas "Sorry,{w=0.4} it’ll have to wait a bit."
+    Nas "Sorry, it’ll have to wait a bit."
     pause .5
 
-    A "It{cps=*.1}...{/cps}{w=0.5} no,{w=0.3} that’s fine."
+    A "It{cps=*.1}...{/cps}{w=0.4} no, that’s fine."
 
     A "See you later."
     show naser behind anon:
@@ -2909,10 +3044,11 @@ label chapter_1:
     "Naser heads off down the hall and I go to my own homeroom."
 
     "{cps=*.1}...{/cps}"
+    pause .5
 
     stop ambient fadeout 1
     stop music fadeout 3
-    scene black with fade
+    scene black with Dissolve(1.5)
 
 
     label .postCavemanConference:
@@ -2920,30 +3056,33 @@ label chapter_1:
 
     "The periods pass and eventually it’s lunchtime again."
 
-    "I’ve been focusing a bit less on class,{w=0.3} and more on getting a routine down to avoid unwanted confrontation."
+    "I’ve been focusing a bit less on class, and more on getting a routine down to avoid unwanted confrontation."
 
-    "It’s like it’s only me and the teacher in class,{w=0.3} phasing out everyone else."
+    "It’s like it’s only me and the teacher in class, phasing out everyone else."
 
-    play ambient 'audio/effects/school loop.ogg' fadein 1.5
+    play ambient 'audio/effects/school loop.ogg' fadein 3
     scene hallway
     show anon neutral at acenter
-    with fade
+    with Dissolve(1.5)
+    pause .5
 
-    "I follow the flow of students towards the lunchroom,{w=0.3} mindlessly looking about the halls."
+    "I follow the flow of students towards the lunchroom, mindlessly looking about the halls."
 
-    "Passing by the athletic awards case,{w=0.3} a decent amount of group photos have Naser front and center."
+    "Passing by the athletic awards case, a decent amount of group photos have Naser front and center."
 
     "Apparently this school is pretty well known for their track team."
 
-    "In a similar vein,{w=0.2} Naomi is present in a good deal of the photos in the academic achievement case."
+    "In a similar vein, Naomi is present in a good deal of the photos in the academic achievement case."
 
-    "The last case was reserved for general awards,{w=0.4} I guess trophies that don’t belong anywhere else."
+    "The last case was reserved for general awards, I guess trophies that don’t belong anywhere else."
+    pause .5
 
     "The school has a few commendation awards for their efforts to stop bullying."
 
-    "Feh,{w=0.4} they pass those around to every school."
+    "Feh, they pass those around to every school."
+    pause .5
 
-    "Looking around,{w=0.2} there’s several posters on the walls here."
+    "Looking around, there’s several posters on the walls here."
 
     "All simple slogans to stop the evil bully menace."
 
@@ -2953,29 +3092,32 @@ label chapter_1:
 
     "One time they even got the whole student body into the auditorium to watch a short movie."
 
-    "Some frail,{w=0.3} pasty kid gets pestered by a chubby,{w=0.3} buff bully."
+    "Some frail, pasty kid gets pestered by a chubby, buff bully."
 
-    "The kid ended up trying to run away and got hit by a car,{w=0.4} with the credits scrolling over a scene in the hospital."
+    "The kid ended up trying to run away and got hit by a car, with the credits scrolling over a scene in the hospital."
 
-    "Everyone in class just said things like{w=0.3} \"Man,{w=0.2} good thing I’m not like that bully.\",{w=0.4} \"Yeah,{w=0.4} if I ever see a bully like that I’ll help the kid!\""
+    "Everyone in class just said things like \"Man,{w=0.2} good thing I’m not like that bully.\", \"Yeah, if I ever see a bully like that I’ll help the kid!\""
+    pause .5
 
     "Then they went right back to talking about me."
 
     stop music
 
     "{cps=*.1}...{/cps} No use feeling bad about the past."
+    pause .5
 
-    stop ambient fadeout 1.0
+    stop ambient fadeout 3
     scene cafeteria
     show anon neutral at acenter
-    play ambient 'audio/effects/teenageCafeteriaLoop.ogg' fadein 1.0
-    with fade
+    play ambient1 'audio/effects/teenageCafeteriaLoop.ogg' fadein 3
+    with Fade(1, 0, 1)
+    pause .5
 
     "I’m here now."
 
     "With the lunch card in my possession I’m able to snag something actually edible."
 
-    "I should run the math on how much I’ll end up owing,{w=0.4} but I feel more like indulging myself."
+    "I should run the math on how much I’ll end up owing, but I feel more like indulging myself."
     pause .5
 
     menu:
@@ -2992,9 +3134,12 @@ label chapter_1:
     "Why not both?"
 
     "Hence my tray stacked high with desserts and the tastiest looking sandwich from the lunchline."
+    pause .5
 
     "Looking around for a place to sit I see the aggravating creamsicle waving at me."
+    pause .5
 
+    stop ambient1 fadeout 6
     play music 'audio/OST/Summertime Synth.ogg' volume 0.65 fadein 0.05
 
     "Next to her is Naser with a complicated expression."
@@ -3008,43 +3153,41 @@ label chapter_1:
     else:
 
         Nas "{i}{cps=*.7}I brought them here so Fang has an audience.{/cps}{/i}"
-
     pause .5
-    "Shit.{w=0.5} I go and sit across from Naser and Naomi."
 
-    stop ambient fadeout 1
+    "Shit."
+    
+    "I go and sit across from Naser and Naomi."
+    pause .5
+
     scene cafeteria
     show anon neutral at aleft
     show naomi neutral flip at sright
     show naser sad flip behind naomi:
       xalign 0.7 yalign -0.1
-    with fade
-
+    with Fade(1, 0, 1)
     pause 0.5
 
     show naomi explanatory flip
-
     N "I see you’re making use of the lunch card."
-
     show naomi neutral flip
+    pause .5
 
     A "{cps=*.4}Yyyyeeeaaaaah...{/cps}"
 
     show naomi explanatory flip
-
-    N "But all those sugars!{w=0.5} All that is bad for your health,{w=0.2} Anon.{w=0.4} This school’s vegan options-"
+    N "But all those sugars! All that is bad for your health, Anon. This school’s vegan options-"
 
     "I tune her out with the help of a crunchy sugar cookie."
-
     show naomi neutral flip with dissolve
 
     "A glance at Naser and I notice that he’s just poking at his pasta."
+    pause .5
 
     show naomi:
         easein 0.5 xalign 0.95
     pause 0.5
-
-    N "Naser sweetie,{w=0.4} you shouldn’t play with your food."
+    N "Naser sweetie, you shouldn’t play with your food."
 
     show naomi:
         easein 0.5 xalign 1.0
@@ -3054,27 +3197,28 @@ label chapter_1:
     Nas "Huhwha-{w=0.6}{nw}"
     show naser:
         easein_quad 0.5 yalign 0.1 xalign 0.75
-    Nas "Huhwha-{fast} OH!{w} Anon,{w=0.4} what’s up?"
+    Nas "Huhwha-{fast} OH! Anon, what’s up?"
 
-    A "Not much.{w=0.5} And you?"
+    A "Not much. And you?"
 
     show naser happy flip
-    Nas "Yeah no,{w=0.3} totally good!"
+    Nas "Yeah no, totally good!"
 
     "His following laugh sounds hollow."
 
     show naomi sad flip with dissolve
-
     N "Naser{cps=*.1}...{/cps}"
 
     show naser sad flip with dissolve
     pause 0.5
 
-    Nas "Yeah{w=0.1} yeah.{w=0.5} It’s just{cps=*.1}...{/cps}"
+    Nas "Yeah yeah. It’s just{cps=*.1}...{/cps}"
 
     show naser angry flip with dissolve
 
-    Nas "Fang stayed home today.{w=0.6} The concert was a shitshow and they wanted to avoid everyone.{w=0.7} I knew I shouldn’t have invited all those guys."
+    Nas "Fang stayed home today." 
+    
+    Nas "The concert was a shitshow and they wanted to avoid everyone. I knew I shouldn’t have invited all those guys."
 
     show naser sad flip with dissolve
 
@@ -3084,23 +3228,24 @@ label chapter_1:
 
     "Naomi places a comforting hand on his shoulder."
 
-    A "I uh{cps=*.1}...{/cps}{w=0.4} Yeah{cps=*.1}...{/cps}{w=0.4} That crowd was harsh."
+    A "I uh{cps=*.1}...{/cps} Yeah{cps=*.1}...{/cps}" 
+    
+    A "That crowd was harsh."
 
     Nas "What happened after I left?"
 
     "Naser looks at me pitifully."
 
-    Nas "Trish gave me a general idea,{w=0.3} but I have to know{cps=*.1}...{/cps}"
+    Nas "Trish gave me a general idea, but I have to know{cps=*.1}...{/cps}"
 
     pause .5
     Sp "{cps=*.6}{i}You are not the only person in the world.{/i}{/cps}"
     pause .5
 
-    "Ah,{w=0.4} shit."
+    "Ah, shit."
+    pause 0.5
 
-    pause 0.75
-
-    A "The band never made it past the first song.{w=0.6} Someone said they ‘still’ sucked."
+    A "The band never made it past the first song. Someone said they ‘still’ sucked."
 
     show naser angry flip:
         easein_quad 0.5 xalign 0.7
@@ -3109,23 +3254,23 @@ label chapter_1:
     "Naser grits his teeth."
 
     show anon:
-        easein_quad 0.5 xalign -0.05
+        easein_cubic 1 xalign -0.05
     show naomi shocked flip with Dissolve(.25)
 
-    A "Whoa{w=0.1} whoa,{w=0.3} calm down man."
+    A "Whoa whoa, calm down man."
 
-    Nas "What else?{w=0.5} Did they say anything about Fang?!"
+    Nas "What else? Did they say anything about Fang?!"
     pause .5
 
-    unknown "{cps=*.7}{i}NO ONE WOULD WANT TO FUCK YOU,{w=0.3} BITCH!{/i}{/cps}"
+    unknown "{cps=*.7}{i}NO ONE WOULD WANT TO FUCK YOU, BITCH!{/i}{/cps}"
     pause .5
 
-    A "{cps=*.4}...Yeah...{/cps}{w=0.4} I don’t think you’d want to hear it though{cps=*.1}...{/cps}"
+    A "{cps=*.4}...Yeah...{/cps} I don’t think you’d want to hear it though{cps=*.1}...{/cps}"
 
-    Nas "And?{w=0.5} What happened after?!{w}{nw}"
+    Nas "And? What happened after?!{w=.5}{nw}"
 
     show naser angry flip:
-        linear 0.05 xalign 0.695
+        linear 0.05 xalign 0.7
         linear 0.05 xalign 0.705
         repeat
 
@@ -3135,41 +3280,48 @@ label chapter_1:
     show naomi:
         easein 0.5 xalign 0.9
     pause 0.5
-    N "Naser!{w=0.4} Please calm yourself!"
+    N "Naser! Please calm yourself!"
 
     show naser:
         linear 0.2 xalign .7
 
     pause .7
-    "{i}I realize now that I had been laughing with them.{/i}"
+    "I realize now that I had been laughing with them."
     pause .5
 
-    A "I left after that.{w=0.5} Principal Spears was fucking pissed.{w=0.5} Even threatened to suplex them."
+    A "I left after that. Principal Spears was fucking pissed."
+    
+    A "Even threatened to suplex them."
 
     show naser sad flip
     show naomi unimpressed flip
     with dissolve
+    pause .5
 
-    "Naser sags,{w=0.3} emotionally spent."
+    "Naser sags, emotionally spent."
 
     show naser:
         easein_quart 1 yalign 0.05
 
-    Nas "{cps=*.3}Haaaaah....{/cps}{w=0.3} Fuck{cps=*.1}...{/cps}{w=0.5} So that’s why she stayed home{cps=*.1}...{/cps}"
+    Nas "{cps=*.3}Haaaaah....{/cps} Fuck{cps=*.1}...{/cps} So that’s why she stayed home{cps=*.1}...{/cps}"
 
     show naomi considering flip with Dissolve(.25)
 
-    N "If Fang wishes to stay home then that is her prerogative.{w=0.6} You just need to give her some time,{w=0.3} Naser."
+    N "If Fang wishes to stay home then that is her prerogative."
+    
+    N "You just need to give her some time, Naser."
 
     "While she said that I noticed a strange expression cross over Naomi’s face."
     pause .5
 
-    Nas "I know babe.{w=.5} I just wish I could help them more."
+    Nas "I know babe. I just wish I could help them more."
     pause 0.5
 
-    A "Yeah.{w=0.5} If you need any help Naser,{w=0.4} I owe ya for the pizza."
+    A "Yeah. If you need any help Naser, I owe ya for the pizza."
+    pause .5
 
-    scene black with fade
+    scene black with Dissolve(1.5)
+    pause .5
 
     "We finish eating and make small talk until the bell signals us to go to our sixth period."
 
@@ -3178,18 +3330,18 @@ label chapter_1:
 
     "I’m fairly certain that if Naser found out I laughed too I’d need to avoid him."
 
-    "Those cheeto covered claws look like they’d freakin’ hurt,{w=0.3} man."
+    "Those cheeto covered claws look like they’d freakin’ hurt, man."
+    stop music fadeout 6
     pause .5
 
     "With that drama now past me I can just disappear and cheese through the rest of the year like I’m invisible."
 
     "Oh when June hits it’s gonna be so sweet."
+    pause .5
 
     "Amen to that."
 
-    "{cps=*0.1}...{/cps}"
-
-    stop music fadeout 2.5
-    pause 2
+    "{cps=*0.05}...{/cps}"
+    pause 1.5
 
     return
diff --git a/game/script/x1-chicxulub-gutterlane.rpy b/game/script/x1-chicxulub-gutterlane.rpy
index b73eca4..6a21c25 100644
--- a/game/script/x1-chicxulub-gutterlane.rpy
+++ b/game/script/x1-chicxulub-gutterlane.rpy
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@
 
 label chapter_x1:
 
+    window hide
+    stop music fadeout(3)
+    scene black with Dissolve(2)
     play music 'audio/ost/prized bowling shoes.ogg' fadein 0.2
-    scene black with Dissolve(1)
-    pause .5
+    pause 1
 
     "It’s a cool autumn’s evening and for some reason I’m squeezed in a car against Moe and Naser."
 
diff --git a/game/script/x10-raymbas-observations.rpy b/game/script/x10-raymbas-observations.rpy
index 5bcde48..766a488 100644
--- a/game/script/x10-raymbas-observations.rpy
+++ b/game/script/x10-raymbas-observations.rpy
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ label chapter_x10:
     
     window hide
     stop music fadeout(3)
-    scene black with Dissolve(1)
+    scene black with Dissolve(2)
     pause 1
 
     play music 'audio/ost/dino destiny reader.ogg'
diff --git a/game/script/x2-the-mous-pad.rpy b/game/script/x2-the-mous-pad.rpy
index 9b644ad..7525a4e 100644
--- a/game/script/x2-the-mous-pad.rpy
+++ b/game/script/x2-the-mous-pad.rpy
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@
 
 label chapter_x2:
 
+    window hide
     stop music fadeout(3)
-    scene black with Dissolve(1)
-    pause .5
+    scene black with Dissolve(2)
+    pause 1
 
     scene skinrow 
     show anon neutral flip:
@@ -56,7 +57,10 @@ label chapter_x2:
 
     F "Yeah, if you call crack ‘cultural’{cps=*.1}...{/cps}"
 
-    A "{cps=*.1}...{/cps}CULTURAL districts! I’ve been living here for almost seven months and I wouldn’t trade it for anywhere else in the state."
+    A "{cps=*.1}...{/cps}CULTURAL districts!"
+    pause .5
+
+    A "I’ve been living here for almost seven months and I wouldn’t trade it for anywhere else in the state."
     
     show anon neutral flip with dissolve
     A "So let’s head on inside for the grand tour!"
@@ -376,7 +380,7 @@ label chapter_x2:
     stop music fadeout 4
     pause 2
 
-    scene black with Dissolve(1)
-    pause .5
+    scene black with Dissolve(1.5)
+    pause 2
 
     return
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/game/script/x4-passion-of-the-trigga.rpy b/game/script/x4-passion-of-the-trigga.rpy
index f95528e..afdc1d7 100644
--- a/game/script/x4-passion-of-the-trigga.rpy
+++ b/game/script/x4-passion-of-the-trigga.rpy
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@
 
 label chapter_x4:
 
+    window hide
     stop music fadeout(3)
-    scene black with Dissolve(1)
+    scene black with Dissolve(2)
     pause 1
 
     # appreciating the scenery?
diff --git a/game/script/x5-passion-of-the-trigga.rpy b/game/script/x5-passion-of-the-trigga.rpy
index 853d5d4..b847008 100644
--- a/game/script/x5-passion-of-the-trigga.rpy
+++ b/game/script/x5-passion-of-the-trigga.rpy
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@
 
 label chapter_x5:
 
+    window hide
     stop music fadeout(3)
-    scene black with Dissolve(1)
+    scene black with Dissolve(2)
     pause 1
     
     # skinrow soul?
diff --git a/game/script/x6-passion-of-the-trigga.rpy b/game/script/x6-passion-of-the-trigga.rpy
index 31387c1..2d63d6e 100644
--- a/game/script/x6-passion-of-the-trigga.rpy
+++ b/game/script/x6-passion-of-the-trigga.rpy
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 label chapter_x6:
 
+    window hide
     stop music fadeout(3)
-    scene black with Dissolve(1)
+    scene black with Dissolve(2)
     pause 1
 
     A "You sure you got enough paper plates and stuff?"
@@ -1333,14 +1334,16 @@ label chapter_x6:
     Ro "Oh this was a most wonderful party, mis compadres!"
 
     St "{i}Hai!{/i} It was so sweet, like one of my Japanese animes!"
-    pause .5
+    pause 1
 
-    T "{cps=*.5}{size=-10}I can’t breeve!{/size}{/cps}"
+    T "{cps=*.3}{size=-10}I can’t breeve!{/size}{/cps}"
+
+    stop music fadeout 5
+    pause 1
+    
+    scene black with Dissolve(2)
     pause .5
     
-    stop music fadeout 4
-    scene black with Dissolve(2)
-
     "{cps=*.1}...{/cps}"
     pause 2