diff --git a/game/images/vfx/pickicon2.png b/game/images/vfx/pickicon2.png
index 2ede2f1..f3a0f4e 100644
Binary files a/game/images/vfx/pickicon2.png and b/game/images/vfx/pickicon2.png differ
diff --git a/game/script.rpy b/game/script.rpy
index e416bdc..3e87032 100644
--- a/game/script.rpy
+++ b/game/script.rpy
@@ -87,21 +87,21 @@ transform randPosition:
 #         "guitar.webp"
 
 # Click-to-continue icons / animations
-# TODO: these are sucky placeholders and need to be graced by an artfriend
+# TODO: settle on a position/animation that people like
 image ctc_end_marker:
    "pickicon2"
-   xalign 0.5 yalign 0.98
+   xalign 0.925 yalign 0.98
    alpha 0
-   linear 0.5 alpha 1
-   linear 0.5 alpha 0
-   repeat
+   linear 0.25 alpha 1
+#    linear 0.5 alpha 0
+#    repeat
 image ctc_mid_marker:
    "pickicon2"
-   xalign 0.5 yalign 0.98
+   xalign 0.925 yalign 0.98
    alpha 0
-   linear 0.5 alpha 1
-   linear 0.5 alpha 0
-   repeat
+   linear 0.25 alpha 1
+#    linear 0.5 alpha 0
+#    repeat
 
 #Characters
 define base = Character (ctc="ctc_end_marker", ctc_pause="ctc_mid_marker", ctc_timedpause=Null(), ctc_position="fixed") # try to remember some of the basics of CTC