diff --git a/game/script/x8-naomi-tribulations.rpy b/game/script/x8-naomi-tribulations.rpy
index 2862a57..41571cb 100644
--- a/game/script/x8-naomi-tribulations.rpy
+++ b/game/script/x8-naomi-tribulations.rpy
@@ -4,13 +4,12 @@ label chapter_x8:
     scene black with Dissolve(2)
     pause 1
 
+    play music "audio/OST/ballad_of_the_boot.ogg" fadein 1.0
     scene livingroomdayalt
-    show fang nonxmas pendant neutral at sleft:
-        xzoom -1.0
-        xalign -0.2
     show naomi sad flip at scenter
     with Dissolve(1)
-    play music "audio/OST/ballad_of_the_boot.ogg" fadein 1.0
+    pause 0.5
+
     "I find myself worrying more and more."
 
     "With the night coming to a close everyone begins to leave Naser’s home."
@@ -18,118 +17,149 @@ label chapter_x8:
     "All his old teammates give him congratulatory hugs and back pats on their way out."
 
     "Even Chet and Stella, who’re the last to leave."
-    show fangdad unimpressed flip at sright with easeinright:
-        yalign 0.1
-    FD "Don’t think you’re getting out of cleaning, missy!"
+    window hide
+    window auto
+    pause 0.5
+
+    show naomi:
+        easein_cubic 1 xalign 0.9
+    pause 0.0001
+
+    show fang nonxmas pendant neutral at sleft:
+        xzoom -1.0
+        xalign -0.4
+        easein_cubic 1 xalign 0.1
+    show fangdad unimpressed:
+        yalign 0.1 xalign -0.6
+        easein_cubic 1 xalign -0.3
+    with dissolve
+    pause 0.5
+
+    FD "Don’t think you’re getting out of cleaning, missy!"
+    show fang nonxmas pendant angry with dissolve
 
-    show fang nonxmas pendant angry with dissolve:
-        xzoom 1.0
     F "{cps=*0.5}UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGH{/cps}."
 
     show naomi considering flip with dissolve
     "I frown a little. After all this time, she still argues with her family?"
 
     "I was always taught to respect my elders by my parents."
+    window hide
+    window auto
+    pause 0.25
+
+
+    show naomi:
+        easein_cubic 1 xalign 0.5
+    show fang:
+        parallel:
+            easein_cubic 1 xalign -0.4
+        parallel:
+            linear 0.5 alpha 0
+    show fangdad:
+        parallel:
+            easein_cubic 1 xalign -0.6
+        parallel:
+            linear 0.5 alpha 0
+
+    show fangmom neutral flip with dissolve:
+        xalign 1.5
+        easein_cubic 1 xalign 1.1
+
+    pause 0.5
 
-    show fangmom neutral flip at sright with easeinright
     FM "Naomi dear, you don’t have to-"
+    show naomi neutral with dissolve
 
-    show naomi neutral
-    with dissolve
     N "I insist, ma’am. I was the one to suggest the party, after all."
 
-    show fangmom neutral
-    show fangdad neutral
-    with dissolve
-
-    hide fangmom
-    hide fangdad
-    with easeoutright
-    "I continue sweeping the detritus from the floor, making sure to focus on the nooks and crannies."
-
-    show fang nonxmas pendant unimpressed with dissolve:
-        xzoom -1.0
+    show fangmom:
+        easeout_cubic 1 xalign 1.5
+    pause 0.4
+    hide fangmom neutral with dissolve
+    pause 0.25
 
     show naomi:
-        ease_cubic 0.5 xalign 0.8
+        ease_cubic 1.2 xalign 0.45
+        pause .2
+        ease_cubic 1.2 xalign 0.55
+        pause .4
+        repeat
+
+    "I continue sweeping the detritus from the floor, making sure to focus on the nooks and crannies."
+    pause 0.5
+
     "I try to focus on my task but{cps=*0.075}...{/cps}"
 
-    show naomi unimpressed with dissolve
+    show naomi considering with dissolve
     "My thoughts keep going back to how odd Naser has been acting."
 
-    show fang nonxmas pendant unimpressed:
-        ease_cubic 0.7 xalign -0.36
-    pause 0.3
-    show naomi:
-        ease_cubic 0.5 xalign 0.6
     "When I had to keep Naser out so his family could set the party up he was{cps=*0.075}...{/cps}"
+    pause 0.5
 
     "Distant{cps=*0.075}...{/cps}"
+    pause 0.5
 
     "A part of me wants to say it’s just nerves."
 
     "After all, he’s going away to college."
 
     "Leaving his home."
-    show naomi:
-        ease_cubic 0.5 xalign 0.7
+    pause 0.5
 
     "Even when I promised him that I’ll be with him so he won’t feel lonely."
 
     "He felt so stiff when I said that."
-
-    show fang nonxmas pendant unimpressed:
-        ease_cubic 0.5 xalign -0.1
-
     show naomi neutral with dissolve
+
     "I shake my head to clear my mind of these awful thoughts."
 
     "After all, Naser and I can talk about this once we move in together."
-
     show naomi happy with dissolve
-    show naomi:
-        ease_cubic 0.5 xalign 0.4
-    show fang nonxmas pendant angry with dissolve:
-        xzoom -1.0
 
-    show fang nonxmas pendant angry:
-        ease_cubic 0.5 xalign -0.28
     "Aw, it’ll be as if we’re newlyweds."
 
     "That thought makes me a little giddy as I push the pile neatly into the dust pan."
-    show naser unimpressed flip at nright with dissolve:
-        xalign 1.6
+    pause 0.5
+
     "Yes, in fact maybe we can talk about our plans for our living arrangements now."
+    window hide
+    window auto
+    pause 0.5
 
-    show fang nonxmas pendant unimpressed with dissolve:
-        xzoom -1.0
     show naomi:
-        ease_cubic 0.5 xalign 0.7
+        easein_cubic 1 xalign 0.0
+    show naser unimpressed flip with dissolve:
+        xalign 1.9
+        easein_cubic 1 xalign 1.3
+    pause 0.5
+
+    show naomi:
+        ease_cubic 1.5 xalign 0.5
+    pause 0.5
+    show naomi neutral with dissolve
+
     N "Naser dear, I-"
-
     show naomi considering with dissolve
-    "Huh? Why is he making that face?"
 
+    "Huh? Why is he making that face?"
     show naomi explanatory with dissolve
+
     N "Is something the matter?"
 
-    show naser considering flip with dissolve
-    Nas "W-{w=.15}what? N-{w=.15}nah, nothing really."
+    show naser considering flip
+    show naomi neutral
+    with dissolve
+
+    Nas "W-{w=.15}what? N-{w=.15}nah, nothing really."
+    show naser considering flip with dissolve
 
-    show naser:
-        pause .6
-        "naser neutral flip"
-        pause .4
-        "naser considering flip"
-        repeat
     "He’s looking around the room, but there’s only me, Naser and Lucy here at the moment."
+    pause 0.5
 
     N "Naser, please, you’ve seemed troubled the entire day. What’s wrong?"
+    show naser explanatory flip with dissolve
 
-    show naomi neutral
-    show naser explanatory flip at nright with dissolve:
-        "naser explanatory flip"
-        xalign 1.6
     Nas "Nothing! Nothing at all Naomi!"
 
     Nas "Just uh{cps=*.15}...{/cps} ah, damn it{cps=*.15}...{/cps}"
@@ -137,127 +167,215 @@ label chapter_x8:
     show naser sad flip with dissolve
     "Naser’s shoulders slump down and he heaves out a heavy sigh."
     stop music fadeout 5.0
+    pause 0.5
+
     Nas "I’ve been uh{cps=*.15}...{/cps} Thinking about this a lot, Naomi{cps=*.15}...{/cps}"
 
 
     Nas "I uh{cps=*.15}...{/cps} Wanna take a break{cps=*.15}...{/cps}"
+    pause 0.5
 
     "A break?"
+    pause 0.5
 
     N "That’s it? I mean, we only just started cleaning and-"
 
     Nas "No I mean, us."
+    pause 1
 
-    show naomi shocked with dissolve
     "What."
+    pause 0.5
 
     Nas "I think we need a break, Naomi."
     pause 0.5
+
+    show naomi:
+        easein_cubic 1.5 xalign 0.4
+    show naomi shocked with dissolve
+
     "O-oh."
-    show naomi sad with dissolve
+    pause 0.5
+
     "I{cps=*.15}...{/cps}"
+    show naomi sad with dissolve
 
     N "I see{cps=*.15}...{/cps}"
-
-
     show naser neckhold flip with dissolve
+
     Nas "Lucy and Anon are taking one, and I thought-"
+    pause 0.5
 
     "I gently set the broom against the wall."
+    pause 0.5
 
     N "Yes{cps=*.15}...{/cps} A break{cps=*.15}...{/cps} I{cps=*.15}...{/cps}"
-
     show naser explanatory flip with dissolve
+
     Nas "I mean, I wanted to tell you sooner but-"
 
     N "I understand, Naser. After all, you always have the best ideas."
-    show naomi sad flip with dissolve
-    pause .2
+    window hide
+    window auto
+    pause 0.25
 
-    hide naomi with easeoutleft
+    show naomi:
+        easeout_cubic 1.5 xalign 1.5
+    pause 0.9
+    hide naomi with dissolve
 
     show naser:
-        ease_cubic 0.4 xalign 0.5
+        easein_cubic 0.5 xalign 1.4
+    show naser explanatory with dissolve
+
     Nas "Wait, Naomi-"
 
-    show fang nonxmas pendant angry behind naser with dissolve:
-        xzoom 1.0
+    hide fang
+    show fang nonxmas pendant angry with dissolve:
+        xalign -0.3
+        easein_cubic 1 xalign 0.0
 
     F "God damn it Naser!"
+    window hide
+    window auto
+    pause .5
+
+    #play music "audio/OST/Skinrow Soul.ogg" fadein 2.0
+
+    scene black with Dissolve(1)
+    pause 0.5
+
+    play ambient 'audio/effects/nightLoop.ogg' fadein 2
+    scene home fang outside night
+    show naomi sad at scenter
+    with Dissolve(2)
+    pause 0.5
 
-    play music "audio/OST/Skinrow Soul.ogg" fadein 2.0
-    scene home fang outside night with fade
-    show naomi sad flip at scenter
     "I slip out the door of Naser’s house."
-    pause 0.4
+    pause 0.5
+
     "A break{cps=*.15}...{/cps}"
-    pause 0.4
+    pause 0.5
+
     "A break{cps=*.15}...{/cps}"
+    pause 1
 
     "But why?"
 
     "I’ve done everything right, right?"
 
     "Been the model girlfriend, right?"
+    window hide
+    window auto
+    pause .5
 
     show naomi:
-        ease_cubic 0.6 xalign 0.4
-        pause .4
-        ease_cubic 0.6 xalign 0.3
+        easein_cubic 1 xalign 0.6
+        pause 0.5
+        easein_cubic 1 xalign 0.7
+        pause 0.5
+        easein_cubic 2 xalign 0.75
+    pause 3.5
+
     "I carry myself down the driveway, trying to hold my thoughts together."
+    pause 0.5
 
     "Spring is about over, but it’s cold."
+    pause 0.5
 
     "Tears prick my eyes, but I suddenly don’t have the energy to wipe them off."
+    pause 0.5
 
     "Everything was going wonderfully, but now it’s come shattering down."
+    window hide
+    window auto
+    pause 0.5
+
+    show naomi:
+        easein_cubic 1.5 xalign 0.8
+        pause 1
+        linear 0.045 yalign -0.002 
+        linear 0.045 yalign 0.002
+        linear 0.045 yalign -0.004 
+        linear 0.045 yalign 0.004
+        linear 0.045 yalign -0.005 
+        linear 0.045 yalign 0.005
+        linear 0.045 yalign -0.005 
+        linear 0.045 yalign 0.005
+        linear 0.045 yalign -0.005 
+        linear 0.045 yalign 0.005
+        linear 0.045 yalign -0.004 
+        linear 0.045 yalign 0.004
+        linear 0.045 yalign -0.002 
+        linear 0.045 yalign 0.002
+        pause 0.5
+        easeout_cubic 0.8 yalign -0.3
+        easein_back 0.5 yalign -0.5
+
+    pause 5.5
 
-    show naomi sad flip:
-        parallel:
-            ease_cubic 0.8 xalign 0.1
-        parallel:
-            ease_cubic 0.8 yalign -0.4
-            ease_cubic 1.2 yalign -0.5
     "When I reach the curb I crumple into my knees."
+    pause 0.5
 
     "I can’t even focus on a single calamitous thought with so many firing through me."
+    pause 0.5
 
     "The thought of being away from Naser, of things just ending{cps=*.15}...{/cps}"
+    window hide
+    window auto
+    pause 0.5
+
+    stop ambient fadeout 2
+    scene black with Dissolve(1)
+    pause 1
 
     N "{b}*sob*{/b}"
+    pause 1
 
-    stop music fadeout 2.0
     "{cps=*0.05}...{/cps}"
-    scene black with fade
+    pause 0.5
 
     "{cps=*0.2}--Two Years Prior--{/cps}"
+    window hide
+    window auto
+    pause 0.5
 
     scene office spears
     show naomi unimpressed at sleft
     show spears neutral flip at sright:
         yalign 0.1
-    with fade
-    Sp "{cps=*.15}...{/cps} And lastly, here is your own desk to work at."
+    with Dissolve(1)
+    pause 0.5
+
+    Sp "{cps=*.15}...{/cps}And lastly, here is your own desk to work at."
 
     play sound "audio/effects/anonDeskSlam.ogg"
     "My principal slaps the top of an aged, yet official looking table furnished with a lamp and its own drawers." with vpunch
+    pause 0.5
 
     "Most students in any school would only ever be seated behind the regular ‘board on some sticks’ model, maybe one with a little cubbyhole built in for binders if the school were old enough."
+    show naomi considering with dissolve
 
     "But here I am, one of the lucky few{cps=*.15}...{/cps}"
+    show naomi neutral with dissolve
 
     show naomi: #salute
-        linear 0.12 yalign 0.09
-        easein_cubic 0.4 yalign 0.0
+        ease_cubic 0.3 yalign 0.1
 
     N "Thank you sir!"
 
+    show naomi: #salute
+        easein_cubic 0.4 yalign 0.0
+    pause 0.5
+    show naomi sad with dissolve
+
     "I should feel a lot more excited about winning the election, but{cps=*.20}...{/cps}"
+    pause 0.5
 
-    Sp "{cps=*.10}...{/cps} Naomi."
-
+    Sp "{cps=*.10}...{/cps}Naomi."
     show naomi shocked with dissolve
+
     "Uh oh, did he see me sulking?"
+    pause 0.5
 
     Sp "There may not have been many candidates, nor voters in deciding you should be the class president, but the fact remains that you won."
 
@@ -266,102 +384,145 @@ label chapter_x8:
     Sp "Don’t go underselling yourself."
 
     Sp "If you try, you can be good enough."
+    show naomi considering with dissolve
 
     N "{cps=*.20}...{/cps}"
-
+    pause 0.5
     show naomi neutral with dissolve
-    N "Thank you, Principal Spears. I’ll try."
 
+    N "Thank you, Principal Spears. I’ll try."
     show spears happy flip with dissolve
 
     show spears:
         ease_cubic 1.0 xalign 0.4
     "He gives me a warm smile and a pat on the shoulder and leaves to let me get acquainted with the new space."
 
-    hide spears with easeoutleft
+    show spears:
+        easeout_cubic 1 xalign -0.3
+    pause .4
+    hide spears with dissolve
+
     "Looks like there’s already a few forms to fill out{cps=*.15}...{/cps}"
+    pause 0.5
 
     "Oh? There’s a letter in here, too{cps=*.15}...{/cps}"
 
     ##fade in cg
     #this one music pops on purpose
     play music 'audio/OST/good faith.ogg' fadein 1.0
-    scene naomiletter with fade
+
+    scene naomiletter with Dissolve(1)
+    pause 0.5
+
     N "It’s addressed to me, specifically?"
+    pause 0.5
 
     "Oops, I said that out loud."
 
     "Good thing there’s nobody here{cps=*.20}...{/cps}"
 
     "But then what’s that drumming sound?"
+    pause 0.5
 
-    "Oh dear{w=0.5}, that’s my own feet."
+    "Oh dear, that’s my own feet."
+    pause 0.5
 
     "What am I getting so worked up over?"
 
     "It’s probably just a letter of congratulations."
 
     "Not that anyone other than Spears would even care about-"
+    pause 0.5
 
     "{cps=*.20}...{/cps}‘Dearest Naomi..’?"
+    pause 0.5
 
-    "Is this a joke?{w=0.5} Who would{cps=*.20}...{/cps}?"
+    "Is this a joke? Who would{cps=*.20}...{/cps}?"
+    pause 0.5
 
     "My eyes trace the paragraph multiple times before I realize I haven’t actually been reading it."
 
     "Then all of a sudden it all registers at once."
+    pause 0.5
 
     "There’s a loud squeal that echoes through the hallway."
     pause 0.5
+
     "Oh wait."
 
     "I cover my lips and I feel my entire face heat up."
 
     "That was me. I hope no one else heard that."
+    pause 0.5
 
     "But, but, but{cps=*.15}...{/cps}"
     pause 0.5
+
     "Naser is{cps=*.15}...{/cps}"
     pause 0.5
+
     "And I’m just{cps=*.10}...{/cps}"
+    pause 1
 
     "Wouldn’t people look at him funny?"
 
     "Wouldn’t they look at me funny?"
 
     "After all, I’m just so...{w=0.5} so{cps=*.25}...{/cps}"
+    pause 0.5
 
     Sp "{alpha=*0.6}{i}Don’t go underselling yourself.{/i}{/alpha}"
 
     Sp "{alpha=*0.6}{i}If you try, you can be good enough.{/i}{/alpha}"
+    pause 0.5
 
     N "{cps=*.15}...{/cps}"
+    pause 1
 
     "No, I can do this."
 
     "For our date!"
+    window hide
+    window auto
+    pause 0.5
 
     scene office spears
-    show naomi happy at scenter:
-        parallel:
-            ease_cubic 0.4 yalign 0.3
-            ease_cubic 0.5 yalign 0.0
+    show naomi happy:
+        yalign 0.0 xalign 0.1
+        block:
+            ease_cubic 0.5 xalign 0.075
+            ease_cubic 0.5 xalign 0.125
             repeat
-        parallel:
-            ease_cubic 1.6 xalign 0.6
-            ease_cubic 1.6 xalign 0.4
-            repeat
-    with fade
+    with Dissolve(1)
+
+    #scene office spears
+    #show naomi happy at scenter:
+    #    parallel:
+    #        ease_cubic 0.4 yalign 0.3
+    #        ease_cubic 0.5 yalign 0.0
+    #        repeat
+    #    parallel:
+    #        ease_cubic 1.6 xalign 0.6
+    #        ease_cubic 1.6 xalign 0.4
+    #        repeat
+    #with fade
 
     "I’ll go check out the library for romantic self-help books after school!"
+    show naomi:
+        easein_cubic 0.35 yalign 0.1
+        easeout_cubic 0.35 yalign 0.0
 
     "I’ll be the perfect girlfriend!"
+    window hide
+    window auto
+    pause 0.5
+
+    stop music fadeout 3
+    scene black with Dissolve(2)
+    pause 0.5
 
     "{cps=*.05}...{/cps}"
-
-    stop ambient fadeout 2.0
-    stop music fadeout 3.0
+    window hide
+    window auto
     pause 2
-    scene black with fade
-    pause 1
     return
diff --git a/game/script/x9-naomi-tribulations.rpy b/game/script/x9-naomi-tribulations.rpy
index 731a766..ed2842d 100644
--- a/game/script/x9-naomi-tribulations.rpy
+++ b/game/script/x9-naomi-tribulations.rpy
@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
 
 label chapter_x9:
 
-    window hide
-    window auto
+    stop music fadeout(3)
+    scene black with Dissolve(2)
+    pause 1
 
     #Naomi Arc Three
     play music 'audio/OST/you can_t sage here.ogg' fadein 2.0
     scene livingroomdayalt
-    show fang nonxmas pendant unimpressed at sleft
-    show naser sad flip at sright
-    with fade
+    show fang punimpressed flip at sright
+    show naser sad at sleft
+    with Dissolve(1)
+    pause 0.5
 
     "What the fuck just happened?"
 
@@ -18,242 +20,295 @@ label chapter_x9:
     "Now I’ve got a cripple brother looking more lost and confused than ever before."
 
     "And little miss ‘perfect life’ crying like a baby outside my house."
+    pause 0.5
 
-    show naser explanatory flip with dissolve
     Nas "M-maybe I{cps=*.20}...{/cps}{w=0.5} I should-"
+    show fang pangry flip with dissolve
 
-    show fang nonxmas pendant angry with dissolve
-    F "Naser for once in your life, do the smart thing and shut up!"
+    F "Naser for once in your life, do the smart thing{w=.5}{nw}"
+    show fang:
+        easein_back 0.5 xalign 0.9
+    show naser surprised:
+        easein_cubic 1 xalign -0.1
+
+    extend " and shut up!"
+
+    show naser sad with dissolve
+    pause 0.5
+    show fang psad flip with dissolve
 
-    show naser shocked flip with dissolve
-    show fang nonxmas pendant sad with dissolve
     "I wince as I see Naser recoil at my harsh words."
 
     "Can’t fall back into bad habits now."
-    show fang nonxmas pendant considering with dissolve
-    show naser sad flip with dissolve
-    "Think Lucy, Think! How do you unfuck this fuck-up?"
+    show fang pconsidering flip with dissolve
 
+    "Think Lucy, Think! How do you unfuck this fuck-up?"
     show fang:
-        xzoom -1.0
-        ease_cubic 1.2 xalign -0.8
-    show fang nonxmas pendant angry
+        easein_cubic 1 xalign 1.1
+    show fang neutral with dissolve
+
     "I look out the window and watch as Naomi continues wailing."
 
     "Even though I despise the idea, Naomi needs someone to be there for her and support her now more than ever."
 
     "With the thought of what I’m about to do, I realize just how much Anon had really done for me."
+    pause 0.5
 
     "But god damn it, I really don’t want to{cps=*.20}...{/cps}"
+
     show fang:
-        xzoom 1.0
-        ease_cubic 1.1 xalign -0.4
-    show fang nonxmas pendant unimpressed with dissolve
+        easein_cubic 1 xalign 1.0
+    show fang neutral flip with dissolve
     stop music fadeout 5.0
+
     "I turn back to face my brother, who looks like he wants to jump from our house’s roof."
+    pause 0.5
 
     F "I’m gonna go try and calm Naomi down."
 
     F "Stay here and finish cleaning."
+    pause 0.5
 
     "Naser nods and takes up the broom Naomi set aside, distracting himself by sweeping up the rest of the trash on the floor."
 
-    show naser sad flip:
-        ease_cubic 2.0 xalign 0.5
-        pause .8
-        block:
-            pause .4
-            ease_cubic 1.2 xalign 0.5
-            pause .2
-            ease_cubic 1.2 xalign 0.6
-            repeat
+    show naser:
+        pause .4
+        ease_cubic 1.2 xalign -0.05
+        pause .2
+        ease_cubic 1.2 xalign -0.15
+        repeat
+    show naser sad flip with dissolve
+    pause 0.5
 
     "Easy part done."
-
-    show fang nonxmas pendant neutral with dissolve:
-        xzoom -1.0
-    pause 1.0
-    hide fang with easeoutleft
+    pause 0.5
 
     "I take a calming sigh and walk out the door to the wailing idiot trying to wake up the whole neighborhood."
+    window hide
+    window auto
+    pause 0.25
 
+    show fang:
+        easeout_cubic 1 xalign 1.7
+    show fang nonxmas pendant neutral with dissolve
+    hide fang with dissolve
+
+    pause 1.0
+
+    scene black with Dissolve(1)
+    pause 0.5
+
+    play music 'audio/OST/good faith leadup piano.ogg' fadein 2.0
     scene home fang outside night
-    show naomi sad flip at sleft:
-        yalign -0.5
-    show fang nonxmas pendant neutral at sright:
-        xzoom -1.0
-    with fade
-    stop music fadeout 1.0
-    play ambient 'audio/OST/good faith leadup piano.ogg' fadein 3.0
-    F "So...{w=0.3}you...{w=0.3} okay?"
+    show naomi sad:
+        yalign -0.5 xalign 0.8
+    show fang nonxmas pendant neutral:
+        xalign 0.0
 
-    show naomi sad flip:
-        ease_cubic 0.2 yalign -0.45
+    #naomi sobbing motion
+    show naomi:
+        pause 1.0
+        easein_cubic 0.075 yalign -0.49
         ease_cubic 0.2 yalign -0.5
+        pause 3.0
+        easein_cubic 0.075 yalign -0.49
+        ease_cubic 0.4 yalign -0.5
+        pause 2
+        easein_cubic 0.075 yalign -0.49
+        ease_cubic 0.4 yalign -0.5
+        pause 3.0
+        easein_cubic 0.125 yalign -0.49
+        ease_cubic 0.3 yalign -0.5
+        repeat
+
+    with Dissolve(2)
+    pause 0.5
+
+    F "So{cps=*.1}...{/cps} you{cps=*.1}...{/cps} okay?"
+    pause 0.5
+
     "Naomi doesn't reply."
 
     # "Rather, she keeps on sobbing like her whole world is falling apart."
     "She only keeps crying like her whole world's falling apart."
+
     #naomi sobbing motion
-    show naomi sad flip:
-        ease_cubic 0.1 yalign -0.45
-        ease_cubic 0.4 yalign -0.48
-        ease_cubic 0.2 yalign -0.45
-        ease_cubic 0.2 yalign -0.48
+    show naomi:
         pause 1.0
-        ease_cubic 0.2 yalign -0.45
-        ease_cubic 0.3 yalign -0.5
-        pause 1.0
-        ease_cubic 0.1 yalign -0.45
-        ease_cubic 0.1 yalign -0.48
+        easein_cubic 0.075 yalign -0.49
+        ease_cubic 0.2 yalign -0.5
         pause 2.0
+        easein_cubic 0.075 yalign -0.49
+        ease_cubic 0.4 yalign -0.5
+        easein_cubic 0.075 yalign -0.49
+        ease_cubic 0.4 yalign -0.5
+        pause 1.0
+        easein_cubic 0.125 yalign -0.49
+        ease_cubic 0.3 yalign -0.5
         repeat
     show fang nonxmas pendant unimpressed with dissolve
     F "Naomi?{w=0.5} The fuck is wrong with you?"
 
-    show naomi sad flip:
-        ease_cubic 0.1 yalign -0.45
-        ease_cubic 0.4 yalign -0.48
-        ease_cubic 0.2 yalign -0.45
+    show naomi:
+        easein_cubic 0.075 yalign -0.49
+        ease_cubic 0.4 yalign -0.5
+        easein_cubic 0.075 yalign -0.49
         ease_cubic 0.2 yalign -0.5
         pause 1.0
-        ease_cubic 0.2 yalign -0.45
-        ease_cubic 0.3 yalign -0.48
-        ease_cubic 0.1 yalign -0.45
-        ease_cubic 0.1 yalign -0.48
+        easein_cubic 0.075 yalign -0.49
+        ease_cubic 0.3 yalign -0.5
+        easein_cubic 0.075 yalign -0.49
+        ease_cubic 0.1 yalign -0.5
         pause 0.5
         repeat
 
     "Somehow, her sobbing gets louder, to the point that I feel my ears start to ring. Any louder, and she’s going to give me tinnitus."
+    pause 0.5
+
+    show fang nonxmas pendant angry:
+        easein_back 0.75 xalign 0.15
 
-    show fang:
-        ease_cubic 0.23 xalign 0.45
-    show fang nonxmas pendant angry with dissolve
-    with vpunch
     F "NAOMI!{w=0.2} Get a FUCKING grip!"
 
-    show naomi sad at sleft with dissolve:
-        yalign -0.5
+    show naomi sad flip with dissolve:
+        easein_cubic 1 yalign -0.5
 
     "Naomi finally looks up to me with a tear-stained face."
+    pause 0.5
 
     N "A break{cps=*.20}...{/cps}{w=1.0} N-Naser s-said he{cps=*.20}...{/cps} {w=1.0}he wants to take a break!"
 
-    show fang nonxmas pendant angry with dissolve
+    show fang nonxmas pendant unimpressed with dissolve
     "I almost want to slap the bitch."
 
     "She’s putting on all the waterworks because Naser wants some time away from her?"
     pause 1.0
     F "{cps=*.20}...{/cps}And?"
+    window hide
+    window auto
 
-
-    show naomi angry with dissolve
     show naomi:
-        parallel:
-            ease_cubic 0.3 yalign 0.15
-            ease_cubic 0.3 yalign 0.08
-        parallel:
-            ease_cubic 0.6 xalign 0.37
-
-        block:
-            parallel:
-                ease_cubic 0.12 yalign 0.065
-                ease_cubic 0.12 yalign 0.055
-            parallel:
-                ease_cubic 0.14 xalign 0.39
-                ease_cubic 0.14 xalign 0.4
-            repeat
-
-    show fang:
-        pause .23
-        ease_cubic 0.33 xalign 0.85
-
+        easein_cubic 1 xalign 0.85
+        linear 0.045 xalign 0.849
+        linear 0.045 xalign 0.851
+        linear 0.045 xalign 0.848
+        linear 0.045 xalign 0.852
+        linear 0.045 xalign 0.846
+        linear 0.045 xalign 0.854
+        linear 0.045 xalign 0.846
+        linear 0.045 xalign 0.854
+        linear 0.045 xalign 0.848
+        linear 0.045 xalign 0.852
+        linear 0.045 xalign 0.849
+        linear 0.045 xalign 0.851
+        ease_back 1 yalign 0.0
+    show naomi angry flip with dissolve
 
+    pause 1.75
     "Naomi, who had still been lying on her knees up to this point, scowls at me with a face full of fire and fury before rising to her feet."
-
-    N "What do you mean {i}‘and’{/i}?"
     pause 0.5
 
-    N "Naser and I are the perfect couple!"
-
+    N "What do you mean {w=.3}{nw}"
     show naomi:
-        ease_cubic 0.132 xalign 0.39
-        ease_cubic 0.132 xalign 0.4
-        repeat
+        easein_back 0.5 xalign 0.8
+    extend "{i}‘and’{/i}?"
+
+    N "Naser and I are the perfect couple!"
 
     N "He is the perfect boyfriend!"
 
     N "And I am the perfect girlfriend!"
 
-    show naomi:
-        yalign 0.055
-        ease_cubic 0.13 xalign 0.392
-        ease_cubic 0.13 xalign 0.4
-        ease_cubic 0.18 xalign 0.395
-        ease_cubic 0.18 xalign 0.4
-        ease_cubic 0.28 xalign 0.397
-        ease_cubic 0.28 xalign 0.4
-        block:
-            ease_cubic 0.23 xalign 0.397
-            ease_cubic 0.23 xalign 0.4
-            repeat
-
     N "We’re supposed to have the perfect life together!"
 
     N "Wh-why does he want us to take a break in our relationship!?"
-
-    show naomi:
-        ease_cubic 0.5 xpos -0.55
-    pause 0.1
-    hide naomi with easeoutbottom
-    "Naomi buries her face in her hands and sits on the curbside. Thankfully, she doesn’t burst into more wails, which is at least an improvement."
-
-    "Shit.{w=0.5} Why am I the one who has to fix this mess?"
-
-    "I’m probably the least qualified person when it comes to relationships."
-
-    "Still{cps=*.20}...{/cps} {w=0.2}not like Naser’s going to be any better at this."
-
-    "Fuck{cps=*.20}...{/cps} {w=0.2}guess it really comes down to me{cps=*.20}...{/cps}"
-
     window hide
     window auto
+    pause 0.5
+
+    show naomi:
+        easein_cubic 1 xalign 0.85
+    show naomi unimpressed flip with dissolve
+    pause 1
+    show naomi sad flip with dissolve
+    pause 0.25
+    show naomi:
+        easeout_cubic 0.8 yalign -0.3
+        easein_back 0.5 yalign -0.5
+    show fang nonxmas pendant neutral with dissolve
+
+    "Naomi buries her face in her hands and sits on the curbside. Thankfully, she doesn’t burst into more wails, which is at least an improvement."
+    show fang nonxmas pendant considering with dissolve
+
+    "Shit. Why am I the one who has to fix this mess?"
+
+    "I’m probably the least qualified person when it comes to relationships."
+    show fang nonxmas pendant neutral with dissolve
+
+    "Still{cps=*.20}...{/cps} {w=0.2}not like Naser’s going to be any better at this."
+    pause 0.5
+
+    "Fuck{cps=*.20}...{/cps} {w=0.2}guess it really comes down to me{cps=*.20}...{/cps}"
+    pause 0.5
 
-    show naomifangcg with dissolve
-    play ambient1 ['<sync ambient>audio/OST/good faith leadup drums synth.ogg', 'audio/OST/good faith leadup drums synth.ogg'] fadein 5.0
     "I sit down next to Naomi on the curb."
+    window hide
+    window auto
+    pause 0.5
+
+    show fang behind naomi:
+        ease_cubic 1.5 xalign 0.25
+        easeout_cubic 0.8 yalign -0.3
+        easein_back 0.5 yalign -0.5
+
+    pause 0.5
+    show fang pneutral flip with dissolve
+
+    pause 0.5
+
+    play music1 ['<sync music>audio/OST/good faith leadup drums synth.ogg', 'audio/OST/good faith leadup drums synth.ogg'] fadein 5.0 #Damn this would've been helpful to know for ending 1
+    show naomifangcg with Dissolve(1)
+    pause 1
 
     "My presence makes her tense up, which also results in her shutting off the waterworks to at least appear more dignified."
+    pause 0.5
 
     F "So Naser wants to take a break."
+    pause 0.5
 
     F "Big fucking whoop!"
 
     F "It’s not the end of the world. It just means{cps=*.20}...{/cps} {w=0.5}you two have some things to think about{cps=*.20}...{/cps}"
+    pause 0.5
 
     "I know my words are directed at Naomi, but a part of me can’t help but feel they are also applicable to me."
 
     "After all{cps=*.20}...{/cps} {w=0.5}I’m still trying to figure out what’s really going to happen between Anon and myself{cps=*.20}...{/cps}"
+    pause 0.5
 
-    N "What is there to think about!?{w=0.3} Naser and I were supposed to be together!"
+    N "What is there to think about!? Naser and I were supposed to be together!"
 
     N "I was going to take care of him every day!"
 
     N "Cook dinner!{w=0.3} Clean the nest!{w=0.3} Romantic nights out!{w=0.3} Children running around the house!"
 
     N "What am I going to do now!?{w=0.3} I already told my parents that I’m moving out!{w=0.3} Where do I go!?{w=0.3} What do I even do!?"
+    pause 0.5
 
     "I find myself scowling at Naomi’s words{cps=*.20}...{/cps}"
     pause 0.5
+
     F "So, this is what all this shit’s about?"
 
     F "Your {i}‘perfect’{/i} little plan falling apart before your eyes?"
+    stop music1 fadeout 4.0
+    pause 0.5
 
-    stop ambient1 fadeout 4.0
     F "You haven’t really changed in the last year{cps=*.20}...{/cps}"
-
+    pause 0.5
 
     "Naomi's head snaps toward me, her eyes baleful and teary as she glares daggers at me."
+    pause 0.5
 
     N "E-excuse me!?"
 
@@ -262,10 +317,12 @@ label chapter_x9:
     F "You heard me."
 
     F "I mean you were, are - and if you keep this up, will be - a total fucking bitch ‘til the day your ass turns back to dust."
+    pause 0.5
 
     "Naomi’s brows furrow."
 
     "She grits her teeth so tightly that for a second, I think she’s going to make her gums bleed."
+    pause 0.5
 
     N "F-Fu-Fuck you, you{cps=*.20}...{/cps} {w=0.5}you discount-brand guitarist!"
 
@@ -274,16 +331,20 @@ label chapter_x9:
     N "Naser and I are a-absolutely perfect for each other! Not like with you and A-Anon!"
 
     "This asshole. She’s lucky I don’t have anything blunt I can use to beat the shit out of her."
+    pause 0.5
 
     "I cross my arms and give Naomi a flat look."
+    pause 0.5
 
     F "Perfect for one another? I’m not the one with a broken relationship after a single fucking night!"
 
     F "Me and Anon{cps=*.20}...{/cps} yeah, we fight, but we always come out of it stronger."
 
     F "We’re taking a break{cps=*.20}...{/cps} but that doesn’t mean our relationship’s over."
+    pause 0.5
 
     F "Unlike yours{cps=*.20}...{/cps}"
+    pause 0.5
 
     "At first, Naomi gives me a look of absolute rage."
 
@@ -291,9 +352,11 @@ label chapter_x9:
 
     "But that expression doesn’t last long as her eyes again fill with tears and her shoulders slump."
     pause 0.5
+
     N "Why{cps=*.20}...{/cps}?"
 
     F "Why what?"
+    pause 0.5
 
     N "Why talk to me?"
 
@@ -308,28 +371,37 @@ label chapter_x9:
     "I give Naomi a smug grin in an attempt to liven the mood a bit, but my attempt at humor goes completely unnoticed."
 
     "She only stares at me with absolute contempt."
+    pause 0.5
 
     "Naturally, I glare right back at the bitch."
+    pause 0.5
 
     "Still, seeing Naomi like she is now, a part of me can’t help but pity her."
 
     "At the back of my mind, I remember a certain memory."
 
     "One that I’ll always treasure:"
+    pause 0.5
 
     A "{alpha=0.5}{i}All that matters is her.{/i}{/alpha}"
-    play ambient1 ['<sync ambient>audio/OST/good faith leadup drums synth.ogg', 'audio/OST/good faith leadup drums synth.ogg'] fadein 5.0
+    pause 0.5
+    play music1 ['<sync music>audio/OST/good faith leadup drums synth.ogg', 'audio/OST/good faith leadup drums synth.ogg'] fadein 5.0
+
     "I sigh and let all my anger fade away."
 
     "Anger isn’t going to do anything right now."
+    pause 0.5
 
     F "I’m not here to kick your ass{cps=*.20}...{/cps} {w=0.5}even if you deserve a beating."
 
     F "I just{cps=*.20}...{/cps}"
+    pause 0.5
 
     "I look toward the window and see Naser still sweeping, his shoulders hunched and wings drooped."
+    pause 0.5
 
     "God damn it."
+    pause 0.5
 
     F "Naser’s kicking himself over this."
 
@@ -339,15 +411,18 @@ label chapter_x9:
 
     N "B-but-"
 
-    F "He worries.{w=0.5} He always worries."
+    F "He worries. He always worries."
 
-    F "Constantly.{w=0.5} Naser can’t help himself."
+    F "Constantly. Naser can’t help himself."
+    pause 0.5
 
     "It’s like my words are stabbing Naomi in the heart as she starts to shrink more and more."
+    pause 0.5
 
     F "I think it’s how he shows he cares."
 
     F "That he’s willing to take everyone’s issues and ignore his own."
+    pause 0.5
 
     N "I{cps=*.20}...{/cps} {w=0.5}but he said{cps=*.20}...{/cps}"
 
@@ -356,18 +431,22 @@ label chapter_x9:
     N "You had to have put him up to this! You! You-"
 
     N "You HOME WRECKER!"
+    pause 0.5
 
     "I can’t help but roll my eyes at her words."
+    pause 0.5
 
     F "God, you’re so fucking stupid."
 
     F "No, I didn’t put him up to this shit. Hell, I didn’t even tell him that Anon and I went on break!"
 
     F "Naser{cps=*.20}...{/cps} {w=0.5}did you actually TELL him how you set me and Anon up from the very start?"
+    pause 0.5
 
     "The dumb bitch blanches at that."
 
     "Nailed it."
+    pause 0.5
 
     F "That’s another thing about my brother, y’know{cps=*.20}...{/cps}"
 
@@ -377,108 +456,189 @@ label chapter_x9:
 
     N "T-then how do you know?!"
 
-    "Ha.{w=0.5} Called it."
+    "Ha. Called it."
+    pause 0.5
 
     F "You and your stupid plans."
 
     F "Would it kill you to just, I don’t fucking know, tell someone?"
+    pause 0.5
 
     "Naomi sags and whimpers."
+    pause 0.5
 
     N "I was going to move in with him."
 
     N "Go to the same college and graduate together."
 
     N "We would have a perfect life together{cps=*.20}...{/cps}"
+    pause 0.5
 
     "I facepalm at her words."
 
     "Perfect this. Perfect that."
-    stop ambient1 fadeout 5.0
+    pause 0.5
+    stop music1 fadeout 10.0
+    stop music fadeout 10.0
+    play ambient 'audio/effects/nightLoop.ogg' fadein 10
+
     "I can’t fucking stand Naomi’s bullshit anymore."
+    pause 0.5
 
     "I stand up and for once look down on the salmon-toned asshole."
-
     window hide
     window auto
+    pause 0.5
 
-    hide fang
     scene home fang outside night
-    with dissolve
+    show naomi sad flip:
+        yalign -0.5 xalign 0.8
+    show fang nonxmas pendant angry:
+        xalign 0.0 yalign -0.3
+        easein_cubic 1 yalign 0.0
+    with Dissolve(1)
 
-    show fang nonxmas pendant angry at sleft with easeinbottom:
-        xalign -0.2
     F "For fuck’s sake, get over yourself!"
 
     F "You’re. {w=0.5}Not. {w=0.5}Perfect!"
+    show naomi:
+        easein_cubic 1 xalign 0.85
+    show naomi shocked flip with dissolve
 
     N "E-excuse me!?"
 
-    show naomi angry flip at sright with easeinbottom:
-        xalign 1.2
-    "Naomi stands up, her previous sadness supplanted by anger."
-
     show naomi:
-        ease_cubic 0.4 xalign 1.0
+        parallel:
+            ease_back 1 yalign 0.0
+        parallel:
+            ease_cubic 1 xalign 0.8
+
+    show naomi angry flip with dissolve
+
+    "Naomi stands up, her previous sadness supplanted by anger."
+    pause 0.5
+
     N "I’ll have you know that I’ve dedicated my whole life to being as perfect as can be!"
 
     F "That’s complete bullshit, and you know it."
 
-    F "Before you and my brother started bumping uglies you were just some meek nerdy bitch."
+    F "Before you and my brother started bumping uglies, you were just some meek nerdy bitch."
 
     F "Mostly harmless."
 
     F "But then you became{cps=*.20}...{/cps} {w=0.2}whatever this is."
+    pause 0.5
 
     "I motion to her whole being."
-
     show fang:
-        ease_cubic 0.4 xalign 0.1
+        easein_cubic 0.75 xalign 0.1
+    pause 0.5
+
     F "You became a bossy, machiavellian perfectionist BITCH with plans on top of plans like you’re some kind of chessmaster!"
 
     F "You never actually cared about Naser in the first place, did you?"
 
     F "You only wanted him for the prestige it would bring you!"
+    window hide
+    window auto
+    show naomi:
+        easein_cubic 1.5 xalign 0.85
+    show naomi shocked flip with dissolve
+    pause 1
 
     show naomi:
-        ease_cubic 0.23 xalign 0.56
-    pause 0.22
-    play sound 'audio/effects/slapstickPunch.ogg'
-    show naomi:
-        ease_cubic 0.5 xalign 0.7
+        linear 0.045 xalign 0.849
+        linear 0.045 xalign 0.851
+        linear 0.045 xalign 0.849
+        linear 0.045 xalign 0.851
+        linear 0.045 xalign 0.848
+        linear 0.045 xalign 0.852
+        linear 0.045 xalign 0.848
+        linear 0.045 xalign 0.852
+        linear 0.045 xalign 0.847
+        linear 0.045 xalign 0.853
+        linear 0.045 xalign 0.847
+        linear 0.045 xalign 0.853
+        linear 0.045 xalign 0.846
+        linear 0.045 xalign 0.854
+        linear 0.045 xalign 0.846
+        linear 0.045 xalign 0.854
+        linear 0.045 xalign 0.846
+        linear 0.045 xalign 0.854
+        easeout_back 0.5 xalign 0.5
+        easein_cubic 0.75 xalign 0.6
+
+    show naomi angry flip with Dissolve(.25)
+    pause 0.56
+
+    play sound 'audio/effects/whoosh.ogg'
+    pause 0.25
+
+    play audio 'audio/effects/slapstickPunch.ogg'
     show fang:
-        ease_cubic 0.2 xalign 0.0
-        ease_cubic 0.3 xalign 0.1
-    with hpunch
+        easein_cubic 1 xalign -0.2
+    show fang nonxmas pendant surprised
 
-    "FUCK! Ow!"
+    window show Dissolve(0.00001)
+    window auto
+
+    #show naomi:
+    #    ease_cubic 0.23 xalign 0.56
+    #pause 0.22
+    #play sound 'audio/effects/slapstickPunch.ogg'
+    #show naomi:
+    #    ease_cubic 0.5 xalign 0.7
+    #show fang:
+    #    ease_cubic 0.2 xalign 0.0
+    #    ease_cubic 0.3 xalign 0.1
+    #with hpunch
+
+    "FUCK! Ow!" with hpunch
+    show fang pear cover with dissolve
 
     "I can feel a searing heat on my cheek."
+    pause 0.5
 
     "Surprised she had it in her."
+    pause 0.5
 
     show naomi:
-        ease_cubic 0.5 xalign 0.8
+        easein_cubic 1.5 xalign 0.8
+    pause 0.00001
+    show naomi unimpressed
+    show fang nonxmas pendant unimpressed
+    with dissolve
+
     "Naomi isn’t looking me in the eyes, but she’s huffing as she cradles her hand to her chest."
+    pause 0.5
 
     N "I LOVE Naser! He actually cared about a useless girl like me! So I had to become his perfect girlfriend!"
+    pause 0.5
 
     "I rub my cheek and do my best to keep my temper under control."
 
     "Though I want to, jumping on top of the bitch and beating the shit out of her is not the answer right now."
+    show fang nonxmas pendant angry with dissolve
 
     F "Does a ‘perfect girlfriend’ intentionally try to secretly manipulate her boyfriend’s family without even telling him?!"
+    show naomi:
+        easein_cubic 0.1 xalign 0.795
+        ease_cubic 0.2 xalign 0.8
+    show naomi shocked
+    pause 0.5
 
     "Naomi’s breath hitches."
-    show naomi:
-        ease_cubic 0.5 xalign 0.9
+    pause 0.5
 
     F "How do you think Naser would react to finding out what you did?"
+    pause 0.5
 
-    N "{cps=*.20}...{/cps} He{cps=*.20}{cps=*.20}...{/cps}{/cps}"
+    N "{cps=*.20}...{/cps}He{cps=*.20}{cps=*.20}...{/cps}{/cps}"
+    pause 0.5
 
     "Naomi shuts her mouth as fast as she opens it."
     show naomi considering flip with dissolve
+
     F "Probably wouldn’t like it, would he?"
 
     F "Aaron Fuckwingham was way too protective of my retarded ass to approve."
@@ -486,86 +646,111 @@ label chapter_x9:
     F "And he clearly did care about you, too."
 
     F "It wasn’t even that you didn’t care to know how Naser felt. You knew and actively disregarded that information."
-
-
+    pause 0.5
     show naomi sad flip with dissolve
+
     N "Shut up{cps=*.20}...{/cps}"
 
     F "No way, I’m-"
 
     N "I know already{cps=*.20}...{/cps}"
-
     show naomi sad with dissolve
+
     "The dumb bitch shifts her head to the side, trying to hide her eyes."
+    pause 0.5
 
     N "P-please, couldn’t y-you let me just{cps=*.20}...{/cps}{w=0.2} g-grovel h-here?"
+    show fang nonxmas pendant unimpressed with dissolve
 
     "Naomi’s words are coming out haphazardly. It’s clear that she’s having a hard time forming thoughts."
 
     "She’s already pretty fucked up. But she needs to hear what comes next, even if it hurts her."
+    window hide
+    window auto
+    pause 0.5
 
     show fang:
-        ease_cubic 0.5 xalign 0.6
+        ease_cubic 1.5 xalign 0.3
+    pause 1
+    play music1 'audio/OST/good faith leadup drums synth.ogg' fadein 2.0
+    stop ambient fadeout 10
+    pause 0.25
+
     F "You know what your problem is, Naomi?"
 
     F "You’ve stayed stuck in your own little world with your own little plans, thinking that everything you do is always going to turn out just like you planned."
 
     F "Well guess what? The world doesn’t revolve around you!"
+    show naomi considering with dissolve
 
-    show naomi considering flip with dissolve
     "Naomi raises an eyebrow at me at first."
 
     "She then grimaces before fixing me with a look that I can only describe as disgust."
-    show naomi sad flip with dissolve
+    show naomi sad with dissolve
+
     "Yet as the seconds tick by, Naomi’s expression changes."
-    play ambient1 ['<sync ambient>audio/OST/good faith leadup drums synth.ogg', 'audio/OST/good faith leadup drums synth.ogg'] fadein 5.0
+    play music ['<sync music1>audio/OST/good faith leadup piano.ogg', 'audio/OST/good faith leadup piano.ogg'] fadein 5.0
+
     "Her grimace slowly vanishes, replaced instead with a thousand-yard stare."
+    pause 0.5
 
     N "You’re{cps=*.20}...{/cps}"
     pause 0.5
+
     N "{cps=*.20}...{/cps}You’re right{cps=*.20}{cps=*.20}...{/cps}{/cps}"
 
     N "I{cps=*.20}...{/cps} {w=0.5}I haven’t changed one bit{cps=*.20}...{/cps}"
 
     show naomi:
-        ease_cubic 0.8 yalign -1.5
-    pause 0.2
-    hide naomi with dissolve
+        easeout_cubic 0.8 yalign -0.3
+        easein_back 0.5 yalign -0.5
+    pause 0.5
 
     "She grabs hold of her head and once more falls on her knees."
+    pause 0.5
 
     N "Ever since I{cps=*.20}...{/cps} {w=0.4}I stopped being a meek nerdy girl, I became obsessed with perfection{cps=*.20}...{/cps} {w=0.2}to the point that I{cps=*.20}...{/cps} I wound up becoming some kind of coral castellan."
 
-    N "Did I work hard to get there?{w=0.5} Yes."
+    N "Did I work hard to get there? Yes."
 
     N "Should I have worked so hard when it led to where I am today?"
+    pause 0.5
 
-    N "... I{cps=*.20}...{/cps} {w=0.5}I don’t know anymore{cps=*.20}...{/cps}"
+    N "{cps=*.20}...{/cps}I{cps=*.20}...{/cps} {w=0.5}I don’t know anymore{cps=*.20}...{/cps}"
+    pause 0.5
 
-    N "All I know is that{cps=*.20}...{/cps}{w=0.2} aside from your brother{cps=*.20}...{/cps} {w=0.5}nothing's ever really made me happy{cps=*.20}...{/cps}."
+    N "All I know is that{cps=*.20}...{/cps}{w=0.2} aside from your brother{cps=*.20}...{/cps} {w=0.5}nothing's ever really made me happy{cps=*.20}...{/cps}"
+    pause 1
 
     N "...Nothing{cps=*.20}...{/cps}"
+    pause 1
 
-    pause 0.5
+    "Against my better judgment, I kneel next to Naomi and put a hand on her shoulder."
     window hide
     window auto
-    hide fang with dissolve
-    hide naomifangcg blur
-    show naomifangcg
-    with dissolve
-    "Against my better judgment, I kneel next to Naomi and put a hand on her shoulder."
+    pause 0.5
+
+    show fang:
+        easeout_cubic 0.8 yalign -0.3
+        easein_back 0.5 yalign -0.5
+
+    show naomifangcg with Dissolve(1)
+    pause 0.5
 
     F "Hey, just because you’re a manipulative fucking bitch doesn’t mean that you haven’t done some good."
 
     F "I mean{cps=*.20}...{/cps} {w=0.2}you did bring me and Anon together."
 
     F "Also{cps=*.20}...{/cps} {w=0.2}you did make my brother happy{cps=*.20}...{/cps} {w=0.5}even if it was under your authoritarian thumb{cps=*.20}...{/cps}"
+    pause 0.5
 
     "I kinda feel sick saying that."
 
     "I shouldn’t be praising her manipulative bitchiness, but I can’t deny that Naser was genuinely happy being with Naomi."
+    pause 0.5
 
     "Even if most of that happiness was a side-effect and not a direct result of a healthy relationship{cps=*.20}...{/cps}"
+    pause 0.5
 
     F "Maybe{cps=*.20}...{/cps} {w=0.5}maybe a break is what you two need now more than ever."
 
@@ -574,42 +759,54 @@ label chapter_x9:
     F "Time away to contemplate what the two of you really mean for each other."
 
     F "Time to really figure out what the two of you mean to each other{cps=*.20}...{/cps}"
+    pause 0.5
 
     "Once again, though my words are meant for Naomi, a part of me can’t shake the fact that they’re applicable to me as well{cps=*.20}...{/cps}"
+    pause 0.5
 
     N "Y-you really think so?"
+    pause 0.5
 
     "I shrug my shoulders."
+    pause 0.5
 
     F "I don’t fucking know."
 
     F "Maybe this break’s what the two of you need to really start a new phase of your relationship."
 
     F "Or maybe this is it{cps=*.20}...{/cps} {w=0.2}and maybe you two will go your separate ways{cps=*.20}...{/cps}"
+    pause 0.5
 
     "I almost feel myself tearing up as I say those words."
 
     "I don’t want to admit it, but a part of me fears that my words may turn out to be prophetic in regard to Anon and Myself{cps=*.20}...{/cps}"
+    pause 0.5
 
     "Naomi is eerily quiet as she absorbs my words."
 
     "I keep my hand on her shoulder. I’m not entirely sure why though."
+    pause 0.5
 
     "Maybe as a sign of support?"
+    pause 0.5
 
     "The fuck did I know."
 
     "Still, being there for Naomi - even if most of me still hated the bitch - felt good{cps=*.20}...{/cps}"
+    pause 0.5
 
     N "So{cps=*.20}...{/cps} {w=0.5}What{cps=*.20}...{/cps} {w=0.5}What am I supposed to do now?"
+    pause 0.5
 
     "The question really struck me harder than it should have."
 
     "What was next?"
+    pause 0.5
 
     "I don’t know any proper answer."
 
     "But the one thing I can do is try to bury this hatchet with Naomi once and for all{cps=*.20}...{/cps}"
+    pause 0.5
 
     "So I spoke with Naomi. Truly spoke to her."
 
@@ -618,126 +815,176 @@ label chapter_x9:
     "Even though both our voices were already dry, we just kept letting it out for hours."
 
     "Every insult and begrudging compliment we’d ever thought of each other was put out to air."
+    pause 0.5
 
     "When we run out of words we just lay in silence."
 
     "I nearly drift off to sleep on the sidewalk when a car pulls up in front of us."
+    pause 0.5
 
     "Oh, Naomi must’ve called a taxi."
+    window hide
+    window auto
+    pause 0.5
+
+    stop music1 fadeout 4
+    scene black with Dissolve(1)
+    pause 0.5
+
+    #scene home fang outside night
+    #show naomi sad flip:
+    #    xalign 0.7
+    #    ease_cubic 0.8 xalign 0.5
+    #    pause .2
+    #    ease_cubic 0.8 xalign 0.3
+    #    pause .2
+    #    ease_cubic 0.8 xalign 0.15
+    #    pause .2
+    #    ease_cubic 0.8 xalign 0.0
+    #with fade
 
-    scene home fang outside night
-    show naomi sad flip:
-        xalign 0.7
-        ease_cubic 0.8 xalign 0.5
-        pause .2
-        ease_cubic 0.8 xalign 0.3
-        pause .2
-        ease_cubic 0.8 xalign 0.15
-        pause .2
-        ease_cubic 0.8 xalign 0.0
-    with fade
     "I crank one eyelid open and see Naomi hesitantly moving to get in the backseat."
+    pause 0.5
 
-    show naomi sad with dissolve:
-        xalign 0.0
+    #show naomi sad with dissolve:
+    #    xalign 0.0
     "She stops with her hand on the handle."
+    pause 0.5
 
     N "Fang?"
+    pause 0.5
 
     F "{cps=*.20}...{/cps}"
+    pause 0.5
 
     N "This is probably just me being deliriously exhausted, but{cps=*.20}...{/cps}"
 
     N "I{cps=*.20}...{/cps} {w=0.4}I enjoyed this talk we had."
 
     F "You better. Not everyday I pour out my soul to anyone that isn’t Anon."
+    #show naomi neutral with dissolve
 
-    show naomi neutral with dissolve
     "Naomi actually laughs at my humor this time."
+    pause 0.5
 
     "Progress{cps=*.20}...{/cps}"
+    pause 0.5
 
     N "Hanging out might not be so bad sometimes{cps=*.20}...{/cps}"
+    pause 0.5
 
     "She goes quiet. Before she can muddy up her thoughts with something else, she gets in the taxi."
+    pause 0.5
 
     N "See you around{cps=*.20}...{/cps}"
+    pause 0.5
+    #show naomi neutral flip with dissolve
+    #pause 0.1
+    #hide naomi with easeoutleft
 
-    show naomi neutral flip with dissolve
-    pause 0.1
-
-    hide naomi with easeoutleft
     "She shuts the door before I can say anything and is gone within seconds."
+    stop music fadeout 10.0
+    play ambient 'audio/effects/nightLoop.ogg' fadein 10
+    pause 0.5
 
     "Yeah, I can probably hang around with Naomi again{cps=*.20}...{/cps}"
+    pause 0.5
 
-    F "{cps=*.20}...{/cps}"
+    F "{cps=*.1}...{/cps}"
+    pause 1
 
-    F "{cps=*.20}......{/cps}"
+    F "{cps=*.1}......{/cps}"
+    pause 0.5
 
     "I need to get up from this curb."
-    stop ambient fadeout 5.0
-    stop ambient1 fadeout 5.0
-    show black with fade
+    window hide
+    window auto
+    pause 0.5
+
+    scene home fang outside night with Dissolve(1)
+    pause 0.5
 
     "A few of my feathers have bent and gotten stuck to the concrete from being pressed into it for so long."
 
     "The door was still unlocked, luckily."
+    window hide
+    window auto
+    pause 0.5
+
+    stop ambient fadeout 2
+    scene black with Dissolve(1)
+    pause 0.5
 
     scene home fang night
     show dimmer_lighter
     show dimmer_darker behind dimmer_lighter
     show dimmer_darker2 behind dimmer_darker
-    with fade
+    with Dissolve(1)
+    pause 0.5
 
     "Good thing I don’t live in Skin Row."
 
     "My place would probably be down to the foundations by now."
+    pause 0.5
 
     "{cps=*.20}...{/cps}"
+    pause 0.5
 
     "Dragging myself up the stairs, I remember Naomi and Naser didn’t even really get to say goodbye."
 
     "He took it about as well as I expected."
+    pause 0.5
 
     "Judging by the loud music coming from his room he’s still upset."
 
     "He’ll probably stop crying by the time he’s leaving in a few days."
+    window hide
+    window auto
+    pause 0.5
 
+    scene black with Dissolve(1)
+    pause 0.5
+
+    play music 'audio/OST/good faith.ogg' fadein 5.0
     scene fangroomfuture
     show dimmer_lighter
     show dimmer_darker behind dimmer_lighter
     show dimmer_darker2 behind dimmer_darker
-    show fang nonxmas pendant unimpressed behind dimmer_darker,dimmer_darker2 at scenter
-    with fade
-    play music 'audio/OST/good faith.ogg' fadein 5.0
+    #show fang nonxmas pendant unimpressed behind dimmer_darker,dimmer_darker2 at scenter
+    with Dissolve(1)
+    pause 0.5
+
     "I sigh into my pillow."
 
     "This shit is definitely not my style."
+    pause 0.5
 
     "When I turn over to the cool side of my pillow my fingertips brush against the corner of my phone."
+    pause 0.5
 
     "A break{cps=*.20}...{/cps}"
+    pause 0.5
     show fangphonevideocall call_ended_bg call_ended behind dimmer_lighter at scenter with easeinbottom:
         yalign -0.045
 
     "Before I can think otherwise, my fingers tap the number I’ve memorized by heart."
-
+    pause 0.5
     show fangphonevideocall bgnight anonsad with dissolve
 
     "It takes a few seconds but the screen changes to display Anon’s tired face, barely lit by his shitty phone’s screen."
-
     show fangphonevideocall bgnight anonconcerned with dissolve
 
     A "Lucy? It’s three in the morning{cps=*.20}...{/cps}"
 
     F "I know, but{cps=*.20}...{/cps}"
+    pause 0.5
 
     A "You okay?"
 
     F "Yes. I just wanted to see you."
 
     A "Hm{cps=*.20}...{/cps}"
+    pause 0.5
 
     F "Anon, I know we’re on break."
 
@@ -748,6 +995,7 @@ label chapter_x9:
     unknown "Oi! Shut the fuck up I’m trying to sleep!"
     show fangphonevideocall bgnight anonneutral with dissolve
     pause 0.5
+
     A "Damn it."
 
     A "If I could I would-"
@@ -757,8 +1005,9 @@ label chapter_x9:
     A "What?"
 
     F "When. Is. Your. Next. Break?"
+    pause 0.5
 
-    A "Err, a couple months?{w=0.5} July I think?"
+    A "Err, a couple months? July I think?"
 
     F "Text me the date."
 
@@ -769,14 +1018,14 @@ label chapter_x9:
     F "If you can’t come see me then I’ll just visit."
 
     unknown "ANON I SWEAR TO GOD!"
-
     show fangphonevideocall bgnight anonangry with dissolve
-    with vpunch
+
     A "EAT A PLATE OF PENISES YOU COPPER PRICK!"
+    pause 0.5
 
     "I can see his face start to turn pink."
-
     show fangphonevideocall bgnight anonneutral with dissolve
+
     A "R-right! Yeah, I’ll give you the date and address."
 
     F "You better!"
@@ -786,8 +1035,9 @@ label chapter_x9:
     F "Good night Anon."
 
     A "Night Lucy."
-
     window hide
+    window auto
+    pause 0.5
 
     show fangphonevideocall call_ended_bg call_ended with dissolve
     pause 3.0
@@ -795,24 +1045,29 @@ label chapter_x9:
     show fangphonevideocall call_ended_bg_black call_ended_poff behind dimmer_darker2
     hide dimmer_lighter
     with dissolve
-    pause 0.5
-
-    window auto
+    pause 1
 
     hide fangphonevideocall with easeoutbottom
+    pause 0.5
+
     "My screen fades to black and drops down onto my sheets."
-    show fang nonxmas pendant happy behind dimmer_darker2 at scenter
+    pause 0.5
+
     F "I love you."
+    pause 0.5
 
     "It’s just a break after all."
+    window hide
+    window auto
+    pause 0.5
+
+    stop music fadeout 3.0
+    scene black with Dissolve(1)
+    pause 1
 
     "{cps=*.20}...{/cps}"
-
     window hide
+    window auto
+    pause 2
 
-    stop ambient fadeout 2.0
-    stop music fadeout 3.0
-    pause 3
-    scene black with fade
-    pause 1
     return