var shop_name = global.shop_name;
if (action[message_current] != "Override")
{
    script_execute(scr_controls_text);
    if (key_revert_pressed)
    {
        characters = message_length;
        message_draw = string_copy(message[message_current], 0, characters);
        if (shop_name == "Hotel Shop")
            message_draw_alt = string_copy(message_alt[message_current], 0, characters);
    }
    if (characters < message_length)
    {
        if (counter == 0)
        {
            script_execute(scr_text_increase);
            if (shop_name == "Hotel Shop")
            {
                message_draw_alt = string_copy(message_alt[message_current], 0, characters);
                var message_alt_length = string_length(message_alt[message_current]);
                var message_og_length = string_length(message[message_current]);
                if (message_alt_length > message_og_length)
                    current_char = string_char_at(message_draw_alt, characters);
            }
            script_execute(talk_script[message_current]);
        }
        else
        {
            can_talk = false;
        }
    }
    else
    {
        can_talk = false;
        if (key_select_pressed)
        {
            if (message_current < message_end)
            {
                message_current += 1;
                message_length = string_length(message[message_current]);
                characters = 0;
                message_draw = "";
                if (shop_name == "Hotel Shop")
                {
                    var message_alt_length = string_length(message_alt[message_current]);
                    if (message_alt_length > message_length)
                        message_length = message_alt_length;
                    message_draw_alt = "";
                }
            }
        }
    }
    script_execute(scr_text_counter);
}