if (global.dialogue_open == false)
{
    if instance_exists(obj_pl)
        obj_pl.alarm[0] = 1
    if (draw_alpha > 0)
        draw_alpha -= 0.2
    else
        instance_destroy()
    return;
}
var MSG_ADVANCE = false
var message_length = string_length(message[message_current])
if (message_reset == true)
{
    message_reset = false
    message = 0
    event_perform(ev_create, 0)
    return;
}
if (keyboard_multicheck_pressed(1) && skippable == true)
    cutoff = message_length
if (cutoff < message_length)
{
    if (counter == 0)
    {
        cutoff += 1
        message_length = string_length(message[message_current])
        if (cutoff < message_length && (cutoff % 1) == 0)
        {
            switch string_char_at(message[message_current], cutoff)
            {
                case " ":
                case ".":
                    break
                default:
                    audio_play_sound(sndfnt, 1, false)
                    break
            }

        }
    }
}
else if (keyboard_multicheck_pressed(0) && skippable == true)
{
    if (choice == false)
        MSG_ADVANCE = true
}
if (message_timer > -1 && cutoff == message_length)
{
    if (mT == -1)
        mT = message_timer
    if (mT > 0)
        mT -= 1
    else if (mT == 0)
    {
        mT = -1
        MSG_ADVANCE = true
    }
}
scr_text_counter_custom(0.2)
script_execute(gml_Script_scr_text_choices)
if (MSG_ADVANCE || force_skip)
{
    if ((message_current + 1) < array_length_1d(message))
    {
        message_current += 1
        cutoff = 0
    }
    else
        global.dialogue_open = false
    force_skip = false
}