if live_call()
    return global.live_result;
if (!fade_out)
    image_alpha += 0.15
else
{
    image_alpha -= 0.15
    if (image_alpha < 0)
        instance_destroy()
}
for (var i = 0; i < pellet_count; i++)
{
    if instance_exists(pellet[i])
    {
        pellet[i].direction += pellet_speed
        pellet[i].x = x + (lengthdir_x(pellet_dist, pellet[i].direction))
        pellet[i].y = y + (lengthdir_y(pellet_dist, pellet[i].direction))
        pellet[i].image_alpha = other.image_alpha
    }
}
if (pellet_dist > (pellet_dist_default + 0.1))
    pellet_dist = lerp(pellet_dist, pellet_dist_default, 0.15)