if (global.dialogue_open == false)
{
    if (draw_alpha > 0.1)
        draw_alpha = lerp(draw_alpha, 0, 0.25)
    else
        instance_destroy()
    return;
}
message_length = string_length(message[message_current])
message_end = array_length(message) - 1
if (keyboard_multicheck_pressed(1) && skippable == true)
{
    characters = message_length
    message_draw = string_copy(message[message_current], 0, characters)
    current_char = string_char_at(message_draw, characters)
}
if (characters < message_length && counter == 0)
{
    characters += increase
    if (characters > message_length)
        characters = message_length
    message_draw = string_copy(message[message_current], 0, characters)
    current_char = string_char_at(message_draw, characters)
    if (current_char != " ")
        audio_play_sound(soundfont, 20, false)
}
else if (characters >= message_length && increase_message_count == false && keep_on_screen == false)
{
    if (skippable == false && (!alarm[0]))
        alarm[0] = auto_advance_timer
    else if (keyboard_multicheck_pressed(0) && skippable == true)
        increase_message_count = true
}
if (increase_message_count == true)
{
    if (message_current < message_end)
    {
        message_current += 1
        message_length = string_length(message[message_current])
        characters = 0
        message_draw = ""
        counter = 0
        increase_message_count = false
    }
    else
        global.dialogue_open = false
}
if (characters > 0 && characters < message_length)
{
    current_char = string_char_at(message_draw, characters)
    if (current_char == "." || current_char == ",")
        counter_max = 5
    else
        counter_max = 1
    counter += 1
    if (counter >= counter_max)
        counter = 0
}