event_inherited()
if (interact && (!can_talk))
{
    can_talk = true
    is_talking = 1
    scr_text()
}
if can_talk
{
    switch npc_flag
    {
        case 0:
            with (msg)
            {
                message[0] = "* One day, I'm gonna travel down#  this belt myself.	"
                message[1] = "* I wanna see where it leads!"
                ch_msg = 1
                ch[1] = "Bad idea"
                ch[2] = "Do it!"
                if (outcome == 1)
                {
                    message[2] = "* You think that's dangerous? "
                    message[3] = "* I've got a hardhat, don't I?"
                    message[4] = "* Come on, you'll never have any#  fun if you're uptight all the#  time!"
                    other.can_talk = false
                    other.npc_flag++
                }
                if (outcome == 2)
                {
                    message[2] = "* I'll have to wait until the#  shift's over."
                    message[3] = "* Thanks for the confidence#  boost!"
                    other.can_talk = false
                    other.npc_flag++
                }
            }
            break
        case 1:
            with (msg)
            {
                message[0] = "* I gotta say, sorting through#  the same gemstones every day is#  getting old.	"
                message[1] = "* I bet the Surface has a ton#  we've never heard about!	"
                message[2] = "* Ironic that the first thing I#  wanna do when we're free is#  explore more caves, haha!"
            }
            can_talk = false
            npc_flag++
            break
        case 2:
            with (msg)
                message[0] = "* Welp, gotta get back to it!"
            can_talk = false
            break
    }

}