event_inherited()
if interact
{
    scr_text()
    switch npc_flag
    {
        case 0:
            with (msg)
            {
                portrait = false
                sndfnt = 99
                talker[0] = other
                message[0] = "* Look who it is!"
                message[1] = "* Didn't think I'd see you back#  here before the boss."
                message[2] = "* He left on business..."
                message[3] = "* That's all..."
                message[4] = "* Yeah..."
            }
            npc_flag = 1
            break
        case 1:
            with (msg)
            {
                portrait = false
                sndfnt = 99
                talker[0] = other
                message[0] = "* Aight, I'll spill, you've#  convinced me."
                message[1] = "* There's a fella who likes to#  loiter ‘round here. You#  might've seen ‘em."
                message[2] = "* Yeeaah well, we got history."
                message[3] = "* While back, he set up a shop.#  On OUR turf."
                message[4] = "* The boss was STEAMIN'. Real#  peeved off, ya know?"
                message[5] = "* But Rephil, bein' the upsittin'#  citizen he is, thought#  it best to strike a deal."
                message[6] = "* If the fella were to pay us a#  mortgage, we wouldn't kick him#  to the cold."
                message[7] = "* Sounds fair, right?"
                message[8] = "* Well, his little venture#  didn't go so well."
                message[9] = "* His end of the deal wasn't#  exactly kept up, so Rephil did#  what had to be done."
                message[10] = "* ...What? You don't like our#  methods?"
                message[11] = "* Hey, don't spend money you#  don't have. All's I'm sayin'."
            }
            npc_flag = 2
            break
        case 2:
            with (msg)
            {
                portrait = false
                sndfnt = 99
                talker[0] = other
                message[0] = "* Yeah yeah, there's more to the#  story."
                message[1] = "* So the guy still owes us big#  time, right?"
                message[2] = "* Well we kept an eye on him for#  a while as he tried these#  “pop-up shop” things."
                message[3] = "* It was quiet. Peaceful, even.#  Until recently..."
                message[4] = "* He seemed to be in a hurry.#  Briefcase all packed and such."
                message[5] = "* The boss was MIGHTY#  suspicious, so we set a game up#  for him."
                message[6] = "* The ball was summoned and the#  stakes were high."
                message[7] = "* Suddenly he shouts “LOOK! IT'S#  A BIRD!” and we turn around#  QUICK."
                message[8] = "* Turns out there actually was a#  bird and it was sick."
                message[9] = "* BUT! "
                message[10] = "* In that moment, he STOLE our#  Orange Ball (limited edition)#  and ran!"
                message[11] = "* By the time Rephil noticed,#  the fella was long gone."
                message[12] = "* Ohhh Rephil was PIPIN' mad!#  Understandably."
                message[13] = "* So that's about where we are#  now."
                message[14] = "* The whole thing has been a#  frickin' pain."
            }
            npc_flag = 3
            break
        case 3:
            with (msg)
            {
                portrait = false
                sndfnt = 99
                talker[0] = other
                message[0] = string("* I'd be off searchin' with the#  boss but {0} gets lonely#  easily.", global.fun_swig_name)
                message[1] = "* What's that classic saying? Oh#  yeah:"
                message[2] = "* \"A Shuffler never leaves a#  Shuffler behind.\""
                message[3] = "* That's like, rule 5."
                message[4] = "* Wait... "
                message[5] = "* The boss broke rule 5!"
                message[6] = "* What the hell!"
            }
            break
    }

}