event_inherited()
if (interact == true)
    is_active = true
if (npc_flag == 3 && sprite_index != spr_npc_marlyn_asleep)
    sprite_index = spr_npc_marlyn_asleep
if (is_active == true)
{
    scr_text()
    switch npc_flag
    {
        case 0:
            with (msg)
            {
                ch_msg = 3
                ch[1] = "Yes"
                ch[2] = "No"
                talker[0] = other.object_index
                message[0] = "* Haha... hah..."
                message[1] = "* The doc just replaced one of my#  pincers."
                message[2] = "* I feel funny... haha... I feel#  HILARIOUS!"
                message[3] = "* Wanna hear a joke?"
                if (outcome == 1)
                {
                    message[4] = "* OK, so there's this stone#  pillar, right?"
                    message[5] = "* It ain't your everyday pillar,#  though. This one has a drawing#  of a cat on it."
                    message[6] = "* So... haha... does that make it#  a CATerpillar? HAHA!!"
                    message[7] = "* Man, I'm good!"
                }
                if (outcome == 2)
                    message[4] = "* Bug off then, haha hah..."
            }
            if (!global.dialogue_open)
                npc_flag++
            break
        case 1:
            with (msg)
            {
                talker[0] = other.object_index
                message[0] = "* Haha... I'm a bed bug. Get it?#  Cause I'm in bed."
                message[1] = "* I can see you holding back a#  smile, hah..."
            }
            npc_flag++
            break
        case 2:
            with (msg)
            {
                talker[0] = other.object_index
                message[0] = "* Hold on, I need to think of#  more material."
                message[1] = "* In fact I'm getting... a#  little...."
            }
            if (!global.dialogue_open)
            {
                npc_flag++
                sprite_index = spr_npc_marlyn_asleep
            }
            break
        case 3:
            with (msg)
                message[0] = "* ZzzzzzzZZZZ"
            break
    }

}
if (is_active == true && (!global.dialogue_open))
    is_active = false