if (dialogue_mode) {
	if (text_advance_ready == TEXT_LOADING && !ds_queue_empty(name_test) && !ds_queue_empty(name_test) && !ds_queue_empty(active_test) && !ds_queue_empty(emote_test)) {
		text_advance_ready = TEXT_TYPING;
		actor_left = ds_queue_dequeue(name_test);
		actor_left_emote = ds_queue_dequeue(emote_test);
		switch ( actor_left_emote ) {
			case 0:
				actor_left_sprite = asset_get_index( "spr_" + string_lower(actor_left) + "_0_neutral" );
				break;
			case 1:
				actor_left_sprite = asset_get_index( "spr_" + string_lower(actor_left) + "_1_happy" );
				break;
			case 2:
				actor_left_sprite = asset_get_index( "spr_" + string_lower(actor_left) + "_2_sad" );
				break;
			case 3:
				actor_left_sprite = asset_get_index( "spr_" + string_lower(actor_left) + "_3_confused" );
				break;
			case 4:
				actor_left_sprite = asset_get_index( "spr_" + string_lower(actor_left) + "_4_angry" );
				break;
			case 5:
				actor_left_sprite = asset_get_index( "spr_" + string_lower(actor_left) + "_5_ouch" );
				break;
			default:
				actor_left_sprite = -1;
				break;
		}
		
		actor_right = "";
		if (!ds_queue_empty(name_test) && !ds_queue_empty(emote_test)) {
			actor_right = ds_queue_dequeue(name_test);
			actor_right_emote = ds_queue_dequeue(emote_test);
			switch ( actor_right_emote ) {
				case 0:
					actor_right_sprite = asset_get_index( "spr_" + string_lower(actor_right) + "_0_neutral" );
					break;
				case 1:
					actor_right_sprite = asset_get_index( "spr_" + string_lower(actor_right) + "_1_happy" );
					break;
				case 2:
					actor_right_sprite = asset_get_index( "spr_" + string_lower(actor_right) + "_2_sad" );
					break;
				case 3:
					actor_right_sprite = asset_get_index( "spr_" + string_lower(actor_right) + "_3_confused" );
					break;
				case 4:
					actor_right_sprite = asset_get_index( "spr_" + string_lower(actor_right) + "_4_angry" );
					break;
				case 5:
					actor_right_sprite = asset_get_index( "spr_" + string_lower(actor_right) + "_5_ouch" );
					break;
				default:
					actor_right_sprite = -1;
					break;
			}
		}
		textload = ds_queue_dequeue(text_test);
		texttarget = string_replace_all(textload, "#", "\n" );
		textspew = "";
		spewlength = 1;
		last_active = ds_queue_dequeue(active_test);
	} 
	
	if (text_advance_ready == TEXT_TYPING ) {
		textspew += string_char_at(texttarget, spewlength);
		audio_play_sound( snd_typewriter, 0, false );
		spewlength++;
		if (keyboard_check_pressed( ord("Z") ) ) {
			textspew = texttarget;
			keyboard_clear(ord("Z"));
		}
		if (textspew == texttarget) {
			text_advance_ready = TEXT_READY;
		}
	}
	
	if (text_advance_ready == TEXT_READY) {
		if (keyboard_check_pressed( ord("Z") ) ) {
			text_advance_ready = TEXT_LOADING;
			if (ds_queue_empty(name_test) || ds_queue_empty(text_test) || ds_queue_empty(active_test) || ds_queue_empty(emote_test)) {
				dialogue_mode = false;
			}
		}
	}
	
}