if (y > (gt_maxy() + 40))
{
    image_alpha -= 0.2;
    platterPlate.image_alpha = image_alpha;
    platterLid.image_alpha = image_alpha;
    if (image_alpha <= 0)
    {
        instance_destroy();
        instance_destroy(platterPlate);
        instance_destroy(platterLid);
    }
}
else if (image_alpha < 1)
{
    image_alpha += 0.2;
    platterPlate.image_alpha = image_alpha;
    platterLid.image_alpha = image_alpha;
}
if (colorTimer < 0 || image_alpha < 1)
    return targetColor == startColor;
if (colorTimer <= 20)
    targetColor = merge_color(c_white, startColor, colorTimer / 20);
platterPlate.image_blend = targetColor;
platterLid.image_blend = targetColor;
colorTimer--;