if (con < 0)
    exit;
if (con == 10 && !d_ex() && global.interact == 0)
{
    con = 15;
    global.interact = 1;
    global.msc = -99;
    global.choice = -1;
    global.choicemsg = [stringsetloc("What manner#of business#is this", "obj_room_castle_front_race_slash_Step_0_gml_15_0"), stringsetloc("#Carry on", "obj_room_castle_front_race_slash_Step_0_gml_16_0"), stringset(""), stringset("")];
    scr_speaker("no_name");
    msgsetloc(0, "* ..^1. hey^1, boss^1. You're home early./", "obj_room_castle_front_race_slash_Step_0_gml_22_0");
    msgnext("\\C2");
    var d = d_make();
}
if (con == 15 && global.choice != -1)
{
    con = 100;
    if (global.choice == 0)
    {
        k_d(3);
        if (_pippins_con[0] == 0)
        {
            scr_speaker("no_name");
            msgsetloc(0, "* Uhhh..^1. you know^1. That Susie-type crap^1. For helping her^1. Legally./", "obj_room_castle_front_race_slash_Step_0_gml_38_0");
            msgnextloc("* Y'know^1? That hoof girl and stuff^1? We're^1, uh.../", "obj_room_castle_front_race_slash_Step_0_gml_39_0");
            msgnextloc("* Y'know^1, what if we wanted to raise her stats./", "obj_room_castle_front_race_slash_Step_0_gml_40_0");
            msgnextloc("* Make her stronger./", "obj_room_castle_front_race_slash_Step_0_gml_41_0");
            msgnextloc("* Have her run around a racetrack^1. Beat other girls in a race./", "obj_room_castle_front_race_slash_Step_0_gml_42_0");
            msgnextloc("* Damn^1, that could make a lot of carrots.../%", "obj_room_castle_front_race_slash_Step_0_gml_43_0");
            var d = d_make();
        }
        else
        {
            scr_speaker("no_name");
            msgsetloc(0, "* Got any other deer girls^1, boss^1? We gotta have competition./", "obj_room_castle_front_race_slash_Step_0_gml_48_0");
            msgnextloc("* ..^1. maybe we could glue something to Ralsei's head?/%", "obj_room_castle_front_race_slash_Step_0_gml_49_0");
            var d = d_make();
        }
        _pippins_con[0]++;
    }
    else
    {
        k_d(3);
        if (_pippins_con[1] == 0)
        {
            scr_speaker("no_name");
            msgsetloc(0, "* That dead crap that birds eat^1, boss^1? ..^1. you got it./%", "obj_room_castle_front_race_slash_Step_0_gml_61_0");
            var d = d_make();
        }
        else
        {
            scr_speaker("no_name");
            msgsetloc(0, "* You don't got any POINTs..^1. right^1? Move along./%", "obj_room_castle_front_race_slash_Step_0_gml_66_0");
            var d = d_make();
        }
        _pippins_con[1]++;
    }
}
if (con == 30 && !d_ex() && global.interact == 0)
{
    con = 100;
    global.interact = 1;
    scr_speaker("no_name");
    msgsetloc(0, "* Go^1, Winglade^1! Win us the race of familiars!/%", "obj_room_castle_front_race_slash_Step_0_gml_82_0");
    var d = d_make();
}
if (con == 35 && !d_ex() && global.interact == 0)
{
    con = 100;
    global.interact = 1;
    scr_speaker("no_name");
    msgsetloc(0, "* My secret as a trainer^1? I only raised its WIT and GUTs stat.../", "obj_room_castle_front_race_slash_Step_0_gml_92_0");
    msgnextloc("* ..^1. by having it bounce around randomly until it touched carrots./%", "obj_room_castle_front_race_slash_Step_0_gml_93_0");
    var d = d_make();
}
if (con == 100 && !d_ex())
{
    con = -1;
    global.interact = 0;
    npc_animate = false;
    npc_animate_target = -4;
    with (_pippins_marker)
    {
        image_speed = 0;
        image_index = 0;
    }
}
if (npc_animate)
{
    if (i_ex(obj_writer))
    {
        if (global.typer == 6)
        {
            if (obj_writer.halt >= 1)
            {
                with (npc_animate_target)
                {
                    image_speed = 0;
                    image_index = 0;
                }
            }
            else
            {
                with (npc_animate_target)
                    image_speed = 0.2;
            }
        }
        else
        {
            with (npc_animate_target)
            {
                image_speed = 0;
                image_index = 0;
            }
        }
    }
}