if (sb_con == 1)
{
    if (update_word)
    {
        update_word = false;
        sb_word_previous = sb_word_current;
        if (!noelle_lose)
        {
            while (sb_word_current == sb_word_previous)
                sb_word_current = sb_word[random_range(0, 5)];
        }
        else
        {
            sb_word_current = stringsetloc("DECEMBER", "obj_ch2_scene19c_spelling_bee_slash_Step_0_gml_21_0");
        }
        wb_word_length = string_length(sb_word_current) + 1;
        sb_noelle = "";
        sb_berdly = "";
        noelle_index = 0;
        berdly_index = 0;
        text_alpha = 1;
        if (!noelle_lose)
            alarm[0] = 30;
        alarm[1] = 30;
    }
    if (noelle_spell)
    {
        noelle_spell = false;
        alarm[0] = random_range(5, 10);
    }
    if (berdly_spell)
    {
        berdly_spell = false;
        alarm[1] = noelle_lose ? 15 : random_range(10, 15);
    }
    if (noelle_finish && berdly_finish)
    {
        if (text_alpha > 0)
        {
            text_alpha -= 0.05;
        }
        else
        {
            noelle_finish = false;
            berdly_finish = false;
            alarm[2] = noelle_lose ? 60 : 30;
        }
    }
    if (noelle_lose && berdly_finish)
    {
        if (text_alpha > 0)
        {
            text_alpha -= 0.05;
        }
        else
        {
            berdly_finish = false;
            sb_con = 99;
            if (i_ex(obj_ch2_scene19c))
            {
                with (obj_ch2_scene19c)
                    con = 25;
            }
        }
    }
}
if (berdly_smart)
{
    if (berdly_show_word)
    {
        berdly_show_word = false;
        berdly_word_previous = berdly_word_current;
        while (berdly_word_current == berdly_word_previous)
            berdly_word_current = sb_word[random_range(0, 5)];
        berdly_word_count++;
        var x_pos = ((berdly_word_count % 2) == 1) ? 180 : 400;
        var word = instance_create(camerax() + x_pos, cameray() + 150 + choose(20, 60, 80, 100), obj_ch2_scene19c_berdly_smart_word);
        word.berdly_word = berdly_word_current;
        alarm[3] = 15;
    }
}