if (colorTimer < 0)
    return targetColor == startColor;
if (colorTimer <= 20)
    targetColor = merge_color(c_white, startColor, colorTimer / 20);
platterPlate.image_blend = targetColor;
platterLid.image_blend = targetColor;
colorTimer--;
if (image_alpha < 1)
{
    image_alpha += 0.2;
    platterPlate.image_alpha = image_alpha;
    platterLid.image_alpha = image_alpha;
}