things are coming together Tons of stuff left to do tho

.vscode/launch.json

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+{
+    // Use IntelliSense to learn about possible attributes.
+    // Hover to view descriptions of existing attributes.
+    // For more information, visit: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
+    "version": "0.2.0",
+    "configurations": [
+        {
+            "name": "Pure Lua",
+            "type": "lua",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "projectDir": "${workspaceRoot}",
+            "clientIndex": "1",
+            "program": "${workspaceRoot}/test.lua",
+            "luaexe": "C:/Program Files (x86)/Lua/5.1/lua.exe"
+        },
+        {
+            "name": "SimpleLua 2",
+            "type": "lua",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "projectDir": "${workspaceRoot}",
+            "clientIndex": "2"
+        },
+        {
+            "name": "SimpleLua 3",
+            "type": "lua",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "projectDir": "${workspaceRoot}",
+            "clientIndex": "3"
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "lua",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "name": "Launch",
+            "projectDir": "${workspaceRoot}",
+            "program": "./love.exe",
+        }
+    ]
+}

.vscode/settings.json

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+    "files.exclude": {
+        "**/.classpath": true,
+        "**/.project": true,
+        "**/.settings": true,
+        "**/.factorypath": true
+    }
+}

Visual Novel/VNCore.lua

@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+return {
+    init = function(frame, parseManager, multi)
+        frame.Visibility = 0
+        local workspace = frame:newImageLabel(nil,"Workspace", 0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1)
+        workspace.Color = Color.Green
+        local HUD = frame:newFullFrame("HUD")
+        local go = false
+        HUD.Visibility = 0
+        local handle = parseManager:load("init.dms")
+        handle:define{
+            sleep = thread.sleep
+        }
+        local chat = HUD:newTextLabel("","",0,0,0,0,.5/40,31/40,39/40,1/5)
+        local name = chat:newTextLabel("Name","Name",0,0,80,0,0,-1.165/5,0,1/5)
+        name.Visible = false
+        name:fitFont()
+        name:widthToTextSize()
+        name:setRoundness(6,6,180)
+        local disp = chat:newTextLabel("","",15/2,15/2,-15,-15,0,0,1,1)
+        disp.TextFormat = "left"
+        disp.Font = name.Font
+        disp.Visibility = 0
+        disp.BorderSize = 0
+        chat:setRoundness(15,15,180)
+        workspace:OnReleased(function(b,self)
+            if b == "l" then
+                go = true
+            else
+                HUD.Visible = not HUD.Visible
+            end
+        end)
+        parseManager.print("\n"..handle:dump())
+        handle.__TEXT = function(text) -- change the default text stuff
+            local pan = false
+            local n,txt = text:match("([%w ]+):(.+)")
+            if n then
+                text = txt
+                name.text = n
+                name:widthToTextSize()
+                name.Visible = true
+            end
+            multi:newThread("UpdateText",function()
+                disp.text = ""
+                for i in text:gmatch(".") do
+                    disp.text = disp.text .. i
+                    thread.sleep(.05)
+                    if go then disp.text = text go = false pan = true break end
+                end
+                pan = true
+                go = false
+            end)
+            thread.hold(function()
+                return pan
+            end)
+            pan = false
+        end
+        multi:newThread("Runner",function()
+            local active = true
+            while true do
+                thread.skip()
+                active = handle:think()
+            end
+        end)
+        return frame
+    end
+}

Visual Novel/init.dms

@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 ENTRY init
 [init]{
-	"Hi!"
+	"Ryan: Hi!"
 	"hmm..."
 	"wait!"
+	"Bob: What are you talking about?"
+	"Ryan: I forget tbh..."
+	"Bob: but you just told me how important this was!"
+	"Ryan: did I? Damn my memory is really bad..."
+	"Bob: maybe you should see a doctor."
+	"Ryan: That might be a good idea..."
 }

Visual Novel/main.lua

@@ -4,33 +4,10 @@ local bin = require("bin")
 GLOBAL,sThread = require("multi.integration.loveManager").init()
 require("GuiManager")
 require("parseManager")
-local handle = parseManager:load("init.dms")
-handle:define{
-	sleep = thread.sleep
-}
-local disp = gui:newTextLabel("","",0,0,200,100)
-local go = false
-disp:OnReleased(function()
-	go = true
-end)
-parseManager.print(handle:dump())
-handle.__TEXT = function(text)
-	disp.text = text
-	thread.hold(function()
-		return go
-	end)
-	go = false
-end
-multi:newThread("Runner",function()
-	local active = true
-	while true do
-		thread.skip()
-		active = handle:think()
-	end
-end)
 function love.update()
 	multi:uManager()
 end
 multi.OnError(function(...)
 	print(...)
-end)
+end)
+VNCore = require("VNCore").init(gui:newFullFrame("Main"), parseManager, multi)