diff --git a/desktop/resources/behindhouse/background.png b/desktop/resources/behindhouse/background.png
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diff --git a/desktop/resources/behindhouse/collision.png b/desktop/resources/behindhouse/collision.png
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diff --git a/desktop/resources/pickup.mp3 b/desktop/resources/pickup.mp3
index 146fd906..7a8b5604 100644
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diff --git a/desktop/src-common/advent/actions.clj b/desktop/src-common/advent/actions.clj
index fcbbb87d..5de0601f 100644
--- a/desktop/src-common/advent/actions.clj
+++ b/desktop/src-common/advent/actions.clj
@@ -72,8 +72,12 @@
                     (let [delta-x (- target-x from-x)
                           delta-y (- target-y from-y)
                           distance (dist from-x from-y target-x target-y)
-                          moved-x (* 1.5 (/ delta-x distance))
-                          moved-y (* 1.5 (/ delta-y distance))]
+                          moved-x (if (= 0.0 distance)
+                                    0
+                                    (* 1.5 (/ delta-x distance)))
+                          moved-y (if (= 0.0 distance)
+                                    0
+                                    (* 1.5 (/ delta-y distance)))]
                       (if (< distance 1)
                         (do (swap! targets-left rest)
                             entities)
@@ -149,3 +153,24 @@
               (put! c entities)
               entities)))
     (reset! entities (<!! c))))
+
+(defn transition-background [entities new-background [x y]]
+  (let [c (chan)]
+    (put! (get-in @entities [:actions :channel])
+          (reify
+            IAction
+            (begin [this screen entities] 
+              (-> entities
+                  (assoc-in [:background] (get-in entities [:backgrounds new-background]))
+                  (assoc-in [:ego :x] x)
+                  (assoc-in [:ego :y] y)))
+
+            (continue [this screen entities] entities)
+
+            (done? [this screen entities]
+              true)
+
+            (terminate [this screen entities]
+              (put! c entities)
+              entities)))
+    (reset! entities (<!! c))))
diff --git a/desktop/src-common/advent/screens/scene.clj b/desktop/src-common/advent/screens/scene.clj
index bb8ba7c5..22d2c940 100644
--- a/desktop/src-common/advent/screens/scene.clj
+++ b/desktop/src-common/advent/screens/scene.clj
@@ -114,6 +114,60 @@
     (merge params {:collision (advent.pathfind/map-from-resource collision)
                    :interactions interactions-as-list})))
 
+(defn backgrounds []
+  {:outside-house (make-background :interactions
+                                   {:door {:box [258 100 281 160]
+                                           :script (actions/get-script
+                                                    entities
+                                                    (actions/walk-to entities :ego [262 88])
+                                                    (actions/talk entities :ego (str "Anyone home?")))}
+                                    :sword {:box [274 55 305 88]
+                                            :script (actions/get-script
+                                                     entities
+                                                     (actions/talk entities :ego (str "It's the coolest sword I've ever seen!"))
+                                                     (actions/walk-to entities :ego [290 66])
+                                                     (actions/talk entities :ego "Maybe I can pull it out."))}
+                                    :sheep {:box [38 160 71 181]
+                                            :script (actions/get-script
+                                                     entities
+                                                     (if ((get-in @entities [:ego :inventory]) :wool)
+                                                       (actions/talk entities :ego "The sheep has given me enough wool.")
+                                                       (do (actions/give entities :ego :wool)
+                                                           (actions/talk entities :ego "I guess his wool is shedding."))))}
+                                    :right-dir {:box [300 131 320 224]
+                                                :script (actions/get-script
+                                                         entities
+                                                         (actions/walk-to entities :ego [319 160]))
+                                                :cursor :right}
+                                    :up-dir {:box [60 180 224 240]
+                                             :script (actions/get-script
+                                                      entities
+                                                      (actions/walk-to entities :ego [137 204]))
+                                             :cursor :up}
+                                    :left-dir {:box [0 40 20 140]
+                                               :script (actions/get-script
+                                                        entities
+                                                        (actions/walk-to entities :ego [0 80])
+                                                        (actions/transition-background entities :behind-house [310 80]))
+                                               :cursor :left}}
+                                   :layers [(assoc (texture "bg5.png") :x 0 :y 0 :baseline 0)
+                                            (assoc (texture "house.png") :x 0 :y 0 :baseline 122)
+                                            (assoc (texture "overdirt.png") :x 0 :y 0 :baseline 240)
+                                            (assoc (texture "background-trees.png") :x 0 :y 0 :baseline 44)]
+                                   :collision "outsidehouse/collision.png"
+                                   :scale-fn (scaler-fn-with-baseline 110 0.10 1.00))
+
+   :behind-house (make-background :interactions
+                                  {:right-dir {:box [300 40 320 140]
+                                               :script (actions/get-script
+                                                        entities
+                                                        (actions/walk-to entities :ego [310 80])
+                                                        (actions/transition-background entities :outside-house [0 80]))
+                                               :cursor :right}}
+                                   :layers [(assoc (texture "behindhouse/background.png") :x 0 :y 0 :baseline 0)]
+                                   :collision "behindhouse/collision.png"
+                                   :scale-fn (scaler-fn-with-baseline 110 0.10 1.00))})
+
 (defscreen scene
   :on-show
   (fn [screen entities]
@@ -122,14 +176,11 @@
           sheep-sheet (texture! (texture "outsidehouse/sheep-anim.png") :split 33 21)
           sheep (animation 0.15 (for [i (flatten [(repeat 10 0) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 (repeat 25 11) (repeat 15 12)])]
                                  (aget sheep-sheet 0 i)))
-          background (texture "bg5.png")
-          background-trees (texture "background-trees.png")
-          house (texture "house.png")
-          overdirt (texture "overdirt.png")
           music (sound "town-music.mp3")
           ;;_ (sound! music :loop)
+          backgrounds (backgrounds)
           ]
-      {
+      {:backgrounds backgrounds
        :actions {:object nil
                  :channel (chan)
                  :current nil
@@ -140,47 +191,7 @@
                 :override nil}
 
        :sheep (assoc (animation->texture screen sheep) :x 38 :y 160 :baseline 160 :anim sheep)
-       :background (make-background :interactions
-                                    {:door {:box [258 100 281 160]
-                                            :script (actions/get-script
-                                                     entities
-                                                     (actions/walk-to entities :ego [262 88])
-                                                     (actions/talk entities :ego (str "Anyone home?")))}
-                                     :sword {:box [274 55 305 88]
-                                             :script (actions/get-script
-                                                      entities
-                                                      (actions/talk entities :ego (str "It's the coolest sword I've ever seen!"))
-                                                      (actions/walk-to entities :ego [290 66])
-                                                      (actions/talk entities :ego "Maybe I can pull it out."))}
-                                     :sheep {:box [38 160 71 181]
-                                             :script (actions/get-script
-                                                      entities
-                                                      (if ((get-in @entities [:ego :inventory]) :wool)
-                                                        (actions/talk entities :ego "The sheep has given me enough wool.")
-                                                        (do (actions/give entities :ego :wool)
-                                                            (actions/talk entities :ego "I guess his wool is shedding."))))}
-                                     :right-dir {:box [300 131 320 224]
-                                                 :script (actions/get-script
-                                                          entities
-                                                          (actions/walk-to entities :ego [319 160]))
-                                                 :cursor :right}
-                                     :up-dir {:box [60 180 224 240]
-                                              :script (actions/get-script
-                                                       entities
-                                                       (actions/walk-to entities :ego [137 204]))
-                                              :cursor :up}
-                                     :left-dir {:box [0 40 20 140]
-                                                :script (actions/get-script
-                                                         entities
-                                                         (actions/walk-to entities :ego [0 80]))
-                                                :cursor :left}}
-
-                                    :layers [(assoc background :x 0 :y 0 :baseline 0)
-                                             (assoc house :x 0 :y 0 :baseline 122)
-                                             (assoc overdirt :x 0 :y 0 :baseline 240)
-                                             (assoc background-trees :x 0 :y 0 :baseline 44)]
-                                    :collision "outsidehouse/collision.png"
-                                    :scale-fn (scaler-fn-with-baseline 110 0.10 1.00))
+       :background (:outside-house backgrounds)
        :ego (get-ego screen)
        :fps (assoc (label "0" (color :white) ) :x 5 :baseline 9000)
        }))