diff --git a/desktop/src-common/advent/screens/rooms/outside_house.clj b/desktop/src-common/advent/screens/rooms/outside_house.clj
index f192172b..c3047b94 100644
--- a/desktop/src-common/advent/screens/rooms/outside_house.clj
+++ b/desktop/src-common/advent/screens/rooms/outside_house.clj
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
                                                                            :ego "Okay, okay! I'm leaving.")
                                                           (actions/transition-background entities :outside-house [262 88])
                                                           (actions/do-dialogue entities :ego "I guess he's really upset with me."
-                                                                               :ego "I wonder if I can convince him to like me..."))}
+                                                                               :ego "I wonder if I can convince him to let me stay..."))}
                                                  "You're still cross about my stealing your magic cowboy hat?"
                                                  {:run #(do (actions/respond entities %
                                                                              :wizard "Of course I'm cross! It's irreplaceable!"
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
                                                                              :wizard "Now leave, before I get really angry!.")
                                                             (actions/transition-background entities :outside-house [262 88])
                                                             (actions/do-dialogue entities :ego "I guess he's really upset with me."
-                                                                                 :ego "I wonder if I can convince him to like me..."))}
+                                                                                 :ego "I wonder if I can convince him to let me stay..."))}
                                                  "Even an old hoot like you needs a kick in the pants every now and again."
                                                  {:run #(actions/respond entities % :wizard "What gives you the right to try to teach me a lesson?")
                                                   :choices ["My good looks?"
@@ -58,13 +58,15 @@
                                                                                         :wizard "When you have a bod like man, you can hardly go to the grocery store without being noticed."
                                                                                         :wizard "But no. Your looks, however good they may be, don't give you the right to teach me a lesson."
                                                                                         :wizard "Now please leave me in peace.")
-                                                                       (actions/transition-background entities :outside-house [262 88]))}
+                                                                       (actions/transition-background entities :outside-house [262 88])
+                                                                       (actions/talk entities :ego "Gandarf is pretty upset, but I bet he can be reasoned with."))}
                                                             "My good standing within the community?"
                                                             {:run #(do (actions/respond entities %
                                                                                         :wizard "Ha! Good standing?"
                                                                                         :wizard "You're the neighborhood cheat and everyone knows it."
                                                                                         :wizard "Now please leave me in peace.")
-                                                                       (actions/transition-background entities :outside-house [262 88]))}
+                                                                       (actions/transition-background entities :outside-house [262 88])
+                                                                       (actions/talk entities :ego "Gandarf is pretty upset, but I bet he can be reasoned with."))}
                                                             "I'm going to be a knight! That counts for something doesn't it?"
                                                             {:run #(do (actions/respond entities %
                                                                                         :wizard "You are, are you?"
@@ -100,7 +102,8 @@
                                                                        {:run #(do (actions/respond entities %
                                                                                                    :wizard "While your goal sounds noble, no amount of bizarre conversation tree searching will earn my respect."
                                                                                                    :wizard "Now please leave.")
-                                                                                  (actions/transition-background entities :outside-house [262 88]))}]}]}]}
+                                                                                  (actions/transition-background entities :outside-house [262 88])
+                                                                                  (actions/talk entities :ego "If only Gandarf could be tricked into seeing the valiant side of me..."))}]}]}]}
                                       "You're not happy to see me, Gandarf?"
                                       {:run #(actions/respond entities % :wizard "Of course not, you little brat. You've made my life a living hell!")
                                        :choices #(-> % zip/left)}