diff --git a/desktop/settings.edn b/desktop/settings.edn
index c5d36dd7..e6723941 100644
--- a/desktop/settings.edn
+++ b/desktop/settings.edn
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{:sound-volume 69.0, :music-volume 86.0}
\ No newline at end of file
+{:sound-volume 67.0, :music-volume 86.0}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/desktop/src-common/advent/screens/rooms/castle_gate.clj b/desktop/src-common/advent/screens/rooms/castle_gate.clj
index e9434d8f..b9bcce6c 100644
--- a/desktop/src-common/advent/screens/rooms/castle_gate.clj
+++ b/desktop/src-common/advent/screens/rooms/castle_gate.clj
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
       :night-profile :sprite
       :scale-x 1.4
       :scale-y 1.4
-      :talk-color (color 0.6 0.2 0.6 1.0)
+      :talk-color common/frankie-color
       :talk talk
       :flex flex
       :stand stand
@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@
 
 (defn attempt-walking-through-gate [entities]
   (actions/walk-to entities :ego [157 83] :skip-type :end)
+  (actions/walk-straight-to entities :ego [100 83])
   (actions/transition-background entities :inside-castle [280 145]) 
   (actions/walk-to entities :ego [245 90] :skip-type :end))
 
@@ -251,8 +252,6 @@
                                           :script (actions/get-script entities (attempt-walking-through-gate entities))
                                           :cursor :left}
                                
-                               :big-tree {:box [20 10 82 235]
-                                          :scripts {:walkie-talkies (actions/get-script entities (drop-walkie-talkie entities))}}
                                :window {:box [192 157 215 215]
                                         :script (actions/get-script entities
                                                                     (actions/talk entities :ego "That's a big window!"))
@@ -269,8 +268,10 @@
                                                                                       (Thread/sleep 2000)
                                                                                       (actions/walk-straight-to entities :ego [285 71]))}}}
                 
-                :layers {:day [(assoc (texture "castle-gate/background.png") :x 0 :y 0 :baseline 0)]
-                         :night [(assoc (texture "castle-gate/background.png") :x 0 :y 0 :baseline 0)]}
+                :layers {:day [(assoc (texture "castle-gate/background.png") :x 0 :y 0 :baseline 0)
+                               (assoc (texture "castle-gate/overlay.png") :x 0 :y 0 :baseline 240)]
+                         :night [(assoc (texture "castle-gate/background.png") :x 0 :y 0 :baseline 0)
+                                 (assoc (texture "castle-gate/overlay.png") :x 0 :y 0 :baseline 240)]}
                 :entities {:frankie (make-frankie screen)
                            :goon-1 (make-goon-1 screen)
                            :goon-2 (make-goon-2 screen)
diff --git a/desktop/src-common/advent/screens/rooms/common.clj b/desktop/src-common/advent/screens/rooms/common.clj
index 7d581ea6..de9bdf22 100644
--- a/desktop/src-common/advent/screens/rooms/common.clj
+++ b/desktop/src-common/advent/screens/rooms/common.clj
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
             [play-clj.ui :refer :all]
             [play-clj.utils :refer :all]
             [play-clj.math :refer :all]
-            [play-clj.g2d :refer :all]))
+            [play-clj.g2d :refer :all])
+  (:import [com.badlogic.gdx.graphics Color]))
 
 (defn go-to-jail [entities]
   
@@ -86,16 +87,18 @@
                        :ego "'Also, you'll need to add a split second.'"
                        :ego "'Then, dip the Slinger's Shot in to complete the spell.'"
                        :ego "'Don't forget about my secret stash of helpful stuff.'"))
+(def frankie-color (Color/valueOf "9907CFFF"))
 
 (defn listen-to-frankie [entities]
   (let [respond (fn [msg]
-                  (actions/talk entities :ego msg :animate? false :stop? false :color (color 0.6 0.2 0.6 1.0))
+                  (actions/talk entities :ego msg :animate? false :stop? false :color frankie-color)
                   (Thread/sleep 200))
         talk (fn [msg]
                (actions/talk entities :ego msg :animate? false :stop? false)
                (Thread/sleep 200))]
     (talk "Hello?")
-    (respond "Who said that?!")
+    (respond "What the?! A walkie-talkie?")
+    (respond "Who's there?")
     (actions/present-choices entities
                              {:choices ["It's me, Tick!"
                                         {:run #(do