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new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3afe95ab
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new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f4c67ae6
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diff --git a/desktop/asset-work/tongue-fight/tongue-attack_0.ase b/desktop/asset-work/tongue-fight/tongue-attack_0.ase
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..89e5346c
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index 00000000..d39e4586
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new file mode 100644
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new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4d863f23
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diff --git a/desktop/asset-work/tongue-fight/tongue-windup_1.png b/desktop/asset-work/tongue-fight/tongue-windup_1.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..49a3b778
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diff --git a/desktop/resources/packed/tongue-fight.atlas b/desktop/resources/packed/tongue-fight.atlas
index c1f15e66..d1d3a06a 100644
--- a/desktop/resources/packed/tongue-fight.atlas
+++ b/desktop/resources/packed/tongue-fight.atlas
@@ -1,254 +1,310 @@
 
 tongue-fight.png
-size: 512,256
+size: 1024,512
 format: RGBA8888
 filter: Nearest,Nearest
 repeat: none
 background
   rotate: false
-  xy: 2, 14
+  xy: 2, 270
   size: 320, 240
   orig: 320, 240
   offset: 0, 0
   index: -1
 hair-0
   rotate: false
-  xy: 442, 160
+  xy: 735, 366
   size: 7, 8
   orig: 7, 8
   offset: 0, 0
   index: 0
 hair-0
   rotate: false
-  xy: 467, 178
+  xy: 839, 404
   size: 7, 8
   orig: 7, 8
   offset: 0, 0
   index: 1
 hair-0
   rotate: false
-  xy: 372, 24
+  xy: 853, 434
   size: 7, 8
   orig: 7, 8
   offset: 0, 0
   index: 2
 hair-0
   rotate: false
-  xy: 428, 128
+  xy: 888, 472
   size: 7, 8
   orig: 7, 8
   offset: 0, 0
   index: 3
 hair-0
   rotate: false
-  xy: 477, 196
+  xy: 902, 502
   size: 7, 8
   orig: 7, 8
   offset: 0, 0
   index: 4
 hair-1
   rotate: false
-  xy: 442, 170
+  xy: 276, 226
   size: 23, 16
   orig: 23, 16
   offset: 0, 0
   index: 0
 hair-1
   rotate: false
-  xy: 372, 34
+  xy: 2, 11
   size: 23, 16
   orig: 23, 16
   offset: 0, 0
   index: 1
 hair-1
   rotate: false
-  xy: 397, 34
+  xy: 51, 79
   size: 23, 16
   orig: 23, 16
   offset: 0, 0
   index: 2
 hair-2
   rotate: false
-  xy: 324, 52
+  xy: 2, 55
   size: 47, 66
   orig: 47, 66
   offset: 0, 0
   index: 0
 hair-2
   rotate: false
-  xy: 428, 188
+  xy: 324, 297
   size: 47, 66
   orig: 47, 66
   offset: 0, 0
   index: 1
 hair-2
   rotate: false
-  xy: 373, 52
+  xy: 839, 444
   size: 47, 66
   orig: 47, 66
   offset: 0, 0
   index: 2
 hair-3
   rotate: false
-  xy: 491, 226
+  xy: 276, 216
   size: 7, 8
   orig: 7, 8
   offset: 0, 0
   index: 0
 hair-3
   rotate: false
-  xy: 32, 4
+  xy: 51, 69
   size: 7, 8
   orig: 7, 8
   offset: 0, 0
   index: 1
 hair-3
   rotate: false
-  xy: 442, 150
+  xy: 42, 45
   size: 7, 8
   orig: 7, 8
   offset: 0, 0
   index: 2
 hair-4
   rotate: false
-  xy: 428, 158
+  xy: 373, 335
   size: 12, 28
   orig: 12, 28
   offset: 0, 0
   index: 0
 hair-4
   rotate: false
-  xy: 477, 226
+  xy: 839, 414
   size: 12, 28
   orig: 12, 28
   offset: 0, 0
   index: 1
 hair-4
   rotate: false
-  xy: 358, 22
+  xy: 888, 482
   size: 12, 28
   orig: 12, 28
   offset: 0, 0
   index: 2
 hair-5
+  rotate: false
+  xy: 350, 285
+  size: 8, 10
+  orig: 8, 10
+  offset: 0, 0
+  index: 0
+hair-5
+  rotate: false
+  xy: 373, 323
+  size: 8, 10
+  orig: 8, 10
+  offset: 0, 0
+  index: 1
+hair-5
+  rotate: false
+  xy: 387, 353
+  size: 8, 10
+  orig: 8, 10
+  offset: 0, 0
+  index: 2
+hair-6
+  rotate: false
+  xy: 350, 277
+  size: 4, 6
+  orig: 4, 6
+  offset: 0, 0
+  index: 0
+hair-6
+  rotate: false
+  xy: 360, 289
+  size: 4, 6
+  orig: 4, 6
+  offset: 0, 0
+  index: 1
+hair-6
+  rotate: false
+  xy: 373, 315
+  size: 4, 6
+  orig: 4, 6
+  offset: 0, 0
+  index: 2
+hair-7
   rotate: false
   xy: 2, 2
-  size: 8, 10
-  orig: 8, 10
-  offset: 0, 0
-  index: 0
-hair-5
-  rotate: false
-  xy: 12, 2
-  size: 8, 10
-  orig: 8, 10
-  offset: 0, 0
-  index: 1
-hair-5
-  rotate: false
-  xy: 22, 2
-  size: 8, 10
-  orig: 8, 10
-  offset: 0, 0
-  index: 2
-hair-6
-  rotate: false
-  xy: 422, 112
-  size: 4, 6
-  orig: 4, 6
-  offset: 0, 0
-  index: 0
-hair-6
-  rotate: false
-  xy: 428, 120
-  size: 4, 6
-  orig: 4, 6
-  offset: 0, 0
-  index: 1
-hair-6
-  rotate: false
-  xy: 477, 188
-  size: 4, 6
-  orig: 4, 6
-  offset: 0, 0
-  index: 2
-hair-7
-  rotate: false
-  xy: 505, 247
   size: 5, 7
   orig: 5, 7
   offset: 0, 0
   index: 0
 hair-7
   rotate: false
-  xy: 505, 238
+  xy: 9, 2
   size: 5, 7
   orig: 5, 7
   offset: 0, 0
   index: 1
 hair-7
   rotate: false
-  xy: 505, 229
+  xy: 16, 2
   size: 5, 7
   orig: 5, 7
   offset: 0, 0
   index: 2
 hair-8
   rotate: false
-  xy: 451, 162
+  xy: 316, 262
   size: 6, 6
   orig: 6, 6
   offset: 0, 0
   index: 0
 hair-8
   rotate: false
-  xy: 467, 170
+  xy: 324, 263
   size: 6, 6
   orig: 6, 6
   offset: 0, 0
   index: 1
 hair-8
   rotate: false
-  xy: 381, 26
+  xy: 91, 115
   size: 6, 6
   orig: 6, 6
   offset: 0, 0
   index: 2
 hair-9
   rotate: false
-  xy: 428, 138
+  xy: 302, 250
   size: 12, 18
   orig: 12, 18
   offset: 0, 0
   index: 0
 hair-9
   rotate: false
-  xy: 477, 206
+  xy: 28, 35
   size: 12, 18
   orig: 12, 18
   offset: 0, 0
   index: 1
 hair-9
   rotate: false
-  xy: 491, 236
+  xy: 77, 103
   size: 12, 18
   orig: 12, 18
   offset: 0, 0
   index: 2
 heart
   rotate: false
-  xy: 324, 18
-  size: 32, 32
-  orig: 32, 32
+  xy: 276, 244
+  size: 24, 24
+  orig: 24, 24
   offset: 0, 0
   index: 0
+heart
+  rotate: false
+  xy: 2, 29
+  size: 24, 24
+  orig: 24, 24
+  offset: 0, 0
+  index: 1
+heart
+  rotate: false
+  xy: 51, 97
+  size: 24, 24
+  orig: 24, 24
+  offset: 0, 0
+  index: 2
+heart
+  rotate: false
+  xy: 324, 271
+  size: 24, 24
+  orig: 24, 24
+  offset: 0, 0
+  index: 3
+tongue-attack
+  rotate: false
+  xy: 2, 123
+  size: 135, 145
+  orig: 135, 145
+  offset: 0, 0
+  index: 0
+tongue-attack
+  rotate: false
+  xy: 324, 365
+  size: 135, 145
+  orig: 135, 145
+  offset: 0, 0
+  index: 1
+tongue-attack
+  rotate: false
+  xy: 139, 123
+  size: 135, 145
+  orig: 135, 145
+  offset: 0, 0
+  index: 2
 tongue-idle
   rotate: false
-  xy: 324, 120
+  xy: 735, 376
   size: 102, 134
   orig: 102, 134
   offset: 0, 0
   index: 0
+tongue-windup
+  rotate: false
+  xy: 461, 365
+  size: 135, 145
+  orig: 135, 145
+  offset: 0, 0
+  index: 0
+tongue-windup
+  rotate: false
+  xy: 598, 365
+  size: 135, 145
+  orig: 135, 145
+  offset: 0, 0
+  index: 1
 
 tongue-fight2.png
 size: 1024,256
diff --git a/desktop/resources/packed/tongue-fight.png b/desktop/resources/packed/tongue-fight.png
index 1e052b81..5d6b042b 100644
Binary files a/desktop/resources/packed/tongue-fight.png and b/desktop/resources/packed/tongue-fight.png differ
diff --git a/desktop/src-common/advent/screens/rooms/tongue_fight.clj b/desktop/src-common/advent/screens/rooms/tongue_fight.clj
index eaccdb09..f05946a7 100644
--- a/desktop/src-common/advent/screens/rooms/tongue_fight.clj
+++ b/desktop/src-common/advent/screens/rooms/tongue_fight.clj
@@ -29,8 +29,9 @@
                 [146 185])]
     (-> entities
         (update-in [:room :entities :heart] #(assoc % :opacity 1 :x x :y y))
-        (assoc-in [:tweens :heart-y] (tween/tween :heart-y screen [:room :entities :heart :y] y (+ y 10) 0.5 :ease tween/ease-out-cubic))
-        (assoc-in [:tweens :heart-opacity] (tween/tween :heart-opacity screen [:room :entities :heart :opacity] 1.0 0.0 0.5 :ease tween/ease-in-cubic))
+        (update-in [:room :entities :heart] #(actions/start-animation screen % :beat))
+        (assoc-in [:tweens :heart-y] (tween/tween :heart-y screen [:room :entities :heart :y] y (+ y 10) 1.0 :ease tween/ease-out-cubic))
+        (assoc-in [:tweens :heart-opacity] (tween/tween :heart-opacity screen [:room :entities :heart :opacity] 1.0 0.0 3.0 :ease tween/ease-in-out-quadratic))
         (cause-damage is-player-wound?))))
 
 (defn stop-swing-if-necessary [screen {{{{:keys [anim anim-start] {:keys [tongue-swing]} :left } :ego} :entities} :room :as entities}]
@@ -41,13 +42,20 @@
     (update-in entities [:room :entities :ego] #(actions/start-animation screen % :tongue-idle))
     entities))
 
-(defn trigger-tongue [screen  {{{
-                                 {:keys [state started anim anim-start]} :tongue
-                                 {ego-anim :anim {ego-windup :tongue-windup} :left } :ego
+(defn trigger-tongue [screen  {{{{:keys [state started anim anim-start]} :tongue
+                                 {ego-anim :anim ego-anim-start :anim-start {ego-windup :tongue-windup} :left } :ego
                                 } :entities
                                 :keys [ego-hearts tongue-hearts]} :room
                                :as entities}]
   (let [time-in-state (- (:total-time screen) (or started (:total-time screen))) 
+        tongue-finished? (animation! anim
+                                     :is-animation-finished
+                                     (- (:total-time screen) anim-start))
+        ego-finished? (animation! ego-anim
+                                  :is-animation-finished
+                                  (- (:total-time screen) ego-anim-start))
+        
+        
         is-player-wound? (= ego-anim ego-windup)
         entities (stop-swing-if-necessary screen entities)]
     (cond
@@ -73,18 +81,18 @@
 
       (and
        (= state :attack)
-       (animation! anim
-                   :is-animation-finished
-                   (- (:total-time screen) anim-start)))
+       tongue-finished?)
       (-> entities
           (update-in [:room :entities :tongue] #(actions/start-animation screen % :idle))
-          (update-in [:room :entities :tongue] assoc :state :idle :started (:total-time screen))) 
+          (update-in [:room :entities :tongue] assoc :state :idle :started (:total-time screen))
+          (update-in [:room :entities :heart] #(actions/start-animation screen % :idle))) 
 
       (and
        (= state :windup)
-       (animation! anim
-                   :is-animation-finished
-                   (- (:total-time screen) anim-start)))
+       tongue-finished?
+       (or (not is-player-wound?)
+           ego-finished?))
+
       (-> entities
           (update-in [:room :entities :tongue] #(actions/start-animation screen % :attack))
           (update-in [:room :entities :tongue] assoc :state :attack :started (:total-time screen))
@@ -93,14 +101,19 @@
                                                %))
           (show-heart screen is-player-wound?)) 
 
+      (and (= state :idle) 
+           is-player-wound?
+           ego-finished?)
+      (update-in entities [:room :entities :ego] #(actions/start-animation screen % :tongue-swing)) 
+
       ;; reset timer if you wind up while the tongue is idle
       (and (= state :idle) 
            is-player-wound?)
       (assoc-in entities [:room :entities :tongue :started] (:total-time screen))
 
       (and (= state :idle)
-           (= 1 (rand-int (* 60 3)))
-           (> time-in-state 3.0)
+           (= 1 (rand-int (* 60 2)))
+           (> time-in-state 2.0)
            (not is-player-wound?))
       (-> entities
           (update-in [:room :entities :tongue] #(actions/start-animation screen % :windup))
@@ -124,10 +137,11 @@
         hair-7 (utils/make-anim-seq atlas "hair-7" [5 7] 0.16 [0 1 2 1])
         hair-8 (utils/make-anim-seq atlas "hair-8" [6 6] 0.16 [0 1 2 1])
         hair-9 (utils/make-anim-seq atlas "hair-9" [12 18] 0.16 [0 1 2 1])
-        heart (utils/make-anim-seq atlas "heart" [32 32] 0.16 [0])
+        heart (utils/make-anim-seq atlas "heart" [24 24] 0.08 [3])
+        beat (utils/make-anim-seq atlas "heart" [24 24] 0.08 [0 1 0 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3])
         tongue-idle (utils/make-anim-seq atlas "tongue-idle/tongue-idle" [135 145] 0.16 (range 5))
-        tongue-windup (utils/make-anim-seq atlas "tongue-idle/tongue-idle" [135 145] 0.16 [0 0 0 0 0])
-        tongue-attack (utils/make-anim-seq atlas "tongue-idle/tongue-idle" [135 145] 0.16 [1 1 1 1])]
+        tongue-windup (utils/make-anim-seq atlas "tongue-windup" [135 145] 0.16 [0 1 0 1 0 1 0 ])
+        tongue-attack (utils/make-anim-seq atlas "tongue-attack" [135 145] 0.08 [0 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2])]
     
 
     (rooms/make :name "Tongue Fight"
@@ -226,6 +240,8 @@
                                         :baseline 320
                                         :opacity 0
                                         :anim heart
+                                        :idle heart
+                                        :beat beat
                                         :anim-start 0)
                            :tongue (assoc (animation->texture screen tongue-idle)
                                                 :x 186
@@ -239,11 +255,15 @@
                                                 :windup tongue-windup
                                                 :idle tongue-idle
                                                 :attack tongue-attack
+                                                :anim-merges {tongue-idle {:origin-x 23 :origin-y 10}
+                                                              tongue-windup {:origin-x 23 :origin-y 10}
+                                                              tongue-attack {:origin-x 119 :origin-y 10}
+                                                              }
                                                 :anim-start 0
                                                 :state :idle
                                                 :script (actions/get-script
                                                          entities
-                                                         (actions/play-animation entities :ego :tongue-windup)))}
+                                                         (actions/begin-animation entities :ego :tongue-windup)))}
 
                 :collision "space/collision.png"
                 :scale-fn (constantly 1.0)