oh wow... i didn't even notice... originally i had "yes" or "no" answers instead of "pay" or "leave".... i guess i forgot to change them.... everything works perfectly now!!! elysia... can we have little programmer babies together that will be so much smarter than me? (sorry if that ends up coming across offensive, i'm just stoked that it's all working now). you're my freakin programming god! if i change all the "p"'s and "l"'s to "pay" and "leave"... then the player would have to type in the full word, right?