diff --git a/assets/scenes/conversations.scn.ron b/assets/scenes/conversations.scn.ron
index 5a61e8a..8f91596 100644
--- a/assets/scenes/conversations.scn.ron
+++ b/assets/scenes/conversations.scn.ron
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
                     id: "hialien",
                     name: "Icarus",
                     label: "INIT",
-                    delay: 0.0,
+                    delay: 3.0,
                     sound: "ping",
                     reply: "Requesting permission to communicate...",
                     goto: "requested",
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
                     id: "hialien",
                     name: "Icarus",
                     label: "requested",
-                    delay: 1.0,
+                    delay: 5.0,
                     sound: "chat",
                     reply: "Oh hey there, didn't even notice you! Was playing some VR game! What's up?",
                     goto: "reply1",
@@ -33,9 +33,22 @@
                     id: "hialien",
                     name: "Icarus",
                     label: "reply1",
-                    delay: 3.0,
+                    delay: 1.0,
                     sound: "chat",
                     reply: "Not so chatty, huh? That's ok. See you around.",
+                    goto: "disco",
+                ),
+            },
+        ),
+        4294967299: (
+            components: {
+                "outfly::actor::ChatBranch": (
+                    id: "hialien",
+                    name: "Icarus",
+                    label: "disco",
+                    delay: 0.0,
+                    sound: "ping",
+                    reply: "Disconnected.",
                     goto: "EXIT",
                 ),
             },
diff --git a/src/actor.rs b/src/actor.rs
index c26444f..3c80279 100644
--- a/src/actor.rs
+++ b/src/actor.rs
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ pub struct ChatBranch {
     pub id: String,
     pub name: String,
     pub label: String,
-    pub delay: f32,
+    pub delay: f64,
     pub sound: String,
     pub reply: String,
     pub goto: String,
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ pub struct ChatChoice {
 pub struct Chat {
     pub id: String,
     pub label: String,
-    pub timer: f32,
+    pub timer: f64,
 }
 
 #[derive(Component)]
@@ -182,16 +182,14 @@ pub fn handle_input(
 pub fn handle_new_conversations(
     mut commands: Commands,
     mut er_conv: EventReader<StartConversationEvent>,
-    mut log: ResMut<hud::Log>,
+    time: Res<Time>,
 ) {
     for _my_event in er_conv.read() {
-        log.info("Establishing connection with Alien".to_string());
         commands.spawn(Chat {
             id: "hialien".to_string(),
             label: "INIT".to_string(),
-            timer: 0.0,
+            timer: time.elapsed_seconds_f64(),
         });
-        //log.chat(my_event.conv.clone(), "Alien".to_string());
         break;
     }
 }
@@ -201,15 +199,20 @@ pub fn handle_conversations(
     mut log: ResMut<hud::Log>,
     mut q_conv: Query<(Entity, &mut Chat)>,
     mut ew_sfx: EventWriter<audio::PlaySfxEvent>,
+    time: Res<Time>,
     chat_branches: Query<&ChatBranch>, // TODO: use Table for faster iteration?
     //chat_choices: Query<&ChatChoice>,
 ) {
+    let now = time.elapsed_seconds_f64();
     for (entity, mut chat) in &mut q_conv {
         if chat.label == "EXIT" {
             debug!("Despawning chat.");
             commands.entity(entity).despawn();
             continue;
         }
+        if now < chat.timer {
+            continue;
+        }
 
         let branches: Vec<&ChatBranch> = chat_branches.iter()
             .filter(|branch| branch.id == chat.id && branch.label == chat.label)
@@ -228,6 +231,9 @@ pub fn handle_conversations(
             let sfx = audio::str2sfx(branch.sound.as_str());
             ew_sfx.send(audio::PlaySfxEvent(sfx));
         }
+        info!("<chat.timer={:.2}, branch.delay={:.2}, epoch={:.2}", chat.timer, branch.delay, now);
+        chat.timer = now + branch.delay;
+        info!(">chat.timer={:.2}, branch.delay={:.2}, epoch={:.2}", chat.timer, branch.delay, now);
     }
 }