diff --git a/ArrowGirl/ArrowGirl.gd b/ArrowGirl/ArrowGirl.gd
index 6106cda..d33cac2 100644
--- a/ArrowGirl/ArrowGirl.gd
+++ b/ArrowGirl/ArrowGirl.gd
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 class_name ArrowGirl extends Area2D
 
 @onready var _sprite = $AnimatedSprite2D
+var dialog_text = preload("res://DialogDebug_1.tres")
+var dialog_counter: int = 0
 
 #boilerplate
 func _ready():
@@ -15,7 +17,8 @@ func _on_animation_finished() -> void:
 
 func _on_body_entered(body) -> void:
 	if body is BoxBoy:
-		%DialogController.set_dialog("Hello flowers!", 0.2)
+		%DialogController.set_dialog(dialog_text.get_line_raw(dialog_counter), 0.2)
+		dialog_counter += 1
 
 func _on_body_exited(body) -> void:
 	if body is BoxBoy:
diff --git a/Controllers/GameplayController.gd b/Controllers/GameplayController.gd
index 8e14b99..e19c1b3 100644
--- a/Controllers/GameplayController.gd
+++ b/Controllers/GameplayController.gd
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@ func _process(_delta: float) -> void:
 		godmode = !godmode
 		
 	if Input.is_action_just_pressed("controller_dialog"):
-		get_node("../DialogController").set_dialog(LOREM_IPSUM[ randi() % LOREM_IPSUM.size()])
+		%DialogController.set_dialog(LOREM_IPSUM[ randi() % LOREM_IPSUM.size()])
diff --git a/DialogDebug_1.tres b/DialogDebug_1.tres
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4f3ea2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DialogDebug_1.tres
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+[gd_resource type="Resource" script_class="DialogText" format=3 uid="uid://iprmiuvbd0pj"]
+
+[ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://d1wmy2e1qhr5h" path="res://DialogText.gd" id="1_d2twj"]
+
+[resource]
+script = ExtResource("1_d2twj")
+text = "She smiles.
+
+\"Hello flowers!\""
+metadata/_custom_type_script = "uid://d1wmy2e1qhr5h"
diff --git a/DialogText.gd b/DialogText.gd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e956260
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DialogText.gd
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+class_name DialogText extends Resource
+
+#contains the raw text info, allows you to iterate through it line-by-line
+#only parse text once
+
+@export_multiline() var text: String
+var _content: Array = []
+
+func get_line_raw(line: int) -> String:
+	if _content.size() == 0 and text.length() > 0:
+		_parse_text()
+	if line >= _content.size():
+		return ""
+	return _content[line]
+
+func get_line_count() -> int:
+	if _content.size() == 0 and text.length() > 0:
+		_parse_text()
+	return _content.size()
+
+func _parse_text() -> void:
+	_content = Array(text.split("\n")).filter(func(line): return line.length() > 0)
diff --git a/DialogText.gd.uid b/DialogText.gd.uid
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0f3b749
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DialogText.gd.uid
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+uid://d1wmy2e1qhr5h
diff --git a/Scenes/OneOne.tscn b/Scenes/OneOne.tscn
index 86d8ff2..08f68dd 100644
--- a/Scenes/OneOne.tscn
+++ b/Scenes/OneOne.tscn
@@ -40,6 +40,6 @@ metadata/_edit_lock_ = true
 [node name="NPCs" type="Node" parent="." unique_id=1460483921]
 
 [node name="ArrowGirl" parent="NPCs" unique_id=869288979 instance=ExtResource("6_ywj2d")]
-position = Vector2(4480, 240)
+position = Vector2(4479, 240)
 
 [editable path="CanvasLayer/DialogContainer"]