diff --git a/cutscene/dialogue/DialogueAction.gd b/cutscene/dialogue/DialogueAction.gd
index 3b088fb..a5a878f 100644
--- a/cutscene/dialogue/DialogueAction.gd
+++ b/cutscene/dialogue/DialogueAction.gd
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ static func dialogueCallable(params:Dictionary) -> int:
   var title:String = params.get('title', 'start')
   var extraStates:Array = params.get('extraStates', [])
 
+  UI.dialogueActive = true
   var line:DialogueLine = await DialogueManager.get_next_dialogue_line(resource, title, extraStates)
   while line != null:
     var text:String = line.text
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ static func dialogueCallable(params:Dictionary) -> int:
       await UI.TEXTBOX.setTextAndWait(text)
       line = await DialogueManager.get_next_dialogue_line(resource, line.next_id, extraStates)
 
+  UI.dialogueActive = false
   return Cutscene.CUTSCENE_CONTINUE
 
 static func getDialogueCallable(resource:DialogueResource, title:String = 'start', extraStates:Array = []) -> Dictionary:
diff --git a/overworld/entity/Entity.tscn b/overworld/entity/Entity.tscn
index 9fe5fab..f20620f 100644
--- a/overworld/entity/Entity.tscn
+++ b/overworld/entity/Entity.tscn
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ mesh = SubResource("CapsuleMesh_sfgsm")
 surface_material_override/0 = SubResource("StandardMaterial3D_8e8ef")
 
 [node name="Nose" type="Node3D" parent="."]
-transform = Transform3D(0.393905, 0, 0, 0, 0.393905, 0, 0, 0, 0.393905, 0.571181, 0.340915, 0)
+transform = Transform3D(0.393905, 0, 0, 0, 0.393905, 0, 0, 0, 0.393905, 0, 0.35, -0.5)
 
 [node name="MeshInstance3D" type="MeshInstance3D" parent="Nose"]
 mesh = SubResource("BoxMesh_8e8ef")
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ script = ExtResource("3_bhm0o")
 entity = NodePath("..")
 
 [node name="CollisionShape3D" type="CollisionShape3D" parent="EntityInteractingArea"]
-transform = Transform3D(1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0.604726, 0, 0)
+transform = Transform3D(1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, -0.605)
 shape = SubResource("BoxShape3D_sfgsm")
 
 [node name="EntityInteractableArea" type="Area3D" parent="." node_paths=PackedStringArray("entity")]
diff --git a/overworld/entity/EntityMovement.gd b/overworld/entity/EntityMovement.gd
index ff9282f..11ee775 100644
--- a/overworld/entity/EntityMovement.gd
+++ b/overworld/entity/EntityMovement.gd
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ func _applyPlayerMovement(_delta:float):
   if directionAdjusted.length() <= 0.01:
     return
 
+  entity.look_at(entity.global_position + directionAdjusted, Vector3.UP)
+
   var speed = walkSpeed
   entity.velocity.x = directionAdjusted.x * speed
   entity.velocity.z = directionAdjusted.z * speed
@@ -64,6 +66,8 @@ func _applyFriction(delta:float) -> void:
   entity.velocity.z *= delta * FRICTION
 
 func _canMove() -> bool:
+  if UI.dialogueActive:
+    return false
   if !UI.TEXTBOX.isClosed:
     return false
   return true
diff --git a/ui/UISingleton.gd b/ui/UISingleton.gd
index 35a7429..1d0d3d1 100644
--- a/ui/UISingleton.gd
+++ b/ui/UISingleton.gd
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ extends Node
 
 var rootUi:RootUI = null
 
+# True for the entire duration of a DialogueAction run, including the frames
+# between lines where the textbox is momentarily closed.
+var dialogueActive:bool = false
+
 var DEBUG_MENU:
   get():
     if rootUi && rootUi.debugMenu: