diff --git a/cutscene/conversation/ConversationElement.gd b/cutscene/conversation/ConversationElement.gd
index 812ff65..6f00811 100644
--- a/cutscene/conversation/ConversationElement.gd
+++ b/cutscene/conversation/ConversationElement.gd
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@ class_name ConversationElement
 @export_multiline var label: String
 
 func sceneItem() -> int:
-  await UI.TEXTBOX.setTextAndWait(label)
+  # await UI.TEXTBOX.setTextAndWait(label)
   return CutsceneSingleton.CUTSCENE_CONTINUE
diff --git a/overworld/entity/Entity.gd b/overworld/entity/Entity.gd
index ddab5c6..b5536e1 100644
--- a/overworld/entity/Entity.gd
+++ b/overworld/entity/Entity.gd
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 class_name Entity extends CharacterBody3D
-const ConversationElement = preload("res://cutscene/conversation/ConversationElement.gd")
 
 enum MovementType {
   NONE,
diff --git a/overworld/entity/EntityInteractableArea.gd b/overworld/entity/EntityInteractableArea.gd
index 0d41c41..3073d98 100644
--- a/overworld/entity/EntityInteractableArea.gd
+++ b/overworld/entity/EntityInteractableArea.gd
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 class_name EntityInteractableArea extends Area3D
-const Entity = preload("res://overworld/entity/Entity.gd")
 
 @export var entity:Entity
 
diff --git a/overworld/entity/EntityInteractingArea.gd b/overworld/entity/EntityInteractingArea.gd
index 704a257..d8d8191 100644
--- a/overworld/entity/EntityInteractingArea.gd
+++ b/overworld/entity/EntityInteractingArea.gd
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 class_name EntityInteractingArea extends Area3D
-const Entity = preload("res://overworld/entity/Entity.gd")
 
 var interactableAreas:Array[EntityInteractableArea] = []
 @export var entity:Entity
diff --git a/project.godot b/project.godot
index 717d802..f015cf6 100644
--- a/project.godot
+++ b/project.godot
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ config/icon="res://icon.svg"
 
 PAUSE="*res://singleton/Pause.gd"
 TRANSITION="*res://singleton/Transition.tscn"
-UI="*res://ui/UI.tscn"
 QUEST="*res://quest/Quest.tscn"
 OVERWORLD="*res://overworld/Overworld.gd"
 SCENE="*res://scene/Scene.gd"
diff --git a/scene/RootScene.gd b/scene/RootScene.gd
index 9ae54d3..96ec9cf 100644
--- a/scene/RootScene.gd
+++ b/scene/RootScene.gd
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ func removeAndHide(node:Node3D) -> void:
   node.visible = false
 
 func addAndShow(node:Node3D) -> void:
-  if node:
+  if node && node.get_parent() != self:
     add_child(node)
   node.visible = true
 
diff --git a/scene/RootScene.tscn b/scene/RootScene.tscn
index 4bd029e..d890ec4 100644
--- a/scene/RootScene.tscn
+++ b/scene/RootScene.tscn
@@ -15,9 +15,13 @@ cooking = NodePath("CookingScene")
 metadata/_custom_type_script = "uid://ml70iui7qpo4"
 
 [node name="InitialScene" parent="." instance=ExtResource("2_hkmoa")]
+visible = false
 
 [node name="BattleScene" parent="." instance=ExtResource("2_0idls")]
+visible = false
 
 [node name="OverworldScene" parent="." instance=ExtResource("2_o1wvd")]
+visible = false
 
 [node name="CookingScene" parent="." instance=ExtResource("5_aj1eq")]
+visible = false
diff --git a/singleton/Pause.gd b/singleton/Pause.gd
index e3994ff..bf95a40 100644
--- a/singleton/Pause.gd
+++ b/singleton/Pause.gd
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ func isMovementPaused() -> bool:
   if cutscenePaused:
     return true
 
-  if !UI.TEXTBOX.isClosed:
-    return true
+  # if !UI.TEXTBOX.isClosed:
+  #   return true
 
-  if UI.PAUSE.isOpen():
-    return true
+  # if UI.PAUSE.isOpen():
+  #   return true
 
   if OVERWORLD.isMapChanging():
     return true
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ func isMovementPaused() -> bool:
   return false
 
 func menuPause() -> void:
-  if UI.PAUSE.isOpen():
-    UI.PAUSE.close()
-  else:
-    UI.PAUSE.open()
+  # if UI.PAUSE.isOpen():
+  #   UI.PAUSE.close()
+  # else:
+  #   UI.PAUSE.open()
+  pass
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ui/UI.gd b/ui/UI.gd
index e72585a..affc7c0 100644
--- a/ui/UI.gd
+++ b/ui/UI.gd
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 class_name UISingleton extends Control
 
+# @deprecated
 @export var TEXTBOX: VNTextbox
+
+# @deprecated
 @export var PAUSE: PauseMenu
+
+# @deprecated
 @export var DEBUG: DebugMenu
diff --git a/ui/UI.tscn b/ui/UI.tscn
index ce2be25..164767d 100644
--- a/ui/UI.tscn
+++ b/ui/UI.tscn
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ anchor_right = 1.0
 anchor_bottom = 1.0
 grow_horizontal = 2
 grow_vertical = 2
+mouse_filter = 1
 script = ExtResource("1_son71")
 TEXTBOX = NodePath("VNTextbox")
 PAUSE = NodePath("PauseMenu")