diff --git a/src/dawn/display/draw/drawtext.c b/src/dawn/display/draw/drawtext.c
index 1ca53972..5facfbed 100644
--- a/src/dawn/display/draw/drawtext.c
+++ b/src/dawn/display/draw/drawtext.c
@@ -18,11 +18,27 @@ void drawText(
 ) {
   if(len == 0) return;
   size_t rLen = mathMin(len, strlen(text));
+  if(rLen == 0) return;
   
-  assertTrue(x + rLen <= FRAME_WIDTH, "Text is too long.");
+  assertTrue(x < FRAME_WIDTH, "Text is too far right.");
   assertTrue(y < FRAME_HEIGHT, "Text is too low.");
   
-  uint16_t i = y * FRAME_WIDTH + x;
-  memcpy(&FRAME_BUFFER[i], text, rLen);
-  memset(&FRAME_COLOR[i], color, rLen);
+  char_t c;
+  uint16_t xPos = x;
+  uint16_t yPos = y * FRAME_WIDTH;
+  size_t i = 0;
+  do {
+    c = text[i++];
+    if(c == '\n') {
+      yPos += FRAME_WIDTH;
+      xPos = x;
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    assertTrue(xPos < FRAME_WIDTH, "Text overflows right.");
+    
+    FRAME_BUFFER[yPos + xPos] = c;
+    FRAME_COLOR[yPos + xPos] = color;
+    xPos++;
+  } while(i < rLen);
 }
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diff --git a/src/dawn/display/draw/drawui.c b/src/dawn/display/draw/drawui.c
index 7ac8f617..3e1622e6 100644
--- a/src/dawn/display/draw/drawui.c
+++ b/src/dawn/display/draw/drawui.c
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ void drawUITextbox() {
   memset(&FRAME_COLOR[DRAW_UI_TEXTBOX_CURSOR_POS], COLOR_WHITE, 3);
   if(TEXTBOX.textIndex < TEXTBOX.textLength) return;
   
-  int32_t blink = (int32_t)(TIME.time * TEXTBOX_BLINKS_PER_SECOND) % 2;
+  int32_t blink = (int32_t)(TIME.time * DRAW_UI_TEXTBOX_BLINKS_PER_SECOND) % 2;
   FRAME_BUFFER[DRAW_UI_TEXTBOX_CURSOR_POS + 1] = blink ? '>' : ' ';
   FRAME_BUFFER[DRAW_UI_TEXTBOX_CURSOR_POS + 2] = blink ? ' ' : '>';
 }
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diff --git a/src/dawn/display/draw/drawui.h b/src/dawn/display/draw/drawui.h
index d3ce0470..cf3dc8b9 100644
--- a/src/dawn/display/draw/drawui.h
+++ b/src/dawn/display/draw/drawui.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #define DRAW_UI_TEXTBOX_WIDTH FRAME_WIDTH
 #define DRAW_UI_TEXTBOX_HEIGHT 8
 #define DRAW_UI_TEXTBOX_CURSOR_POS ((FRAME_HEIGHT * FRAME_WIDTH) - 4)
+#define DRAW_UI_TEXTBOX_BLINKS_PER_SECOND 2
 
 /**
  * Draws a UI box to the frame buffer.
diff --git a/src/dawn/rpg/entity/player.c b/src/dawn/rpg/entity/player.c
index 282ba81f..a74987e9 100644
--- a/src/dawn/rpg/entity/player.c
+++ b/src/dawn/rpg/entity/player.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ void playerUpdate(entity_t *entity) {
 
       target->state = ENTITY_STATE_TALKING;
       entity->state = ENTITY_STATE_TALKING;
-      textboxSetText("NPC", "Hello Player");
+      textboxSetText("NPC", "Hello Player.\nHow are you today?");
       return;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/dawn/ui/textbox.c b/src/dawn/ui/textbox.c
index 9911c63e..32cee000 100644
--- a/src/dawn/ui/textbox.c
+++ b/src/dawn/ui/textbox.c
@@ -61,6 +61,19 @@ void textboxUpdate() {
   TEXTBOX.nextChar -= TIME.delta;
   if(TEXTBOX.nextChar > 0.0f) return;
   
+  switch(TEXTBOX.text[TEXTBOX.textIndex]) {
+    // Exaggerate the pause for these characters
+    case '\n':
+    case '.':
+    case ',':
+    case ';':
+    case ':':
+      TEXTBOX.nextChar = TEXTBOX_CHARS_PAUSE_DELAY;
+      break;
+
+    default:
+      TEXTBOX.nextChar = (1.0f / TEXTBOX_CHARS_PER_SECOND);
+      break;
+  }
   TEXTBOX.textIndex++;
-  TEXTBOX.nextChar = (1.0f / TEXTBOX_CHARS_PER_SECOND);
 }
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diff --git a/src/dawn/ui/textbox.h b/src/dawn/ui/textbox.h
index be042e7f..1bef4b52 100644
--- a/src/dawn/ui/textbox.h
+++ b/src/dawn/ui/textbox.h
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   (DRAW_UI_TEXTBOX_HEIGHT - 2) * (DRAW_UI_TEXTBOX_WIDTH - 2) \
 )
 #define TEXTBOX_CHARS_PER_SECOND 25
-#define TEXTBOX_BLINKS_PER_SECOND 2
+#define TEXTBOX_CHARS_PAUSE_DELAY 0.15f
 
 typedef struct {
   char_t title[TEXTBOX_TITLE_MAX+1];