diff --git a/HARMONY.ink b/HARMONY.ink
index b7e961f..bf25b51 100644
--- a/HARMONY.ink
+++ b/HARMONY.ink
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@
 
 /*NOTES about community channels in Harmony
     They're read-only for the player.
-    All the messages are already there when the player visits the channel.
-    The player can scroll through and read them.
+    All the messages are already there when the player visits the channel. They do not appear one-by-one in real time like a dialogue scene.
+    The player can scroll through and read them all, or ignore them. 
 */
 
 === ALL_FOR_ALL ===
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ In less than an hour, {band_name}'s song reached a critical mass, and the govern
 /*NOTES about DMs in Harmony
     These are real-time conversations between the characters, so players can choose the characters responses. 
     The message lines will show up one-by-one, just like in a dialogue scene.
+    Messages from past levels remain visible. The player can scroll back to read them.
+    Messages from current level need to be clicked to progress, just like a regular dialogue conversation.
 */
 
 === DM_BAND_CHAT ===
diff --git a/Level 0/POSTSHOW_WHALESONG.ink b/Level 0/POSTSHOW_WHALESONG.ink
index 6732f21..ef173c7 100644
--- a/Level 0/POSTSHOW_WHALESONG.ink	
+++ b/Level 0/POSTSHOW_WHALESONG.ink	
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ FERN: Go see for yourself!
     + [HARMONY]
         //Players click on the "Harmony" button to see the communities they now have access to.
         -> HARMONY -> 
-        //In this ink script, Harmony is its own file that acts like a "tunnel", meaning it points back to wherever scene the player came from.  
+        //In this ink script, Harmony is its own file that acts like a "tunnel", meaning it points back to whatever scene the player came from.  
     -
  
 {L0_song == "Whale Song in Whaleish":
@@ -89,31 +89,59 @@ FERN: Want me to sign you up too?
     -> RELATIONSHIP
 
 = IDEALISTS
-//HJ: I'm running out of time so I just paraphrased this section...
-Vez is annoyed that people are placing bets on whether they and Skyler will get back together.
+
+VEZ: We failed. Whales are still not part of the Bandocracy, and everyone's just gossiping about whether Skyler and I will hook up again.
+
+SKYLER: That's a win, Vez! Gossip means the fans care!
+
+VEZ: About <i>us</i>, but not the whales. Our song was supposed to make them care about the whales!
+
+    + VEZ: I sang in English so people would understand!
+        
+    + VEZ: I should've sang in Whaleish.
+    
+        MICAH: It might not have made a difference. 
+    -
+
+AKAI: HUMANS SUCK!
+
+MICAH: True. People don't always listen to the message.
+
+FERN: Maybe they did but they're just not ready to commit yet?
+ 
+SKYLER: You talking about humans and whales, or me and Vez?
 
 {Skyler_growth >= 0:
-    Like Fern, who bet that they'd get back together. 
-    What? Fern just really wants them to give love a second chance! They were such a hot couple!
+    FERN: Both?
+    FERN: Give love a second chance! You were such a hot couple!
 - else:
-    Fern bet that Vez and Skyler wouldn't get back together.
-    Vez says that was a smart bet.
-    Onmniscent narrator comments that Skyler looks disappointed but also determined.
+    FERN: (sadly) Both.
 }
 
-Fern directs the band back to the bright side - <i>All For All</i> REALLY LOVED Whale Song.
+MICAH: Fern's right, though. {Skyler_growth >= 0:About humans and whales, not Vez and Skyler.}
+MICAH: People didn't say "no" to the whales. Not yet. 
 
-Micah points out that their song didn't convince the bureaucritics to change anything, though. 
-The whales still aren't part of the Bandocracy.
+VEZ: Wow, Micah, did you just look on the bright side?!
 
-Fern - not yet! They still could be. Sometime... soonish?
+MICAH: Fern must be rubbing off on me. 
+
+FERN: See! People are capable of change! So, we didn't fail, we just didn't win right away.
 
     -> RELATIONSHIP
 
 = RELATIONSHIP
 #PlaySFX: Akai_excited
 AKAI: THERE IS NO ENCORE! 
-AKAI: (sigh) Time to go. I'm not programmed to pack up the gear, by the way.
+{IDEALISTS:
+    FERN: I disagree! It was only our first show.
+    
+    AKAI: An encore is not the same as another kick at the can. 
+    AKAI: But I'm not here to debate semantics with you. And...
+    
+- else:
+    AKAI: (sigh) Time to go. 
+}
+AKAI: I'm not programmed to pack up the gear, {IDEALISTS:either|by the way}.
 
 #RemChar: Akai
 
diff --git a/Level 1/PRACTICE_L1.ink b/Level 1/PRACTICE_L1.ink
index a6a4310..c7e9f75 100644
--- a/Level 1/PRACTICE_L1.ink	
+++ b/Level 1/PRACTICE_L1.ink	
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 === PRACTICE_L1 ===
 #Environment: PracticeSpace 
 
-This is the next day. Perhaps a couple characters show up earlier? Or as they trickle in, tuning their instruments, notifications for DMs in Harmony pop up.
+This is the next day. Perhaps a couple characters show up earlier? As they trickle in, tuning their instruments, notifications for DMs in Harmony pop up.
 
 ~ DM_micah_fern_L0 = true
 // ^This unlocks the beginning of the DM conversation between Micah and Fern.