diff --git a/src/logic-scenes/interactable/interactable.gd b/src/logic-scenes/interactable/interactable.gd
index d3e3c86..f5ef557 100644
--- a/src/logic-scenes/interactable/interactable.gd
+++ b/src/logic-scenes/interactable/interactable.gd
@@ -94,20 +94,18 @@ func _input(event: InputEvent) -> void:
 
 	var clicked : bool = (event.is_action_pressed("ui_accept")) or (event is InputEventMouseButton and event.is_pressed())
 	if hover and shown and clicked:
-		collect_memento()
+		interact()
 
 
 func play_story() -> void:
+		# Check if this is a repeat playthrough
 		var repeat := collected
+
 		collected = true
 		canvas_layer.show()
 
-		# Check if this is a repeat playthrough
-		var is_repeating := Scenes.is_sequence_repeating(interaction_ui.scene_id)
-
 		# Allow room to prepare for scene (e.g., play animations)
-		if State.room and State.room.has_method("prepare_scene_start"):
-			await State.room.prepare_scene_start(interaction_ui.scene_id, is_repeating)
+		await State.room.prepare_scene_start(interaction_ui.scene_id, repeat)
 
 		Scenes.begin_sequence(interaction_ui.scene_id)
 
@@ -119,12 +117,11 @@ func play_story() -> void:
 			var picker := State.room.get_node("%Picker") as CardPicker
 			await picker.pick_cards(interaction_ui.scene_id)
 
+		Scenes.end_sequence(interaction_ui.scene_id) # todo: maybe later?
 
 		# Hide the CanvasLayer when done
 		canvas_layer.hide()
 
-		Scenes.end_sequence(interaction_ui.scene_id) # todo: maybe later?
-
 		Scenes.player_enable.emit(true)
 		expand()
 
@@ -141,11 +138,10 @@ func play_board() -> void:
 		expand()
 
 
-func collect_memento() -> void:
-	shown = false
+func interact() -> void:
 	Scenes.player_enable.emit(false)
+	shown = false
 	await collapse()
-	collected = true
 
 	# Hide mouse and collapse other interactables BEFORE showing canvas
 	get_tree().call_group("interactables", "collapse")
@@ -160,7 +156,8 @@ func collect_memento() -> void:
 		await play_board()
 
 	canvas_layer.hide()
-	active = true
+	collected = true
+	Scenes.player_enable.emit(true)
 
 
 ## Updates caption label based on the instantiated interaction_ui