diff --git a/src/dev-util/i18n.gd b/src/dev-util/i18n.gd
index f6cb6f3..b8b152c 100644
--- a/src/dev-util/i18n.gd
+++ b/src/dev-util/i18n.gd
@@ -2,14 +2,10 @@
 extends Node
 
 func get_memento_prompt(count: int) -> StringName:
-	return TranslationServer.translate(_memento_prompts.get(count, ""))
+	return TranslationServer.translate(_memento_prompts.get(count, str(count)))
 
 func get_story_caption(id: Scenes.id) -> StringName:
-	return TranslationServer.translate(_story_captions.get(id, ""))
-
-func get_scene_caption(id: Scenes.id) -> StringName:
-	return _story_captions.get(id)
-
+	return _story_captions.get(id, "(missing story caption)")
 
 const _memento_prompts: Dictionary[int, StringName] = {
 		1: "There are three Mementos left to find.",
diff --git a/src/logic-scenes/interactable/interactable.gd b/src/logic-scenes/interactable/interactable.gd
index e116a5b..5251d74 100644
--- a/src/logic-scenes/interactable/interactable.gd
+++ b/src/logic-scenes/interactable/interactable.gd
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ func interact() -> void:
 func _show_prompt() -> void:
 	var overrides : Array[StringName] = []
 	if playable is StoryPlayable:
-		P.interaction(I18n.get_scene_caption(playable.scene_id))
+		P.interaction(I18n.get_story_caption(playable.scene_id))
 		overrides = ["listen again" if collected else "MementoLabel_collect"]
 		P.center(P.pick("collect_memento_ui"), overrides)
 	elif playable is CardBoard: