diff --git a/lib/CMakeLists.txt b/lib/CMakeLists.txt
index 81541d5..14a3fc7 100644
--- a/lib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ set(GRAIL_FILES
 	debug.cc
 	dialog_line.cc
 	dialog_frontend.cc
-	dialog_frontend_text.cc
+	dialog_frontend_subtitle.cc
 	event.cc
 	font.cc
 	game.cc
diff --git a/lib/dialog_frontend_text.cc b/lib/dialog_frontend_subtitle.cc
similarity index 65%
rename from lib/dialog_frontend_text.cc
rename to lib/dialog_frontend_subtitle.cc
index 31d7a7a..44e145f 100644
--- a/lib/dialog_frontend_text.cc
+++ b/lib/dialog_frontend_subtitle.cc
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 // vim: set noexpandtab:
 
-#include "dialog_frontend_text.h"
+#include "dialog_frontend_subtitle.h"
 
 namespace grail {
 
-	void DialogFrontendText::renderAt(SDL_Surface* target, uint32_t ticks, VirtualPosition p) {
+	DialogFrontendSubtitle::DialogFrontendSubtitle() {
+		subtitlePosition = VirtualPosition(100, 100);
+	}
+
+	void DialogFrontendSubtitle::renderAt(SDL_Surface* target, uint32_t ticks, VirtualPosition p) {
 
 		// remove unused text objects
 		for (std::map<Actor::Ptr, Text::Ptr>::iterator iter = lines.begin();
@@ -18,9 +22,9 @@ namespace grail {
 		for (std::map<Actor::Ptr, Text::Ptr>::iterator iter = lines.begin();
 			iter != lines.end(); iter++) {
 
-			VirtualPosition actorPosition = (*iter).first->getPosition();
 			(*iter).second->eachFrame(ticks); // temporarily here
-			(*iter).second->renderAt(target, ticks, actorPosition);
+
+			
 		}
 	}
 } // namespace grail
diff --git a/lib/dialog_frontend_subtitle.h b/lib/dialog_frontend_subtitle.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aa9f899
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/dialog_frontend_subtitle.h
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+// vim: set noexpandtab:
+
+#ifndef DIALOG_FRONTEND_SUBTITLE_H
+#define DIALOG_FRONTEND_SUBTITLE_H
+
+#include "dialog_frontend.h"
+
+namespace grail {
+
+	// Displays actors' lines in subtitles on the screen
+	class DialogFrontendSubtitle : public DialogFrontend {
+
+		public:
+			DialogFrontendSubtitle();
+			virtual void renderAt(SDL_Surface* target, uint32_t ticks, VirtualPosition p);
+
+		protected:
+			VirtualPosition subtitlePosition;
+	};
+
+} // namespace grail
+
+#endif // DIALOG_FRONTEND_SUBTITLE_H
+
diff --git a/lib/dialog_frontend_text.h b/lib/dialog_frontend_text.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 07dea33..0000000
--- a/lib/dialog_frontend_text.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-// vim: set noexpandtab:
-
-#ifndef DIALOG_FRONTEND_TEXT_H
-#define DIALOG_FRONTEND_TEXT_H
-
-#include "dialog_frontend.h"
-
-namespace grail {
-
-	// Displays actors' lines in text floating above their heads
-	class DialogFrontendText : public DialogFrontend {
-
-		public:
-			virtual void renderAt(SDL_Surface* target, uint32_t ticks, VirtualPosition p);
-	};
-
-} // namespace grail
-
-#endif // DIALOG_FRONTEND_TEXT_H
-
diff --git a/lib/game.cc b/lib/game.cc
index c2531d4..458c271 100644
--- a/lib/game.cc
+++ b/lib/game.cc
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include "resource_manager.h"
 #include "user_interface.h"
 #include "debug.h"
-#include "dialog_frontend_text.h"
+#include "dialog_frontend_subtitle.h"
 
 using std::cout;
 using std::cerr;
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Game::Game() : viewport(0), resourceManager(0), loop(true) {
 	SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_EVERYTHING);
 
 	// temporarily use default dialog frontend
-	boost::shared_ptr<DialogFrontend> frontend(new DialogFrontendText());
+	boost::shared_ptr<DialogFrontend> frontend(new DialogFrontendSubtitle());
 	dialogFrontend = frontend;
 }