diff --git a/Assets/scripts/FacadeMover.cs b/Assets/scripts/FacadeMover.cs
@@ -3,9 +3,27 @@
 
 public class FacadeMover : MonoBehaviour {
 
-	public float speed;
+	public float	speed,
+					timeToWaitAtStops;
+
+	float			stopTime;
 
 	void Update () {
-		transform.position += Vector3.back * speed * Time.deltaTime;
+
+		if(stopTime <= 0) {
+			transform.position += Vector3.back * speed * Time.deltaTime;
+		} else {
+			stopTime -= Time.deltaTime;
+		}
+	}
+
+	public void stop() {
+
+		stopTime = timeToWaitAtStops;
+	}
+
+	public void reset() {
+
+		transform.position = Vector3.zero;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/Assets/scripts/Npc.cs b/Assets/scripts/Npc.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+using UnityEngine;
+using System.Collections;
+
+public class Npc : MonoBehaviour {
+
+	public string	characterName;
+
+	// responses
+	public string[]	options, explains;
+	public string	dialogueIntro,
+					dialogueOutro,
+					weAlreadyTalkedBro,
+					isGivenItem,
+					alreadyHasItem,
+					ifYes,
+					ifNo;
+
+	public bool 	canGiveItem,
+					hasTalked = false,
+					introIsQuestion,
+					giveItemAfterIntro,
+					exitAfterIntro;
+
+	public int		onStop,
+					offStop;
+
+	public bool[]	daysToTriggerOn;
+
+	MeshRenderer r;
+	BoxCollider box;
+
+	void Start() {
+		try {
+			r = GetComponentInChildren<MeshRenderer>();
+		} catch {
+			//Debug.Log("Couldn't find MeshRenderer in " + characterName);
+		}
+
+		box = GetComponent<BoxCollider>();
+	}
+
+	public void enter() {
+		try {
+			r.enabled = true;
+			box.enabled = true;
+		} catch {
+			//Debug.Log("Couldn't find MeshRenderer in " + characterName);
+		}
+	}
+
+	public void leave() {
+		try {
+			r.enabled = false;
+			box.enabled = false;
+		} catch {
+			//Debug.Log("Couldn't find MeshRenderer in " + characterName);
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/Assets/scripts/npcDialogueOptions.cs.meta → Assets/scripts/Npc.cs.meta b/Assets/scripts/npcDialogueOptions.cs.meta → Assets/scripts/Npc.cs.meta
diff --git a/Assets/scripts/dialogueScript.cs b/Assets/scripts/dialogueScript.cs
diff --git a/Assets/scripts/gameController.cs b/Assets/scripts/gameController.cs
@@ -1,40 +1,119 @@
 using UnityEngine;
 using System.Collections;
 using UnityEditor.SceneManagement;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 
-public class gameController : MonoBehaviour {
+public class GameController : MonoBehaviour {
 
-	public dialogueScript dialoguescript;
+	public Dialogue	dialoguescript;
+	public FacadeMover facade;
 
-	public int day = 0;
+	public int		busFare,
+					day = 0,
+					stop = 0;
 
-	public float timeToStop;
+	public float[]	timeBetweenStops;
 
-	public bool dayStarted = false;
+	float			timeToNextStop;
+	int				nextStop;
+	List<Npc>[]		allNpcs;
 
-	void Awake() {
-		DontDestroyOnLoad(this.gameObject); 
-	}
+	// items
+	public bool		hasWallet,
+					hasResume,
+					hasPalmReading,
+					hasSketchbook,
+					hasSketches;
 
 	void Start() {
-		dialoguescript = GameObject.FindGameObjectWithTag("Player").GetComponent<dialogueScript>(); 
+
+		// initialize
+		nextStop = 0;
+		timeToNextStop = 0;
+		hasWallet = false;
+		hasResume = false;
+		hasPalmReading = false;
+		hasSketchbook = false;
+		hasSketches = false;
+
+		// keep gameController persistent
+		DontDestroyOnLoad(this.gameObject);
+
+		// oh jeez
+		allNpcs = new List<Npc>[7];
+		for(int i = 0; i < allNpcs.Length; i++) allNpcs[i] = new List<Npc>();
+
+		// find all NPCS and sort scripts by day
+		foreach(GameObject o in GameObject.FindGameObjectsWithTag("NPC")) {	// all GameObjects that have Npc scripts
+			foreach(Npc script in o.GetComponents<Npc>()) {					// all Npc scripts
+				for(int i = 0; i < script.daysToTriggerOn.Length; i++) {	// 7 times for 7 days
+					if(script.daysToTriggerOn[i]) {							// if script is set to trigger on this day
+						allNpcs[i].Add(script);
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		// start with no NPCs on the bus
+		clearAllNpcs();
 	}
 
 	void Update() {
 
-		if(dayStarted == false) {
-			day = day + 1; 
-			dayStarted = true; 
-		} else if(dayStarted == true) {
-			timeToStop -= Time.deltaTime;
+		// count down until we arrive at the next stop
+		timeToNextStop -= Time.deltaTime;
+
+		if(timeToNextStop <= 0) {
+
+			// stop animation
+			facade.stop();
+
+			// check who should or shouldn't be on the bus
+			checkNpcs();
+
+			// assign next stop
+			nextStop++;
+
+			// if we have done all the stops, on to next day
+			if(nextStop > timeBetweenStops.Length) {
+				// TODO: add day transition
+				nextStop = 0;
+				clearAllNpcs();
+				checkNpcs();
+				facade.reset();
+				day++;
+				Debug.Log("It is now day " + day);
+			}
+
+			// reset timer
+			timeToNextStop += timeBetweenStops[nextStop];
+
+			// debug
+			Debug.Log("We just arrived at " + (nextStop - 1) + ". The next stop is " + nextStop + ".\nTime to next stop: " + timeToNextStop);
 		}
 
-		if(timeToStop <= 0) {
-			Invoke("endDay", 0);
+		if(Input.GetButtonDown("Skip")) {
+			Debug.Log("SKIP");
+			timeToNextStop = 0;
+		}
+	}
+
+	void checkNpcs() {
+		foreach(Npc o in allNpcs[day]) {
+			if(o.onStop == nextStop) {
+				Debug.Log(o.characterName + " entered.");
+				o.enter();
+			}
+			if(o.offStop == nextStop) {
+				Debug.Log(o.characterName + " left.");
+				o.leave();
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
-	void endDay() {
-
+	void clearAllNpcs() {
+		for(int i = 0; i < 7; i++) {
+			foreach(Npc o in allNpcs[i]) o.leave();
+		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/Assets/scripts/npcDialogueOptions.cs b/Assets/scripts/npcDialogueOptions.cs
diff --git a/ProjectSettings/InputManager.asset b/ProjectSettings/InputManager.asset