function script_lenore(story_state)
	if story_state.main == 1 then
		water = player_has(library.recipes.distilled_water.title)
		if water == nil then
			change_screen(screen_conversation({
				{phoebe_portrait, [[hi lenore!]]},
				{lenore_portrait, [[hey alchemist. did you get my letter?]]},
				{phoebe_portrait, [[ah! i haven't gotten around to it but i'll get right on it!]]},
				{lenore_portrait, [[thanks, kid.]]}
			}))
		else
			change_screen(screen_conversation({
				{phoebe_portrait, [[hey lenore! here's the clean water you requested!]]},
				{lenore_portrait, [[thanks, kid. there's one other thing.]]},
				{lenore_portrait, [[my usual pharmacist is on vacation.]]},
				{lenore_portrait, [[think you could take this recipe and make a potion for a patient?]]},
				{lenore_portrait, [[she lives in the house with a red roof just to the east of here.]]},
				{lenore_portrait, [[there should be healing herbs southeast of here.]]},
				{lenore_portrait, [[oh, and by the way -- here's that reagent i promised you.]]},
				{phoebe_portrait, [[do you have a recipe for reagent? i'd love to learn to make it!]]},
				{lenore_portrait, [[yeah, sure. you start by doing this...]], function() 
					del(inventory, water)
					add(inventory, make_item(library.item_blueprints.reagent))
					add(grimoire, library.recipes.reagent)
					toast("received reagent recipe!")
				end} 
			}))
			story_state.main = 2
		end
	elseif story_state.main == 2 then
		change_screen(screen_conversation({
			{lenore_portrait, [[you get that potion to my patient? red roof to the east.]]}
		}))
	elseif story_state.main == 3 then
		change_screen(screen_conversation({{lenore_portrait, [[thanks for helping out my patient.]]}}))
	elseif story_state.main == 4 or story_state.main == 5 or story_state.main == 6 then
		change_screen(screen_conversation({
			{lenore_portrait, [[hey phoebe. any aches or pains?]]},
			{phoebe_portrait, [[i'm in tip-top shape!]]},
		}))
	elseif story_state.main == 7 then
		if story_state.branch_lenore == 1 then
			change_screen(screen_conversation({
				{lenore_portrait, [[whoa, you can't just set off fireworks willy-nilly. get me 3 clean bandages and a distilled water.]]},
				{lenore_portrait, [[you can't do something as dangerous as fireworks without being prepared for the worst.]]},
				{phoebe_portrait, [[you got it!!]]},
			}))
			story_state.branch_lenore = 2
		elseif story_state.branch_lenore == 2 then
			local bandages = player_has("bandages", 3)
			local water = player_has("distilled water")
			if bandages == nil or water == nil then
				change_screen(screen_conversation({
					{lenore_portrait, [[i need 3 clean bandages and a distilled water.]]}
				}))
			else
				change_screen(screen_conversation({
					{lenore_portrait, [[thanks. this looks good. i'll meet you at the library for viewing when you're ready.]]}
				}))
				for x in all(bandages) do del(inventory, x) end
				del(inventory, water)

				story_state.branch_lenore = 3
				if story_state.branch_hans == 3 and story_state.branch_lenore == 3 and story_state.branch_brigitte == 2 then
					story_state.main = 8
				end 
			end
		elseif story_state.branch_lenore == 3 then
			change_screen(screen_conversation({{lenore_portrait, [[i'll meet you at the library for viewing when you're ready.]]}}))
		end -- lenore branch finished
	elseif story_state.main == 8 then
		change_screen(screen_conversation({{lenore_portrait, [[i'll see you at the library for viewing the festival!]]}}))
	elseif story_state.main == 9 then
		change_screen(screen_conversation({{door_portrait, "[no one is here.]"}}))
	end
end