function script_neighbor(s)
	if s.main == 1 then
		change_screen(screen_conversation({{door_portrait, "[you hear the sound of groaning from inside.]"}}))
	end
	if s.main == 2 then
		potion = player_has("potion")
		if potion == nil then
			change_screen(screen_conversation({{door_portrait, "[you hear the sound of groaning from inside.]"}}))
		else
			change_screen(screen_conversation({
				{phoebe_portrait, [[hello! i was asked to bring you a potion!]]},
				{neighbor_portrait, [[that's so kind! i injured my back trying to get a rock out]]},
				{neighbor_portrait, [[of my field. this potion will fix me right up.]]},
				{neighbor_portrait, [[... hey, you're an alchemist, right?]]},
				{phoebe_portrait, [[of course!]]},
				{neighbor_portrait, [[i've heard that alchemists can make explosives. a bomb could get rid of]]}, 
				{neighbor_portrait, [[that boulder in my field. do you think you could bring me one?]]},
				{phoebe_portrait, [[my grandfather never taught me to make explosives,]]},
				{phoebe_portrait, "because they're dangerous."},
				{neighbor_portrait, [[damn. maybe the witch knows how to make them? she knows all sorts of things.]]},
				{phoebe_portrait, [[i'll have to ask!]]},
				{neighbor_portrait, [[she lives in the tower southeast of town, i think!]]},
			}))
			del(inventory, potion)
			s.main = 3
		end
	elseif s.main == 3 then
		change_screen(screen_conversation({
			{neighbor_portrait, [[did the witch give you the recipe?]]},
			{phoebe_portrait, [[not yet!]]}
		}))
	elseif s.main == 4 then
		local bomb = player_has("bomb")
		if bomb == nil then
			change_screen(screen_conversation({
				{neighbor_portrait, [[did the witch give you the recipe?]]},
				{phoebe_portrait, [[no and actually she was really rude about it!]]},
			}))
		else
			change_screen(screen_conversation({
				{phoebe_portrait, [[this bomb should break up a rock! be very safe with it.]]},
				{neighbor_portrait, [[oh wow, thank you so much! i will be far away when it goes off.]]},
				{neighbor_portrait, [[so how did you convince the witch to give you the recipe?]]},
				{phoebe_portrait, [[i didn't! she was incredibly rude and basically told me to fuck off!]]},
				{neighbor_portrait, [[huh, i wonder what bee's in her bonnet.]]},
				{phoebe_portrait, [[she kept talking about how there's no great alchemy left in pilton.]]},
				{neighbor_portrait, [[maybe she needs someone to impress her.]]}
			}))
			del(inventory, bomb)
			s.main = 5
		end
	elseif s.main == 5 then
		change_screen(screen_conversation({
			{neighbor_portrait, [[that witch soften up yet?]]},
			{phoebe_portrait, [[grrrr!]]}
		}))
	elseif s.main == 6 then
		change_screen(screen_conversation({
			{neighbor_portrait, [[that bomb worked a treat on my boulder!]]},
			{phoebe_portrait, [[hooray!]]}
		}))
	elseif s.main == 7 then
		if s.branch_brigitte == 1 then
			change_screen(screen_conversation({
				{neighbor_portrait, [[the fireworks festival? on my farm? you betcha!]]},
				{neighbor_portrait, [[since harvest is over it's totally free.]]},
				{phoebe_portrait, [[yippee!]]},
			}))
			s.branch_brigitte = 2
			if s.branch_brigitte == 2 and s.branch_lenore == 3 and s.branch_hans == 3 then
				s.branch_main = 8
			end
		elseif s.branch_brigitte == 2 then
			change_screen(screen_conversation({{neighbor_portrait, [[meet up at the library for viewing, right?]]}}))
		end
	elseif s.main == 8 then
		change_screen(screen_conversation({{neighbor_portrait, [[meetchya at the library for watching the fireworks!]]}}))
	elseif s.main == 9 then
		change_screen(screen_conversation({{door_portrait, "[no one is here.]"}}))
	end
end