diff --git a/addons/escoria-core/game/core-scripts/esc_game.gd b/addons/escoria-core/game/core-scripts/esc_game.gd
index ea51bef6a..b3c0a766b 100644
--- a/addons/escoria-core/game/core-scripts/esc_game.gd
+++ b/addons/escoria-core/game/core-scripts/esc_game.gd
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ class_name ESCGame
 # Emitted when the user has confirmed the crash popup
 signal crash_popup_confirmed
 
+# Signal sent when pause menu has to be displayed
+signal request_pause_menu
+
 
 # Editor debug modes
 # NONE - No debugging
@@ -469,3 +472,14 @@ func escoria_show_ui():
 # Manage signal room_deady from main.gd.
 func _on_room_ready():
 	room_ready_for_inputs = true
+
+
+# Input function to manage specific input keys.
+# Note that if any child of this class wishes to override _input, the overriding
+# method MUST call its parent's version (i.e. this method).
+func _input(event):
+	if escoria.inputs_manager.input_mode == escoria.inputs_manager.INPUT_NONE:
+		return
+
+	if event.is_action_pressed("ui_cancel"):
+		emit_signal("request_pause_menu")
diff --git a/addons/escoria-core/game/escoria.gd b/addons/escoria-core/game/escoria.gd
index 37e9cc06f..16a4fb2d9 100644
--- a/addons/escoria-core/game/escoria.gd
+++ b/addons/escoria-core/game/escoria.gd
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ tool
 extends Node
 class_name Escoria
 
-# Signal sent when pause menu has to be displayed
-signal request_pause_menu
 
 # Signal sent when Escoria is paused
 signal paused
@@ -223,9 +221,6 @@ func _input(event):
 			and event.is_action_pressed(ESCInputsManager.ESC_SHOW_DEBUG_PROMPT):
 		escoria.main.get_node("layers/debug_layer/esc_prompt_popup").popup()
 
-	if event.is_action_pressed("ui_cancel"):
-		emit_signal("request_pause_menu")
-
 
 # Pauses or unpause the game
 #
diff --git a/addons/escoria-core/game/inputs_manager.gd b/addons/escoria-core/game/inputs_manager.gd
index 56d8cc618..573df4717 100644
--- a/addons/escoria-core/game/inputs_manager.gd
+++ b/addons/escoria-core/game/inputs_manager.gd
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ var custom_input_handler = null
 
 # Register core signals (from escoria.gd)
 func register_core():
-	escoria.connect(
+	escoria.game_scene.connect(
 		"request_pause_menu",
 		self,
 		"_on_pause_menu_requested"
diff --git a/addons/escoria-ui-9verbs/game.gd b/addons/escoria-ui-9verbs/game.gd
index 64544b9a2..b900017ac 100644
--- a/addons/escoria-ui-9verbs/game.gd
+++ b/addons/escoria-ui-9verbs/game.gd
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ func unpause_game():
 		escoria.set_game_paused(false)
 
 func pause_game():
-	if not get_node(pause_menu).visible:
+	if not get_node(pause_menu).visible and not get_node(main_menu).visible:
 		get_node(pause_menu).reset()
 		get_node(pause_menu).set_save_enabled(escoria.save_manager.save_enabled)
 		get_node(pause_menu).show()
diff --git a/game/rooms/intro/esc/intro.esc b/game/rooms/intro/esc/intro.esc
index 0eb759981..5ebf3c680 100644
--- a/game/rooms/intro/esc/intro.esc
+++ b/game/rooms/intro/esc/intro.esc
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 anim_block intro_animation_player RESET
 
 :ready | NO_UI
+# Until we have a proper way to skip animations/cutscenes, we want to prevent
+# something silly like being able to pause during the intro.
+accept_input NONE
+
 anim_block intro_animation_player intro
 
+accept_input ALL
+
 show_menu main