diff --git a/addons/escoria-core/game/core-scripts/esc_item.gd b/addons/escoria-core/game/core-scripts/esc_item.gd
index 302297d7d..f0ac96382 100644
--- a/addons/escoria-core/game/core-scripts/esc_item.gd
+++ b/addons/escoria-core/game/core-scripts/esc_item.gd
@@ -442,7 +442,9 @@ func turn_to(object: Node, wait: float = 0.0):
 
 # Play the talking animation
 func start_talking():
-	if get_animation_player():
+	if get_animation_player() and \
+			_movable.last_dir >= 0 and \
+			_movable.last_dir <= animations.speaks.size():
 		if get_animation_player().is_playing():
 			get_animation_player().stop()
 		get_animation_player().play(
@@ -452,7 +454,9 @@ func start_talking():
 
 # Stop playing the talking animation
 func stop_talking():
-	if get_animation_player():
+	if get_animation_player() and \
+			_movable.last_dir >= 0 and \
+			_movable.last_dir <= animations.idles.size():
 		if get_animation_player().is_playing():
 			get_animation_player().stop()
 		get_animation_player().play(
diff --git a/project.godot b/project.godot
index d14785d9b..139add59f 100644
--- a/project.godot
+++ b/project.godot
@@ -721,7 +721,7 @@ ui/inventory_item_size=Vector2( 72, 72 )
 debug/enable_room_selector=true
 debug/room_selector_room_dir="res://game/rooms"
 ui/dialog_managers=[ "res://addons/escoria-dialog-simple/esc_dialog_simple.gd" ]
-ui/default_dialog_type="avatar"
+ui/default_dialog_type="floating"
 dialog_simple/avatars_path="res://game/dialog_avatars"
 dialog_simple/text_speed_per_character=0.1
 dialog_simple/fast_text_speed_per_character=0.25