From e47826195399f3b590132d55f504245beb77fc9a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eblo <7004497+Eblo@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 3 Jan 2026 10:21:33 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Fix softlock from repeating Kafei's Mask check

---
 mm/2s2h/Rando/ActorBehavior/EnAl.cpp | 13 +++++++++----
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/mm/2s2h/Rando/ActorBehavior/EnAl.cpp b/mm/2s2h/Rando/ActorBehavior/EnAl.cpp
index e322b99738..726b07b2f2 100644
--- a/mm/2s2h/Rando/ActorBehavior/EnAl.cpp
+++ b/mm/2s2h/Rando/ActorBehavior/EnAl.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@ void Rando::ActorBehavior::InitEnAlBehavior() {
 
     COND_ID_HOOK(OnActorInit, ACTOR_EN_AL, IS_RANDO, [](Actor* actor) { skipCmds.clear(); });
 
+    // "I'm counting on you"
+    COND_ID_HOOK(OnOpenText, 0x2AA2, IS_RANDO, [](u16* textId, bool* loadFromMessageTable) {
+        Message_BombersNotebookQueueEvent(gPlayState, BOMBERS_NOTEBOOK_EVENT_MET_MADAME_AROMA);
+        Message_BombersNotebookQueueEvent(gPlayState, BOMBERS_NOTEBOOK_EVENT_RECEIVED_KAFEIS_MASK);
+    });
+
     COND_VB_SHOULD(VB_EXEC_MSG_EVENT, IS_RANDO, {
         u32 cmdId = va_arg(args, u32);
         Actor* actor = va_arg(args, Actor*);
@@ -28,14 +34,13 @@ void Rando::ActorBehavior::InitEnAlBehavior() {
                 GetItemId getItemId = (GetItemId)SCRIPT_PACK_16(cmd->itemIdH, cmd->itemIdL);
                 skipCmds.clear();
                 if (getItemId == GI_MASK_KAFEIS_MASK) { // Mayor's Residence
-                    // Prevents the player from moving freely in case a notebook event message pops afterward
-                    Player_SetupWaitForPutAway(gPlayState, player, Player_SetupTalk);
+                    // There is no usable flag for this check, so grant it manually
+                    RANDO_SAVE_CHECKS[RC_MAYORS_OFFICE_KAFEIS_MASK].eligible = true;
                 } else { // Express Mail reward
                     /*
                      * We do something a little tricky here. We manually open a textbox with the message that normally
                      * plays after the player receives the reward (0x2B20), then also skip the MsgScript commands to
-                     * open that textbox and wait on it. The Player_SetupWaitForPutAway call above does not work for
-                     * this scenario, as it will softlock. More naive attempts at handling this actor case resulted in
+                     * open that textbox and wait on it. More naive attempts at handling this actor case resulted in
                      * softlocks, not appropriately locking textboxes, duplicate textboxes, or Bombers' Notebook
                      * messages being eaten. The method below handles the intended behavior, both with or without
                      * notebook messages, even if it is a little counterintuitive.