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index 771d599..ad855be 100644
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diff --git a/RunningLateGame/Assets/Scripts/AerialFaithDeathTrigger.cs b/RunningLateGame/Assets/Scripts/AerialFaithDeathTrigger.cs
index 8e7a605..b93cd33 100644
--- a/RunningLateGame/Assets/Scripts/AerialFaithDeathTrigger.cs
+++ b/RunningLateGame/Assets/Scripts/AerialFaithDeathTrigger.cs
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ private void OnTriggerEnter(Collider other)
         linkedLeapTrigger1.isPlayerInAir = false;
         if (linkedLeapTrigger2 != null) linkedLeapTrigger2.isPlayerInAir = false;
         if (linkedLeapTrigger3 != null) linkedLeapTrigger3.isPlayerInAir = false;
-        // TODO: kill player
+
+        GameManager.Instance.SetDisplayState(GameManager.DisplayState.OverlayFailedOverTimeMenu);
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/RunningLateGame/Assets/Scripts/GameManager.cs b/RunningLateGame/Assets/Scripts/GameManager.cs
index 570c635..a1d89ae 100644
--- a/RunningLateGame/Assets/Scripts/GameManager.cs
+++ b/RunningLateGame/Assets/Scripts/GameManager.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 using System;
 using UnityEngine;
 using UnityEngine.InputSystem;
+using UnityEngine.SceneManagement;
 using UnityEngine.UIElements;
 using Cursor = UnityEngine.Cursor;
 
@@ -44,6 +45,16 @@ public enum DisplayState
     /// </summary>
     [SerializeField] private GameObject guiHudObject;
 
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     float to keep track of the elapsed play/run/speeder time
+    /// </summary>
+    private float _elapsedRunTime;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     checked when the scene is loaded to restart the game and skip the main menu
+    /// </summary>
+    private bool _restarting;
+
     /// <summary>
     ///     the current state of the game
     /// </summary>
@@ -98,12 +109,6 @@ private void Awake()
             // destroy the new instance if it's not the singleton instance
             Destroy(gameObject);
         }
-
-        if (guiInteractionPromptObject == null)
-            throw new NullReferenceException("GameManager: guiInteractionPromptObject not set");
-
-        if (guiHudObject == null)
-            throw new NullReferenceException("GameManager: guiHudObject not set");
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -112,25 +117,53 @@ private void Awake()
     // /// <exception cref="Exception">generic exception it couldn't verify a safe state when starting the game</exception>
     private void Start()
     {
-        // set to the main menu state
-        SetDisplayState(DisplayState.ScreenMainMenu);
-        // pause the game
-        PauseGameHelper(DisplayState.ScreenMainMenu);
+        if (guiInteractionPromptObject == null)
+            throw new NullReferenceException("GameManager: guiInteractionPromptObject not set");
+
+        if (guiHudObject == null)
+            throw new NullReferenceException("GameManager: guiHudObject not set");
+
+        // if we're restarting, skip the main menu
+        if (_restarting)
+        {
+            Debug.Log("GameManager.Start: inherited _restarting, honouring it rn");
+            NewGame();
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            Debug.Log("GameManager.Start: setting to main menu and pausing");
+            SetDisplayState(DisplayState.ScreenMainMenu);
+            PauseGameHelper(DisplayState.ScreenMainMenu);
+        }
     }
 
     /// <summary>
     ///     game run speed run stopwatch logic
     /// </summary>
-    // TODO: implement this (speed-run stopwatch)
     private void Update()
     {
+        if (Paused) return;
+
+        _elapsedRunTime += Time.deltaTime;
+        var minutes = _elapsedRunTime / 60;
+        var seconds = _elapsedRunTime % 60;
+        var milliseconds = _elapsedRunTime * 1000 % 1000;
+        _uiLabelStopwatch.text = $"{minutes:00}:{seconds:00}.{milliseconds:000}";
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     called when the game object is enabled
+    /// </summary>
+    private void OnEnable()
+    {
+        InitialiseInterfaceElements();
     }
 
     /// <summary>
     ///     initialise ui elements used by the game[ manager]
     /// </summary>
     /// >
-    private void OnEnable()
+    private void InitialiseInterfaceElements()
     {
         _ui = guiInteractionPromptObject.GetComponent<UIDocument>()?.rootVisualElement;
         _uiLabelInteractionPrompt = _ui.Q<Label>("InteractionPromptLabel");
@@ -145,9 +178,9 @@ private void OnEnable()
     /// </summary>
     private void HideMenuHelper()
     {
-        // get all child menus in the "Menus" parent object
-        foreach (var menu in GameObject.FindGameObjectsWithTag("Interfaces"))
-        foreach (Transform menuChild in menu.transform)
+        // get all children in the "Menus" parent object
+        foreach (var child in GameObject.FindGameObjectsWithTag("Interfaces"))
+        foreach (Transform menuChild in child.transform)
         {
             // skip if it is 'GameInterface' object
             if (menuChild.gameObject.CompareTag("GameInterface")) continue;
@@ -160,6 +193,24 @@ private void HideMenuHelper()
         }
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     helper function to hide any game interfaces that are currently showing
+    /// </summary>
+    private void SetInterfaceActive(bool active)
+    {
+        // foreach (var inter in GameObject.FindGameObjectsWithTag("GameInterface"))
+        foreach (var child in GameObject.FindGameObjectsWithTag("Interfaces"))
+        foreach (Transform inter in child.transform)
+        {
+            if (!inter.gameObject.CompareTag("GameInterface")) continue;
+            Debug.Log($"GameManager.SetInterfaceActive: setting interface '{inter}' {active}");
+            inter.gameObject.SetActive(active);
+        }
+
+        if (active)
+            InitialiseInterfaceElements();
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     ///     helper function for <c>SetDisplayState()</c> to pause the game,
     ///     called before the incoming game state is set
@@ -182,12 +233,14 @@ private void PauseGameHelper(DisplayState incomingState)
             Debug.Log("GameManager.PauseGameHelper: freeing cursor for main menu");
             Cursor.lockState = CursorLockMode.None;
             Cursor.visible = true;
+
+            // only hide interfaces if we're transitioning to the main menu
+            SetInterfaceActive(false);
         }
 
         // freeze player input/control if we're not transitioning to a game state
         if (incomingState != DisplayState.Game)
         {
-            Debug.Log(GameObject.FindGameObjectWithTag("Player"));
             var playerInput = GameObject.Find("PlayerArmature")?.GetComponent<PlayerInput>();
             if (playerInput != null)
             {
@@ -255,6 +308,9 @@ private void ResumeGameHelper(DisplayState incomingState)
         // hide any menu that is currently showing
         HideMenuHelper();
 
+        // show game interfaces
+        SetInterfaceActive(true);
+
         // free the character controller
         var playerInput = GameObject.Find("PlayerArmature")?.GetComponent<PlayerInput>();
         if (playerInput == null) return;
@@ -369,8 +425,17 @@ public void NewGame()
     /// </summary>
     public void RestartRun()
     {
-        // TODO: implement this
-        throw new NotImplementedException();
+        _restarting = true;
+        SceneManager.LoadScene(SceneManager.GetActiveScene().name);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     function to restart the game
+    /// </summary>
+    public void RestartGame()
+    {
+        SceneManager.LoadScene(SceneManager.GetActiveScene().name);
+        Destroy(this);
     }
 
     /// <summary>
diff --git a/RunningLateGame/Assets/Scripts/LiftController.cs b/RunningLateGame/Assets/Scripts/LiftController.cs
index 4df95b6..78d7a32 100644
--- a/RunningLateGame/Assets/Scripts/LiftController.cs
+++ b/RunningLateGame/Assets/Scripts/LiftController.cs
@@ -21,26 +21,32 @@ public class LiftController : MonoBehaviour
     ///     the time it takes for the lift to move from one floor to another
     /// </summary>
     public float duration;
+
     /// <summary>
     ///     a bool to check if the lift is moving
     /// </summary>
     [HideInInspector] public bool moving;
+
     /// <summary>
     ///     the current time of the lift moving for lerps
     /// </summary>
     private float _currentTime;
+
     /// <summary>
-    ///    the door of the lift
+    ///     the door of the lift
     /// </summary>
     private Door _liftDoor;
+
     /// <summary>
     ///     the start position of the lift
     /// </summary>
     private Vector3 _start;
+
     /// <summary>
     ///     the target position of the lift
     /// </summary>
     private Vector3 _target;
+
     /// <summary>
     ///     initialisation function
     /// </summary>
@@ -49,6 +55,7 @@ private void Start()
         _liftDoor = transform.parent.GetComponentInChildren<Door>();
         DoorCloser();
     }
+
     /// <summary>
     ///     to check if the door is open and call a function to close it
     /// </summary>
@@ -59,15 +66,17 @@ public void DoorCloser()
             Invoke(nameof(CloseDoor), 2f);
         Invoke(nameof(DoorCloser), 2f);
     }
+
     /// <summary>
-    ///    to close the door
+    ///     to close the door
     /// </summary>
     public void CloseDoor()
     {
         _liftDoor.Interact();
     }
+
     /// <summary>
-    ///    to move the lift
+    ///     to move the lift
     /// </summary>
     public IEnumerator Move(int floorsMoved)
     {
diff --git a/RunningLateGame/Assets/Scripts/OverlayPauseMenu.cs b/RunningLateGame/Assets/Scripts/OverlayPauseMenu.cs
index b199690..91fc9b5 100644
--- a/RunningLateGame/Assets/Scripts/OverlayPauseMenu.cs
+++ b/RunningLateGame/Assets/Scripts/OverlayPauseMenu.cs
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ public class OverlayPauseMenu : CommonMenu
     /// </summary>
     private Button _buttonResume;
 
-    /// <summary>
-    ///     button to retry the run
-    /// </summary>
-    private Button _buttonRetry;
+    // /// <summary>
+    // ///     button to retry the run
+    // /// </summary>
+    // private Button _buttonRetry;
 
     /// <summary>
     ///     button to return to the main menu
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@ public override void OnEnable()
         _buttonResume.clicked += PlayClick;
         _buttonResume.clicked += OptionResumeGame;
 
-        // get the retry button from the ui root and subscribe appropriate functions
-        _buttonRetry = UI.Q<Button>("ButtonRetry");
-        _buttonRetry.clicked += PlayClick;
-        _buttonRetry.clicked += OptionRetryGame;
+        // // get the retry button from the ui root and subscribe appropriate functions
+        // _buttonRetry = UI.Q<Button>("ButtonRetry");
+        // _buttonRetry.clicked += PlayClick;
+        // _buttonRetry.clicked += OptionRetryGame;z
 
         // get the return button from the ui root and subscribe appropriate functions
         _buttonReturn = UI.Q<Button>("ButtonReturn");
@@ -80,6 +80,6 @@ public static void OptionRetryGame()
     public static void OptionReturnToMainMenu()
     {
         Debug.Log("OverlayPauseMenu.OptionReturnToMainMenu (static shared): clicked, returning to main menu");
-        GameManager.Instance.SetDisplayState(GameManager.DisplayState.ScreenMainMenu);
+        GameManager.Instance.RestartGame();
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/RunningLateGame/Assets/Scripts/Player.cs b/RunningLateGame/Assets/Scripts/Player.cs
index 02e72e4..8cbabd3 100644
--- a/RunningLateGame/Assets/Scripts/Player.cs
+++ b/RunningLateGame/Assets/Scripts/Player.cs
@@ -36,16 +36,16 @@ public class Player : MonoBehaviour
     /// </summary>
     private GameManager _game;
 
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     the raycast hit information
+    /// </summary>
+    private RaycastHit _hit;
+
     /// <summary>
     ///     whether the player is looking at an interactable object
     /// </summary>
     private bool _raycast;
 
-    /// <summary>
-    ///     the raycast hit information
-    /// </summary>
-    public RaycastHit Hit;
-
     /// <summary>
     ///     initialisation function
     /// </summary>
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ private void Update()
         _raycast = Physics.Raycast(
             playerPosition.position,
             playerPosition.TransformDirection(Vector3.forward),
-            out Hit,
+            out _hit,
             interactableDistance,
             raycastLayers
         );
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ private void Update()
         if (!_raycast) return;
 
         // show an interaction prompt if we're looking at an interactable object
-        var prompt = Hit.collider.GetComponent<CommonInteractable>()?.interactionPrompt;
+        var prompt = _hit.collider.GetComponent<CommonInteractable>()?.interactionPrompt;
         if (prompt != "") Debug.Log(prompt);
     }
 
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ private void Update()
     private void OnAction()
     {
         if (!_raycast) return;
-        Hit.collider.GetComponent<CommonInteractable>()?.Interact();
+        _hit.collider.GetComponent<CommonInteractable>()?.Interact();
         // _currentInteractable?.Interact();
     }
 
diff --git a/RunningLateGame/Assets/Scripts/PlaygroundDonut.cs b/RunningLateGame/Assets/Scripts/PlaygroundDonut.cs
index 7bca156..c39c859 100644
--- a/RunningLateGame/Assets/Scripts/PlaygroundDonut.cs
+++ b/RunningLateGame/Assets/Scripts/PlaygroundDonut.cs
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
  * description: interaction prompt demo with a probuilder donut
  */
 
-using System;
 using UnityEngine;
 
 /// <summary>
diff --git a/RunningLateGame/Assets/Scripts/RunCompletionTrigger.cs b/RunningLateGame/Assets/Scripts/RunCompletionTrigger.cs
index 7d6cdc9..1ed5f87 100644
--- a/RunningLateGame/Assets/Scripts/RunCompletionTrigger.cs
+++ b/RunningLateGame/Assets/Scripts/RunCompletionTrigger.cs
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
  * description: game run completion trigger collision
  */
 
-using System;
 using UnityEngine;
 
 /// <summary>
@@ -12,9 +11,8 @@
 /// </summary>
 public class RunCompletionTrigger : MonoBehaviour
 {
-    
     private void OnTriggerEnter(Collider other)
-    {   
+    {
         GameManager.Instance.SetDisplayState(GameManager.DisplayState.OverlayCompleteUnderTimeMenu);
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/RunningLateGame/Assets/Scripts/RunFailureTrigger.cs b/RunningLateGame/Assets/Scripts/RunFailureTrigger.cs
index 3aef5ff..e939206 100644
--- a/RunningLateGame/Assets/Scripts/RunFailureTrigger.cs
+++ b/RunningLateGame/Assets/Scripts/RunFailureTrigger.cs
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
  * description: game run failure trigger collision
  */
 
-using System;
 using UnityEngine;
 
 /// <summary>
diff --git a/RunningLateGame/Assets/Scripts/ScreenOptionsMenu.cs b/RunningLateGame/Assets/Scripts/ScreenOptionsMenu.cs
index 16e2109..441fa1e 100644
--- a/RunningLateGame/Assets/Scripts/ScreenOptionsMenu.cs
+++ b/RunningLateGame/Assets/Scripts/ScreenOptionsMenu.cs
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 using Unity.Mathematics;
 using UnityEngine;
 using UnityEngine.Audio;
-using UnityEngine.Serialization;
 using UnityEngine.UIElements;
 
 /// <summary>
@@ -20,22 +19,26 @@ public class ScreenOptionsMenu : CommonMenu
     /// <summary>
     ///     button to return to the main menu
     /// </summary>
-    public Button ButtonReturn;
+    private Button _buttonReturn;
 
     /// <summary>
     ///     slider for master (music + sfx) volume
     /// </summary>
-    public Slider SliderAudioMaster;
+    private Slider _sliderAudioMaster;
 
     /// <summary>
     ///     slider for music volume
     /// </summary>
-    public Slider SliderAudioMusic;
+    private Slider _sliderAudioMusic;
 
     /// <summary>
     ///     slider for sfx volume
     /// </summary>
-    public Slider SliderAudioSfx;
+    private Slider _sliderAudioSfx;
+
+    public void Start()
+    {
+    }
 
     /// <summary>
     ///     function to associate a display state with the menu,
@@ -48,35 +51,24 @@ public override void OnEnable()
         base.OnEnable();
 
         // get the start button from the ui root and subscribe appropriate functions
-        ButtonReturn = UI.Q<Button>("ButtonReturn");
-        ButtonReturn.clicked += PlayClick;
-        ButtonReturn.clicked += OverlayPauseMenu.OptionReturnToMainMenu;
+        _buttonReturn = UI.Q<Button>("ButtonReturn");
+        _buttonReturn.clicked += PlayClick;
+        _buttonReturn.clicked += OverlayPauseMenu.OptionReturnToMainMenu;
 
-        // get the music slider from the ui root
-        SliderAudioMaster = UI.Q<Slider>("MasterSlider");
         // TODO: and set the initial value to the current music volume
-        // SliderAudioMusic.value = Audio.GetMusicVolume() * 100;
-        // and subscribe appropriate functions
-        SliderAudioMaster.RegisterCallback<ChangeEvent<float>>(OptionSetMasterVolume);
+        // get the music slider from the ui root and subscribe appropriate functions
+        _sliderAudioMaster = UI.Q<Slider>("MasterSlider");
+        _sliderAudioMaster.RegisterCallback<ChangeEvent<float>>(OptionSetMasterVolume);
 
-        // get the music slider from the ui root
-        SliderAudioMusic = UI.Q<Slider>("MusicSlider");
         // TODO: and set the initial value to the current music volume
+        // get the music slider from the ui root and subscribe appropriate functions
+        _sliderAudioMusic = UI.Q<Slider>("MusicSlider");
+        _sliderAudioMusic.RegisterCallback<ChangeEvent<float>>(OptionSetMusicVolume);
 
-        // and subscribe appropriate functions
-        SliderAudioMusic.RegisterCallback<ChangeEvent<float>>(OptionSetMusicVolume);
-
-        // get the sfx slider from the ui root
-        SliderAudioSfx = UI.Q<Slider>("SFXSlider");
         // TODO: and set the initial value to the current sfx volume
-        // SliderAudioSfx.value = Audio.GetSfxVolume() * 100;
-        // and subscribe appropriate functions
-        SliderAudioSfx.RegisterCallback<ChangeEvent<float>>(OptionSetSfxVolume);
-    }
-
-    public void Start()
-    {
-        
+        // get the sfx slider from the ui root and subscribe appropriate functions
+        _sliderAudioSfx = UI.Q<Slider>("SFXSlider");
+        _sliderAudioSfx.RegisterCallback<ChangeEvent<float>>(OptionSetSfxVolume);
     }
 
     private static float ConvertVolume(float linearVolume)
diff --git a/RunningLateGame/Assets/UI Toolkit/Interfaces/OverlayHUD.uxml b/RunningLateGame/Assets/UI Toolkit/Interfaces/OverlayHUD.uxml
index 06aa903..7f76a1f 100644
--- a/RunningLateGame/Assets/UI Toolkit/Interfaces/OverlayHUD.uxml	
+++ b/RunningLateGame/Assets/UI Toolkit/Interfaces/OverlayHUD.uxml	
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
     <Style src="project://database/Assets/UI%20Toolkit/Interfaces/Common.uss?fileID=7433441132597879392&amp;guid=7e22eeee55627cf478c5e125a8197039&amp;type=3#Common" />
     <ui:VisualElement name="Root" style="flex-grow: 1; justify-content: space-around; align-items: center;">
         <ui:VisualElement name="VertHolder" style="flex-grow: 1; justify-content: flex-start; align-items: center; align-self: auto; margin-top: 2%;">
-            <ui:Label tabindex="-1" parse-escape-sequences="true" display-tooltip-when-elided="true" text="00:53.47" name="CurrentStopwatchLabel" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); -unity-text-align: upper-center; white-space: normal; -unity-font: url(&quot;project://database/Assets/UI%20Toolkit/RLFonts/Fervojo/Fervojo-Bold.otf?fileID=12800000&amp;guid=505dfbc18d2d4604db47ff55755f9dc8&amp;type=3#Fervojo-Bold&quot;); -unity-font-definition: url(&quot;project://database/Assets/UI%20Toolkit/RLFonts/Fervojo/Fervojo-Bold%20SDF.asset?fileID=11400000&amp;guid=1abb65c0bf74b1649863fc75b2b83ac1&amp;type=2#Fervojo-Bold SDF&quot;); font-size: 64px; margin-bottom: 0; padding-bottom: 0;" />
-            <ui:Label tabindex="-1" parse-escape-sequences="true" display-tooltip-when-elided="true" text="1,000" name="CurrentScoreLabel" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); -unity-text-align: upper-center; white-space: normal; -unity-font: url(&quot;project://database/Assets/UI%20Toolkit/RLFonts/Fervojo/Fervojo-Bold.otf?fileID=12800000&amp;guid=505dfbc18d2d4604db47ff55755f9dc8&amp;type=3#Fervojo-Bold&quot;); -unity-font-definition: url(&quot;project://database/Assets/UI%20Toolkit/RLFonts/Fervojo/Fervojo-Bold%20SDF.asset?fileID=11400000&amp;guid=1abb65c0bf74b1649863fc75b2b83ac1&amp;type=2#Fervojo-Bold SDF&quot;); font-size: 32px; margin-top: 0; padding-top: 0;" />
+            <ui:Label tabindex="-1" parse-escape-sequences="true" display-tooltip-when-elided="true" text="00:53.47" name="CurrentStopwatchLabel" enable-rich-text="false" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); -unity-text-align: upper-center; white-space: normal; -unity-font: url(&quot;project://database/Assets/UI%20Toolkit/RLFonts/Fervojo/Fervojo-Bold.otf?fileID=12800000&amp;guid=505dfbc18d2d4604db47ff55755f9dc8&amp;type=3#Fervojo-Bold&quot;); -unity-font-definition: url(&quot;project://database/Assets/UI%20Toolkit/RLFonts/Fervojo/Fervojo-Bold%20SDF.asset?fileID=11400000&amp;guid=1abb65c0bf74b1649863fc75b2b83ac1&amp;type=2#Fervojo-Bold SDF&quot;); font-size: 64px; margin-bottom: 0; padding-bottom: 0;" />
+            <ui:Label tabindex="-1" parse-escape-sequences="true" display-tooltip-when-elided="true" text="1,000" name="CurrentScoreLabel" enable-rich-text="false" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); -unity-text-align: upper-center; white-space: normal; -unity-font: url(&quot;project://database/Assets/UI%20Toolkit/RLFonts/Fervojo/Fervojo-Bold.otf?fileID=12800000&amp;guid=505dfbc18d2d4604db47ff55755f9dc8&amp;type=3#Fervojo-Bold&quot;); -unity-font-definition: url(&quot;project://database/Assets/UI%20Toolkit/RLFonts/Fervojo/Fervojo-Bold%20SDF.asset?fileID=11400000&amp;guid=1abb65c0bf74b1649863fc75b2b83ac1&amp;type=2#Fervojo-Bold SDF&quot;); font-size: 32px; margin-top: 0; padding-top: 0;" />
         </ui:VisualElement>
     </ui:VisualElement>
 </ui:UXML>
diff --git a/RunningLateGame/Assets/UI Toolkit/Interfaces/OverlayInteractionPrompt.uxml b/RunningLateGame/Assets/UI Toolkit/Interfaces/OverlayInteractionPrompt.uxml
index 2b130cc..2810e6d 100644
--- a/RunningLateGame/Assets/UI Toolkit/Interfaces/OverlayInteractionPrompt.uxml	
+++ b/RunningLateGame/Assets/UI Toolkit/Interfaces/OverlayInteractionPrompt.uxml	
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <ui:UXML xmlns:ui="UnityEngine.UIElements" xmlns:uie="UnityEditor.UIElements" editor-extension-mode="False">
     <ui:VisualElement name="Root" style="flex-grow: 1; justify-content: space-around; align-items: center;">
         <ui:VisualElement name="VertHolder" style="flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-top: 30%;">
-            <ui:Label tabindex="-1" parse-escape-sequences="true" display-tooltip-when-elided="true" text="Press E to Interact" name="InteractionPromptLabel" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.33); color: rgb(255, 255, 255); -unity-text-align: upper-center; padding-right: 8px; padding-left: 8px; padding-top: 8px; padding-bottom: 8px; border-top-left-radius: 5px; border-top-right-radius: 5px; border-bottom-right-radius: 5px; border-bottom-left-radius: 5px; white-space: normal; -unity-font: url(&quot;project://database/Assets/UI%20Toolkit/RLFonts/Fervojo/Fervojo-Medium.otf?fileID=12800000&amp;guid=9439a6fdc5392c6479cda7dd72a8f3f7&amp;type=3#Fervojo-Medium&quot;); -unity-font-definition: url(&quot;project://database/Assets/UI%20Toolkit/RLFonts/Fervojo/Fervojo-Medium%20SDF.asset?fileID=11400000&amp;guid=45943718062c86e448361bd7f6506932&amp;type=2#Fervojo-Medium SDF&quot;); font-size: 28px;" />
+            <ui:Label tabindex="-1" parse-escape-sequences="true" display-tooltip-when-elided="true" text="Press E to Interact" name="InteractionPromptLabel" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.33); color: rgb(255, 255, 255); -unity-text-align: upper-center; padding-right: 8px; padding-left: 8px; padding-top: 8px; padding-bottom: 8px; border-top-left-radius: 5px; border-top-right-radius: 5px; border-bottom-right-radius: 5px; border-bottom-left-radius: 5px; white-space: normal; -unity-font: url(&quot;project://database/Assets/UI%20Toolkit/RLFonts/Fervojo/Fervojo-Medium.otf?fileID=12800000&amp;guid=9439a6fdc5392c6479cda7dd72a8f3f7&amp;type=3#Fervojo-Medium&quot;); -unity-font-definition: url(&quot;project://database/Assets/UI%20Toolkit/RLFonts/Fervojo/Fervojo-Medium%20SDF.asset?fileID=11400000&amp;guid=45943718062c86e448361bd7f6506932&amp;type=2#Fervojo-Medium SDF&quot;); font-size: 28px; display: flex; visibility: hidden;" />
         </ui:VisualElement>
     </ui:VisualElement>
 </ui:UXML>
diff --git a/RunningLateGame/Assets/UI Toolkit/Interfaces/OverlayPauseMenu.uxml b/RunningLateGame/Assets/UI Toolkit/Interfaces/OverlayPauseMenu.uxml
index 27c4151..1dc95a8 100644
--- a/RunningLateGame/Assets/UI Toolkit/Interfaces/OverlayPauseMenu.uxml	
+++ b/RunningLateGame/Assets/UI Toolkit/Interfaces/OverlayPauseMenu.uxml	
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
             </ui:VisualElement>
             <ui:VisualElement name="Buttonspace" style="flex-grow: 1; width: 50%; min-width: 50%; height: 50%; min-height: 50%; align-items: center; justify-content: flex-end; align-self: center;">
                 <ui:Button text="Resume Run" parse-escape-sequences="true" display-tooltip-when-elided="true" name="ButtonResume" />
-                <ui:Button text="Retry Run" parse-escape-sequences="true" display-tooltip-when-elided="true" name="ButtonRetry" />
+                <ui:Button text="Retry Run" parse-escape-sequences="true" display-tooltip-when-elided="true" name="ButtonRetry" style="display: none;" />
                 <ui:Button text="Return to Main Menu" parse-escape-sequences="true" display-tooltip-when-elided="true" name="ButtonReturn" />
             </ui:VisualElement>
         </ui:VisualElement>
diff --git a/RunningLateGame/Assets/UI Toolkit/Interfaces/OverlayRunFailureMenu.uxml b/RunningLateGame/Assets/UI Toolkit/Interfaces/OverlayRunFailureMenu.uxml
index 1a1008e..a19eb35 100644
--- a/RunningLateGame/Assets/UI Toolkit/Interfaces/OverlayRunFailureMenu.uxml	
+++ b/RunningLateGame/Assets/UI Toolkit/Interfaces/OverlayRunFailureMenu.uxml	
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
                 </ui:VisualElement>
             </ui:VisualElement>
             <ui:VisualElement name="Buttonspace" style="flex-grow: 1; width: 50%; min-width: 50%; height: 50%; min-height: 50%; align-items: center; justify-content: flex-end; align-self: center;">
-                <ui:Button text="Retry Run" parse-escape-sequences="true" display-tooltip-when-elided="true" name="ButtonRetry" />
+                <ui:Button text="Retry Run" parse-escape-sequences="true" display-tooltip-when-elided="true" name="ButtonRetry" style="display: none;" />
                 <ui:Button text="Return to Main Menu" parse-escape-sequences="true" display-tooltip-when-elided="true" name="ButtonReturn" />
             </ui:VisualElement>
         </ui:VisualElement>
diff --git a/RunningLateGame/ProjectSettings/Packages/com.unity.probuilder/Settings.json b/RunningLateGame/ProjectSettings/Packages/com.unity.probuilder/Settings.json
index 514a2dd..8775350 100644
--- a/RunningLateGame/ProjectSettings/Packages/com.unity.probuilder/Settings.json
+++ b/RunningLateGame/ProjectSettings/Packages/com.unity.probuilder/Settings.json
@@ -30,6 +30,151 @@
                 "type": "System.Boolean, mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089",
                 "key": "lightmapping.autoUnwrapLightmapUV",
                 "value": "{\"m_Value\":true}"
+            },
+            {
+                "type": "System.Boolean, mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089",
+                "key": "UnityEngine.ProBuilder.ProBuilderEditor-isUtilityWindow",
+                "value": "{\"m_Value\":false}"
+            },
+            {
+                "type": "System.Boolean, mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089",
+                "key": "editor.backFaceSelectEnabled",
+                "value": "{\"m_Value\":false}"
+            },
+            {
+                "type": "System.Boolean, mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089",
+                "key": "editor.toolbarIconGUI",
+                "value": "{\"m_Value\":false}"
+            },
+            {
+                "type": "System.Boolean, mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089",
+                "key": "experimental.enabled",
+                "value": "{\"m_Value\":false}"
+            },
+            {
+                "type": "System.Boolean, mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089",
+                "key": "editor.showSceneInfo",
+                "value": "{\"m_Value\":false}"
+            },
+            {
+                "type": "System.Boolean, mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089",
+                "key": "ShapeComponent.ResetSettings",
+                "value": "{\"m_Value\":false}"
+            },
+            {
+                "type": "System.Boolean, mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089",
+                "key": "ShapeComponent.SettingsEnabled",
+                "value": "{\"m_Value\":true}"
+            },
+            {
+                "type": "System.Boolean, mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089",
+                "key": "mesh.newShapesSnapToGrid",
+                "value": "{\"m_Value\":true}"
+            },
+            {
+                "type": "System.Boolean, mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089",
+                "key": "mesh.meshColliderIsConvex",
+                "value": "{\"m_Value\":false}"
+            },
+            {
+                "type": "System.Boolean, mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089",
+                "key": "editor.autoRecalculateCollisions",
+                "value": "{\"m_Value\":false}"
+            },
+            {
+                "type": "UnityEngine.ProBuilder.SelectMode, Unity.ProBuilder, Version=0.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null",
+                "key": "editor.selectMode",
+                "value": "{\"m_Value\":1}"
+            },
+            {
+                "type": "UnityEngine.ProBuilder.SelectionModifierBehavior, Unity.ProBuilder, Version=0.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null",
+                "key": "editor.rectSelectModifier",
+                "value": "{\"m_Value\":2}"
+            },
+            {
+                "type": "UnityEngine.ProBuilder.RectSelectMode, Unity.ProBuilder, Version=0.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null",
+                "key": "editor.dragSelectRectMode",
+                "value": "{\"m_Value\":0}"
+            },
+            {
+                "type": "System.Int32, mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089",
+                "key": "ShapeBuilder.ActiveShapeIndex",
+                "value": "{\"m_Value\":9}"
+            },
+            {
+                "type": "System.Int32, mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089",
+                "key": "ShapeBuilder.LastPivotLocation",
+                "value": "{\"m_Value\":1}"
+            },
+            {
+                "type": "UnityEngine.ProBuilder.PivotLocation, Unity.ProBuilder, Version=0.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null",
+                "key": "mesh.newShapePivotLocation",
+                "value": "{\"m_Value\":1}"
+            },
+            {
+                "type": "UnityEngine.Vector3, UnityEngine.CoreModule, Version=0.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null",
+                "key": "ShapeBuilder.LastPivotPosition",
+                "value": "{\"m_Value\":{\"x\":0.0,\"y\":0.0,\"z\":0.0}}"
+            },
+            {
+                "type": "UnityEngine.Vector3, UnityEngine.CoreModule, Version=0.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null",
+                "key": "ShapeBuilder.LastSize",
+                "value": "{\"m_Value\":{\"x\":2.637908935546875,\"y\":0.6330699920654297,\"z\":2.631824493408203}}"
+            },
+            {
+                "type": "UnityEngine.Quaternion, UnityEngine.CoreModule, Version=0.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null",
+                "key": "ShapeBuilder.LastRotation",
+                "value": "{\"m_Value\":{\"x\":0.0,\"y\":0.0,\"z\":0.0,\"w\":1.0}}"
+            },
+            {
+                "type": "UnityEngine.Material, UnityEngine.CoreModule, Version=0.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null",
+                "key": "mesh.userMaterial",
+                "value": "{\"m_Value\":{\"instanceID\":0}}"
+            },
+            {
+                "type": "UnityEngine.Rendering.ShadowCastingMode, UnityEngine.CoreModule, Version=0.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null",
+                "key": "mesh.shadowCastingMode",
+                "value": "{\"m_Value\":1}"
+            },
+            {
+                "type": "UnityEditor.StaticEditorFlags, UnityEditor.CoreModule, Version=0.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null",
+                "key": "mesh.defaultStaticEditorFlags",
+                "value": "{\"m_Value\":0}"
+            },
+            {
+                "type": "UnityEngine.ProBuilder.ColliderType, Unity.ProBuilder, Version=0.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null",
+                "key": "mesh.newShapeColliderType",
+                "value": "{\"m_Value\":2}"
+            },
+            {
+                "type": "UnityEngine.ProBuilder.UnwrapParameters, Unity.ProBuilder, Version=0.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null",
+                "key": "lightmapping.defaultLightmapUnwrapParameters",
+                "value": "{\"m_Value\":{\"m_HardAngle\":88.0,\"m_PackMargin\":20.0,\"m_AngleError\":8.0,\"m_AreaError\":15.0}}"
+            },
+            {
+                "type": "UnityEngine.ProBuilder.Shapes.Shape, Unity.ProBuilder, Version=0.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null",
+                "key": "ShapeBuilder.Plane",
+                "value": "{}"
+            },
+            {
+                "type": "UnityEngine.ProBuilder.Shapes.Shape, Unity.ProBuilder, Version=0.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null",
+                "key": "ShapeBuilder.Stairs",
+                "value": "{}"
+            },
+            {
+                "type": "UnityEngine.ProBuilder.Shapes.Shape, Unity.ProBuilder, Version=0.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null",
+                "key": "ShapeBuilder.Cube",
+                "value": "{}"
+            },
+            {
+                "type": "UnityEngine.ProBuilder.Shapes.Shape, Unity.ProBuilder, Version=0.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null",
+                "key": "ShapeBuilder.Cone",
+                "value": "{}"
+            },
+            {
+                "type": "UnityEngine.ProBuilder.Shapes.Shape, Unity.ProBuilder, Version=0.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null",
+                "key": "ShapeBuilder.Torus",
+                "value": "{}"
             }
         ]
     }