diff --git a/Events/house_tag.asm b/Events/house_tag.asm
index cda5ed6..dd73a99 100644
--- a/Events/house_tag.asm
+++ b/Events/house_tag.asm
@@ -17,9 +17,14 @@ HouseTag:
   PHX 
   ; -------------------------------
   
+  LDA StoryState : BNE .has_begun 
+  INC.b StoryState
   JSR HouseTag_TelepathicPlea
   JSR HouseTag_WakeUpPlayer
 
+  STZ $02E4 ; awake from slumber 
+.has_begun
+
   ; -------------------------------
   PLX
   JML HouseTag_Return