diff --git a/commands/everyone.py b/commands/everyone.py
index 1a8ef42..88490c3 100755
--- a/commands/everyone.py
+++ b/commands/everyone.py
@@ -123,32 +123,14 @@ class CmdSay(MuxCommand):
         """
         Implements the new 'say' command with switches.
         """
-        def charname(name):
-            try:
-                results = self.caller.search(name, quiet=True)
-                return results.get_display_name(self)
-            except:
-                return name
-
-        def chars_for_self(chars):
-            return [charname(c) for c in split(r"[ ,]+", chars)]
-
-        def chars_for_others(chars):
-            return [c if c.startswith('/') else '/'+c for c in split(r"[ ,]+", chars)]
-
-        def chars_list(chars, verb, for_rp=True):
-            char_lst = chars_for_others(chars) if for_rp else chars_for_self(chars)
-            return (' to ' if verb == 'say' else ' ') + \
-                iter_to_str(char_lst, endsep='and')
-
-        # logger.info(f"CmdSayIt: {self.cmdstring} lhs={self.lhs} switches={self.switches}")
+        speaker = self.caller
 
         if not self.args:
-            self.caller.msg("Say what?")
+            speaker.msg("Say what?")
             return
 
         if 'to' in self.switches and not self.rhs:
-            self.caller.msg(paragraph("""
+            speaker.msg(paragraph("""
             When attempting to say something to one or more
             characters, use the '=' character to identify what you
             want to say.
@@ -161,7 +143,7 @@ class CmdSay(MuxCommand):
             speech = self.args
 
         # If speech is empty, stop here
-        if not self.caller.at_pre_say(speech):
+        if not speaker.at_pre_say(speech):
             return
 
         adverb = ''
@@ -188,27 +170,50 @@ class CmdSay(MuxCommand):
 
         for_me, for_others, verb = \
             speech_effect(speech, verb,
-                          self.caller,
-                          self.caller.attributes.get(category="effect",
+                          speaker,
+                          speaker.attributes.get(category="effect",
                                                      return_obj=True,
                                                      return_list=True))
 
+        to_who = to_whom = ''
+
+        if 'to' not in self.switches:
+            for char in speaker.location.contents:
+                if hasattr(char, 'other_say') and callable(char.other_say):
+                    char.other_say(speaker, for_others)
+        else:
+            # Send the message to 'puppets' that have the special 'other_sayto'
+            # method (if they are the object of the message):
+            targets = split(r" *, *", self.lhs)
+            to_chars = [speaker.search(c, quiet=True)[0] for c in targets]
+            for char in to_chars:
+                if hasattr(char, 'other_sayto') and callable(char.other_sayto):
+                    logger.info(f"Found {char.key}: {for_others}")
+                    char.other_sayto(speaker, for_others)
+
+            who = iter_to_str([c.get_display_name(speaker) for c in to_chars])
+            whom = iter_to_str([f"/{c}" for c in targets])
+
+            if verb == "ask":
+                to_who = " " + who
+                to_whom = " " + whom
+            else:
+                to_who = " to " + who
+                to_whom = " to " + whom
+
         # The `send_emote` is _global_, so if we want to say to 'Bob',
         # 'You say ...', we have to both send him a message with the
         # 'You' as well as everyone else with the 'send_emote'.
-
-        to_whom = chars_list(self.lhs, verb, for_rp=False) if 'to' in self.switches else ''
-        full_speech = f"You {adverb}{verb}{to_whom}, \"{for_me}\""
-        self.caller.msg(full_speech, from_obj=self.caller)
+        full_speech = f"You {adverb}{verb}{to_who}, \"{for_me}\""
+        speaker.msg(full_speech, from_obj=speaker)
 
         # English is weird...
         if verb == 'reply':
             verb = 'replie'
 
-        targets = [item for item in self.caller.location.contents if item != self.caller]
-        to_whom = chars_list(self.lhs, verb) if 'to' in self.switches else ''
+        targets = [item for item in speaker.location.contents if item != speaker]
         full_speech = f"/me {adverb}{verb}s{to_whom}, \"{for_others}\""
-        send_emote(self.caller, targets, full_speech, msg_type="say", anonymous_add=None)
+        send_emote(speaker, targets, full_speech, msg_type="say", anonymous_add=None)
 
 
 class CmdThink(Command):
diff --git a/typeclasses/characters.py b/typeclasses/characters.py
index 1aac1b4..19fff03 100644
--- a/typeclasses/characters.py
+++ b/typeclasses/characters.py
@@ -97,7 +97,9 @@ class Character(Object, GenderCharacter, ContribRPCharacter):
         This just looks better to me.
         """
         def capitalize_line(line):
-            if match(r"^\|[bm][a-z].*", line):
+            if not line or line.strip() == "":
+                return line
+            elif match(r"^\|[bm][a-z].*", line):
                 return "The " + line
             elif match(r"^\|[A-z][a-z].*", line):
                 return line[0:1] + line[2].upper() + line[3:]
@@ -326,3 +328,26 @@ class Character(Object, GenderCharacter, ContribRPCharacter):
             self.spell_sequence(self.location,
                                 self.db.reappear_msg.split(';;'),
                                 self.db.appear_delay or 2)
+
+    # Hooks to the puppets:
+
+    def puppets_here(self):
+        """
+        Return a list of puppets in the current location.
+        Only used for calling hooks on the animatronic dolls.
+        """
+        return [puppet for puppet in
+                self.search("", typeclass="typeclasses.puppets.Puppet",
+                            location=self.location, quiet=True)
+                if puppet != self]
+
+    def at_post_move(self, past_location, move_type="move", **kwargs):
+        super().at_post_move(past_location, move_type)
+        for puppet in self.puppets_here():
+            puppet.other_arrive(self)
+
+    def at_pre_move(self, destination, move_type="move", **kwargs):
+        super().at_pre_move(destination, move_type)
+        for puppet in self.puppets_here():
+            puppet.other_leave(self)
+        return True
diff --git a/typeclasses/objects.py b/typeclasses/objects.py
index 8edbff2..37fd529 100755
--- a/typeclasses/objects.py
+++ b/typeclasses/objects.py
@@ -8,11 +8,16 @@ Use the ObjectParent class to implement common features for *all* entities
 with a location in the game world (like Characters, Rooms, Exits).
 
 """
+
+from re import split, match
+
 # from evennia.objects.objects import DefaultObject
 from evennia.contrib.rpg.rpsystem.rpsystem import ContribRPObject
-from evennia.utils import delay
+from evennia.utils import delay, logger
 # from evennia.utils import delay, logger, search
 
+from utils.word_list import routput
+
 
 class ObjectParent:
     """
@@ -245,6 +250,50 @@ class Object(ObjectParent, ContribRPObject):
 
         return None
 
+    def delay_sequence(self, sequence_str, time_delay=1, *args):
+        """Run a sequence of messages or commands with a delay.
+
+        The 'sequence_str' is a number of commands separated by ';;'
+        character sequence. The command can by standard things like
+        'say' or 'give', but can be a message delivered to the room
+        location, if it begins with a # or 'gm'.
+
+        The command can also be a number, in which case, the next
+        command (and all subsequent commands), will be delayed by that
+        number of seconds.
+
+        For instance:
+
+          'say Hello there, want a drink? ;; 8 ;; # He works on shaking a cocktail. ;; 2 ;; shake whisky = avatar'
+
+        Which could show:
+
+          Blonde elf says, "Hello there, want a drink?"
+          <8 seconds pass>
+          He works on shaking a cocktail.
+          <2 seconds pass>
+          You now have a whisky.
+        """
+        def convert(x):
+            try:
+                return int(x)
+            except ValueError:
+                return x
+
+        lines = [convert(line) for line in split(r" *;; *", sequence_str)]
+        pause = 0
+        for line in lines:
+            if isinstance(line, int):
+                time_delay = line
+            else:
+                pause = pause + time_delay
+
+                m = match(r"(# *|gm +)(.*)", line)
+                if m:
+                    delay(pause, self.location.msg_contents, routput(m.group(2), *args))
+                else:
+                    delay(pause, self.execute_cmd, routput(line, *args))
+
     def at_post_move(self, source_location, move_type="move", **kwargs):
         """
         Delete ourselves if we are living inside a pet.
@@ -252,3 +301,11 @@ class Object(ObjectParent, ContribRPObject):
         super().at_post_move(source_location, move_type)
         if self.location.is_typeclass("typeclasses.pets.Pet"):
             delay(5, self.delete)
+
+    def at_give(self, giver, getter, **kwargs):
+        """
+        Call a puppet's 'other_given' method, if defined.
+        """
+        super().at_give(giver, getter)
+        if hasattr(getter, 'other_given') and callable(getter.other_given):
+            getter.other_given(giver, self)
diff --git a/typeclasses/puppets.py b/typeclasses/puppets.py
index 5be9639..442178e 100755
--- a/typeclasses/puppets.py
+++ b/typeclasses/puppets.py
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 
+from re import split, match, IGNORECASE
+from evennia.utils import logger
+
 from typeclasses.characters import Character
 from utils.word_list import routput
 
@@ -25,7 +28,7 @@ class Puppet(Character):
             puppeting this Object.
 
         """
-        self.msg("\nYou are puppeting |c{name}|n.".format(name=self.key))
+        self.msg(f"\nYou are puppeting |c{self.key}|n.")
         self.msg((self.at_look(self.location), {"type": "look"}), options=None)
 
     def at_pre_unpuppet(self, **kwargs):
@@ -51,7 +54,7 @@ class Puppet(Character):
                 overriding the call (unused by default).
 
         """
-        self.msg("\nNo longer puppeting |c{name}|n.\n".format(name=self.key))
+        self.msg(f"\nNo longer puppeting |c{self.key}|n.\n")
 
     def get_display_desc(self, _, **kwargs):
         """
@@ -68,3 +71,62 @@ class Puppet(Character):
             return self.db.desc_puppeted if self.db.desc_puppeted else self.db.desc
         else:
             return self.db.desc_unpuppeted if self.db.desc_unpuppeted else self.db.desc
+
+    # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+    #  TRIGGERS
+
+    def get_character_label(self, character):
+        return character.get_display_name(self).split(' ')[-1]
+
+    def trigger_sequence(self, seq, character, *other_stuff):
+        self.delay_sequence(seq, 1, character.key, character.get_display_name(self),
+                            self.get_character_label(character), *other_stuff)
+
+    def get_attribute_trigger(self, label, character):
+        """
+        Return the attribute where 'key' is the label, and the
+        category can by either the 'character' or its display name.
+        """
+        name = self.get_character_label(character)
+
+        return (self.attributes.get(key=label, category=character.key) or
+                self.attributes.get(key=label, category=name) or
+                self.attributes.get(key=label))
+
+    def move_triggers(self, label, character):
+        """
+        Return a list of triggers matching 'label' and 'character'.
+        """
+        seq = self.get_attribute_trigger(label, character)
+        if seq:
+            self.trigger_sequence(seq, character)
+
+    def other_arrive(self, character):
+        """
+        Execute a command when a character arrives in the same location.
+        """
+        self.move_triggers('arrive', character)
+
+    def other_leave(self, character):
+        """
+        Execute a command when a character arrives in the same location.
+        """
+        self.move_triggers('leave', character)
+
+    def say_triggers(self, label, character, speech):
+        trigs = self.get_attribute_trigger(label, character)
+        if trigs:
+            for _, trigger in enumerate(dict(trigs)):
+                seq = trigs[trigger]
+                if match(trigger, speech, IGNORECASE):
+                    self.trigger_sequence(seq, character)
+
+    def other_say(self, speaker, speech):
+        self.say_triggers('say', speaker, speech)
+
+    def other_sayto(self, speaker, speech):
+        self.say_triggers('sayto', speaker, speech)
+
+    def other_given(self, giver, obj):
+        target = giver.get_display_name(self).split(' ')[-1]
+        self.execute_cmd(f"emote /Me says to /{target}, \"Thanks for the {obj.name}.\"")
diff --git a/utils/word_list.py b/utils/word_list.py
index 04c9128..2669fb4 100755
--- a/utils/word_list.py
+++ b/utils/word_list.py
@@ -115,14 +115,10 @@ def choices(text, *substitutions):
     Note that text can already be separated as a list or tuple.
     """
     if isinstance(text, str):
-        selections = split(r"\s*;;\s*", text)
-    elif isinstance(text, (tuple, list)):
-        selections = text
-    else:
-        selections = None
+        text = split(r"\s*;;\s*", text)
 
-    if selections:
-        return routput(choice(selections), *substitutions)
+    if text:
+        return routput(choice(text), *substitutions)
 
 
 def split_party_msg(viewer, msg, *substitutions):