diff --git a/game.js b/game.js
index ae4520e..45bd110 100644
--- a/game.js
+++ b/game.js
@@ -48,12 +48,12 @@ const textFadeChoices = {
   },
   dims: {
     name: "Text Dims",
-    animation: "log-dim 10s linear",
+    animation: "log-dim 15s linear",
     next: "fades"
   },
   fades: {
     name: "Text Fades",
-    animation: "log-fade 10s linear",
+    animation: "log-fade 20s linear",
     next: "stays"
   }
 };
diff --git a/recursive-macro.js b/recursive-macro.js
index d01374b..bf69a45 100644
--- a/recursive-macro.js
+++ b/recursive-macro.js
@@ -543,6 +543,7 @@ function merge_desc(list) {
   if (result.length > 0) {
     result = result.substring(0, result.length - 1);
   }
+  let article = "a "
   //a/an overwriting terms
   let forcedTerms = ["honor","heir"]; //words that need to start with an but don't start with a,e,i,o,u
   let force = false;
@@ -555,14 +556,11 @@ function merge_desc(list) {
   for (let i of exceptionTerms){
   if (i === result.substring(0, i.length)){exception = true;}
   }
-  //check if the string should start with a or an
+  //check if the string should start with an
   if ((force == true) || (exception == false && ((result.charAt(0) == "a")||(result.charAt(0) == "e")||(result.charAt(0) == "i")||(result.charAt(0) == "o")||(result.charAt(0) == "u")))){
-    result = "an " + result; 
-  }else{
-    result = "a " + result;
+    article = "an "; 
   }
-
-
+  result = article + result;
   return result;
 }