I guess it makes sense if I'm talking to an NPC alone, I can immediately hear their response.
Or do you want me to wait and have Joy respond?
We'll try it this way.
Like this:
Hey buddy, what's up?
The guard bristles and stiffens
&move along citizen&
The above line surrounded by & is supposed to be orange
"Test italics" italics would be used for things like:
"I moved silently up to the guard"
It's surrounded by quotes and is supposed to be italics