diff --git a/animate2.cpp b/animate2.cpp
index 97167f6..58abd0f 100644
--- a/animate2.cpp
+++ b/animate2.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ namespace animate2 {
   // need one for each kind of thing to animate
   // NOTE: possibly find a way to only run apply on frame change?
   void Animate2::apply(sf::Sprite& sprite) {
+    dbc::check(!$transform.simple, "can't call ::apply() on a simple animation, only ::motion()");
+
     dbc::check($sequence.current < $frame_rects.size(), "current frame past $frame_rects");
     // NOTE: pos is not updated yet
     auto& rect = $frame_rects.at($sequence.current);
@@ -76,8 +78,15 @@ namespace animate2 {
   void Animate2::motion(sf::Sprite& sprite, sf::Vector2f pos, sf::Vector2f scale) {
     $transform.lerp($sequence, pos, scale);
 
+    if($transform.flipped) {
+      scale.x *= -1;
+    }
+
     sprite.setPosition(pos);
-    sprite.setScale(scale);
+
+    if($transform.scaled) {
+      sprite.setScale(scale);
+    }
   }
 
   std::pair<int, double> Animate2::commit() {
diff --git a/animate2.hpp b/animate2.hpp
index 2e7436f..0c80ce5 100644
--- a/animate2.hpp
+++ b/animate2.hpp
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ namespace animate2 {
     bool flipped{false};
     float ease_rate{0.5f};
     bool scaled{false};
-    bool stationary{false};
-    // these can handled by the onLoop, same as ganim8 does it
+
+    // handled by onLoop
     bool toggled{false};
     bool looped{false};
 
@@ -71,7 +71,12 @@ namespace animate2 {
   using OnFrameHandler = std::function<void()>;
 
   inline bool DefaultOnLoop(Sequence& seq, Transform& tr) {
-    seq.current = 0;
+    if(tr.toggled) {
+      seq.current = seq.frame_count - 1;
+    } else {
+      seq.current = 0;
+    }
+
     return tr.looped;
   }
 
diff --git a/tests/animate2.cpp b/tests/animate2.cpp
index db3a5c8..3314506 100644
--- a/tests/animate2.cpp
+++ b/tests/animate2.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ Animate2 crafter() {
       .flipped{false},
       .ease_rate{0.5f},
       .scaled{true},
-      .stationary{true},
       .toggled{false},
       .looped{false},
       .easing = ease2::in_out_back,
diff --git a/tools/animator.cpp b/tools/animator.cpp
index 6ec5c8a..4245d0e 100644
--- a/tools/animator.cpp
+++ b/tools/animator.cpp
@@ -169,11 +169,10 @@ animate2::Transform scale_tr{
     .flipped{false},
     .ease_rate{1.0f/0.2f},
     .scaled{true},
-    .stationary{true},
     .toggled{false},
     .looped{true},
     .easing = ease2::in_out_back,
-    .motion = ease2::move_rush,
+    .motion = ease2::scale_only,
 };
 
 animate2::Transform move_tr{
@@ -185,7 +184,6 @@ animate2::Transform move_tr{
     .flipped{false},
     .ease_rate{2.5f},
     .scaled{true},
-    .stationary{true},
     .toggled{false},
     .looped{true},
     .easing = ease2::normal_dist,
@@ -223,9 +221,12 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
 
     for(int i = 0; i < ticks; i++) {
       main.event(game::Event::TICK, {});
-      anim.update();
-      anim.apply(*sprite);
-      anim.motion(*sprite, pos, scale);
+
+      if(anim.playing) {
+        anim.update();
+        anim.apply(*sprite);
+        anim.motion(*sprite, pos, scale);
+      }
     }
 
     main.render();