diff --git a/animation.cpp b/animation.cpp
index 49ffb3a..c6e6d2c 100644
--- a/animation.cpp
+++ b/animation.cpp
@@ -81,37 +81,56 @@ namespace components {
     }
   }
 
-  void Animation::step(sf::Vector2f& scale_out, sf::Vector2f& pos_out, sf::IntRect& rect_out) {
-    dbc::check(rect_out.size.x > 0, "step given rect_out with size.x <= 0, must be >");
-    dbc::check(rect_out.size.y > 0, "step given rect_out with size.y <= 0, must be >");
+  void Animation::tween(sf::Vector2f& scale_out, sf::Vector2f& pos_out) {
+    lerp(scale_out, pos_out);
 
+    if(flipped) {
+      scale_out.x *= -1;
+    }
+  }
+
+  bool Animation::next_frame() {
     if(playing && current < frames) {
-      lerp(scale_out, pos_out);
-
-      if(!simple) {
-        rect_out.position.x += current * frame_width;
-      }
-
       subframe += speed;
       current = looped ? int(subframe) % frames : int(subframe);
     } else if(toggled) {
       playing = false;
       current = frames - 1;
       subframe = float(frames - 1);
-
-      if(!simple) {
-        rect_out.position.x += current * frame_width;
-      }
     } else {
-      lerp(scale_out, pos_out);
       playing = false;
       current = 0;
       subframe = 0.0f;
     }
 
-    if(flipped) {
-      scale_out.x *= -1;
+    return playing;
+  }
+
+  void Animation::step(sf::Vector2f& scale_out, sf::Vector2f& pos_out, sf::IntRect& rect_out) {
+    dbc::check(rect_out.size.x > 0, "step given rect_out with size.x <= 0, must be >");
+    dbc::check(rect_out.size.y > 0, "step given rect_out with size.y <= 0, must be >");
+    next_frame();
+
+    if(playing && !simple) {
+      rect_out.position.x = (current % frames) * frame_width;
     }
+
+    tween(scale_out, pos_out);
+  }
+
+  bool Animation::apply(sf::Transformable& target, sf::Vector2f pos) {
+    sf::Vector2f scale{min_x, min_y};
+
+    if(next_frame()) {
+      tween(scale, pos);
+      target.setPosition(pos);
+
+      if(scaled) {
+        target.setScale(scale);
+      }
+    }
+
+    return playing;
   }
 
   bool Animation::apply(sf::Sprite& sprite, sf::Vector2f pos) {
@@ -120,28 +139,31 @@ namespace components {
 
     step(scale, pos, rect);
 
-    sprite.setTextureRect(rect);
     sprite.setPosition(pos);
 
     if(scaled) {
       sprite.setScale(scale);
     }
 
+    sprite.setTextureRect(rect);
+
     return playing;
   }
 
   bool Animation::apply(sf::View& view_out, sf::Vector2f pos, sf::Vector2f size) {
     sf::Vector2f scale{min_x, min_y};
-    sf::IntRect ignored{{0,0}, {int(size.x), int(size.y)}};
 
-    step(scale, pos, ignored);
-    view_out.setCenter(pos);
+    if(next_frame()) {
+      tween(scale, pos);
 
-    // BUG: is this also needed in the other apply?
-    if(scaled) {
-      view_out.setSize({size.x * scale.x, size.y * scale.y});
-    } else {
-      view_out.setSize(size);
+      view_out.setCenter(pos);
+
+      // BUG: is this also needed in the other apply?
+      if(scaled) {
+        view_out.setSize({size.x * scale.x, size.y * scale.y});
+      } else {
+        view_out.setSize(size);
+      }
     }
 
     return playing;
diff --git a/components.hpp b/components.hpp
index f008cdf..bcde96b 100644
--- a/components.hpp
+++ b/components.hpp
@@ -166,7 +166,11 @@ namespace components {
 
     bool apply(sf::Sprite& target, sf::Vector2f pos);
     bool apply(sf::View& view_out, sf::Vector2f pos, sf::Vector2f size);
+    bool apply(sf::Transformable& target, sf::Vector2f pos);
+
     void lerp(sf::Vector2f& scale_out, sf::Vector2f& pos_out);
+    void tween(sf::Vector2f& scale_out, sf::Vector2f& pos_out);
+    bool next_frame();
 
     void play();
     float twitching();
diff --git a/scene.cpp b/scene.cpp
index bb0911a..09fc2f1 100644
--- a/scene.cpp
+++ b/scene.cpp
@@ -89,12 +89,11 @@ namespace scene {
 
     for(auto& fixture : $fixtures) {
       window.draw(*fixture.st.sprite);
-      window.draw(fixture.text);
     }
 
     for(auto& actor : $actors) {
        window.draw(*actor.st.sprite);
-       window.draw(actor.text);
+       if(actor.anim.playing) window.draw(actor.text);
     }
 
 
@@ -120,22 +119,18 @@ namespace scene {
     for(auto& fixture : $fixtures) {
       if(fixture.anim.playing) {
         fixture.anim.apply(*fixture.st.sprite, fixture.pos);
-        fixture.text.setPosition(fixture.pos);
-        fixture.text.setScale({fixture.scale_x, fixture.scale_y});
       }
     }
 
     for(auto& actor : $actors) {
       if(actor.anim.playing) {
         actor.anim.apply(*actor.st.sprite, actor.pos);
-        actor.text.setPosition(actor.pos);
-        actor.text.setScale({actor.scale_x, actor.scale_y});
+        actor.anim.apply(actor.text, actor.pos);
       }
     }
   }
 
   sf::Vector2f Engine::position_sprite(textures::SpriteTexture& st, const std::string& cell_name, float scale_x, float scale_y, bool at_mid, float x_diff, float y_diff) {
-
     auto& cell = $ui.cell_for(cell_name);
     float x = float(at_mid ? cell.mid_x : cell.x);
     float y = float(at_mid ? cell.mid_y : cell.y);