diff --git a/scenes/game_elements/props/eternal_loom/components/eternal_loom.gd b/scenes/game_elements/props/eternal_loom/components/eternal_loom.gd
index 0d17ad0e6..3032074e8 100644
--- a/scenes/game_elements/props/eternal_loom/components/eternal_loom.gd
+++ b/scenes/game_elements/props/eternal_loom/components/eternal_loom.gd
@@ -7,22 +7,13 @@ signal retelling_started
 signal retelling_finished
 signal give_retelling_upgrade(type: InventoryItem.ItemType)
 
-const ETERNAL_LOOM_INTERACTION: DialogueResource = preload("uid://yafw7bf362gh")
-
 var elders: Array[Elder]
 
-var _have_threads := is_item_offering_possible()
-
 @onready var interact_area: InteractArea = %InteractArea
 @onready var talk_behavior: TalkBehavior = %TalkBehavior
 @onready var loom_offering_animation_player: AnimationPlayer = %LoomOfferingAnimationPlayer
 
 
-func _ready() -> void:
-	talk_behavior.dialogue = ETERNAL_LOOM_INTERACTION
-	talk_behavior.title = "have_threads" if _have_threads else "no_threads"
-
-
 func _find_elder(quest: Quest) -> Elder:
 	for elder in elders:
 		if quest.resource_path.begins_with(elder.quest_directory):
@@ -109,6 +100,7 @@ func on_offering_succeeded() -> void:
 		push_warning("Could not find elder for %s" % [GameState.quest.quest.resource_path])
 
 	GameState.mark_quest_completed()
+	GameState.save()
 
 
 func has_retelling() -> bool:
diff --git a/scenes/game_elements/props/eternal_loom/components/eternal_loom_interaction.dialogue b/scenes/game_elements/props/eternal_loom/components/eternal_loom_interaction.dialogue
index 9373e1851..c8eccd3bd 100644
--- a/scenes/game_elements/props/eternal_loom/components/eternal_loom_interaction.dialogue
+++ b/scenes/game_elements/props/eternal_loom/components/eternal_loom_interaction.dialogue
@@ -2,15 +2,13 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
 ~ welcome
 The Eternal Loom welcomes you, StoryWeaver. Threads you collect help to repair the fabric of our world.
-=> END
-
-~ no_threads
-=>< welcome
-It seems you are lacking the threads of Memory, Imagination, and Spirit... try coming back later.
-=> END
+if is_item_offering_possible():
+	=> have_threads
+else:
+	It seems you are lacking the threads of Memory, Imagination, and Spirit... try coming back later.
+	=> END
 
 ~ have_threads
-=>< welcome
 The Memory, Imagination, and Spirit threads are ready to be incorporated into the loom!
 if has_retelling():
 	do start_retelling()
diff --git a/scenes/game_elements/props/eternal_loom/eternal_loom.tscn b/scenes/game_elements/props/eternal_loom/eternal_loom.tscn
index f68b3368d..0de467e94 100644
--- a/scenes/game_elements/props/eternal_loom/eternal_loom.tscn
+++ b/scenes/game_elements/props/eternal_loom/eternal_loom.tscn
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 [ext_resource type="Texture2D" uid="uid://5wscjc8yqqts" path="res://assets/first_party/collectibles/world_memory.png" id="4_12bvc"]
 [ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://edcifob4jc4s" path="res://scenes/game_logic/talk_behavior.gd" id="4_eq7jh"]
 [ext_resource type="Texture2D" uid="uid://6bf8rum68wq3" path="res://assets/first_party/collectibles/world_imagination.png" id="5_eq7jh"]
+[ext_resource type="Resource" uid="uid://yafw7bf362gh" path="res://scenes/game_elements/props/eternal_loom/components/eternal_loom_interaction.dialogue" id="5_k2bt4"]
 [ext_resource type="Texture2D" uid="uid://cepg1o3ihp055" path="res://assets/first_party/collectibles/world_spirit.png" id="6_hfqem"]
 [ext_resource type="AudioStream" uid="uid://bg8u4en3hlo6w" path="res://assets/third_party/sounds/eternal_loom/EternalLoomShort.ogg" id="7_12bvc"]
 [ext_resource type="Texture2D" uid="uid://b5ooaiyxdrp6a" path="res://scenes/game_elements/components/light_texture_256x256.tres" id="9_mjlja"]
@@ -563,6 +564,7 @@ position = Vector2(0, -152)
 [node name="TalkBehavior" type="Node" parent="." unique_id=562216088 node_paths=PackedStringArray("interact_area")]
 unique_name_in_owner = true
 script = ExtResource("4_eq7jh")
+dialogue = ExtResource("5_k2bt4")
 interact_area = NodePath("../InteractArea")
 metadata/_custom_type_script = "uid://edcifob4jc4s"