gah! i'm no programmer, or 'more quest problems'

[clomaka]

why is it that even though something's set up logically enough, if doesn't work?!? ok, /rant.

here's what i'm trying to do:
1-if you encounter the garthans while carrying an item, they tell you to take it to their homeworld.
2-when you reach their homeworld with said item, you can give it to them, and they will love you forever.

seems simple enough:
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encounter notfriendly garthan at nothome and with item,
TEXT go to gartha
FRND garthan

PAGE 1
encounter garthan at home and with item,
TEXT welcome to gartha, trade?
(then give a trade window, etc; probably set a variable so garthan remain friendly)


anyone see what's not working? my results are generally so unpredictable that i have trouble trouble-shooting it - things don't fire off, or they do on your second visit, and/or they go off twice! nur:\