diff --git a/game/scripts/utility/common_screens.rpy b/game/scripts/utility/common_screens.rpy
index 255e79f9..10f16ffd 100644
--- a/game/scripts/utility/common_screens.rpy
+++ b/game/scripts/utility/common_screens.rpy
@@ -1,31 +1,42 @@
-screen blkfade():
-    tag blkfade
-    zorder 25
-    add Color("#000")
+image blkfade = "#000"
+define config.tag_layer["blkfade"] = "screens"
+define config.tag_zorder["blkfade"] = 25
+# show screen blkfade -> show blkfade
+# hide screen blkfade -> hide blkfade
 
-screen whitefade():
-    tag whitefade
-    zorder 25
-    add Color("#fff")
+image whitefade = "#fff"
+define config.tag_layer["whitefade"] = "screens"
+define config.tag_zorder["whitefade"] = 25
+# show screen whitefade -> show whitefade
+# hide screen whitefade -> hide whitefade
 
-screen blktone(alpha=0.5):
-    tag blktone
-    zorder 14
-    add Color("#000", alpha=alpha)
+image blktone = "#0008"
+define config.tag_layer["blktone"] = "screens"
+define config.tag_zorder["blktone"] = 14
+# show screen blktone -> show blktone
+# hide screen blktone -> hide blktone
+# (the parameter was never actually passed, so the alpha was always .5)
+# to have arbitrary alpha,
+# show screen blktone(.725) -> show blkfade at Transform(alpha=.725) as blktone
+# I *think* that puts it at zorder 14
 
-screen white():
-    zorder 20
-    add Color("#fff")
+image white = "#fff"
+define config.tag_layer["white"] = "screens"
+define config.tag_zorder["white"] = 20
+# show screen white -> show white
+# hide screen white -> hide white
 
-screen bld1():
-    zorder 10
-    tag bld1
+image bld1 = "interface/bld.webp"
+define config.tag_layer["bld1"] = "screens"
+define config.tag_zorder["bld1"] = 10
+# show screen bld1 -> show bld1
+# hide screen bld1 -> hide bld1
 
-    add "interface/bld.webp"
-
-screen bld2():
-    zorder 10
-    add Transform("interface/bld.webp", yzoom=-1.0)
+image bld2 = Transform("interface/bld.webp", yzoom=-1.0)
+define config.tag_layer["bld2"] = "screens"
+define config.tag_zorder["bld2"] = 10
+# show screen bld2 -> show bld2
+# hide screen bld2 -> hide bld2
 
 screen notes():
     add "notes" xpos 320+140 ypos 330