diff --git a/game/scripts/gui/say.rpy b/game/scripts/gui/say.rpy
index 5029a34f..71c7a96b 100644
--- a/game/scripts/gui/say.rpy
+++ b/game/scripts/gui/say.rpy
@@ -153,6 +153,9 @@ style quick_alt_button_text:
 #
 # https://www.renpy.org/doc/html/screen_special.html#choice
 
+define blacklist_screens = {"say", "letter", "bld1"}
+define choice_width = int(config.screen_width/2)
+
 screen choice(items, menu_yalign=.6):
     tag menu
     modal True
@@ -160,7 +163,6 @@ screen choice(items, menu_yalign=.6):
 
     style_prefix gui.theme("menu")
 
-    default blacklist_screens = {"say", "letter", "bld1"} # Combine sets
     default blacklist_tags = set(get_character_tag(x) for x in states.dolls)
 
     # Dont add the fade if character or saybox is present (They have their own triggers for fading)
@@ -174,9 +176,8 @@ screen choice(items, menu_yalign=.6):
 
         vbox:
             spacing 0
-            $ choice_width = int(config.screen_width/2)
 
-            $ max_progress = max([len(e.kwargs.get("progress", [])) for e in items])
+            default max_progress = max(len(e.kwargs.get("progress", [])) for e in items)
 
             for i, entry in enumerate(items, 1):
                 $ style_part = entry.kwargs.get("style", None)