diff --git a/game/scripts/gui/say.rpy b/game/scripts/gui/say.rpy
index 50736650..780a940c 100644
--- a/game/scripts/gui/say.rpy
+++ b/game/scripts/gui/say.rpy
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ transform gui_hover:
 
 transform gui_say_show_hide(what):
     show_cancels_hide True
-    on show:
+    on start, show:
         alpha 0
         zoom 1.05
         pause 0.1
@@ -302,7 +302,6 @@ transform gui_say_show_hide(what):
         alpha 1.0
         zoom 1.0
     on hide:
-        # easeout 0.1 zoom 0.95 alpha 0
         function renpy.partial(gui_say_hide, what)
 
 init python: