diff --git a/dialog/main.json b/dialog/main.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..67f8b33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dialog/main.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+	"cupcake":[
+		"this is a test string...",
+		"It looks delicious!",
+		"Eat it when its an finished item!"
+	]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/project.godot b/project.godot
index 8f4dc51..e497f8f 100644
--- a/project.godot
+++ b/project.godot
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ config/icon="res://icon.svg"
 [autoload]
 
 Essential="*res://src/essential.cs"
+SignalBus="*res://src/signal_bus.cs"
 
 [display]
 
@@ -80,3 +81,8 @@ hotkey_fullscreen={
 , Object(InputEventKey,"resource_local_to_scene":false,"resource_name":"","device":0,"window_id":0,"alt_pressed":false,"shift_pressed":false,"ctrl_pressed":false,"meta_pressed":false,"pressed":false,"keycode":4194342,"physical_keycode":0,"unicode":0,"echo":false,"script":null)
 ]
 }
+
+[layer_names]
+
+2d_physics/layer_1="World"
+2d_physics/layer_2="Dialog"
diff --git a/scenes/gui/dialog_object_area.tscn b/scenes/gui/dialog_object_area.tscn
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2c3c018
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scenes/gui/dialog_object_area.tscn
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+[gd_scene load_steps=2 format=3 uid="uid://d14pjtkh0xmrk"]
+
+[ext_resource type="Script" path="res://src/scene-scripts/gui/dialog_object_area.cs" id="1_ttc4e"]
+
+[node name="dialog_area" type="Area2D"]
+process_mode = 2
+collision_layer = 0
+collision_mask = 2
+script = ExtResource("1_ttc4e")
+
+[node name="CollisionShape2D" type="CollisionShape2D" parent="."]
+
+[connection signal="area_entered" from="." to="." method="onAreaEntered"]
+[connection signal="area_exited" from="." to="." method="onAreaExited"]
diff --git a/scenes/player.tscn b/scenes/player.tscn
index 7921336..8728d86 100644
--- a/scenes/player.tscn
+++ b/scenes/player.tscn
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-[gd_scene load_steps=5 format=3 uid="uid://ujfhvssvbgpg"]
+[gd_scene load_steps=6 format=3 uid="uid://ujfhvssvbgpg"]
 
 [ext_resource type="Script" path="res://src/scene-scripts/player.cs" id="1_qehox"]
 [ext_resource type="Texture2D" uid="uid://ciidukjv5k6oa" path="res://assets/textures/debug/banana.png" id="2_1l1co"]
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ animations = [{
 radius = 21.0
 height = 66.0
 
+[sub_resource type="RectangleShape2D" id="RectangleShape2D_f1ppa"]
+size = Vector2(108, 119)
+
 [node name="player" type="CharacterBody2D"]
 script = ExtResource("1_qehox")
 
@@ -26,3 +29,11 @@ shape = SubResource("CapsuleShape2D_38v5o")
 
 [node name="Camera2D" type="Camera2D" parent="."]
 current = true
+
+[node name="DialogInteractArea" type="Area2D" parent="."]
+collision_layer = 2
+collision_mask = 0
+
+[node name="CollisionShape2D" type="CollisionShape2D" parent="DialogInteractArea"]
+position = Vector2(0, -0.5)
+shape = SubResource("RectangleShape2D_f1ppa")
diff --git a/src/scene-scripts/gui/dialog_object_area.cs b/src/scene-scripts/gui/dialog_object_area.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1cdcb52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/scene-scripts/gui/dialog_object_area.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+using Godot;
+using System;
+using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
+
+public partial class dialog_object_area : Area2D
+{
+    [Export]
+    public string dialogKey = "";
+    public bool areaActive = false;
+
+    public override void _Input(InputEvent @event)
+    {
+        if(areaActive && @event.IsActionPressed("ui_accept"))
+        {
+            EmitSignal("DialogDisplayEventHandler", dialogKey);
+        }
+    }
+    public void onAreaEntered()
+    {
+        areaActive = true;
+    }
+    public void onAreaExited()
+    {
+        areaActive = false;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/signal_bus.cs b/src/signal_bus.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..efd3804
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/signal_bus.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+using Godot;
+using System;
+
+public partial class signal_bus : Node
+{
+    [Signal]
+    public delegate void DialogDisplayEventHandler(string textKey);
+}