diff --git a/Assets/Scripts/AdventurerInteractable.cs b/Assets/Scripts/AdventurerInteractable.cs
index 87dff2d..200e7ec 100644
--- a/Assets/Scripts/AdventurerInteractable.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/AdventurerInteractable.cs
@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@ public class AdventurerInteractable : MonoBehaviour
 
     private void OnMouseDown()
     {
+        if (GameManager.Instance.uiManager.InputBlocked)
+            return;
+
+        if (GameManager.Instance.dialogueController.DialogueInProgress)
+            return;
+
         PlayerController.Instance.cameraMovement = false;
         CharacterData character = CharacterManager.Instance.GetCharacterDataByName(m_name);
         GameManager.Instance.dialogueController.DisplayCharacterText(character);
diff --git a/Assets/Scripts/DialogueSystem/CharacterData.cs b/Assets/Scripts/DialogueSystem/CharacterData.cs
index a26d6a4..8f38219 100644
--- a/Assets/Scripts/DialogueSystem/CharacterData.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/DialogueSystem/CharacterData.cs
@@ -14,4 +14,6 @@ public class CharacterData : ScriptableObject
 
     [Header("The index of the dialogue relates to what question it should link too.")]
     public List<Dialogue> m_dialogueOptions;
+
+    public AudioSource m_typingSfx;
 }
diff --git a/Assets/Scripts/GameManager.cs b/Assets/Scripts/GameManager.cs
index 053553e..dbebaac 100644
--- a/Assets/Scripts/GameManager.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/GameManager.cs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ public class GameManager : MonoBehaviour
     public static GameManager Instance;
     public Image fadeRect;
     public DialogueController dialogueController;
+    public UIManager uiManager;
 
     [SerializeField] private float m_fadeT;
     private float m_fadeTotal;
@@ -55,9 +56,6 @@ public class GameManager : MonoBehaviour
 
             fadeRect.color = new Color(0f, 0f, 0f, Mathf.Lerp(0, 1, m_fadeT));
         }
-
-        
-
     }
 
     public void FadePingPong(Action callback = null)
diff --git a/Assets/Scripts/Journal.cs b/Assets/Scripts/Journal.cs
index 076335a..9126f03 100644
--- a/Assets/Scripts/Journal.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/Journal.cs
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ public class Journal : MonoBehaviour
             return;
         }
 
+        GameManager.Instance.uiManager.BlockInput(true);
+
         m_availableAdventurers.Clear();
         foreach (var character in CharacterManager.Instance.CharacterDatas)
         {
@@ -57,6 +59,8 @@ public class Journal : MonoBehaviour
         journal.SetActive(false);
         adventurerPage.gameObject.SetActive(false);
         PlayerController.Instance.cameraMovement = true;
+
+        GameManager.Instance.uiManager.BlockInput(false);
     }
 
     public void SetJournalAdventurerPage(int id)
diff --git a/Assets/Scripts/UIManager.cs b/Assets/Scripts/UIManager.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..67af0f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/UIManager.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+using System.Collections;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using UnityEngine;
+
+public class UIManager : MonoBehaviour
+{
+    public bool InputBlocked => m_blocked;
+
+    private bool m_blocked = false;
+
+    public void BlockInput(bool value)
+    {
+        m_blocked = value;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Assets/Scripts/UIManager.cs.meta b/Assets/Scripts/UIManager.cs.meta
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bae7be4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/UIManager.cs.meta
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
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+guid: ce56325fe9b072041a2c2416149044a7
+MonoImporter:
+  externalObjects: {}
+  serializedVersion: 2
+  defaultReferences: []
+  executionOrder: 0
+  icon: {instanceID: 0}
+  userData: 
+  assetBundleName: 
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