In-game scripting and what should be done

You guys are always so helpful. I appreciate it. I don't have
time to learn Lua in a week, so I will have to use my
hack-method for now. But after this Hellish rush I'm in is
over, I'm coming back and trying Ferminho's variation, and
then maybe some Lua.

In case you're wondering, I am writing the code for this
game while someone else(a non-programmer) is supposed
to convert his story and cutscenes into game script. So I
need to keep the script very simple to understand.