diff --git a/soh/soh/Enhancements/Text/BetterOwl.cpp b/soh/soh/Enhancements/Text/BetterOwl.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..863664fc32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/soh/soh/Enhancements/Text/BetterOwl.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#include "soh/Enhancements/game-interactor/GameInteractor.h"
+#include "soh/ShipInit.hpp"
+
+extern "C" {
+#include "z64.h"
+extern PlayState* gPlayState;
+}
+
+#define CVAR_BETTER_OWL_NAME CVAR_ENHANCEMENT("BetterOwl")
+#define CVAR_BETTER_OWL_VALUE CVarGetInteger(CVAR_BETTER_OWL_NAME, 0)
+
+static void RegisterBetterOwl() {
+    COND_VB_SHOULD(VB_OWL_CHOOSE_BETTER, CVAR_BETTER_OWL_VALUE, {
+        MessageContext* msgCtx = &gPlayState->msgCtx;
+        if ((msgCtx->textId == 0x2066 || msgCtx->textId == 0x607B || msgCtx->textId == 0x10C2 ||
+             msgCtx->textId == 0x10C6 || msgCtx->textId == 0x206A)) {
+            msgCtx->choiceIndex = 1;
+        }
+    });
+}
+
+static RegisterShipInitFunc initFunc(RegisterBetterOwl, { CVAR_BETTER_OWL_NAME });
diff --git a/soh/soh/Enhancements/Text/TextSpeed.cpp b/soh/soh/Enhancements/Text/TextSpeed.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4842265489
--- /dev/null
+++ b/soh/soh/Enhancements/Text/TextSpeed.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+#include "soh/Enhancements/game-interactor/GameInteractor.h"
+#include "soh/ShipInit.hpp"
+
+extern "C" {
+#include "z64.h"
+extern PlayState* gPlayState;
+}
+
+// Text Speed which fills whole box in one frame
+static constexpr int32_t TEXT_SPEED_INSTANT = 6;
+
+#define CVAR_TEXT_SPEED_NAME CVAR_ENHANCEMENT("TextSpeed")
+#define CVAR_SLOW_TEXT_SPEED_NAME CVAR_ENHANCEMENT("SlowTextSpeed")
+
+#define TEXT_SPEED CVarGetInteger(CVAR_TEXT_SPEED_NAME, 1)
+#define SLOW_TEXT_SPEED CVarGetInteger(CVAR_SLOW_TEXT_SPEED_NAME, TEXT_SPEED)
+
+static bool ShouldAdvanceQuickText(u16 textPos) {
+    MessageContext* msgCtx = &gPlayState->msgCtx;
+
+    if (textPos + TEXT_SPEED < msgCtx->textDrawPos) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (msgCtx->msgMode == MSGMODE_TEXT_DISPLAYING ||
+        (msgCtx->msgMode >= MSGMODE_OCARINA_STARTING && msgCtx->msgMode < MSGMODE_SCARECROW_LONG_RECORDING_START)) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
+
+static void FastTextCrawl(u16 textPos, bool* should) {
+    MessageContext* msgCtx = &gPlayState->msgCtx;
+    if (msgCtx->textDelay == 0) {
+        msgCtx->textDrawPos = textPos + TEXT_SPEED;
+        if (msgCtx->textDrawPos > msgCtx->decodedTextLen) {
+            msgCtx->textDrawPos = msgCtx->decodedTextLen + 1;
+        }
+        *should = true;
+    }
+}
+
+static void SlowTextCrawl(bool* should) {
+    MessageContext* msgCtx = &gPlayState->msgCtx;
+    if (msgCtx->textDelayTimer <= 0) {
+        return;
+    }
+    *should = true;
+    if (msgCtx->textDelayTimer > SLOW_TEXT_SPEED) {
+        msgCtx->textDelayTimer -= SLOW_TEXT_SPEED;
+    } else {
+        msgCtx->textDelayTimer = 0;
+    }
+}
+
+static void RegisterTextSpeedModifiers() {
+    COND_VB_SHOULD(VB_ENABLE_QUICKTEXT, TEXT_SPEED > 1, {
+        u16 textPos = va_arg(args, int);
+        if (!*should && ShouldAdvanceQuickText(textPos)) {
+            *should = true;
+        }
+    });
+
+    COND_VB_SHOULD(VB_FIX_TEXT_SPEED_SOFTLOCK, TEXT_SPEED > 1, {
+        MessageContext* msgCtx = &gPlayState->msgCtx;
+        u16 nextTextPos = va_arg(args, int);
+
+        *should = !*should || (nextTextPos > msgCtx->textDrawPos);
+        if (*should) {
+            msgCtx->textDrawPos = nextTextPos;
+        }
+    });
+
+    COND_VB_SHOULD(VB_TEXT_CRAWL_FASTER, TEXT_SPEED >= TEXT_SPEED_INSTANT, {
+        MessageContext* msgCtx = &gPlayState->msgCtx;
+        msgCtx->textDrawPos = msgCtx->decodedTextLen + 1;
+        *should = true;
+    });
+
+    COND_VB_SHOULD(VB_TEXT_CRAWL_FASTER, TEXT_SPEED > 1 && TEXT_SPEED < TEXT_SPEED_INSTANT, {
+        u16 textPos = va_arg(args, int);
+        FastTextCrawl(textPos, should);
+    });
+
+    COND_VB_SHOULD(VB_TEXT_CRAWL_FASTER, SLOW_TEXT_SPEED > 1 && TEXT_SPEED < TEXT_SPEED_INSTANT,
+                   { SlowTextCrawl(should); });
+}
+
+static RegisterShipInitFunc initFunc(RegisterTextSpeedModifiers, { CVAR_TEXT_SPEED_NAME, CVAR_SLOW_TEXT_SPEED_NAME });
diff --git a/soh/soh/Enhancements/game-interactor/vanilla-behavior/GIVanillaBehavior.h b/soh/soh/Enhancements/game-interactor/vanilla-behavior/GIVanillaBehavior.h
index c111ee9249..1a38871a9e 100644
--- a/soh/soh/Enhancements/game-interactor/vanilla-behavior/GIVanillaBehavior.h
+++ b/soh/soh/Enhancements/game-interactor/vanilla-behavior/GIVanillaBehavior.h
@@ -660,14 +660,6 @@ typedef enum {
     // - `int32_t` (item - promoted from `u8`)
     VB_EMPTY_BOTTLE_TO_HALF_MILK,
 
-    // #### `result`
-    // ```c
-    // (Message_GetState(&play->msgCtx) == TEXT_STATE_EVENT) && Message_ShouldAdvance(play)
-    // ```
-    // #### `args`
-    // - None
-    VB_END_GERUDO_MEMBERSHIP_TALK,
-
     // #### `result`
     // ```c
     // true
@@ -676,6 +668,25 @@ typedef enum {
     // - `*EnArrow`
     VB_EN_ARROW_MAGIC_CONSUMPTION,
 
+    // #### `result`
+    // ```c
+    // i + 1 == msgCtx->textDrawPos &&
+    // (msgCtx->msgMode == MSGMODE_TEXT_DISPLAYING ||
+    //  (msgCtx->msgMode >= MSGMODE_OCARINA_STARTING &&
+    //   msgCtx->msgMode < MSGMODE_SCARECROW_LONG_RECORDING_START))
+    // ```
+    // #### `args`
+    // - `u16` (text position)
+    VB_ENABLE_QUICKTEXT,
+
+    // #### `result`
+    // ```c
+    // (Message_GetState(&play->msgCtx) == TEXT_STATE_EVENT) && Message_ShouldAdvance(play)
+    // ```
+    // #### `args`
+    // - None
+    VB_END_GERUDO_MEMBERSHIP_TALK,
+
     // #### `result`
     // ```c
     // !(this->stateFlags3 & PLAYER_STATE3_PAUSE_ACTION_FUNC)
@@ -717,6 +728,12 @@ typedef enum {
     // - `*EnElf`
     VB_FAIRY_HEAL,
 
+    // #### `result`
+    // True if the next text position must be beyond the current position; false otherwise
+    // #### `args`
+    // - `u16` (next text position)
+    VB_FIX_TEXT_SPEED_SOFTLOCK,
+
     // #### `result`
     // ```c
     // false
@@ -1658,6 +1675,14 @@ typedef enum {
     // - `*uint16_t` (overrideTextId)
     VB_OVERRIDE_LINK_THE_GORON_DIALOGUE,
 
+    // #### `result`
+    // ```c
+    // false
+    // ```
+    // #### `args`
+    // - `None`
+    VB_OWL_CHOOSE_BETTER,
+
     // #### `result`
     // ```c
     // this->actor.xzDistToPlayer < targetDist
@@ -2640,6 +2665,14 @@ typedef enum {
     // - s32 - background id`
     VB_TARGETABLE_HOOKSHOT_RETICLE,
 
+    // #### `result`
+    // ```c
+    // false
+    // ```
+    // #### `args`
+    // - `u16` (text position)
+    VB_TEXT_CRAWL_FASTER,
+
     // #### `result`
     // ```c
     // (this->stateFlags1 & PLAYER_STATE1_CARRYING_ACTOR) && (this->heldActor != NULL) &&
diff --git a/soh/src/code/z_message_PAL.c b/soh/src/code/z_message_PAL.c
index 4c690445af..8dac99c738 100644
--- a/soh/src/code/z_message_PAL.c
+++ b/soh/src/code/z_message_PAL.c
@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@
 #include "soh/SaveManager.h"
 #include "soh/ResourceManagerHelpers.h"
 
-// SOH [Enhancement] Text Speed which fills whole box in one frame
-#define TEXT_SPEED_INSTANT 6
-
 // #region SOH [NTSC] - Allows custom messages to work on japanese
 static bool sDisplayNextMessageAsEnglish = false;
 static u8 sLastLanguage = LANGUAGE_ENG;
@@ -956,7 +953,6 @@ void Message_DrawTextJPN(PlayState* play, Gfx** gfxP) {
     u16 i;
     u16 charTexIdx;
     Gfx* gfx = *gfxP;
-    int gTextSpeed, gSlowTextSpeed;
 
     play->msgCtx.textPosX = R_TEXT_INIT_XPOS;
     play->msgCtx.textPosY = R_TEXT_INIT_YPOS;
@@ -970,9 +966,6 @@ void Message_DrawTextJPN(PlayState* play, Gfx** gfxP) {
     msgCtx->unk_E3D0 = 0;
     charTexIdx = 0;
 
-    gTextSpeed = CVarGetInteger(CVAR_ENHANCEMENT("TextSpeed"), 1);
-    gSlowTextSpeed = CVarGetInteger(CVAR_ENHANCEMENT("SlowTextSpeed"), gTextSpeed);
-
     for (i = 0; i < msgCtx->textDrawPos; i++) {
         character = msgCtx->msgBufDecodedWide[i];
 
@@ -1012,11 +1005,7 @@ void Message_DrawTextJPN(PlayState* play, Gfx** gfxP) {
                 msgCtx->textPosX += msgCtx->msgBufDecodedWide[++i];
                 break;
             case MESSAGE_TEXTID_JPN:
-                // #region SOH [General] Fixes softlock for higher text speeds
-                if (gTextSpeed > 1) {
-                    msgCtx->textDrawPos = i + 1;
-                }
-                // #endregion
+                GameInteractor_Should(VB_FIX_TEXT_SPEED_SOFTLOCK, false, i + 1);
                 msgCtx->textboxEndType = TEXTBOX_ENDTYPE_HAS_NEXT;
                 if (msgCtx->msgMode == MSGMODE_TEXT_DISPLAYING) {
                     Audio_PlaySoundGeneral(0, &gSfxDefaultPos, 4, &gSfxDefaultFreqAndVolScale,
@@ -1027,10 +1016,12 @@ void Message_DrawTextJPN(PlayState* play, Gfx** gfxP) {
                 *gfxP = gfx;
                 return;
             case MESSAGE_QUICKTEXT_ENABLE_JPN:
-                if ((i + 1 == msgCtx->textDrawPos || (gTextSpeed > 1 && i + gTextSpeed >= msgCtx->textDrawPos)) &&
-                    (msgCtx->msgMode == MSGMODE_TEXT_DISPLAYING ||
-                     (msgCtx->msgMode >= MSGMODE_OCARINA_STARTING &&
-                      msgCtx->msgMode < MSGMODE_SCARECROW_LONG_RECORDING_START))) {
+                if (GameInteractor_Should(VB_ENABLE_QUICKTEXT,
+                                          i + 1 == msgCtx->textDrawPos &&
+                                              (msgCtx->msgMode == MSGMODE_TEXT_DISPLAYING ||
+                                               (msgCtx->msgMode >= MSGMODE_OCARINA_STARTING &&
+                                                msgCtx->msgMode < MSGMODE_SCARECROW_LONG_RECORDING_START)),
+                                          i)) {
                     j = i;
                     while (true) {
                         character = msgCtx->msgBufDecodedWide[j];
@@ -1043,7 +1034,8 @@ void Message_DrawTextJPN(PlayState* play, Gfx** gfxP) {
                             break;
                         }
                     }
-                    if (j > msgCtx->textDrawPos) {
+
+                    if (GameInteractor_Should(VB_FIX_TEXT_SPEED_SOFTLOCK, true, j)) {
                         i = j - 1;
                         msgCtx->textDrawPos = j;
                     }
@@ -1151,12 +1143,7 @@ void Message_DrawTextJPN(PlayState* play, Gfx** gfxP) {
                     msgCtx->choiceTextId = msgCtx->textId;
                     msgCtx->stateTimer = 4;
                     msgCtx->choiceIndex = 0;
-                    if (CVarGetInteger(CVAR_ENHANCEMENT("BetterOwl"), 0)) {
-                        if ((msgCtx->textId == 0x2066 || msgCtx->textId == 0x607B || msgCtx->textId == 0x10C2 ||
-                             msgCtx->textId == 0x10C6 || msgCtx->textId == 0x206A)) {
-                            msgCtx->choiceIndex = 1;
-                        }
-                    }
+                    GameInteractor_Should(VB_OWL_CHOOSE_BETTER, false);
                     Font_LoadMessageBoxIcon(font, TEXTBOX_ICON_ARROW);
                 }
                 break;
@@ -1184,11 +1171,7 @@ void Message_DrawTextJPN(PlayState* play, Gfx** gfxP) {
                 *gfxP = gfx;
                 return;
             case MESSAGE_OCARINA_JPN:
-                // #region SOH [General] Fixes softlock for higher text speeds
-                if (gTextSpeed > 1) {
-                    msgCtx->textDrawPos = i + 1;
-                }
-                // #endregion
+                GameInteractor_Should(VB_FIX_TEXT_SPEED_SOFTLOCK, false, i + 1);
                 if (i + 1 == msgCtx->textDrawPos) {
                     Message_HandleOcarina(play);
                     *gfxP = gfx;
@@ -1279,20 +1262,13 @@ void Message_DrawTextJPN(PlayState* play, Gfx** gfxP) {
         }
     }
 
-    if (gTextSpeed >= TEXT_SPEED_INSTANT) {
-        msgCtx->textDrawPos = msgCtx->decodedTextLen + 1;
-    } else if (msgCtx->textDelay == 0) {
-        msgCtx->textDrawPos = i + gTextSpeed;
-        if (msgCtx->textDrawPos > msgCtx->decodedTextLen) {
-            msgCtx->textDrawPos = msgCtx->decodedTextLen + 1;
-        }
+    if (GameInteractor_Should(VB_TEXT_CRAWL_FASTER, false, i)) {
+        // Logic handled within hooks
     } else if (msgCtx->textDelayTimer == 0) {
         msgCtx->textDrawPos = i + 1;
         msgCtx->textDelayTimer = msgCtx->textDelay;
-    } else if (msgCtx->textDelayTimer <= gSlowTextSpeed) {
-        msgCtx->textDelayTimer = 0;
     } else {
-        msgCtx->textDelayTimer -= gSlowTextSpeed;
+        msgCtx->textDelayTimer--;
     }
     *gfxP = gfx;
 }
@@ -1309,13 +1285,12 @@ void Message_DrawText(PlayState* play, Gfx** gfxP) {
     u16 i;
     u16 sfxHi;
     u16 charTexIdx;
-    int gTextSpeed, gSlowTextSpeed;
     Font* font = &play->msgCtx.font;
     Gfx* gfx = *gfxP;
 
     play->msgCtx.textPosX = R_TEXT_INIT_XPOS;
 
-    if (sTextIsCredits == false) {
+    if (!sTextIsCredits) {
         msgCtx->textPosY = R_TEXT_INIT_YPOS;
     } else {
         msgCtx->textPosY = YREG(1);
@@ -1332,9 +1307,6 @@ void Message_DrawText(PlayState* play, Gfx** gfxP) {
     msgCtx->unk_E3D0 = 0;
     charTexIdx = 0;
 
-    gTextSpeed = CVarGetInteger(CVAR_ENHANCEMENT("TextSpeed"), 1);
-    gSlowTextSpeed = CVarGetInteger(CVAR_ENHANCEMENT("SlowTextSpeed"), gTextSpeed);
-
     for (i = 0; i < msgCtx->textDrawPos; i++) {
         character = msgCtx->msgBufDecoded[i];
 
@@ -1384,10 +1356,12 @@ void Message_DrawText(PlayState* play, Gfx** gfxP) {
                 *gfxP = gfx;
                 return;
             case MESSAGE_QUICKTEXT_ENABLE:
-                if ((i + 1 == msgCtx->textDrawPos || (gTextSpeed > 1 && i + gTextSpeed >= msgCtx->textDrawPos)) &&
-                    (msgCtx->msgMode == MSGMODE_TEXT_DISPLAYING ||
-                     (msgCtx->msgMode >= MSGMODE_OCARINA_STARTING &&
-                      msgCtx->msgMode < MSGMODE_SCARECROW_LONG_RECORDING_START))) {
+                if (GameInteractor_Should(VB_ENABLE_QUICKTEXT,
+                                          i + 1 == msgCtx->textDrawPos &&
+                                              (msgCtx->msgMode == MSGMODE_TEXT_DISPLAYING ||
+                                               (msgCtx->msgMode >= MSGMODE_OCARINA_STARTING &&
+                                                msgCtx->msgMode < MSGMODE_SCARECROW_LONG_RECORDING_START)),
+                                          i)) {
                     j = i;
                     while (true) {
                         lookAheadCharacter = msgCtx->msgBufDecoded[j];
@@ -1404,12 +1378,11 @@ void Message_DrawText(PlayState* play, Gfx** gfxP) {
                             break;
                         }
                     }
-                    if (j > msgCtx->textDrawPos) {
+
+                    if (GameInteractor_Should(VB_FIX_TEXT_SPEED_SOFTLOCK, true, j)) {
                         i = j - 1;
                         msgCtx->textDrawPos = j;
                     }
-
-                    if (character) {}
                 }
             case MESSAGE_QUICKTEXT_DISABLE:
                 break;
@@ -1526,12 +1499,7 @@ void Message_DrawText(PlayState* play, Gfx** gfxP) {
                     msgCtx->choiceTextId = msgCtx->textId;
                     msgCtx->stateTimer = 4;
                     msgCtx->choiceIndex = 0;
-                    if (CVarGetInteger(CVAR_ENHANCEMENT("BetterOwl"), 0)) {
-                        if ((msgCtx->textId == 0x2066 || msgCtx->textId == 0x607B || msgCtx->textId == 0x10C2 ||
-                             msgCtx->textId == 0x10C6 || msgCtx->textId == 0x206A)) {
-                            msgCtx->choiceIndex = 1;
-                        }
-                    }
+                    GameInteractor_Should(VB_OWL_CHOOSE_BETTER, false);
                     Font_LoadMessageBoxIcon(font, TEXTBOX_ICON_ARROW);
                 }
                 break;
@@ -1559,11 +1527,7 @@ void Message_DrawText(PlayState* play, Gfx** gfxP) {
                 *gfxP = gfx;
                 return;
             case MESSAGE_OCARINA:
-                // #region SOH [General] Fixes softlock for higher text speeds
-                if (gTextSpeed > 1) {
-                    msgCtx->textDrawPos = i + 1;
-                }
-                // #endregion
+                GameInteractor_Should(VB_FIX_TEXT_SPEED_SOFTLOCK, false, i + 1);
                 if (i + 1 == msgCtx->textDrawPos) {
                     Message_HandleOcarina(play);
                     *gfxP = gfx;
@@ -1631,17 +1595,13 @@ void Message_DrawText(PlayState* play, Gfx** gfxP) {
                 break;
         }
     }
-    if (gTextSpeed >= TEXT_SPEED_INSTANT) {
-        msgCtx->textDrawPos = msgCtx->decodedTextLen + 1;
-    } else if (msgCtx->textDelay == 0) {
-        msgCtx->textDrawPos = i + gTextSpeed;
+    if (GameInteractor_Should(VB_TEXT_CRAWL_FASTER, false, i)) {
+        // Logic handled within hooks
     } else if (msgCtx->textDelayTimer == 0) {
         msgCtx->textDrawPos = i + 1;
         msgCtx->textDelayTimer = msgCtx->textDelay;
-    } else if (msgCtx->textDelayTimer <= gSlowTextSpeed) {
-        msgCtx->textDelayTimer = 0;
     } else {
-        msgCtx->textDelayTimer -= gSlowTextSpeed;
+        msgCtx->textDelayTimer--;
     }
     *gfxP = gfx;
 }