diff --git a/src/d/actor/d_a_balloon_2D.cpp b/src/d/actor/d_a_balloon_2D.cpp
index 6b5b5a2bd2..8627505371 100644
--- a/src/d/actor/d_a_balloon_2D.cpp
+++ b/src/d/actor/d_a_balloon_2D.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include "d/dolzel_rel.h" // IWYU pragma: keep
 
 #include "d/actor/d_a_balloon_2D.h"
+#include "dusk/frame_interpolation.h"
 #include "JSystem/J2DGraph/J2DGrafContext.h"
 #include "JSystem/J2DGraph/J2DScreen.h"
 #include "JSystem/J2DGraph/J2DTextBox.h"
@@ -438,7 +439,12 @@ void daBalloon2D_c::setComboAlpha() {
 void daBalloon2D_c::drawAddScore() {
     for (s32 i = 19; i >= 0; i--) {
         if (field_0x5f8[i].field_0xe != 0) {
-            field_0x5f8[i].field_0xe--;
+#ifdef TARGET_PC
+            if (dusk::frame_interp::get_ui_tick_pending())
+#endif
+            {
+                field_0x5f8[i].field_0xe--;
+            }
             s32 score3;
             s32 score2;
             s32 score = field_0x5f8[i].field_0xc;
@@ -446,8 +452,13 @@ void daBalloon2D_c::drawAddScore() {
             u8 local_88 = 0xff;
             f32 dVar11 = 30.0f;
             f32 dVar9 = 30.0f;
-            field_0x5f8[i].field_0x0.x += cM_ssin(temp0) * 0.3f;
-            field_0x5f8[i].field_0x0.y -= 1.0f;
+#ifdef TARGET_PC
+            if (dusk::frame_interp::get_ui_tick_pending())
+#endif
+            {
+                field_0x5f8[i].field_0x0.x += cM_ssin(temp0) * 0.3f;
+                field_0x5f8[i].field_0x0.y -= 1.0f;
+            }
             if (field_0x5f8[i].field_0xe < 10) {
                 f32 fVar5 = field_0x5f8[i].field_0xe / 10.0f;
                 local_88 = fVar5 * 255.0f;
diff --git a/src/d/actor/d_a_obj_balloon.cpp b/src/d/actor/d_a_obj_balloon.cpp
index 41430f97f0..4425483bef 100644
--- a/src/d/actor/d_a_obj_balloon.cpp
+++ b/src/d/actor/d_a_obj_balloon.cpp
@@ -205,6 +205,13 @@ int daObj_Balloon_c::_delete() {
     Z2GetAudioMgr()->seStop(Z2SE_OBJ_WATERMILL_ROUND, 0);
     if (mHIOInit) {
         hio_set = false;
+#ifdef TARGET_PC
+        // !@bug d_a_obj_balloon.rel unload used to zero these file-statics; with static linking they dangle across scenes.
+        m_combo_type = 0xFFFFFFFF;
+        m_combo_count = 0;
+        m_combo_next_score = 0;
+        m_balloon_score = 0;
+#endif
     }
     return 1;
 }