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func _ensure_ui_bound() -> bool:
	if dialogue_ui != null:
		return true

	var root := get_tree().root

	# 1) Find UIRoot anywhere in the running tree
	var ui := root.find_child("UIRoot", true, false)
	if ui != null:
		dialogue_ui = ui.get_node_or_null("DialogueUI")
		note_ui = ui.get_node_or_null("NoteUI")
		fade_rect = ui.get_node_or_null("FadeRect")
		item_get_overlay = ui.get_node_or_null("ItemGetOverlay")

		# Try to find the Main node by script/class (fallback: by name)
		# If your Main node isn't named "Main", this still works for UI access.
		if main_ref == null:
			main_ref = root.find_child("Main", true, false)

	# 2) Last resort: search by control names directly
	if dialogue_ui == null:
		dialogue_ui = root.find_child("DialogueUI", true, false)
		note_ui = root.find_child("NoteUI", true, false)
		fade_rect = root.find_child("FadeRect", true, false)
		item_get_overlay = root.find_child("ItemGetOverlay", true, false)

	if dialogue_ui == null:
		push_error("Foxpost: dialogue_ui is null. Could not find UIRoot/DialogueUI anywhere. Check node names: 'UIRoot' and 'DialogueUI'.")
		return false

	return true