character dialogue doesnt auto despawn

RingMaster/RingMaster/.vs/RingMaster/xs/UserPrefs.xml

 <Properties StartupConfiguration="{67A4F128-F6AC-CD88-DA35-F29416A0792A}|">
   <MonoDevelop.Ide.ItemProperties.Assembly-CSharp PreferredExecutionTarget="Unity.Editor" />
-  <MonoDevelop.Ide.Workbench ActiveDocument="Assets/Scripts/DaytimeScripts/CharacterSpeech/SilasSpeech.cs">
+  <MonoDevelop.Ide.Workbench ActiveDocument="Assets/Scripts/DaytimeScripts/CharacterInteractions.cs">
     <Files>
       <File FileName="Assets/Scripts/DaytimeScripts/CharacterSpeech/AhavaSpeech.cs" Line="1" Column="1" />
       <File FileName="Assets/Scripts/TrapezeScripts/TrapezeCameraFollow.cs" Line="37" Column="3" />
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
       <File FileName="Assets/Scripts/PieScripts/PieTutorial.cs" Line="1" Column="1" />
       <File FileName="Assets/Scripts/MimeScripts/TriggerManager.cs" Line="143" Column="32" />
       <File FileName="Assets/Scripts/DaytimeScripts/CharacterSpeech/SilasSpeech.cs" Line="28" Column="49" />
+      <File FileName="Assets/Scripts/DaytimeScripts/CharacterInteractions.cs" Line="71" Column="81" />
     </Files>
   </MonoDevelop.Ide.Workbench>
   <MonoDevelop.Ide.Workspace ActiveConfiguration="Debug" />

RingMaster/RingMaster/Assets/Scripts/DaytimeScripts/CharacterInteractions.cs

@@ -126,7 +126,8 @@ public class CharacterInteractions : MonoBehaviour {
     }
     //sets the text of a given text box and sets it to active.
     void setText(Text box, string text, float uptime, string[] replies){
-        speechBoxTimer = Time.time + uptime;
+        //speechBoxTimer = Time.time + uptime;
+        speechBoxTimer = Mathf.Infinity;
         wasInteracting = true;
         DialogueUI.gameObject.SetActive(true);
         updateFaceCamDisplay();