diff --git a/src/k_menu.h b/src/k_menu.h
index 228f6d928..e750146cd 100644
--- a/src/k_menu.h
+++ b/src/k_menu.h
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ extern menu_t MAIN_GonerDef;
 
 void M_GonerTick(void);
 void M_GonerBGTick(void);
+void M_GonerBGImplyPassageOfTime(void);
 void M_DrawGonerBack(void);
 void M_GonerProfile(INT32 choice);
 void M_GonerTutorial(INT32 choice);
diff --git a/src/k_menudraw.c b/src/k_menudraw.c
index b4ac55246..8e73ad320 100644
--- a/src/k_menudraw.c
+++ b/src/k_menudraw.c
@@ -3930,10 +3930,13 @@ void M_DrawMPServerBrowser(void)
 // Draws the cogs and also the options background!
 void M_DrawOptionsCogs(void)
 {
+	boolean trulystarted = M_GameTrulyStarted();
+	UINT32 tick = ((optionsmenu.ticker/10) % 3) + 1;
+
 	// the background isn't drawn outside of being in the main menu state.
-	if (gamestate == GS_MENU && M_GameTrulyStarted())
+	if (gamestate == GS_MENU && trulystarted)
 	{
-		patch_t *back[3] = {W_CachePatchName("OPT_BG1", PU_CACHE), W_CachePatchName("OPT_BG2", PU_CACHE), W_CachePatchName("OPT_BG3", PU_CACHE)};
+		patch_t *back = W_CachePatchName(va("OPT_BG%u", tick), PU_CACHE);
 		INT32 tflag = 0;
 		UINT8 *c;
 		UINT8 *c2;	// colormap for the one we're changing
@@ -3941,19 +3944,24 @@ void M_DrawOptionsCogs(void)
 		if (optionsmenu.fade)
 		{
 			c2 = R_GetTranslationColormap(TC_DEFAULT, optionsmenu.lastcolour, GTC_CACHE);
-			V_DrawFixedPatch(0, 0, FRACUNIT, 0, back[(optionsmenu.ticker/10) %3], c2);
+			V_DrawFixedPatch(0, 0, FRACUNIT, 0, back, c2);
 
 			// prepare fade flag:
 			tflag = min(V_90TRANS, (optionsmenu.fade)<<V_ALPHASHIFT);
 
 		}
 		c = R_GetTranslationColormap(TC_DEFAULT, optionsmenu.currcolour, GTC_CACHE);
-		V_DrawFixedPatch(0, 0, FRACUNIT, tflag, back[(optionsmenu.ticker/10) %3], c);
+		V_DrawFixedPatch(0, 0, FRACUNIT, tflag, back, c);
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		patch_t *back_pause[3] = {W_CachePatchName("OPT_BAK1", PU_CACHE), W_CachePatchName("OPT_BAK2", PU_CACHE), W_CachePatchName("OPT_BAK3", PU_CACHE)};
-		V_DrawFixedPatch(0, 0, FRACUNIT, V_MODULATE, back_pause[(optionsmenu.ticker/10) %3], NULL);
+		patch_t *back_pause = W_CachePatchName(va("OPT_BAK%u", tick), PU_CACHE);
+		V_DrawFixedPatch(0, 0, FRACUNIT, V_MODULATE, back_pause, NULL);
+
+		if (!trulystarted)
+		{
+			V_DrawFixedPatch(0, 0, FRACUNIT, (V_ADD|V_70TRANS), back_pause, NULL);
+		}
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/k_menufunc.c b/src/k_menufunc.c
index c16737440..f3cb098fd 100644
--- a/src/k_menufunc.c
+++ b/src/k_menufunc.c
@@ -586,6 +586,7 @@ void M_StartControlPanel(void)
 			)
 			{
 				gamedata->gonerlevel = GDGONER_OUTRO;
+				M_GonerBGImplyPassageOfTime();
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/menus/main-goner.cpp b/src/menus/main-goner.cpp
index cb7efb5bf..48b663e2c 100644
--- a/src/menus/main-goner.cpp
+++ b/src/menus/main-goner.cpp
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ public:
 	GonerBGData()
 	{
 		x = focusx = 0;
-		y = focusy = 0;
+		y = focusy = 20*FRACUNIT;
 
 		darkframes = 0;
 
@@ -228,39 +228,46 @@ public:
 
 	void Tick()
 	{
-		gonerspeakers_t focuscurrent = MAXGONERSPEAKERS;
-		if (currentMenu == &MAIN_GonerDef && !LinesOutput.empty())
-		{
-			focuscurrent = LinesOutput.front().speaker;
-		}
-
-		if (focuslast != focuscurrent)
-		{
-			focusdelta = FRACUNIT;
-			x = focusx;
-			y = focusy;
-
-			switch (focuscurrent)
-			{
-				case GONERSPEAKER_TAILS:
-					focusx = -10*FRACUNIT;
-					focusy = 0;
-					break;
-				case GONERSPEAKER_EGGMAN:
-					focusx = 10*FRACUNIT;
-					focusy = 0;
-					break;
-				default:
-					focusx = 0;
-					focusy = 20*FRACUNIT;
-					break;
-			}
-
-			focuslast = focuscurrent;
-		}
-
+		// This is the visual feed sputtering in and out.
 		if (darkframes)
 			darkframes--;
+		else if (gamedata->gonerlevel > GDGONER_VIDEO)
+		{
+			// Everything in here is Metal Sonic's response to stimulus.
+
+			gonerspeakers_t focuscurrent = MAXGONERSPEAKERS;
+			if (currentMenu == &MAIN_GonerDef && !LinesOutput.empty())
+			{
+				focuscurrent = LinesOutput.front().speaker;
+			}
+
+			if (focuslast != focuscurrent)
+			{
+				focusdelta = FRACUNIT;
+				x = focusx;
+				y = focusy;
+
+				switch (focuscurrent)
+				{
+					case GONERSPEAKER_TAILS:
+						focusx = -10*FRACUNIT;
+						focusy = 0;
+						break;
+					case GONERSPEAKER_EGGMAN:
+						focusx = 10*FRACUNIT;
+						focusy = 0;
+						break;
+					default:
+						focusx = 0;
+						focusy = 20*FRACUNIT;
+						break;
+				}
+
+				focuslast = focuscurrent;
+			}
+		}
+
+		// Everything below this is the real world.
 
 		if (miles_timetoblink == 0)
 		{
@@ -630,6 +637,7 @@ void M_AddGonerLines(void)
 			LinesToDigest.emplace_front(GONERSPEAKER_TAILS, 0,
 				"Remember, MS-1. Even when you move on from this setup, you "\
 				"can always change your ""\x87""Options""\x80"" at any time from the menu.");
+			LinesToDigest.emplace_front(0, Miles_Look_Electric);
 
 			break;
 		}
@@ -637,7 +645,6 @@ void M_AddGonerLines(void)
 		{
 			if (!leftoff)
 			{
-				LinesToDigest.emplace_front(0, Miles_Look_Electric);
 				LinesToDigest.emplace_front(GONERSPEAKER_EGGMAN, TICRATE/3,
 					"And... the training data is completed.");
 			}
@@ -764,6 +771,11 @@ void M_GonerBGTick(void)
 	goner_background.Tick();
 }
 
+void M_GonerBGImplyPassageOfTime(void)
+{
+	goner_background = GonerBGData();
+}
+
 void M_GonerTick(void)
 {
 	static bool first = true;
@@ -1010,17 +1022,19 @@ void M_DrawGonerBack(void)
 					)));
 			}
 
-			if (goner_background.miles_electric_delta < FRACUNIT)
+			bool drawarms = false;
+
+			if (goner_background.miles_electric_delta == FRACUNIT)
+			{
+				drawarms = (milesfocus && goner_background.miles_electric);
+			}
+			else
 			{
 				goner_background.miles_electric_delta += renderdeltatics/(TICRATE/3);
 				if (goner_background.miles_electric_delta > FRACUNIT)
 					goner_background.miles_electric_delta = FRACUNIT;
 			}
 
-			bool drawarms = (
-				goner_background.miles_electric
-				&& milesfocus
-			);
 			if (drawarms)
 			{
 				miles.patch("GON_TA1");