-#alias cat=true #silent mode, comment out to enable loud replies :-)
-echo -n '[MegaHAL]:' $({ echo "$ANSW_MSG" && echo -e '\n#quit\n'; } | megahal -p -b | tail -n1) | cat
+
+AI_LOUD=false #enable loud replies (otherwise will be learning only :-)
+AI_LOUD_UNAVAILABLE=true; #enable loud replies when not available :-)
+AI_REMEMBER=true; #set false if you don't want MegaHAL to learn new phrases (this can prevent data corruption)
+
+$AI_LOUD_UNAVAILABLE && [ "$ANSW_L_STATUS" != 'available' ] && AI_LOUD=true
+$AI_LOUD || $AI_REMEMBER || exit 23; #No speaking + No learning = Exitus
+
+AI_CMD_QUIT='#EXIT'
+$AI_REMEMBER && AI_CMD_QUIT='#QUIT'
+AI_ANSW="$({ echo "$ANSW_MSG." | sed -e 's/#//g' && echo -e "\n$AI_CMD_QUIT\n"; } | timeout 23 megahal -p -b -w | tail -n1)"
+$AI_LOUD && [ -n "$AI_ANSW" ] && echo -n "[MegaHALuz]: $AI_ANSW"