diff --git a/client/src/components/AudioOutput.jsx b/client/src/components/AudioOutput.jsx
index ec77cec..5676de8 100644
--- a/client/src/components/AudioOutput.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/AudioOutput.jsx
@@ -1,10 +1,16 @@
 import React, { useEffect, useRef } from "react";
 
-function AudioOutput({ currentAudioMessage, onFinishedPlaying }) {
+function AudioOutput({ currentAudioMessage, onFinishedPlaying, stopAudio }) {
   const audioRef = useRef(null);
   const urlRef = useRef(null);
   const checkPlaybackIntervalRef = useRef(null);
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    audioRef.current && audioRef.current.pause();
+
+    console.log("Stopping audio...");
+  }, [stopAudio]);
+
   useEffect(() => {
     // Initialize the audio element if it does not exist
     if (!audioRef.current) {
diff --git a/client/src/components/ConversationControls.jsx b/client/src/components/ConversationControls.jsx
index e7afbf9..ae0fabd 100644
--- a/client/src/components/ConversationControls.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/ConversationControls.jsx
@@ -1,10 +1,24 @@
 import React from "react";
 
-function ConversationControls({ isPaused, onPauseResume, onSkipForward }) {
+function ConversationControls({
+  isPaused,
+  onPauseResume,
+  onSkipForward,
+  onRaiseHandOrNevermind,
+  onSubmit,
+  isRaisedHand,
+  humanInterjection,
+}) {
   return (
     <div style={{ pointerEvents: "auto" }}>
-      <button onClick={onPauseResume}>{isPaused ? "Resume" : "Pause"}</button>
-      <button onClick={onSkipForward}>Skip forward</button>
+      {/* <button onClick={onPauseResume}>{isPaused ? "Resume" : "Pause"}</button> */}
+      {!humanInterjection && (
+        <button onClick={onSkipForward}>Skip forward</button>
+      )}
+      {humanInterjection && <button onClick={onSubmit}>Submit</button>}
+      <button onClick={onRaiseHandOrNevermind}>
+        {isRaisedHand ? "Nevermind" : "Raise hand"}
+      </button>
     </div>
   );
 }
diff --git a/client/src/components/Council.jsx b/client/src/components/Council.jsx
index 869d864..92e5984 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Council.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/Council.jsx
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ import Overlay from "./Overlay";
 import CouncilOverlays from "./CouncilOverlays";
 import Navbar from "./Navbar";
 import Output from "./Output";
+import ConversationControls from "./ConversationControls";
 import useWindowSize from "../hooks/useWindowSize";
+import HumanInput from "./HumanInput";
 
 function Council({ options }) {
   const { foods, humanName, topic } = options;
@@ -14,6 +16,15 @@ function Council({ options }) {
   const { width: screenWidth } = useWindowSize();
   const [textMessages, setTextMessages] = useState([]); // State to store conversation updates
   const [audioMessages, setAudioMessages] = useState([]); // To store multiple ArrayBuffers
+  const [isReady, setIsReady] = useState(false);
+  const [isRaisedHand, setIsRaisedHand] = useState(false);
+  const [humanInterjection, setHumanInterjection] = useState(false);
+  const [skipForward, setSkipForward] = useState(false);
+  const [newTopic, setNewTopic] = useState("");
+  const [interjectionCounter, setInterjectionCounter] = useState(-1000);
+  const [interjectionReplyRecieved, setInterjectionReplyRecieved] =
+    useState(false);
+
   const socketRef = useRef(null); // Using useRef to persist socket instance
 
   const foodsContainerStyle = {
@@ -28,10 +39,16 @@ function Council({ options }) {
   };
 
   useEffect(() => {
+    initializeConversation(); // Call the function to start the conversation when component mounts
+  }, []);
+
+  // Function to initialize or restart the conversation
+  const initializeConversation = (customTopic) => {
+    const topicToSend = customTopic || topic; // Use custom topic if provided, else use default topic
+
     socketRef.current = io();
 
-    // Send initial data to start the conversation
-    let promptsAndOptions = {
+    const promptsAndOptions = {
       options: {
         ...globalOptions,
         humanName,
@@ -39,28 +56,75 @@ function Council({ options }) {
         neverMindPrompt: false,
       },
       name: "New room",
-      topic,
+      topic: topicToSend,
       characters: foods,
     };
+
     socketRef.current.emit("start_conversation", promptsAndOptions);
 
-    // Listen for conversation text updates
     socketRef.current.on("conversation_update", (textMessage) => {
+      setInterjectionCounter((prev) => prev + 1);
       setTextMessages((prev) => [...prev, textMessage]);
     });
 
-    // Listen for audio updates
     socketRef.current.on("audio_update", (audioMessage) => {
+      setInterjectionCounter((prev) => prev + 1);
       setAudioMessages((prevAudioMessages) => [
         ...prevAudioMessages,
         audioMessage,
       ]);
     });
+  };
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (interjectionCounter === 2) {
+      setInterjectionReplyRecieved(true);
+      setHumanInterjection(false);
+      setIsRaisedHand(false);
+    }
+  }, [interjectionCounter]);
 
-    return () => {
-      socketRef.current.disconnect();
+  function handleOnResetInterjectionReply() {
+    setInterjectionReplyRecieved(false);
+  }
+
+  function handleOnIsReady() {
+    setIsReady(true);
+  }
+
+  function handleOnSkipForward() {
+    setSkipForward(!skipForward);
+  }
+
+  function handleOnSubmit() {
+    const promptsAndOptions = {
+      options: {
+        ...globalOptions,
+        humanName,
+        raiseHandPrompt: newTopic,
+        neverMindPrompt: false,
+      },
+      name: "New room",
+      topic: newTopic,
+      characters: foods,
     };
-  }, []);
+
+    setInterjectionCounter(() => 0);
+
+    socketRef.current.emit("raise_hand", promptsAndOptions);
+  }
+
+  function handleOnRaiseHandOrNevermind() {
+    setIsRaisedHand((prev) => !prev);
+  }
+
+  function handleOnHumanInterjection(value) {
+    setHumanInterjection(value);
+  }
+
+  function handleOnAddNewTopic(newTopic) {
+    setNewTopic(newTopic);
+  }
 
   function displayResetWarning() {
     setActiveOverlay("reset");
@@ -82,12 +146,30 @@ function Council({ options }) {
           className="text-container"
           style={{ justifyContent: "end" }}
         >
-          {/* Render the Output component regardless of the overlay */}
+          {humanInterjection && (
+            <HumanInput onAddNewTopic={handleOnAddNewTopic} />
+          )}
           <Output
             textMessages={textMessages}
             audioMessages={audioMessages}
             isActiveOverlay={activeOverlay !== ""}
+            isRaisedHand={isRaisedHand}
+            onIsReady={handleOnIsReady}
+            onHumanInterjection={handleOnHumanInterjection}
+            humanInterjection={humanInterjection}
+            skipForward={skipForward}
+            interjectionReplyRecieved={interjectionReplyRecieved}
+            onResetInterjectionReply={handleOnResetInterjectionReply}
           />
+          {isReady && (
+            <ConversationControls
+              onSkipForward={handleOnSkipForward}
+              onRaiseHandOrNevermind={handleOnRaiseHandOrNevermind}
+              onSubmit={handleOnSubmit}
+              isRaisedHand={isRaisedHand}
+              humanInterjection={humanInterjection}
+            />
+          )}
         </div>
         <div style={foodsContainerStyle}>
           {foods.map((food, index) => (
diff --git a/client/src/components/HumanInput.jsx b/client/src/components/HumanInput.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a8af1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/components/HumanInput.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import React from "react";
+
+function HumanInput({ onAddNewTopic }) {
+  function handleOnInput(e) {
+    onAddNewTopic(e.target.value);
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div style={{ pointerEvents: "auto" }}>
+      <textarea
+        onInput={handleOnInput}
+        rows="2"
+        placeholder="your input"
+      />
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+export default HumanInput;
diff --git a/client/src/components/Output.jsx b/client/src/components/Output.jsx
index bb443f6..0d73d99 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Output.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/Output.jsx
@@ -2,49 +2,123 @@ import React, { useState, useEffect } from "react";
 import TextOutput from "./TextOutput";
 import AudioOutput from "./AudioOutput";
 
-function Output({ textMessages, audioMessages, isActiveOverlay }) {
+function Output({
+  textMessages,
+  audioMessages,
+  isActiveOverlay,
+  isRaisedHand,
+  onIsReady,
+  onHumanInterjection,
+  humanInterjection,
+  skipForward,
+  interjectionReplyRecieved,
+  onResetInterjectionReply,
+}) {
   const [currentMessageIndex, setCurrentMessageIndex] = useState(0);
   const [currentTextMessage, setCurrentTextMessage] = useState(null);
   const [currentAudioMessage, setCurrentAudioMessage] = useState(null);
+  const [stopAudio, setStopAudio] = useState(false);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    tryFindTextAndAudio();
-  }, [currentMessageIndex, textMessages, audioMessages]);
+    if (interjectionReplyRecieved) {
+      console.log(
+        "Should be about dancing: ",
+        textMessages[textMessages.length - 1].text
+      );
 
-  function tryFindTextAndAudio() {
+      setCurrentTextMessage(textMessages[textMessages.length - 1]);
+      setCurrentAudioMessage(audioMessages[audioMessages.length - 1]);
+
+      onResetInterjectionReply();
+    }
+  }, [interjectionReplyRecieved]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (currentTextMessage && currentAudioMessage) {
+      proceedToNextMessage();
+    }
+  }, [skipForward]);
+
+  // useEffect for checking for raised hand when changing message index (inbetween food talking)
+  useEffect(() => {
+    // Check to see if the hand is raised
+    if (isRaisedHand) {
+      setStopAudio(!stopAudio);
+      onHumanInterjection(true);
+    } else {
+      findTextAndAudio();
+    }
+  }, [currentMessageIndex]);
+
+  // useEffect for nevermind when adding new input
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (
+      !isRaisedHand &&
+      currentTextMessage === null &&
+      currentAudioMessage === null &&
+      !interjectionReplyRecieved
+    ) {
+      onHumanInterjection(false);
+      findTextAndAudio();
+    }
+  }, [isRaisedHand]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    console.log("Amount of text messages :", textMessages.length);
+    console.log("Amount of voice messages :", audioMessages.length);
+
+    console.log("Text messages:", textMessages);
+    console.log("Audio messages:", audioMessages);
+
+    findTextAndAudio();
+  }, [textMessages, audioMessages]);
+
+  function findTextAndAudio() {
     const textMessage = textMessages[currentMessageIndex];
-    const audioMessage = audioMessages.find(
-      (a) => a.message_index === currentMessageIndex
-    );
+    const audioMessage = audioMessages.find((a) => a.id === textMessage.id);
 
     if (
       textMessage &&
       audioMessage &&
       !currentTextMessage &&
-      !currentAudioMessage
+      !currentAudioMessage &&
+      !isRaisedHand &&
+      !interjectionReplyRecieved
     ) {
       console.log("Both found!");
 
+      // Set isReady to true in the parent component to render the controls (for skipping forward et.c.)
+      onIsReady();
+
       setCurrentTextMessage((prev) => textMessage);
       setCurrentAudioMessage((prev) => audioMessage);
     }
   }
 
-  function handleOnFinishedPlaying() {
-    setCurrentTextMessage((prev) => null);
-    setCurrentAudioMessage((prev) => null);
+  function proceedToNextMessage() {
+    setCurrentTextMessage(() => null);
+    setCurrentAudioMessage(() => null);
+
+    console.log("Current index: ", currentMessageIndex);
     setCurrentMessageIndex((prev) => prev + 1);
   }
 
+  function handleOnFinishedPlaying() {
+    proceedToNextMessage();
+  }
+
   return (
     <>
-      <TextOutput
-        currentTextMessage={currentTextMessage}
-        currentAudioMessage={currentAudioMessage}
-      />
+      {!humanInterjection && (
+        <TextOutput
+          currentTextMessage={currentTextMessage}
+          currentAudioMessage={currentAudioMessage}
+        />
+      )}
       <AudioOutput
         currentAudioMessage={currentAudioMessage}
         onFinishedPlaying={handleOnFinishedPlaying}
+        stopAudio={stopAudio}
       />
     </>
   );
diff --git a/client/src/components/TextOutput.jsx b/client/src/components/TextOutput.jsx
index 4563ff2..f5632f8 100644
--- a/client/src/components/TextOutput.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/TextOutput.jsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import React, { useState, useEffect } from "react";
 
-function TextOutput({ currentTextMessage }) {
+function TextOutput({ currentTextMessage, currentAudioMessage }) {
   const [currentSnippetIndex, setCurrentSnippetIndex] = useState(0);
   const [currentSnippet, setCurrentSnippet] = useState("");
 
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ function TextOutput({ currentTextMessage }) {
   }, [currentTextMessage]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (currentTextMessage && currentTextMessage.text) {
+    if (currentTextMessage && currentTextMessage.text && currentAudioMessage) {
       const text = currentTextMessage.text;
       // Split the text into sentences, ignoring periods followed by a number
       const sentences = text.split(/(?<=[.!?])(?=\s+(?![0-9]))/);
@@ -23,7 +23,12 @@ function TextOutput({ currentTextMessage }) {
       }, calculateDisplayTime(currentSnippet) * 1000);
       return () => clearInterval(interval);
     }
-  }, [currentTextMessage, currentSnippetIndex]);
+  }, [
+    currentTextMessage,
+    currentSnippetIndex,
+    currentAudioMessage,
+    currentSnippet,
+  ]);
 
   // Calculate the display time based on the number of characters in the snippet
   const calculateDisplayTime = (text) => {