diff --git a/addons/escoria-core/game/core-scripts/esc/commands/say.gd b/addons/escoria-core/game/core-scripts/esc/commands/say.gd
index 5a462d29..4f2469c2 100644
--- a/addons/escoria-core/game/core-scripts/esc/commands/say.gd
+++ b/addons/escoria-core/game/core-scripts/esc/commands/say.gd
@@ -105,12 +105,12 @@ func run(command_params: Array) -> int:
 	# Replace the names of any globals in "{ }" with their value
 	command_params[1] = escoria.globals_manager.replace_globals(command_params[1])
 
-	var player_character_global_id = escoria.main.current_scene.player.global_id \
+	var speaking_character_global_id = escoria.main.current_scene.player.global_id \
 		if command_params[0].to_upper() == CURRENT_PLAYER_KEYWORD \
 		else command_params[0]
 
 	escoria.dialog_player.say(
-		player_character_global_id,
+		speaking_character_global_id,
 		command_params[2],
 		command_params[1]
 	)
diff --git a/addons/escoria-core/game/core-scripts/esc/esc_action_manager.gd b/addons/escoria-core/game/core-scripts/esc/esc_action_manager.gd
index 74f103e7..ae6ca609 100644
--- a/addons/escoria-core/game/core-scripts/esc/esc_action_manager.gd
+++ b/addons/escoria-core/game/core-scripts/esc/esc_action_manager.gd
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ func _get_event_to_queue(
 			else:
 				escoria.logger.warn(
 					self,
-					"Invalid action on item" +
+					"Invalid action on item: " +
 					"Trying to run action %s on object %s, " %
 					[
 						action,
diff --git a/addons/escoria-core/game/esc_inputs_manager.gd b/addons/escoria-core/game/esc_inputs_manager.gd
index e36989d7..7ed0f85b 100644
--- a/addons/escoria-core/game/esc_inputs_manager.gd
+++ b/addons/escoria-core/game/esc_inputs_manager.gd
@@ -294,6 +294,13 @@ func _on_mouse_exited_inventory_item() -> void:
 #
 # - item: The Escoria item hovered
 func _on_mouse_entered_item(item: ESCItem) -> void:
+	if item as ESCPlayer and not (item as ESCPlayer).selectable:
+			escoria.logger.debug(
+				self,
+				"Ignoring mouse entering player %s: Player not selectable." % [item.global_id]
+			)
+			return
+
 	if not escoria.action_manager.is_object_actionable(item.global_id):
 		escoria.logger.debug(
 			self,
@@ -308,13 +315,8 @@ func _on_mouse_entered_item(item: ESCItem) -> void:
 	)
 	_clean_hover_stack()
 
-	if not hover_stack.empty():
-		if item.z_index < hover_stack.back().z_index:
-			hover_stack.insert(hover_stack.size() - 1, item)
-		else:
-			hover_stack.push_back(item)
-	else:
-		hover_stack.push_back(item)
+	hover_stack.push_back(item)
+	hover_stack.sort_custom(HoverStackSorter, "sort_ascending_z_index")
 
 	hotspot_focused = hover_stack.back().global_id
 	escoria.main.current_scene.game.element_focused(hotspot_focused)
@@ -347,6 +349,18 @@ func _on_mouse_exited_item(item: ESCItem) -> void:
 # - event: The input event from the click
 func _on_mouse_left_clicked_item(item: ESCItem, event: InputEvent) -> void:
 	if input_mode == INPUT_ALL:
+		if item as ESCPlayer and not (item as ESCPlayer).selectable:
+			escoria.logger.debug(
+				self,
+				"Ignoring left click on player %s: Player not selectable." % [item.global_id]
+			)
+
+			if not hover_stack.empty():
+				var next_item = hover_stack.pop_back()
+				_on_mouse_left_clicked_item(next_item, event)
+			
+			return
+
 		if not escoria.action_manager.is_object_actionable(item.global_id):
 			escoria.logger.debug(
 				self,
@@ -381,6 +395,18 @@ func _on_mouse_left_double_clicked_item(
 	event: InputEvent
 ) -> void:
 	if input_mode == INPUT_ALL:
+		if item as ESCPlayer and not (item as ESCPlayer).selectable:
+			escoria.logger.debug(
+				self,
+				"Ignoring double-left click on player %s: Player not selectable." % [item.global_id]
+			)
+
+			if not hover_stack.empty():
+				var next_item = hover_stack.pop_back()
+				_on_mouse_left_double_clicked_item(next_item, event)
+
+			return
+
 		if not escoria.action_manager.is_object_actionable(item.global_id):
 			escoria.logger.debug(
 				self,
@@ -411,6 +437,18 @@ func _on_mouse_left_double_clicked_item(
 # - event: The input event from the click
 func _on_mouse_right_clicked_item(item: ESCItem, event: InputEvent) -> void:
 	if input_mode == INPUT_ALL:
+		if item as ESCPlayer and not (item as ESCPlayer).selectable:
+			escoria.logger.debug(
+				self,
+				"Ignoring right click on player %s: Player not selectable." % [item.global_id]
+			)
+
+			if not hover_stack.empty():
+				var next_item = hover_stack.pop_back()
+				_on_mouse_right_clicked_item(next_item, event)
+
+			return
+
 		if not escoria.action_manager.is_object_actionable(item.global_id):
 			escoria.logger.debug(
 				self,
@@ -460,3 +498,10 @@ func _clean_hover_stack():
 # - item: the item to remove from the hover stack
 func _hover_stack_erase_item(item):
 	hover_stack.erase(item)
+
+
+class HoverStackSorter:
+	static func sort_ascending_z_index(a, b):
+		if a.z_index < b.z_index:
+			return true
+		return false