diff --git a/gameview.py b/gameview.py
index a4105fe..1026e2c 100644
--- a/gameview.py
+++ b/gameview.py
@@ -2180,8 +2180,11 @@ class gui(QtGui.QWidget):
         style += "color: rgb("+str(color.red())+", "+str(color.green())+", "+str(color.blue())+")"
         self.ao2text.setStyleSheet(style)
     
-    def set_scene(self):
-        side = self.m_chatmessage[SIDE]
+    def set_scene(self, init=False):
+        if not init:
+            side = self.m_chatmessage[SIDE]
+        else:
+            side = 'wit'
         
         if side == 'def':
             self.court.setPixmap(self.side_def)
@@ -2935,6 +2938,9 @@ class gui(QtGui.QWidget):
             self.icLog.append(logstart)
         
         self.setBackground(background.lower())
+        self.set_scene(True)
+        self.chatbox.hide()
+        
         for msg in oocjoin:
             self.ooclog.append(msg)
 
diff --git a/mainmenu.py b/mainmenu.py
index 53e4b8b..3cb72cd 100644
--- a/mainmenu.py
+++ b/mainmenu.py
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ class AOServerInfo(QtCore.QThread):
 
                     self.setConnectProgress.emit('Requesting music list (%d)...' % maxmusic)
                     self.tcp.send('RM#%')
-                    print '[client]', 'received characters (%d)' % len(charlist)
+                    print '[client]', 'Received characters (%d)' % len(charlist)
                     
                 elif header == 'SM':
                     if self.disconnect:
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ class AOServerInfo(QtCore.QThread):
                     
                     self.setConnectProgress.emit('Finishing...')
                     self.tcp.send('RD#%')
-                    print '[client]', 'received songs (%d)' % len(musiclist)
+                    print '[client]', 'Received songs (%d)' % len(musiclist)
                     
                 elif header == 'CharsCheck':
                     if self.disconnect or not gotChars:
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ class AOServerInfo(QtCore.QThread):
                     if self.disconnect:
                         continue
                     background = network[1]
-                    print '[client]', 'courtroom background: %s' % background
+                    print '[client]', 'Courtroom background: %s' % background
                     
                 elif header == 'LE':
                     if self.disconnect:
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ class AOServerInfo(QtCore.QThread):
                         evi[0] = decode_ao_str(evi[0].decode("utf-8"))
                         evi[1] = decode_ao_str(evi[1].decode("utf-8"))
                         evi[2] = decode_ao_str(evi[2].decode("utf-8"))
-                    print '[client]', 'received evidence'
+                    print '[client]', 'Received evidence'
                 
                 elif header == 'HP':
                     if self.disconnect:
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ class AOServerInfo(QtCore.QThread):
                     type = int(network[0])
                     areas[type] = [network[i] for i in range(1, len(network))]
                     areas_len = len(areas[type])
-                    print '[client]', 'received areas (%d)' % areas_len
+                    print '[client]', 'the server has %d areas' % areas_len
                     for i in range(areas_len):
                         areas[4].append(musiclist[0])
                         del musiclist[0]
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ class AOServerInfo(QtCore.QThread):
                         continue
                     self.setConnectProgress.emit('Done, loading...')
                     self.readySoon.emit()
-                    print '[client]', 'finished requesting data, loading game...'
+                    print '[client]', 'Finished requesting data. Loading game...'
                     readytick = 4
                     
                 elif header == 'CT':