function dialog_AuctionHouseRNGHijack() -- replaces dialog 2625 in bank 1, allows forcing magicite at the auction
    local text = [[Looking for something special? Today's<NL>featured auction is just about to start!]]
    if (allowForceAuctionHouse) then
        local ticket = (bit.band(memory.readbyte(0x7E1EBB),0x40) > 0x00)
        local helmet = (bit.band(memory.readbyte(0x7E1EBB),0x80) > 0x00)
        local ruin   = (bit.band(memory.readbyte(0x7E1E94),0x10) > 0x00)
        local pupu   = (bit.band(memory.readbyte(0x7E1EAD),0x10) > 0x00)
        local golem  = (bit.band(memory.readbyte(0x7E1EAD),0x20) > 0x00)

        local missingOptions = {}
        local pupuRNG  = 0x9D
        local golemRNG = 0x9E

        -- in the world of ruin, they change if you have the opera ticket but no helmet..
        -- (if you don't have the ticket, the ticket is enforced over magicite)
        if (ruin) then
            if (ticket and not helmet) then
                if (not pupu and not golem) then
                    pupuRNG  = 0x9C
                    golemRNG = 0x9D
                elseif (pupu) then
                    golemRNG = 0x9D
                    pupuRNG = nil
                elseif (golem) then
                    golemRNG = 0x9D -- is swapped with pupu below, leave this here
                end
            end
        end

        -- if you own golem, pupu's rng byte becomes golem's
        if (golem and not pupu) then
            pupuRNG = golemRNG
            golemRNG = nil
        end

        -- if we don't have golem..
        if (golemRNG and not golem) then -- 'bought golem in jidoor' bit is 0x20 (not same as unlocked espers)
            missingOptions[#missingOptions + 1] = golemRNG -- valid rng to force golem
        end
        -- if we don't have pupu..
        if (pupuRNG and not pupu) then -- 'bought pupu in jidoor' bit is 0x10 (not same as unlocked espers)
            missingOptions[#missingOptions + 1] = pupuRNG -- valid rng to force pupu
        end
        if (#missingOptions > 0) then
            local randByte = 0x7E1F6D
            local newVal = missingOptions[math.random(1,#missingOptions+1)]
            if (newVal) then
                memory.writebyte(randByte,newVal)
                if (ruin and not ticket) then
                    text = text..[[<NL>Our bosses are pushing this Opera<NL>Ticket really hard right now_]]
                elseif (newVal == pupuRNG) then
                    text = text..[[<NL>We've got the amazing PuPu magicite<NL>on offer right now!]]
                elseif (newVal == golemRNG) then
                    text = text..[[<NL>We've got the amazing Golem magicite<NL>on offer right now!]]
                end
            else
                newVal = math.random(0x00,0xFF) -- randomize the item on offer if it's not magicite
                memory.writebyte(randByte,newVal) -- prevents it from being magicite anyways if selected after magicite
                if (ruin and not ticket) then
                    text = text..[[<NL>Today it's just assorted goods, but we can't<NL>sell magicite as long as we have a Ticket!]]
                else
                    text = text..[[<NL>There's no magicite for offer right now, but<NL>talk to me again and I could change my mind!]]
                end
            end
        end
    end
    text = text..[[<EOP><c><bullet> (Join in the bidding.)<NL><c><bullet> (Maybe another time.)]]
    return text
end