diff --git a/chameleonic.p8 b/chameleonic.p8
index eeb517c..d05b44d 100644
--- a/chameleonic.p8
+++ b/chameleonic.p8
@@ -135,6 +135,10 @@ function level:reinit(n)
  self:spawn_exit()
 end
 
+function level:restart()
+ self:reinit(self.ix)
+end
+
 function level:advance()
  self:reinit(self.ix+1)
 end
@@ -471,6 +475,10 @@ add(modules,player)
 
 function player:init()
  --self:reinit(8,14)
+
+ -- don't change this on reinit:
+ -- it stays the same when the level is changed or reloaded
+ self.vanish_frame=0 
 end
 
 function player:reinit(x,y)
@@ -481,6 +489,7 @@ function player:reinit(x,y)
  self.todo={}
 
  self.fall_frame=0
+ self.reset_frame=0
  
  self.orientx=-1
  self.orienty=0
@@ -509,6 +518,10 @@ function player:update()
   return xs
  end
 
+ -- this is a non-gameplay action that takes precedence over 
+ -- all gameplay actions
+ self:_vanish_if_requested()
+
  if not self:any_busy() then
   if level:win_at(self.x,self.y) then
    level:advance()
@@ -584,10 +597,31 @@ function player:update()
  end
 end
 
-function player:_fall()
- if self.fall_frame<10 then
-  self.fall_frame+=1
+function player:_vanish_if_requested() 
+ local bvan=btn(❎)
+ if self.bvan and not bvan then
+  self.vanishing=false
+ elseif not self.bvan and bvan then
+  self.vanishing=true
  end
+ self.bvan=bvan
+
+ if self.vanishing then
+  self.vanish_frame+=1
+
+  if (self.fall_frame>10 or self.vanish_frame>20) then
+   level:restart()
+   self.vanishing=false
+  end
+ else
+  self.vanish_frame-=1
+ end
+
+ self.vanish_frame=max(self.vanish_frame,0)
+end
+
+function player:_fall()
+ if (self.fall_frame<10) self.fall_frame+=1
 end
 
 function player:_rope_pos()
@@ -609,20 +643,37 @@ function player:draw()
 
  local head=2-self.orienty
 
- if (self.fall_frame>5) return
- 
- if (self.fall_frame>0) then
+ local vanish_level=self.vanish_frame/20
+ local invis_level=max(self.fall_frame/10,4*(vanish_level-0.75))
+ if (invis_level>=1.0) return
+
+ --px+=sin(vanish_level*16)*max(vanish_level-0.1,0)*1
+
+ -- base colors
+ pal(13,14)
+ pal(15,14)
+ pal(5,12)
+ pal(4,12)
+ pal(2,3)
+
+ -- vanish colors
+ local vanish=split"13,15,14,5,4,12,2,3,9,10"
+ for i,ilc in ipairs(vanish) do
+  if (vanish_level>i/#vanish) pal(ilc,1)
+ end
+
+ if self.fall_frame>3 then
   for i=0,15 do pal(i,1) end
  end
 
  if self.orientx==-1 then
   spr(16,px+6,py-2,1,1)
-  if (self.rope and self.fall_frame==0) self.rope:draw()
+  if (self.rope and invis_level<=0.25) self.rope:draw()
   spr(17,px+1,py,1,1)
   spr(head,px-3,py-3,1,1)
  else
   spr(16,px-6,py-2,1,1,true)
-  if (self.rope and self.fall_frame==0) self.rope:draw()
+  if (self.rope and invis_level<=0.25) self.rope:draw()
   spr(17,px-1,py,1,1,true)
   spr(head,px+3,py-3,1,1,true)
  end
@@ -1338,22 +1389,22 @@ end
 
 
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