diff --git a/lib/pages/chat/chat.dart b/lib/pages/chat/chat.dart
index b3515294f..6ee5dc1dd 100644
--- a/lib/pages/chat/chat.dart
+++ b/lib/pages/chat/chat.dart
@@ -1651,6 +1651,13 @@ class ChatController extends State<ChatPageWithRoom>
       showEmojiPicker = false;
     });
   }
+
+  void setSelectedEvent(Event event) {
+    setState(() {
+      selectedEvents.clear();
+      selectedEvents.add(event);
+    });
+  }
   // Pangea#
 
   void clearSingleSelectedEvent() {
diff --git a/lib/pangea/toolbar/controllers/tts_controller.dart b/lib/pangea/toolbar/controllers/tts_controller.dart
index 32e575ae1..80ae1a080 100644
--- a/lib/pangea/toolbar/controllers/tts_controller.dart
+++ b/lib/pangea/toolbar/controllers/tts_controller.dart
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class TtsController {
   static final StreamController<bool> loadingChoreoStream =
       StreamController<bool>.broadcast();
 
-  static final audioPlayer = AudioPlayer();
+  static AudioPlayer? audioPlayer;
 
   static bool get _useAlternativeTTS {
     return PlatformInfos.isWindows;
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ class TtsController {
       // https://pub.dev/packages/flutter_tts
       final result =
           await (_useAlternativeTTS ? _alternativeTTS.stop() : _tts.stop());
-      audioPlayer.stop();
+      audioPlayer?.stop();
 
       if (!_useAlternativeTTS && result != 1) {
         ErrorHandler.logError(
@@ -173,8 +173,6 @@ class TtsController {
       onStart: onStart,
       onStop: onStop,
     );
-
-    onStop?.call();
   }
 
   /// A safer version of speak, that handles the case of
@@ -314,13 +312,15 @@ class TtsController {
     try {
       Logs().i('Speaking from choreo: $text, langCode: $langCode');
       final audioContent = base64Decode(ttsRes.audioContent);
-      await audioPlayer.setAudioSource(
+      audioPlayer?.dispose();
+      audioPlayer = AudioPlayer();
+      await audioPlayer!.setAudioSource(
         BytesAudioSource(
           audioContent,
           ttsRes.mimeType,
         ),
       );
-      await audioPlayer.play();
+      await audioPlayer!.play();
     } catch (e, s) {
       ErrorHandler.logError(
         e: 'Error playing audio',
@@ -330,6 +330,9 @@ class TtsController {
           'text': text,
         },
       );
+    } finally {
+      audioPlayer?.dispose();
+      audioPlayer = null;
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/lib/pangea/toolbar/widgets/message_selection_overlay.dart b/lib/pangea/toolbar/widgets/message_selection_overlay.dart
index 08a756476..cdacaa4bb 100644
--- a/lib/pangea/toolbar/widgets/message_selection_overlay.dart
+++ b/lib/pangea/toolbar/widgets/message_selection_overlay.dart
@@ -109,8 +109,19 @@ class MessageOverlayController extends State<MessageSelectionOverlay>
 
   @override
   void initState() {
-    initializeTokensAndMode();
     super.initState();
+    initializeTokensAndMode();
+    WidgetsBinding.instance.addPostFrameCallback(
+      (_) => widget.chatController.setSelectedEvent(event),
+    );
+  }
+
+  @override
+  void dispose() {
+    WidgetsBinding.instance.addPostFrameCallback(
+      (_) => widget.chatController.clearSelectedEvents(),
+    );
+    super.dispose();
   }
 
   Future<void> initializeTokensAndMode() async {
diff --git a/lib/pangea/toolbar/widgets/overlay_header.dart b/lib/pangea/toolbar/widgets/overlay_header.dart
index ff85e6b0b..a13e1c2a4 100644
--- a/lib/pangea/toolbar/widgets/overlay_header.dart
+++ b/lib/pangea/toolbar/widgets/overlay_header.dart
@@ -36,9 +36,10 @@ class OverlayHeaderState extends State<OverlayHeader> {
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
     final l10n = L10n.of(context);
     final theme = Theme.of(context);
-    final pinned = controller.room.pinnedEventIds.contains(
-      controller.selectedEvents.first.eventId,
-    );
+    final pinned = controller.selectedEvents.length == 1 &&
+        controller.room.pinnedEventIds.contains(
+          controller.selectedEvents.first.eventId,
+        );
     return Container(
       padding: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(horizontal: 10),
       decoration: BoxDecoration(