why why why why why won't you work

I'm committing this for someone to have a look at my apparently-garbage code and figure out what I'm doing wrong because i CANNOT figure this out on my own

data/maps/objects/SilphCo1F.asm

@@ -12,5 +12,6 @@ SilphCo1F_Object:
 
 	def_object_events
 	object_event  4,  2, SPRITE_LINK_RECEPTIONIST, STAY, DOWN, 1 ; person
+	object_event 14,  3, SPRITE_LINK_RECEPTIONIST, STAY, RIGHT, 2 ; person
 
 	def_warps_to SILPH_CO_1F

ram/wram.asm

@@ -2053,8 +2053,7 @@ wRocketHideoutB3FCurScript:: db
 wRocketHideoutB4FCurScript:: db
 wRoute6GateCurScript:: db
 wRoute8GateCurScript:: db
-; wSilphCo1FCurScript:: db
+wSilphCo1FCurScript:: db
-	ds 1
 wCinnabarIslandCurScript:: db
 wPokemonMansion1FCurScript:: db
 wBrunswickGrottoCurScript:: db

scripts/SilphCo1F.asm

@@ -7,10 +7,73 @@ SilphCo1F_Script:
 	ld a, HS_SILPH_CO_1F_RECEPTIONIST
 	ld [wMissableObjectIndex], a
 	predef_jump ShowObject
+	ld hl, SilphCo1F_ScriptPointers
+	ld a, [wSilphCo1FCurScript]
+	jp CallFunctionInTable
+	
+SilphCo1F_ScriptPointers:
+	dw SilphCo1FScript0
+	dw SilphCo1FScript1
+	
+SilphCo1FScript0:
+	call SilphCo1FScript_CheckForLetter
+	
+SilphCo1FScript_CheckForLetter:
+	ld b, SILPHLETTER
+	call IsItemInBag
+	ret nz
+	ld a, [wYCoord]
+	cp 3
+	ret nz
+	ld a, [wXCoord]
+	cp 15
+	ret nz
+	ld a, PLAYER_DIR_LEFT
+	ld [wPlayerMovingDirection], a
+	ld a, $3
+	ldh [hSpriteIndexOrTextID], a
+	call DisplayTextID
+	xor a
+	ldh [hJoyHeld], a
+	call SilphCo1FScript_ForceDown
+	ld a, $1
+	ld [wSilphCo1FCurScript], a
+	ret
+	
+SilphCo1FScript_ForceDown:
+	call StartSimulatingJoypadStates
+	ld a, $1
+	ld [wSimulatedJoypadStatesIndex], a
+	ld a, D_DOWN
+	ld [wSimulatedJoypadStatesEnd], a
+	xor a
+	ld [wSpritePlayerStateData1FacingDirection], a
+	ld [wJoyIgnore], a
+	ret
+	
+SilphCo1FScript1:
+	ld a, [wSimulatedJoypadStatesIndex]
+	and a
+	ret nz
+	call Delay3
+	ld a, $0
+	ld [wSilphCo1FCurScript], a
+	ret
 
 SilphCo1F_TextPointers:
 	dw SilphCo1Text1
+	dw SilphCo1Text2
+	dw SilphCo1Text3
 
 SilphCo1Text1:
 	text_far _SilphCo1Text1
 	text_end
+	
+SilphCo1Text2:
+	text_far _SilphCo1Text2
+	text_end
+	
+SilphCo1Text3:
+	text_far _SilphCo1Text3
+	text_end
+

text/SilphCo1F.asm

@@ -5,3 +5,27 @@ _SilphCo1Text1::
 	line "in the boardroom"
 	cont "on 11F!"
 	done
+
+_SilphCo1Text2::
+	text "Past here is the"
+	line "SILPH GAUNTLET,"
+	cont "a gathering of"
+	cont "some of KANTO's"
+	cont "best trainers!"
+	
+	para "I can only allow"
+	line "you in if you've"
+	cont "been invited by"
+	cont "CHIEF, though."
+	done
+
+_SilphCo1Text3::
+	text "Excuse me, only"
+	line "trainers with a"
+	cont "special invite"
+	cont "are allowed in."
+
+	para "Please come back"
+	line "once you have an"
+	cont "invite!"
+	done