This if else statement is a flawless masterpiece but it won't work

Question

Run the code. Press "Continue", then press "Talk to them".

Pressing the second button will call a function which will edit a var, and then call another function with an if/else in it. (see first 2 functions)

I see 2 ways to solve the issue (see //comments). Though, I'm really curious on why the code written like that won't work.

https://code.sololearn.com/Wy9odFDG8l2F

Answer 1

You redefine the variable "spoken" in each function so that it will be local to that function. Remove the "var"

Answer 2

In that case it was flawed.

Answer 3

Thanks Anna. So declaring a var again will make a local variable. That's good to know. I always get stuck on the simplest things lol.