It was the same issue that we had found for the portraits, Hungry Wolf? 
No Heph it was not the same issue.
This was my code in the characters CNS.
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[Statedef 5500]
type = S
anim = 5300
velset = 0,0
ctrl = 0
[State 5500, Anim]
type = ChangeAnim
trigger1 = !time
value = 5500
[State 5500,Scale]
Type = Angledraw
Trigger1 = !time
scale = 0.25, 0.25
& Gens code.
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[Statedef 5500]
type = S
anim = 5300
velset = 0,0
ctrl = 0
[State 5500,Scale]
Type = Angledraw
Trigger1 = 1
scale = 0.25, 0.25
[State 5500, Anim]
type = ChangeAnim
trigger1 = !time
value = 5500
I had a trigger wrong so close yet so far. He saved me an even bigger headache.