diff --git a/assets b/assets
index 3b6008899..8bb6214e1 160000
--- a/assets
+++ b/assets
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 3b6008899aefa1fe952c1cc5ebf9506464a86d3c
+Subproject commit 8bb6214e16c823b8b5a522a39b7a7e01d6283abf
diff --git a/source/funkin/Conductor.hx b/source/funkin/Conductor.hx
index 01147ce31..7ac6382f2 100644
--- a/source/funkin/Conductor.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/Conductor.hx
@@ -35,7 +35,15 @@ class Conductor
    * You can also do stuff like store a reference to the Conductor and pass it around or temporarily replace it,
    * or have a second Conductor running at the same time, or other weird stuff like that if you need to.
    */
-  public static var instance:Conductor = new Conductor();
+  public static var instance(get, never):Conductor;
+
+  static var _instance:Null<Conductor> = null;
+
+  static function get_instance():Conductor
+  {
+    if (_instance == null) _instance = new Conductor();
+    return _instance;
+  }
 
   /**
    * Signal fired when the current Conductor instance advances to a new measure.
@@ -523,6 +531,6 @@ class Conductor
    */
   public static function reset():Void
   {
-    Conductor.instance = new Conductor();
+    _instance = new Conductor();
   }
 }
diff --git a/source/funkin/data/BaseRegistry.hx b/source/funkin/data/BaseRegistry.hx
index ad028fa94..7419d9425 100644
--- a/source/funkin/data/BaseRegistry.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/data/BaseRegistry.hx
@@ -55,6 +55,13 @@ abstract class BaseRegistry<T:(IRegistryEntry<J> & Constructible<EntryConstructo
 
     this.entries = new Map<String, T>();
     this.scriptedEntryIds = [];
+
+    // Lazy initialization of singletons should let this get called,
+    // but we have this check just in case.
+    if (FlxG.game != null)
+    {
+      FlxG.console.registerObject('registry$registryId', this);
+    }
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/source/funkin/data/dialogue/ConversationRegistry.hx b/source/funkin/data/dialogue/ConversationRegistry.hx
index 9186ef786..4a8af2162 100644
--- a/source/funkin/data/dialogue/ConversationRegistry.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/data/dialogue/ConversationRegistry.hx
@@ -15,7 +15,14 @@ class ConversationRegistry extends BaseRegistry<Conversation, ConversationData>
 
   public static final CONVERSATION_DATA_VERSION_RULE:thx.semver.VersionRule = "1.0.x";
 
-  public static final instance:ConversationRegistry = new ConversationRegistry();
+  public static var instance(get, never):ConversationRegistry;
+  static var _instance:Null<ConversationRegistry> = null;
+
+  static function get_instance():ConversationRegistry
+  {
+    if (_instance == null) _instance = new ConversationRegistry();
+    return _instance;
+  }
 
   public function new()
   {
diff --git a/source/funkin/data/dialogue/DialogueBoxRegistry.hx b/source/funkin/data/dialogue/DialogueBoxRegistry.hx
index 87205d96c..d07ea6da2 100644
--- a/source/funkin/data/dialogue/DialogueBoxRegistry.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/data/dialogue/DialogueBoxRegistry.hx
@@ -15,7 +15,14 @@ class DialogueBoxRegistry extends BaseRegistry<DialogueBox, DialogueBoxData>
 
   public static final DIALOGUEBOX_DATA_VERSION_RULE:thx.semver.VersionRule = "1.1.x";
 
-  public static final instance:DialogueBoxRegistry = new DialogueBoxRegistry();
+  public static var instance(get, never):DialogueBoxRegistry;
+  static var _instance:Null<DialogueBoxRegistry> = null;
+
+  static function get_instance():DialogueBoxRegistry
+  {
+    if (_instance == null) _instance = new DialogueBoxRegistry();
+    return _instance;
+  }
 
   public function new()
   {
diff --git a/source/funkin/data/dialogue/SpeakerRegistry.hx b/source/funkin/data/dialogue/SpeakerRegistry.hx
index 6bd301dd7..c76c6d766 100644
--- a/source/funkin/data/dialogue/SpeakerRegistry.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/data/dialogue/SpeakerRegistry.hx
@@ -15,7 +15,14 @@ class SpeakerRegistry extends BaseRegistry<Speaker, SpeakerData>
 
   public static final SPEAKER_DATA_VERSION_RULE:thx.semver.VersionRule = "1.0.x";
 
-  public static final instance:SpeakerRegistry = new SpeakerRegistry();
+  public static var instance(get, never):SpeakerRegistry;
+  static var _instance:Null<SpeakerRegistry> = null;
+
+  static function get_instance():SpeakerRegistry
+  {
+    if (_instance == null) _instance = new SpeakerRegistry();
+    return _instance;
+  }
 
   public function new()
   {
diff --git a/source/funkin/data/level/LevelRegistry.hx b/source/funkin/data/level/LevelRegistry.hx
index 96712cba5..e37e78d8c 100644
--- a/source/funkin/data/level/LevelRegistry.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/data/level/LevelRegistry.hx
@@ -15,7 +15,14 @@ class LevelRegistry extends BaseRegistry<Level, LevelData>
 
   public static final LEVEL_DATA_VERSION_RULE:thx.semver.VersionRule = "1.0.x";
 
-  public static final instance:LevelRegistry = new LevelRegistry();
+  public static var instance(get, never):LevelRegistry;
+  static var _instance:Null<LevelRegistry> = null;
+
+  static function get_instance():LevelRegistry
+  {
+    if (_instance == null) _instance = new LevelRegistry();
+    return _instance;
+  }
 
   public function new()
   {
diff --git a/source/funkin/data/notestyle/NoteStyleRegistry.hx b/source/funkin/data/notestyle/NoteStyleRegistry.hx
index ffb9bf490..5e9fa9a3d 100644
--- a/source/funkin/data/notestyle/NoteStyleRegistry.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/data/notestyle/NoteStyleRegistry.hx
@@ -15,7 +15,14 @@ class NoteStyleRegistry extends BaseRegistry<NoteStyle, NoteStyleData>
 
   public static final NOTE_STYLE_DATA_VERSION_RULE:thx.semver.VersionRule = "1.0.x";
 
-  public static final instance:NoteStyleRegistry = new NoteStyleRegistry();
+  public static var instance(get, never):NoteStyleRegistry;
+  static var _instance:Null<NoteStyleRegistry> = null;
+
+  static function get_instance():NoteStyleRegistry
+  {
+    if (_instance == null) _instance = new NoteStyleRegistry();
+    return _instance;
+  }
 
   public function new()
   {
diff --git a/source/funkin/data/song/SongRegistry.hx b/source/funkin/data/song/SongRegistry.hx
index e7f74569c..d82e184a5 100644
--- a/source/funkin/data/song/SongRegistry.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/data/song/SongRegistry.hx
@@ -40,10 +40,17 @@ class SongRegistry extends BaseRegistry<Song, SongMetadata>
   }
 
   /**
-   * TODO: What if there was a Singleton macro which created static functions
-   * that redirected to the instance?
+   * TODO: What if there was a Singleton macro which automatically created the property for us?
    */
-  public static final instance:SongRegistry = new SongRegistry();
+  public static var instance(get, never):SongRegistry;
+
+  static var _instance:Null<SongRegistry> = null;
+
+  static function get_instance():SongRegistry
+  {
+    if (_instance == null) _instance = new SongRegistry();
+    return _instance;
+  }
 
   public function new()
   {
diff --git a/source/funkin/data/stage/StageRegistry.hx b/source/funkin/data/stage/StageRegistry.hx
index b78292e5b..13a5afb8d 100644
--- a/source/funkin/data/stage/StageRegistry.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/data/stage/StageRegistry.hx
@@ -15,7 +15,14 @@ class StageRegistry extends BaseRegistry<Stage, StageData>
 
   public static final STAGE_DATA_VERSION_RULE:thx.semver.VersionRule = "1.0.x";
 
-  public static final instance:StageRegistry = new StageRegistry();
+  public static var instance(get, never):StageRegistry;
+  static var _instance:Null<StageRegistry> = null;
+
+  static function get_instance():StageRegistry
+  {
+    if (_instance == null) _instance = new StageRegistry();
+    return _instance;
+  }
 
   public function new()
   {
diff --git a/source/funkin/play/song/Song.hx b/source/funkin/play/song/Song.hx
index 6c4f27420..0248e09ee 100644
--- a/source/funkin/play/song/Song.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/play/song/Song.hx
@@ -139,7 +139,16 @@ class Song implements IPlayStateScriptedClass implements IRegistryEntry<SongMeta
       for (vari in _data.playData.songVariations)
       {
         var variMeta:Null<SongMetadata> = fetchVariationMetadata(id, vari);
-        if (variMeta != null) _metadata.set(variMeta.variation, variMeta);
+        if (variMeta != null)
+        {
+          _metadata.set(variMeta.variation, variMeta);
+          trace('  Loaded variation: $vari');
+        }
+        else
+        {
+          FlxG.log.warn('[SONG] Failed to load variation metadata (${id}:${vari}), is the path correct?');
+          trace('  FAILED to load variation: $vari');
+        }
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/source/funkin/ui/debug/charting/ChartEditorState.hx b/source/funkin/ui/debug/charting/ChartEditorState.hx
index 8e82c0fd8..888398f34 100644
--- a/source/funkin/ui/debug/charting/ChartEditorState.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/ui/debug/charting/ChartEditorState.hx
@@ -4948,7 +4948,7 @@ class ChartEditorState extends UIState // UIState derives from MusicBeatState
 
     playbarNoteSnap.text = '1/${noteSnapQuant}';
     playbarDifficulty.text = '${selectedDifficulty.toTitleCase()}';
-    // playbarBPM.text = 'BPM: ${(Conductor.currentTimeChange?.bpm ?? 0.0)}';
+    playbarBPM.text = 'BPM: ${(Conductor.instance.bpm ?? 0.0)}';
   }
 
   function handlePlayhead():Void
diff --git a/source/funkin/ui/story/StoryMenuState.hx b/source/funkin/ui/story/StoryMenuState.hx
index 315444fb0..d3aa68c49 100644
--- a/source/funkin/ui/story/StoryMenuState.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/ui/story/StoryMenuState.hx
@@ -450,7 +450,11 @@ class StoryMenuState extends MusicBeatState
    */
   function changeDifficulty(change:Int = 0):Void
   {
-    var difficultyList:Array<String> = currentLevel.getDifficulties();
+    // "For now, NO erect in story mode" -Dave
+
+    var difficultyList:Array<String> = Constants.DEFAULT_DIFFICULTY_LIST;
+    // Use this line to displays all difficulties
+    // var difficultyList:Array<String> = currentLevel.getDifficulties();
     var currentIndex:Int = difficultyList.indexOf(currentDifficultyId);
 
     currentIndex += change;