diff --git a/growth/CardInjects/CursorGun/cursor_gun_card_inject.gd b/growth/CardInjects/CursorGun/cursor_gun_card_inject.gd
index d043646..bebf3d9 100644
--- a/growth/CardInjects/CursorGun/cursor_gun_card_inject.gd
+++ b/growth/CardInjects/CursorGun/cursor_gun_card_inject.gd
@@ -49,8 +49,10 @@ func _activate(_world, activator, position):
 	else:
 		assert(false, "who are you, activator?")
 
-func discard(world, activator, do_ability):
+func discard(_world, activator, do_ability):
 	ammo = max_ammo
+	if do_ability:
+		activator.dash(_activate);
 
 func get_ammo():
 	return ammo
diff --git a/growth/player.gd b/growth/player.gd
index 33d04eb..aea1279 100644
--- a/growth/player.gd
+++ b/growth/player.gd
@@ -29,9 +29,7 @@ var charge_level = 0;
 var charge_rate = 1;
 var charged = false;
 
-var dash_cooldown_timer = 0;
-var dash_on_cooldown = false;
-
+var dash_cooldown_timer: Timer = Timer.new()
 var knockback_timer: Timer = Timer.new()
 
 func get_target_pos():
@@ -70,36 +68,30 @@ func charge():
 		# Gradual charge dropoff
 		charge_level = max(charge_level - charge_rate * 2, 0);
 
-func dash():
-	if dash_on_cooldown:
-		return;
-	
-	hand.discard(); # Must set move_state at start and end of dash
-	dash_on_cooldown = true;
-	
+func dash(on_end: Callable):
+	dash_cooldown_timer.start(dash_cooldown);
+	var target_dir = position.direction_to(target)
+	dash_cooldown_timer.timeout.connect(func(): on_end.call(null, self, target_dir), CONNECT_ONE_SHOT);
+	velocity = move_direction * speed * 5;
 
 func _ready():
 	screen_size = get_viewport_rect().size
 	knockback_timer.one_shot = true
+	dash_cooldown_timer.one_shot = true
 	add_child(knockback_timer);
+	add_child(dash_cooldown_timer);
 
-func _process(delta):
+func _process(_delta):
 	update_target_coords();
 	update_camera_position();
 	if (move_state != MoveState.Dashing):		
 		update_move_direction();
 
-	if (dash_on_cooldown):
-		dash_cooldown_timer += delta;
-		if (dash_cooldown_timer >= dash_cooldown):
-			dash_on_cooldown = false;
-			dash_cooldown_timer = 0;
-
 	# handle move_state
-	if knockback_timer.time_left > 0:
+	if knockback_timer.time_left > 0 or dash_cooldown_timer.time_left > 0:
 		pass
 	elif Input.is_action_just_pressed("dash"):
-		dash();
+		hand.discard(); # Must set move_state at start and end of dash
 	elif (move_state != MoveState.Dashing):
 		velocity = move_direction * speed;
 		if velocity.x || velocity.y: