Now townsfolk stop talking when one of them interact with chef

UOP1_Project/Assets/Scripts/Quests/StepController.cs

 using System.Collections;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using UnityEngine;
+using UnityEngine.Events;
 //this script needs to be put on the actor, and takes care of the current step to accomplish.
 //the step contains a dialogue and maybe an event.
 
 	[SerializeField] private VoidEventChannelSO _loseDialogueEvent = default;
 
 	[Header("Broadcasting on channels")]
-	[SerializeField] private DialogueDataChannelSO _startDialogueEvent = default;
+	//[SerializeField]
+	public DialogueDataChannelSO _startDialogueEvent = default;
-	[SerializeField] private VoidEventChannelSO _endDialogueEvent = default;
+	//[SerializeField]
+	public VoidEventChannelSO _endDialogueEvent = default;
+	private DialogueDataSO _currentDialogue;
+
+	public bool isInDialogue; //Consumed by the state machine
-	private DialogueDataSO _currentDialogue;
-	public bool IsInDialogue = false;
-
-
-
 	}
 
 	void PlayDefaultDialogue()
 
 	void StartDialogue()
 	{
-
-		IsInDialogue = true;
-
-
+		StopTalkingToCurrentActor();
+		isInDialogue = true;
-		IsInDialogue = false;
-
+		ResumeTalkingToCurrentActor();
+		isInDialogue = false;
 	}
 
 	void PlayLoseDialogue()
 			}
 
 		}
-
-
-
+
 	void PlayWinDialogue()
 	{
 		if (_questData != null)
 				_currentDialogue = displayDialogue;
 				StartDialogue();
 			}
+		}
+	}
+	private void StopTalkingToCurrentActor()
+	{
+		GameObject[] talkingTo = gameObject.GetComponent<Townsfolk>().talkingTo;
+		for (int i = 0; i < talkingTo.Length; ++i)
+		{
+			talkingTo[i].GetComponent<Townsfolk>().townsfolkState = TownsfolkState.Idle;
+		}
+	}
+
+	private void ResumeTalkingToCurrentActor()
+	{
+		GameObject[] talkingTo = GetComponent<Townsfolk>().talkingTo;
+		for (int i = 0; i < talkingTo.Length; ++i)
+		{
+			talkingTo[i].GetComponent<Townsfolk>().townsfolkState = TownsfolkState.Talk;
 		}
 	}