Keep Away logic finalized and UI polished up

One animation bug found when player picks up hat (possibly when jumping)

Assets/Scripts/Game/HatRespawn.cs

@@ -2,13 +2,50 @@ using UnityEngine;
 
 public class HatRespawn : MonoBehaviour
 {
-    void OnTriggerEnter2D(Collider2D collision) // Respawns the hat to the hat spawn position if it falls out of bounds
+    private float lastInteractionTime;
+    private const float respawnTime = 10f;
+    private bool isDropped;
+
+    void Start()
+    {
+        lastInteractionTime = Time.time;
+        isDropped = false;
+    }
+
+    void Update() // Checks if the hat has been inactive for too long
+    {
+        if (isDropped && Time.time - lastInteractionTime > respawnTime)
+        {
+            RespawnHat();
+        }
+    }
+
+    void OnTriggerEnter2D(Collider2D collision) // Respawns the hat if it falls out of bounds
     {
         if (collision.gameObject.CompareTag("Platformer Hazard"))
         {
-            transform.position = GameManager.Instance.hatSpawnPosition;
-            GetComponent<Rigidbody2D>().linearVelocity = Vector2.zero;
-            transform.rotation = Quaternion.identity;
+            RespawnHat();
         }
     }
+
+    public void Interact() // Updates the player interaction time
+    {
+        lastInteractionTime = Time.time;
+        isDropped = false;
+    }
+
+    public void OnHatDropped() // Resets the timer when the hat is dropped
+    {
+        lastInteractionTime = Time.time;
+        isDropped = true;
+    }
+
+    private void RespawnHat() // Respawns the hat at the designated spawn position
+    {
+        transform.position = GameManager.Instance.hatSpawnPosition;
+        GetComponent<Rigidbody2D>().linearVelocity = Vector2.zero;
+        transform.rotation = Quaternion.identity;
+        lastInteractionTime = Time.time; // Reset the timer after respawning
+        isDropped = false;
+    }
 }