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For the most impatient adventurers, the source code is also included at the end of this post! Don’t forget to add two images named background_1.png and background_2.png in your Ren’Py project’s images folder to test it. 🖼️🩵(=^･^=)✨

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# ~Meow! Set up Python before the game starts. 
init python:     
    # ~Meow, import the random module to pick transitions at random.     
    import random          
    
    # ~Meow, store our favorite Ren'Py transitions in a list.     
    available_transitions = [         
        dissolve,   # ~Dissolve effect         
        fade,       # ~Fade to black         
        pixellate   # ~Pixelated effect     
    ]
          
    # ~A function that returns a random transition.     
    def random_transition():         
        # ~Pick a transition from the list.         
        chosen = random.choice(available_transitions)         
        # ~Return the chosen transition to use later.         
        return chosen  
 
# ~Meow! Define our background images.  
# bg_1: background_1.png in images 
image bg_1 = "images/background_1.png" 
   
# ~Meow! Another background 
# bg_2: background_2.png in images 
image bg_2 = "images/background_2.png" 
  
# ~Our meowww story starts here. 
label start:     
    # ~Show the first background (bg_1).     
    scene bg_1     
    # ~Display some dialogue.     
    "Hello, meow! Let's test a random transition now."  
    
    # ~Change the scene to the second background (bg_2).     
    scene bg_2     
    # ~Use our meoww random transition for this change.     
    with random_transition()     
     
    # ~Continue the dialogue after the transition.     
    "Tada! The scene changed with a random transition, nyaaa!"  
    
    # ~Return to the main menu.     
    return