IM NO EXPERT!
this is what i came up with from jsg55's script for my bot, thank you jsg55. i couldnt figure out how to get the script to read the nickname in the text to automatically trigger. ex: "where is john?" the script would then return the status for "john" like i wrote below. or how to get this lil peice of code into the script. preferably the auto trigger anywhere in text. please help if you can, so i can clean up the code im using and also learn more. thank you.

snippet - it only works if i have it in a different file for some reason. please help me include it or make it automatically trigger upon mention of $nick in chat by any user. wether they have a status or not. if they do, then display status, if not, then display alternate generic status.
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on :text:!status :#:{
if ($readini(away.ini, $2, away) == on) {
msg $chan $2 is $readini(away.ini, $2, reason) and has been gone $duration(%time [ $+ [ $2 ] ]) }
if ($readini(away.ini, $2, away) != on) {
msg $chan $2 is either Watching the show, or Silently Lurking. If they dont respond, Try harder. } }
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on $:text:/^(brb|bbl|afk|bbiab)\b/Si:#:awaycheck $1-
on $:action:/^(brb|bbl|afk|bbiab)\b/Si:#:awaycheck $1-

alias -l awaycheck {
if ($2 == $null) { writeini away.ini $nick reason lurking. }
if ($2 != $null) { writeini away.ini $nick reason $remove($2-,$chr(36)) }
msg # $nick is now $readini(away.ini, $nick, reason)
writeini away.ini $nick away on | set %away [ $+ [ $nick ] ] on | set %time [ $+ [ $nick ] ]
if ($readini(away.ini, $nick, away) == on) inc -c %time [ $+ [ $nick ] ]
}
on :text::#:awaycheck2 $1-
on :action::#:awaycheck2 $1-

alias -l awaycheck2 {
if ($readini(away.ini, $nick, away) == on) {
msg # welcome back $nick $+ , You were gone $duration(%time [ $+ [ $nick ] ])
remini away.ini $nick | unset %away [ $+ [ $nick ] ] on | unset %time [ $+ [ $nick ] ] }
}
}