The game may crash cause of the number of events running at once. That's RPG maker's limitations sadly.
Thats cause the "dead" pose for them is only on one line, so talking to them from the side will change the sprites.
Ah thats just how I did it back then.
I have plans to remake it one day. But after I finish my current project. This was my first game I made and completed and it has so many bugs in it. Its honestly easier for me to remake rather than fix sadly.