quest marker hovers above specified target

Assets/_PROJECT/Scripts/ModeGeneration/NPCs/ShapeDetectionNPC.cs

@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ public class ShapeDetectionNPC : NPCController
         {
             state = 1;
             await CallPlayer();
-            await Task.Delay(2500);
-            questMarker.MoveTo(radio.transform);
+            await Task.Delay(2000);
+            questMarker.MoveTo(radio.transform, true);
         }
     }
 
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ public class ShapeDetectionNPC : NPCController
         {
             SpeakVoiceLine(5, radio.gameObject, radioAmount);
             state = 5;
-            questMarker.MoveTo(shapeScanner.transform);
+            questMarker.MoveTo(shapeScanner.transform, true);
         }
 
         string encodedTexture = Convert.ToBase64String(GeneratedTexture.EncodeToJPG());

Assets/_PROJECT/Scripts/ModeGeneration/QuestMarker.cs

@@ -7,10 +7,11 @@ public class QuestMarker : MonoBehaviour
     public Transform movingPart;
     public float amplitude = 0.1f;      // How far up/down it moves
     public float frequency = 1.5f;      // Speed of oscillation
-    public float heightAboveTarget = 1f;
+    public float heightAboveTarget = 0.75f;
 
     private Vector3 startPos;
     private Transform playerTransform;
+    private Transform hoverAboveTransform;
 
     // Start is called before the first frame update
     void Start()
@@ -31,6 +32,13 @@ public class QuestMarker : MonoBehaviour
             Vector3 lookTargetPos = new Vector3(playerTransform.position.x, transform.position.y, playerTransform.position.z);
             transform.LookAt(lookTargetPos);
         }
+
+        if (hoverAboveTransform != null)
+        {
+            Debug.Log("pos before floating: " + transform.position);
+            transform.position = hoverAboveTransform.position + new Vector3(0f, heightAboveTarget, 0f);
+            Debug.Log("pos after floating: " + transform.position);
+        }
     }
 
     private void OnTriggerEnter(Collider other)
@@ -49,8 +57,15 @@ public class QuestMarker : MonoBehaviour
         }
     }
 
-    public void MoveTo(Transform target)
+    public void MoveTo(Transform target, bool attach = false)
     {
         transform.position = target.position + new Vector3(0, heightAboveTarget, 0);
+        if (attach)
+        {
+            hoverAboveTransform = target;
+        } else
+        {
+            hoverAboveTransform = null;
+        }
     }
 }