An error sometimes occurs with a touch detection system

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I am creating a slightly complex system for a horror game, it has two parts, both have a touch detection system and when you interact with one, the other block has it’s CanTouch function disabled until the other has finished it’s script. I’d like to point out that my knowledge in Lua is rather limited and I am unable to make this script profesionally by myself, which is most likely the reason for these bugs popping up.
I will show the view of the model from the Explorer for reference:

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The problem is, sometimes when you interact with the model (sometimes by touching both of them in a short time frame, sometimes just by interacting with CeilingPanel without touching the other), a glitch occurs and the model stops working completely, it is a rare occurance but I need to make this function fully without any errors to progress in the development of the game. This is what the Developer Console shows when that error occurs:

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For further reference, this is the EffectScript:

script.Parent.CanTouch = false
wait(0.1)
script.Parent.CanTouch = true


local script = script.Parent:WaitForChild("EffectScript")

local Part = script.Parent

Part.Touched:Connect(function(h)
	script.Parent.CanTouch = false
	script.Parent.Parent.Detector.CanTouch = false
	script.Parent.Parent.Detector.Respawn.Disabled = true

	if h and h.Parent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid") then
		end
		local number1 = math.random(1,10)
		if number1 <= 1 then

		script.Parent.CanTouch = false
		script.Parent.Parent.Detector.CanTouch = false
		script.Parent.Step:Play()
		script.Parent.Dust.Enabled = true
		script.Parent.Particles.Enabled = true
		script.Parent.Smoke.Enabled = true
		wait(0.1)
		script.Parent.Particles.Enabled = false
		script.Parent.Smoke.Enabled = false

		script.Parent.Collapse:Play()
		script.Parent.Transparency = 1
		script.Parent.CanCollide = false
		script.Parent.TextureTop.Transparency = 1
		script.Parent.TextureBottom1.Transparency = 1
		script.Parent.TextureBottom2.Transparency = 1

		script.Parent.Debris.Enabled = true
		wait(0.2)
		script.Parent.Debris.Enabled = false
		script.Parent.Dust.Enabled = false



		local number2 = math.random(1,5)
		
		if number2 == 1 then
		wait(10)
		end

		if number2 == 2 then
		wait(10)
		end

		if number2 == 3 then
		wait(10)
		end

		if number2 == 4 then
		wait(10)
		end

		if number2 == 5 then
		wait(10)
		end


		script.Parent.Glitch.Enabled = true
		script.Parent.Transparency = 0
		script.Parent.CanCollide = true
		script.Parent.Respawn:Play()

		wait(0.5)

		script.Parent.Glitch.Enabled = false
		script.Parent.TextureTop.Transparency = 0
		script.Parent.TextureBottom1.Transparency = 0
		script.Parent.TextureBottom2.Transparency = 0
		wait(0.5)
		script.Parent.CanTouch = true
		script.Parent.Parent.Detector.CanTouch = true
		script.Parent.Parent.Detector.Respawn.Disabled = false


		else

		script.Parent.CanTouch = false
		script.Parent.Parent.Detector.CanTouch = false
		script.Parent.Step:Play()
		script.Parent.Dust.Enabled = true
		script.Parent.Smoke.Enabled = true
		script.Parent.Particles.Enabled = true
		wait(0.1)
		script.Parent.Dust.Enabled = false
		script.Parent.Smoke.Enabled = false
		script.Parent.Particles.Enabled = false

		repeat wait() until game.Players:GetPlayerFromCharacter(h.Parent):DistanceFromCharacter(script.Parent.Position) > 10

		script.Parent.CanTouch = true
		script.Parent.Parent.Detector.CanTouch = true
		script.Parent.Parent.Detector.Respawn.Disabled = false
	end
end)

Here is the Respawn script:

script.Parent.CanTouch = false
wait (0.1)
script.Parent.CanTouch = true


model = script.Parent.Parent.CeilingPanel



backup = model:clone()
enabled = true

function regenerate()



	script.Parent.CanTouch = false
	script.Parent.Parent.CeilingPanel.EffectScript.Disabled = true
	script.Parent.Parent.CeilingPanel.CanCollide = false
	script.Parent.Parent.CeilingPanel.Anchored = false

	wait(0.05)

	script.Parent.Parent.CeilingPanel.EffectScript.Disabled = true
	script.Parent.Parent.CeilingPanel.CanCollide = true
	script.Parent.Parent.CeilingPanel.GravityRunner.Disabled = false
	script.Parent.Parent.CeilingPanel.Dust.Enabled = false
	script.Parent.Parent.CeilingPanel.Particles.Enabled = false
	script.Parent.Parent.CeilingPanel.Smoke.Enabled = false
	script.Parent.Parent.CeilingPanel.Debris.Enabled = false

	local number2 = math.random(1,6)

	if number2 == 1 then
		wait(15)
	end
	if number2 == 2 then
		wait(16)
	end
	if number2 == 3 then
		wait(17.5)
	end
	if number2 == 4 then
		wait(20)
	end
	if number2 == 5 then
		wait(21)
	end
	if number2 == 6 then
		wait(22.5)
	end

	script.Parent.Parent.CeilingPanel.BrickColor = BrickColor.new(0,0,0)
	script.Parent.Parent.CeilingPanel.Material = ("Neon")
	script.Parent.Parent.CeilingPanel.Respawn:Play()
	script.Parent.Parent.CeilingPanel.Glitch.Enabled = true
	wait(0.5)
	script.Parent.Parent.CeilingPanel.Glitch.Enabled = false
	script.Parent.Parent.CeilingPanel.Transparency = 1


	wait(1)
	


	model:remove()



	model = backup:clone()
	model.Parent = script.Parent.Parent
	model:makeJoints()

end

function onHit(hit)
	if (hit.Parent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid") ~= nil) and enabled then
		script.Parent.CanTouch = false
		script.Parent.Parent.CeilingPanel.CanTouch = false
		regenerate()
		wait(0.5)
		script.Parent.CanTouch = true
	end
end

script.Parent.Touched:connect(onHit)

The “GravityRunner” script just makes the CeilingPanel have no gravity so it floats in the air, for visual purposes.

In short, the Respawn script makes you unable to interact with the CeilingPanel for a special event to happen, before the CeilingPanel is respawned for the whole thing to repeat again when triggered. I am thankful for all help!