Side image if based on character image position?

[SuperbowserX]

The way I am writing my visual novel, there are 12 different positions a character's image is supposed to be at on-screen.

There are two ways for each side (left/right) known as "left", "right", "farleft" and "farright". These are to be used when 1-2 images are to be displayed on that side of the screen.

But, when 3-4 character images are, than the four positions are "topleft", "topfarleft", "bottomleft" and "bottomfarleft" (and similarly for right).

Currently, my side image function is set up to always show the side image at one position. Is there a way I can determine which position (specifically a transform) the side image function is finding for the character?

Lemme explain a bit more. Suppose I have this code:

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show john happy at left with zoomin
john "Hi!"
show mary happy at right with zoomin
mary "Hi!"

The way my side image function works, both of their side images will show up in the lower-left hand corner of the screen. I want to create an if statement that basically says "if the main image is on either left, farleft, topleft, topfarleft etc.", than show the side image at this location. And then say "else if the main image is on any of the right transforms", than horizontally flip the side image at this location.

I have a feeling this might be a strain on memory but I'd like to try it. Is there anyway to determine, in the side image function, which transform the main image is being shown at?