I want to present my variable (a number that can change) in a more visually pleasing way than the gray oval with the orange square in it. Is there a way I can translate it into something else?
yeah, in the stage use write (var) size () , then when you want to change the message tell the stage to clear . You may also want to use the writing and formatting blocks (library) or, as @the_meep111 correctly said, the fancy stage writing library.
Or, better yet, use the block from the fancy stage writing library, as it's much better, being able to choose a position, color, text alignment, even the font.