Before Operation ScriptedVariable & GoToStage

Hello,

I have a ScriptedVariable function that also jumps to a specific stage.  The variable does not seem to be getting set properly when I use the GoToStage function.

For example:
Function ScriptedVariable
Dim res
res = "test"
LogMessage res
ScriptedVariable = res
GoToStage "contact_phone"
End Function

The LogMessage says the res variable has the correct string, but the ScriptedVariable result is blank?  Is this correct behavior?  I can split the code into two before operations if necessary.

Thank you,
Justin