{fixed, read the answer i posted} module script keeps returning nil no matter what i do?

i'm trying to make a shouting sim esq game with some friends and due to my lack of proper knowledge of decent scripting i can't figure out how to get the module script to not return nil

(yes we are aware about the roblox audio purge we'll find a way around it)

the server script (event handler)

--// Variables
local rs = game.ReplicatedStorage
local ss = game.ServerStorage
local sss = game.ServerScriptService

local pointScript = require(rs.ModuleScripts.EpicPoints)

--// Functions

--// addPoints function

local function addPoints(plr,points)
    local plrPoints = ss.Points:FindFirstChild(plr.Name)

    plrPoints.Value += points

end

--// Shout function

local function shout(points,plr)
    addPoints(points,plr)
end


--// Shouted event

rs.Events.Shouted.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(points,plr)
    shout(points,plr)
end)

the startergui script (button stuff)

--// Variables
local plr = game.Players.LocalPlayer

local rs = game.ReplicatedStorage
local ss = game.ServerStorage
local sss = game.ServerScriptService

local ui = script.Parent

local shoutButton = ui.ShoutButton
local shoutNumber = shoutButton.ShoutNumber

local pointScript = game.ReplicatedStorage.ModuleScripts.EpicPoints
local pointTable = require(pointScript)

--// Main script


--// Shout button clicked

shoutButton.MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()

    local pointsToGet = pointTable[shoutNumber.Value]

    print(pointsToGet)

    rs.Events.Shouted:FireServer(pointsToGet,plr)
end)

any help as to why this is happening is appreciated

btw the module script is nothing much, just 2 values in the table