diff --git a/bugafriend/room.scm b/bugafriend/room.scm
index 63fc1e5..99085f7 100644
--- a/bugafriend/room.scm
+++ b/bugafriend/room.scm
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 (define (^room bcom creator-presence)
   "The creator owns the canonical room which publishes to subscribers."
-  (define pubsub (spawn ^pubsub (list creator-presence)))
+  (define pubsub (spawn ^pubsub creator-presence))
   (methods
    [(add-user presence)
     ($ pubsub 'subscribe presence)
diff --git a/bugafriend/ui.scm b/bugafriend/ui.scm
index 6d43ac3..83713f5 100644
--- a/bugafriend/ui.scm
+++ b/bugafriend/ui.scm
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 (define-module (bugafriend ui)
   #:use-module (bugafriend utils registry)
+  #:use-module (bugafriend user)
   #:use-module (bugafriend room)
   #:use-module (goblins)
   #:use-module (goblins vat)
@@ -16,9 +17,15 @@
   #:use-module (ice-9 suspendable-ports)
   #:export (say))
 
+;; https://www.gnu.org/software/guile/manual/guile.html#Non_002dBlocking-I_002fO
+(let* ((input (current-input-port))
+       (flags (fcntl input F_GETFL)))
+  (fcntl input F_SETFL (logior O_NONBLOCK flags)))
+  (install-suspendable-ports!)
+
 
 (define ocapn-registry #f)
-(define room-actor #f)
+(define user-actor #f)
 
 (define (is-command? str)
   (and (> (string-length str) 0) (eq? (string-ref str 0) #\/)))
@@ -30,6 +37,9 @@
   (help console-command-help)
   (thunk console-command-thunk))
 
+(define (get-a-room)
+  ($ user-actor 'room-data))
+
 (define commands
   (list
    (make-console-command
@@ -46,17 +56,17 @@
     "/create"
     "- Create a new chat and join it."
     (λ (args)
-      (define my-presence (spawn ^room-presence "user"))
-      (set! room-actor (spawn ^room my-presence))
-      (format #t "Room ID: ~a\n" ($ ocapn-registry 'register room-actor))
+      ($ user-actor 'make-room)
       (loop! #t)))
    (make-console-command
     "/me"
     "<text> - Me command, you like roleplay or whatever"
     (λ (args)
-      (when (room-actor)
+      (let* ((room-data (get-a-room))
+             (room (room-data-room room-data))
+             (presence (room-data-presence room-data)))
         ;; eww, maybe fix mangling the input by joining
-        (<- room-actor 'me (string-join args " "))
+        (<- room 'me presence (string-join args " "))
         (loop! #t))))
    (make-console-command
     "/join"
@@ -72,11 +82,9 @@
         (unless ocapn-registry
           (error "Relay not yet connected."))
 
-        (format #t "Connecting...\n")
         (on (<- ocapn-registry 'enliven room-sref)
-            (λ (l)
-              (set! room-actor l)
-              (format #t "Joined chat.\n")
+            (λ (r)
+              ($ user-actor 'join-room r)
               (loop! #t))
             #:catch
             (λ (e)
@@ -114,24 +122,32 @@
           ((eq? 0 (string-length line)) (loop! #t))
           ((is-command? line)
            (%eval-command line))
-          (else (if room-actor
-               (on (<- room-actor 'say line) (λ (val) (loop! val)))
-               (begin
-                 (format #t "Not connected to anyone yet. Use /join <sturdyref>!\n")
-                 (loop! #t))))))))
+          (else
+           (let ((room-data (get-a-room)))
+             (if room-data
+                 (let ((room (room-data-room room-data))
+                       (presence (room-data-presence room-data)))
+                   (format #t "Presence: ~s\n" presence)
+                   (on (<- room 'say presence line)
+                       (λ (val) (loop! val))))
+                 (begin
+                   (format #t "Not connected to anyone yet. Use /join <sturdyref>!\n")
+                   (loop! #t)))))))))
     #:unwind? #t))
 
-(define (say setup-sref)
+(define (say setup-sref name)
   (define vat (spawn-vat #:name "Speaker Vat"))
 
   (set-readline-prompt! " 🐞 > ")
 
-  (with-vat vat
-   (format #t "Connecting to relay... ~s\n" setup-sref)
+  (with-vat
+   vat
+   (format #t "Connecting to relay...\n")
    (on (prelay-sref->mycapn-registry setup-sref)
        (λ (r)
          (set! ocapn-registry r)
-         (format #t "Connected.\n")
+         (format #t "Connected. Creating user actor.\n")
+         (set! user-actor (spawn ^user name ocapn-registry #f))
          (loop! #t))
        #:catch
        (λ (e)
diff --git a/bugafriend/user.scm b/bugafriend/user.scm
index b91cd05..c010080 100644
--- a/bugafriend/user.scm
+++ b/bugafriend/user.scm
@@ -6,7 +6,11 @@
   #:use-module (goblins actor-lib methods)
   #:use-module (srfi srfi-1)
   #:use-module (srfi srfi-9)
-  #:export (^user))
+  #:export (^user
+            make-room-data
+            room-data?
+            room-data-room
+            room-data-presence))
 
 (define-record-type <room-data>
   (make-room-data room presence)
@@ -16,6 +20,7 @@
 
 (define (^user bcom name registry joined-room-data)
   (methods
+   [(room-data) joined-room-data]
    [(make-room)
     (let* ((my-presence (spawn ^room-presence name))
            (room (spawn ^room my-presence))
@@ -26,15 +31,17 @@
       (bcom (^user bcom name registry room-data)))]
 
    [(join-room room)
+    (format #t "Connecting...\n")
     (let ((my-presence (spawn ^room-presence name)))
       (when joined-room-data
-        (<-np (room-data-room joined-room-data) 'kick-user (room-data-presence joined-room-data))
-        (on (<- room 'add-user my-presence)
-            (λ (_)
-              (format #t "Joined room.\n")))
+        (<-np (room-data-room joined-room-data) 'kick-user (room-data-presence joined-room-data)))
 
-        (define room-data (make-room-data room my-presence))
-        (bcom (^user bcom name registry room-data))))]
+      (on (<- room 'add-user my-presence)
+          (λ (_)
+            (format #t "Joined room.\n")))
+
+      (define room-data (make-room-data room my-presence))
+      (bcom (^user bcom name registry room-data)))]
 
    [(leave-room room)
     (when (eq? room (room-data-room joined-room-data))
diff --git a/scripts/say b/scripts/say
index f8fb01b..1c67f4a 100755
--- a/scripts/say
+++ b/scripts/say
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@
  (fibers conditions)
  (bugafriend ui))
 
-(say (string->ocapn-id (list-ref (command-line) 1)))
+(say (string->ocapn-id (list-ref (command-line) 1)) (list-ref (command-line) 2))
diff --git a/scripts/say.in b/scripts/say.in
index f698485..a814d0c 100644
--- a/scripts/say.in
+++ b/scripts/say.in
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@
  (fibers conditions)
  (bugafriend ui))
 
-(say (string->ocapn-id (list-ref (command-line) 1)))
+(say (string->ocapn-id (list-ref (command-line) 1)) (list-ref (command-line) 2))