diff --git a/cmd/signup/main.go b/cmd/signup/main.go
index 84aeb50..e8968b0 100644
--- a/cmd/signup/main.go
+++ b/cmd/signup/main.go
@@ -330,39 +330,6 @@ so, spatialized, every room is a question. the rooms take shape as a linear scri
 
 and finally at the end, a verb to confirm submission.
 
-one idea but i'm scratchin:
-
-opening:
-
-It's dark. Before you a button appears. It's a pink circle with a ~ at the center. It looks like a button. You could press it.
-
-
-/press button
-
-A thin seam splits the darkness from the top and buttom of the button. The darkness splits apart and you're standing in a forest clearing. Birds are singing in strange octaves.
-
-A cube is here, floating.
-
-cube: hello! how are you? you can respond to me by typing anything and pressing "ctrl+d"
-
-<input>
-
-cube: thank you for telling me. i'm just a program so i can't really understand. i hope you forgive me.
-
-cube: i'm here to help you apply for a homestead over there in tilde town.
-
-the cube inclines in the direction of what looks like a far off town.
-
-cube: first, what is an email address we can use to contact you?
-
-<input>
-
-cube: cool, thank you. that's <email> right? if so, you can /nod to confirm. otherwise just tell me again what your email is.
-
-<nod>
-
-cube: excellent. next, you'll talk to
-
 */
 
 type character struct {
@@ -400,111 +367,3 @@ func main() {
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 }
-
-/*
-
-From the start point the player advances the "form" by performing a tactile action. for now it's a button press but it could be something more interesting later. Keeping this as a one room, limited-verb thing is good for accessibility.
-
-so the script is a list of strings that advance by tactility...is it dialogue? or scene description? i think i should fake dialogue /as/ scene description.
-
-You open your eyes. You're standing in a small room. It's dim, lit softly by a mix of candles and electro-luminescent wire. Computers.
-
-*/
-
-/*
-type answers struct {
-	username string
-	email    string
-	applied  time.Time
-
-	howDay   string
-	howHeard string
-	reasons  string
-	plans    string
-	socials  string
-	sshKey   string
-}
-
-func _main(args []string, s *streams) error {
-	p.Say("you are standing in a field.")
-	p.Pause()
-	p.Say("there are flowers around you. you are standing in a slight depression and before you is grass touching a purple sky.")
-	p.Pause()
-	p.Say("you are not sure how long it's been when a cube about a meter high appears at the top of the hill before you.")
-	p.Say("the cube's surface is murky but iridescently reflective like an oil slick.")
-	p.Pause()
-	p.CharSay("cube", "hello. how is your day going?")
-	p.Say("(you can type a response and hit enter to talk to the cube)")
-	p.Pause()
-
-	howDay := InputAnswer{}
-	err := p.Ask("you say:", &howDay)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	a.howDay = howDay.Value
-
-	p.Say("the cube inclines towards you gently as if nodding.")
-	p.CharSay("cube", "i see.")
-	p.Pause()
-
-	p.CharSay("cube", "i am guessing that if you are here, you want to be there.")
-	p.Pause()
-
-	p.Say("you blink and are somewhere else.")
-	p.Pause()
-
-	p.Say("the field of flowers is behind you and now you are up on the hill. the cube is next to you.")
-	p.Pause()
-	p.Say("you can see clear across a wide open plain. structures large and small dot the landscape. you catch a whiff of a savory smell and can just barely hear voices on the wind.")
-	p.Pause()
-
-	p.CharSay("cube", "the tilde town lies before us. if you want to continue, i'll ask you some questions about acquiring a home down in the town. you'll be free to edit your responses before i carry them off.")
-	p.Pause()
-
-	p.CharSay("cube", "first, i'm curious how you found out about the town?")
-	p.Pause()
-
-	answer := InputAnswer{}
-
-	if err := p.Ask("you say:", &answer); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	a.howHeard = answer.Value
-
-	p.CharSay("cube", "interesting, thanks.")
-	p.CharSay("cube", "what sort of stuff do you want to get up to on the town?")
-
-	if err := p.Ask("you say:", &answer); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	a.plans = answer.Value
-
-	p.CharSay("cube", "thanks.")
-	p.CharSay("cube", "what do you like about the town?")
-
-	if err := p.Ask("you say:", &answer); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	a.reasons = answer.Value
-
-	p.CharSay("cube", "i appreciate it.")
-	p.CharSay("cube", "can you paste some links to other places you are active online? maybe a homepage or social media profile? if you aren't comfortable sharing or there are none, just say so.")
-
-	if err := p.Ask("you say:", &answer); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	a.socials = answer.Value
-
-	p.CharSay("cube", "ok, last thing. in order to break ground in the town, you'll need an SSH key. If you don't know what that is, you can check out this link: https://tilde.town/ssh.html .")
-	p.Pause()
-
-	if err := p.AskLong("paste SSH public key; press control+d to submit:", &answer); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	a.sshKey = answer.Value
-
-	p.CharSay("cube", "i know that was a lot so i appreciate it. i've got everything written down here. before i carry it off, do you want to review and edit what you wrote?")
-
-}
-*/