diff --git a/cmd/signup/main.go b/cmd/signup/main.go
index dbeb99a..1c66a3c 100644
--- a/cmd/signup/main.go
+++ b/cmd/signup/main.go
@@ -1,16 +1,13 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"bufio"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
-	"os/exec"
 	"strings"
-	"time"
-	"unicode/utf8"
 
+	"github.com/MakeNowJust/heredoc/v2"
+	"github.com/gdamore/tcell/v2"
 	"github.com/rivo/tview"
 )
 
@@ -61,7 +58,19 @@ func cli(s *streams) error {
 	sidebar := tview.NewTextView()
 	sidebar.SetBorder(true)
 	sidebar.SetDynamicColors(true)
-	sidebar.SetText("[-:-:b]pbbt[-:-:-]")
+	sidebar.SetText(heredoc.Doc(`
+		[-:-:b]hey here are some hints[-:-:-]
+
+		quit by pressing [-:-:b]ctrl-c[-:-:-]
+		(your responses won't be saved)
+
+		type stuff. send it with [-:-:b]ctrl+d[-:-:-]
+
+		try a [-:-:b]verb[-:-:-] using [-:-:b]/[-:-:-] like:
+
+		[-:-:b]/go north[-:-:-]
+
+	`))
 
 	innerFlex.SetDirection(tview.FlexColumn)
 	innerFlex.AddItem(msgScroll, 0, 2, false)
@@ -77,9 +86,52 @@ func cli(s *streams) error {
 	app := tview.NewApplication()
 	app.SetRoot(pages, true)
 
+	player := newCharacter("you", "TODO")
+
+	handleInput := func(msg string) {
+		if strings.HasPrefix(msg, "/") {
+			// TODO handle command
+		}
+		fmt.Fprintln(msgScroll, player.Say(msg))
+	}
+
+	app.SetInputCapture(func(event *tcell.EventKey) *tcell.EventKey {
+		switch event.Key() {
+		case tcell.KeyCtrlD:
+			handleInput(input.GetText())
+			input.SetText("", false)
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		return event
+	})
+
 	return app.Run()
 }
 
+type character struct {
+	Name        string
+	Description string
+}
+
+func newCharacter(name, description string) *character {
+	return &character{
+		Name:        name,
+		Description: description,
+	}
+}
+
+func (c *character) Say(msg string) string {
+	verb := "says"
+	if c.Name == "you" {
+		verb = "say"
+	}
+	return fmt.Sprintf("[-:-:b]%s[-:-:-] %s: '%s'",
+		c.Name,
+		verb,
+		strings.TrimSpace(msg))
+}
+
 func main() {
 	s := &streams{
 		In:  os.Stdin,
@@ -93,141 +145,7 @@ func main() {
 	}
 }
 
-type Prompter struct {
-	in    io.Reader
-	out   io.Writer
-	width int
-}
-
-func (p *Prompter) Say(m string) {
-	for _, line := range wrap(m, p.width) {
-		fmt.Fprintln(p.out, line)
-	}
-}
-
-func (p *Prompter) CharSay(c, m string) {
-	sayPrefix := fmt.Sprintf("%s says: ", c)
-	prefixWidth := utf8.RuneCountInString(sayPrefix)
-	width := p.width - prefixWidth
-	indent := ""
-	for x := 0; x < utf8.RuneCountInString(sayPrefix); x++ {
-		indent += " "
-	}
-	for i, line := range wrap(m, width) {
-		if i == 0 {
-			fmt.Fprintln(p.out, sayPrefix+line)
-		} else {
-			fmt.Fprintln(p.out, indent+line)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-type InputAnswer struct {
-	Value string
-}
-
-func runeLen(s string) int {
-	return utf8.RuneCountInString(s)
-}
-
-func wrap(s string, width int) []string {
-	fielded := strings.Fields(s)
-	out := []string{}
-	line := ""
-	for i, field := range fielded {
-		if runeLen(field)+runeLen(line)+1 < width {
-			line += field + " "
-		} else {
-			out = append(out, line)
-			line = field + " "
-			continue
-		}
-		if i == len(fielded)-1 {
-			out = append(out, line)
-		}
-	}
-	return out
-}
-
-func (p *Prompter) Confirm(m string) (bool, error) {
-	result := InputAnswer{}
-
-	for {
-		err := p.Ask(m, &result)
-		if err != nil {
-			return false, err
-		}
-
-		val := strings.TrimSpace(result.Value)
-
-		switch val {
-		case "yes", "y":
-			return true, nil
-		case "no", "n":
-			return false, nil
-		default:
-			p.Say("sorry, please say y or n")
-			p.Pause()
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-func (p *Prompter) Ask(m string, result *InputAnswer) error {
-	fmt.Fprintf(p.out, "%s ", m)
-	var val string
-	var err error
-
-	reader := bufio.NewReader(p.in)
-	for val == "" {
-		val, err = reader.ReadString('\n')
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		if val == "" {
-			p.Say("hmm, what was that?")
-			p.Pause()
-		}
-	}
-
-	result.Value = val
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (p *Prompter) AskLong(m string, result *InputAnswer) error {
-	fmt.Fprintf(p.out, "%s\n", m)
-	var val []byte
-	var err error
-
-	reader := bufio.NewReader(p.in)
-	for len(val) == 0 {
-		val, err = ioutil.ReadAll(reader)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		if len(val) == 0 {
-			fmt.Fprintf(p.out, "%s\n", m)
-		}
-	}
-
-	result.Value = string(val)
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (p *Prompter) Pause() {
-	fmt.Fprintln(p.out)
-	time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
-}
-
-func NewPrompter(width int, s *streams) Prompter {
-	return Prompter{
-		in:    s.In,
-		out:   s.Out,
-		width: width,
-	}
-}
-
+/*
 type answers struct {
 	username string
 	email    string
@@ -242,29 +160,6 @@ type answers struct {
 }
 
 func _main(args []string, s *streams) error {
-	a := answers{}
-
-	p := NewPrompter(80, s)
-
-	// disable input buffering
-	exec.Command("stty", "-F", "/dev/tty", "cbreak", "min", "1").Run()
-
-	// LOL i don't think this will work
-	//reader := bufio.NewReader(p.in)
-	//s, _ := reader.ReadString(4)
-	fmt.Printf("DBG %#v\n", s)
-	//var b []byte = make([]byte, 100)
-	//for {
-	//	os.Stdin.Read(b)
-	//	fmt.Println("I got the byte", b, "("+string(b)+")")
-	//}
-
-	var ia InputAnswer
-	if err := p.AskLong("lol give me stuff hit ctrl+d", &ia); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	fmt.Printf("DBG %#v\n", ia.Value)
-
 	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.")
@@ -345,54 +240,5 @@ func _main(args []string, s *streams) error {
 
 	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?")
 
-	confirmed, err := p.Confirm("type y or n: ")
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if confirmed {
-		err := edit(s, &a)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-
-	fmt.Printf("DBG %#v\n", confirmed)
-
-	fmt.Printf("DBG %#v\n", a)
-
-	// TODO allow for editing
-	// TODO write answers to disk
-	// TODO add a log
-	// TODO pretty colors
-	// TODO ascii art
-	// TODO IP throttling?
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-func edit(s *streams, a *answers) error {
-	// TODO make more real
-	/*
-		username string
-		email    string
-		applied  time.Time
-
-		howDay   string
-		howHeard string
-		reasons  string
-		plans    string
-		socials  string
-		sshKey   string
-	*/
-	// TODO add note about tabbing around
-
-	app := tview.NewApplication()
-	form := tview.NewForm().
-		AddInputField("how did you hear about the town?", a.howHeard, 0, nil, nil).
-		AddButton("cool i'm good", nil).
-		AddButton("cancel and discard all this please", func() { app.Stop() })
-	form.SetBorder(true).SetTitle("edit your stuff").SetTitleAlign(tview.AlignCenter)
-
-	return app.SetRoot(form, true).EnableMouse(true).Run()
 }
+*/
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 84ad587..44dc3f0 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ go 1.18
 
 require (
 	github.com/AlecAivazis/survey/v2 v2.3.5
+	github.com/MakeNowJust/heredoc/v2 v2.0.1
 	github.com/charmbracelet/glamour v0.5.0
 	github.com/rivo/tview v0.0.0-20230130130022-4a1b7a76c01c
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.5.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 37ec13a..6dff4f4 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 github.com/AlecAivazis/survey/v2 v2.3.5 h1:A8cYupsAZkjaUmhtTYv3sSqc7LO5mp1XDfqe5E/9wRQ=
 github.com/AlecAivazis/survey/v2 v2.3.5/go.mod h1:4AuI9b7RjAR+G7v9+C4YSlX/YL3K3cWNXgWXOhllqvI=
+github.com/MakeNowJust/heredoc/v2 v2.0.1 h1:rlCHh70XXXv7toz95ajQWOWQnN4WNLt0TdpZYIR/J6A=
+github.com/MakeNowJust/heredoc/v2 v2.0.1/go.mod h1:6/2Abh5s+hc3g9nbWLe9ObDIOhaRrqsyY9MWy+4JdRM=
 github.com/Netflix/go-expect v0.0.0-20220104043353-73e0943537d2 h1:+vx7roKuyA63nhn5WAunQHLTznkw5W8b1Xc0dNjp83s=
 github.com/Netflix/go-expect v0.0.0-20220104043353-73e0943537d2/go.mod h1:HBCaDeC1lPdgDeDbhX8XFpy1jqjK0IBG8W5K+xYqA0w=
 github.com/alecthomas/chroma v0.10.0 h1:7XDcGkCQopCNKjZHfYrNLraA+M7e0fMiJ/Mfikbfjek=