diff --git a/server/cmd/main.go b/server/cmd/main.go
index 5aa9c84..fd77fc0 100644
--- a/server/cmd/main.go
+++ b/server/cmd/main.go
@@ -108,77 +108,12 @@ func (s *gameWorldServer) verbHandler(verb, rest string, sender, target db.Objec
 	s.scriptsMutex.RUnlock()
 	var err error
 
-	// TODO this is no longer closing over anything truly interesting and can
-	// likely be simplified
-	serverAPI := witch.ServerAPI{
-		Show: func(fromObjID, toObjID int, action string) {
-			sid, err := s.db.SessionIDForObjID(toObjID)
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Println(err.Error())
-				return
-			}
-
-			from, err := s.db.GetObjectByID(fromObjID)
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Println(err)
-				return
-			}
-
-			speakerName := "an ethereal presence"
-			if from.Data["name"] != "" {
-				speakerName = from.Data["name"]
-			}
-
-			log.Println(sid)
-
-			send := s.msgRouter[sid]
-			cm := proto.ClientMessage{
-				Type:    proto.ClientMessage_EMOTE,
-				Text:    action,
-				Speaker: &speakerName,
-			}
-			send(&cm)
-		},
-		Tell: func(fromObjID, toObjID int, msg string) {
-			log.Printf("Tell: %d %d %s", fromObjID, toObjID, msg)
-			sid, err := s.db.SessionIDForObjID(toObjID)
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Println(err)
-				return
-			}
-
-			if sid == "" {
-				return
-			}
-
-			from, err := s.db.GetObjectByID(fromObjID)
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Println(err)
-				return
-			}
-
-			speakerName := "an ethereal presence"
-			if from.Data["name"] != "" {
-				speakerName = from.Data["name"]
-			}
-
-			log.Println(sid)
-
-			send := s.msgRouter[sid]
-			cm := proto.ClientMessage{
-				Type:    proto.ClientMessage_OVERHEARD,
-				Text:    msg,
-				Speaker: &speakerName,
-			}
-			send(&cm)
-		},
-		DB: func() db.DB {
-			return s.db
-		},
+	getSend := func(sid string) func(*proto.ClientMessage) error {
+		return s.msgRouter[sid]
 	}
 
 	if !ok || sc == nil {
-		if sc, err = witch.NewScriptContext(serverAPI); err != nil {
+		if sc, err = witch.NewScriptContext(s.db, getSend); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
diff --git a/server/witch/witch.go b/server/witch/witch.go
index e553bd4..2ecd42b 100644
--- a/server/witch/witch.go
+++ b/server/witch/witch.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"regexp"
 
+	"github.com/vilmibm/hermeticum/proto"
 	"github.com/vilmibm/hermeticum/server/db"
 	lua "github.com/yuin/gopher-lua"
 )
@@ -23,10 +24,76 @@ end)
 `
 */
 
-type ServerAPI struct {
-	Tell func(int, int, string)
-	Show func(int, int, string)
-	DB   func() db.DB
+type serverAPI struct {
+	db      db.DB
+	getSend func(string) func(*proto.ClientMessage) error
+}
+
+func (s *serverAPI) Tell(fromObjID, toObjID int, msg string) {
+	log.Printf("Tell: %d %d %s", fromObjID, toObjID, msg)
+	sid, err := s.db.SessionIDForObjID(toObjID)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Println(err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	if sid == "" {
+		return
+	}
+
+	from, err := s.db.GetObjectByID(fromObjID)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Println(err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	speakerName := "an ethereal presence"
+	if from.Data["name"] != "" {
+		speakerName = from.Data["name"]
+	}
+
+	log.Println(sid)
+
+	send := s.getSend(sid)
+	cm := proto.ClientMessage{
+		Type:    proto.ClientMessage_OVERHEARD,
+		Text:    msg,
+		Speaker: &speakerName,
+	}
+	send(&cm)
+}
+
+func (s *serverAPI) Show(fromObjID, toObjID int, action string) {
+	sid, err := s.db.SessionIDForObjID(toObjID)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Println(err.Error())
+		return
+	}
+
+	from, err := s.db.GetObjectByID(fromObjID)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Println(err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	speakerName := "an ethereal presence"
+	if from.Data["name"] != "" {
+		speakerName = from.Data["name"]
+	}
+
+	log.Println(sid)
+
+	send := s.getSend(sid)
+	cm := proto.ClientMessage{
+		Type:    proto.ClientMessage_EMOTE,
+		Text:    action,
+		Speaker: &speakerName,
+	}
+	send(&cm)
+}
+
+func (s *serverAPI) DB() db.DB {
+	return s.db
 }
 
 type VerbContext struct {
@@ -37,14 +104,16 @@ type VerbContext struct {
 }
 
 type ScriptContext struct {
+	db        db.DB
+	getSend   func(*proto.ClientMessage) error
 	script    string
 	incoming  chan VerbContext
-	serverAPI ServerAPI
+	serverAPI serverAPI
 }
 
-func NewScriptContext(sAPI ServerAPI) (*ScriptContext, error) {
+func NewScriptContext(db db.DB, getSend func(string) func(*proto.ClientMessage) error) (*ScriptContext, error) {
 	sc := &ScriptContext{
-		serverAPI: sAPI,
+		serverAPI: serverAPI{db: db, getSend: getSend},
 	}
 	sc.incoming = make(chan VerbContext)