diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 62ea8e4a..d72ba71f 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ deps += dependency('soloud', static:true)
 
 #deps += dependency('qjs-chipmunk', static:false)
 
-deps += dependency('libqrencode', static: false)
+deps += dependency('libqrencode', static: true)
 
 sources = []
 src += ['anim.c', 'config.c', 'datastream.c','font.c','HandmadeMath.c','jsffi.c','model.c','render.c','script.c','simplex.c','spline.c', 'timer.c', 'transform.c','prosperon.c',  'wildmatch.c', 'sprite.c', 'rtree.c', 'qjs_dmon.c', 'qjs_nota.c', 'qjs_enet.c', 'qjs_soloud.c', 'qjs_qr.c', 'qjs_wota.c']
diff --git a/scripts/core/engine.js b/scripts/core/engine.js
index 09d771b4..f81f966d 100644
--- a/scripts/core/engine.js
+++ b/scripts/core/engine.js
@@ -520,6 +520,7 @@ script = `(function ${fnname}() { ${script}; })`
 js.eval(DOCPATH, script)()
 
 var enet = use('enet')
+var util = use('util')
 
 var $_ = {}
 
@@ -554,14 +555,23 @@ $_.receiver = function(fn)
   receive_fn = fn;
 }
 
+var underlings = {}
+
 $_.start = function(cb, prg, arg)
 {
+  var guid = util.guid()
+  underlings[guid] = cb
+  os.createprocess(["./prosperon", "spawn", "--program", prg, "--overling", $_.host.port(), "--guid", guid])
 }
 
 $_.stop = function(actor)
 {
   if (!actor)
     os.exit(0)
+    
+  actor.peer.send({
+    type:"stop",
+  })
 }
 
 $_.unneeded = function(fn, seconds)
@@ -577,4 +587,44 @@ $_.delay = function(fn, seconds)
 
 use('cmd')(prosperon.argv)
 
+function handle_receive(e)
+{
+  var data = e.data
+  switch(data.type) {
+    case "greet":
+      if (underlings[data.guid]) underlings[data.guid]({
+        type: "greet",
+        data: {peer:e.peer}
+      })
+      break
+    case "stop":
+      console.log("STOPPING!")
+      os.exit(0)
+  }
+}
+
+var hang = 0.016
+while (1) {
+  os.waitevent(_ => {}, hang)
+  host.service(e => {
+    switch(e.type) {
+      case "connect":
+        console.log(`connected. sending greet with guid ${prosperon.guid} to peer ${e.peer}`)
+        e.peer.send({
+          type: "greet",
+          guid: prosperon.guid
+        });
+        break;
+        
+      case "receive":
+        handle_receive(e);
+        break;
+        
+      case "disconnect":
+        console.log(`this peer left: ${e.peer}`)
+        break
+    }
+  }, hang);
+}
+
 })()
diff --git a/scripts/modules/cmd.js b/scripts/modules/cmd.js
index e450d0dd..0af3ffda 100644
--- a/scripts/modules/cmd.js
+++ b/scripts/modules/cmd.js
@@ -189,18 +189,13 @@ Cmdline.register_order(
     console.log(json.encode(args));
     if (!args.program)
       os.exit()
-
+      
+    prosperon.guid = args.guid
     console.log(`going to connect to ${args.overling}`)
-    if (args.overling) {
-      // connect to the port
+    if (args.overling)
       $_.host.connect("localhost", args.overling);
-      console.log("CONNECTING TO " + args.overling);
-      while(1) {
-        os.waitevent(_ => {}, 0.016)
-        $_.host.service(e => { console.log(json.encode(e)) }, 0.016)
-      }
-    }
-    spawn_root(args.program)    
+      
+//    spawn_root(args.program)    
   },
   "Spawn a new prosperon actor.",
   "TOPIC"
diff --git a/source/qjs_enet.c b/source/qjs_enet.c
index ff988d6f..27f912a5 100644
--- a/source/qjs_enet.c
+++ b/source/qjs_enet.c
@@ -127,23 +127,19 @@ static JSValue js_enet_host_service(JSContext *ctx, JSValueConst this_val,
     ENetEvent event;
     while (enet_host_service(host, &event, secs*1000.0f) > 0) {
         JSValue event_obj = JS_NewObject(ctx);
+        JSValue peer_obj = JS_NewObjectClass(ctx, enet_peer_class_id);
+        JS_SetOpaque(peer_obj, event.peer);
+        JS_SetPropertyStr(ctx, event_obj, "peer", peer_obj);
 
         switch (event.type) {
         case ENET_EVENT_TYPE_CONNECT: {
             JS_SetPropertyStr(ctx, event_obj, "type", JS_NewString(ctx, "connect"));
-            JSValue peer_obj = JS_NewObjectClass(ctx, enet_peer_class_id);
-            if (JS_IsException(peer_obj)) {
-                JS_FreeValue(ctx, event_obj);
-                JS_FreeValue(ctx, callback);
-                return peer_obj;
-            }
-            JS_SetOpaque(peer_obj, event.peer);
-            JS_SetPropertyStr(ctx, event_obj, "peer", peer_obj);
             break;
         }
         case ENET_EVENT_TYPE_RECEIVE: {
             JS_SetPropertyStr(ctx, event_obj, "type", JS_NewString(ctx, "receive"));
             JS_SetPropertyStr(ctx, event_obj, "channelID", JS_NewInt32(ctx, event.channelID));
+
             char *tmp = js_mallocz(ctx, event.packet->dataLength+1);
             memcpy(tmp, event.packet->data, event.packet->dataLength);
             tmp[event.packet->dataLength] = '\0';
diff --git a/tests/overling.js b/tests/overling.js
index 23f6bc60..5885540e 100644
--- a/tests/overling.js
+++ b/tests/overling.js
@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
 var os = use('os')
 
-var newguy = os.createprocess(["./prosperon", "spawn", "--program", "spawn2.js", "--overling", $_.host.port()])
-var hang = 0.016
+var guy
 
-while (1) {
-  os.waitevent(_ => {}, hang)
-  $_.host.service(e => {console.log(json.encode(e))}, hang)
-}
+$_.start(e => {
+    console.log("Got a message: " + json.encode(e))  
+  switch(e.type) {
+    case "greet":
+      $_.delay(_ => {
+        console.log(`sending stop message to ${json.encode(e.data)}`)
+        $_.stop(e.data)
+      }, 1);
+  }
+  console.log(json.encode(e))
+}, "tests/underling.js");
diff --git a/tests/underling.js b/tests/underling.js
index c36db83b..abe2231d 100644
--- a/tests/underling.js
+++ b/tests/underling.js
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
 var os = use('os')
 
-console.log("Created underling")
-
-os.exit()
+console.log(`started underling`)
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