diff --git a/src/Memories.ts b/src/Memories.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..af0e7aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Memories.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import { Game } from "@game";
+import { Pawn } from "./Pawn.js";
+
+export function injectTravelMemory(target: Pawn) {
+  return {
+    type: "travel",
+    time: {
+      age: target.age,
+      locale: Game.current.clock.toString()
+    },
+    location: Game.current.name
+  }
+}
+
+function injectMemory(pawn: Pawn, memory: any) {
+  pawn.memories.push(memory);
+}
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diff --git a/src/Memory.ts b/src/Memory.ts
index 75e6095..6d150cb 100644
--- a/src/Memory.ts
+++ b/src/Memory.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ export type BirthMemory = ProtoMemory & {
 	location: string,
 }
 
+export type AnyMemory =
+    TravelMemory
+  | BirthMemory;
+
 export function stringify(memory: Memory): string {
 	switch(memory.type) {
 		case "birth": {
diff --git a/src/multiplayer/mDNS.ts b/src/multiplayer/mDNS.ts
index 2aeeed6..1eb13b6 100644
--- a/src/multiplayer/mDNS.ts
+++ b/src/multiplayer/mDNS.ts
@@ -11,66 +11,60 @@ import { inspect } from 'util'
 import { Pawn } from '../Pawn.js';
 import { Game } from '../Game.js';
 import { Player } from './Player.js';
+import { injectTravelMemory } from '../Memories.js';
 
 const mdns = bonjour();
 const ID = uuid.v4();
 let devices: Player[] = [];
 
 const network = {
-	get players() {
-		return devices;
-	}
+  get players() {
+    return devices;
+  }
 }
 
 export type GiftMessage = {
-	pawns: string[],
-	from: string
+  pawns: string[],
+  from: string
 }
 
 export default network;
 
 export async function ready(name: string) {
-	const port = await getPort({port: getPort.makeRange(52300, 52399)});
-	mdns.publish({
-		type: 'dfi',
-		name,
-		port: port
-	});
-	const wss = new WebSocket.Server({ port });
-	wss.on('connection', function connection(ws) {
-		ws.on('message', function incoming(message) {
-			const {pawns: pawnJsons, from} = JSON.parse(message.toString());
-			const pawns = [];
-			for(const pawnJson of pawnJsons) {
-				const pawn: Pawn = Pawn.fromJson(pawnJson);
-				pawn.memories.push({
-					type: "travel",
-					time: {
-						age: pawn.age,
-						locale: Game.current.clock.toString()
-					},
-					location: Game.current.name
-				})
-				pawns.push(pawn);
-			}
-			Popup.show(`${(() => {
-				if(pawns.length === 0) return `A care package has arrived from ${from}.`;
-				if(pawns.length === 1) return `A traveler from ${from} named ${pawns[0].toString()} has arrived.`;
-				if(pawns.length > 1) return `A caravan of ${pawns.length} people from ${from} has arrived.`
-			})()}`);
-			for(const pawn of pawns) Game.current.pawns.push(pawn);
-		});
-	});
+  const port = await getPort({port: getPort.makeRange(52300, 52399)});
+  mdns.publish({
+    type: 'dfi',
+    name,
+    port: port
+  });
+  const wss = new WebSocket.Server({ port });
+  wss.on('connection', function connection(ws) {
+    ws.on('message', function incoming(message) {
+      const {pawns: pawnJsons, from} = JSON.parse(message.toString());
+      const pawns = [];
+      for(const pawnJson of pawnJsons) {
+        const pawn: Pawn = Pawn.fromJson(pawnJson);
+        pawns.push(pawn);
+        injectTravelMemory(pawn);
+      }
+      Popup.show(`${(() => {
+        if(pawns.length === 0) return `A care package has arrived from ${from}.`;
+        if(pawns.length === 1) return `A traveler from ${from} named ${pawns[0].toString()} has arrived.`;
+        if(pawns.length > 1) return `A caravan of ${pawns.length} people from ${from} has arrived.`
+      })()}`);
+      for(const pawn of pawns) Game.current.pawns.push(pawn);
+    });
+  });
 }
 
 mdns.find({
-	type: 'dfi'
+  type: 'dfi'
 }, (service) => {
-	const p = new Player();
-	p.name = service.name;
-	p.host = service.host;
-	p.port = service.port;
-	devices.push(p);
+  const p = new Player();
+  p.name = service.name;
+  p.host = service.host;
+  p.port = service.port;
+  devices.push(p);
 }).on("down", (service) => {
-	// TODO remove player from MP
+  // TODO remove player from MP
 })
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diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index acf9e23..b135c68 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 	},
 	"include": [
 		"src/**/*.ts",
-		"content/**/*.ts"
+		"content/**/*.ts",
+    "ui-engine/**/*.ts"
 	]
 }
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diff --git a/ui-engine/Node.ts b/ui-engine/Node.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..67695f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui-engine/Node.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+export abstract class Node {
+  x: number;
+  y: number;
+  w: number;
+  h: number;
+  children: Node[]
+
+  constructor() {
+    this.children = [];
+  }
+
+  layout(w: number, h: number) {
+    this.w = w;
+    this.h = h;
+
+    this.onResize(w, h);
+
+    this.children.forEach(node => node.layout(w, h));
+  }
+
+  append(child: Node) {
+    this.children.push(child);
+    this.layout(this.w, this.h);
+  }
+
+  abstract render(x: number, y: number): [number, string];
+
+  abstract onResize(w: number, h: number): void
+}
+
+
+export class TextNode extends Node {
+  _content: string;
+
+  constructor(content: string) {
+    super();
+    this.content = content;
+  }
+
+  set content(val: string) {
+    this._content = val
+    this.layout(this.w, this.h);
+  }
+
+  onResize(w: number, h: number): void {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  render(x: number, y: number): [number, string] {
+    if(y !== this.y) return null;
+    if(x < this.x) return null;
+    if(x > this.x + this.content.length) return null;
+    return [0, this.content[x - this.x]];
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/ui-engine/index.ts b/ui-engine/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c055b4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui-engine/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+import ansi from 'sisteransi';
+import { Node, TextNode } from './Node.js';
+
+
+const TERMINAL_HIGH_BUFFER = '\x1b[?1049h';
+const TERMINAL_LOW_BUFFER = '\x1b[?1049l'
+
+class Screen extends Node {
+  buffer: ArrayBuffer;
+  bufferView: Uint8Array;
+  paletteBuffer: ArrayBuffer;
+  paletteBufferView: Uint8Array;
+
+  constructor() {
+    super();
+    process.stdout.write(TERMINAL_HIGH_BUFFER);
+    process.stdout.write(ansi.cursor.hide);
+    this.layout(process.stdout.columns, process.stdout.rows);
+  }
+
+  onResize(w: number, h: number) {
+    this.buffer = new ArrayBuffer(w * h);
+    this.bufferView = new Uint8Array(this.buffer);
+    this.paletteBuffer = new ArrayBuffer(w * h);
+    this.paletteBufferView = new Uint8Array(this.paletteBuffer);
+  }
+
+  // paletteAt(x: number, y: number) {
+    
+  // }
+
+  offset(x: number, y: number) {
+    return y * this.h + x
+  }
+
+  updateTerminal() {
+    process.stdout.write(ansi.cursor.to(0, 0))
+    for(let y = 0; y < this.h; y ++) {
+      for(let x = 0; x < this.w; x ++) {
+
+      }
+      process.stdout.write('\r\n')
+    }
+  }
+
+  render(x: number, y: number): [number, string] {
+    throw new Error('Method not implemented.');
+  }
+
+  destroy() {
+    process.stdout.write(TERMINAL_LOW_BUFFER);
+    process.stdout.write(ansi.cursor.show);
+  }
+}
+
+// class Palette {
+
+// }
+
+
+const screen = new Screen();
+screen.append(new TextNode('Test'))
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