diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7fae617..453cd61 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "test": "node --enable-source-maps --unhandled-rejections=strict out/run.js test",
     "debug": "cross-env DEBUG=vogue:* yarn test",
-    "debug:watch": "cross-env DEBUG=vogue:* supervisor -w out,test,lib -n exit --exec yarn -- test",
+    "debug:watch": "cross-env DEBUG=vogue:* supervisor -w out,test/**/*.v,lib -n exit --exec yarn -- test",
     "postinstall": "yarn compile && cd test && yarn",
     "postcompile:watch": "echo DONE",
     "compile": "tsc",
diff --git a/src/Instance.ts b/src/Instance.ts
index 567fc49..9ce88dd 100644
--- a/src/Instance.ts
+++ b/src/Instance.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import debug from 'debug';
 import _ from 'lodash';
 const log = debug('vogue:instance');
 import vm from 'vm';
-import Module, { Link, Variable } from './Module.js';
+import Module, { LinkDescription, Variable } from './Module.js';
 import System from './System.js';
 import * as uuid from 'uuid';
 /**
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ import * as uuid from 'uuid';
  * @typedef {import('./Module.js').default} Module
  */
 
+export type Link = any; // BUT PROXY
+
 export type SerializedInstance = {
 	type: string,
 	links: {
@@ -25,38 +27,49 @@ export default class Instance {
 	module: Module;
 	links = {}
 	system: System;
-	context: vm.Context;
+	context: vm.Context | null = null;
 	locals = [];
 	internalFunctions = {};
 	_link: Instance;
 	location: string;
 	_id: string;
+	initialContext: any = {};
+
+	get currentContext(): any {
+		return this.context ?? this.initialContext;
+	}
+
+	sync() {
+		this.system.saveInstance(this);
+	}
 
 	createContext(): vm.Context {
 		if(this.context) return this.context;
 
+
 		const initialContext: any = {};
 
 		// system globals!
 		// TODO turn this into its own vogue module! system.create/instance.create
 		// TODO request context from system...
-		initialContext.create = this.system.newInstance.bind(this.system);
+		initialContext.create = this.system.newLink.bind(this.system);
 		initialContext.process = process;
-		for(const name in this.system.staticInstances)
-			initialContext[name] = this.system.staticInstances[name];
+		for(const name in this.system.staticLinks) {
+			log('creating context with static link: ' + name);
+			initialContext[name] = this.system.staticLinks[name];
+		}
 
 		// local links!
 		// optional arrays
 		// TODO maybe make these property accessors to allow for some automation
-		for(const link of this.module.links.filter((v: Link) => v.array && !v.required))
+		for(const link of this.module.links.filter((v: LinkDescription) => v.array && !v.required))
 			initialContext[link.name] = [];
-		for(const link of this.module.links.filter((v: Link) => !v.array && !v.required))
+		for(const link of this.module.links.filter((v: LinkDescription) => !v.array && !v.required))
 			initialContext[link.name] = null;
-		for(const variable of this.module.variables) {
-			attachHookedProperty(initialContext, variable.name, null, () => {
-				this.system.saveInstance(this);
-			})
-		}
+		for(const variable of this.module.variables)
+			attachHookedProperty(initialContext, variable.name, null, this.sync.bind(this))
+		for(const name in this.initialContext)
+			initialContext[name] = this.initialContext[name]
 		for(const name in this.module.imports)
 			initialContext[name] = this.module.imports[name];
 
@@ -68,41 +81,70 @@ export default class Instance {
 		// user defined functions
 		for(const name in this.module.functions) {
 			const { code, parameters, async } = this.module.functions[name];
-			const injectedScript =
-`
-var ${name} = ${async ? 'async' : ''} function ${name}(${parameters.join(', ')}) ${code}
-${name} = ${name}.bind(this);
-`;
+			const injectedScript = `
+				var ${name} = ${async ? 'async ' : ''}function ${name}(${parameters.join(', ')}) ${code}
+				${name} = ${name}.bind(this);`.trim();
+			// log('injecting function...')
+			// log(injectedScript)
 			vm.runInContext(injectedScript, context, {});
 		}
 		
+		log('context created! ' + Object.keys(context));
+		// log(context);
+
 		return context;
 	};
 
-	constructor(module: Module, location: string, parameters: {[name: string]: any}, system: System) {
+	setMember(name: string, value: any) {
+		log('setMember: ' + this.toString() + '.' + name + ' => ' + value);
+		this.currentContext[name] = value;
+	}
+
+	setLink(name: string, value: Link) {
+		log('setLink: ' + this.toString() + '.' + name + ' => ' + value.__link__);
+		this.currentContext[name] = value;
+	}
+
+	constructor(
+		module: Module,
+		location: string,
+		parameters: {[name: string]: any},
+		system: System,
+		options?: {
+			id?: string
+		}
+	) {
 		this.module = module;
 		this.location = location;
 		this.system = system;
-		this.context = this.createContext();
-		this._id = uuid.v4();
+		// this.context = this.createContext();
+		this._id = options?.id ?? uuid.v4();
 
 		this._link = new Proxy(this, {
 			get(target: Instance, prop: string, receiver) {
-				log(`getting ${target.module.name.full}.${prop}: (${target.module.identifiers[prop]}|${typeof target.context[prop]})`);
+				log(`getting ${target.module.name.full}.${prop.toString()}: (${target.module.identifiers[prop]}|${typeof target.context?.[prop]})`);
+
+				if(target.context === null)
+					target.restore();
+
 				const DNEText = `${target.module.name.full}.${prop.toString()} either does not exist, or is not accessible`;
 				if(prop === 'restore') throw new Error(DNEText);
 				if(prop === '__link__') return target._id;
 
 				if(prop in target.module.functions) {
-					return target.context[prop];
+					return target.context?.[prop];
 				}
 				throw new Error(DNEText);
 			}
 		});
+		log('created ' + this);
 	}
 
 	restore() {
-		return this.context.restore?.();
+		if(this.context === null)
+			this.context = this.createContext();
+
+		return this.context?.restore?.();
 	}
 
 	get link () {
@@ -112,9 +154,9 @@ ${name} = ${name}.bind(this);
 	toSerializableObject(): SerializedInstance {
 		const obj: any = {};
 		obj.type = this.module.name.full;
-		obj.links = Object.fromEntries(this.module.links.map((link: Link): [string, string] => {
+		obj.links = Object.fromEntries(this.module.links.map((link: LinkDescription): [string, string] => {
 			const name = link.name;
-			const linkId = this.context[name]?.__link__;
+			const linkId = this.context?.[name]?.__link__;
 			return [name, linkId];
 		}));
 		obj.members = Object.fromEntries(
@@ -124,7 +166,7 @@ ${name} = ${name}.bind(this);
 				})
 				.map((member: Variable): [string, any] => {
 					const name = member.name;
-					const value = this.context[name];
+					const value = this.context?.[name];
 					return [name, value];
 				})
 		);
@@ -134,7 +176,7 @@ ${name} = ${name}.bind(this);
 	}
 
 	toString() {
-		return this.module.name.full + '(' + this._id + ')';
+		return this.module.name.full + '(' + this._id.substr(0, 4) + ')';
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/Module.ts b/src/Module.ts
index 5e9f3a7..c36c14e 100644
--- a/src/Module.ts
+++ b/src/Module.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import { createRequire } from 'module';
 import { pathToFileURL } from 'url';
 const log = debug('vogue:module');
 
-export type Link = {
+export type LinkDescription = {
 	name: string,
 	array: boolean,
 	required: boolean
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export type Variable = {
 }
 
 export default class Module {
-	links: Link[] = [];
+	links: LinkDescription[] = [];
 	globals = [];
 	functions: {
 		[name: string]: {
diff --git a/src/System.ts b/src/System.ts
index 79e85d6..503bb6c 100644
--- a/src/System.ts
+++ b/src/System.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-import Instance from './Instance.js';
+import Instance, { Link, SerializedInstance } from './Instance.js';
 import _ from 'lodash';
 import Module from './Module.js';
 import debug from 'debug';
-import { writeFileSync } from 'fs';
+import { lstatSync, readdirSync, readFileSync, writeFileSync } from 'fs';
 import { resolve } from 'path';
 import { ensureDirSync } from 'fs-extra';
 const log = debug('vogue:system')
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ type ModuleNamespaceMap = {
 type ModuleName = string;
 
 class System {
-	instances: Instance[] = [];
+	instances: Map<string, Instance> = new Map();
 	modules: Module[];
 	namespace: ModuleNamespaceMap = {};
-	staticInstances: {
-		[key: string]: Instance
+	staticLinks: {
+		[key: string]: Link
 	} = {};
 	rootDir: string;
 
@@ -28,16 +28,87 @@ class System {
 		this.rootDir = rootDir;
 		this.modules = modules;
 		this.createNamespace();
+		
+		const vault = readdirSync(resolve(this.rootDir, '.system')).map(v => resolve(this.rootDir, '.system', v));
+		const serializedInstances: SerializedInstance[] = vault.map((v) => JSON.parse(readFileSync(v).toString()));
+
+		log('injecting serialized instances...');
+		for(const serializedInstance of serializedInstances)
+			this.injectSerializedInstance(serializedInstance);
+		log('linking serialized instances...');
+		for(const serializedInstance of serializedInstances)
+			this.linkSerializedInstance(serializedInstance);
+		
+		log('restoring static instances...');
+		for(const [,instance] of this.instances) {
+			if(!!instance.module.static) {
+				instance.restore();
+			}
+		}
+			
+		log('restoring boot instances...');
+		for(const [,instance] of this.instances) {
+			if(!!instance.module.singleton) {
+				instance.restore();
+			}
+		}
+			// this.inject(serializedInstance);
+		
+
+		if (vault.length !== 0) {
+			return this;
+		}
+
+		// TODO future workflow notes
+		// pull jsons into boots
+		// filter json boots
+		// create static / singletons into boots
+		// boot boots!
+
+
 		const bootModules = this.deriveBootModules();
 		this.createStaticInstances();
 
 		log('instantiating boot modules...');
 		for(const name of bootModules) {
 			log('    ' + name);
-			this.newInstance(name);
+			this.newLink(name);
 		}
 	}
 
+	linkSerializedInstance(serializedInstance: SerializedInstance): void {
+		const instance = this.getInstanceById(serializedInstance.id);
+		for(const name in serializedInstance.links) {
+			const linkId = serializedInstance.links[name]
+			const linkedInstance = this.getInstanceById(linkId);
+			const linkedInstanceLink = linkedInstance.link;
+			instance.setLink(name, linkedInstanceLink);
+		}
+	}
+
+	injectSerializedInstance(serializedInstance: SerializedInstance): void {
+		const instance = new Instance(this.getModule(serializedInstance.type), this.rootDir, {}, this, {
+			id: serializedInstance.id
+		});
+		this.instances.set(instance._id, instance);
+
+		for(const name in serializedInstance.members) {
+			instance.setMember(name, serializedInstance.members[name]);
+		}
+
+		if(instance.module.static) {
+			log('injected static instance ' + instance.module.static + ': ' + instance.module.name.full);
+			this.staticLinks[instance.module.static] = instance.link;
+		}
+	}
+
+	getInstanceById(id: string): Instance {
+		if(!this.instances.has(id))
+			throw new Error(`${id} is not a valid instance link id`);
+
+		return this.instances.get(id) as Instance;
+	}
+
 	createStaticInstances() {
 		log('deriving static modules...');
 		const staticModules = this.modules.filter((module) => {
@@ -50,8 +121,8 @@ class System {
 		log('instantiating static modules...');
 		for(const module of staticModules) {
 			log('    ' + module.static + ': ' + module.name.full);
-			this.staticInstances[module.static] =
-				this.newInstance(module.name.full, {});
+			this.staticLinks[module.static] =
+				this.newLink(module.name.full, {});
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -81,16 +152,13 @@ class System {
 	}
 
 	saveInstance(instance: Instance): void {
-		log('saving ' + instance)
 		const path = resolve(this.rootDir, '.system');
 		ensureDirSync(path);
 		const file = instance._id + '.json';
 		const filepath = resolve(path, file);
-		log(filepath);
+		log('saving ' + instance + '...');
 		const json = JSON.stringify(instance.toSerializableObject(), null, 2)
-		log(json);
 		writeFileSync(filepath, json);
-		log('synced ' + instance);
 	}
 
 	getModule(name: ModuleName): Module {
@@ -100,12 +168,12 @@ class System {
 	}
 
 	createInstance(name: ModuleName, args = {}) {
-		const instance = new Instance(this.getModule(name), '', args, this);
+		const instance = new Instance(this.getModule(name), this.rootDir, args, this);
 		this.saveInstance(instance);
 		return instance;
 	}
 
-	newInstance(name: ModuleName, args = {}) {
+	newLink(name: ModuleName, args = {}) {
 		const instance = this.createInstance(name, args);
 		const link = instance.link;
 		instance.restore();
@@ -113,4 +181,14 @@ class System {
 	}
 }
 
-export default System;
\ No newline at end of file
+export default System;
+
+// class SerializedInstanceInjector {
+// 	system: System;
+// 	serializedInstances: SerializedInstance[];
+
+// 	constructor(serializedInstances: SerializedInstance[], system: System) {
+// 		this.serializedInstances = serializedInstances;
+// 		this.system = system;
+// 	}
+// }
\ No newline at end of file
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