diff --git a/components.hpp b/components.hpp
index e66a14f..2775315 100644
--- a/components.hpp
+++ b/components.hpp
@@ -1,17 +1,23 @@
 #pragma once
-#include "dinkyecs.hpp"
 #include "components.hpp"
-#include "constants.hpp"
 #include "config.hpp"
-#include "dinky_components.hpp"
+#include "constants.hpp"
+#include "dinkyecs.hpp"
 #include "point.hpp"
-#include <SFML/System/Vector2.hpp>
 #include <SFML/Graphics/Rect.hpp>
+#include <SFML/System/Vector2.hpp>
+#include <functional>
+#include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
+#include <nlohmann/json_fwd.hpp>
+
+#define ENROLL_COMPONENT(COMPONENT, ...)                         \
+    NLOHMANN_DEFINE_TYPE_NON_INTRUSIVE(COMPONENT, __VA_ARGS__);  \
+    template <> struct NameOf<COMPONENT> {                       \
+      static constexpr const char *name = #COMPONENT;            \
+    };
 
 namespace components {
-  struct Player {
-    DinkyECS::Entity entity;
-  };
+  using namespace nlohmann;
 
   struct Position {
     Point location;
@@ -104,7 +110,7 @@ namespace components {
     void step(sf::Vector2f& scale_out, sf::IntRect& rect_out);
   };
 
-  void configure(ComponentMap& component_map);
+  template <typename T> struct NameOf;
 
   // these need to be here if you're using components::convert outside of components.cpp
   ENROLL_COMPONENT(Tile, display, foreground, background);
@@ -113,4 +119,42 @@ namespace components {
   ENROLL_COMPONENT(LightSource, strength, radius);
   ENROLL_COMPONENT(Weapon, damage);
   ENROLL_COMPONENT(Loot, amount);
+
+
+  using ReflFuncSignature = std::function<void(DinkyECS::World& world, DinkyECS::Entity ent, nlohmann::json &j)>;
+  using ComponentMap = std::unordered_map<std::string, ReflFuncSignature>;
+  struct Player {
+    DinkyECS::Entity entity;
+  };
+
+  template<typename COMPONENT> COMPONENT convert(nlohmann::json &data) {
+    COMPONENT result;
+    from_json(data, result);
+    return result;
+  }
+
+  template<typename COMPONENT> COMPONENT get(nlohmann::json &data) {
+    for (auto &i : data["components"]) {
+      if(i["_type"] == NameOf<COMPONENT>::name) {
+        COMPONENT result;
+        from_json(i, result);
+        return result;
+      }
+    }
+
+    return {};
+  }
+
+  template <typename COMPONENT> void enroll(ComponentMap &m) {
+    m[NameOf<COMPONENT>::name] = [](DinkyECS::World& world, DinkyECS::Entity ent, nlohmann::json &j) {
+      COMPONENT c;
+      from_json(j, c);
+      world.set<COMPONENT>(ent, c);
+    };
+  }
+
+  void configure(ComponentMap& component_map);
+
+  void configure_entity(const ComponentMap& component_map, DinkyECS::World& world, DinkyECS::Entity ent, json& data);
+
 }
diff --git a/dinky_components.hpp b/dinky_components.hpp
deleted file mode 100644
index f894edb..0000000
--- a/dinky_components.hpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-#pragma once
-#include <functional>
-#include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
-#include <nlohmann/json_fwd.hpp>
-#include "dinkyecs.hpp"
-
-#define ENROLL_COMPONENT(COMPONENT, ...)                                     \
-    NLOHMANN_DEFINE_TYPE_NON_INTRUSIVE(COMPONENT, __VA_ARGS__);   \
-    template <> struct NameOf<COMPONENT> {                                       \
-      static constexpr const char *name = #COMPONENT;                            \
-    };
-
-namespace components {
-  using namespace nlohmann;
-
-  template <typename T> struct NameOf;
-
-  using ReflFuncSignature = std::function<void(DinkyECS::World& world, DinkyECS::Entity ent, nlohmann::json &j)>;
-  using ComponentMap = std::unordered_map<std::string, ReflFuncSignature>;
-
-  template<typename COMPONENT> COMPONENT convert(nlohmann::json &data) {
-    COMPONENT result;
-    from_json(data, result);
-    return result;
-  }
-
-  template<typename COMPONENT> COMPONENT get(nlohmann::json &data) {
-    for (auto &i : data["components"]) {
-      if(i["_type"] == NameOf<COMPONENT>::name) {
-        COMPONENT result;
-        from_json(i, result);
-        return result;
-      }
-    }
-
-    return {};
-  }
-
-  template <typename COMPONENT> void enroll(ComponentMap &m) {
-    m[NameOf<COMPONENT>::name] = [](DinkyECS::World& world, DinkyECS::Entity ent, nlohmann::json &j) {
-      COMPONENT c;
-      from_json(j, c);
-      world.set<COMPONENT>(ent, c);
-    };
-  }
-
-  void configure_entity(const ComponentMap& component_map, DinkyECS::World& world, DinkyECS::Entity ent, json& data);
-}
diff --git a/inventory.cpp b/inventory.cpp
index 3059dcd..8df47ed 100644
--- a/inventory.cpp
+++ b/inventory.cpp
@@ -40,4 +40,31 @@ namespace components {
 
     return -1;
   }
+
+  std::pair<bool, std::string> Inventory::use(GameLevel &level, size_t at) {
+    auto& player_combat = level.world->get<components::Combat>(level.player);
+    auto& item = get(at);
+
+    if(item.count == 0) return {false, item.data["name"]};
+
+    if(item.data["id"] == "SWORD_RUSTY") {
+      auto weapon = components::get<components::Weapon>(item.data);
+      player_combat.damage = weapon.damage;
+    } else if(item.data["id"] == "POTION_HEALING_SMALL") {
+      auto cure = components::get<components::Curative>(item.data);
+      player_combat.hp = std::min(player_combat.hp + cure.hp, player_combat.max_hp);
+    } else if(item.data["id"] == "TORCH_BAD") {
+      auto new_light = components::get<components::LightSource>(item.data);
+      level.world->set<components::LightSource>(level.player, new_light);
+      light = new_light;
+    } else {
+      return {false, fmt::format("UNKNOWN ITEM: {}", (std::string)item.data["id"])};
+    }
+
+    decrease(at, 1);
+    return {true, item.data["name"]};
+  }
+
+
+
 }
diff --git a/inventory.hpp b/inventory.hpp
index ff79549..50795b6 100644
--- a/inventory.hpp
+++ b/inventory.hpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 #include "components.hpp"
 #include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
+#include "levelmanager.hpp"
 
 namespace components {
   using namespace nlohmann;
@@ -26,5 +27,7 @@ namespace components {
     int item_index(std::string id);
 
     void erase_item(size_t at);
+
+    std::pair<bool, std::string> use(GameLevel &level, size_t at);
   };
 }
diff --git a/levelmanager.hpp b/levelmanager.hpp
index 29a58c1..b96582f 100644
--- a/levelmanager.hpp
+++ b/levelmanager.hpp
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #include <vector>
 #include <memory>
 #include "spatialmap.hpp"
-#include "dinky_components.hpp"
+#include "components.hpp"
 
 using std::shared_ptr;
 
diff --git a/status_ui.cpp b/status_ui.cpp
index 13b5939..5c591a4 100644
--- a/status_ui.cpp
+++ b/status_ui.cpp
@@ -47,34 +47,15 @@ namespace gui {
 
     if(world->has<components::Inventory>($level.player)) {
       auto& inventory = world->get<components::Inventory>($level.player);
+
       for(size_t i = 0; i < inventory.count(); i++) {
         if($slots[i] == cn.name) {
-          auto& player_combat = world->get<components::Combat>($level.player);
-          auto& item = inventory.get(i);
+          auto [used, name] = inventory.use($level, i);
 
-          if(item.count == 0) continue;
-
-          if(item.data["id"] == "SWORD_RUSTY") {
-            auto weapon = components::get<components::Weapon>(item.data);
-            player_combat.damage = weapon.damage;
-            inventory.decrease(i, 1);
-            log("You equip a new sword.");
-            break;
-          } else if(item.data["id"] == "POTION_HEALING_SMALL") {
-            auto cure = components::get<components::Curative>(item.data);
-            int prev_hp = player_combat.hp;
-            player_combat.hp = std::min(player_combat.hp + cure.hp, player_combat.max_hp);
-            log(fmt::format("Healed player from {} to {}", prev_hp, player_combat.hp));
-            inventory.decrease(i, 1);
-            break;
-          } else if(item.data["id"] == "TORCH_BAD") {
-            auto new_light = components::get<components::LightSource>(item.data);
-            world->set<components::LightSource>($level.player, new_light);
-            inventory.light = new_light;
-            inventory.decrease(i, 1);
-
-            log("You are using a new torch.");
-            break;
+          if(used) {
+            log(fmt::format("Used item: {}", name));
+          } else {
+            log(fmt::format("You are out of {}.", name));
           }
         }
       }
diff --git a/systems.cpp b/systems.cpp
index 3011fc4..30bff27 100644
--- a/systems.cpp
+++ b/systems.cpp
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ void System::death(GameLevel &level, components::ComponentMap& components) {
     auto entity_data = config.items["GRAVE_STONE"];
     components::configure_entity(components, world, ent, entity_data["components"]);
     if(entity_data["inventory_count"] > 0) {
+      // right here use a std::any that's already converted instead?
       world.set<InventoryItem>(ent, {entity_data["inventory_count"], entity_data});
     }
   }
@@ -248,15 +249,6 @@ void System::collision(GameLevel &level) {
   }
 }
 
-void System::pickup(DinkyECS::World &world, DinkyECS::Entity actor, DinkyECS::Entity item) {
-  dbc::pre("System::pickup actor doesn't have inventory", world.has<Inventory>(actor));
-  dbc::pre("System::pickup item isn't configured with InventoryItem.", world.has<InventoryItem>(item));
-
-  auto& inventory = world.get<Inventory>(actor);
-  auto& invitem = world.get<InventoryItem>(item);
-
-  inventory.add(invitem);
-}
 
 void System::device(DinkyECS::World &world, DinkyECS::Entity actor, DinkyECS::Entity item) {
   auto& device = world.get<Device>(item);
diff --git a/systems.hpp b/systems.hpp
index 2395ea6..8c821b5 100644
--- a/systems.hpp
+++ b/systems.hpp
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ namespace System {
   void enemy_pathing(GameLevel &level);
 
   void init_positions(DinkyECS::World &world, SpatialMap &collider);
-  void pickup(DinkyECS::World &world, DinkyECS::Entity actor, DinkyECS::Entity item);
   void device(DinkyECS::World &world, DinkyECS::Entity actor, DinkyECS::Entity item);
   void plan_motion(DinkyECS::World& world, Point move_to);
   void draw_entities(DinkyECS::World &world, Map &map, const Matrix &lights, ftxui::Canvas &canvas, const Point &cam_orig, size_t view_x, size_t view_y);