diff --git a/.vimrc_proj b/.vimrc_proj
index 2b745b4..1d04d48 100644
--- a/.vimrc_proj
+++ b/.vimrc_proj
@@ -1 +1 @@
-set makeprg=meson\ compile\ -C\ .
+set makeprg=make\ -f\ ../Makefile\ build
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6b74d7b..47f78bf 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+ROOT_DIR := $(dir $(realpath $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST))))
+
 all: build test
 
 reset:
@@ -8,10 +10,10 @@ else
 endif
 
 %.cpp : %.rl
-	ragel -o $@ $<
+	ragel -G1 -o $@ $<
 
-build:
-	meson compile -j 10 -C builddir
+build: $(ROOT_DIR)/gui/dnd_loot_2.cpp
+	meson compile -j 10 -C $(ROOT_DIR)/builddir
 
 release_build:
 	meson --wipe builddir -Db_ndebug=true --buildtype release
diff --git a/assets/devices.json b/assets/devices.json
index dc35b77..f34c902 100644
--- a/assets/devices.json
+++ b/assets/devices.json
@@ -61,13 +61,13 @@
       {"_type": "Sprite", "name": "barrel_small", "width": 256, "height": 256, "scale": 1.0},
       {"_type": "Sound", "attack": "pickup", "death": "blank"}
     ],
-    "inventory_count": 1
+    "inventory_count": 0
   },
   "GRAVE_STONE": {
     "id": "GRAVE_STONE",
     "name": "Grave Stone",
     "description": "Something died here. Was this your doing?",
-    "inventory_count": 1,
+    "inventory_count": 0,
     "components": [
       {"_type": "Tile", "display": 8687,
         "foreground": [32, 123, 164],
diff --git a/gui/dnd_events.hpp b/gui/dnd_events.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..723f0e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gui/dnd_events.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#pragma once
+
+enum class DNDEvent {
+  STARTED=0,
+  LOOT_OPEN=14,
+  LOOT_ITEM=15,
+  LOOT_SELECT=16,
+  INV_SELECT=17,
+  MOUSE_CLICK=19,
+  MOUSE_MOVE=20,
+  MOUSE_DRAG=21,
+  MOUSE_DRAG_START=22,
+  MOUSE_DROP=23
+};
diff --git a/gui/dnd_loot.cpp b/gui/dnd_loot.cpp
index bb8c0dc..61dd677 100644
--- a/gui/dnd_loot.cpp
+++ b/gui/dnd_loot.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ namespace gui {
     $window(window),
     $router(router)
   {
+    event(Event::STARTED);
   }
 
   bool DNDLoot::event(Event ev, std::any data) {
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ namespace gui {
 
   void DNDLoot::START(Event ev) {
     dbc::check(ev == Event::STARTED, "START not given a STARTED event.");
-    state(DNDState::LOOTING);
+    state(DNDState::END);
   }
 
   void DNDLoot::LOOTING(Event ev, std::any data) {
@@ -142,9 +143,22 @@ namespace gui {
   }
 
   void DNDLoot::END(Event ev) {
-    dbc::check(ev == Event::STARTED, "END not given a STARTED event.");
-    $grab_source = std::nullopt;
-    state(DNDState::LOOTING);
+    using enum Event;
+
+    switch(ev) {
+      case LOOT_ITEM:
+        $loot_ui.active = true;
+        $grab_source = std::nullopt;
+        state(DNDState::LOOTING);
+        break;
+      case LOOT_OPEN:
+        $loot_ui.active = true;
+        $grab_source = std::nullopt;
+        state(DNDState::LOOTING);
+        break;
+      default:
+        dbc::sentinel(fmt::format("invalid event: {}", int(ev)));
+    }
   }
 
   sf::Vector2f DNDLoot::mouse_position() {
diff --git a/gui/dnd_loot_2.cpp b/gui/dnd_loot_2.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..88cbefc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gui/dnd_loot_2.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,230 @@
+
+#line 1 "C:/Users/lcthw/Projects/raycaster//gui/dnd_loot_2.rl"
+#include <iostream>
+#include "gui/dnd_events.hpp"
+#include <any>
+#include "gui/guecstra.hpp"
+#include "gui/uisystems.hpp"
+#include <guecs/ui.hpp>
+#include "gui/status_ui.hpp"
+#include "gui/loot_ui.hpp"
+#include "gui/event_router.hpp"
+
+
+
+#line 95 "C:/Users/lcthw/Projects/raycaster//gui/dnd_loot_2.rl"
+
+
+
+#line 15 "C:/Users/lcthw/Projects/raycaster//gui/dnd_loot_2.cpp"
+static const int DNDLoot_start = 1;
+static const int DNDLoot_first_final = 6;
+static const int DNDLoot_error = 0;
+
+static const int DNDLoot_en_main = 1;
+static const int DNDLoot_en_main_looting = 2;
+
+
+#line 98 "C:/Users/lcthw/Projects/raycaster//gui/dnd_loot_2.rl"
+
+namespace gui {
+
+  class DNDLoot2 {
+    public:
+      std::optional<guecs::Entity> $grab_source = std::nullopt;
+      StatusUI& $status_ui;
+      LootUI& $loot_ui;
+      sf::RenderWindow& $window;
+      routing::Router& $router;
+
+      DNDLoot2(StatusUI& status_ui,
+          LootUI& loot_ui, sf::RenderWindow& window,
+          routing::Router& router);
+
+      bool event(DNDEvent ev, std::any data={});
+      void mouse_action(bool hover);
+      sf::Vector2f mouse_position();
+  };
+
+  sf::Vector2f DNDLoot2::mouse_position() {
+    return $window.mapPixelToCoords($router.position);
+  }
+
+  void DNDLoot2::mouse_action(bool hover) {
+    sf::Vector2f pos = mouse_position();
+    $status_ui.mouse(pos.x, pos.y, hover);
+    if($loot_ui.active) $loot_ui.mouse(pos.x, pos.y, hover);
+  }
+
+  DNDLoot2::DNDLoot2(StatusUI& status_ui, LootUI& loot_ui, sf::RenderWindow &window, routing::Router& router) :
+    $status_ui(status_ui),
+    $loot_ui(loot_ui),
+    $window(window),
+    $router(router)
+  {
+    event(DNDEvent::STARTED);
+  }
+
+  bool DNDLoot2::event(DNDEvent event, std::any data) {
+
+    int cs = 0;
+    int *p = (int *)&event;
+    int *pe = p+1;
+
+    
+#line 67 "C:/Users/lcthw/Projects/raycaster//gui/dnd_loot_2.cpp"
+	{
+	cs = DNDLoot_start;
+	}
+
+#line 144 "C:/Users/lcthw/Projects/raycaster//gui/dnd_loot_2.rl"
+    
+#line 70 "C:/Users/lcthw/Projects/raycaster//gui/dnd_loot_2.cpp"
+	{
+	if ( p == pe )
+		goto _test_eof;
+	if ( cs == 0 )
+		goto _out;
+_resume:
+	switch ( cs ) {
+case 1:
+	if ( (*p) == 0 )
+		goto tr0;
+	goto tr1;
+case 0:
+	goto _out;
+case 2:
+	switch( (*p) ) {
+		case 14: goto tr2;
+		case 16: goto tr3;
+		case 17: goto tr4;
+		case 19: goto tr5;
+	}
+	if ( (*p) > 21 ) {
+		if ( 22 <= (*p) && (*p) <= 23 )
+			goto tr5;
+	} else if ( (*p) >= 20 )
+		goto tr6;
+	goto tr1;
+case 3:
+	switch( (*p) ) {
+		case 14: goto tr7;
+		case 16: goto tr8;
+		case 17: goto tr9;
+		case 19: goto tr10;
+	}
+	if ( (*p) > 21 ) {
+		if ( 22 <= (*p) && (*p) <= 23 )
+			goto tr10;
+	} else if ( (*p) >= 20 )
+		goto tr11;
+	goto tr1;
+case 4:
+	switch( (*p) ) {
+		case 14: goto tr0;
+		case 15: goto tr3;
+	}
+	goto tr1;
+case 5:
+	switch( (*p) ) {
+		case 14: goto tr12;
+		case 16: goto tr13;
+		case 17: goto tr14;
+		case 19: goto tr15;
+	}
+	if ( (*p) > 21 ) {
+		if ( 22 <= (*p) && (*p) <= 23 )
+			goto tr15;
+	} else if ( (*p) >= 20 )
+		goto tr16;
+	goto tr1;
+	}
+
+	tr1: cs = 0; goto _again;
+	tr0: cs = 2; goto _again;
+	tr2: cs = 2; goto f0;
+	tr8: cs = 2; goto f1;
+	tr14: cs = 2; goto f2;
+	tr5: cs = 2; goto f3;
+	tr6: cs = 2; goto f4;
+	tr9: cs = 2; goto f5;
+	tr13: cs = 2; goto f6;
+	tr3: cs = 3; goto f1;
+	tr10: cs = 3; goto f3;
+	tr11: cs = 3; goto f4;
+	tr12: cs = 4; goto f0;
+	tr7: cs = 4; goto f1;
+	tr4: cs = 5; goto f2;
+	tr15: cs = 5; goto f3;
+	tr16: cs = 5; goto f4;
+
+f0:
+#line 18 "C:/Users/lcthw/Projects/raycaster//gui/dnd_loot_2.rl"
+	{
+    $loot_ui.active = false;
+  }
+	goto _again;
+f1:
+#line 22 "C:/Users/lcthw/Projects/raycaster//gui/dnd_loot_2.rl"
+	{
+    // NOTE: when grab_source could work to do the if that was here
+    $grab_source = UISystem::loot_grab($loot_ui.$gui, data);
+  }
+	goto _again;
+f2:
+#line 27 "C:/Users/lcthw/Projects/raycaster//gui/dnd_loot_2.rl"
+	{
+    $grab_source = UISystem::loot_grab($status_ui.$gui, data);
+  }
+	goto _again;
+f6:
+#line 31 "C:/Users/lcthw/Projects/raycaster//gui/dnd_loot_2.rl"
+	{
+    if(UISystem::loot_drop($status_ui.$gui,
+          $loot_ui.$gui, $grab_source, data))
+    {
+      cs = 2;
+    }
+  }
+	goto _again;
+f5:
+#line 39 "C:/Users/lcthw/Projects/raycaster//gui/dnd_loot_2.rl"
+	{
+    if(UISystem::loot_drop($loot_ui.$gui,
+          $status_ui.$gui, $grab_source, data))
+    {
+      cs = 2;
+    }
+  }
+	goto _again;
+f3:
+#line 51 "C:/Users/lcthw/Projects/raycaster//gui/dnd_loot_2.rl"
+	{
+    mouse_action(false);
+  }
+	goto _again;
+f4:
+#line 55 "C:/Users/lcthw/Projects/raycaster//gui/dnd_loot_2.rl"
+	{
+    if($grab_source) {
+      auto& source = $loot_ui.$gui.get<guecs::GrabSource>(*$grab_source);
+      source.move($window.mapPixelToCoords($router.position));
+    }
+    mouse_action(true);
+  }
+	goto _again;
+
+_again:
+	if ( cs == 0 )
+		goto _out;
+	if ( ++p != pe )
+		goto _resume;
+	_test_eof: {}
+	_out: {}
+	}
+
+#line 145 "C:/Users/lcthw/Projects/raycaster//gui/dnd_loot_2.rl"
+
+    return false;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/gui/dnd_loot_2.rl b/gui/dnd_loot_2.rl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..21394fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gui/dnd_loot_2.rl
@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+#include <iostream>
+#include "gui/dnd_events.hpp"
+#include <any>
+#include "gui/guecstra.hpp"
+#include "gui/uisystems.hpp"
+#include <guecs/ui.hpp>
+#include "gui/status_ui.hpp"
+#include "gui/loot_ui.hpp"
+#include "gui/event_router.hpp"
+
+
+%%{
+  machine DNDLoot;
+  alphtype int;
+
+  import "../gui/dnd_events.hpp";
+
+  action loot_close {
+    $loot_ui.active = false;
+  }
+
+  action loot_grab {
+    // NOTE: when grab_source could work to do the if that was here
+    $grab_source = UISystem::loot_grab($loot_ui.$gui, data);
+  }
+
+  action inv_grab {
+    $grab_source = UISystem::loot_grab($status_ui.$gui, data);
+  }
+
+  action loot_drop {
+    if(UISystem::loot_drop($status_ui.$gui,
+          $loot_ui.$gui, $grab_source, data))
+    {
+      fnext looting;
+    }
+  }
+
+  action inv_drop {
+    if(UISystem::loot_drop($loot_ui.$gui,
+          $status_ui.$gui, $grab_source, data))
+    {
+      fnext looting;
+    }
+  }
+
+  action end {
+    $grab_source = std::nullopt;
+  }
+
+  action mouse_click {
+    mouse_action(false);
+  }
+
+  action mouse_move {
+    if($grab_source) {
+      auto& source = $loot_ui.$gui.get<guecs::GrabSource>(*$grab_source);
+      source.move($window.mapPixelToCoords($router.position));
+    }
+    mouse_action(true);
+  }
+
+mouse_click = (MOUSE_DRAG_START | MOUSE_CLICK | MOUSE_DROP);
+mouse_move = (MOUSE_MOVE | MOUSE_DRAG);
+
+main :=
+start: (
+  STARTED -> looting
+),
+looting: (
+  LOOT_OPEN @loot_close -> looting |
+  LOOT_SELECT @loot_grab -> loot_grab |
+  INV_SELECT @inv_grab -> inv_grab |
+  mouse_click @mouse_click -> looting |
+  mouse_move @mouse_move -> looting
+),
+loot_grab: (
+  LOOT_OPEN @loot_grab -> end |
+  LOOT_SELECT @loot_grab -> looting |
+  INV_SELECT @inv_drop -> looting |
+  mouse_click @mouse_click -> loot_grab |
+  mouse_move @mouse_move -> loot_grab
+),
+inv_grab: (
+  LOOT_OPEN @loot_close -> end |
+  LOOT_SELECT @loot_drop -> looting |
+  INV_SELECT @inv_grab -> looting |
+  mouse_click @mouse_click -> inv_grab |
+  mouse_move @mouse_move -> inv_grab
+),
+end: (
+  LOOT_ITEM @loot_grab -> loot_grab |
+  LOOT_OPEN -> looting
+);
+}%%
+
+%% write data;
+
+namespace gui {
+
+  class DNDLoot2 {
+    public:
+      std::optional<guecs::Entity> $grab_source = std::nullopt;
+      StatusUI& $status_ui;
+      LootUI& $loot_ui;
+      sf::RenderWindow& $window;
+      routing::Router& $router;
+
+      DNDLoot2(StatusUI& status_ui,
+          LootUI& loot_ui, sf::RenderWindow& window,
+          routing::Router& router);
+
+      bool event(DNDEvent ev, std::any data={});
+      void mouse_action(bool hover);
+      sf::Vector2f mouse_position();
+  };
+
+  sf::Vector2f DNDLoot2::mouse_position() {
+    return $window.mapPixelToCoords($router.position);
+  }
+
+  void DNDLoot2::mouse_action(bool hover) {
+    sf::Vector2f pos = mouse_position();
+    $status_ui.mouse(pos.x, pos.y, hover);
+    if($loot_ui.active) $loot_ui.mouse(pos.x, pos.y, hover);
+  }
+
+  DNDLoot2::DNDLoot2(StatusUI& status_ui, LootUI& loot_ui, sf::RenderWindow &window, routing::Router& router) :
+    $status_ui(status_ui),
+    $loot_ui(loot_ui),
+    $window(window),
+    $router(router)
+  {
+    event(DNDEvent::STARTED);
+  }
+
+  bool DNDLoot2::event(DNDEvent event, std::any data) {
+
+    int cs = 0;
+    int *p = (int *)&event;
+    int *pe = p+1;
+
+    %%write init;
+    %%write exec;
+
+    return false;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/gui/fsm.cpp b/gui/fsm.cpp
index a964ecd..cf6cf51 100644
--- a/gui/fsm.cpp
+++ b/gui/fsm.cpp
@@ -116,8 +116,6 @@ namespace gui {
   void FSM::LOOTING(Event ev, std::any data) {
     if(!$dnd_loot.event(ev, data)) {
       state(State::IDLE);
-    } else {
-      dbc::log("!!!!!!!!! LOOTING ENDED!");
     }
   }
 
@@ -168,9 +166,12 @@ namespace gui {
         sound::stop("ambient");
         state(State::NEXT_LEVEL);
         break;
+      case LOOT_ITEM:
+        $dnd_loot.event(Event::LOOT_ITEM);
+        state(State::LOOTING);
+        break;
       case LOOT_OPEN:
-        $dnd_loot.event(Event::STARTED);
-        $loot_ui.active = true;
+        $dnd_loot.event(Event::LOOT_OPEN);
         state(State::LOOTING);
         break;
       case INV_SELECT:
@@ -457,13 +458,10 @@ namespace gui {
           auto gui_id = $loot_ui.$gui.entity("item_0");
           $loot_ui.contents.insert_or_assign(gui_id, entity);
           $loot_ui.update();
-          event(Event::LOOT_OPEN);
+          event(Event::LOOT_ITEM);
          } break;
         case eGUI::LOOT_CONTAINER: {
-          dbc::check(world.has<components::InventoryItem>(entity),
-              "INVALID LOOT_ITEM, that entity has no InventoryItem");
-
-          dbc::log("everything is empty for now");
+          dbc::log("YEP container works.");
           event(Event::LOOT_OPEN);
          } break;
         case eGUI::HP_STATUS:
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 647c36d..41f8737 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ sources = [
   'gui/combat_ui.cpp',
   'gui/debug_ui.cpp',
   'gui/dnd_loot.cpp',
+  'gui/dnd_loot_2.cpp',
   'gui/event_router.cpp',
   'gui/fsm.cpp',
   'gui/guecstra.cpp',
diff --git a/systems.cpp b/systems.cpp
index 9478853..6086525 100644
--- a/systems.cpp
+++ b/systems.cpp
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ void System::motion(GameLevel &level) {
 }
 
 void System::distribute_loot(DinkyECS::World &world, DinkyECS::Entity& ent, nlohmann::json& entity_data) {
+  dbc::log("!!!!!!!!!!!!! THIS is where you update the dead body contents");
   int inventory_count = entity_data["inventory_count"];
   world.set<InventoryItem>(ent, {inventory_count, entity_data});
   // use the inventory_level to fill the blanket with new items
@@ -209,6 +210,7 @@ void System::death(GameLevel &level) {
     auto entity_data = config.devices["GRAVE_STONE"];
     components::configure_entity(world, ent, entity_data["components"]);
     if(entity_data["inventory_count"] > 0) {
+      dbc::sentinel("BOOM! this is where you fill in the dead bodies.");
       System::distribute_loot(world, ent, entity_data);
     }
   }