diff --git a/gui.cpp b/gui.cpp
index 200c0a2..7362927 100644
--- a/gui.cpp
+++ b/gui.cpp
@@ -44,16 +44,8 @@ namespace gui {
 
   void FSM::MOVING(Event ) {
     if($camera.play_move($rayview)) {
-      // really annoying but we have to figure out the motion factor then run the systems
-      auto& player = level.world->get_the<Player>();
-      auto& player_position = level.world->get<Position>(player.entity);
-      auto& motion = level.world->get<Motion>(player.entity);
-      Point move_to{size_t($camera.targetX), size_t($camera.targetY)};
-      motion.dx = move_to.x - player_position.location.x;
-      motion.dy = move_to.y - player_position.location.y;
-
+      System::plan_motion(*level.world, {size_t($camera.targetX), size_t($camera.targetY)});
       run_systems();
-
       state(State::IDLE);
     }
   }
diff --git a/systems.cpp b/systems.cpp
index e65cea4..255fc70 100644
--- a/systems.cpp
+++ b/systems.cpp
@@ -213,3 +213,11 @@ void System::device(DinkyECS::World &world, DinkyECS::Entity actor, DinkyECS::En
 
   println("entity {} INTERACTED WITH DEVICE {}", actor, item);
 }
+
+void System::plan_motion(DinkyECS::World& world, Point move_to) {
+  auto& player = world.get_the<Player>();
+  auto& player_position = world.get<Position>(player.entity);
+  auto& motion = world.get<Motion>(player.entity);
+  motion.dx = move_to.x - player_position.location.x;
+  motion.dy = move_to.y - player_position.location.y;
+}
diff --git a/systems.hpp b/systems.hpp
index 282e439..f837e7c 100644
--- a/systems.hpp
+++ b/systems.hpp
@@ -15,4 +15,5 @@ namespace System {
   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);
 }