diff --git a/assets/config.json b/assets/config.json
index a4af630..41d4c80 100644
--- a/assets/config.json
+++ b/assets/config.json
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@
     "blood_splatter": "assets/blood_splatter-256.png",
     "trash_button": "assets/trash_button.png",
     "axe_ranger": "assets/axe_ranger-256.png",
-    "hairy_spider": "assets/hairy_spider-256.png"
+    "hairy_spider": "assets/hairy_spider-256.png",
+    "down_the_well": "assets/down_the_well.jpg"
   },
   "enemy": {
     "HEARING_DISTANCE": 5
diff --git a/assets/down_the_well.jpg b/assets/down_the_well.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6208691
Binary files /dev/null and b/assets/down_the_well.jpg differ
diff --git a/guecs.cpp b/guecs.cpp
index b4fccba..61cb7b8 100644
--- a/guecs.cpp
+++ b/guecs.cpp
@@ -98,7 +98,9 @@ namespace guecs {
     });
   }
 
-  void UI::mouse(float x, float y) {
+  bool UI::mouse(float x, float y) {
+    int action_count = 0;
+
     $world.query<lel::Cell, Clickable>([&](auto ent, auto& cell, auto &clicked) {
       if((x >= cell.x && x <= cell.x + cell.w) &&
           (y >= cell.y && y <= cell.y + cell.h))
@@ -108,8 +110,12 @@ namespace guecs {
         } else {
           clicked.action(ent, {});
         }
+
+        action_count++;
       }
     });
+
+    return action_count > 0;
   }
 
   Clickable make_action(DinkyECS::World& target, Events::GUI event) {
diff --git a/guecs.hpp b/guecs.hpp
index c73df59..d39e9fe 100644
--- a/guecs.hpp
+++ b/guecs.hpp
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ namespace guecs {
 
       void init();
       void render(sf::RenderWindow& window);
-      void mouse(float x, float y);
+      bool mouse(float x, float y);
 
       template <typename Comp>
       void set(DinkyECS::Entity ent, Comp val) {
diff --git a/gui_fsm.cpp b/gui_fsm.cpp
index 76ecc6f..bb5db2f 100644
--- a/gui_fsm.cpp
+++ b/gui_fsm.cpp
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ namespace gui {
         dbc::log("Nothing to close.");
         break;
       case STAIRS_DOWN:
+        $main_ui.show_level();
         state(State::NEXT_LEVEL);
         break;
       case STOP_COMBAT:
@@ -177,7 +178,7 @@ namespace gui {
     using enum Event;
 
     switch(ev) {
-      case TICK:
+      case STAIRS_DOWN:
         next_level();
         state(State::IDLE);
       default:
diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index 316fc5b..42ca456 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ int main() {
 
     // ZED: need to sort out how to deal with this in the FSM
     if(main.in_state(gui::State::IDLE)
+        || main.in_state(gui::State::NEXT_LEVEL)
         || main.in_state(gui::State::MAPPING)
         || main.in_state(gui::State::IN_COMBAT))
     {
diff --git a/main_ui.cpp b/main_ui.cpp
index 880c444..c01d61f 100644
--- a/main_ui.cpp
+++ b/main_ui.cpp
@@ -69,14 +69,29 @@ namespace gui {
     $rayview.init_shaders();
     $rayview.set_position(RAY_VIEW_X, RAY_VIEW_Y);
     $rayview.position_camera($player.x + 0.5, $player.y + 0.5);
+
+    auto st = textures::get("down_the_well");
+    st.sprite->setPosition({RAY_VIEW_X, RAY_VIEW_Y});
+    st.sprite->setScale({0.5, 0.5});
+
     $overlay_ui.render();
   }
 
+  void MainUI::show_level() {
+    $show_level = true;
+  }
+
   void MainUI::draw() {
     auto start = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
 
-    if($needs_render) $rayview.render();
-    $rayview.draw($window);
+    if($show_level) {
+      auto st = textures::get("down_the_well");
+      $window.draw(*st.sprite);
+      $overlay_ui.show_label("middle", "INTO THE WELL YOU GO...");
+    } else {
+      if($needs_render) $rayview.render();
+      $rayview.draw($window);
+    }
 
     auto end = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
     auto elapsed = std::chrono::duration<double>(end - start);
@@ -136,6 +151,9 @@ namespace gui {
   }
 
   void MainUI::mouse(int x, int y) {
+    $show_level = false;
+    $level.world->send<Events::GUI>(Events::GUI::STAIRS_DOWN, $level.player, {});
+    $overlay_ui.close_label("middle");
     $overlay_ui.$gui.mouse(x, y);
   }
 }
diff --git a/main_ui.hpp b/main_ui.hpp
index ff1e806..f0bd2f9 100644
--- a/main_ui.hpp
+++ b/main_ui.hpp
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ namespace gui {
 
   class MainUI {
     public:
+    bool $show_level = false;
     bool $needs_render = true;
     Point $player{0,0};
     Stats $stats;
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ namespace gui {
     void draw();
     void dirty();
 
+    void show_level();
     void dead_entity(DinkyECS::Entity entity);
   };
 }