diff --git a/ansi_parser.cpp b/ansi_parser.cpp
index 4934304..f61e6fe 100644
--- a/ansi_parser.cpp
+++ b/ansi_parser.cpp
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 using namespace fmt;
 
 
-#line 107 "ansi_parser.rl"
+#line 110 "ansi_parser.rl"
 
 
 
@@ -24,15 +24,16 @@ static const char _foo_actions[] = {
 };
 
 static const char _foo_key_offsets[] = {
-	0, 0, 1, 2, 8, 9, 11, 12, 
-	15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 23, 25, 28, 
-	30, 33, 34, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 
-	42
+	0, 0, 1, 2, 10, 11, 13, 16, 
+	19, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 31, 
+	33, 36, 38, 41, 42, 45, 46, 47, 
+	48, 49, 50
 };
 
 static const int _foo_trans_keys[] = {
-	27, 91, 50, 51, 52, 55, 48, 54, 
-	109, 55, 109, 109, 56, 57, 109, 59, 
+	27, 91, 49, 50, 51, 52, 55, 57, 
+	48, 54, 109, 48, 109, 34, 48, 55, 
+	50, 55, 109, 109, 56, 57, 109, 59, 
 	50, 59, 48, 57, 59, 48, 57, 48, 
 	57, 59, 48, 57, 48, 57, 109, 48, 
 	57, 109, 56, 57, 109, 59, 50, 109, 
@@ -40,63 +41,65 @@ static const int _foo_trans_keys[] = {
 };
 
 static const char _foo_single_lengths[] = {
-	0, 1, 1, 4, 1, 2, 1, 3, 
-	1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 
-	1, 1, 3, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 
-	1
+	0, 1, 1, 6, 1, 2, 3, 3, 
+	1, 3, 1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 0, 
+	1, 0, 1, 1, 3, 1, 1, 1, 
+	1, 1, 1
 };
 
 static const char _foo_range_lengths[] = {
 	0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 
-	0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 
-	1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 
-	0
+	0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 
+	1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 
+	0, 0, 0
 };
 
 static const char _foo_index_offsets[] = {
-	0, 0, 2, 4, 10, 12, 15, 17, 
-	21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 32, 34, 37, 
-	39, 42, 44, 48, 50, 52, 54, 56, 
-	58
+	0, 0, 2, 4, 12, 14, 17, 21, 
+	25, 27, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 42, 
+	44, 47, 49, 52, 54, 58, 60, 62, 
+	64, 66, 68
 };
 
 static const char _foo_trans_targs[] = {
-	2, 1, 3, 0, 5, 7, 18, 22, 
-	4, 0, 24, 0, 6, 24, 0, 24, 
-	0, 8, 17, 24, 0, 9, 0, 10, 
-	0, 11, 0, 12, 0, 13, 12, 0, 
-	14, 0, 15, 14, 0, 16, 0, 24, 
-	16, 0, 24, 0, 19, 21, 24, 0, 
-	20, 0, 10, 0, 24, 0, 24, 0, 
-	2, 1, 2, 1, 0
+	2, 1, 3, 0, 5, 7, 9, 20, 
+	24, 6, 4, 0, 26, 0, 6, 26, 
+	0, 4, 4, 4, 0, 4, 8, 26, 
+	0, 26, 0, 10, 19, 26, 0, 11, 
+	0, 12, 0, 13, 0, 14, 0, 15, 
+	14, 0, 16, 0, 17, 16, 0, 18, 
+	0, 26, 18, 0, 26, 0, 21, 23, 
+	26, 0, 22, 0, 12, 0, 26, 0, 
+	26, 0, 2, 1, 2, 1, 0
 };
 
 static const char _foo_trans_actions[] = {
 	0, 7, 0, 0, 19, 19, 19, 19, 
-	19, 0, 0, 0, 0, 17, 0, 15, 
-	0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 3, 
-	0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 23, 0, 0, 
-	1, 0, 26, 0, 0, 1, 0, 32, 
-	0, 0, 9, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 
-	0, 0, 5, 0, 11, 0, 13, 0, 
-	0, 7, 21, 29, 0
+	19, 19, 19, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 
+	0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 17, 
+	0, 15, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 
+	0, 3, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 23, 
+	0, 0, 1, 0, 26, 0, 0, 1, 
+	0, 32, 0, 0, 9, 0, 0, 0, 
+	0, 0, 0, 0, 5, 0, 11, 0, 
+	13, 0, 0, 7, 21, 29, 0
 };
 
 static const char _foo_eof_actions[] = {
 	0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 
 	0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 
 	0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 
-	21
+	0, 0, 21
 };
 
-static const int foo_start = 23;
-static const int foo_first_final = 23;
+static const int foo_start = 25;
+static const int foo_first_final = 25;
 static const int foo_error = 0;
 
-static const int foo_en_main = 23;
+static const int foo_en_main = 25;
 
 
-#line 110 "ansi_parser.rl"
+#line 113 "ansi_parser.rl"
 
 #include <ftxui/screen/terminal.hpp>
 
@@ -122,14 +125,14 @@ bool ANSIParser::parse(std::wstring_view codes, ColorCB color_cb, WriteCB write_
   sf::Color &target = color;
 
   
-#line 117 "ansi_parser.cpp"
+#line 120 "ansi_parser.cpp"
 	{
 	cs = foo_start;
 	}
 
-#line 135 "ansi_parser.rl"
+#line 138 "ansi_parser.rl"
   
-#line 120 "ansi_parser.cpp"
+#line 123 "ansi_parser.cpp"
 	{
 	int _klen;
 	unsigned int _trans;
@@ -307,7 +310,7 @@ _match:
 #line 75 "ansi_parser.rl"
 	{}
 	break;
-#line 281 "ansi_parser.cpp"
+#line 284 "ansi_parser.cpp"
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -327,7 +330,7 @@ _again:
 #line 75 "ansi_parser.rl"
 	{}
 	break;
-#line 299 "ansi_parser.cpp"
+#line 302 "ansi_parser.cpp"
 		}
 	}
 	}
@@ -335,12 +338,13 @@ _again:
 	_out: {}
 	}
 
-#line 136 "ansi_parser.rl"
+#line 139 "ansi_parser.rl"
 
   bool good = p - pe == 0;
 
   if(!good) {
     println("FAIL AT {}", p - pe);
+    p -= 10;
     // dear cthuhlu, save me from the pain that is wstring
     for(int i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
       print("{}", char(p[i]));
diff --git a/ansi_parser.rl b/ansi_parser.rl
index cbe829d..250df97 100644
--- a/ansi_parser.rl
+++ b/ansi_parser.rl
@@ -96,7 +96,10 @@ using namespace fmt;
         "5"  |
         "6"  |
         "7" %invert |
+        "22" |
         "27" %reset_invert |
+        "9" ["0"-"7"] |
+        "10" ["0"-"7"] |
         (fg|bg) (color24b num %red ";" num %blue ";" num %green ) %color_out
       ) "m" %end
   );
@@ -138,6 +141,7 @@ bool ANSIParser::parse(std::wstring_view codes, ColorCB color_cb, WriteCB write_
 
   if(!good) {
     println("FAIL AT {}", p - pe);
+    p -= 10;
     // dear cthuhlu, save me from the pain that is wstring
     for(int i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
       print("{}", char(p[i]));
diff --git a/gui.cpp b/gui.cpp
index 56135b4..9530428 100644
--- a/gui.cpp
+++ b/gui.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ GUI::GUI(DinkyECS::World &world, Map& game_map) :
   $log({{"Welcome to the game!"}}),
   $status_ui(SCREEN_X, SCREEN_Y, 0, 0),
   $map_view(0, 0, GAME_MAP_POS, 0, false),
+  $modal_test(SCREEN_X/2, SCREEN_Y/4, 800, 200, false),
   $view_port{0,0},
   $world(world),
   $sounds("./assets"),
@@ -70,7 +71,24 @@ void GUI::create_renderer() {
     return canvas($canvas);
   }));
 
-  auto test_button = Button("TEST", [&]{ println("pressed"); });
+  auto modal_buttons = Container::Horizontal({
+      Button("OK", [&]{ println("OK pressed");  }),
+      Button("CANCEL", [&]{ println("CANCEL pressed"); }),
+  });
+
+  $modal_test.set_renderer(Renderer([&, modal_buttons] {
+    return hbox({
+        hflow(
+          vbox(
+              text("Hello!"),
+              modal_buttons->Render()
+            ))}) | border;
+  }));
+
+  auto test_button = Container::Horizontal({
+      Button("Open Test Modal", [&]{ $show_modal = true; }),
+      Button("Close It", [&]{ $show_modal = false; }),
+  });
 
   auto status_rend = Renderer(test_button, [&, test_button, player]{
     const auto& player_combat = $world.get<Combat>(player.entity);
@@ -214,6 +232,10 @@ void GUI::render_scene() {
   $renderer.draw_text($status_ui);
   $renderer.draw_grid($map_view);
 
+  if($show_modal) {
+    $renderer.draw_text($modal_test);
+  }
+
   $renderer.display();
 }
 
diff --git a/gui.hpp b/gui.hpp
index 837610e..d99af67 100644
--- a/gui.hpp
+++ b/gui.hpp
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ class GUI {
   ActionLog $log;
   Panel $status_ui;
   Panel $map_view;
+  Panel $modal_test;
+  bool $show_modal = false;
   Point $view_port;
   Component $test_button;
   DinkyECS::World& $world;
diff --git a/render.cpp b/render.cpp
index 3346e39..f0b4c28 100644
--- a/render.cpp
+++ b/render.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ SFMLRender::SFMLRender() :
 {
   // force true color, but maybe I want to support different color sets
   $font.loadFromFile("./assets/text.otf");
+  $font.setSmooth(false);
   $ui_text.setFont($font);
   $ui_text.setPosition(0,0);
   $ui_text.setCharacterSize(UI_FONT_SIZE);
diff --git a/status.txt b/status.txt
index 02286b6..0ab870a 100644
--- a/status.txt
+++ b/status.txt
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ TODAY'S GOAL:
 
 TODO:
 * panels and everything except renderer should use character coodinates
+* panels should know if they're text vs. grid rendered
+* panels need a background and border setting
 * Can std::any be defaulted to a noop in the events?
 * Save file isn't saving gold.
 * Inventory needs to be better, but need some kinds of "weapons" or other loot to get and not just gold.