diff --git a/gui.cpp b/gui.cpp
index 23e240a..6759371 100644
--- a/gui.cpp
+++ b/gui.cpp
@@ -33,11 +33,11 @@ GUI::GUI(DinkyECS::World &world, Map& game_map) :
   $game_map(game_map),
   $log({{"Welcome to the game!"}}),
   $view_port{0,0},
-  $screen(SCREEN_X, SCREEN_Y),
+  $status_screen(SCREEN_X, SCREEN_Y),
   $map_screen(0,0),
   $world(world),
   $sounds("./assets"),
-  $renderer($canvas, $map_screen, $screen)
+  $renderer()
 {
   // this needs a config file soon
   // $sounds.load("ambient", "ambient_sound.mp3");
@@ -70,7 +70,12 @@ void GUI::create_renderer() {
     return canvas($canvas);
   });
 
-  $document = Renderer([&, player]{
+  $prompt = Renderer([&] {
+    return hbox({hflow(vbox(text("HELLO!")))}) | border;
+  });
+
+
+  $status_ui = Renderer([&, player]{
     const auto& player_combat = $world.get<Combat>(player.entity);
     const auto& inventory = $world.get<Inventory>(player.entity);
     $status_text = player_combat.hp > 0 ? "NOT DEAD" : "DEAD!!!!!!";
@@ -192,17 +197,29 @@ void GUI::shake() {
     int x = Random::uniform<int>(-10,10);
     int y = Random::uniform<int>(-10,10);
     // add x/y back to draw screen
-    $renderer.draw_screen(true, x, y);
+    $renderer.draw_screen($map_screen, x, y);
     std::this_thread::sleep_for(1ms);
   }
 }
 
 void GUI::render_scene() {
-  $screen.Clear();
+  $renderer.clear();
+
+  $status_screen.Clear();
+  Render($status_screen, $status_ui->Render());
+  $renderer.draw_text_ui($status_screen, 0, 0);
+
   $map_screen.Clear();
   Render($map_screen, $map_view->Render());
-  Render($screen, $document->Render());
-  $renderer.draw_screen();
+  $renderer.draw_screen($map_screen);
+
+  /*
+  Screen prompt_screen(30,10);
+  Render(prompt_screen, $prompt->Render());
+  $renderer.draw_text_ui(prompt_screen, 700, 300);
+  */
+
+  $renderer.display();
 }
 
 int GUI::main() {
diff --git a/gui.hpp b/gui.hpp
index b6880be..c11f5a0 100644
--- a/gui.hpp
+++ b/gui.hpp
@@ -35,12 +35,13 @@ struct ActionLog {
 class GUI {
   string $status_text = "NOT DEAD";
   Canvas $canvas;
-  Component $document;
+  Component $status_ui;
+  Component $prompt;
   Component $map_view;
   Map& $game_map;
   ActionLog $log;
   Point $view_port;
-  Screen $screen;
+  Screen $status_screen;
   Screen $map_screen;
   DinkyECS::World& $world;
   SoundManager $sounds;
diff --git a/render.cpp b/render.cpp
index b3fd04f..65227c1 100644
--- a/render.cpp
+++ b/render.cpp
@@ -28,13 +28,10 @@ sf::Color SFMLRender::color(Value val) {
   return VALUES[size_t(val)];
 }
 
-SFMLRender::SFMLRender(Canvas &canvas, Screen &map_screen, Screen &screen) :
+SFMLRender::SFMLRender() :
   $window(sf::VideoMode(VIDEO_X,VIDEO_Y), "Roguish"),
   $map_font_size(0),
   $line_spacing(0),
-  $canvas(canvas),
-  $map_screen(map_screen),
-  $screen(screen),
   $default_fg(color(Value::LIGHT_MID)),
   $default_bg(color(Value::BLACK)),
   $ansi($default_fg, $default_bg)
@@ -44,7 +41,9 @@ SFMLRender::SFMLRender(Canvas &canvas, Screen &map_screen, Screen &screen) :
   $ui_text.setFont($font);
   $ui_text.setPosition(0,0);
   $ui_text.setCharacterSize(UI_FONT_SIZE);
-  $ui_text.setFillColor(color(Value::LIGHT_LIGHT));
+  $ui_text.setFillColor(color(Value::LIGHT_MID));
+  sf::Glyph glyph = $font.getGlyph(L'H', UI_FONT_SIZE, false);
+  $ui_bounds = glyph.bounds;
 }
 
 sf::Sprite &SFMLRender::get_text_sprite(wchar_t tile) {
@@ -96,13 +95,6 @@ bool SFMLRender::resize_map(int new_size, Point &view_port) {
   }
 }
 
-void SFMLRender::draw_main_ui() {
-  std::string screenout = $screen.ToString();
-  std::wstring main_screen_utf8 = $converter.from_bytes(screenout);
-  $ui_text.setString(main_screen_utf8);
-  $window.draw($ui_text);
-}
-
 inline void configure_tile(const sf::Sprite &sprite, sf::FloatRect &sp_bounds,  sf::FloatRect bg_bounds, float &width_delta, float &height_delta) {
   // should look into caching all this instead of calcing it each time
   sp_bounds = sprite.getLocalBounds();
@@ -149,11 +141,24 @@ void SFMLRender::render_text(std::string &text, float x, float y) {
   });
 }
 
-void SFMLRender::draw_screen(bool clear, float map_off_x, float map_off_y) {
-  if(clear) $window.clear();
-  draw_main_ui();
+void SFMLRender::draw_text_ui(Screen &screen, float x, float y) {
+  sf::RectangleShape backing(
+      sf::Vector2f($ui_bounds.width * screen.dimx() * 1.4,
+        $ui_bounds.height * screen.dimy() * 1.6));
+
+  backing.setFillColor(sf::Color(0, 0, 0));
+  backing.setPosition(x, y);
+  $window.draw(backing);
+
+  std::string screenout = screen.ToString();
+  std::wstring main_screen_utf8 = $converter.from_bytes(screenout);
+
+  $ui_text.setPosition(x, y);
+  $ui_text.setString(main_screen_utf8);
+  $window.draw($ui_text);
+}
 
-  std::string map_screenout = $map_screen.ToString();
-  render_text(map_screenout, GAME_MAP_POS+map_off_x, map_off_y);
-  $window.display();
+void SFMLRender::draw_screen(Screen &screen, float x, float y) {
+  std::string screenout = screen.ToString();
+  render_text(screenout, GAME_MAP_POS+x, y);
 }
diff --git a/render.hpp b/render.hpp
index afba9fb..cb4ea53 100644
--- a/render.hpp
+++ b/render.hpp
@@ -38,16 +38,14 @@ struct SFMLRender {
   sf::Glyph $base_glyph;
   sf::Sprite $bg_sprite;
   sf::FloatRect $bg_bounds;
-  Canvas& $canvas;
-  Screen& $map_screen;
-  Screen& $screen;
   sf::Text $ui_text;
   std::wstring_convert<std::codecvt_utf8_utf16<wchar_t>> $converter;
   sf::Color $default_fg;
   sf::Color $default_bg;
   ANSIParser $ansi;
+  sf::FloatRect $ui_bounds;
 
-  SFMLRender(Canvas &canvas, Screen &map_screen, Screen &screen);
+  SFMLRender();
 
   // disable copy
   SFMLRender(SFMLRender &other) = delete;
@@ -57,8 +55,8 @@ struct SFMLRender {
   sf::Sprite &get_text_sprite(wchar_t tile);
   bool resize_map(int new_size, Point &view_port);
   void render_text(std::string &text, float x, float y);
-  void draw_main_ui();
-  void draw_screen(bool clear=true, float map_off_x=0.0f, float map_off_y=0.0f);
+  void draw_text_ui(Screen &screen, float x, float y);
+  void draw_screen(Screen &screen, float map_off_x=0.0f, float map_off_y=0.0f);
 
   bool poll_event(sf::Event &event) {
     return $window.pollEvent(event);
@@ -69,5 +67,6 @@ struct SFMLRender {
   bool is_open() { return $window.isOpen(); }
 
   int font_size() { return $map_font_size; }
-
+  void clear() { $window.clear(); }
+  void display() { $window.display(); }
 };
diff --git a/status.txt b/status.txt
index 7a871b6..0e0fea7 100644
--- a/status.txt
+++ b/status.txt
@@ -16,3 +16,5 @@ TODO:
 * Lua integration?
 
 * check out SoLoud.
+
+* BUG: When enemies die they can be overlapping another enemy.