diff --git a/pkg/rudus.js b/pkg/rudus.js
index b048e8d..eb4a397 100644
--- a/pkg/rudus.js
+++ b/pkg/rudus.js
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ function __wbg_get_imports() {
         _assertBoolean(ret);
         return ret;
     };
-    imports.wbg.__wbindgen_closure_wrapper8088 = function() { return logError(function (arg0, arg1, arg2) {
+    imports.wbg.__wbindgen_closure_wrapper8090 = function() { return logError(function (arg0, arg1, arg2) {
         const ret = makeMutClosure(arg0, arg1, 354, __wbg_adapter_20);
         return ret;
     }, arguments) };
diff --git a/pkg/rudus_bg.wasm b/pkg/rudus_bg.wasm
index ec8f808..9511fd3 100644
Binary files a/pkg/rudus_bg.wasm and b/pkg/rudus_bg.wasm differ
diff --git a/src/vm.rs b/src/vm.rs
index 3898e83..f1d8a09 100644
--- a/src/vm.rs
+++ b/src/vm.rs
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ pub struct Creature {
     zoo: Rc<RefCell<Zoo>>,
     r#yield: bool,
     scrutinee: Option<Value>,
+    parents: Vec<&'static str>,
+    siblings: Vec<&'static str>,
 }
 
 impl std::fmt::Display for Creature {
@@ -120,6 +122,8 @@ impl Creature {
             r#yield: false,
             msg_idx: 0,
             scrutinee: None,
+            parents: vec![],
+            siblings: vec![],
         }
     }
 
@@ -255,6 +259,45 @@ impl Creature {
         self.push(Value::Keyword("ok"));
     }
 
+    // TODO: fix these based on what I decide about `link` & `monitor`
+    fn link_report(&mut self, parent: Value, child: Value) {
+        let (Value::Keyword(parent), Value::Keyword(child)) = (parent, child) else {
+            unreachable!("expected keyword pids in link_report");
+        };
+        let child = if child == self.pid {
+            self
+        } else {
+            &mut self.zoo.borrow_mut().catch(child)
+        };
+        child.parents.push(parent);
+    }
+
+    fn link_panic(&mut self, left_pid: Value, right_pid: Value) {
+        let (Value::Keyword(left_id), Value::Keyword(right_id)) = (left_pid, right_pid) else {
+            unreachable!("expected keyword pids in link_panic");
+        };
+        // if we're linking to ourselves, we don't need to do anything
+        if left_id == self.pid && right_id == self.pid {
+            return;
+        }
+        let mut zoo = self.zoo.borrow_mut();
+        // fancy footwork w/ cases: we can't catch ourselves in the zoo
+        if left_id == self.pid {
+            self.siblings.push(right_id);
+            let mut right = zoo.catch(right_id);
+            right.siblings.push(self.pid);
+        } else if right_id == self.pid {
+            self.siblings.push(left_id);
+            let mut left = zoo.catch(left_id);
+            left.siblings.push(self.pid);
+        } else {
+            let mut left = zoo.catch(left_id);
+            let mut right = zoo.catch(right_id);
+            left.siblings.push(right_id);
+            right.siblings.push(left_id);
+        }
+    }
+
     fn handle_msg(&mut self, args: Vec<Value>) {
         println!("message received by {}: {}", self.pid, args[0]);
         let Value::Keyword(msg) = args.first().unwrap() else {
@@ -267,7 +310,7 @@ impl Creature {
                 let f = args[1].clone();
                 let proc = Creature::spawn(f, self.zoo.clone(), self.debug);
                 let id = self.zoo.as_ref().borrow_mut().put(proc);
-                println!("spawning new process {id}!");
+                console_log!("spawning new process {id}!");
                 self.push(Value::Keyword(id));
             }
             "yield" => {
@@ -286,7 +329,8 @@ impl Creature {
                     self.push(Value::False)
                 }
             }
-            "link" => todo!(),
+            "link_panic" => self.link_panic(args[1].clone(), args[2].clone()),
+            "link_report" => self.link_report(args[1].clone(), args[2].clone()),
             "flush" => {
                 let msgs = self.mbx.iter().cloned().collect::<Vec<_>>();
                 let msgs = Vector::from(msgs);