diff --git a/assets/test_prelude.ld b/assets/test_prelude.ld
index adba258..9e762fd 100644
--- a/assets/test_prelude.ld
+++ b/assets/test_prelude.ld
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 &&& buffers: shared memory with Rust
+& use types that are all either empty or any
 box console = []
 box input = ""
+box fetch_outbox = ""
+box fetch_inbox = ()
 
 & the very base: know something's type
 fn type {
@@ -1244,7 +1247,7 @@ fn alive? {
 }
 
 fn link! {
-	"Creates a 'hard link' between two processes: if either one dies, they both do."
+	"Creates a link between two processes. There are two types of links: `:report`, which sends a message to pid1 when pid2 dies; and `:enforce`, which causes a panic in one when the other dies. The default is `:report`."
 	(pid1 as :keyword, pid2 as :keyword) -> link! (pid1, pid2, :report)
 	(pid1 as :keyword, pid2 as :keyword, :report) -> base :process (:link_report, pid1, pid2)
 	(pid1 as :keyword, pid2 as :keyword, :enforce) -> base :process (:link_enforce, pid1, pid2)
@@ -1260,7 +1263,43 @@ fn sleep! {
 	(ms as :number) -> base :process (:sleep, ms)
 }
 
+& TODO: make this more robust, to handle multiple pending requests w/o data races
+fn request_fetch! {
+	(pid as :keyword, url as :string) -> {
+		store! (fetch_outbox, url)
+		request_fetch! (pid)
+	} 
+	(pid as :keyword) -> {
+		if empty? (unbox (fetch_inbox))
+			then {
+				yield! ()
+				request_fetch! (pid)
+			}
+			else {
+				send (pid, (:reply, unbox (fetch_inbox)))
+				store! (fetch_inbox, ())
+			}
+	}
+}
+
+fn fetch! {
+	"Requests the contents of the URL passed in. Returns a result tuple of `(:ok, {contents})` or `(:err, {status code})`."
+	(url) -> {
+		let pid = self ()
+		spawn! (fn () -> {
+			print! ("spawning fetch request in", self ())
+			request_fetch! (pid, url)
+		})
+		let out = receive {
+			(:reply, response) -> response
+		}
+		print! ("received response: {out}")
+		out
+	}
+}
+
 #{
+	& completed actor functions
 	self
 	send
  	spawn!
@@ -1269,11 +1308,18 @@ fn sleep! {
 	alive?
 	flush!
 
+	& wip actor functions
 	link!
-
+	
+	& shared memory w/ rust
 	console
 	input
+	fetch_outbox
+	fetch_inbox
 	
+	& a fetch fn
+	fetch!
+
 	abs
 	abs
 	add
diff --git a/may_2025_thoughts.md b/may_2025_thoughts.md
index 4445ca5..2f5fe50 100644
--- a/may_2025_thoughts.md
+++ b/may_2025_thoughts.md
@@ -1193,8 +1193,8 @@ We've got one bug to address in Firefox before I continue:
 After that:
 * [ ] implement other verbs beside `console`:
     - [x] `command`
-    - [ ] `input`
-        * [ ] js->rust->ludus buffer (in Rust code)
+    - [x] `input`
+        * [x] js->rust->ludus buffer (in Rust code)
         * [ ] ludus abstractions around this buffer (in Ludus code)
     - [ ] `fetch`--request & response
         * [ ] request: ludus->rust->js->net
diff --git a/pkg/ludus.js b/pkg/ludus.js
index e93e3ac..de045a1 100644
--- a/pkg/ludus.js
+++ b/pkg/ludus.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ let io_interval_id = null
 
 worker.onmessage = handle_messages
 
-function handle_messages (e) {
+async function handle_messages (e) {
   let msgs
   try {
     msgs = JSON.parse(e.data)    
@@ -42,6 +42,13 @@ function handle_messages (e) {
         }
         break
       }
+      case "Fetch": {
+        console.log("Main: ludus requests => ", msg.data)
+        const res = await fetch(msg.data, {mode: "cors"})
+        const text = await res.text()
+        console.log("Main: js responds => ", text)
+        outbox.push({verb: "Fetch", data: [msg.data, res.status, text]})
+      }
     }
   }
 }
@@ -67,6 +74,7 @@ function start_io_polling () {
 export function run (source) {
   if (running) "TODO: handle this? should not be running"
   running = true
+  result = null
   code = source
   outbox = [{verb: "Run", data: source}]
   start_io_polling()
diff --git a/pkg/rudus.d.ts b/pkg/rudus.d.ts
index 0ee0693..329ab57 100644
--- a/pkg/rudus.d.ts
+++ b/pkg/rudus.d.ts
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ export interface InitOutput {
   readonly __wbindgen_malloc: (a: number, b: number) => number;
   readonly __wbindgen_realloc: (a: number, b: number, c: number, d: number) => number;
   readonly __wbindgen_export_6: WebAssembly.Table;
-  readonly closure342_externref_shim: (a: number, b: number, c: any) => void;
-  readonly closure366_externref_shim: (a: number, b: number, c: any, d: any) => void;
+  readonly closure346_externref_shim: (a: number, b: number, c: any) => void;
+  readonly closure370_externref_shim: (a: number, b: number, c: any, d: any) => void;
   readonly __wbindgen_start: () => void;
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/rudus.js b/pkg/rudus.js
index cc24b0e..671a2fc 100644
--- a/pkg/rudus.js
+++ b/pkg/rudus.js
@@ -240,13 +240,13 @@ function _assertNum(n) {
 function __wbg_adapter_22(arg0, arg1, arg2) {
     _assertNum(arg0);
     _assertNum(arg1);
-    wasm.closure342_externref_shim(arg0, arg1, arg2);
+    wasm.closure346_externref_shim(arg0, arg1, arg2);
 }
 
-function __wbg_adapter_50(arg0, arg1, arg2, arg3) {
+function __wbg_adapter_52(arg0, arg1, arg2, arg3) {
     _assertNum(arg0);
     _assertNum(arg1);
-    wasm.closure366_externref_shim(arg0, arg1, arg2, arg3);
+    wasm.closure370_externref_shim(arg0, arg1, arg2, arg3);
 }
 
 async function __wbg_load(module, imports) {
@@ -325,6 +325,9 @@ function __wbg_get_imports() {
             wasm.__wbindgen_free(deferred0_0, deferred0_1, 1);
         }
     }, arguments) };
+    imports.wbg.__wbg_log_9e426f8e841e42d3 = function() { return logError(function (arg0, arg1) {
+        console.log(getStringFromWasm0(arg0, arg1));
+    }, arguments) };
     imports.wbg.__wbg_log_edeb598b620f1ba2 = function() { return logError(function (arg0, arg1) {
         let deferred0_0;
         let deferred0_1;
@@ -343,7 +346,7 @@ function __wbg_get_imports() {
                 const a = state0.a;
                 state0.a = 0;
                 try {
-                    return __wbg_adapter_50(a, state0.b, arg0, arg1);
+                    return __wbg_adapter_52(a, state0.b, arg0, arg1);
                 } finally {
                     state0.a = a;
                 }
@@ -422,8 +425,8 @@ function __wbg_get_imports() {
         _assertBoolean(ret);
         return ret;
     };
-    imports.wbg.__wbindgen_closure_wrapper7647 = function() { return logError(function (arg0, arg1, arg2) {
-        const ret = makeMutClosure(arg0, arg1, 343, __wbg_adapter_22);
+    imports.wbg.__wbindgen_closure_wrapper7695 = function() { return logError(function (arg0, arg1, arg2) {
+        const ret = makeMutClosure(arg0, arg1, 347, __wbg_adapter_22);
         return ret;
     }, arguments) };
     imports.wbg.__wbindgen_debug_string = function(arg0, arg1) {
diff --git a/pkg/rudus_bg.wasm b/pkg/rudus_bg.wasm
index d7ca997..a764218 100644
Binary files a/pkg/rudus_bg.wasm and b/pkg/rudus_bg.wasm differ
diff --git a/pkg/rudus_bg.wasm.d.ts b/pkg/rudus_bg.wasm.d.ts
index f0ff0f2..e177a90 100644
--- a/pkg/rudus_bg.wasm.d.ts
+++ b/pkg/rudus_bg.wasm.d.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ export const __wbindgen_free: (a: number, b: number, c: number) => void;
 export const __wbindgen_malloc: (a: number, b: number) => number;
 export const __wbindgen_realloc: (a: number, b: number, c: number, d: number) => number;
 export const __wbindgen_export_6: WebAssembly.Table;
-export const closure342_externref_shim: (a: number, b: number, c: any) => void;
-export const closure366_externref_shim: (a: number, b: number, c: any, d: any) => void;
+export const closure346_externref_shim: (a: number, b: number, c: any) => void;
+export const closure370_externref_shim: (a: number, b: number, c: any, d: any) => void;
 export const __wbindgen_start: () => void;
diff --git a/src/io.rs b/src/io.rs
index d2f19e7..e6e2b2c 100644
--- a/src/io.rs
+++ b/src/io.rs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ fn make_json_payload(verb: &'static str, data: String) -> String {
 pub enum MsgOut {
     Console(Lines), 
     Commands(Commands), 
-    SlurpRequest(Url), 
+    Fetch(Url), 
     Complete(FinalValue),
 }
 
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ impl MsgOut {
         match self {
             MsgOut::Complete(value) => match value {
                 Ok(value) => {
-                    log(format!("value is: {}", value.show()));
                     make_json_payload("Complete", serde_json::to_string(&value.show()).unwrap())
                 },
                 Err(_) => make_json_payload("Complete", "\"null\"".to_string())
@@ -57,7 +56,7 @@ impl MsgOut {
                 let vals_json = format!("[{vals_json}]");
                 make_json_payload("Commands", vals_json)
             }
-            MsgOut::SlurpRequest(value) => {
+            MsgOut::Fetch(value) => {
                 // TODO: do parsing here?
                 // Right now, defer to fetch
                 let url = value.to_json().unwrap();
@@ -77,7 +76,7 @@ impl MsgOut {
 #[serde(tag = "verb", content = "data")]
 pub enum MsgIn {
     Input(String),
-    Fetch(String, String, String),
+    Fetch(String, f64, String),
     Kill,
     Keyboard(Vec<String>),
 }
@@ -87,6 +86,7 @@ impl std::fmt::Display for MsgIn {
         match self {
             MsgIn::Input(str) => write!(f, "Input: {str}"),
             MsgIn::Kill => write!(f, "Kill"),
+            MsgIn::Fetch(url, code, text) => write!(f, "Fetch: {url} :: {code} ::\n{text}"),
             _ => todo!()
         }
     }
@@ -96,11 +96,15 @@ impl MsgIn {
     pub fn to_value(self) -> Value {
         match self {
             MsgIn::Input(str) => Value::string(str),
-            MsgIn::Fetch(url, status, string) => {
+            MsgIn::Fetch(url, status_f64, string) => {
                 let url = Value::string(url);
-                let status = Value::keyword(status);
-                let string = Value::string(string);
-                let result_tuple = Value::tuple(vec![status, string]);
+                let status = Value::Number(status_f64);
+                let text = Value::string(string);
+                let result_tuple = if status_f64 == 200.0 {
+                    Value::tuple(vec![Value::keyword("ok".to_string()), text])
+                } else {
+                    Value::tuple(vec![Value::keyword("err".to_string()), status])
+                };
                 Value::tuple(vec![url, result_tuple])
             }
             MsgIn::Kill => Value::Nothing,
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index b6ffe67..64fe9f2 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ fn prelude() -> HashMap<&'static str, Value> {
         .into_output_errors();
 
     if !parse_errors.is_empty() {
-        println!("ERROR PARSING PRELUDE:");
-        println!("{:?}", parse_errors);
-        panic!();
+        log("ERROR PARSING PRELUDE:");
+        log(format!("{:?}", parse_errors).as_str());
+        panic!("parsing errors in prelude");
     }
 
     let parsed = parsed.unwrap();
@@ -77,8 +77,9 @@ fn prelude() -> HashMap<&'static str, Value> {
     validator.validate();
 
     if !validator.errors.is_empty() {
-        println!("VALIDATION ERRORS IN PRLUDE:");
-        report_invalidation(validator.errors);
+        log("VALIDATION ERRORS IN PRLUDE:");
+        // report_invalidation(validator.errors);
+        log(format!("{:?}", validator.errors).as_str());
         panic!("validator errors in prelude");
     }
 
diff --git a/src/value.rs b/src/value.rs
index 9618c67..f63b35c 100644
--- a/src/value.rs
+++ b/src/value.rs
@@ -398,6 +398,21 @@ impl Value {
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn as_string(&self) -> Rc<String> {
+        match self {
+            Value::String(str) => str.clone(),
+            Value::Interned(str) => Rc::new(str.to_string()),
+            _ => unreachable!("expected value to be a string"),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn as_tuple(&self) -> Rc<Vec<Value>> {
+        match self {
+            Value::Tuple(members) => members.clone(),
+            _ => unreachable!("expected value to be a tuple"),
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn string(str: String) -> Value {
         Value::String(Rc::new(str))
     }
diff --git a/src/world.rs b/src/world.rs
index cbbf094..15a8379 100644
--- a/src/world.rs
+++ b/src/world.rs
@@ -254,8 +254,8 @@ impl Zoo {
 pub struct Buffers {
     console: Value,
     commands: Value,
-    // fetch_outbox: Value,
-    // fetch_inbox: Value,
+    fetch_out: Value,
+    fetch_in: Value,
     input: Value,
 }
 
@@ -264,8 +264,8 @@ impl Buffers {
         Buffers {
             console: prelude.get("console").unwrap().clone(),
             commands: prelude.get("turtle_commands").unwrap().clone(),
-            // fetch_outbox: prelude.get("fetch_outbox").unwrap().clone(),
-            // fetch_inbox: prelude.get("fetch_inbox").unwrap().clone(),
+            fetch_out: prelude.get("fetch_outbox").unwrap().clone(),
+            fetch_in: prelude.get("fetch_inbox").unwrap().clone(),
             input: prelude.get("input").unwrap().clone(),
         }
     }
@@ -282,12 +282,13 @@ impl Buffers {
         self.commands.as_box()
     }
 
-    // pub fn fetch_outbox (&self) -> Rc<RefCell<Value>> {
-    //     self.fetch_outbox.as_box()
-    // }
-    // pub fn fetch_inbox (&self) -> Rc<RefCell<Value>> {
-    //     self.fetch_inbox.as_box()
-    // }
+    pub fn fetch_out (&self) -> Rc<RefCell<Value>> {
+        self.fetch_out.as_box()
+    }
+
+    pub fn fetch_in (&self) -> Rc<RefCell<Value>> {
+        self.fetch_in.as_box()
+    }
 
 }
 
@@ -369,16 +370,34 @@ impl World {
         if let Some(commands) = self.flush_commands() {
             outbox.push(commands);
         }
+        if let Some(fetch) = self.make_fetch_happen() {
+            outbox.push(fetch);
+        }
         outbox
     }
 
+    fn make_fetch_happen(&self) -> Option<MsgOut> {
+        let out = self.buffers.fetch_out();
+        let working = RefCell::new(Value::Interned(""));
+        out.swap(&working);
+        let working = working.borrow();
+        if working.as_string().is_empty() {
+            None
+        } else {
+            Some(MsgOut::Fetch(working.clone()))
+        }
+    }
+
     fn flush_console(&self) -> Option<MsgOut> {
         let console = self.buffers.console();
         let working_copy = RefCell::new(Value::new_list());
         console.swap(&working_copy);
         let working_value = working_copy.borrow();
-        if working_value.as_list().is_empty() { return None; }
-        Some(MsgOut::Console(working_value.clone()))
+        if working_value.as_list().is_empty() {
+            None
+        } else {
+            Some(MsgOut::Console(working_value.clone()))
+        }
     }
 
     fn flush_commands(&self) -> Option<MsgOut> {
@@ -422,11 +441,17 @@ impl World {
         input.swap(&working);
     }
 
+    fn fetch_reply(&mut self, reply: Value) {
+        let inbox_rc = self.buffers.fetch_in();
+        inbox_rc.replace(reply);
+    }
+
     fn fill_buffers(&mut self, inbox: Vec<MsgIn>) {
         for msg in inbox {
             match msg {
                 MsgIn::Input(str) => self.fill_input(str),
                 MsgIn::Kill => self.kill_signal = true,
+                MsgIn::Fetch(..) => self.fetch_reply(msg.to_value()),
                 _ => todo!()
             }
         }