diff --git a/interpret.rkt b/interpret.rkt
index 9295276..dc58706 100644
--- a/interpret.rkt
+++ b/interpret.rkt
@@ -7,15 +7,18 @@
 
 ;temporary hard-coded player and room with items for testing, before implementing procgen
 (define room1 (room "A DARK ROOM"
-                    (pos 0 0)
-                    (list (armor "LEATHER CAP" (pos 5 9) 1 'helmet 2))
+                    (list (armor "LEATHER CAP" 1 "helmet" 2)
+                          (entity "CHEST"
+                                  (list (weapon "BIG SWORD" 4 "sword" 5)))
+                          (creature "STINKY RAT"
+                                    (list (item "RAT FLESH" 1))
+                                    'rat
+                                    6
+                                    (list (weapon "YELLOW TOOTH" 1 "invis" 2)
+                                          (weapon "SHARP CLAW" 1 "invis" 4))))
                     (dim 0 0)))
-(add-to-inventory! room1 (entity "CHEST"
-                           room1
-                           (list (weapon "BIG SWORD"  (pos 5 5) 4 'sword  5))))
 
 (define plyr (player "YOU"
-                     room1
                      '()
                      'human 20 '() 50))
 (add-to-inventory! room1 plyr)
@@ -28,6 +31,6 @@
                [verb (first tokens)]
                [args (rest tokens)])
           (case verb
-            [("LOOK") (look args room1)]
-            [("TAKE") (take args room1 plyr)]
+            [("LOOK" "OBSERVE") (look args room1)]
+            [("TAKE" "GRAB" "GIMME") (take args room1 plyr)]
             [else (~a "I don't understand the verb " verb ".")])))))
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diff --git a/look.rkt b/look.rkt
index 9a22e9b..e9cbe8c 100644
--- a/look.rkt
+++ b/look.rkt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 (define (look what where)
   (if (empty? what)
-      (~a "In this area, there is: " (oxford-object-names where))
+      (~a "In this area, there is: " (oxford-list (object-names where)))
       (let* ([what-str (string-join what)]
              [obj (find-object-by-name what-str where)])
         (if obj
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@
        (append-str! output (~a "\nIt's at " (creature-health obj) "HP."))
        (if (empty? (creature-equipment obj))
            (append-str! output (~a "\nIt doesn't look like it's carrying anything."))
-           (append-str! output (~a "\nIt looks like it's carrying something.")))]
+           (append-str! output (~a "\nIt looks like it's carrying: " (oxford-list (equipment-types obj)))))]
       [else
        (when (entity? obj)
-         (append-str! output (~a "\nInside is: " (oxford-object-names obj))))]
+         (append-str! output (~a "\nInside is: " (oxford-list (object-names obj)))))]
       )
     output))
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diff --git a/main.rkt b/main.rkt
index 9c3116a..7a85ced 100644
--- a/main.rkt
+++ b/main.rkt
@@ -24,18 +24,17 @@
 (render
  (window
   #:title "Prok"
-  (hpanel
-   (vpanel
-    (input @log
-           ;hack to prevent text editing without disabling the editor
-           (λ (ev cnt) (let ([old (obs-peek @log)]) (:= @log "") (:= @log old)))
-           #:style '(multiple)
-           #:min-size '(600 400)
-           #:font mono)
-    (input @input
-           text-entered
-           #:enabled? #t
-           #:style '(single)
-           #:font mono))
-   (vpanel
-    ))))
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+  (vpanel
+   (input @log
+          ;hack to prevent text editing without disabling the editor
+          (λ (ev cnt) (let ([old (obs-peek @log)]) (:= @log "") (:= @log old)))
+          #:style '(multiple)
+          #:min-size '(600 400)
+          #:stretch '(#t #t)
+          #:font mono)
+   (input @input
+          text-entered
+          #:enabled? #t
+          #:style '(single)
+          #:stretch '(#t #f)
+          #:font mono))))
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/structs.rkt b/structs.rkt
index 8547966..1e912b3 100644
--- a/structs.rkt
+++ b/structs.rkt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 ;for clarity - an x/y pair that represents a dimension instead of a position
 (struct dim pos ())
 
-(struct object (name pos))
+(struct object (name))
 
 (struct item object (size))
 (struct equipment item (type))
diff --git a/utils.rkt b/utils.rkt
index dec3ee1..30d7b88 100644
--- a/utils.rkt
+++ b/utils.rkt
@@ -11,16 +11,22 @@
              (append (creature-equipment where) (entity-inventory where))
              (entity-inventory where))))
 
-(define (object-names list)
-  (map object-name list))
+(define (object-names where)
+  (map object-name (entity-inventory where)))
 
-(define (oxford-object-names where)
-  (let ([lst (object-names (entity-inventory where))])
-    (if (empty? lst)
-        "nothing."
-        (string-join lst ", "
-                     #:before-last ", and "
-                     #:after-last "."))))
+(define (equipment-types creature)
+  (filter string?
+          (map (λ (e)
+                 (unless (string=? (equipment-type e) "invis")
+                   (equipment-type e)))
+               (creature-equipment creature))))
+
+(define (oxford-list lst)
+  (if (empty? lst)
+      "nothing."
+      (string-join lst ", "
+                   #:before-last ", and "
+                   #:after-last ".")))
 
 (define-syntax-rule (append-str! str1 str2)
   (set! str1 (~a str1 str2)))