diff --git a/vacuum_gambit.p8 b/vacuum_gambit.p8
index 5e74274..432ef79 100644
--- a/vacuum_gambit.p8
+++ b/vacuum_gambit.p8
@@ -185,6 +185,10 @@ function call_move(x)
 end
 
 function updategame()
+ if primary_ship.xp >= primary_ship.xptarget and lframe - primary_ship.last_xp_frame > 15 then
+  mode = start_rearm()
+  return _update60()
+ end
  leveldone = level_frame()
  events:vore(new_events)
  events:strip(call_move)
@@ -960,6 +964,7 @@ player = mknew(ship_m.new{
  -- xp in increments of 0x0.0001
  xp = 0,
  xptarget = 0x0.0004,
+ last_xp_frame = 0,
  level = 1,
 
  -- gun
@@ -1751,6 +1756,101 @@ function spawn_spec_gun_at(x, y, gunt)
  gun_p:spawn_at(x, y)
 end
 
+-->8
+-- rearm screen
+
+rearm_mode = mknew{
+ sel=1,
+ bfm=1,
+ crt_frm = 1,
+ pos=-1,
+}
+
+crt={-91,-166,-2641,-1441,-23041,23295,-20491,24570}
+
+function rearm_mode:glow_box(x0, y0, x1, y1, c, cf)
+ for i,v in ipairs{c[1],c[2],c[1],0} do
+  i -= 1
+  rect(x0+i,y0+i,x1-i,y1-i,v)
+ end
+ fillp(crt[self.crt_frm&0xff])
+ rectfill(x0+4, y0+4, x1-4, y1-4, cf)
+ fillp()
+end
+
+function rearm_mode:frame_col(hot)
+ if (not hot) return {4,10}
+ if (self.bfm<=16) return {14,7}
+ return {2,8}
+end
+
+function easeoutbounce(t)
+	local n1=7.5625
+	local d1=2.75
+
+	if (t<1/d1) then
+		return n1*t*t;
+	elseif(t<2/d1) then
+		t-=1.5/d1
+		return n1*t*t+.75;
+	elseif(t<2.5/d1) then
+		t-=2.25/d1
+		return n1*t*t+.9375;
+	else
+		t-=2.625/d1
+		return n1*t*t+.984375;
+	end
+end
+
+function rearm_mode:pos_frac()
+ local pos = self.pos
+ if (not pos) return
+ if (pos < 0) return 1-easeoutbounce(1+pos)
+ if (pos > 0) return (1-pos)*(1-pos)
+ return 0
+end
+
+function rearm_mode:init()
+ --TODO: assign left pane content
+ --TODO: assign right pane content
+ --
+ -- these will be placeholders
+ -- until the upgrade deck
+ -- is a thing that exists
+end
+
+function rearm_mode:draw()
+ -- TODO: draw weapon panes
+ -- TODO: draw rearm pane
+end
+
+function rearm_mode:update_pos()
+ local pos = self.pos
+ if (not pos or pos == 0) return
+ if (pos < 0) pos = min(pos + 0x0.05, 0)
+ if pos > 0 then
+  pos -= 0x0.1
+  if (pos <= 0) pos = nil
+ end
+ self.pos = pos
+end
+
+function rearm_mode:update()
+ self:update_pos()
+ if not self.pos then
+  mode = game_mode
+  return _update60()
+ end
+-- TODO: process input
+end
+
+function do_rearm()
+ -- TODO: remove this and just
+ -- use rearm_mode.new() at the
+ -- call site?
+ ret = rearm_mode.new()
+end
+
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