diff --git a/monogram.p8 b/monogram.p8
index af89b0d..d2c9253 100644
--- a/monogram.p8
+++ b/monogram.p8
@@ -11,6 +11,13 @@ print("\feMONOGRAM")
 print("\n\f7SLICK MONOSPACE FONT")
 print("BY vINICIUS mENEZIO")
 print("\nNOW ON \fcpico-8\f7!")
+print("the quick brown fox")
+print("jumps over a lazy dog")
+print("THE QUICK BROUN FOX")
+print("JUMPS OVER A LAZY DOG")
+print("aIN'T PUNCTUATION")
+print("UH, UM... somethin'?")
+
 -->8
 -- monogram - A FREE FONT
 -- BY vINICIUS mENEZIO
@@ -44,3 +51,9 @@ __map__
 0f11110f010101000e111111150916000f11110f111111000e11010e10110e001f040404040404001111111111110e0011111111110a040011111111151b110011110a040a11110011110a04040404001f10080402011f000804040204040800040404000404040004080810080804000000120d000000000000000000000000
 1f1f1f1f1f1f1f00150a150a150a150000111f15150e00000e1f111b0e110e00110411041104110002061e0e0f0c0800000e13131f170e00001b1f1f0e04000004110e1b1b0e1104000e0e001f0e0a0000040e1f151d00000e1b191b0e110e00000e1f151f110e00040c1414040703000e1115110e110e0000040e1b0e040000
 00000015000000000e1b131b0e110e000000041f0e1b00001f110a040a111f000e1b111f0e110e00000502001408000008150200081502000e151b150e110e001f001f001f001f001515151515151500000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
+1e083c1106000000100c020c10000000227a2222120000001e2000023c000000083c10020c000000020202221c000000083e080c08000000123f12021c0000003c107e043800000002073202320000000f020e101c0000003e404020180000003e10080810000000083804023c00000032071278180000007a42020a72000000
+093e4b6d660000001a272273320000003c4a494946000000123a123a1a000000236222221c0000000c00082a4d000000000c1221400000007d79113d5d0000003e3c081e2e00000006247e2610000000244e04463c0000000a3c5a46300000001e041e4438000000143e2408080000003a56523008000000041c041e06000000
+08023e201c00000022222620180000003e1824723000000004362c26640000003e182442300000001a272223120000000e641c28780000000402062b1900000000000e1008000000000a1f120400000000040f150d00000000040c060e0000003e2014040200000030080e0808000000083e2220180000003e0808083e000000
+107e181412000000043e242232000000083e083e080000003c24221008000000047c1210080000003e2020203e000000247e242010000000062026100c0000003e20101826000000043e240438000000222420100c0000003e222d300c0000001c083e08040000002a2a20100c0000001c003e080400000004041c2404000000
+083e080804000000001c00003e0000003e2028102c000000083e305e08000000202020100e0000001024244442000000021e02021c0000003e2020100c0000000c12214000000000083e082a2a0000003e201408100000003c003e001e000000080424427e00000040281068060000001e041e043c000000043e240404000000
+1c1010103e0000001e101e101e0000003e003e201800000024242420100000001414145432000000020222120e0000003e2222223e0000003e2220100c0000003e203c2018000000062020100e000000001510080600000000041e140400000000000c081e000000001c18101c00000008046310080000000810630408000000
diff --git a/vacation.p8 b/vacation.p8
index 6afc6f9..39d2b71 100644
--- a/vacation.p8
+++ b/vacation.p8
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ end
 view = {
  x=0,
  y=0,
- w=128,
+ w=255,
  h=128,
 }
 mknew(view, function(x)
@@ -691,7 +691,8 @@ zonk_mode = {
  files={},
  lnh = 9,
  --space width
- spc_w = 2,
+ spc_w = 0,
+ spc_full=6,
  --text mode
  txmd=0x81,
  --text spring-in distance
@@ -730,13 +731,19 @@ function zonk_mode:g(_, fn, ...)
  return _ENV[fn](...)
 end
 function zonk_mode:at(_, x, y)
+ --i don't know why i need the
+ --spc_full offset but i do
  self.txt_frame=scootbox.new{
-  x=x,
-  from=y,
-  to=y-self.exmg,
+  x=x-self.spc_full,
+  from=y-5,
+  to=y-5-self.exmg,
   frames=self.exf,
  }
 end
+function zonk_mode:center(_, rows, cols)
+ local w,h = cols*self.spc_full, rows*self.lnh-1
+ self:at(_, 64-ceil(w/2), 64-ceil(h/2)) 
+end
 function zonk_mode:bon()
  self.brth.on=true
  self.brth.off_soon=false
@@ -788,7 +795,7 @@ function zonk_mode:next_item()
    self.line = nil
    self.expect_cfg_line = true
    self.cx = 0
-   self.cy = 0
+   self.cy = 5
    return 0, nil
   end
   self.line = split(line, " ")
@@ -803,10 +810,11 @@ function zonk_mode:next_item()
  local token = tostr(del(self.line, 1))
  while #token == 0 and #self.line > 0 do
   -- emit extra spaces
-  self.cx += 1 + self.spc_w
+  self.cx += self.spc_full
   token = tostr(deli(self.line, 1))
  end
  local pp,cmult=nrm_txt_pal,1
+ if (token[1]==">") token,self.cx=sub(token,2),self.cx+self.spc_full\2
  if (token[1]=="$") token,cmult=sub(token,2),2
  if (token[1]=="^") token,cmult=sub(token,2),0.5
  if (token[1]=="!") token,pp=sub(token,2),sfd_txt_pal
@@ -896,6 +904,7 @@ function zonk_mode:draw()
   self.txt_frame:draw()
  -- TODO: draw throbber
  if not self.playing_text and not self.confirmed and self.twt <= 0 then
+  font_default()
   print("➡️",121,121,12)
   print("➡️",120,120,self:throbber_color())
  end
@@ -903,7 +912,7 @@ function zonk_mode:draw()
 end
 
 function zonk_mode:throbber_color()
- if (not self.bwt) return ((t()<<1)&0x1 < 1) and 7 or 6
+ if (not self.bwt or self.bwt==0) return ((t()<<1)&0x1 < 1) and 7 or 6
  return self.brth:matches(self.bwt) and 7 or 6
 end
 
@@ -964,7 +973,7 @@ function ao_splash:draw()
  self.c:draw()
  if self.fwait < ao_splash.fwait then
   print("18+", 55, 60, 7)
-  print("aDULTS ONLY", 35, 90, 15)
+  print("aDULTS ONLY", 30, 90, 15)
  end
  if (self.d) self.d:draw()
 end
@@ -1548,11 +1557,11 @@ function start_game()
   {
    f=zonk_mode.new,
    params={{
-    file=[[at:2:55
-hI! iN A LATER VERSION
-THERE WILL BE ACTUAL
-INSTRUCTIONS HERE AND
-THE BG WON'T BE ON.]],
+    file=[[center:4:20
+wELCOME! iN A LATER
+VERSION, THERE WILL
+BE INSTRUCTIONS HERE
+AND NO BG yet.]],
     txd=0,
     txf=1,
     cmul=0.25,
@@ -1567,23 +1576,23 @@ THE BG WON'T BE ON.]],
   {
    f = zonk_mode.new,
    params={{
-    file=[[at:40:40
+    file=[[center:5:14
 ZONK TEXT TEST
 #ZONK TEXT #TEST
 $ZONK $TEXT $TEST
 !ZONK !TEXT !TEST
 ^ZONK ^TEXT ^TEST
 -----
-at:30:60 bon bpal:1 set:confirmed:true set:bwt:1 set:txf:2 set:txd:0 set:exd:0 set:exf:10
+center:1:13 bon bpal:1 set:confirmed:true set:bwt:1 set:txf:2 set:txd:0 set:exd:0 set:exf:10
 bREATHE IN...
 -----
-at:28:60 set:confirmed:true set:bwt:2 bpal:2
+center:1:14 set:confirmed:true set:bwt:2 bpal:2
 bREATHE OUT...
 -----
-set:bwt:0 set:txd:16 set:txf:20 set:exf:60 at:1:55
-gREAT! iT'S LIKE YOU'VE
-  BEEN DOING THIS YOUR
-         ENTIRE LIFE.
+set:bwt:0 set:txd:16 set:txf:20 set:exf:60 center:3:19
+ >gREAT! iT'S LIKE
+ YOU'VE BEEN DOING
+THIS ALL YOUR LIFE.
     ]],
    }},
   },