diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 62b28ded2..2bdcee4fe 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -283,6 +283,7 @@ V_OFILES=\
        v/reck.o \
        v/save.o \
        v/sist.o \
+       v/temp.o \
        v/term.o \
        v/time.o \
        v/unix.o \
diff --git a/include/c/motes.h b/include/c/motes.h
index 4bb4e88f6..82427b694 100644
--- a/include/c/motes.h
+++ b/include/c/motes.h
@@ -994,6 +994,7 @@
 #   define c3__teal   c3_s4('t','e','a','l')
 #   define c3__teck   c3_s4('t','e','c','k')
 #   define c3__tell   c3_s4('t','e','l','l')
+#   define c3__temp   c3_s4('t','e','m','p')
 #   define c3__terg   c3_s4('t','e','r','g')
 #   define c3__term   c3_s4('t','e','r','m')
 #   define c3__test   c3_s4('t','e','s','t')
@@ -1001,6 +1002,7 @@
 #   define c3__this   c3_s4('t','h','i','s')
 #   define c3__thin   c3_s4('t','h','i','n')
 #   define c3__thud   c3_s4('t','h','u','d')
+#   define c3__time   c3_s4('t','i','m','e')
 #   define c3__tgbn   c3_s4('t','g','b','n')
 #   define c3__tgbr   c3_s4('t','g','b','r')
 #   define c3__tgdg   c3_s4('t','g','d','g')
diff --git a/include/v/vere.h b/include/v/vere.h
index 6159c2d10..70a8b9679 100644
--- a/include/v/vere.h
+++ b/include/v/vere.h
@@ -373,6 +373,14 @@
         u2_bean    alm;                     //  alarm
       } u2_batz;
 
+    /* u2_temp: just a timer for ever
+    */
+      typedef struct _u2_temp {
+        uv_timer_t tim_u;                   //  clay timer
+        c3_w       run_w;                   //  run of consecutive alarms
+        u2_bean    alm;                     //  alarm
+      } u2_temp;
+
     /* u2_utfo: unix terminfo strings.
     */
       typedef struct {
@@ -553,6 +561,7 @@
         u2_opts    ops_u;                   //  commandline options
         u2_unix    unx_u;                   //  sync and clay
         u2_batz    beh_u;                   //  batz timer
+        u2_temp    teh_u;                   //  temp timer
         u2_bean    liv;                     //  if u2_no, shut down
         c3_i       xit_i;                   //  exit code for shutdown
         void*      ssl_u;                   //  struct SSL_CTX*
@@ -1097,6 +1106,24 @@
         u2_batz_io_poll(void);
 
 
+    /**  Temp, just a timer.
+    **/
+      /* u2_temp_io_init(): initialize temp timer.
+      */
+        void
+        u2_temp_io_init(void);
+
+      /* u2_temp_io_exit(): terminate timer.
+      */
+        void
+        u2_temp_io_exit(void);
+
+      /* u2_temp_io_poll(): update temp IO state.
+      */
+        void
+        u2_temp_io_poll(void);
+
+
     /**  HTTP server.
     **/
       /* u2_http_ef_thou(): send %thou effect to http.
diff --git a/v/loop.c b/v/loop.c
index 6d1979438..8a344dd8b 100644
--- a/v/loop.c
+++ b/v/loop.c
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ _lo_init()
   u2_cttp_io_init();
   u2_save_io_init();
   u2_batz_io_init();
+  u2_temp_io_init();
 }
 
 /* _lo_talk(): bring up listeners across the process.
@@ -193,6 +194,7 @@ u2_lo_exit(void)
   u2_cttp_io_exit();
   u2_save_io_exit();
   u2_batz_io_exit();
+  u2_temp_io_exit();
 }
 
 /* _lo_poll(): reset event flags across the process.
@@ -206,6 +208,7 @@ _lo_poll(void)
   u2_save_io_poll();
   u2_unix_io_poll();
   u2_batz_io_poll();
+  u2_temp_io_poll();
 }
 
 #if 0
@@ -219,6 +222,7 @@ _lo_how(u2_noun how)
 
     case c3__ames: return "ames";
     case c3__batz: return "batz";
+    case c3__temp: return "temp";
     case c3__term: return "cons";
     case c3__htcn: return "http-conn";
     case c3__htls: return "http-lisn";
diff --git a/v/raft.c b/v/raft.c
index f0c071609..99023f6e0 100644
--- a/v/raft.c
+++ b/v/raft.c
@@ -1562,6 +1562,7 @@ _raft_punk(u2_reck* rec_u, u2_noun ovo)
   //
   if ( c3__wake != u2h(u2t(ovo)) ) {
     u2_Host.beh_u.run_w = 0;
+    u2_Host.teh_u.run_w = 0;
   }
 
 #ifdef GHETTO
diff --git a/v/reck.c b/v/reck.c
index 19b194282..311d8c425 100644
--- a/v/reck.c
+++ b/v/reck.c
@@ -169,7 +169,6 @@ _reck_nock_keep(u2_reck* rec_u, u2_noun hap)
 {
   u2_noun fun = u2_cn_nock(u2k(rec_u->roc), u2k(u2_cx_at(4, rec_u->roc)));
   u2_noun sam = u2nc(u2k(rec_u->now), hap);
-
   return u2_cn_mung(fun, sam);
 }
 
diff --git a/v/temp.c b/v/temp.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a13ee153d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/v/temp.c
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+/* v/temp.c
+**
+**  This file is in the public domain.
+*/
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <sys/ioctl.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <setjmp.h>
+#include <gmp.h>
+#include <dirent.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <uv.h>
+#include <curses.h>
+#include <termios.h>
+#include <term.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+
+#include "all.h"
+#include "f/coal.h"
+#include "v/vere.h"
+
+/* u2_temp(): initialize time timer.
+*/
+void
+u2_temp_io_init(void)
+{
+  u2_temp* teh_u = &u2_Host.teh_u;
+
+  uv_timer_init(u2L, &teh_u->tim_u);
+  teh_u->alm = u2_no;
+}
+
+/* u2_temp_io_exit(): terminate timer.
+*/
+void
+u2_temp_io_exit(void)
+{
+}
+
+/* _temp_time_cb(): timer callback.
+*/
+static void
+_temp_time_cb(uv_timer_t* tim_u)
+{
+  u2_temp* teh_u = &u2_Host.teh_u;
+  if(teh_u->run_w < 1024) {
+    teh_u->run_w++;
+  }
+
+  u2_lo_open();
+  {
+    u2_reck_plan
+      (u2A,
+       u2nt(u2_blip, c3__temp, u2_nul),
+       u2nc(c3__wake, u2_nul));
+  }
+  u2_lo_shut(u2_no);
+}
+
+/* u2_temp_io_poll(): update temp IO state.
+*/
+void
+u2_temp_io_poll(void)
+{
+  u2_temp* teh_u = &u2_Host.teh_u;
+  u2_noun  wen   = u2_reck_keep(u2A, u2nt(u2_blip, c3__temp, u2_nul));
+
+  if ( (u2_nul != wen) &&
+       (u2_yes == u2du(wen)) &&
+       (u2_yes == u2ud(u2t(wen))) )
+  {
+    c3_d gap_d = u2_time_gap_ms(u2k(u2A->now), u2k(u2t(wen)));
+
+    gap_d += teh_u->run_w;
+
+    if ( u2_yes == teh_u->alm ) {
+      uv_timer_stop(&teh_u->tim_u);
+    }
+    else teh_u->alm = u2_yes;
+
+    uv_timer_start(&teh_u->tim_u, _temp_time_cb, gap_d, 0);
+  }
+  else {
+    if ( u2_yes == teh_u->alm ) {
+      uv_timer_stop(&teh_u->tim_u);
+    }
+    teh_u->alm = u2_no;
+  }
+  u2z(wen);
+}