diff --git a/ape/talk.hoon b/ape/talk.hoon
index 7bdbfa43c..72946b620 100644
--- a/ape/talk.hoon
+++ b/ape/talk.hoon
@@ -1376,6 +1376,8 @@
       ~&  [%bad-subscribe-story-c i.t.pax]
       (ra-evil %talk-no-story)
     =+  soy=~(. pa i.t.pax u.pur)
+    ?.  (pa-visible:soy her)
+      (ra-evil %talk-no-story)
     =^  who  +>.$  (ra-human her)
     =.  soy  ?.((~(has in vab) %a) soy (pa-watch-group:soy her))
     =.  soy  ?.((~(has in vab) %v) soy (pa-watch-glyph:soy her))
@@ -1466,6 +1468,16 @@
       ::==
       &
     ::
+    ++  pa-visible                                      ::  display to
+      |=  her=ship
+      ^-  ?
+      ?-  p.cordon.shape
+        %black  &
+        %green  &
+        %brown  =(her our.hid)
+        %white  (~(has in q.cordon.shape) her)
+      ==
+    ::
     ++  pa-report                                       ::  update
       |=  [wac=(set bone) caw=report]
       ::  ~&  [%pa-report man -.caw]
diff --git a/pub/talk/hymn.hook b/pub/talk/hymn.hook
index a8abed343..16184e286 100644
--- a/pub/talk/hymn.hook
+++ b/pub/talk/hymn.hook
@@ -2,6 +2,16 @@
 ::
 ::::  /hook/hymn/fab/talk/pub/
   ::
+/+  talk
+/=  gas  /$  fuel                                       ::  get request info
+=+  aut=?=(~ but.gas)
+=+  ^-  man=span
+    ~|  bad-path/but.gas
+    %-  need
+    ?+  but.gas  ~
+      [@ ~]  ((sand %ta) i.but.gas)
+      ~      (some (main:talk (slav %p -:%)))
+    ==
 |%
 ++  cdnj
   |=  a=wall  ^-  marl
@@ -21,8 +31,7 @@
       "lodash.js/2.4.1/lodash.min.js"
       "react/0.13.1/react.js"
     ==
-    :: remove /~~ for anon
-    ;script(type "text/javascript", src "/~~/~/at/home/lib/urb.js");
+    ;script(type "text/javascript", src "{?:(aut "/~~" "")}/~/at/home/lib/urb.js");
     ;meta(name "viewport", content "width=device-width, height=device-height, ".
      "initial-scale=1.0, user-scalable=0, minimum-scale=1.0, maximum-scale=1.0");
     ;link(type "text/css", rel "stylesheet", href "/home/pub/talk/src/css/main.css");
@@ -35,6 +44,7 @@
       ;div#writing-container;
       ;div#scrolling: BOTTOM
     ==
+    ;script: window.talk = {(pojo (joba 'mainStation' s/man))}
     ;script(type "text/javascript", src "/home/pub/talk/src/js/main.js");
   ==
 ==
diff --git a/pub/talk/src/js/components/MessagesComponent.coffee b/pub/talk/src/js/components/MessagesComponent.coffee
index f775649ce..c337106b2 100644
--- a/pub/talk/src/js/components/MessagesComponent.coffee
+++ b/pub/talk/src/js/components/MessagesComponent.coffee
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ module.exports = recl
     last:MessageStore.getLast()
     fetching:MessageStore.getFetching()
     listening:MessageStore.getListening()
-    station:window.util.mainStation()
+    station:window.talk.mainStation
     stations:StationStore.getStations()
     configs:StationStore.getConfigs()
     typing:MessageStore.getTyping()
diff --git a/pub/talk/src/js/components/StationComponent.coffee b/pub/talk/src/js/components/StationComponent.coffee
index f6973e028..7cd76078b 100644
--- a/pub/talk/src/js/components/StationComponent.coffee
+++ b/pub/talk/src/js/components/StationComponent.coffee
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ module.exports = recl
   stateFromStore: -> {
     audi:StationStore.getAudience()
     members:StationStore.getMembers()
-    station:window.util.mainStation()
+    station:window.talk.mainStation
     stations:StationStore.getStations()
     configs:StationStore.getConfigs()
     typing:StationStore.getTyping()
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ module.exports = recl
     StationActions.setSources @state.station,_sources
 
   render: ->
+    if window.urb.user isnt window.urb.ship #foreign
+      return div {id:"station"}
+    
     parts = []
     members = []
 
diff --git a/pub/talk/src/js/components/WritingComponent.coffee b/pub/talk/src/js/components/WritingComponent.coffee
index fd8bf36bf..795df136f 100644
--- a/pub/talk/src/js/components/WritingComponent.coffee
+++ b/pub/talk/src/js/components/WritingComponent.coffee
@@ -108,7 +108,9 @@ module.exports = recl
     @cursorAtEnd
 
   addCC: (audi) ->
-    listening = @state.config[window.util.mainStation(window.urb.user)].sources
+    if window.urb.user isnt window.urb.ship #foreign
+      return audi
+    listening = @state.config[window.util.mainStation(window.urb.user)]?.sources ? []
     cc = false
     for s in audi
       if listening.indexOf(s) is -1
@@ -251,6 +253,9 @@ module.exports = recl
   _onChangeStore: -> @setState @stateFromStore()
 
   render: ->
+    # if window.urb.user isnt window.urb.ship #foreign
+    #   return div {className:"writing"}
+    
     user = "~"+window.urb.user
     iden = StationStore.getMember(user)
     ship = if iden then iden.ship else user
@@ -262,7 +267,7 @@ module.exports = recl
       audi[k] = v.slice(1)
 
     k = "writing"
-
+    
     div {className:k}, [
       (div {className:"attr"}, [
         (React.createElement Member, iden)
diff --git a/pub/talk/src/js/main.coffee b/pub/talk/src/js/main.coffee
index 2ac64c711..a3ea6156d 100644
--- a/pub/talk/src/js/main.coffee
+++ b/pub/talk/src/js/main.coffee
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ $(() ->
 
   rend = React.render
   
-  window.talk = {}
   window.talk.online = yes
 
   setInterval (->
diff --git a/pub/talk/src/js/main.js b/pub/talk/src/js/main.js
index 3c5d2a4fd..e522a1722 100644
--- a/pub/talk/src/js/main.js
+++ b/pub/talk/src/js/main.js
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ module.exports = recl({
       last: MessageStore.getLast(),
       fetching: MessageStore.getFetching(),
       listening: MessageStore.getListening(),
-      station: window.util.mainStation(),
+      station: window.talk.mainStation,
       stations: StationStore.getStations(),
       configs: StationStore.getConfigs(),
       typing: MessageStore.getTyping(),
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ module.exports = recl({
     return {
       audi: StationStore.getAudience(),
       members: StationStore.getMembers(),
-      station: window.util.mainStation(),
+      station: window.talk.mainStation,
       stations: StationStore.getStations(),
       configs: StationStore.getConfigs(),
       typing: StationStore.getTyping(),
@@ -648,6 +648,11 @@ module.exports = recl({
   },
   render: function() {
     var _remove, _sources, members, parts, sourceCtrl, sourceInput, sources;
+    if (window.urb.user !== window.urb.ship) {
+      return div({
+        id: "station"
+      });
+    }
     parts = [];
     members = [];
     if (this.state.station && this.state.members) {
@@ -825,8 +830,11 @@ module.exports = recl({
     return this.cursorAtEnd;
   },
   addCC: function(audi) {
-    var cc, i, len, listening, s;
-    listening = this.state.config[window.util.mainStation(window.urb.user)].sources;
+    var cc, i, len, listening, ref1, ref2, s;
+    if (window.urb.user !== window.urb.ship) {
+      return audi;
+    }
+    listening = (ref1 = (ref2 = this.state.config[window.util.mainStation(window.urb.user)]) != null ? ref2.sources : void 0) != null ? ref1 : [];
     cc = false;
     for (i = 0, len = audi.length; i < len; i++) {
       s = audi[i];
@@ -1057,7 +1065,6 @@ $(function() {
   var $c, MessagesComponent, StationActions, StationComponent, WritingComponent, rend;
   StationActions = require('./actions/StationActions.coffee');
   rend = React.render;
-  window.talk = {};
   window.talk.online = true;
   setInterval((function() {
     window.talk.online = window.urb.poll.dely < 500;
@@ -6719,7 +6726,7 @@ _.merge(window.util, {
   },
   mainStation: function(user) {
     if (user == null) {
-      user = window.urb.user;
+      user = window.urb.ship;
     }
     switch (user.length) {
       case 3:
diff --git a/pub/talk/src/js/util.coffee b/pub/talk/src/js/util.coffee
index 7841ab2fd..19ec81eb8 100644
--- a/pub/talk/src/js/util.coffee
+++ b/pub/talk/src/js/util.coffee
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ _.merge window.util,
   mainStationPath: (user = window.urb.user) -> 
     "~#{user}/#{window.util.mainStation(user)}"
 
-  mainStation: (user = window.urb.user) ->
+  mainStation: (user = window.urb.ship) ->
     switch user.length
       when 3
         return "court"