diff --git a/pkg/arvo/neo/src/std/imp/chat.hoon b/pkg/arvo/neo/src/std/imp/chat.hoon
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+/@  message
+/@  chat-diff
+/@  chat
+/@  sig
+=> 
+|%
+++  state  chat
+++  msg-loc
+  |=  =bowl:neo
+  ^-  path
+  /(scot %p our.bowl)/base/(scot %da now.bowl)/lib/message/hoon
+++  poke  chat-diff
+--
+^-  firm:neo
+|%
++$  state  %chat
++$  poke  %chat-diff
+++  kids
+  =<  apex
+  |%
+  ++  apex
+    %-  ~(gas by *kids:neo)
+    :~  messages
+    ==
+  ++  messages
+    :-  ~[&/%messages |/%da]
+    [message sig]
+  --
+
+++  deps
+  =<  apex
+  |%
+  ++  apex
+    %-  ~(gas by *deps:neo)
+    :~  open/open
+    ==
+  ++  open
+    [| ,? ,?]
+  --
+++  form
+  ^-  form:neo
+  |_  [=bowl:neo case=@ud state-vase=vase *]
+  +*  sta  !<(chat state-vase)
+  ++  call
+    |=  [old-state=vase act=*]
+    =+  ;;(=poke act)
+    ?:  ?=(%dbug -.poke)
+      ~&  dbug/bowl
+      *(list card)
+    ?.  ?=(%msg -.poke)
+      *(list card)
+    [%neo (welp were.bowl ~[da/now.bowl]) %make %message `!>(msg.poke) ~]^~
+  ++  reduce
+    |=  pok=*
+    ^-  vase
+    =+  ;;(=poke pok)
+    =/  sta  sta
+    ?.  ;;(? +:(~(gut by deps.bowl) %open [*pith &]))
+      ~&(dropping-poke/poke !>(sta))
+    ?>  |(=(our src):bowl (~(has in who.sta) src.bowl))
+    =-  !>(-)
+    ^-  state
+    ?-  -.poke
+      %title  !! :: sta(title title.poke)
+      %add    sta(who (~(put in who.sta) ship.poke))
+      %del    sta(who (~(del in who.sta) ship.poke))
+      ?(%dbug %msg)   sta
+    ==
+  ++  init
+    |=  old=(unit vase)
+    !>(*state)
+  ++  born  *(list card:neo)
+  ++  echo
+    |=  [=pith val=*]
+    *(list card:neo)
+  ++  take
+    |=  =sign:neo
+    *(list card:neo)
+  --
+--
diff --git a/pkg/arvo/neo/src/std/pro/sig.hoon b/pkg/arvo/neo/src/std/pro/sig.hoon
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+,~