diff --git a/src/lib/client/api.js b/src/lib/client/api.js
index c02517a..27f0e0b 100644
--- a/src/lib/client/api.js
+++ b/src/lib/client/api.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { client } from '../client/client.js';
+import { Client } from '../client/client.js';
 import { capabilities } from '../client/instance.js';
 import Post from '../post.js';
 import User from '../user/user.js';
@@ -31,23 +31,25 @@ export async function createApp(host) {
 }
 
 export function getOAuthUrl() {
-    return `https://${get(client).instance.host}/oauth/authorize` +
-        `?client_id=${get(client).app.id}` +
+    let client = get(Client.get());
+    return `https://${client.instance.host}/oauth/authorize` +
+        `?client_id=${client.app.id}` +
         "&scope=read+write+push" +
         `&redirect_uri=${location.origin}/callback` +
         "&response_type=code";
 }
 
 export async function getToken(code) {
+    let client = get(Client.get());
     let form = new FormData();
-    form.append("client_id", get(client).app.id);
-    form.append("client_secret", get(client).app.secret);
+    form.append("client_id", client.app.id);
+    form.append("client_secret", client.app.secret);
     form.append("redirect_uri", `${location.origin}/callback`);
     form.append("grant_type", "authorization_code");
     form.append("code", code);
     form.append("scope", "read write push");
 
-    const res = await fetch(`https://${get(client).instance.host}/oauth/token`, {
+    const res = await fetch(`https://${client.instance.host}/oauth/token`, {
         method: "POST",
         body: form,
     })
@@ -63,12 +65,13 @@ export async function getToken(code) {
 }
 
 export async function revokeToken() {
+    let client = get(Client.get());
     let form = new FormData();
-    form.append("client_id", get(client).app.id);
-    form.append("client_secret", get(client).app.secret);
-    form.append("token", get(client).app.token);
+    form.append("client_id", client.app.id);
+    form.append("client_secret", client.app.secret);
+    form.append("token", client.app.token);
 
-    const res = await fetch(`https://${get(client).instance.host}/oauth/revoke`, {
+    const res = await fetch(`https://${client.instance.host}/oauth/revoke`, {
         method: "POST",
         body: form,
     })
@@ -82,32 +85,34 @@ export async function revokeToken() {
 }
 
 export async function verifyCredentials() {
-    let url = `https://${get(client).instance.host}/api/v1/accounts/verify_credentials`;
+    let client = get(Client.get());
+    let url = `https://${client.instance.host}/api/v1/accounts/verify_credentials`;
     const data = await fetch(url, {
         method: 'GET',
-        headers: { "Authorization": "Bearer " + get(client).app.token }
+        headers: { "Authorization": "Bearer " + client.app.token }
     }).then(res => res.json());
 
     return data;
 }
 
 export async function getTimeline(last_post_id) {
-    if (!get(client).instance || !get(client).app) return false;
-    let url = `https://${get(client).instance.host}/api/v1/timelines/home`;
+    let client = get(Client.get());
+    let url = `https://${client.instance.host}/api/v1/timelines/home`;
     if (last_post_id) url += "?max_id=" + last_post_id;
     const data = await fetch(url, {
         method: 'GET',
-        headers: { "Authorization": "Bearer " + get(client).app.token }
+        headers: { "Authorization": "Bearer " + client.app.token }
     }).then(res => res.json());
 
     return data;
 }
 
 export async function getPost(post_id, ancestor_count) {
-    let url = `https://${get(client).instance.host}/api/v1/statuses/${post_id}`;
+    let client = get(Client.get());
+    let url = `https://${client.instance.host}/api/v1/statuses/${post_id}`;
     const data = await fetch(url, {
         method: 'GET',
-        headers: { "Authorization": "Bearer " + get(client).app.token }
+        headers: { "Authorization": "Bearer " + client.app.token }
     }).then(res => { return res.ok ? res.json() : false });
 
     if (data === false) return false;
@@ -115,10 +120,11 @@ export async function getPost(post_id, ancestor_count) {
 }
 
 export async function getPostContext(post_id) {
-    let url = `https://${get(client).instance.host}/api/v1/statuses/${post_id}/context`;
+    let client = get(Client.get());
+    let url = `https://${client.instance.host}/api/v1/statuses/${post_id}/context`;
     const data = await fetch(url, {
         method: 'GET',
-        headers: { "Authorization": "Bearer " + get(client).app.token }
+        headers: { "Authorization": "Bearer " + client.app.token }
     }).then(res => { return res.ok ? res.json() : false });
 
     if (data === false) return false;
@@ -126,10 +132,11 @@ export async function getPostContext(post_id) {
 }
 
 export async function boostPost(post_id) {
-    let url = `https://${get(client).instance.host}/api/v1/statuses/${post_id}/reblog`;
+    let client = get(Client.get());
+    let url = `https://${client.instance.host}/api/v1/statuses/${post_id}/reblog`;
     const data = await fetch(url, {
         method: 'POST',
-        headers: { "Authorization": "Bearer " + get(client).app.token }
+        headers: { "Authorization": "Bearer " + client.app.token }
     }).then(res => { return res.ok ? res.json() : false });
 
     if (data === false) return false;
@@ -137,10 +144,11 @@ export async function boostPost(post_id) {
 }
 
 export async function unboostPost(post_id) {
-    let url = `https://${get(client).instance.host}/api/v1/statuses/${post_id}/unreblog`;
+    let client = get(Client.get());
+    let url = `https://${client.instance.host}/api/v1/statuses/${post_id}/unreblog`;
     const data = await fetch(url, {
         method: 'POST',
-        headers: { "Authorization": "Bearer " + get(client).app.token }
+        headers: { "Authorization": "Bearer " + client.app.token }
     }).then(res => { return res.ok ? res.json() : false });
 
     if (data === false) return false;
@@ -148,10 +156,11 @@ export async function unboostPost(post_id) {
 }
 
 export async function favouritePost(post_id) {
-    let url = `https://${get(client).instance.host}/api/v1/statuses/${post_id}/favourite`;
+    let client = get(Client.get());
+    let url = `https://${client.instance.host}/api/v1/statuses/${post_id}/favourite`;
     const data = await fetch(url, {
         method: 'POST',
-        headers: { "Authorization": "Bearer " + get(client).app.token }
+        headers: { "Authorization": "Bearer " + client.app.token }
     }).then(res => { return res.ok ? res.json() : false });
 
     if (data === false) return false;
@@ -159,10 +168,11 @@ export async function favouritePost(post_id) {
 }
 
 export async function unfavouritePost(post_id) {
-    let url = `https://${get(client).instance.host}/api/v1/statuses/${post_id}/unfavourite`;
+    let client = get(Client.get());
+    let url = `https://${client.instance.host}/api/v1/statuses/${post_id}/unfavourite`;
     const data = await fetch(url, {
         method: 'POST',
-        headers: { "Authorization": "Bearer " + get(client).app.token }
+        headers: { "Authorization": "Bearer " + client.app.token }
     }).then(res => { return res.ok ? res.json() : false });
 
     if (data === false) return false;
@@ -175,10 +185,11 @@ export async function reactPost(post_id, shortcode) {
     // to the default like emote.
     // identical api calls on chuckya instances do not display
     // this behaviour.
-    let url = `https://${get(client).instance.host}/api/v1/statuses/${post_id}/react/${encodeURIComponent(shortcode)}`;
+    let client = get(Client.get());
+    let url = `https://${client.instance.host}/api/v1/statuses/${post_id}/react/${encodeURIComponent(shortcode)}`;
     const data = await fetch(url, {
         method: 'POST',
-        headers: { "Authorization": "Bearer " + get(client).app.token }
+        headers: { "Authorization": "Bearer " + client.app.token }
     }).then(res => { return res.ok ? res.json() : false });
 
     if (data === false) return false;
@@ -186,23 +197,26 @@ export async function reactPost(post_id, shortcode) {
 }
 
 export async function unreactPost(post_id, shortcode) {
-    let url = `https://${get(client).instance.host}/api/v1/statuses/${post_id}/unreact/${encodeURIComponent(shortcode)}`;
+    let client = get(Client.get());
+    let url = `https://${client.instance.host}/api/v1/statuses/${post_id}/unreact/${encodeURIComponent(shortcode)}`;
     const data = await fetch(url, {
         method: 'POST',
-        headers: { "Authorization": "Bearer " + get(client).app.token }
+        headers: { "Authorization": "Bearer " + client.app.token }
     }).then(res => { return res.ok ? res.json() : false });
 
     if (data === false) return false;
     return data;
 }
 
-export async function parsePost(data, ancestor_count) {
+export async function parsePost(data, ancestor_count, with_context) {
+    let client = get(Client.get());
     let post = new Post();
 
     post.text = data.content;
 
     post.reply = null;
-    if ((data.in_reply_to_id || data.reply) &&
+    if (!with_context && // ancestor replies are handled in full later
+        (data.in_reply_to_id || data.reply) &&
         ancestor_count !== 0
     ) {
         const reply_data = data.reply || await getPost(data.in_reply_to_id, ancestor_count - 1);
@@ -211,9 +225,29 @@ export async function parsePost(data, ancestor_count) {
         if (!reply_data) return false;
         post.reply = await parsePost(reply_data, ancestor_count - 1, false);
     }
-
     post.boost = data.reblog ? await parsePost(data.reblog, 1, false) : null;
 
+    post.replies = [];
+    if (with_context) {
+        const replies_data = await getPostContext(data.id);
+        if (replies_data) {
+            // posts this is replying to
+            if (replies_data.ancestors) {
+                let head = post;
+                while (replies_data.ancestors.length > 0) {
+                    head.reply = await parsePost(replies_data.ancestors.pop(), 0, false);
+                    head = head.reply;
+                }
+            }
+            // posts in reply to this
+            if (replies_data.descendants) {
+                for (let i in replies_data.descendants) {
+                    post.replies.push(await parsePost(replies_data.descendants[i], 0, false));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     post.id = data.id;
     post.created_at = new Date(data.created_at);
     post.user = await parseUser(data.account);
@@ -241,7 +275,7 @@ export async function parsePost(data, ancestor_count) {
         });
     }
 
-    if (data.reactions && get(client).instance.capabilities.includes(capabilities.REACTIONS)) {
+    if (data.reactions && client.instance.capabilities.includes(capabilities.REACTIONS)) {
         post.reactions = parseReactions(data.reactions);
     }
     return post;
@@ -252,7 +286,8 @@ export async function parseUser(data) {
         console.error("Attempted to parse user data but no data was provided");
         return null;
     }
-    let user = await get(client).getCacheUser(data.id);
+    let client = get(Client.get());
+    let user = await client.getCacheUser(data.id);
 
     if (user) return user;
     // cache miss!
@@ -267,7 +302,7 @@ export async function parseUser(data) {
     if (data.acct.includes('@'))
         user.host = data.acct.split('@')[1];
     else
-        user.host = get(client).instance.host;
+        user.host = client.instance.host;
 
     user.emojis = [];
     data.emojis.forEach(emoji_data => {
@@ -277,11 +312,12 @@ export async function parseUser(data) {
         user.emojis.push(parseEmoji(emoji_data));
     });
 
-    get(client).putCacheUser(user);
+    client.putCacheUser(user);
     return user;
 }
 
 export function parseReactions(data) {
+    let client = get(Client.get());
     let reactions = [];
     data.forEach(reaction_data => {
         let reaction = {
@@ -302,15 +338,16 @@ export function parseEmoji(data) {
         data.host,
         data.url,
     );
-    get(client).putCacheEmoji(emoji);
+    get(Client.get()).putCacheEmoji(emoji);
     return emoji;
 }
 
 export async function getUser(user_id) {
-    let url = `https://${get(client).instance.host}/api/v1/accounts/${user_id}`;
+    let client = get(Client.get());
+    let url = `https://${client.instance.host}/api/v1/accounts/${user_id}`;
     const data = await fetch(url, {
         method: 'GET',
-        headers: { "Authorization": "Bearer " + get(client).app.token }
+        headers: { "Authorization": "Bearer " + client.app.token }
     }).then(res => res.json());
 
     const user = await parseUser(data);
diff --git a/src/lib/client/client.js b/src/lib/client/client.js
index 6e96f19..f4e3788 100644
--- a/src/lib/client/client.js
+++ b/src/lib/client/client.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { Instance, server_types } from './instance.js';
 import * as api from './api.js';
 import { get, writable } from 'svelte/store';
 
-export const client = writable(false);
+let client = writable(false);
 
 const save_name = "campfire";
 
@@ -22,6 +22,15 @@ export class Client {
         };
     }
 
+    static get() {
+        let current = get(client);
+        if (current && current.app) return client;
+        let new_client = new Client();
+        new_client.load();
+        client.set(new_client);
+        return client;
+    }
+
     async init(host) {
         if (host.startsWith("https://")) host = host.substring(8);
         const url = `https://${host}/api/v1/instance`;
@@ -67,30 +76,30 @@ export class Client {
             console.error("Failed to obtain access token");
             return false;
         }
-        return token;
+        this.app.token = token;
+        client.set(this);
     }
 
     async revokeToken() {
         return await api.revokeToken();
     }
 
-    async getUser() {
-        // already known
+    async verifyCredentials() {
         if (this.user) return this.user;
-
-        // cannot provide- not logged in
         if (!this.app || !this.app.token) {
+            this.user = false;
             return false;
         }
-
-        // logged in- attempt to retrieve using token
         const data = await api.verifyCredentials();
         if (!data) {
+            this.user = false;
             return false;
         }
-        const user = await api.parseUser(data);
-        console.log(`Logged in as @${user.username}@${user.host}`);
-        return user;
+        await client.update(async c => {
+            c.user = await api.parseUser(data);
+            console.log(`Logged in as @${c.user.username}@${c.user.host}`);
+        });
+        return this.user;
     }
 
     async getTimeline(last_post_id) {
@@ -101,10 +110,6 @@ export class Client {
         return await api.getPost(post_id, parent_replies, child_replies);
     }
 
-    async getPostContext(post_id) {
-        return await api.getPostContext(post_id);
-    }
-
     async boostPost(post_id) {
         return await api.boostPost(post_id);
     }
@@ -194,7 +199,7 @@ export class Client {
             console.warn("Failed to log out correctly; ditching the old tokens anyways.");
         }
         localStorage.removeItem(save_name);
-        client.set(new Client());
+        client.set(false);
         console.log("Logged out successfully.");
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/emoji.js b/src/lib/emoji.js
index 89df2d1..4fdd161 100644
--- a/src/lib/emoji.js
+++ b/src/lib/emoji.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { client } from './client/client.js';
+import { Client } from './client/client.js';
 import { get } from 'svelte/store';
 
 export const EMOJI_REGEX = /:[\w\-.]{0,32}@[\w\-.]{0,32}:/g;
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export function parseText(text, host) {
     let length = text.substring(index + 1).search(':');
     if (length <= 0) return text;
     let emoji_name = text.substring(index + 1, index + length + 1);
-    let emoji = get(client).getEmoji(emoji_name + '@' + host);
+    let emoji = get(Client.get()).getEmoji(emoji_name + '@' + host);
 
     if (emoji) {
         return text.substring(0, index) + emoji.html +
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export function parseText(text, host) {
 export function parseOne(emoji_id) {
     if (emoji_id == '❤') return '❤️'; // stupid heart unicode
     if (EMOJI_REGEX.exec(':' + emoji_id + ':')) return emoji_id;
-    let cached_emoji = get(client).getEmoji(emoji_id);
+    let cached_emoji = get(Client.get()).getEmoji(emoji_id);
     if (!cached_emoji) return emoji_id;
     return cached_emoji.html;
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/timeline.js b/src/lib/timeline.js
index a9fcdbf..5858199 100644
--- a/src/lib/timeline.js
+++ b/src/lib/timeline.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { client } from '$lib/client/client.js';
+import { Client } from '$lib/client/client.js';
 import { get, writable } from 'svelte/store';
 import { parsePost } from '$lib/client/api.js';
 
@@ -10,9 +10,11 @@ export async function getTimeline(clean) {
     if (loading) return; // no spamming!!
     loading = true;
 
+    let client = get(Client.get());
+
     let timeline_data;
-    if (clean || get(posts).length === 0) timeline_data = await get(client).getTimeline()
-    else timeline_data = await get(client).getTimeline(get(posts)[get(posts).length - 1].id);
+    if (clean || get(posts).length === 0) timeline_data = await client.getTimeline()
+    else timeline_data = await client.getTimeline(get(posts)[get(posts).length - 1].id);
 
     if (!timeline_data) {
         console.error(`Failed to retrieve timeline.`);
diff --git a/src/lib/ui/Feed.svelte b/src/lib/ui/Feed.svelte
index d249165..bd3cef4 100644
--- a/src/lib/ui/Feed.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/ui/Feed.svelte
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 <script>
     import Button from './Button.svelte';
     import Post from './post/Post.svelte';
+    import Error from './Error.svelte';
+    import { Client } from '$lib/client/client.js';
+    import { parsePost } from '$lib/client/api.js';
+    import { get } from 'svelte/store';
     import { posts, getTimeline } from '$lib/timeline.js';
 
     getTimeline();
@@ -11,15 +15,6 @@
     });
 </script>
 
-<header>
-    <h1>Home</h1>
-    <nav>
-        <Button centered active>Home</Button>
-        <Button centered disabled>Local</Button>
-        <Button centered disabled>Federated</Button>
-    </nav>
-</header>
-
 <div id="feed" role="feed">
     {#if posts.length <= 0}
         <div class="loading throb">
diff --git a/src/lib/ui/LoginForm.svelte b/src/lib/ui/LoginForm.svelte
deleted file mode 100644
index 8cf9b07..0000000
--- a/src/lib/ui/LoginForm.svelte
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,162 +0,0 @@
-<script>
-    import { client } from '$lib/client/client.js';
-    import { get } from 'svelte/store';
-
-    import Logo from '$lib/../img/campfire-logo.svg';
-
-    let instance_url_error = false;
-    let logging_in = false;
-
-    function log_in(event) {
-        event.preventDefault();
-        instance_url_error = false;
-
-        logging_in = true;
-        const host = event.target.host.value;
-
-        if (!host || host === "") {
-            instance_url_error = "Please enter an instance domain.";
-            logging_in = false;
-            return;
-        }
-
-        console.log(client);
-
-        get(client).init(host).then(res => {
-            logging_in = false;
-            if (!res) return;
-            if (res.constructor === String) {
-                instance_url_error = res;
-                return;
-            };
-            let oauth_url = get(client).getOAuthUrl();
-            location = oauth_url;
-        });
-    }
-</script>
-
-<form on:submit={log_in} id="login-form">
-    <div class="app-logo">
-        <Logo />
-    </div>
-    <p>Welcome, fediverse user!</p>
-    <p>Please enter your instance domain to log in.</p>
-    <div class="input-wrapper">
-        <input type="text" id="host" aria-label="instance domain" class={logging_in ? "throb" : ""}>
-        {#if instance_url_error}
-            <p class="error">{instance_url_error}</p>
-        {/if}
-    </div>
-    <br>
-    <button type="submit" id="login" class={logging_in ? "disabled" : ""}>Log in</button>
-    <p><small>
-        Please note this is
-        <strong><em>extremely experimental software</em></strong>;
-        things are likely to break!
-        <br>
-        If that's all cool with you, welcome aboard!
-    </small></p>
-
-    <p class="form-footer">made with ❤ by <a href="https://bliss.town">bliss town</a>, 2024</p>
-</form>
-
-<style>
-    form#login-form {
-        height: 100vh;
-        display: flex;
-        flex-direction: column;
-        justify-content: center;
-        align-items: center;
-        text-align: center;
-    }
-
-    .input-wrapper {
-        width: 360px;
-        margin: 0 auto;
-        display: flex;
-        flex-direction: column;
-        align-items: center;
-    }
-
-    input[type=text] {
-        width: 100%;
-        padding: 12px;
-        display: block;
-        border-radius: 8px;
-        border: 1px solid var(--accent);
-        background-color: var(--bg-800);
-
-        font-family: inherit;
-        font-weight: bold;
-        font-size: inherit;
-        color: var(--text);
-
-        transition: box-shadow .2s;
-    }
-
-    input[type=text]::placeholder {
-        opacity: .8;
-    }
-
-    input[type=text]:focus {
-        outline: none;
-        box-shadow: 0 0 16px color-mix(in srgb, transparent, var(--accent) 25%);
-    }
-
-    .error {
-        margin: 6px;
-        font-style: italic;
-        font-size: .9em;
-        color: red;
-        opacity: .7;
-    }
-
-    button#login {
-        margin: 8px auto;
-        padding: 12px 24px;
-        display: flex;
-        flex-direction: row;
-        justify-content: space-between;
-        align-items: center;
-
-        font-family: inherit;
-        font-size: 1rem;
-        font-weight: 600;
-        text-align: left;
-
-        border-radius: 8px;
-        border-width: 2px;
-        border-style: solid;
-
-        background-color: var(--bg-700);
-        color: var(--text);
-        border-color: transparent;
-
-        transition-property: border-color, background-color, color;
-        transition-timing-function: ease-out;
-        transition-duration: .1s;
-
-        cursor: pointer;
-        text-align: center;
-        justify-content: center;
-    }
-
-    button#login:hover {
-        background-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--bg-700), var(--accent) 10%);
-        border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--bg-700), var(--accent) 20%);
-    }
-
-    button#login:active {
-        background-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--bg-700), var(--bg-800) 50%);
-        border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--bg-700), var(--bg-800) 10%);
-    }
-
-    button#login.disabled {
-        opacity: .5;
-        cursor: initial;
-    }
-
-    .form-footer {
-        opacity: .7;
-    }
-</style>
diff --git a/src/lib/ui/Navigation.svelte b/src/lib/ui/Navigation.svelte
index 5ebbc5e..a513649 100644
--- a/src/lib/ui/Navigation.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/ui/Navigation.svelte
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     import Logo from '$lib/../img/campfire-logo.svg';
     import Button from './Button.svelte';
     import Feed from './Feed.svelte';
-    import { client } from '$lib/client/client.js';
+    import { Client } from '$lib/client/client.js';
     import { play_sound } from '$lib/sound.js';
     import { getTimeline } from '$lib/timeline.js';
     import { goto } from '$app/navigation';
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@
 
     const VERSION = APP_VERSION;
     
+    let client = false;
+    Client.get().subscribe(c => {
+        client = c;
+    });
+
     let notification_count = 0;
     if (notification_count > 99) notification_count = "99+";
 
@@ -39,20 +44,26 @@
 
     async function log_out() {
         if (!confirm("This will log you out. Are you sure?")) return;
-        await get(client).logout();
+        await get(Client.get()).logout();
         goto("/");
     }
 </script>
 
 <div id="navigation">
-    <header class="instance-header">
-        <div class="app-logo">
-            <Logo />
-        </div>
-    </header>
+    {#if client.instance && client.instance.icon_url && client.instance.banner_url}
+        <header class="instance-header" style="background-image: url({client.instance.banner_url})">
+            <img src={client.instance.icon_url} class="instance-icon" height="92px" aria-hidden="true">
+        </header>
+    {:else}
+        <header class="instance-header">
+            <div class="app-logo">
+                <Logo />
+            </div>
+        </header>
+    {/if}
 
     <div id="nav-items">
-        <Button label="Timeline" on:click={() => goTimeline()} active={!!$client.user}>
+        <Button label="Timeline" on:click={() => goTimeline()} active={client.user}>
             <svelte:fragment slot="icon">
                 <TimelineIcon/>
             </svelte:fragment>
@@ -106,7 +117,7 @@
             </Button>
     </div>
 
-    {#if $client.user}
+    {#if (client.user)}
     <div id="account-items">
         <div class="flex-row">
             <Button centered label="Profile information" disabled>
@@ -127,11 +138,11 @@
         </div>
 
         <div id="account-button">
-            <img src={$client.user.avatar_url} class="account-avatar" height="64px" alt="" aria-hidden="true" on:click={() => play_sound()}>
+            <img src={client.user.avatar_url} class="account-avatar" height="64px" alt="" aria-hidden="true" on:click={() => play_sound()}>
             <div class="account-name" aria-hidden="true">
-                <span class="nickname" title={$client.user.nickname}>{$client.user.nickname}</span>
-                <span class="username" title={`@${$client.user.username}@${$client.user.host}`}>
-                    {`@${$client.user.username}@${$client.user.host}`}
+                <span class="nickname" title={client.user.nickname}>{client.user.nickname}</span>
+                <span class="username" title={`@${client.user.username}@${client.user.host}`}>
+                    {`@${client.user.username}@${client.user.host}`}
                 </span>
             </div>
         </div>
diff --git a/src/lib/ui/post/ActionBar.svelte b/src/lib/ui/post/ActionBar.svelte
index 2b4c579..83a4781 100644
--- a/src/lib/ui/post/ActionBar.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/ui/post/ActionBar.svelte
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <script>
-    import { client } from '../../client/client.js';
+    import { Client } from '../../client/client.js';
     import * as api from '../../client/api.js';
     import { get } from 'svelte/store';
 
@@ -16,11 +16,12 @@
     export let post;
 
     async function toggleBoost() {
+        let client = get(Client.get());
         let data;
         if (post.boosted)
-            data = await get(client).unboostPost(post.id);
+            data = await client.unboostPost(post.id);
         else
-            data = await get(client).boostPost(post.id);
+            data = await client.boostPost(post.id);
         if (!data) {
             console.error(`Failed to boost post ${post.id}`);
             return;
@@ -30,11 +31,12 @@
     }
 
     async function toggleFavourite() {
+        let client = get(Client.get());
         let data;
         if (post.favourited)
-            data = await get(client).unfavouritePost(post.id);
+            data = await client.unfavouritePost(post.id);
         else
-            data = await get(client).favouritePost(post.id);
+            data = await client.favouritePost(post.id);
         if (!data) {
             console.error(`Failed to favourite post ${post.id}`);
             return;
@@ -46,12 +48,13 @@
 
     async function toggleReaction(reaction) {
         if (reaction.name.includes('@')) return;
+        let client = get(Client.get());
 
         let data;
         if (reaction.me)
-            data = await get(client).unreactPost(post.id, reaction.name);
+            data = await client.unreactPost(post.id, reaction.name);
         else
-            data = await get(client).reactPost(post.id, reaction.name);
+            data = await client.reactPost(post.id, reaction.name);
         if (!data) {
             console.error(`Failed to favourite post ${post.id}`);
             return;
diff --git a/src/lib/ui/post/BoostContext.svelte b/src/lib/ui/post/BoostContext.svelte
index 2194ef2..b9c8b6b 100644
--- a/src/lib/ui/post/BoostContext.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/ui/post/BoostContext.svelte
@@ -10,10 +10,7 @@
 <div class="post-context">
     <span class="post-context-icon">🔁</span>
     <span class="post-context-action">
-        <a href={post.user.url} target="_blank"><span class="name">
-                {@html parseEmojis(post.user.rich_name)}</span>
-        </a>
-        boosted this post.
+        <a href={post.user.url} target="_blank">{@html parseEmojis(post.user.rich_name)}</a> boosted this post.
     </span>
     <span class="post-context-time">
         <time title="{time_string}">{short_time(post.created_at)}</time>
@@ -51,12 +48,6 @@
         text-decoration: underline;
     }
 
-    .post-context .name :global(.emoji) {
-        position: relative;
-        top: .2em;
-        height: 1.2em;
-    }
-
     .post-context-time {
         margin-left: auto;
     }
diff --git a/src/lib/ui/post/Post.svelte b/src/lib/ui/post/Post.svelte
index b4e9dbe..e9949b4 100644
--- a/src/lib/ui/post/Post.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/ui/post/Post.svelte
@@ -50,9 +50,7 @@
 
 <div class="post-container">
     {#if post.reply}
-        {#await post.reply then reply}
-            <ReplyContext post={reply} />
-        {/await}
+        <ReplyContext post={post.reply} />
     {/if}
     {#if is_boost && !post_context.text}
         <BoostContext post={post_context} />
@@ -67,9 +65,7 @@
         <PostHeader post={post} />
         <Body post={post} />
         <footer class="post-footer">
-            {#if post.reactions}
-                <ReactionBar post={post} />
-            {/if}
+            <ReactionBar post={post} />
             <ActionBar post={post} />
         </footer>
     </article>
diff --git a/src/lib/ui/post/PostHeader.svelte b/src/lib/ui/post/PostHeader.svelte
index 93b0949..48aeda0 100644
--- a/src/lib/ui/post/PostHeader.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/ui/post/PostHeader.svelte
@@ -8,16 +8,16 @@
     let time_string = post.created_at.toLocaleString();
 </script>
 
-<div class={"post-header-container" + (reply ? " reply" : "")}>
-    <a href={post.user.url} target="_blank" class="post-avatar-container" on:mouseup|stopPropagation>
+<div class={"post-header-container" + (reply ? " reply" : "")} on:mouseup|stopPropagation>
+    <a href={post.user.url} target="_blank" class="post-avatar-container">
         <img src={post.user.avatar_url} type={post.user.avatar_type} alt="" width="48" height="48" class="post-avatar" loading="lazy" decoding="async">
     </a>
     <header class="post-header">
-        <div class="post-user-info" on:mouseup|stopPropagation>
+        <div class="post-user-info">
             <a href={post.user.url} target="_blank" class="name">{@html post.user.rich_name}</a>
             <span class="username">{post.user.mention}</span>
         </div>
-        <div class="post-info" on:mouseup|stopPropagation>
+        <div class="post-info">
             <a href={post.url} target="_blank" class="created-at">
                 <time title={time_string}>{short_time(post.created_at)}</time>
                 {#if post.visibility !== "public"}
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@
 
     .post-user-info .name :global(.emoji) {
         position: relative;
-        top: .2em;
-        height: 1.2em;
+        top: 4px;
+        height: 20px;
     }
 
     .post-user-info .username {
diff --git a/src/lib/ui/post/ReplyContext.svelte b/src/lib/ui/post/ReplyContext.svelte
index ee67857..ad4f620 100644
--- a/src/lib/ui/post/ReplyContext.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/ui/post/ReplyContext.svelte
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 <script>
     import { parseText as parseEmojis, parseOne as parseEmoji } from '../../emoji.js';
     import { shorthand as short_time } from '../../time.js';
+    import { get } from 'svelte/store';
+    import { Client } from '../../client/client.js';
     import * as api from '../../client/api.js';
     import { goto } from '$app/navigation';
 
@@ -18,20 +20,19 @@
 
     function gotoPost() {
         if (event && event.key && event.key !== "Enter") return;
+        console.log(`/post/${post.id}`);
         goto(`/post/${post.id}`);
     }
 </script>
 
 {#if post.reply}
-    {#await post.reply then reply}
-        <svelte:self post={reply} />
-    {/await}
+    <svelte:self post={post.reply} />
 {/if}
 
 <article
         class="post-reply"
         aria-label={aria_label}
-        on:mousedown={e => {mouse_pos.left = e.pageX; mouse_pos.top = e.pageY}}
+        on:mousedown={e => {mouse_pos.left = e.pageX; mouse_pos.top = e.pageY; console.log(mouse_pos)}}
         on:mouseup={e => {if (e.pageX == mouse_pos.left && e.pageY == mouse_pos.top) gotoPost()}}
         on:keydown={gotoPost}>
     <div class="line"></div>
@@ -42,9 +43,7 @@
         <Body post={post} />
 
         <footer class="post-footer">
-            {#if post.reactions}
-                <ReactionBar post={post} />
-            {/if}
+            <ReactionBar post={post} />
             <ActionBar post={post} />
         </footer>
     </div>
diff --git a/src/lib/user/user.js b/src/lib/user/user.js
index 050572b..7b91fe8 100644
--- a/src/lib/user/user.js
+++ b/src/lib/user/user.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { client } from '../client/client.js';
+import { Client } from '../client/client.js';
 import { parseText as parseEmojis } from '../emoji.js';
 import { get } from 'svelte/store';
 
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export default class User {
 
     get mention() {
         let res = "@" + this.username;
-        if (this.host != get(client).instance.host)
+        if (this.host != get(Client.get()).instance.host)
             res += "@" + this.host;
         return res;
     }
diff --git a/src/routes/+layout.svelte b/src/routes/+layout.svelte
index cbdea97..9f7c10f 100644
--- a/src/routes/+layout.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/+layout.svelte
@@ -2,26 +2,10 @@
     import '$lib/app.css';
     import Navigation from '$lib/ui/Navigation.svelte';
     import Widgets from '$lib/ui/Widgets.svelte';
-    import { client, Client } from '$lib/client/client.js';
+    import { Client } from '$lib/client/client.js';
     import { get } from 'svelte/store';
 
-    let ready = new Promise(resolve => {
-        if (get(client)) {
-            return resolve();
-        }
-        let new_client = new Client();
-        new_client.load();
-
-        return new_client.getUser().then(user => {
-            if (!user) {
-                client.set(new_client);
-                return resolve();
-            }
-            new_client.user = user;
-            client.set(new_client);
-            return resolve();
-        });
-    });
+    let client = get(Client.get());
 </script>
 
 <div id="app">
@@ -31,7 +15,7 @@
     </header>
 
     <main>
-        {#await ready}
+        {#await client.verifyCredentials()}
             <div class="loading throb">
                 <span>just a moment...</span>
             </div>
@@ -45,15 +29,3 @@
     </div>
 
 </div>
-
-<style>
-    .loading {
-        width: 100%;
-        height: 100vh;
-        display: flex;
-        justify-content: center;
-        align-items: center;
-        font-size: 2em;
-        font-weight: bold;
-    }
-</style>
diff --git a/src/routes/+page.js b/src/routes/+page.js
index ceccaaf..8a7c3ff 100644
--- a/src/routes/+page.js
+++ b/src/routes/+page.js
@@ -1,2 +1,15 @@
+import Feed from '$lib/ui/Feed.svelte';
+import { Client } from '$lib/client/client.js';
+import Button from '$lib/ui/Button.svelte';
+import { get } from 'svelte/store';
+
 export const prerender = true;
 export const ssr = false;
+
+export async function load() {
+    let client = get(Client.get());
+    await client.verifyCredentials();
+    return { 
+        client: client
+    };
+}
diff --git a/src/routes/+page.svelte b/src/routes/+page.svelte
index 7024c90..5c94613 100644
--- a/src/routes/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/+page.svelte
@@ -1,19 +1,92 @@
 <script>
-    import { client } from '$lib/client/client.js';
-
-    import LoginForm from '$lib/ui/LoginForm.svelte';
+    import Logo from '$lib/../img/campfire-logo.svg';
     import Feed from '$lib/ui/Feed.svelte';
+    import { Client } from '$lib/client/client.js';
     import User from '$lib/user/user.js';
     import Button from '$lib/ui/Button.svelte';
+    import { get } from 'svelte/store';
+
+    export let data;
+
+    let client = data.client;
+    let logged_in = client.user && client.user.constructor === User;
+    let instance_url_error = false;
+    let logging_in = false;
+
+    function log_in(event) {
+        event.preventDefault();
+        instance_url_error = false;
+
+        logging_in = true;
+        const host = event.target.host.value;
+
+        if (!host || host === "") {
+            instance_url_error = "Please enter an instance domain.";
+            logging_in = false;
+            return;
+        }
+
+        client.init(host).then(res => {
+            logging_in = false;
+            if (!res) return;
+            if (res.constructor === String) {
+                instance_url_error = res;
+                return;
+            };
+            let oauth_url = client.getOAuthUrl();
+            location = oauth_url;
+        });
+    }
 </script>
 
-{#if $client.user}
+{#if logged_in}
+    <header>
+        <h1>Home</h1>
+        <nav>
+            <Button centered active>Home</Button>
+            <Button centered disabled>Local</Button>
+            <Button centered disabled>Federated</Button>
+        </nav>
+    </header>
+
     <Feed />
 {:else}
-    <LoginForm />
+    <form on:submit={log_in} id="login-form">
+        <div class="app-logo">
+            <Logo />
+        </div>
+        <p>Welcome, fediverse user!</p>
+        <p>Please enter your instance domain to log in.</p>
+        <div class="input-wrapper">
+            <input type="text" id="host" aria-label="instance domain" class={logging_in ? "throb" : ""}>
+                         {#if instance_url_error}
+                             <p class="error">{instance_url_error}</p>
+                         {/if}
+        </div>
+        <br>
+        <button type="submit" id="login" class={logging_in ? "disabled" : ""}>Log in</button>
+        <p><small>
+                              Please note this is
+                              <strong><em>extremely experimental software</em></strong>;
+                              things are likely to break!
+                              <br>
+                              If that's all cool with you, welcome aboard!
+        </small></p>
+
+        <p class="form-footer">made with ❤ by <a href="https://bliss.town">bliss town</a>, 2024</p>
+    </form>
 {/if}
 
 <style>
+    form#login-form {
+        height: 100vh;
+        display: flex;
+        flex-direction: column;
+        justify-content: center;
+        align-items: center;
+        text-align: center;
+    }
+
     a {
         color: var(--accent);
         text-decoration: none;
@@ -23,6 +96,106 @@
         text-decoration: underline;
     }
 
+    .input-wrapper {
+        width: 360px;
+        margin: 0 auto;
+        display: flex;
+        flex-direction: column;
+        align-items: center;
+    }
+
+    input[type=text] {
+        width: 100%;
+        padding: 12px;
+        display: block;
+        border-radius: 8px;
+        border: 1px solid var(--accent);
+        background-color: var(--bg-800);
+
+        font-family: inherit;
+        font-weight: bold;
+        font-size: inherit;
+        color: var(--text);
+
+        transition: box-shadow .2s;
+    }
+
+    input[type=text]::placeholder {
+        opacity: .8;
+    }
+
+    input[type=text]:focus {
+        outline: none;
+        box-shadow: 0 0 16px color-mix(in srgb, transparent, var(--accent) 25%);
+    }
+
+    .error {
+        margin: 6px;
+        font-style: italic;
+        font-size: .9em;
+        color: red;
+        opacity: .7;
+    }
+
+    button#login {
+        margin: 8px auto;
+        padding: 12px 24px;
+        display: flex;
+        flex-direction: row;
+        justify-content: space-between;
+        align-items: center;
+
+        font-family: inherit;
+        font-size: 1rem;
+        font-weight: 600;
+        text-align: left;
+
+        border-radius: 8px;
+        border-width: 2px;
+        border-style: solid;
+
+        background-color: var(--bg-700);
+        color: var(--text);
+        border-color: transparent;
+
+        transition-property: border-color, background-color, color;
+        transition-timing-function: ease-out;
+        transition-duration: .1s;
+
+        cursor: pointer;
+        text-align: center;
+        justify-content: center;
+    }
+
+    button#login:hover {
+        background-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--bg-700), var(--accent) 10%);
+        border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--bg-700), var(--accent) 20%);
+    }
+
+    button#login:active {
+        background-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--bg-700), var(--bg-800) 50%);
+        border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--bg-700), var(--bg-800) 10%);
+    }
+
+    button#login.disabled {
+        opacity: .5;
+        cursor: initial;
+    }
+
+    .form-footer {
+        opacity: .7;
+    }
+
+    .loading {
+        width: 100%;
+        height: 100vh;
+        display: flex;
+        justify-content: center;
+        align-items: center;
+        font-size: 2em;
+        font-weight: bold;
+    }
+
     header {
         width: 100%;
         margin: 16px 0 8px 0;
diff --git a/src/routes/callback/+page.js b/src/routes/callback/+page.js
index addf7b8..80122d2 100644
--- a/src/routes/callback/+page.js
+++ b/src/routes/callback/+page.js
@@ -1,5 +1,20 @@
-export async function load({ url }) {
-    return {
-        code: url.searchParams.get("code") || false
-    };
+import { Client } from '$lib/client/client.js';
+import { goto } from '$app/navigation';
+import { error } from '@sveltejs/kit';
+import { get } from 'svelte/store';
+
+export const ssr = false;
+
+export async function load({ params, url }) {
+    const client = get(Client.get());
+    let auth_code = url.searchParams.get("code");
+    if (auth_code) {
+        client.getToken(auth_code).then(() => {
+            client.save();
+            goto("/");
+        });
+    }
+    error(400, {
+        message: "Bad request"
+    });
 }
diff --git a/src/routes/callback/+page.svelte b/src/routes/callback/+page.svelte
deleted file mode 100644
index 5c68338..0000000
--- a/src/routes/callback/+page.svelte
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-<script>
-    import { client } from '$lib/client/client.js';
-    import { goto } from '$app/navigation';
-    import { error } from '@sveltejs/kit';
-    import { get } from 'svelte/store';
-
-    export let data;
-
-    let auth_code = data.code;
-
-    if (!auth_code) {
-        error(400, { message: "Bad request" });
-    } else {
-        get(client).getToken(auth_code).then(token => {
-            if (!token) {
-                error(400, { message: "Invalid auth code provided" });
-                return;
-            }
-
-            client.update(c => {
-                c.app.token = token;
-                c.save();
-                return c;
-            });
-
-            get(client).getUser().then(user => {
-                if (user) client.update(client => {
-                    client.user = user
-                    return client;
-                });
-                goto("/");
-            });
-        });
-    }
-</script>
diff --git a/src/routes/post/[id]/+page.js b/src/routes/post/[id]/+page.js
index 9291873..30569fd 100644
--- a/src/routes/post/[id]/+page.js
+++ b/src/routes/post/[id]/+page.js
@@ -1,5 +1,39 @@
+import Post from '$lib/ui/post/Post.svelte';
+import { Client } from '$lib/client/client.js';
+import { parsePost } from '$lib/client/api.js';
+import { get } from 'svelte/store';
+import { goto } from '$app/navigation';
+
+export const ssr = false;
+
 export async function load({ params }) {
+    let client = get(Client.get());
+
+    if (!client.instance || !client.user) {
+        goto("/");
+    }
+
+    const post_id = params.id;
+
+    const post_data = await client.getPost(post_id);
+    if (!post_data) {
+        console.error(`Failed to retrieve post ${post_id}.`);
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    const post = await parsePost(post_data, 10, true);
+    let posts = [post];
+    for (let i in post.replies) {
+        const reply = post.replies[i];
+        // if (i > 1 && reply.reply_id === post.replies[i - 1].id) {
+        //     let reply_head = posts.pop();
+        //     reply.reply = reply_head;
+        // }
+        posts.push(reply);
+        // console.log(reply);
+    }
+
     return {
-        post_id: params.id
+        posts: posts
     };
 }
diff --git a/src/routes/post/[id]/+page.svelte b/src/routes/post/[id]/+page.svelte
index 72d218e..a5e9edc 100644
--- a/src/routes/post/[id]/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/post/[id]/+page.svelte
@@ -1,80 +1,37 @@
 <script>
-    import { client } from '$lib/client/client.js';
-    import * as api from '$lib/client/api.js';
-    import { get } from 'svelte/store';
-
+    import '$lib/app.css';
     import Post from '$lib/ui/post/Post.svelte';
     import Button from '$lib/ui/Button.svelte';
 
     export let data;
-    let error = false;
-
-    if (!get(client).instance || !get(client).user) {
-        goto("/");
-    }
-
-    $: post = (async resolve => {
-        const post_data = await get(client).getPost(data.post_id, 0, false);
-        if (!post_data) {
-            error = `Failed to retrieve post <code>${data.post_id}</code>.`;
-            console.error(`Failed to retrieve post ${data.post_id}.`);
-            return;
-        }
-        let post = await api.parsePost(post_data, 0, false);
-
-        const post_context = await get(client).getPostContext(data.post_id);
-
-        if (!post_context || !post_context.ancestors || !post_context.descendants)
-            return post;
-
-        // handle ancestors (above post)
-        let thread_top = post;
-        while (post_context.ancestors.length > 0) {
-            thread_top.reply = await api.parsePost(post_context.ancestors.pop(), 0, false);
-            thread_top = thread_top.reply;
-        }
-
-        // handle descendants (below post)
-        post.replies = [];
-        for (let i in post_context.descendants) {
-            post.replies.push(
-                api.parsePost(post_context.descendants[i], 0, false)
-            );
-        }
-
-        console.log(post);
-        return post;
-    })();
+    $: main_post = data.posts[0];
+    $: replies = data.posts.slice(1);
 </script>
 
-{#if !error}
 <header>
-    {#await post then post}
-        <h1>Post by {@html post.user.rich_name}</h1>
-    {/await}
+    <h1>Home</h1>
     <nav>
-        <Button centered>Back</Button>
+        <Button centered active>Home</Button>
+        <Button centered disabled>Local</Button>
+        <Button centered disabled>Federated</Button>
     </nav>
 </header>
 
 <div id="feed" role="feed">
-    {#await post}
+    {#if data.posts.length <= 0}
         <div class="throb">
-            <span>loading post...</span>
+            <span>just a moment...</span>
         </div>
-    {:then post}
-        <Post post_data={post} focused />
+    {:else}
+        {#key data}
+        <Post post_data={main_post} focused />
         <br>
-        {#each post.replies as reply}
-            {#await reply then reply}
-                <Post post_data={reply} />
-            {/await}
+        {#each replies as post}
+            <Post post_data={post} />
         {/each}
-    {/await}
+        {/key}
+    {/if}
 </div>
-{:else}
-    <p>{@html error}</p>
-{/if}
 
 <style>
     header {
@@ -85,11 +42,7 @@
     }
 
     header h1 {
-        margin: auto auto auto 8px;
         font-size: 1.5em;
-        text-overflow: ellipsis;
-        overflow: hidden;
-        white-space: nowrap;
     }
 
     header nav {