diff --git a/gg-broadcast/src/main.rs b/gg-broadcast/src/main.rs
index b12e282..5dd3b5a 100644
--- a/gg-broadcast/src/main.rs
+++ b/gg-broadcast/src/main.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ fn main() {
 }
 
 fn on_init(runner: &Runner) {
-    let tx = runner.get_input();
+    let tx = runner.get_backdoor();
     thread::spawn(move || loop {
         let millis = rand::thread_rng().gen_range(400..=800);
         thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(millis));
diff --git a/gg-g_counter/src/main.rs b/gg-g_counter/src/main.rs
index ca4bbc0..ef3cc66 100644
--- a/gg-g_counter/src/main.rs
+++ b/gg-g_counter/src/main.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@ use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
 
 use nebkor_maelstrom::{mk_payload, Body, Message, Node, Runner};
 
+const KEY: &str = "COUNTER";
+
+#[derive(Clone, Default)]
+struct Counter;
+
 fn main() {
     let node = Counter;
     let node = Arc::new(Mutex::new(node));
@@ -24,19 +29,38 @@ fn main() {
     runner.run(Some(on_init));
 }
 
-const KEY: &str = "COUNTER";
-
-#[derive(Clone, Default)]
-struct Counter;
-
 impl Node for Counter {
     fn handle<'slf>(&'slf mut self, runner: &'slf Runner, req: Message) {
+        let read_payload = mk_payload(&[("key", KEY.into())]);
+        let read_body = Body::from_type("read").with_payload(read_payload);
         let typ = req.body.typ.as_str();
-        let frm = req.src.clone();
-        let msg_id = req.body.msg_id.to_owned();
+        //let frm = req.src.clone();
+        //let msg_id = req.body.msg_id.to_owned();
         match typ {
             "add" => {
                 let delta = req.body.payload.get("delta").unwrap().as_i64().unwrap();
+                let cur = runner
+                    .rpc("seq-kv", read_body)
+                    .recv()
+                    .unwrap()
+                    .body
+                    .payload
+                    .get("value")
+                    .cloned()
+                    .unwrap()
+                    .as_i64()
+                    .unwrap();
+                let cas_payload = mk_payload(&[
+                    ("key", KEY.into()),
+                    ("from", cur.into()),
+                    ("to", (cur + delta).into()),
+                ]);
+                // ERRORS BE HERE
+                runner
+                    .rpc("seq-kv", Body::from_type("cas").with_payload(cas_payload))
+                    .recv()
+                    .unwrap();
+                runner.reply(&req, Body::from_type("add_ok"));
             }
             "read" => {
                 let payload = mk_payload(&[("key", KEY.into())]);
diff --git a/nebkor-maelstrom/src/lib.rs b/nebkor-maelstrom/src/lib.rs
index 06acdc6..ebcf869 100644
--- a/nebkor-maelstrom/src/lib.rs
+++ b/nebkor-maelstrom/src/lib.rs
@@ -29,15 +29,45 @@ pub trait Node {
     fn handle(&mut self, runner: &Runner, msg: Message);
 }
 
-#[derive(Clone)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct Network {
+    promises: Arc<Mutex<HashMap<u64, Sender<Message>>>>,
+    node_output_tx: Sender<Message>,
+}
+
+impl Network {
+    pub fn new() -> (Self, Receiver<Message>) {
+        let (node_output_tx, node_output_rx) = channel();
+        let net = Self {
+            node_output_tx,
+            promises: Arc::new(Mutex::new(HashMap::default())),
+        };
+        (net, node_output_rx)
+    }
+
+    pub fn send(&self, msg: Message) {
+        self.node_output_tx.send(msg).unwrap();
+    }
+
+    pub fn rpc(&self, msg: Message) -> RpcPromise {
+        let (tx, rx) = channel();
+        {
+            let msg_id = msg.body.msg_id;
+            let mut g = self.promises.lock().unwrap();
+            g.insert(msg_id, tx);
+        }
+        self.send(msg);
+        rx
+    }
+}
+
 pub struct Runner {
     node: DynNode,
     node_id: OnceLock<String>,
     nodes: OnceLock<Vec<String>>,
+    network: OnceLock<Network>,
+    backdoor: OnceLock<Sender<Message>>,
     steps: Arc<AtomicUsize>,
-    promises: Arc<Mutex<HashMap<u64, Sender<Message>>>>,
-    input: OnceLock<Sender<Message>>,
-    output: OnceLock<Sender<Message>>,
 }
 
 impl Runner {
@@ -46,24 +76,64 @@ impl Runner {
             node,
             nodes: OnceLock::new(),
             node_id: OnceLock::new(),
+            network: OnceLock::new(),
+            backdoor: OnceLock::new(),
             steps: Arc::new(AtomicUsize::new(0)),
-            promises: Default::default(),
-            input: OnceLock::new(),
-            output: OnceLock::new(),
         }
     }
 
     pub fn run(&self, on_init: Option<OnInit>) {
-        let (stdin_tx, stdin_rx) = run_stdin();
-        let _ = self.input.get_or_init(|| stdin_tx);
-
+        let (stdin_tx, stdin_rx) = channel();
         let (stdout_tx, stdout_rx) = channel();
-        let _ = self.output.get_or_init(|| stdout_tx);
-        run_stdout(stdout_rx);
 
-        for msg in stdin_rx {
-            let typ = &msg.body.typ;
-            if let "init" = typ.as_str() {
+        thread::spawn(move || {
+            let stdin = std::io::stdin().lock().lines();
+            for line in stdin {
+                stdin_tx.send(line.unwrap()).unwrap();
+            }
+        });
+
+        thread::spawn(move || {
+            let mut stdout = std::io::stdout().lock();
+            for msg in stdout_rx {
+                writeln!(&mut stdout, "{msg}").unwrap();
+            }
+        });
+
+        self.run_internal(stdout_tx, stdin_rx, on_init);
+    }
+
+    fn run_internal(
+        &self,
+        stdout_tx: Sender<String>,
+        stdin_rx: Receiver<String>,
+        on_init: Option<OnInit>,
+    ) {
+        let (network, node_receiver) = Network::new();
+        let _ = self.network.get_or_init(|| network.clone());
+        self.run_output(stdout_tx, node_receiver);
+        self.run_input(stdin_rx, network, on_init);
+    }
+
+    fn run_input(&self, stdin_rx: Receiver<String>, network: Network, on_init: Option<OnInit>) {
+        let (json_tx, json_rx) = channel();
+        let _ = self.backdoor.get_or_init(|| json_tx.clone());
+
+        thread::spawn(move || {
+            for line in stdin_rx {
+                let msg: Message = serde_json::from_str(&line).unwrap();
+                let irt = msg.body.in_reply_to;
+                if let Some(tx) = network.promises.lock().unwrap().remove(&irt) {
+                    tx.send(msg).unwrap();
+                } else {
+                    json_tx.send(msg).unwrap();
+                }
+            }
+        });
+
+        for msg in json_rx {
+            let mut node = self.node.lock().unwrap();
+            if msg.body.typ.as_str() == "init" {
                 self.init(&msg);
                 let body = Body::from_type("init_ok");
                 self.reply(&msg, body);
@@ -71,35 +141,22 @@ impl Runner {
                     on_init(self);
                 }
             } else {
-                let irt = msg.body.in_reply_to;
-                {
-                    let mut g = self.promises.lock().unwrap();
-                    if let Some(h) = g.remove(&irt) {
-                        h.send(msg.clone()).unwrap();
-                        continue;
-                    }
-                }
-                let mut n = self.node.lock().unwrap();
-                n.handle(self, msg);
+                node.handle(self, msg);
             }
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn rpc(&self, dest: &str, body: Body) -> RpcPromise {
-        let mut body = body;
-        let msg_id = self.next_msg_id();
-        body.msg_id = msg_id;
-        let (tx, rx) = channel();
-        {
-            let mut g = self.promises.lock().unwrap();
-            g.insert(msg_id, tx);
-        }
-        self.send(dest, body);
-        rx
+    fn run_output(&self, stdout_tx: Sender<String>, node_output_rx: Receiver<Message>) {
+        thread::spawn(move || {
+            while let Ok(msg) = node_output_rx.recv() {
+                let msg = serde_json::to_string(&msg).unwrap();
+                stdout_tx.send(msg).unwrap();
+            }
+        });
     }
 
-    pub fn get_input(&self) -> Sender<Message> {
-        self.input.get().cloned().unwrap()
+    pub fn get_backdoor(&self) -> Sender<Message> {
+        self.backdoor.get().unwrap().clone()
     }
 
     pub fn node_id(&self) -> String {
@@ -165,37 +222,21 @@ impl Runner {
             dest: dest.to_string(),
             body,
         };
-        self.output.get().unwrap().send(msg).unwrap();
+        self.network.get().unwrap().send(msg);
     }
-}
 
-/// Feeds lines from stdin to the MPSC Sender, so that the Receiver can be used
-/// in the Runner::run() method. Clone the Sender if you want to inject messages
-/// into the Runner. Join the handle after `run()`.
-pub fn run_stdin() -> (Sender<Message>, Receiver<Message>) {
-    let stdin = std::io::stdin();
-    let (tx, rx) = channel();
-    let xtra_input = tx.clone();
-
-    thread::spawn(move || {
-        let g = stdin.lock();
-        for line in g.lines().map_while(std::result::Result::ok) {
-            if let Ok(msg) = serde_json::from_str(&line) {
-                tx.send(msg).unwrap();
-            }
+    pub fn rpc(&self, dest: &str, body: Body) -> RpcPromise {
+        let mut body = body;
+        if body.msg_id == 0 {
+            body.msg_id = self.next_msg_id();
         }
-    });
-
-    (xtra_input, rx)
-}
-
-fn run_stdout(rx: Receiver<Message>) {
-    thread::spawn(move || {
-        let mut stdout = std::io::stdout().lock();
-        while let Ok(msg) = rx.recv() {
-            writeln!(stdout, "{}", serde_json::to_string(&msg).unwrap()).unwrap();
-        }
-    });
+        let msg = Message {
+            src: self.node_id().to_string(),
+            dest: dest.to_string(),
+            body,
+        };
+        self.network.get().unwrap().rpc(msg)
+    }
 }
 
 pub fn mk_payload(payload: &[(&str, Value)]) -> Payload {