diff --git a/gg-kafka/src/main.rs b/gg-kafka/src/main.rs
index 0baff4e..456eb7a 100644
--- a/gg-kafka/src/main.rs
+++ b/gg-kafka/src/main.rs
@@ -1,75 +1,42 @@
 use std::collections::{BTreeMap, HashMap};
 
-use nebkor_maelstrom::{mk_payload, Body, Message, Node, Payload, Runner};
+use nebkor_maelstrom::{kv::Kv, mk_payload, Body, Message, Node, Payload, Runner};
 
 type Logs = HashMap<String, BTreeMap<u64, u64>>;
 
 fn main() {
-    let node = Roach::new(20);
+    let node = Roach::default();
     let runner = Runner::new(node);
     let on_init = Box::new(on_init);
     runner.run(Some(on_init));
 }
 
 fn on_init(runner: &Runner) {
-    let msg = Message::from_body(Body::from_type("init_log"));
+    let msg = Message::from_body(Body::from_type("do_init"));
     runner.get_backdoor().send(msg).unwrap();
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Default)]
-struct OffsetState {
-    last_page: usize,
-    current_chapter: usize,
-}
-
 #[derive(Debug, Default)]
 struct Roach {
-    // these first three get written to as messages come in
     logs: Logs,
-    state: HashMap<String, OffsetState>,
     committed_offsets: HashMap<String, u64>,
-
-    // these are initialized on init and then just read
-    offset_base: usize,
-    sub_chapters: usize, // number of nodes
-    pages: usize,
+    last_offsets: HashMap<String, u64>,
+    neighbors: Vec<String>,
 }
 
 impl Roach {
-    pub fn new(pages: usize) -> Self {
-        Roach {
-            pages,
-            ..Default::default()
+    fn gossip(&mut self, runner: &Runner, key: &str, val: u64) {
+        let offset = self.last_offsets.get(key).unwrap();
+        for neighbor in self.neighbors.iter() {
+            let payload = mk_payload(&[
+                ("key", key.into()),
+                ("value", val.into()),
+                ("offset", (*offset).into()),
+            ]);
+            let body = Body::from_type("gossip").with_payload(payload);
+            runner.send(neighbor, body);
         }
     }
-
-    fn next_offset(&mut self, key: &str) -> u64 {
-        let state = self.state.entry(key.to_string()).or_default();
-        if state.last_page + 1 < self.pages {
-            state.last_page += 1;
-        } else {
-            state.last_page = 0;
-            state.current_chapter += 1;
-        }
-        let cur_chap = state.current_chapter;
-        let offset_base = self.offset_base;
-        let start = (offset_base * self.pages) + (cur_chap * (self.pages * self.sub_chapters));
-        (start + state.last_page) as u64
-    }
-
-    fn init_log(&mut self, runner: &Runner) {
-        self.sub_chapters = runner.nodes().len();
-        let id = runner.node_id();
-        let mut nodes = runner.nodes().to_owned();
-        nodes.sort();
-        let idx = nodes
-            .iter()
-            .enumerate()
-            .find(|e| e.1.as_str() == id)
-            .unwrap()
-            .0;
-        self.offset_base = idx;
-    }
 }
 
 impl Node for Roach {
@@ -77,21 +44,59 @@ impl Node for Roach {
         let typ = msg.typ();
 
         match typ {
-            "init_log" => {
-                self.init_log(runner);
+            "do_init" => {
+                let id = runner.node_id();
+                let nodes = runner
+                    .nodes()
+                    .iter()
+                    .filter(|n| n.as_str() != id)
+                    .cloned()
+                    .collect();
+                self.neighbors = nodes;
+            }
+            "gossip" => {
+                let offset = msg.body.payload.get("offset").unwrap().as_u64().unwrap();
+                let key = msg.body.payload.get("key").unwrap().as_str().unwrap();
+                let val = msg.body.payload.get("value").unwrap().as_u64().unwrap();
+                self.logs
+                    .entry(key.to_owned())
+                    .or_default()
+                    .entry(offset)
+                    .or_insert(val);
+                let last = self.last_offsets.entry(key.to_string()).or_default();
+                *last = offset.max(*last);
             }
             "send" => {
                 let key = msg.body.payload.get("key").unwrap().as_str().unwrap();
                 let val = msg.body.payload.get("msg").unwrap().as_u64().unwrap();
-                let offset = self.next_offset(key);
+                let kv = Kv::lin();
+                let offset = self.last_offsets.entry(key.to_string()).or_default();
+                let mut cur = *offset;
+                let mut new = cur + 1;
+
+                loop {
+                    match kv.cas(runner, key, cur.into(), new.into(), true) {
+                        Ok(_) => {
+                            *offset = new;
+                            break;
+                        }
+                        _ => {
+                            cur = kv.read(runner, key).unwrap().unwrap().as_u64().unwrap();
+                            new = cur + 1;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+
                 self.logs
                     .entry(key.to_string())
                     .or_default()
-                    .entry(offset)
+                    .entry(*offset)
                     .or_insert(val);
 
-                let payload = mk_payload(&[("offset", offset.into())]);
+                let payload = mk_payload(&[("offset", (*offset).into())]);
                 let body = Body::from_type("send_ok").with_payload(payload);
+
+                self.gossip(runner, key, val);
                 runner.reply(&msg, body);
             }
             "poll" => {