diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 413e745..377ac21 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ PREFIX ?= /usr/local
 CFLAGS := $(CFLAGS) `pkg-config --cflags --libs sdl3`
 LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS) -lm
 
-SRCS = slutpet.c img.c
+SRCS = slutpet.c img.c samply.c
 
 all: slutpet
 
diff --git a/dat.h b/dat.h
index 75a7876..6457e27 100644
--- a/dat.h
+++ b/dat.h
@@ -1,12 +1,20 @@
+typedef struct Samply Samply;
 typedef struct Image Image;
 typedef struct State State;
 
+struct Samply {
+	Image *idle;
+	Image *walka;
+	Image *walkb;
+};
+
 struct Image {
 	char *name; /* used for debugging purposes */
 	int w;
 	int h;
 	int bpp;
 	unsigned char *data;
+	SDL_Surface *sur;
 	SDL_Texture *tex;
 };
 
@@ -14,5 +22,5 @@ struct State {
 	SDL_Window *win;
 	SDL_Renderer *ren;
 
-	Image *test;
+	Samply *sam;
 };
diff --git a/fns.h b/fns.h
index a4fec5a..6e26cb6 100644
--- a/fns.h
+++ b/fns.h
@@ -5,3 +5,6 @@
 
 void free_image(Image *i);
 Image *load_image(SDL_Renderer *ren, char *path);
+
+void put_samply_to_bed(Samply *sam);
+Samply *wake_samply_up(SDL_Renderer *ren);
diff --git a/img.c b/img.c
index 83ae0c9..9072882 100644
--- a/img.c
+++ b/img.c
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 #define STB_IMAGE_IMPLEMENTATION
+#define STBI_MALLOC(sz) SDL_malloc(sz)
+#define STBI_REALLOC(p,newsz) SDL_realloc(p,newsz)
+#define STBI_FREE(p) SDL_free(p)
 #include <SDL3/SDL.h>
 #include "stb_image.h"
 
@@ -13,9 +16,13 @@ free_image(Image *i)
 			babble("free img %s texture...", i->name);
 			SDL_DestroyTexture(i->tex);
 		}
+		if (i->sur) {
+			babble("destroy image %s surface...", i->name);
+			SDL_DestroySurface(i->sur);
+		}
 		if (i->data) {
 			babble("free img %s data...", i->name);
-			SDL_free(i->data);
+			stbi_image_free(i->data);
 		}
 		if (i->name) {
 			babble("free img %s name...", i->name);
@@ -30,7 +37,6 @@ Image *
 load_image(SDL_Renderer *ren, char *path)
 {
 	Image *i;
-	SDL_Surface *sur;
 
 	babble("create image %s...", path);
 
@@ -41,7 +47,7 @@ load_image(SDL_Renderer *ren, char *path)
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	babble("alloc image name...", path);
+	babble("alloc image %s name...", path);
 	i->name = SDL_strdup(path);
 	if (!i->name) {
 		shit("strdup fail: %s", SDL_GetError());
@@ -49,31 +55,33 @@ load_image(SDL_Renderer *ren, char *path)
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
+	babble("alloc image %s data...", i->name);
 	i->data = stbi_load(path, &i->w, &i->h,
 			&i->bpp, 4);
 	if (!i->data) {
-		shit("mem alloc fail: %s", SDL_GetError());
+		shit("img load fail: %s", stbi_failure_reason());
 		free_image(i);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	sur = SDL_CreateSurfaceFrom(i->w, i->h,
+	babble("alloc image %s surface...", i->name);
+	i->sur = SDL_CreateSurfaceFrom(i->w, i->h,
 			SDL_PIXELFORMAT_RGBA32, i->data,
 			i->w * 4);
-	if (!sur) {
+	if (!i->sur) {
 		shit("surface creation fail: %s", SDL_GetError());
 		free_image(i);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	i->tex = SDL_CreateTextureFromSurface(ren, sur);
+	babble("alloc image %s texture...", i->name);
+	i->tex = SDL_CreateTextureFromSurface(ren, i->sur);
 	if (!i->tex) {
 		shit("surface creation fail: %s", SDL_GetError());
-		SDL_DestroySurface(sur);
+		SDL_DestroySurface(i->sur);
 		free_image(i);
 		return NULL;
 	}
-	SDL_DestroySurface(sur);
 
 	babble("image %s created", path);
 	return i;
diff --git a/samply.c b/samply.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..16ce3b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samply.c
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+#include <SDL3/SDL.h>
+
+#include "dat.h"
+#include "fns.h"
+
+void
+put_samply_to_bed(Samply *sam)
+{
+	if (sam) {
+		babble("free samply idle!!");
+		free_image(sam->idle);
+		babble("free samply walk a!!");
+		free_image(sam->walka);
+		babble("free samply walk b!!");
+		free_image(sam->walkb);
+	}
+
+	babble("good night, samply!!");
+	SDL_free(sam);
+}
+
+Samply *
+wake_samply_up(SDL_Renderer *ren)
+{
+	Samply *sam;
+
+	babble("wake up, samply!!");
+	sam = SDL_calloc(1, sizeof(Samply));
+	if (!sam) {
+		fuck("samply would rather stay in bed. too bad! %s", SDL_GetError());
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	babble("stand samply up!!");
+	sam->idle = load_image(ren, "samply/Samply.png");
+	if (!sam->idle) {
+		fuck("samply would rather stay in bed. too bad! %s", SDL_GetError());
+		put_samply_to_bed(sam);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	babble("samply walk! part 1!!");
+	sam->walka = load_image(ren, "samply/Samply_Walk1.png");
+	if (!sam->walka) {
+		fuck("samply would rather stay in bed. too bad! %s", SDL_GetError());
+		put_samply_to_bed(sam);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	babble("samply walk! part 2!!");
+	sam->walkb = load_image(ren, "samply/Samply_Walk2.png");
+	if (!sam->walkb) {
+		fuck("samply would rather stay in bed. too bad! %s", SDL_GetError());
+		put_samply_to_bed(sam);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	return sam;
+}
diff --git a/samply/Samply.png b/samply/Samply.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7494ad9
Binary files /dev/null and b/samply/Samply.png differ
diff --git a/samply/Samply_Walk1.png b/samply/Samply_Walk1.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..41b0f9b
Binary files /dev/null and b/samply/Samply_Walk1.png differ
diff --git a/samply/Samply_Walk2.png b/samply/Samply_Walk2.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0fd6db0
Binary files /dev/null and b/samply/Samply_Walk2.png differ
diff --git a/samply/readme b/samply/readme
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4761668
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samply/readme
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+theyre very hasty
+
+h/t zyre
diff --git a/slutpet.c b/slutpet.c
index 837f23a..69ae2b2 100644
--- a/slutpet.c
+++ b/slutpet.c
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ SDL_AppQuit(void *as, SDL_AppResult res)
 
 	st = as;
 	if (st) {
-		free_image(st->test);
+	        babble("put samply to bed!!");
+		put_samply_to_bed(st->sam);
 	        babble("free state...");
 	        SDL_free(st);
 	}
@@ -50,7 +51,10 @@ SDL_AppIterate(void *as)
 	SDL_SetRenderDrawColor(st->ren, 0, 0, 0, SDL_ALPHA_TRANSPARENT);
 	SDL_RenderClear(st->ren);
 
-	SDL_RenderTexture(st->ren, st->test->tex, NULL, NULL);
+	if (SDL_RenderTexture(st->ren, st->sam->idle->tex, NULL, NULL) == false) {
+		fuck("rendertexture fail: %s", SDL_GetError());
+		return SDL_APP_FAILURE;
+	}
 	SDL_RenderPresent(st->ren);
 	return SDL_APP_CONTINUE;
 }
@@ -86,10 +90,10 @@ SDL_AppInit(void **as, int argc, char **argv)
 		return SDL_APP_FAILURE;
 	}
 
-	babble("create test image...");
-	st->test = load_image(st->ren, "test.png");
-	if (!st->test) {
-		fuck("img creation fail: %s", SDL_GetError());
+	babble("create samply!!...");
+	st->sam = wake_samply_up(st->ren);
+	if (!st->sam) {
+		fuck("samply said no. too bad!");
 		return SDL_APP_FAILURE;
 	}