diff --git a/src/runner/runner.cpp b/src/runner/runner.cpp
index 890a49b..6d1bd36 100644
--- a/src/runner/runner.cpp
+++ b/src/runner/runner.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@
 
 #include "../parser/parser.h"
 
+Object::Object(ASTValue value) : value(value) {}
+Object::Object(ASTFunction function) : value(function) {}
+Object::Object() = default;
+
+
 std::optional<ASTNode> Executor::consume() {
     if (iterator < code.nodes.size()) {
         return code.nodes[iterator++];
@@ -30,10 +35,8 @@ std::optional<ASTNode> Executor::peek(int ahead) {
  * @param in The abstract syntax tree (AST) code block to execute.
  * @param isInitCall A boolean flag to determine if this is the initial entry point to execution.
  *                   If true, it runs the "main" function after setting up the context.
- * @param scopeVals A map of variable names (strings) to their corresponding `ASTValue` objects used as
+ * @param scopeVals A map of variable names (strings) to their corresponding `Object` objects used as
  *                  the current scope of variables.
- * @param scopeFns A map of function names (strings) to their corresponding `ASTFunction` objects used as
- *                 the current set of functions within scope.
  * @param args A vector of `ASTValue` objects passed as arguments for the context of this execution.
  *
  * @details
@@ -48,9 +51,19 @@ std::optional<ASTNode> Executor::peek(int ahead) {
  *
  * @note Exits the process if critical execution errors occur (e.g., unexpected nodes or missing values).
  */
-Executor::Executor(ASTCodeBlock in, bool isInitCall, std::map<std::string, ASTValue> scopeVals, std::map<std::string, ASTFunction> scopeFns, std::vector<ASTValue> args) : code(std::move(in)), variables(std::move(scopeVals)), functions(std::move(scopeFns)) {
+Executor::Executor(ASTCodeBlock in, bool isInitCall, std::map<std::string, Object> scopeVals, std::vector<Object> args) : code(std::move(in)) {
     for (size_t i = 0; i < args.size(); i++) {
-        variables["arg" + std::to_string(i)] = args[i];
+        variables.emplace("arg" + std::to_string(i), args[i]);
+    }
+    for (auto &pair : scopeVals) {
+        variables.emplace(pair.first, pair.second);
+    }
+    if (isInitCall) {
+        // add a main function if it doesn't exist
+        if (variables.find("main") == variables.end()) {
+            ASTFunction mainFunc;
+            mainFunc.body = ASTCodeBlock({"println(\"Hey there! Looks like your main function doesn't exist, so we made one for you :)\")"});
+        }
     }
     while (true) {
         std::optional<ASTNode> node = consume();
@@ -63,7 +76,7 @@ Executor::Executor(ASTCodeBlock in, bool isInitCall, std::map<std::string, ASTVa
                     // eg: main func { ... }
                     // eg: dingus func { ... }
                     if (std::holds_alternative<std::shared_ptr<ASTFunction>>(next.value())) {
-                        functions[std::get<std::shared_ptr<ASTIdentifier>>(node.value())->name] = *std::get<std::shared_ptr<ASTFunction>>(next.value());
+                        variables.emplace(std::get<std::shared_ptr<ASTIdentifier>>(node.value())->name, *std::get<std::shared_ptr<ASTFunction>>(next.value()));
                     } else if (std::holds_alternative<std::shared_ptr<ASTIdentifier>>(next.value())) {
                         std::string id = std::get<std::shared_ptr<ASTIdentifier>>(next.value())->name;
                         if (id == "=") {
@@ -72,9 +85,9 @@ Executor::Executor(ASTCodeBlock in, bool isInitCall, std::map<std::string, ASTVa
                             if (valueNode.has_value()) {
                                 ASTValue next;
                                 if (std::holds_alternative<std::shared_ptr<ASTValue>>(valueNode.value())) {
-                                    variables[std::get<std::shared_ptr<ASTIdentifier>>(node.value())->name] = *std::get<std::shared_ptr<ASTValue>>(valueNode.value());
+                                    variables.emplace(std::get<std::shared_ptr<ASTIdentifier>>(node.value())->name, *std::get<std::shared_ptr<ASTValue>>(valueNode.value()));
                                 } else if (std::holds_alternative<std::shared_ptr<ASTFunction>>(valueNode.value())) {
-                                    functions[std::get<std::shared_ptr<ASTIdentifier>>(node.value())->name] = *std::get<std::shared_ptr<ASTFunction>>(valueNode.value());
+                                    variables.emplace(std::get<std::shared_ptr<ASTIdentifier>>(node.value())->name, *std::get<std::shared_ptr<ASTFunction>>(valueNode.value()));
                                 } else {
                                     std::cout << "Expected value or function after = sign" << std::endl;
                                     exit(1);
@@ -96,10 +109,10 @@ Executor::Executor(ASTCodeBlock in, bool isInitCall, std::map<std::string, ASTVa
             if (std::holds_alternative<std::shared_ptr<ASTFunctionCall>>(node.value())) {
                 std::string fnName = std::get<std::shared_ptr<ASTFunctionCall>>(node.value())->func;
                 std::vector<ASTNode> callArgNodes = std::get<std::shared_ptr<ASTFunctionCall>>(node.value())->args;
-                std::vector<ASTValue> callArgs;
+                std::vector<Object> callArgs;
                 for (auto &callArgNode : callArgNodes) {
                     if (std::holds_alternative<std::shared_ptr<ASTValue>>(callArgNode)) {
-                        callArgs.push_back(*std::get<std::shared_ptr<ASTValue>>(callArgNode));
+                        callArgs.emplace_back(*std::get<std::shared_ptr<ASTValue>>(callArgNode));
                     } else if (std::holds_alternative<std::shared_ptr<ASTIdentifier>>(callArgNode)) {
                         if (variables.find(std::get<std::shared_ptr<ASTIdentifier>>(callArgNode)->name) != variables.end()) {
                             callArgs.push_back(variables[std::get<std::shared_ptr<ASTIdentifier>>(callArgNode)->name]);
@@ -116,7 +129,14 @@ Executor::Executor(ASTCodeBlock in, bool isInitCall, std::map<std::string, ASTVa
                     exit(1);
                 }
                 if (fnName == "print") {
-                    for (ASTValue &arg : callArgs) {
+                    for (Object &object : callArgs) {
+                        ASTValue arg;
+                        if (object.isCustomObject == false && std::holds_alternative<ASTValue>(object.value)) {
+                            arg = std::get<ASTValue>(object.value);
+                        } else {
+                            std::cout << "Type mismatch - expecting string, int, float, or bool but got something else" << std::endl;
+                            exit(1);
+                        }
                         if (arg.type == ValueType::String) {
                             std::optional<std::string> argString = arg.getString();
                             if (argString.has_value()) {
@@ -150,7 +170,14 @@ Executor::Executor(ASTCodeBlock in, bool isInitCall, std::map<std::string, ASTVa
                         }
                     }
                 } else if (fnName == "println") {
-                    for (ASTValue &arg : callArgs) {
+                    for (Object &object : callArgs) {
+                        ASTValue arg;
+                        if (object.isCustomObject == false && std::holds_alternative<ASTValue>(object.value)) {
+                            arg = std::get<ASTValue>(object.value);
+                        } else {
+                            std::cout << "Type mismatch - expecting string, int, float, or bool but got something else" << std::endl;
+                            exit(1);
+                        }
                         if (arg.type == ValueType::String) {
                             std::optional<std::string> argString = arg.getString();
                             if (argString.has_value()) {
@@ -175,7 +202,7 @@ Executor::Executor(ASTCodeBlock in, bool isInitCall, std::map<std::string, ASTVa
                         } else if (arg.type == ValueType::Bool) {
                             std::optional<bool> argBool = arg.getBool();
                             if (argBool.has_value()) {
-                                std::cout << argBool.value() << std::endl;
+                                std::cout << (argBool.value() ? "true" : "false") << std::endl;
                             } else {
                                 std::cout << "Type mismatch - expecting bool but got something else" << std::endl;
                             }
@@ -188,8 +215,15 @@ Executor::Executor(ASTCodeBlock in, bool isInitCall, std::map<std::string, ASTVa
                         std::cout << "Expected at least one argument to if statement" << std::endl;
                         exit(1);
                     }
-                    if (callArgs[0].type != ValueType::Bool) {
-                        std::cout << "Expected first argument to if statement to be a boolean" << std::endl;
+                    ASTValue arg;
+                    if (callArgs[0].isCustomObject == false && std::holds_alternative<ASTValue>(callArgs[0].value)) {
+                        arg = std::get<ASTValue>(callArgs[0].value);
+                    } else {
+                        std::cout << "Type mismatch - expecting boolean in if statement" << std::endl;
+                        exit(1);
+                    }
+                    if (arg.type != ValueType::Bool) {
+                        std::cout << "Type mismatch - expecting boolean in if statement" << std::endl;
                         exit(1);
                     }
                     std::optional<ASTNode> block = consume();
@@ -197,35 +231,53 @@ Executor::Executor(ASTCodeBlock in, bool isInitCall, std::map<std::string, ASTVa
                         std::cout << "If statement expects a body" << std::endl;
                         exit(1);
                     }
-                    if (callArgs[0].getBool().value()) {
+                    if (arg.getBool().value()) {
                         if (std::holds_alternative<std::shared_ptr<ASTCodeBlock>>(block.value())) {
-                            Executor(*std::get<std::shared_ptr<ASTCodeBlock>>(block.value()), false, variables, functions);
+                            Executor(*std::get<std::shared_ptr<ASTCodeBlock>>(block.value()), false, variables);
                         }
                     }
                 } else if (fnName == "while") {
-                    if (callArgs.empty()) {
-                        std::cout << "Expected at least one argument to if statement" << std::endl;
+                    ASTValue arg;
+                    if (callArgs[0].isCustomObject == false && std::holds_alternative<ASTValue>(callArgs[0].value)) {
+                        arg = std::get<ASTValue>(callArgs[0].value);
+                    } else {
+                        std::cout << "Type mismatch - expecting boolean in while statement" << std::endl;
                         exit(1);
                     }
-                    if (callArgs[0].type != ValueType::Bool) {
-                        std::cout << "Expected first argument to if statement to be a boolean" << std::endl;
+                    if (callArgs.empty()) {
+                        std::cout << "Expected at least one argument to while statement" << std::endl;
+                        exit(1);
+                    }
+                    if (arg.type != ValueType::Bool) {
+                        std::cout << "Expected first argument to while statement to be a boolean" << std::endl;
                         exit(1);
                     }
                     std::optional<ASTNode> block = consume();
                     if (!block.has_value()) {
-                        std::cout << "If statement expects a body" << std::endl;
+                        std::cout << "While statement expects a body" << std::endl;
                         exit(1);
                     }
-                    if (callArgs[0].getBool().value()) {
-                        while (callArgs[0].getBool().value()) {
+                    if (arg.getBool().value()) {
+                        while (arg.getBool().value()) {
                             if (std::holds_alternative<std::shared_ptr<ASTCodeBlock>>(block.value())) {
-                                Executor(*std::get<std::shared_ptr<ASTCodeBlock>>(block.value()), false, variables, functions);
+                                Executor(*std::get<std::shared_ptr<ASTCodeBlock>>(block.value()), false, variables);
                             }
                         }
                     }
                 } else {
-                    if (functions.find(fnName) != functions.end()) {
-                        Executor(functions[fnName].body, false, variables, functions, callArgs);
+                    if (variables.find(fnName) != variables.end()) {
+                        if (variables[fnName].isCustomObject) {
+                            if (std::holds_alternative<ASTFunction>(variables[fnName].children["handler"])) {
+                                Executor(std::get<ASTFunction>(variables[fnName].children["handler"]).body, false, {}, callArgs);
+                            } else {
+                                std::cout << "Object " << fnName << " does not have a handler function" << std::endl;
+                                exit(1);
+                            }
+                        }
+                        if (std::holds_alternative<ASTFunction>(variables[fnName].value)) {
+                            Executor(std::get<ASTFunction>(variables[fnName].value).body, false, {}, callArgs);
+
+                        }
                     } else {
                         std::cout << "Function " << fnName << " not found" << std::endl;
                         exit(1);
@@ -237,6 +289,6 @@ Executor::Executor(ASTCodeBlock in, bool isInitCall, std::map<std::string, ASTVa
         }
     }
     if (isInitCall) {
-        Executor(functions["main"].body, false, variables, functions);
+        Executor(std::get<ASTFunction>(variables[std::string("main")].value).body, false, variables);
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/runner/runner.h b/src/runner/runner.h
index ebe465b..76d2833 100644
--- a/src/runner/runner.h
+++ b/src/runner/runner.h
@@ -1,9 +1,23 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <map>
+#include <optional>
+#include <variant>
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
 
 #include "../parser/parser.h"
 
+class Object {
+public:
+    bool isCustomObject = false;
+    std::variant<ASTValue, ASTFunction> value;
+    std::map<std::string, std::variant<Object, ASTFunction, ASTValue>> children;
+    Object(ASTValue value);
+    Object(ASTFunction function);
+    Object();
+};
+
 /**
  * @class Executor
  * @brief Responsible for executing a sequence of operations defined in an abstract syntax tree (AST).
@@ -14,20 +28,14 @@
  * and consuming or peeking at individual nodes.
  */
 
-class Object {
-    public:
-    std::vector<Object> children;
-};
-
 class Executor {
     private:
-    std::map<std::string, ASTFunction> functions;
-    std::map<std::string, ASTValue> variables;
+    std::map<std::string, Object> variables;
     ASTCodeBlock code;
     size_t iterator = 0;
     std::optional<ASTNode> consume();
     std::optional<ASTNode> peek(int ahead = 1);
     public:
-    explicit Executor(ASTCodeBlock in, bool isInitCall = false, std::map<std::string, ASTValue> scopeVals = {}, std::map<std::string, ASTFunction> scopeFns = {}, std::vector<ASTValue> args = {});
+    explicit Executor(ASTCodeBlock in, bool isInitCall = false, std::map<std::string, Object> scopeVals = {}, std::vector<Object> args = {});
 };
 
diff --git a/tests/test.funk b/tests/test.funk
index 034b89d..404da0c 100644
--- a/tests/test.funk
+++ b/tests/test.funk
@@ -1,17 +1,30 @@
-import("io")
-
 dingus func {
+    // println is an inbuilt function, you can also use print
     println("you got dingused")
+    // for now, args for functions are accessed with arg0, arg1, etc
+    print("You said: ")
+    println(arg0)
+    // set a variable, similar to Python
+    x = 5
+    println(x)
+    // if statements are pretty standard
     if (true) {
         println("yay")
     }
+    // types available are int, float, string, bool
     println(321)
+    println(3.14)
+    println("I am a string!")
+    println(true)
 }
 
+// main is the entry point of the program, like many other languages
 main func {
-    dingus()
+    // call a function (with arguments!)
+    dingus("hehe")
 }
 
+// run this if you dare! try adding it in the main function!
 infinity func {
     while (true) {
         println("to infinity and beyond!")