diff --git a/app/ecs/components/arbitrary.js b/app/ecs/components/arbitrary.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ce0a86a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/ecs/components/arbitrary.js
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import Component from '@/ecs/component.js';
+
+export default class Arbitrary extends Component {
+  instanceFromSchema() {
+    return class ArbitraryInstance extends super.instanceFromSchema() {
+      bag = {};
+      toFullJSON() {
+        return {
+          blob: JSON.stringify(this.bag),
+        };
+      }
+    };
+  }
+  load(instance) {
+    instance.bag = JSON.parse(instance.blob);
+  }
+  static properties = {
+    blob: {type: 'string'},
+  };
+}
diff --git a/app/ecs/components/behaving.js b/app/ecs/components/behaving.js
index 337ffb4..ac3c64a 100644
--- a/app/ecs/components/behaving.js
+++ b/app/ecs/components/behaving.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ export default class Behaving extends Component {
       tick(elapsed) {
         const routine = this.$$routineInstances[this.currentRoutine];
         if (routine) {
+          routine.locals.ecs = ecs;
           routine.locals.entity = ecs.get(this.entity);
           routine.tick(elapsed);
         }
diff --git a/app/util/script.js b/app/util/script.js
index 3e2a994..2fbff58 100644
--- a/app/util/script.js
+++ b/app/util/script.js
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ export default class Script {
     }
     let result;
     do {
-      result = this.iterator.next();
+      result = this.iterator.next(this.locals.elapsed);
       if (result.value instanceof Ticker) {
         this.$$ticker = result.value;
         const tickerResult = this.$$ticker.tick(elapsed);
diff --git a/resources/kitty/initial.js b/resources/kitty/initial.js
index 490c5db..38a93d9 100644
--- a/resources/kitty/initial.js
+++ b/resources/kitty/initial.js
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import * as Math from '@/util/math.js';
 import Ticker from '@/util/ticker.js';
 
-export default function*({entity: {Controlled, Direction, Sprite}}) {
+export default function*({entity}) {
+  const {Controlled, Direction, Sprite} = entity;
   Direction.direction = Math.random() * Math.TAU;
   Controlled.directionMove(Direction.direction);
   yield Ticker.wait(0.25 + Math.random() * 2.25);
diff --git a/resources/magic-swords/initial.js b/resources/magic-swords/initial.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ced8a22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/magic-swords/initial.js
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import * as Math from '@/util/math.js';
+import Ticker from '@/util/ticker.js';
+
+const SPREAD = 0.5;
+
+export default function*({ecs, entity}) {
+  const {Arbitrary, Controlled, Direction, id, Position, Speed, Sprite} = entity;
+  let accumulated = 0;
+  Controlled.directionMove(Direction.direction);
+  while (accumulated <= SPREAD) {
+    accumulated += yield Ticker.wait();
+    Speed.speed = 100 * (1 - (accumulated / SPREAD));
+  }
+  const {where: {x, y}} = Arbitrary.bag;
+  const toward = Math.atan2(y - Position.y, x - Position.x);
+  Direction.direction = (Math.TAU + toward) % Math.TAU;
+  Controlled.directionMove(Direction.direction);
+  Speed.speed = 400;
+  yield Ticker.wait(0.5);
+  Sprite.alpha = 0;
+  ecs.destroy(id);
+}
diff --git a/resources/magic-swords/start.js b/resources/magic-swords/start.js
index c0b59c3..1117ef8 100644
--- a/resources/magic-swords/start.js
+++ b/resources/magic-swords/start.js
@@ -1,20 +1,22 @@
 import * as Math from '@/util/math.js';
 import Ticker from '@/util/ticker.js';
 
-export default function*(locals) {
-  const {ecs, where, wielder} = locals;
-  const {Player, Position} = wielder;
-
-  const EVERY = 0.03;
-  const N = 14;
-  const SPREAD = 1;
+const SHOTS = 14;
 
+function createShots(where, wielder) {
   const offset = Math.random() * Math.TAU;
-
-  const specs = [];
-
-  for (let i = 0; i < N; ++i) {
-    specs.push({
+  const {Player, Position} = wielder;
+  const shots = [];
+  for (let i = 0; i < SHOTS; ++i) {
+    shots.push({
+      Arbitrary: {
+        blob: JSON.stringify({where}),
+      },
+      Behaving: {
+        routines: {
+          initial: '/resources/magic-swords/initial.js',
+        },
+      },
       Collider: {
         bodies: [
           {
@@ -30,7 +32,7 @@ export default function*(locals) {
         ],
       },
       Controlled: {},
-      Direction: {direction: offset + Math.TAU * (i / N)},
+      Direction: {direction: offset + Math.TAU * (i / SHOTS)},
       Forces: {},
       Harmful: {
         harmScript: '/resources/magic-swords/harm.js',
@@ -40,61 +42,19 @@ export default function*(locals) {
       Position: {x: Position.x, y: Position.y},
       Speed: {},
       Sprite: {
-        alpha: 0,
         source: '/resources/magic-swords/magic-sword-shot.json',
       },
       Ticking: {},
       VisibleAabb: {},
     });
   }
-
-  const creating = Array.from(ecs.createMany(specs)).map((entityId) => ecs.get(entityId));
-
-  const shot = creating.shift();
-  shot.Sprite.alpha = 1;
-  const shots = [
-    {
-      accumulated: 0,
-      entity: shot,
-    },
-  ];
-
-  let spawner = 0;
-  while (shots.length > 0) {
-    spawner += locals.elapsed;
-    if (creating.length > 0 && spawner >= EVERY) {
-      const entity = creating.shift();
-      entity.Sprite.alpha = 1;
-      shots.push({accumulated: 0, entity})
-      spawner -= EVERY;
-    }
-    const destroying = [];
-    for (const shot of shots) {
-      shot.accumulated += locals.elapsed;
-      if (shot.accumulated <= SPREAD) {
-        shot.entity.Speed.speed = 100 * (1 - (shot.accumulated / SPREAD))
-      }
-      else {
-        if (!shot.oriented) {
-          const toward = Math.atan2(
-            where.y - shot.entity.Position.y,
-            where.x - shot.entity.Position.x,
-          )
-          shot.entity.Speed.speed = 400;
-          shot.entity.Direction.direction = (Math.TAU + toward) % Math.TAU;
-          shot.oriented = true;
-        }
-        if (shot.accumulated > 1.5) {
-          shot.entity.Sprite.alpha = 0;
-          ecs.destroy(shot.entity.id);
-          destroying.push(shot);
-        }
-      }
-      shot.entity.Controlled.directionMove(shot.entity.Direction.direction);
-    }
-    for (let i = 0; i < destroying.length; ++i) {
-      shots.splice(shots.indexOf(destroying[i]), 1);
-    }
-    yield Ticker.wait();
-  }
+  return shots;
+}
+
+export default function*({ecs, where, wielder}) {
+  const shots = createShots(where, wielder);
+  do {
+    ecs.create(shots.shift());
+    yield Ticker.wait(0.03);
+  } while (shots.length > 0);
 }