diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/crowd/chat/client/ChatDirector.as b/src/as/com/threerings/crowd/chat/client/ChatDirector.as
index 0213d8356..7a73ea8a5 100644
--- a/src/as/com/threerings/crowd/chat/client/ChatDirector.as
+++ b/src/as/com/threerings/crowd/chat/client/ChatDirector.as
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import com.threerings.presents.dobj.DObject;
 import com.threerings.presents.dobj.MessageEvent;
 import com.threerings.presents.dobj.MessageListener;
 
+import com.threerings.util.Long;
 import com.threerings.util.MessageBundle;
 import com.threerings.util.MessageManager;
 import com.threerings.util.Name;
@@ -441,7 +442,7 @@ public class ChatDirector extends BasicDirector
             }
         };
         var success :Function = function (
-                idleTime :long, awayMessage :String) :void
+                idleTime :Long, awayMessage :String) :void
         {
             var feedback :String = xlate(_bundle, MessageBundle.tcompose(
                 "m.told_format", target, message));
diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/crowd/chat/client/TellAdapter.as b/src/as/com/threerings/crowd/chat/client/TellAdapter.as
index ee1576cfc..41e47dbea 100644
--- a/src/as/com/threerings/crowd/chat/client/TellAdapter.as
+++ b/src/as/com/threerings/crowd/chat/client/TellAdapter.as
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package com.threerings.crowd.chat.client {
 
-import com.threerings.util.long;
+import com.threerings.util.Long;
 
 import com.threerings.presents.client.InvocationAdapter;
 
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ public class TellAdapter extends InvocationAdapter
     }
 
     // documentation inherited from interface TellListener
-    public function tellSucceeded (idleTime :long, awayMsg :String) :void
+    public function tellSucceeded (idleTime :Long, awayMsg :String) :void
     {
         _successFunc(idleTime, awayMsg);
     }
diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/crowd/chat/client/TellListener.as b/src/as/com/threerings/crowd/chat/client/TellListener.as
index 72baca6c2..70e433b4e 100644
--- a/src/as/com/threerings/crowd/chat/client/TellListener.as
+++ b/src/as/com/threerings/crowd/chat/client/TellListener.as
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 package com.threerings.crowd.chat.client {
 
-import com.threerings.util.long;
+import com.threerings.util.Long;
 
 import com.threerings.presents.client.InvocationListener
 
 public interface TellListener extends InvocationListener
 {
-    function tellSucceeded (idleTime :long, awayMessage :String) :void;
+    function tellSucceeded (idleTime :Long, awayMessage :String) :void;
 }
 }
diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/crowd/client/BodyService.as b/src/as/com/threerings/crowd/client/BodyService.as
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a1b7895e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/as/com/threerings/crowd/client/BodyService.as
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+//
+// $Id: BodyService.java 3098 2004-08-27 02:12:55Z mdb $
+//
+// Narya library - tools for developing networked games
+// Copyright (C) 2002-2004 Three Rings Design, Inc., All Rights Reserved
+// http://www.threerings.net/code/narya/
+//
+// This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+// under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published
+// by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+// Lesser General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+// License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+// Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
+
+package com.threerings.crowd.client {
+
+import com.threerings.presents.client.Client;
+import com.threerings.presents.client.InvocationService;
+
+/**
+ * The client side of the body-related invocation services.
+ */
+public interface BodyService extends InvocationService
+{
+    /**
+     * Requests to set the idle state of the client to the specified
+     * value.
+     */
+    function setIdle (client :Client, idle :Boolean) :void;
+}
+}
diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/crowd/data/BodyMarshaller.as b/src/as/com/threerings/crowd/data/BodyMarshaller.as
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..019b4556a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/as/com/threerings/crowd/data/BodyMarshaller.as
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+//
+// $Id$
+//
+// Narya library - tools for developing networked games
+// Copyright (C) 2002-2005 Three Rings Design, Inc., All Rights Reserved
+// http://www.threerings.net/code/narya/
+//
+// This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+// under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published
+// by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+// Lesser General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+// License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+// Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
+
+package com.threerings.crowd.data {
+
+import com.threerings.crowd.client.BodyService;
+import com.threerings.presents.client.Client;
+import com.threerings.presents.data.InvocationMarshaller;
+import com.threerings.presents.dobj.InvocationResponseEvent;
+
+/**
+ * Provides the implementation of the {@link BodyService} interface
+ * that marshalls the arguments and delivers the request to the provider
+ * on the server. Also provides an implementation of the response listener
+ * interfaces that marshall the response arguments and deliver them back
+ * to the requesting client.
+ */
+public class BodyMarshaller extends InvocationMarshaller
+    implements BodyService
+{
+    /** The method id used to dispatch {@link #setIdle} requests. */
+    public static const SET_IDLE :int = 1;
+
+    // documentation inherited from interface
+    public function setIdle (arg1 :Client, arg2 :Boolean) :void
+    {
+        sendRequest(arg1, SET_IDLE, [ arg2 ]);
+    }
+
+}
+}
diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/crowd/data/LocationMarshaller.as b/src/as/com/threerings/crowd/data/LocationMarshaller.as
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..efeab9cd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/as/com/threerings/crowd/data/LocationMarshaller.as
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+//
+// $Id: LocationMarshaller.java 3793 2005-12-21 02:12:57Z ray $
+//
+// Narya library - tools for developing networked games
+// Copyright (C) 2002-2005 Three Rings Design, Inc., All Rights Reserved
+// http://www.threerings.net/code/narya/
+//
+// This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+// under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published
+// by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+// Lesser General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+// License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+// Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
+
+package com.threerings.crowd.data {
+
+import com.threerings.crowd.client.LocationService;
+import com.threerings.crowd.client.MoveListener;
+import com.threerings.crowd.data.PlaceConfig;
+import com.threerings.presents.client.Client;
+import com.threerings.presents.data.InvocationMarshaller;
+import com.threerings.presents.dobj.InvocationResponseEvent;
+
+/**
+ * Provides the implementation of the {@link LocationService} interface
+ * that marshalls the arguments and delivers the request to the provider
+ * on the server. Also provides an implementation of the response listener
+ * interfaces that marshall the response arguments and deliver them back
+ * to the requesting client.
+ */
+public class LocationMarshaller extends InvocationMarshaller
+    implements LocationService
+{
+    /** The method id used to dispatch {@link #leavePlace} requests. */
+    public static const LEAVE_PLACE :int = 1;
+
+    // documentation inherited from interface
+    public function leavePlace (arg1 :Client) :void
+    {
+        sendRequest(arg1, LEAVE_PLACE, new Array());
+    }
+
+    /** The method id used to dispatch {@link #moveTo} requests. */
+    public static const MOVE_TO :int = 2;
+
+    // documentation inherited from interface
+    public function moveTo (arg1 :Client, arg2 :int, arg3 :MoveListener) :void
+    {
+        var listener3 :MoveMarshaller = new MoveMarshaller();
+        listener3.listener = arg3;
+        sendRequest(arg1, MOVE_TO, [ arg2, listener3 ]);
+    }
+}
+}
diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/crowd/data/MoveMarshaller.as b/src/as/com/threerings/crowd/data/MoveMarshaller.as
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ba94816e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/as/com/threerings/crowd/data/MoveMarshaller.as
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+package com.threerings.crowd.data {
+
+import com.threerings.presents.data.ListenerMarshaller;
+
+import com.threerings.crowd.client.MoveListener
+
+public class MoveMarshaller extends ListenerMarshaller
+{
+    /** The method id used to dispatch {@link #moveSucceeded}
+     * responses. */
+    public static const MOVE_SUCCEEDED :int = 1;
+
+    // documentation inherited
+    public override function dispatchResponse (methodId :int, args :Array) :void
+    {
+        switch (methodId) {
+        case MOVE_SUCCEEDED:
+            (listener as MoveListener).moveSucceeded(
+                (args[0] as PlaceConfig));
+            return;
+
+        default:
+            super.dispatchResponse(methodId, args);
+        }
+    }
+}
+}
diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/io/Streamer.as b/src/as/com/threerings/io/Streamer.as
index 09c6db579..b0ffae7c6 100644
--- a/src/as/com/threerings/io/Streamer.as
+++ b/src/as/com/threerings/io/Streamer.as
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import com.threerings.io.streamers.ByteyStreamer;
 import com.threerings.io.streamers.ByteArrayStreamer;
 import com.threerings.io.streamers.FloatStreamer;
 import com.threerings.io.streamers.IntegerStreamer;
+import com.threerings.io.streamers.LongStreamer;
 import com.threerings.io.streamers.NumberStreamer;
 import com.threerings.io.streamers.ObjectArrayStreamer;
 import com.threerings.io.streamers.ShortStreamer;
@@ -136,6 +137,7 @@ public class Streamer
                 new ByteStreamer(),
                 new ShortStreamer(),
                 new IntegerStreamer(),
+                new LongStreamer(),
                 new FloatStreamer()
             ];
         }
diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/io/streamers/LongStreamer.as b/src/as/com/threerings/io/streamers/LongStreamer.as
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2d150799e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/as/com/threerings/io/streamers/LongStreamer.as
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+package com.threerings.io.streamers {
+
+import com.threerings.util.Long;
+
+import com.threerings.io.ObjectInputStream;
+import com.threerings.io.ObjectOutputStream;
+import com.threerings.io.Streamer;
+
+/**
+ * A Streamer for Long objects.
+ */
+public class LongStreamer extends Streamer
+{
+    public function LongStreamer ()
+    {
+        super(Long, "java.lang.Long");
+    }
+
+    public override function createObject (ins :ObjectInputStream) :Object
+    {
+        return new Long(0);
+    }
+
+    public override function writeObject (obj :Object, out :ObjectOutputStream)
+            :void
+    {
+        var longy :Long = (obj as Long);
+        out.writeInt(longy.low);
+        out.writeInt(longy.high);
+    }
+
+    public override function readObject (obj :Object, ins :ObjectInputStream)
+            :void
+    {
+        var longy :Long = (obj as Long);
+        longy.low = ins.readInt();
+        longy.high = ins.readInt();
+    }
+}
+}
diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/msoy/client/MsoyClient.as b/src/as/com/threerings/msoy/client/MsoyClient.as
index 7b85d7334..2614c7737 100644
--- a/src/as/com/threerings/msoy/client/MsoyClient.as
+++ b/src/as/com/threerings/msoy/client/MsoyClient.as
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import mx.collections.ArrayCollection;
 import com.threerings.util.Name;
 import com.threerings.presents.Log;
 import com.threerings.presents.client.Client;
-import com.threerings.presents.data.TimeBaseMarshaller;
 import com.threerings.presents.dobj.DSet;
 import com.threerings.presents.dobj.QSet;
 import com.threerings.presents.net.UsernamePasswordCreds;
@@ -16,6 +15,12 @@ import com.threerings.presents.dobj.DObjectManager;
 
 import com.threerings.presents.net.BootstrapData;
 
+// imported so that they'll be compiled into the .swf
+import com.threerings.presents.data.TimeBaseMarshaller;
+import com.threerings.crowd.data.BodyMarshaller;
+import com.threerings.crowd.data.LocationMarshaller;
+import com.threerings.crowd.chat.data.ChatMarshaller;
+
 
 public class MsoyClient extends Client
 {
@@ -32,6 +37,9 @@ public class MsoyClient extends Client
     public function fuckingCompiler () :void
     {
         var i :int = TimeBaseMarshaller.GET_TIME_OID;
+        i = LocationMarshaller.LEAVE_PLACE;
+        i = BodyMarshaller.SET_IDLE;
+        i = ChatMarshaller.AWAY;
     }
 
     protected var _ctx :MsoyContext;
diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/presents/net/PongResponse.as b/src/as/com/threerings/presents/net/PongResponse.as
index 32b9219ba..190e3e81d 100644
--- a/src/as/com/threerings/presents/net/PongResponse.as
+++ b/src/as/com/threerings/presents/net/PongResponse.as
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package com.threerings.presents.net {
 
-import com.threerings.util.long;
+import com.threerings.util.Long;
 
 import com.threerings.io.ObjectInputStream;
 import com.threerings.io.ObjectOutputStream;
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ public class PongResponse extends DownstreamMessage
         super();
     }
 
-    public function getPackStamp () :long
+    public function getPackStamp () :Long
     {
         return _packStamp;
     }
@@ -34,13 +34,13 @@ public class PongResponse extends DownstreamMessage
         super.readObject(ins);
 
         // TODO: Figure out how we're really going to cope with longs
-        _packStamp = new long(0);
-        _packStamp.readObject(ins);
+        _packStamp = new Long(0);
+        ins.readBareObject(_packStamp);
 
         _processDelay = ins.readInt();
     }
 
-    protected var _packStamp :long;
+    protected var _packStamp :Long;
 
     protected var _processDelay :int;
 
diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/util/Long.as b/src/as/com/threerings/util/Long.as
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..77c1ba877
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/as/com/threerings/util/Long.as
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package com.threerings.util {
+
+/**
+ * Equivalent to java.lang.Long.
+ */
+public class Long
+    implements Equalable
+{
+    public var high :int;
+    public var low :int;
+
+    public function Long (low :int, high :int = 0)
+    {
+        this.low = low;
+        this.high = high;
+    }
+
+    // documentation inherited from interface Equalable
+    public function equals (other :Object) :Boolean
+    {
+        if (!(other is Long)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        var that :Long = (other as Long);
+        return (this.high == that.high) && (this.low == that.low);
+    }
+}
+}
diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/util/long.as b/src/as/com/threerings/util/long.as
deleted file mode 100644
index 790fedc43..000000000
--- a/src/as/com/threerings/util/long.as
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-package com.threerings.util {
-
-import com.threerings.io.ObjectInputStream;
-import com.threerings.io.ObjectOutputStream;
-import com.threerings.io.Streamable;
-
-
-/**
- * TODO: stuff.
- */
-public class long extends Object
-    implements Streamable
-{
-    public function long (lowbits :int, highbits :int = 0)
-    {
-        _lowbits = lowbits;
-        _highbits = highbits;
-    }
-
-    // documentation inherited from interface Streamable
-    public function writeObject (out :ObjectOutputStream) :void
-        //throws IOError
-    {
-        out.writeInt(_highbits);
-        out.writeInt(_lowbits);
-    }
-
-    // documentation inherited from interface Streamable
-    public function readObject (ins :ObjectInputStream) :void
-        //throws IOError
-    {
-        _highbits = ins.readInt();
-        _lowbits = ins.readInt();
-    }
-
-    /** Yon bits. */
-    protected var _lowbits :int, _highbits :int;
-}
-}