diff --git a/.idea/misc.xml b/.idea/misc.xml
index 1763e15..fb40be9 100644
--- a/.idea/misc.xml
+++ b/.idea/misc.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <project version="4">
-  <component name="ProjectRootManager" version="2" languageLevel="JDK_11" project-jdk-name="11" project-jdk-type="JavaSDK">
+  <component name="ProjectRootManager" version="2" languageLevel="JDK_16" project-jdk-name="17" project-jdk-type="JavaSDK">
     <output url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/out" />
   </component>
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/syndicate_lang/actors/Actor.java b/src/main/java/org/syndicate_lang/actors/Actor.java
index 487ade5..9e5225a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/syndicate_lang/actors/Actor.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/syndicate_lang/actors/Actor.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.concurrent.*;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicLong;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference;
+import java.util.function.Function;
 import java.util.logging.Level;
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
@@ -63,11 +64,11 @@ public class Actor implements Executor {
         return new Actor().ref(o);
     }
 
-    public static Promise<Ref> boot(ThrowingSupplier<IEntity> f) {
+    public static Promise<Ref> boot(Function<Turn, IEntity> f) {
         final Promise<Ref> p = new Promise<>();
         final Actor a = new Actor();
         a.execute(
-                () -> p.resolveCalling(() -> a.ref(f.get())),
+                () -> Turn.forActor(a, t -> p.resolveCalling(() -> a.ref(f.apply(t)))),
                 () -> p.rejectWith(new ActorTerminated(a)));
         return p;
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/syndicate_lang/actors/Turn.java b/src/main/java/org/syndicate_lang/actors/Turn.java
index b33afa7..1f7d9ca 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/syndicate_lang/actors/Turn.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/syndicate_lang/actors/Turn.java
@@ -114,14 +114,12 @@ public class Turn {
         });
     }
 
-    public Promise<Turn> sync_(Ref peer) {
-        Promise<Turn> p = new Promise<>();
+    public void sync_(Ref peer, Consumer<Turn> k) {
         this._sync_(peer, this.ref(new Entity() {
             public void message_(Turn t, Object _message) {
-                p.resolveWith(t);
+                k.accept(t);
             }
         }));
-        return p;
     }
 
     private void _sync_(Ref peer, Ref callback) {
@@ -134,4 +132,16 @@ public class Turn {
             this.enqueue(peer.getActor(), t -> peer.getEntity().message_(t, body));
         }
     }
+
+    public void later(long delayMilliseconds, Consumer<Turn> action) {
+        _actor.later(delayMilliseconds, () -> Turn.forActor(_actor, action));
+    }
+
+    public PeriodicTimer every(long periodMilliseconds, Consumer<Turn> action) {
+        return every(0, periodMilliseconds, action);
+    }
+
+    public PeriodicTimer every(long initialDelayMilliseconds, long periodMilliseconds, Consumer<Turn> action) {
+        return _actor.every(initialDelayMilliseconds, periodMilliseconds, () -> Turn.forActor(_actor, action));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/syndicate_lang/actors/example/example1/IValueHolder.java b/src/test/java/org/syndicate_lang/actors/example/example1/IValueHolder.java
index ceef0e7..06af87f 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/syndicate_lang/actors/example/example1/IValueHolder.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/syndicate_lang/actors/example/example1/IValueHolder.java
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package org.syndicate_lang.actors.example.example1;
 
-public interface IValueHolder<T> {
-    T get();
-    void set(T newValue);
-}
+import org.syndicate_lang.actors.Ref;
+
+public interface IValueHolder {
+    record Get(Ref k) implements IValueHolder {}
+    record Set<T>(T newValue) implements IValueHolder {}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/syndicate_lang/actors/example/example1/Main.java b/src/test/java/org/syndicate_lang/actors/example/example1/Main.java
index 803becf..99548d1 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/syndicate_lang/actors/example/example1/Main.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/syndicate_lang/actors/example/example1/Main.java
@@ -1,23 +1,35 @@
 package org.syndicate_lang.actors.example.example1;
 
 import org.syndicate_lang.actors.Actor;
+import org.syndicate_lang.actors.Entity;
 import org.syndicate_lang.actors.Ref;
+import org.syndicate_lang.actors.Turn;
 
-public class Main {
+public class Main extends Entity {
     public static void main(String[] args) throws InterruptedException {
         Actor.convenientLogging();
-        final var vh = Actor.forEntity(new ValueHolder<>("There"));
-        vh.getActor().daemonize();
-        final var m = Actor.forEntity(new Main());
-        m.async(10, (m_, ac) -> m_.run(ac, vh));
+        Turn.forActor(new Actor().daemonize(), t -> {
+            final var vh = Actor.forEntity(new ValueHolder<>("There"));
+            vh.getActor().daemonize();
+            final var m = Actor.boot(u -> {
+                Main main = new Main();
+                u.later(10, v -> main.run(v, vh));
+                return main;
+            });
 
-        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-        IValueHolder<String> vv = vh.syncProxy(IValueHolder.class);
-
-        System.out.println("Value: " + vv.get());
-        vv.set("Second");
-        System.out.println("Value: " + vv.get());
-        System.out.println("Underlying: " + Ref.from(vv));
+            t.message_(vh, new IValueHolder.Get(t.ref(new Entity() {
+                public void message_(Turn t0, Object v0) {
+                    System.out.println("Value: " + v0);
+                    t0.message_(vh, new IValueHolder.Set<>("Second"));
+                    t0.message_(vh, new IValueHolder.Get(t0.ref(new Entity() {
+                        public void message_(Turn t1, Object v1) {
+                            System.out.println("Value: " + v1);
+                            System.out.println("Cell: " + vh);
+                        }
+                    })));
+                }
+            })));
+        });
 
         Actor.awaitAll();
         System.out.println("Overall main returning");
@@ -26,14 +38,22 @@ public class Main {
     private Actor me;
     private int greetingCounter = 0;
 
-    public void run(Actor me, Ref<ValueHolder<String>> vh) {
-        this.me = me;
-        this.greet((String) vh.syncProxy(IValueHolder.class).get());
-        vh.syncVoid((v, _ac) -> v.set("World"));
-        me.every(1000, () -> {
-            if (greetingCounter >= 3) me.stop();
-            this.greet(vh.sync((v, _ac) -> v.get()).await());
-        });
+    public void run(Turn t0, Ref vh) {
+        me = t0.getActor();
+        t0.message_(vh, new IValueHolder.Get(t0.ref(new Entity() {
+            public void message_(Turn t1, Object v1) {
+                Main.this.greet((String) v1);
+                t1.message_(vh, new IValueHolder.Set<>("World"));
+                t1.every(1000, t -> {
+                    if (greetingCounter >= 3) t.quit();
+                    t.message_(vh, new IValueHolder.Get(t.ref(new Entity() {
+                        public void message_(Turn t2, Object v2) {
+                            Main.this.greet((String) v2);
+                        }
+                    })));
+                });
+            }
+        })));
     }
 
     public void greet(String who) {
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/syndicate_lang/actors/example/example1/ValueHolder.java b/src/test/java/org/syndicate_lang/actors/example/example1/ValueHolder.java
index 8cea1de..fa22f88 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/syndicate_lang/actors/example/example1/ValueHolder.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/syndicate_lang/actors/example/example1/ValueHolder.java
@@ -1,17 +1,22 @@
 package org.syndicate_lang.actors.example.example1;
 
-public class ValueHolder<T> implements IValueHolder<T> {
+import org.syndicate_lang.actors.Entity;
+import org.syndicate_lang.actors.Turn;
+
+public class ValueHolder<T> extends Entity {
     private T value;
 
     public ValueHolder(T initialValue) {
         this.value = initialValue;
     }
 
-    public T get() {
-        return this.value;
-    }
-
-    public void set(T newValue) {
-        this.value = newValue;
+    @Override
+    public void message_(Turn turn, Object body) {
+        if (body instanceof IValueHolder.Get op) {
+            turn.message_(op.k(), this.value);
+        } else if (body instanceof IValueHolder.Set) {
+            IValueHolder.Set<T> op = (IValueHolder.Set<T>) body;
+            this.value = op.newValue();
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/test.iml b/src/test/test.iml
index bb46440..283f7c9 100644
--- a/src/test/test.iml
+++ b/src/test/test.iml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
     <exclude-output />
     <content url="file://$MODULE_DIR$">
       <sourceFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/java" isTestSource="true" />
+      <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/java/org/syndicate_lang/actors/example/example2" />
     </content>
     <orderEntry type="inheritedJdk" />
     <orderEntry type="sourceFolder" forTests="false" />