diff --git a/cmd/cli/guest/main.go b/cmd/cli/guest/main.go
index 36986d4..09712ba 100644
--- a/cmd/cli/guest/main.go
+++ b/cmd/cli/guest/main.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func main() {
 		logLevel = slog.LevelError
 	}
 
-	l := slog.New(slog.NewJSONHandler(
+	l := slog.New(slog.NewTextHandler(
 		os.Stderr, &slog.HandlerOptions{
 			Level: logLevel,
 		},
@@ -40,13 +40,14 @@ func main() {
 
 	rs := &systems.RoomSystem{
 		Rooms: make(map[uint64]*systems.Room, 0),
-		L:     l.WithGroup("rooms"),
+		L:     l.With(slog.String("system", "room")),
 	}
 
 	world.AddSystem(rs)
-	world.Update(1)
 
 	l.With(
 		slog.Int("room count", len(rs.Rooms)),
 	).Info("setup complete")
+
+	world.Update(1)
 }
diff --git a/systems/room.go b/systems/room.go
index 00dabe0..0d9d6f3 100644
--- a/systems/room.go
+++ b/systems/room.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package systems
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"log/slog"
 
 	"github.com/EngoEngine/ecs"
@@ -16,7 +17,8 @@ type Room struct {
 }
 
 type RoomSystem struct {
-	L     *slog.Logger
+	L *slog.Logger
+	// replace this with cache fronted db access later
 	Rooms map[uint64]*Room
 }
 
@@ -33,20 +35,26 @@ func (rs *RoomSystem) New(w *ecs.World) {
 					X: int64(i),
 					Y: int64(j),
 				},
-				Observable: &components.Observable{},
-				Inventory:  &components.Inventory{},
+				Observable: &components.Observable{
+					Name:        fmt.Sprintf("Room (%d,%d)", i, j),
+					Description: fmt.Sprintf("%s", "A non-descript room."),
+				},
+				Inventory: &components.Inventory{},
 			}
+
+			rs.L.With(
+				slog.Int("X", i),
+				slog.Int("Y", j),
+				slog.Int("ID", z),
+			).Debug("loaded room")
 			z++
 		}
 	}
-	// locationMapper := ecs.NewMap4[ID, Location, Observable, Inventory](w)
 }
 
 func (rs *RoomSystem) Update(dt float32) {
-	rs.L.Debug("room system tick")
+
+	// flush changes to persistent storage
 }
 
 func (rs *RoomSystem) Remove(e ecs.BasicEntity) {}
-
-// Finalize the system.
-func (rs *RoomSystem) Finalize(w *ecs.World) {}