diff --git a/s2d_parse.c b/s2d_parse.c
index 35d19034..f5a64723 100644
--- a/s2d_parse.c
+++ b/s2d_parse.c
@@ -70,8 +70,11 @@ void s2d_snprint(int x, int y, const char *str, uObjMtx *buf, int len) {
 				x += TAB_WIDTH_V;
 				y += TEX_HEIGHT;
 				break;
+			// case CH_SEPARATOR:
+			// 	CH_SKIP(p);
+			// 	break;
 			default:
-				if (current_char != '\0') {
+				if (current_char != '\0' && current_char != CH_SEPARATOR) {
 					draw_s2d_glyph(current_char, x, y, (buf++));
 					(x += (s2d_kerning_table[current_char] * myScale));
 				}
diff --git a/s2d_print.h b/s2d_print.h
index 0dce019a..901f4f3a 100644
--- a/s2d_print.h
+++ b/s2d_print.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #define COLOR      "\x83" // COLOR (r) (g) (b) (a)
 #define DROPSHADOW "\x84" // DROPSHADOW (no params)
 #define BACKGROUND "\x85" // BACKGROUND (w) (h) (alpha)
+#define SEPARATOR  "\x86"
 
 #define CH_SCALE      '\x80'
 #define CH_ROT        '\x81'
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@
 #define CH_COLOR      '\x83'
 #define CH_DROPSHADOW '\x84'
 #define CH_BACKGROUND '\x85'
+#define CH_SEPARATOR  '\x86'
 
 // ASCII standard escape codes
 #define CH_NEWLINE   '\n'
diff --git a/s2d_ustdlib.c b/s2d_ustdlib.c
index 619957ec..63406bde 100644
--- a/s2d_ustdlib.c
+++ b/s2d_ustdlib.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // ustdlib means un-standard library
 // i'm going to abuse so much of my power here lol
-
+#include "s2d_print.h"
 // int s2d_atoi(char *s, char **s2) {
 // 	int ret = 0;
 // 	int isNegative = (*s == '-');
@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@ int s2d_atoi(char *s, char **s2) {
 		s++;
 		(*s2)++;
 	}
-	for (; *s != '\0' && *s != ' ' && *s >= '0' && *s <= '9'; s++) {
+	for (; *s != '\0' && *s != ' ' && *s != CH_SEPARATOR && *s >= '0' && *s <= '9'; s++) {
 		ret *= 10;
 		if (*s >= '0' && *s <= '9')
 			ret += *s - '0';
 		else break;
-		if (!(*(s+1) != '\0' && *(s+1) != ' ' && *(s+1) >= '0' && *(s+1) <= '9')) break;
+		if (!(*(s+1) != '\0' && *(s+1) != CH_SEPARATOR && *(s+1) != ' ' && *(s+1) >= '0' && *(s+1) <= '9')) break;
 		(*s2)++;
 	}
 	if (isNegative) ret *= -1;
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ int s2d_atoi(char *s, char **s2) {
 int s2d_ilen(char *s) {
 	int ret = 0;
 	char *p = s;
-	while (*p >= '0' && *p <= '9') {
+	while (*p >= '0' && *p <= '9' && *p != CH_SEPARATOR) {
 		ret++;
 		p++;
 	}
diff --git a/x86_testing_ground/a.out b/x86_testing_ground/a.out
index 674ddc84..192d4ac0 100755
Binary files a/x86_testing_ground/a.out and b/x86_testing_ground/a.out differ
diff --git a/x86_testing_ground/atoi.c b/x86_testing_ground/atoi.c
index 3c12a2a0..16b33717 100644
--- a/x86_testing_ground/atoi.c
+++ b/x86_testing_ground/atoi.c
@@ -195,10 +195,33 @@ int main(void) {
 	// printf("%d\n", s2d_atoi(s, &s));
 	// printf("%s\n", s);
 	// s2d_print(0,0, t);
-	while (pos != strlen(my2)) {
+	char laStrBuf[0x100];
+	char ff[0x100];
+	sprintf(ff, 
+            "%s %d:"
+            TRANSLATE "134 93" "%s:"
+        , "Floor", 213, "Seed");
+	sprintf(
+        laStrBuf, 
+            "%s"
+            TRANSLATE "138 93" "%s"
+            TRANSLATE "138 110" "%s"
+            TRANSLATE "138 130" "%s"
+        , "The Basement", "LLRRABAB", "Continue", "End Run");
+
+	while (pos != strlen(laStrBuf)) {
 		// s2d_type_print(0, 0, myS, &pos);
-		printf("%d %s\n",s2d_ilen(my2 + pos), my2 + pos);
+		printf("%d %s\n",s2d_ilen(laStrBuf + pos), laStrBuf + pos);
 		pos++;
 	}
+	pos = 0;
+	while (pos != strlen(ff)) {
+		// s2d_type_print(0, 0, myS, &pos);
+		printf("%d %s\n",s2d_ilen(ff + pos), ff + pos);
+		pos++;
+	}
+	// laStrBuf[strlen(laStrBuf)] = "\x1";
+	// laStrBuf[strlen(laStrBuf)+1] = "\x1";
+	// printf("%s\n", laStrBuf);
 	// printf("%d\n", s2d_ilen(sss + 1));
 }
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