diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ab94fb2..8084518 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -165,9 +165,9 @@ GOTO label
 | TO                | No          |
 | ANIMATE           | No          |
 ### Other Features
-| Feature | Implemented |
-| ------- | ----------- |
-| Variables | No |
+| Feature   | Implemented |
+| --------- | ----------- |
+| Variables | No          |
 ## Error codes
 
 |         |                                             |                                                                                         |
diff --git a/server/src/api.rs b/server/src/api.rs
index b741011..cca0e7e 100644
--- a/server/src/api.rs
+++ b/server/src/api.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ use crate::
 {
 	// internal code
 	character,
+	UnwrapOrExit,
 	// libraries
 	json,
 	HashMap,
@@ -101,3 +102,22 @@ pub async fn api_process
 		.run(([127, 0, 0, 1],config::API_PORT))
 		.await;
 }
+
+// On fail, quit safely
+// If successful, return nothing
+pub fn modify_data
+(
+	data_to_send: &Arc<Mutex<DataToSend>>,
+	action_type: String,
+	content: String,
+	character_name: String,
+	choices: Vec<String>,
+)
+{
+	let mut data = data_to_send.lock().unwrap_or_exit("Data to send Mutex was poisoned",2); // TODO eh?
+	data.action_type = action_type;
+	data.content = content;
+	data.character = character_name;
+	data.choices = choices;
+	drop(data);
+}
diff --git a/server/src/main.rs b/server/src/main.rs
index 012db22..6b5edd6 100644
--- a/server/src/main.rs
+++ b/server/src/main.rs
@@ -131,14 +131,9 @@ async fn main()
 		// Exit with error or success
 		Ok(()) => 
 		{
-			info!("Program exited successfully");
-			let mut data = data_to_send.lock().unwrap_or_exit("Data to send Mutex was poisoned",2); // TODO test
-			data.action_type = String::from("end");
-			data.content = String::new();
-			data.character = String::new();
-			// Manually unlock the mutex
-			std::mem::drop(data);
+			api::modify_data(&data_to_send, "end".to_string(), String::new(), String::new(), vec![]);
 			let _ = rx.recv(); // Wait for the client to respond
+			info!("Program exited successfully");
 			exit(0);
 		},
 		Err(error) =>
diff --git a/server/src/parsing.rs b/server/src/parsing.rs
index b585c8e..9b769d4 100644
--- a/server/src/parsing.rs
+++ b/server/src/parsing.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ use crate::
 	info,
 	debug,
 	warn,
-	UnwrapOrExit,
 };
 
 mod strings;
@@ -153,12 +152,7 @@ fn choice_parse
 	}
 	debug!("{choices:?}");
 	// Send the choices to the Client via the API
-	let mut data = data_to_send.lock().unwrap_or_exit("Data to send Mutex was poisoned",2);
-	data.action_type = String::from("choice");
-	data.content = String::new();
-	data.character = String::new();
-	data.choices = choices;
-	drop(data);
+	api::modify_data(data_to_send, "choice".to_string(), String::new(), String::new(), choices);
 	// Return the choice indeces
 	Ok((sum_index + 1, choice_indeces))
 }
diff --git a/server/src/parsing/character_parse.rs b/server/src/parsing/character_parse.rs
index 68d5a94..14cb7f2 100644
--- a/server/src/parsing/character_parse.rs
+++ b/server/src/parsing/character_parse.rs
@@ -44,12 +44,7 @@ pub fn character_parse
 				{
 					debug!("{output_string}");
 					sum_index += counter;
-					let mut data = data_to_send.lock().unwrap_or_exit("Data to send Mutex was poisoned", 2);
-					data.action_type = String::from("output");
-					data.content = output_string;
-					data.character = character_name;
-					data.choices = vec![];
-					drop(data);
+					api::modify_data(data_to_send, "output".to_string(), output_string, character_name, vec![]);
 				},
 				None => return Err(("Unable to read output string".to_string(), sum_index)),
 			}
@@ -74,11 +69,15 @@ pub fn character_parse
 			&& character.set_field(feature, &output_string)
 					.is_err() { warn!("Feature {feature} does not exist") }
 			drop(characters);
-			let mut data = data_to_send.lock().unwrap_or_exit("Data to send Mutex was poisoned",2); // TODO eh?
-			data.action_type = String::from("change");
-			data.content = String::new();
-			data.character = character_name;
-			drop(data);
+			api::modify_data(data_to_send, "change".to_string(), String::new(), character_name, vec![]);
+		},
+		"to"|"animate" =>
+		{
+			sum_index += 1;
+			let content = tokens
+				.get(sum_index)
+				.ok_or_else(|| ("File unexpectedly reached termination point".to_string(), sum_index))?;
+			api::modify_data(data_to_send, token.to_lowercase(), content.to_string(), character_name, vec![]);
 		},
 		// Catch all condition, if the instruction is unrecognised as a
 		// character command
diff --git a/stories/story.ha b/stories/story.ha
index 84a6ac7..0e9ea1f 100644
--- a/stories/story.ha
+++ b/stories/story.ha
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 @tim says "hello world, it's a good day"
 @tim change name "Timothy Fineshooter"
+@tim to fr
 choice "choice numero uno" {
 	@tim says "super sad"
 }