diff --git a/src/base-environments/volunteer_room/shared_flat.gd b/src/base-environments/volunteer_room/shared_flat.gd
index 8ec3142..e6a8a4c 100644
--- a/src/base-environments/volunteer_room/shared_flat.gd
+++ b/src/base-environments/volunteer_room/shared_flat.gd
@@ -1 +1,44 @@
 extends RoomTemplate
+
+signal ini_room
+
+@onready var card_board: CardBoard = %Board
+@onready var card_picker: CardPicker = %Picker
+@onready var player: Player = %PlayerController
+
+func start_room():
+	save_game = State.active_save_game
+	save_game.current_room = State.rooms.ADULTHOOD
+	Scenes.completed_sequences = save_game.mementos_complete
+	Scenes.started_sequences = save_game.mementos_complete
+	Scenes.enabled_sequences = save_game.sequences_enabled
+	#FIXME: fix the bloddy card board loading algorythm
+	#card_board.initialise_from_save(save_game)
+	card_board.board_completed.connect(func():
+		#TODO: hook in ending
+		save_room())
+	%PlayerController.process_mode = Node.PROCESS_MODE_INHERIT
+	ini_room.emit()
+	State.pass_stage_to(%PlayerController)
+
+func _ready():
+	id = State.rooms.ADULTHOOD
+	
+	Scenes.scene_finished.connect(_on_scene_finished)
+	
+	card_picker.cards_picked.connect(card_board.populate_board)
+
+func pull_save_state(save: SaveGame) -> void:
+	save.board_state = card_board.get_save_dict()
+	save.current_room = State.rooms.ADULTHOOD
+	save.mementos_complete = Scenes.completed_sequences
+
+func _on_scene_finished(_id: int, _repeat:bool):
+	await get_tree().create_timer(3).timeout
+	save_room()
+
+func prepare_transition():
+	pass
+
+func unload():
+	pass