diff --git a/lib/bbs.rb b/lib/bbs.rb
index 7ca414a..b51ce5f 100644
--- a/lib/bbs.rb
+++ b/lib/bbs.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ require_relative 'bbs/renderer'
 require_relative 'bbs/store'
 require_relative 'bbs/frame_buffer'
 require_relative 'bbs/tui'
-require_relative 'bbs/tui_helpers'
 require_relative 'bbs/tui_runner'
 require_relative 'bbs/session'
 require_relative 'bbs/server'
diff --git a/lib/bbs/tui.rb b/lib/bbs/tui.rb
index 1cbd64a..d4ebac6 100644
--- a/lib/bbs/tui.rb
+++ b/lib/bbs/tui.rb
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ module BBS
     end
 
     def page(name, &block)
-      p = Page.new(name)
-      p.instance_eval(&block)
-      @pages[name] = p
+      page_definition = Page.new(name)
+      page_definition.instance_eval(&block)
+      @pages[name] = page_definition
     end
 
     class Page
@@ -44,35 +44,35 @@ module BBS
       def printable(&block) = (@key_bindings[:printable] = block)
 
       def nav(mode, **opts)
-        lift = ->(v) { v.is_a?(Proc) ? v : -> { v } }
+        coerce = ->(value) { value.is_a?(Proc) ? value : -> { value } }
 
         case mode
         when :menu
-          size = lift.(opts.fetch(:size))
-          key(:up)   { @menu_sel = (@menu_sel - 1) % instance_exec(&size) }
-          key(:down) { @menu_sel = (@menu_sel + 1) % instance_exec(&size) }
+          size = coerce.(opts.fetch(:size))
+          key(:up)   { @menu_selection = (@menu_selection - 1) % instance_exec(&size) }
+          key(:down) { @menu_selection = (@menu_selection + 1) % instance_exec(&size) }
 
         when :cycle
-          key(:up)   { @item_sel = (@item_sel - 1) % @items.size if @items.any? }
-          key(:down) { @item_sel = (@item_sel + 1) % @items.size if @items.any? }
+          key(:up)   { @item_selection = (@item_selection - 1) % @items.size if @items.any? }
+          key(:down) { @item_selection = (@item_selection + 1) % @items.size if @items.any? }
 
         when :list
-          window = lift.(opts.fetch(:window))
+          window = coerce.(opts.fetch(:window))
           key(:up) do
-            return if @item_sel <= 0
-            @item_sel -= 1
-            @scroll = @item_sel if @item_sel < @scroll
+            return if @item_selection <= 0
+            @item_selection -= 1
+            @scroll = @item_selection if @item_selection < @scroll
           end
           key(:down) do
-            return if @item_sel >= @items.size - 1
-            @item_sel += 1
-            wh = instance_exec(&window)
-            @scroll = @item_sel - wh + 1 if @item_sel >= @scroll + wh
+            return if @item_selection >= @items.size - 1
+            @item_selection += 1
+            window_size = instance_exec(&window)
+            @scroll = @item_selection - window_size + 1 if @item_selection >= @scroll + window_size
           end
 
         when :scroll
           content = opts.fetch(:content)
-          window  = lift.(opts.fetch(:window))
+          window  = coerce.(opts.fetch(:window))
           key(:up)   { @scroll = [@scroll - 1, 0].max }
           key(:down) do
             max = [instance_exec(&content).size - instance_exec(&window), 0].max
diff --git a/lib/bbs/tui_helpers.rb b/lib/bbs/tui_helpers.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 9985d24..0000000
--- a/lib/bbs/tui_helpers.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,176 +0,0 @@
-# frozen_string_literal: true
-
-module BBS
-  class TUI
-    module Helpers
-      # ── Primitives ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
-      def tc(style, str) = "#{THEME.fetch(style, THEME[:normal])}#{str}#{THEME[:reset]}"
-      def cont_w         = term_cols - CONT_X - 1
-      def cont_h         = term_rows - 4
-
-      def fmt_date(iso)
-        Time.parse(iso.to_s).strftime('%Y-%m-%d')
-      rescue
-        iso.to_s
-      end
-
-      def wordwrap(text, width)
-        words = text.to_s
-                    .gsub(/\[([^\]]+)\]\([^)]+\)/, '\1')
-                    .gsub(/[#*_`~>|\\]/, '')
-                    .gsub(/\r?\n+/, ' ')
-                    .strip
-                    .split
-        lines, line = [], +''
-        words.each do |w|
-          if    line.empty?                         then line << w
-          elsif line.length + 1 + w.length <= width then line << ' ' << w
-          else  lines << line.dup; line = +w
-          end
-        end
-        lines << line unless line.empty?
-        lines
-      end
-
-      # ── State ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
-      def init_state
-        @menu_sel   = 0
-        @page_title = 'TELETYPE BBS'
-        @items      = []
-        @item_sel   = 0
-        @scroll     = 0
-        @detail     = []
-        @page_meta  = +''
-        @input      = +''
-        @status     = +''
-        @prev_page  = nil
-      end
-
-      # ── Data loaders ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
-      def load_messages(service)
-        @items  = service.recent(30).map { |m|
-          "#{tc(:label, m.timestamp)} #{tc(:bright, m.username)}: #{m.text}"
-        }
-        @scroll = 0
-      end
-
-      def load_wiki_list(service, category)
-        @items    = service.list(category)
-        @item_sel = 0
-        @scroll   = 0
-      end
-
-      def open_wiki_page(service, back:)
-        return unless (page = @items[@item_sel])
-        @detail     = wordwrap(service.content(page.id), cont_w)
-        @page_title = page.title
-        @page_meta  = "#{fmt_date(page.created_at)}  #{service.page_url(page.locale, page.path)}"
-        @prev_page  = back
-        @scroll     = 0
-        go :page_view
-      end
-
-      # ── Chrome ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
-      def render_chrome
-        screen_fill bg: :black
-        panel_h = term_rows - 1
-
-        box x: 1,          y: 1, w: LEFT_W,             h: panel_h,
-            style: THEME[:border], bg: :black
-        box x: LEFT_W + 1, y: 1, w: term_cols - LEFT_W, h: panel_h,
-            title: " #{@page_title}  │  #{@username}  │  #{ONLINE.count} online ",
-            style: THEME[:border], bg: :black
-
-        list MENU_ITEMS.map { |i| i[0, LEFT_W - 4] },
-             x: 2, y: CONT_Y,
-             selected: @menu_sel,
-             style: THEME[:normal], highlight: THEME[:selected]
-
-        bar y: term_rows,
-            content: "  \e[1;37;43m↑↓\e[0;30;43m Navigate  \e[1;37;43mEnter\e[0;30;43m Select  " \
-                     "\e[1;37;43mQ\e[0;30;43m Back  \e[1;37;43mR\e[0;30;43m Refresh",
-            style: THEME[:status]
-      end
-
-      # ── Page renderers ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
-      def render_messages
-        (@items[@scroll, cont_h] || []).each_with_index do |line, i|
-          text line[0, cont_w], x: CONT_X, y: CONT_Y + i
-        end
-        text "#{@items.size} msg(s)  ↑↓ scroll  r refresh  q back",
-             x: CONT_X, y: CONT_Y + cont_h, style: THEME[:label]
-      end
-
-      def render_wiki_list
-        list_h  = cont_h - 3
-        visible = @items[@scroll, list_h] || []
-        if visible.empty?
-          text 'No items found.', x: CONT_X, y: CONT_Y, style: THEME[:normal]
-        else
-          list visible.map { |p| p.title[0, cont_w - 2] },
-               x: CONT_X, y: CONT_Y,
-               selected: @item_sel - @scroll,
-               style: THEME[:normal], highlight: THEME[:selected]
-          if (page = @items[@item_sel])
-            hint = page.description.to_s.strip[0, cont_w]
-            text hint, x: CONT_X, y: CONT_Y + cont_h - 2, style: THEME[:normal] unless hint.empty?
-          end
-        end
-        text '↑↓ navigate  Enter read  r refresh  q back',
-             x: CONT_X, y: CONT_Y + cont_h, style: THEME[:label]
-      end
-
-      def render_page_view
-        text @page_meta[0, cont_w], x: CONT_X, y: CONT_Y, style: THEME[:label]
-        (@detail[@scroll, cont_h - 2] || []).each_with_index do |l, i|
-          text l[0, cont_w], x: CONT_X, y: CONT_Y + 2 + i, style: THEME[:normal]
-        end
-        text "#{@scroll + 1}/#{@detail.size}  ↑↓ scroll  q back",
-             x: CONT_X, y: CONT_Y + cont_h, style: THEME[:label]
-      end
-
-      def render_game_card
-        if @items.empty?
-          text 'No games found.', x: CONT_X, y: CONT_Y, style: THEME[:normal]
-          return
-        end
-        game  = @items[@item_sel]
-        links = game.external_links
-
-        text "#{@item_sel + 1}/#{@items.size}  #{game.title}"[0, cont_w],
-             x: CONT_X, y: CONT_Y, style: THEME[:bright]
-        text "#{game.platform}  ·  #{game.author}"[0, cont_w],
-             x: CONT_X, y: CONT_Y + 1, style: THEME[:normal]
-
-        story_rows = cont_h - 4 - links.size
-        wordwrap(game.story, cont_w).first(story_rows).each_with_index do |l, i|
-          text l, x: CONT_X, y: CONT_Y + 3 + i, style: THEME[:normal]
-        end
-
-        link_y = CONT_Y + cont_h - links.size
-        links.each_with_index do |lnk, i|
-          text "#{tc(:label, lnk[:label])}  #{lnk[:url]}"[0, cont_w],
-               x: CONT_X, y: link_y + i
-        end
-
-        text '↑↓ navigate  r refresh  q back',
-             x: CONT_X, y: CONT_Y + cont_h, style: THEME[:label]
-      end
-
-      def render_online_users
-        @items.each_with_index do |uname, i|
-          you = uname == @username ? tc(:label, ' ← you') : ''
-          text tc(:bright, uname) + you, x: CONT_X, y: CONT_Y + i
-        end
-        text "#{@items.size} user(s) online  r refresh  q back",
-             x: CONT_X, y: CONT_Y + cont_h, style: THEME[:label]
-      end
-
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/lib/bbs/tui_runner.rb b/lib/bbs/tui_runner.rb
index 2fc5aaf..fb0f10d 100644
--- a/lib/bbs/tui_runner.rb
+++ b/lib/bbs/tui_runner.rb
@@ -10,16 +10,16 @@ module BBS
     end
 
     def run
-      ctx = Context.new(@session, @session_id, @tui)
-      @context.each { |k, v| ctx.instance_variable_set(:"@#{k}", v) }
-      ctx.instance_eval(&@tui.init_block) if @tui.init_block
-      ctx.go(@tui.start_page)
+      context = Context.new(@session, @session_id, @tui)
+      @context.each { |key, value| context.instance_variable_set(:"@#{key}", value) }
+      context.instance_eval(&@tui.init_block) if @tui.init_block
+      context.go(@tui.start_page)
 
       loop do
-        ctx.do_render
+        context.do_render
         key = @session.readkey
         break if key.nil?
-        break if ctx.dispatch_key(key) == :halt
+        break if context.dispatch_key(key) == :halt
       end
     rescue IOError, Errno::EPIPE, Errno::ECONNRESET
       nil
@@ -30,18 +30,18 @@ module BBS
     class Context
       STYLES = FlowRunner::STYLES
 
-      BG_COLORS = {
+      BACKGROUND_COLORS = {
         black:  "\e[40m", red:    "\e[41m", green: "\e[42m",
         yellow: "\e[43m", blue:   "\e[44m", cyan:  "\e[46m",
         white:  "\e[47m",
       }.freeze
 
       def initialize(session, session_id, tui)
-        @session          = session
-        @session_id       = session_id
-        @tui              = tui
-        @current_page     = nil
-        @committed_frame  = nil
+        @session         = session
+        @session_id      = session_id
+        @tui             = tui
+        @current_page    = nil
+        @committed_frame = nil
         extend(@tui.helper_module) if @tui.helper_module
       end
 
@@ -55,15 +55,15 @@ module BBS
       def reload = go(@current_page)
 
       def do_render
-        cols = term_cols
-        rows = term_rows
+        columns = term_cols
+        rows    = term_rows
 
         first_render = @committed_frame.nil?
         resized      = !first_render &&
-                       (@committed_frame.cols != cols || @committed_frame.rows != rows)
+                       (@committed_frame.cols != columns || @committed_frame.rows != rows)
 
-        @committed_frame = FrameBuffer.new(cols, rows) if first_render || resized
-        @next_frame      = FrameBuffer.new(cols, rows)
+        @committed_frame = FrameBuffer.new(columns, rows) if first_render || resized
+        @next_frame      = FrameBuffer.new(columns, rows)
 
         instance_eval(&@tui.chrome_block) if @tui.chrome_block
         page = @tui.pages[@current_page]
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ module BBS
         handler = page&.key_bindings&.[](key)
 
         if handler.nil? && key.is_a?(String) && key.length == 1
-          if (ph = page&.key_bindings&.[](:printable))
-            return instance_exec(key, &ph)
+          if (printable_handler = page&.key_bindings&.[](:printable))
+            return instance_exec(key, &printable_handler)
           end
         end
 
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ module BBS
         instance_eval(&handler)
       end
 
-      # ── drawing primitives ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
+      # ── Drawing primitives ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
       def clear
         @next_frame&.clear
@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@ module BBS
       def term_cols = @session.term_cols || 80
       def term_rows = @session.term_rows || 24
 
-      def at(col, row)
-        @next_frame.move(col, row)
+      def at(column, row)
+        @next_frame.move(column, row)
       end
 
       def text(content, x: nil, y: nil, style: nil)
@@ -112,73 +112,95 @@ module BBS
 
       def bar(y:, content:, width: nil, style: :muted)
         width ||= term_cols
-        sgr    = resolve_style(style)
+        style_code = resolve_style(style)
         at 1, y
-        @next_frame.write(' ' * width, sgr: sgr)
+        @next_frame.write(' ' * width, sgr: style_code)
         at 1, y
-        @next_frame.write_ansi(content.to_s, base_sgr: sgr)
+        @next_frame.write_ansi(content.to_s, base_sgr: style_code)
       end
 
       def list(items, x:, y:, selected: nil, style: :muted, highlight: :success)
-        norm = resolve_style(style)     || STYLES[:muted]
-        hi   = resolve_style(highlight) || STYLES[:success]
-        items.each_with_index do |item, i|
-          at x, y + i
-          if i == selected
-            @next_frame.write("▶ ", sgr: hi)
-            @next_frame.write_ansi(item.to_s, base_sgr: hi)
+        normal_style    = resolve_style(style)     || STYLES[:muted]
+        highlight_style = resolve_style(highlight) || STYLES[:success]
+        items.each_with_index do |item, index|
+          at x, y + index
+          if index == selected
+            @next_frame.write("▶ ", sgr: highlight_style)
+            @next_frame.write_ansi(item.to_s, base_sgr: highlight_style)
           else
-            @next_frame.write("  ", sgr: norm)
-            @next_frame.write_ansi(item.to_s, base_sgr: norm)
+            @next_frame.write("  ", sgr: normal_style)
+            @next_frame.write_ansi(item.to_s, base_sgr: normal_style)
           end
         end
       end
 
-      def fill(x:, y:, w:, h:, bg:)
-        sgr = BG_COLORS.fetch(bg, bg.to_s)
-        h.times do |dy|
-          at x, y + dy
-          @next_frame.write(' ' * w, sgr: sgr)
+      def fill(x:, y:, width:, height:, background:)
+        background_code = BACKGROUND_COLORS.fetch(background, background.to_s)
+        height.times do |row_offset|
+          at x, y + row_offset
+          @next_frame.write(' ' * width, sgr: background_code)
         end
       end
 
-      def screen_fill(bg:)
-        fill(x: 1, y: 1, w: term_cols, h: term_rows, bg: bg)
+      def screen_fill(background:)
+        fill(x: 1, y: 1, width: term_cols, height: term_rows, background: background)
       end
 
-      def box(x:, y:, w:, h:, title: nil, style: :muted, bg: nil)
-        color  = resolve_style(style) || STYLES[:muted]
-        inner  = w - 2
-        bg_sgr = bg ? BG_COLORS.fetch(bg, bg.to_s) : nil
+      def box(x:, y:, width:, height:, title: nil, style: :muted, background: nil)
+        style_code      = resolve_style(style) || STYLES[:muted]
+        inner_width     = width - 2
+        background_code = background ? BACKGROUND_COLORS.fetch(background, background.to_s) : nil
 
         at x, y
         if title
-          prefix = "══ #{title} "
-          pad    = [inner - prefix.length, 0].max
-          @next_frame.write("╔#{prefix}#{'═' * pad}╗", sgr: color)
+          prefix  = "══ #{title} "
+          padding = [inner_width - prefix.length, 0].max
+          @next_frame.write("╔#{prefix}#{'═' * padding}╗", sgr: style_code)
         else
-          @next_frame.write("╔#{'═' * inner}╗", sgr: color)
+          @next_frame.write("╔#{'═' * inner_width}╗", sgr: style_code)
         end
 
-        (1...h - 1).each do |dy|
-          at x, y + dy
-          @next_frame.write('║', sgr: color)
-          @next_frame.write(' ' * inner, sgr: bg_sgr)
-          @next_frame.write('║', sgr: color)
+        (1...height - 1).each do |row_offset|
+          at x, y + row_offset
+          @next_frame.write('║', sgr: style_code)
+          @next_frame.write(' ' * inner_width, sgr: background_code)
+          @next_frame.write('║', sgr: style_code)
         end
 
-        at x, y + h - 1
-        @next_frame.write("╚#{'═' * inner}╝", sgr: color)
+        at x, y + height - 1
+        @next_frame.write("╚#{'═' * inner_width}╝", sgr: style_code)
 
-        yield x + 1, y + 1, inner, h - 2 if block_given?
+        yield x + 1, y + 1, inner_width, height - 2 if block_given?
       end
 
-      def float(title: nil, width: 40, height: 20, style: :muted, bg: :black, &block)
-        w = [[width, term_cols - 4].min, 4].max
-        h = [[height, term_rows - 4].min, 3].max
-        x = (term_cols - w) / 2 + 1
-        y = (term_rows - h) / 2 + 1
-        box(x: x, y: y, w: w, h: h, title: title, style: style, bg: bg, &block)
+      def float(title: nil, width: 40, height: 20, style: :muted, background: :black, &block)
+        clamped_width  = [[width,  term_cols - 4].min, 4].max
+        clamped_height = [[height, term_rows - 4].min, 3].max
+        x = (term_cols - clamped_width)  / 2 + 1
+        y = (term_rows - clamped_height) / 2 + 1
+        box(x: x, y: y, width: clamped_width, height: clamped_height,
+            title: title, style: style, background: background, &block)
+      end
+
+      # ── Text utilities ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+      def wordwrap(text, width)
+        words = text.to_s
+                    .gsub(/\[([^\]]+)\]\([^)]+\)/, '\1')
+                    .gsub(/[#*_`~>|\\]/, '')
+                    .gsub(/\r?\n+/, ' ')
+                    .strip
+                    .split
+        lines       = []
+        current     = +''
+        words.each do |word|
+          if    current.empty?                               then current << word
+          elsif current.length + 1 + word.length <= width   then current << ' ' << word
+          else  lines << current.dup; current = +word
+          end
+        end
+        lines << current unless current.empty?
+        lines
       end
 
       private