diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 53d1411..e6794a0 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.9 FATAL_ERROR)
 
 add_executable(main1 main1.cpp)
 
+target_compile_features(main1 PUBLIC cxx_std_17)
+
diff --git a/src/main1.cpp b/src/main1.cpp
index 9025d16..1c28068 100644
--- a/src/main1.cpp
+++ b/src/main1.cpp
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 // this is a naive-ish implementation
 // this is not pure naive, since it implements the less-branch Criterion compare variant discussed in the valve talk
 
+#include <algorithm>
 #include <string>
 #include <map>
 #include <set>
+#include <vector>
 #include <functional>
+#include <optional>
 #include <limits>
+#include <random>
 
 #include <cassert>
 
@@ -50,6 +54,7 @@ struct Query {
 	}
 
 	bool match_criterion(const Criterion& crit) const {
+		// TODO: lookup is performed 2x, optimize
 		return dict.count(crit.key) && crit.compare(dict.at(crit.key));
 	}
 
@@ -68,7 +73,15 @@ struct Query {
 struct Response {
 	Rules rules;
 
+	// normally you would give it the caller(entity f is called on?)
 	std::function<void(void)> f;
+
+	Response(void) = default;
+	Response(const Rules& r, std::function<void(void)>&& _f) : rules(r), f(_f) {}
+
+	size_t criterion_size(void) const {
+		return rules.crits.size();
+	}
 };
 
 // special keys (usually bucketalbe):
@@ -76,6 +89,53 @@ struct Response {
 // - "who": which char talked. gonna name this differently
 
 struct ResponseDB {
+	std::vector<Response> responses;
+
+	// returns index
+	template<typename RNG>
+	std::optional<size_t> match(const Query& q, RNG& rng) const {
+		size_t crit_count_for_match = 0;
+
+		std::vector<size_t> match_list;
+
+		//for (const auto& r : responses) {
+		for (size_t i = 0; i < responses.size(); i++) {
+			const auto& r = responses[i];
+
+			// skip rules with less criteria matching
+			if (r.criterion_size() < crit_count_for_match) {
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			if (q.match_rules(r.rules)) {
+				if (crit_count_for_match < r.criterion_size()) {
+					match_list.clear();
+					crit_count_for_match = r.criterion_size();
+				}
+
+				match_list.push_back(i);
+			}
+		}
+
+		if (match_list.empty()) {
+			return std::nullopt;
+		}
+
+		std::shuffle(match_list.begin(), match_list.end(), rng);
+
+		return match_list.front();
+	}
+
+	template<typename RNG>
+	bool match_and_run(const Query& q, RNG& rng) const {
+		auto idx = match(q, rng);
+		if (idx.has_value()) {
+			responses.at(*idx).f();
+			return true;
+		}
+
+		return false;
+	}
 };
 
 int main(void) {
@@ -148,9 +208,11 @@ int main(void) {
 		.add("in_danger", 1.f)
 	;
 
-	// add junk to q2
-	for (int i = 0; i < 10000; i++) {
-		q2.add(std::to_string(i) + "asdf", (i - 155) * 12399.3249f);
+	// add junk to q1
+	// 100'000 -> >200ms
+	// 10'000 -> >ms
+	for (int i = 0; i < 10'000; i++) {
+		q1.add(std::to_string(i) + "asdf", (i - 155) * 12399.3249f);
 	}
 
 	assert(q1.match_criterion(hp_not_critical) == true);
@@ -162,6 +224,20 @@ int main(void) {
 	assert(q1.match_rules(rules_hero_idle_chatter) == true);
 	assert(q2.match_rules(rules_hero_idle_chatter) == false);
 
+	// response DB
+
+	std::mt19937 rng{1337*433};
+
+	ResponseDB db;
+	size_t fn_called = 0;
+	db.responses.emplace_back(rules_hero_idle_chatter, [&fn_called](){ fn_called++; });
+
+	assert(fn_called == 0);
+	assert(db.match_and_run(q1, rng) == true);
+	assert(fn_called == 1);
+	assert(db.match_and_run(q2, rng) == false);
+	assert(fn_called == 1);
+
 	return 0;
 }