diff --git a/Conversation.cpp b/Conversation.cpp
index f15d958..4973bcd 100644
--- a/Conversation.cpp
+++ b/Conversation.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,17 @@ Conversation::Conversation(BHandler* replyTo) {
 Conversation::~Conversation() {
  }
 
- 
+void Conversation::sendReply(BMessage message) {
+		BLooper* looper = replyTarget->Looper();  // get the looper it's attached to
+
+		if (looper != nullptr) {
+			BMessenger messenger(replyTarget, looper);
+			messenger.SendMessage(&message);
+		} else {
+			printf("Handler not attached to a looper.\n");
+		}
+}
+
 void Conversation::MessageReceived(BMessage* message) {
     switch (message->what) {
 //..        case B_HTTP_DATA_RECEIVED: {
@@ -67,50 +77,23 @@ void Conversation::MessageReceived(BMessage* message) {
       BHttpBody body = _lastResult->Body();
       if (body.text.has_value())
 	  {
-	  
 		json parsed = json::parse(body.text.value().String());
-
-        
-
 		std::string content = parsed["choices"][0]["message"]["content"];
-		
 //		printf("we got content:%s",content.c_str());
-		
-		
 		BMessage message(kSendReply);
 		message.AddString("text", BString(content.c_str()));
-		
+        sendReply(message);
+     }
+	 else
+	 { 
+		BMessage message(kSendReply);
+		message.AddString("text", "EMPTY BODY");
+        sendReply(message);
+	 }
+  }
+  }
 
-		BLooper* looper = replyTarget->Looper();  // get the looper it's attached to
-
-		if (looper != nullptr) {
-			BMessenger messenger(replyTarget, looper);
-			messenger.SendMessage(&message);
-		} else {
-			printf("Handler not attached to a looper.\n");
-		}
-
-
-	//	status_t err = appMessenger.SendMessage(&message);
-		//if (err != B_OK)
-		//	printf("SendMessage failed: %s\n", strerror(err));
-	     //else
-			//printf("SendMessage OK");
-
-      //  _answerView->SetText(content.c_str());
-		
-		//        _answerView->SetText(body.text.value());
-
-	  }
-    //  else
-        //_answerView->SetText("nuthin'");
-    }
-
-    //_infoView->SetText("Completed");
-    //_progress->SetMaxValue(100);
-    //_progress->SetTo(100);
-
-  } break;
+  break;
 
   case UrlEvent::HttpStatus: {
 
diff --git a/Conversation.h b/Conversation.h
index 89b09ba..0e637a4 100644
--- a/Conversation.h
+++ b/Conversation.h
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ public:
     virtual void MessageReceived(BMessage *msg);
 
 private:
+   	  void sendReply(BMessage message);
       BHandler* replyTarget;
       BString ReadOpenAIKey();
 	  BString _apiKey;
diff --git a/DumBer b/DumBer
index 0999288..eb2733f 100755
Binary files a/DumBer and b/DumBer differ
diff --git a/MainWindow.cpp b/MainWindow.cpp
index 7e0c9dc..21f13b1 100644
--- a/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 #include "MainWindow.h"
 
+static int progressAnim = 0;
 
 
 #include <Application.h>
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <StringView.h>
  
 #include <View.h>
+#include <MessageRunner.h>
 
 #include "Conversation.h"
 
@@ -28,6 +30,8 @@ static const uint32 kMsgNewFile = 'fnew';
 static const uint32 kMsgOpenFile = 'fopn';
 static const uint32 kMsgSaveFile = 'fsav';
 
+static const uint32 kPulse = 'plse';
+
 static const uint32 kSendPrompt = 'kspt';
 static const uint32 kQuestionChanged = 'kqch';
 
@@ -114,6 +118,14 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow()
       .SetInsets(5, 5, 5, 5)
 
       .End();
+	  
+	  
+		BMessageRunner* runner = new BMessageRunner(
+			this,                        // target BHandler
+			new BMessage(kPulse),
+			100000                      // interval in μs (100 ms)
+		);
+
 }
 
 MainWindow::~MainWindow() {}
@@ -122,7 +134,16 @@ void MainWindow::MessageReceived(BMessage *message) {
 
   switch (message->what) { 
 
-    //  case kMsgNewFile: {
+
+	case kPulse: {
+
+			if (progressAnim >=1 && progressAnim <= 70) {
+				_progress->SetTo(progressAnim);
+				progressAnim++;
+			}
+			break;
+		}
+		//  case kMsgNewFile: {
     //    fSaveMenuItem->SetEnabled(false);
     //    printf("New\n");
     //  } break;
@@ -139,7 +160,12 @@ void MainWindow::MessageReceived(BMessage *message) {
   case kSendPrompt: {
 
     _progress->SetMaxValue(100);
-    _progress->SetTo(5);
+    _progress->SetTo(0);
+	_answerView->SetText("...");
+	progressAnim = 1;//will trigger animation
+
+
+
 
     printf("Button Pressed\n");
 	_infoView->SetText("Asking...");
@@ -151,6 +177,8 @@ void MainWindow::MessageReceived(BMessage *message) {
     printf("Conversation returned!\n");
 	_infoView->SetText("Answer Received");
 
+	progressAnim = 100;
+
 
    const char* text;
             if (message->FindString("text", &text) == B_OK) {